Netscape enables you to access most Internet resources, including those available through FTP, Gopher and telnet. In addition, Netscape comes with a newsreader and an e-mail interface so users can access Usenet newsgroups and send and read e-mail from within Netscape.

In order for telnet, newsreader and e-mail capabilities to work properly, certain configurations must be completed - such as, indicating to Netscape the name of the telnet client to invoke, or the name of the mail server being used.