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6.4.6 Advanced Preferences
The
Advanced
something about these topics, it is recommended that you leave the default settings as they are.
•
Advanced
terpreted. Java is a programming language that can be used to make inter-active programs or
animations. JavaScript is a cross-platform Web programming language.
• Cache — The cache keeps copies of frequently viewed webpages on your hard drive. This reduces
the amount of time you have to spend online. Set the size of the cache in KB here and determine
how often a the pages in the cache are compared to those on the network.
• — Proxies provide additional security between your computer and the Internet. See you
Proxies
system administrator for more information.
• Software Installation
• Mouse Wheel
behaves when used with designated modifier keys.
• Offline and Disk Space
prevent losing work if there is an interruption in your Internet connection. In the
set preferences to determine Mozilla's behavior when you log on, go online, and go offline.
Select the option under

6.5 Mozilla Mail

This section covers briefly the basic steps for sending and receiving mail with Mozilla. The Mozilla
Help contents
To open the Mozilla mail tool, click on the mail icon near the lower left corner of the Mozilla Nav-
igator screen.
6.5.1 Create a User Account
To receive mail, you have to set up a mail account. On the left side of the inbox screen, there is a list
of mail folders.
preferences cover topics such as proxies, cookies, and cache files. Unless you know
— Enable or disable Java and JavaScript, which help interpret how webpages are in-
— Enable this option to install software using Mozilla.
If you use a mouse wheel, choose from the options here to determine how the wheel
— Working offline reduces the amount of time you spend online and helps
Disk Space
, located under Help on the main menu, provide much more information.
Chapter 6:The Mozilla Web Browser
if you want folders compacted after they reach a certain size.
section,
Offline