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<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <TITLE>Acorn Internet: Configuring the Internet server</TITLE> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word 2.04z"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <TABLE WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD> <A NAME="_Toc401045821">3 Configuring the <A NAME="Internet">Internet</A> server</A> </TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><A HREF="setup"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/PREV" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="../Cover"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/START" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="prelms"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/CONTS" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="confml"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/NEXT" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <HR> <A NAME="configmail">Before you can start using Acorn Internet software, you have to set a number of user options to suit your own requirements and those of your Internet Service Provider</A> NB: Configuration requires some care, as different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) require different settings. As a guide, we have provided <A HREF="examples">example configurations</A> in the form of completed dialogue boxes for the three main types of connection. You can use these examples to help you complete the configuration dialogue boxes in this and subsequent chapters. <H2><A NAME="Setting">Setting</A> up communications functions </H2> Double-click on !Connect (in the Network directory) to load it. Press Menu over its icon on the icon bar and the !Connect menu will be displayed: <CENTER><IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00006" WIDTH="86" HEIGHT="175"> <IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00007" WIDTH="99" HEIGHT="122"></CENTER> Use the Configure sub-menu to set up <OL> <LI>the telephone line connection <LI>the modem interface <LI>the !Post_In and !Post_Out directories <LI>the mail address and disc space <LI>the news address and disc space <LI>administration - local monitoring and control of mail and news services. </OL> <H3><A NAME="_Ref400436048">Setting up the</A> <A NAME="telephone">telephone</A> connection</H3> When set up, Acorn Internet software will periodically dial up the service provider to send and receive email and news articles. !Connect allows you to control your connection with the email and news service provider. <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH=300><IMG SRC="Diagrams/sconn" WIDTH="302" HEIGHT="559"></TD> <TD> In this dialogue box, type in (or choose) <UL> <LI>the Service Provider you are using (choose one or else enter their details) <LI> the Location of the service provider <LI> their Telephone number (prefix with a 9 if required) <LI> their Gateway (service provider's Internet address). This option is only used with SLIP software. <LI> your Login ID <LI> your Password to log on to service provider <LI> the Internet Address of your mail server (normally leave as auto unless you have a static IP address, in which case you can enter the address) </UL> Set Cheap rate times (from your telephone company). If Start time is less than or equal to End time, the next day is assumed. Set the values which suit your usage Set your Connection times: <UL> <LI>Connect automatically when there are (fill in the number you want) mail messages or News articles waiting to be sent <LI>Connect every (fill in the number you want) minutes at the cheap rate <LI>Connect every (fill in the number you want) minutes at the peak rate <LI>Disconnects the line when there is no browser activity for a set time. This saves you money if you forget you are connected <LI>When ticked, connects with your Service Provider automatically when you start !Browse </TD></TR> </TABLE> If an attempt to connect fails (because the line is busy, for example), the Acorn Internet server will retry five times before giving up and waiting until the next scheduled time. Trial and error will be necessary for you to set the telephone connection details to suit your own needs. It is a question of getting the best balance between call costs and response times. Clearly, it is cheaper to use the telephone line at cheap rate times, but communication will be slow if you wait until the evening to send and receive mail - you won't get a reply until the next day (or even later, if addressees wait until their cheap rate too). There is also likely to be heavy line usage at the start of the cheap rate, which may delay connection. Similarly, if response times are important to you, you should set a low number of messages threshold, for more frequent connection, but at higher cost. <H3><A NAME="Modem">Modem</A> configuration</H3> The Configure/Modem option sets the computer to talk to the modem in a way the modem expects - it does not configure the modem itself. Enter new values or accept the defaults provided in the Modem Connection dialogue box: <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH=280><IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00009" WIDTH="269" HEIGHT="212"></TD> <TD> Set up your Modem Connection as follows: <UL> <LI>Choose the Model of modem you are using - either one listed, or a compatible <LI> Enter the characters which the modem requires to Initialise (start) it (see your modem handbook <LI> Type in the characters which the modem requires to Hang up (stop) (see modem handbook) <LI> Enter your modem operation Speed (see modem handbook). Set the fastest serial line speed your computer can support (see below) <LI> Choose the type of dialling your phone system uses - Tone or old-fashioned Pulse dialling. Lift up your phone and press a dial button - if it plays a note you have Tone, otherwise Pulse </TD></TR></UL> </TABLE> Compression techniques mean that the nominal modem - modem data rate can be greatly exceeded between the modem and the computer, provided that the modem and the computer can support such higher speeds. The following serial line speeds are suggested for use in the Modem dialogue box for different Acorn computer models: <UL> <LI>A310, A440, A400/1 series, A3000, A3010, A3020, A4000: 9600 <LI>A5000: 19200 <LI>Risc PC: 57,600 (14,400 baud modem) 115,200 (28,800 modem or above) </UL> When you have completed the dialogue box, click on Set to confirm your settings (or Cancel to leave settings unaltered). <H3><A NAME="_Ref400436352">Setting up !Post_In and !Post_Out </A> <A NAME="directories">directories</A></H3> !Post_In is the directory on the server from which email messages and news articles received from the Internet are despatched to users. !Post_Out is similarly the directory to which users send email messages and news articles for internal circulation and for despatch to the Internet. This directory can be on the mail server machine or located on a remote computer. <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH=420> <IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00010" WIDTH="413" HEIGHT="109"></TD> <TD>Set up your Mail directories as follows: <UL> <LI> Drag the !Post_In application icon to this box <LI> Drag the !Post_Out application icon to this box <LI> Click on OK. </TD></TR> </TABLE> <H3>Entering your mail address and mail disc space</H3> The mail address is entered automatically for you if you choose a service provider from the menu icon on the Connection dialogue box (see <A HREF="#telephone">Setting up the telephone connection</A>). If you are using a service provider not listed, you will be given a mail address by the service provider, and this you must enter in the Hosts file which you can access by double-clicking on !Boot, then clicking on Network, followed by Internet, Host names and finally the Hosts file... button. The relevant line in that file will be similar to <TT>158.152.1.72 post.demon.co.uk</TT> In this particular case, <TT> post </TT> is the mail address. Now enter this address, together with other details, in the Configure/Mail... dialogue box: <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH=290><IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00011" WIDTH="282" HEIGHT="318"></TD> <TD> Type in or choose: <UL> <LI>The mail Protocol (SMTP or POP3: see your service provider) <LI> Your mail Address (from your service provider) <LI> Your Domain name (usually node name + service provider's address, although some service providers do not use node names) <LI> Your POP3 user name (if applicable: see your service provider) <LI> The maximum Disc space you want to make available for mail <LI> The size limit for one message (to prevent accidental oversize mailings paralysing your machine)</UL> </TD></TR> </TABLE> You should set the disc space to the maximum you can spare to contain email messages to be received and waiting to be sent. When this limit is reached, no more incoming or outgoing mail will be accepted. <H3>Entering your news address and disc space</H3> The news address is similarly entered automatically for you if you choose a service provider listed in the Connection dialogue box (see <A HREF="#telephone">Setting up the telephone connection</A>). If you are using one not listed, you will be given a news address by the service provider, and this you must enter in the Hosts file which you can access by double-clicking on !Boot, then clicking on Network, followed by Internet, Host names and finally the Hosts file... button. The relevant line in that file will be similar to <TT>158.152.254.254 news.demon.co.uk</TT> In this particular case, news is the news address. Now enter this address, together with your organisation name in the News... configuration dialogue box: <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH=300><IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00012" WIDTH="272" HEIGHT="162"></TD> <TD>Type in: <UL> <LI> Your service provider's news Address <LI> Your Organisation name (if you have one, otherwise leave blank) <LI> The maximum Disc space available for News</UL> </TD></TR> </TABLE> You should set the disc space to the maximum you can spare to be taken up by news. When the limit is reached, new news items will replace old, and a warning will be displayed in the server log. <H3>Configuring administration options</H3> Clicking on Configure/Admin...will display a dialogue box from which you can set a number of system management functions: <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH=350><IMG SRC="Diagrams/Img00013" WIDTH="331" HEIGHT="227"></TD> <TD>In the Administration dialogue box: <UL> <LI> Type in the user name of the local network manager (Administrator). The user 'postmaster' has already been added. <LI> Tick if errors and warnings in the server log should be Mailed to the network manager <LI> Tick if mail to or from a censored address should be Copied to the network manager <LI> Tick if mail which cannot be delivered for some reason (e.g. unknown address) should be Copied to the network manager <LI> Set the number of lines you want to keep <LI> Display more information on the log </TD></TR> </TABLE> Note that you must set up a user called `postmaster' to receive Admin messages. <H3>Setting up users</H3> Before you can use Acorn Internet software, you must enter the details of at least one user into the mail server: see <A HREF="mange">Setting up users and user groups</A> to find out how to do this. <A HREF="setup"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/PREV" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="../Cover"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/START" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="prelms"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/CONTS" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="confml"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/NEXT" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A> </BODY> </HTML>