Netscape 7.x/Mozilla Columbia Customizer

• Installation Instructions
• Testing
• Development

Summary

In order to make it easy for users of Netscape 7 and Mozilla to use these programs for mail, this plug-in walks the user through setting up a Columbia email account. Traditionally, we have done this by making customized downloads for Netscape, however this model allows AcIS to support a wider range of browsers, and its version-neutral nature means that new customized downloads are unnecessary every time a new version comes out.

Draft for Public distribution page

Instructions to install the Columbia Customizer

1. Install either Netscape 7 or Mozilla from their websites.
2. Come back to this web page from the newly installed browser.
3. Next, you will install the plugin. As part of the process you may be prompted to install the Columbia security certificates. Make sure you check the following box if you are prompted:
   
   Click here to install the Columbia Customizer for Netscape 7.x or Mozilla.
4. Choose the option "Trust this CA to identify web sites." and to install the Columbia Customizer ():
   NOTE: The order you are prompted for steps 4 and 5 can vary depending on which browser you are using.

   NOTE: If you have already installed the certificate, this window will appear instead:

5. Click to install the Customizer
   

Click OK when the installation is complete.
6. Exit Netscape 7/Mozilla and then restart the browser. The first time you run the browser, the Columbia Customizer will walk you through configuring your home page and your email settings for Columbia's email servers.
7. Choose if you want your homepage to be the Columbia homepage (click Home after choosing yes, to see it)
8. In the Account Wizard Identity window, type in your Full Name and your AcIS ID (your initials plus a random number--your UNI) and then click Next.
9. After verifying your information in the Account Wizard, click Finish

Testing

Please test the plugin, and report where you fit in the grid.

^*New

This means the browser has never been installed on the computer OR it has been uninstalled sufficiently. To make a computer "New" again on Win 2000/XP (for other OS's perform similar steps), do the following:

1. Uninstall all Netscapes/Mozillas
2. Delete
   • C:\Program Files\Mozilla
   • C:\Program Files\Netscape
   • C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\ApplicationData\Netscape
   • C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\ApplicationData\Mozilla

^*Upgrade

This means you install the plugin from an already-configured copy of Netscape or Mozilla, possibly with Columbia's settings or possibly with other ISP/email account information. In this case, please report any relevant details.

Development

• ?make helpdesk panel to control settings?
• use this: [meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="4;URL=http://www.eudora.com/cgi-bin/export.cgi?productid=EUDORA_win_52"]

• Install certificates--however this is not enabled due to it prompting users to set up MasterPasswords.
• ldap settings
• most mail settings:imap, smtp, ldap, fcc=sent-mail, username, delete_model='mark as deleted'
• home page