This document provides an overview and hands-on tutorial of the Netscape Communicator suite for online communication and collaboration. It introduces the main components of Communicator including Navigator for web browsing, Composer for web authoring, Messenger for email, Collabra for discussion groups, Calendar for scheduling, and Netcaster for "push" content delivery. The document guides students through setting up and using each tool with examples and exercises.

1. On-Line Communication and Collaboration Using Netscape Communicator Professional Suite http://www.njin.net Sponsored by The NJIN ITC The New Jersey Intercampus Network Internet Technology Center

2. Introductions Your Instructor Michael E. Dobe, Network Support Manager RUCS Telecommunications Division Netscape Communications Corporation “ Founded in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark, who founded the Fortune 500 computer systems company Silicon Graphics, and Marc Andreessen, who created the NCSA Mosaic software whose graphical user interface simplified Internet navigation.” -- Company Backgrounder. “ Fastest Growing Software Company in History”

3. About Netscape Communicator “Integrated set of client software for open e-mail, groupware, editing, calendaring, web browsing, and push content delivery.” Versions for 17 platforms (Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows NT, Mac OS, OS/2, and a various UNIX platforms). Standard and Professional Editions. Best of All -- This is FREE Software!

4. Netscape Communicator Standard Components Navigator: WWW browser. Composer: Graphical editor used to create and publish HTML documents. Messenger: Electronic mail program. Collabra: Discussion Group program.

5. Netscape Communicator Standard Other Components Netcaster: Push delivery for dynamic content. Also provides off-line browsing. Conference: Internet telephony, shared whiteboard, file transfer, group Web browsing and chat. AOL Instant Messenger: “Instant communication over the web”. Please Note: Of The Above Three Components, Only Netcaster Will Be Covered in Today’s Session.

6. Netscape Communicator Professional Added Components Calendar: Cross-platform calendaring and scheduling. AutoAdmin: Centralized management of Netscape Communicator. IBM Host On-Demand: Host connectivity to 3270-based mainframe host systems. Please Note: Of The Above Three Components, Only Calendar Will Be Covered in Today’s Session.

7. Goals For The Morning Session Learn the fundamentals of Web browsing with Navigator. Practice Web authoring and publishing with Composer. Use Messenger to send, receive and manage electronic mail messages.

9. Tool # 1: Navigator Intro to The Internet and The Web Viewing HTML Documents Transferring Data With FTP Helper Apps and Plug-ins Security: Support for SSL Java Support Bookmarks, History Lists and Caches

10. Navigator Demo Preferences and Toolbars Navigating Pages and Viewing Source Code Transferring Files: FTP Get and Put Example Plug-in: Adobe PDF Viewer A Secure Site: https :// www - noi . rutgers . edu A Page With Java: http :// java .sun. com Bookmarks, History Lists and Caches

11. Hands-On Navigator Visit The NJIN Web Page and View the Source Code: http :// www . njin .net Transfer Files From the NJIN FTP Server ftp :// ftp . njin .net Transfer Files To Your NJIN Account ftp://username@ftp.njin.net Set Bookmarks, View History List and Check Your Cache

13. Tool # 2: Composer WYSIWYG HTML Editing Hyperlinks In and Between Pages Text Manipulation and Spell Check In-Line Images (GIF and JPEG) Table Support Editing The HTML Code Directly Mail and Publish Pages

14. Composer Demo Starting the Composer Program Manipulating Text and Checking Spelling Copying and Pasting In-Line Images Adding A Borderless Table Editing The HTML Code Directly Mailing A Draft Page Publishing A Draft Page

15. Hands-On Composer Start the Composer Program Open the file x:\ihl\dobe\98spring.htm Manipulate Text and Check Spelling Copy and Paste an Image Try Removing Borders From The Table Try Editing The HTML Code Directly Mail This Page to Yourself Publish This Page to Your Pilot Account

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18. Tool # 3: Messenger Support For POP3 and IMAP4 Protocols Composing Messages: Rich HTML, Plain Text Messages and MIME Attachments Mail Management Address Book With LDAP Support Distribution List Features Mail Folders, Text Searching, Message Sorting and Threads

19. Messenger Demo Part 1: Configuring Messenger Mail Server Info: POP3 vs. IMAP Rich HTML vs. Plain Text Messages Part 2: Working With Mail Messages Using Internet Mail Directories Creating Distribution Lists Working With Mail Folders Searching Text Sorting Messages Using Threading With Mail

20. Hands-On Messenger Set Up Your Personal Preferences: POP3 With email. njin.net (Leave Mail on Server) HTML Messages By Default Try The Following: Start Messanger and Download Mail Get Your Neighbor’s Address and Send Them a Message With an Attachment (try x:\ihl\dobe\lensyll.doc)

21. Hands-On Messenger (Cont.) More Things to Try: Find Someone’s Address on An Internet Directory, Add Their Address to Your Address Book and Send Them Mail Add A Folder and Save a Message in This Folder Try Text Search

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24. Goals For The Afternoon Session Use Collabra to participate in Internet-based discussion groups (a.k.a. Usenet). Learn to use Calendar for group scheduling and resource allocation. Experience the new Internet "push" technology using live channel content with Netcaster.

26. Tool # 4: Collabra Introduction to Usenet News Alternative to Mailing Lists Naming Hierarchy Thousands of Groups Deja News Archives http :// www . dejanews . com Private vs. Public Newsgroups

27. Collabra Demo Configuring Preferences for News: Groups Server Setting news.njin.net Subscribing to Discussion Groups Searching for Discussion Groups Accessing, Posting and Replying to Messages Unsubscribing From Discussion Groups

28. Hands-On Collabra Configure Groups Server Setting news.njin.net Subscribe to a Discussion Group of Choice Search for Rutgers Discussion Group ru.comp.network and Subscribe to It Access a Message in ru.comp.network and Forward it to Yourself Unsubscribing From ru.comp.network

30. Tool # 5: Calendar Agendas and Tasks in NS Calendar Group Scheduling and Asset Management Delegation of Authority Printing: Support For Most Common Business Planner Formats. Day Timer, Day Runner, etc. vCalendar Support

31. Calendar Demo On-Line and Off-Line Modes Agendas and Tasks in NS Calendar Group Scheduling and Asset Management Delegation of Authority Printing: Support For Most Common Day-Planner Formats Day, Week and Month Views vCalendar Support

32. Hands-On Calendar Log In With Assigned Username/Password Host Name is margarita.njin.net Create Tasks and Make One Recurring Open Your Neighbor’s Agenda and View It Give Your Neighbor Rights to Modify Your Agenda and Have Them Add A Meeting Invite Your Neighbor to a Meeting Accept the Meeting Your Neighbor Invited You to Attend

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35. Tool # 6: Netcaster “Push” Technology Channel Concept Webtop Option (Similar to Active Desktop) Automatic Scheduled Downloading Off-Line Mode Available

36. Netcaster Demo Maximize and Minimize Channel View Subscribing to Channels Personalized Channel Listing Using Webtop Mode Scheduling Updates On-Line vs. Off-line

37. Hands-On Netcaster Subscribe to a Channel View the Listing in Your Personalized Channel List Set This Channel to Display Using Webtop Mode Enter Webtop Mode to View the Channel Schedule an update in the Next 10 Minutes

38. What We Accomplished Learned the fundamentals of Web browsing with Navigator. Practiced Web authoring and publishing with Composer. Used Messenger to send, receive and manage electronic mail messages.

39. What We Accomplished (Cont.) Used Collabra to participate in Internet-based discussion groups (a.k.a. Usenet). Learned to use Calendar for group scheduling and resource allocation. Experienced the new Internet "push" technology using live channel content with Netcaster.

40. Resources For Further Study NetHelp On-Line Help Tool Mastering the Net With Netscape Communicator, by ProSoft I-Net Solutions, Inc. (1997) http://www.888prosoft.com/ Communicator Home Page http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/communicator/

41. Questions? Instructor’s E-Mail: dobe @ noc . rutgers . edu Instructor’s WWW Page: http :// clio . rutgers . edu /~ dobe This Curriculum On-Line: http :// clio . rutgers . edu /~ dobe /presentations/1998 Thank You For Attending ... Please Feel Free to Contact Me ...