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Previously...
>I've missed some of the discussion on disabling Netscape Mail, but I did
>look at the URL that John posted (http://library.berkeley.edu:8000/NS/)  I
>looked at what they were trying for IBMs and realized with a little work,
>you could do the same for Macintoshs using ResEdit.
>
>Has anyone tried it?

Indeed, I have. The best way I've seen (I forget where I read the tip, but
copious thanks to that person) to disable Netscape mail on a Mac is to
resize the Mail & News preferences Dialog box for 0 height. This actually
leaves a full-size title bar and a 12-pixel tall blank area beneath. The
point is, none of the fields are apparent, nor is the OK box... A clever user
might make "blind" changes, but I think that's a bit unlikely. Anyway, just
change the title to something helpful like "Feature Disabled: Press 'Esc' to
Go Back." That way, users won't be able to change the originating address,
which you can leave blank (completely kills mail facilities) or fill in with
something of your choice (e.g., nobody@university.edu).

Here's a recipe complete with measurements...

1. Take a copy of Netscape Navigator 2 (I used 2.01 and expect any 2.0x release
will work).

2. Open the "WIND" resource. Then open Resource ID 5051 "Mail and News Prefs."

3. Change the Height to "0." Close this window.

4. With the same resource selected, go to the Resource menu and select "Open
using Template..." Select the "WIND" template (remember it's case sensitive).

5. Change the Title.

6. Close all resources, saving changes and fire up Netscape. You should no
longer be able to reconfigure email and news preferences, no matter how you
access these options, from menu, by clicking a mailto: link, etc.

Hope this helps.

The trouble with simply changing preferences is that there's little to stop
anybody from just changing them to reflect their personal desires, which in
case of default font isn't a big deal. In case of default email address could
be interpreted as a big deal.
_________
mike (han@library.ucsf.edu)
"It is better for people to think your a fool, than for you to open your
mouth and remove all doubts." - some kid's quote in my high school yearbook