Front Matter

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Getting Started

Chapter 1: Internet vs. Intranet

What You Can Do via the Internet or Intranet

• Browse Web Pages
  • What's a Web Browser?
  • What's HyperText?
• Upload and Download Files
• Participate in News Groups
  • Public News Groups
  • In-House Newgroups
• Hold Online Conference Meetings
  • Via Collabra
  • Via Netscape Conference
• Share Files
• Collaborate on Projects
• Track Schedules
• Transact Business Securely Online

Intranet Advantages

• Dedicated Server
• Secure, Private Communications
• Efficiency

How the Internet Works

• File Servers and Telephone Lines
• What is a URL?
  • What a URL Tells You

Getting on the Internet

• Choosing an ISP

Sidebars:

• Who's In Charge of the Internet

Chapter 2: Netscape Communicator at a Glance

Navigator

• View Web Pages
• Download Material
• New Display Features
  • Style Sheets
  • Layering
  • Absolute Positioning
• Support for Live Content
  • Java
  • Active X
  • Plug-Ins

Messenger

• Message Center for Organizing Incoming and Outgoing Messages
• Support for Open Standards
  • Post Office Protocol (POP)
  • Standard Mail Transmission Protocol (SMTP)
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Address Book
  • Search Online and Off-line Addresses
• Editing Features
  • Spell Check
  • Search
• Access News Groups
• Read and Post Messages Off-line
• Compose and Send Messages
• Support for Secure Communications

Collabra

• Create Group Discussion Forums
• Supports Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP)
• Control Access to Discussions
• Integration with Netscape Messenger

Composer

• Create Web Pages
  • Frames
  • Absolute Positioning
  • Layering
  • Style Sheets
• One-Button Publishing
• Spell-Check
• Plug-in, Java, and ActiveX Support

Conference

• Data Communications
• Voice Communications
• Video Support
• White Board
• Collaborative Browsing

Calendar

• Track and Schedule Projects
• Dynamic Scheduling Over Networks

AutoAdmin

• Configure Communicator Client Preferences
• Set up Automatic Configurations
• Restrict Access

IBM Host On Demand

• Terminal Access to IBM-compatible 3270 Host System

Chapter 3: Setting Up Communicator

System Requirements

Getting Communicator

• Communicator Standard vs. Communicator Pro
• In a Box
• Online
• At Work

Installing Communicator

• Set-Up Wizard

Putting Communicator On Your Desktop

• Communicator Taskbar

Getting Decompression Utilities

• WinZip (Windows Users)
  • Getting WinZip
  • Setting Up WinZip
  • Using WinZip
• Stuff It Expander (Macintosh Users)
  • Getting Stuff It Expander
  • Setting Up Stuff It Expander
  • Using Stuff It Expander

Part II: Browsing the Web with Navigator

Chapter 4: Test Driving Navigator

Launching Navigator

Exploring with Navigator

• Location Window
• Places List
• Bookmarks
• Help Menu

Understanding Status Indicators

• Location
• Security

Follow the Links!

• Let's Go!
• How Hypertext Links Work

Chapter 5: Setting Navigator Preferences

Appearance

Fonts

Colors

Images

Apps

Helpers

Language

Chapter 6: Exploring the Web

Viewing the Basics

• Viewing Text
• Viewing Images
• Navigating Pages with Frames

Filling Out Electronic Forms

• Emailing from the Web with Mail To: Forms
• Submitting Confidential Information Online

Experiencing Live Content

• Java Applets
• Sounds
• Movies
• Virtual Worlds

Chapter 7. Working with Plug-ins

Getting Plug-Ins

Installing and Configuring Plug-Ins

Plug-Ins You Can't Do Without

Chapter 8: Marking Your Itinerary with Bookmarks

Viewing Your Bookmarks List

• Viewing the Bookmarks Menu
• Viewing the Bookmarks Window

Adding Bookmarks to Your List

• Adding Bookmarks from the Main Screen
• Adding Bookmarks from the Bookmarks Window
• Adding Bookmarks to Folders

Editing Bookmarks

Organizing Your Bookmarks

• Creating Folders
• Sorting Bookmarks in the Bookmarks Window
• Adding Bookmarks to Folders from Navigator's Main Screen

Chapter 9: Finding Resources

Using Search Engines

• Deciding Which Search Engine to Use
• Performing Basic Key Word Searches
• Refining Searches with Boolean Logic

Starting Off on Your Journey

• Shareware
• News Groups
• Email Lists
• News
• Business
• Web Page Design
• General Resources
• Kids
• Fun

Part III: Communicating via Email and News Groups

Chapter 10: Managing Communications with the Message Center

Viewing Message Center's Main Screen

• Toolbar Buttons
  • Get Mail
  • Compose
  • Add News Group
  • Security Adviser
  • Stop
• Mail Folders List
• News Groups List

Organizing Messages

• Working with Folders
  • Creating New Folders
  • Deleting Folders
  • Compacting Folders
  • Filing Messages to Folders
  • Copying Messages to Folders
• Filtering Incoming Messages
  • Creating New Filters
  • Prioritizing Filters
  • Editing Filters
  • Deleting Filters

Setting Mail and News Preferences

• Mail & news
• Identity
• Composition
• Mail Server
• News Server
• Phone Book

Chapter 11: Emailing with Messenger

Reading Messages

• Opening Mail Folders
  • Toolbar Options
  • Folder Lists
  • Status Indicator
  • Column Headings
  • Message List
  • Message Window
• Browsing Message Lists
  • Navigating the Message List
  • Displaying Messages
  • Viewing Message Attachments
  • Expanding and Collapsing Message Threads

Sorting Mail by Column Headings

• Displaying and Hiding Column Headings
• Sorting Messages by Ascending and Descending Order

Handling Incoming Email Messages

• Replying to Messages
• Forwarding Messages
• Filing Messages
• Deleting Messages

Composing Email Messages

• Address Message Options
  • To:
  • Cc:
  • Bcc:
  • Reply to:
  • Follow-up to:
• Quoting Messages
• Formatting Text
• Embedding Objects

Attaching Files and Documents

• File
• WebPage
  • Attaching Text File Alternates
• Personal Card
• Address Book Card

Entering Addresses from the Address Book

• Address Book
• Directory Assistance

Sending Email Messages

• Send Now
• Send Later
• Save as Draft

Chapter 12: Participating in News Groups

A Brief History

How News Groups Work

• Basic News Group Hierarchies
• Intranet News Groups
• Other Types of News Groups

Reading News via Netscape Message Center

• Accessing Your News Server
• Downloading News Groups
• Subscribing to News Groups

Reading Messages

• Opening News Folders
  • Toolbar Options
  • Folder Lists
  • Status Indicator
  • Column Headings
  • Message List
  • Message Window
• Browsing Message Lists
  • Navigating the Message List
  • Displaying Messages
  • Viewing Message Attachments

Sorting News Messages by Column Headings

• Displaying and Hiding Column Headings
• Sorting Messages by Ascending and Descending Order
• Following News Threads

Handling Incoming News Messages

• Replying to Messages
• Forwarding Messages
• Filing Messages
• Deleting Messages

Composing News Postings

• Address Message Options
  • To:
  • Cc:
  • Bcc:
  • Reply to:
  • Follow-up to:
• Quoting Messages
• Formatting Text
• Embedding Objects

Attaching Files and Documents

• File
• WebPage
  • Attaching Text File Alternates
• Personal Card
• Address Book Card

Entering Addresses from the Address Book

• Address Book
• Directory Assistance

Posting News Group Messages

• Send Now
• Send Later
• Save as Draft

Finding News Groups

• Finding News On the World Wide Web

Chapter 13: Email, News, and More for People On the Go

Handling Email (Mostly) Off-Line

• Downloading Email Messages
  • Filtering Messages
  • Leaving Email on the Server
• Creating an In-Box on the Server
• Responding to Messages Off-Line
• Sending All of Your Messages At Once

Handling News (Mostly) Off-Line

• Downloading Newsgroup Messages
  • Downloading Messages from a Single News Group
  • Downloading Messages from Multiple News Groups
• Posting Messages Off-Line
• Sending All of Your Messages at Once

Accessing Your Server Remotely

• IBM Host On-Demand
• Dialing the Server

Chapter 14: Keeping Track of Contacts with Your Address Book

Adding Entries to Your Address Book

Editing Entries in Your Address Book

Deleting Entries in Your Address Book

Importing and Exporting Address Books

Part IV. Netscape Conference

Chapter 15: Setting Up for Conference Calls

What You Need

• Audio Support
• A Server Rendezvous
• Video Support (Optional)

Netscape Conference Features

• Audio
• White Board
• File Transfer
• Collaborative Browsing
• Voice Mail Support

Chapter 16: Setting Up a Meeting

Placing an Online Conference Call

• By Email
• By IP Address
• Using the Address Book
• Using the Directory

Receiving Online Conference Calls

Participating in Conferences

• Using the Chat feature
• Sharing the Whiteboard
• Transferring Files
• Viewing Web Pages Collaboratively
• Enabling Plug-ins

Audio and Video Conferencing

Plugging Into Your Voice Mail

Part V: Publishing HTML Documents

Chapter 17: Creating HTML Documents with Composer

How Web Pages Work

Toolbar Functions

Basic Page Formatting

Importing Objects

Chapter 18: Uploading and Transferring Files

Uploading Files to a Server

• One-Button Publish

Transferring Files via Email

Part VI: Security and Administration Features

Chapter 19: Security Features and Doing Business Online

Software Security Features

• Handling Certified Files
• Handling Uncertified Files
• Handling Active Content

Secure Data Transfers

• How to Tell if a Site Is Secure
• Displaying Security Warnings

Client Authentication

• How Do Client Authorization and Certificates Work?

About "Cookies"

• Accepting or Declining Cookies
• Cha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-rge It!

Doing Business Online

Sending Secure Email

• Encryption Features
• Security Certificates
• Send Receipt

Chapter 20: Customizing Communicator for Your Network

What's the Netscape Administration Kit?

• AutoAdmin

Creating Custom Installers with Netscape Administration Kit Set-Up Wizard

• Entering Basic Information
• Creating Set-Up Files
  • Windows, Macintosh, (is supposed to be compatible with OS-2, Linux, etc. too)
  • Distribution Mode (on disks or via Network or FTP site)
• Giving Users Some Places to Go
• Customizing the Toolbar Links
• Adding Bookmarks
• Branding Your Setup Package
• Entering Your Server Information

Setting Communicator Preferences

• Security
• Network
• Email and News
• Proxy Settings
• Access Levels

Chapter 21. Managing Networks with AutoAdmin

Setting Access Levels

• Administrator Password
• Access Level Passwords

Distributing Communicator

• Distributing Communicator via the Network
• Distributing Resources via Communicator

Enabling Remote Access

• IBM Host On Demand (Java terminal emulatorwith TN3270 protocol)
• Online Message Center (so remote users can store email

Setting Up Discussion Group Forums

• What's NNTP
• Restricting Access

Using Automated Features

• Config URL
• Upgrade URL

Tracking Server Statistics

• Basic User Information
• Usage Statistics for locations on Network
• Remote Access

Chapter 22: Enterprise Scheduling with Calendar

With Calendar Server

Giving People Access

Scheduling Meetings

Coordinating Resources

Delegating Schedules