<H2><A NAME="Setting">Setting</A> up users and user groups</H2>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>You enter all user names (<B>even your name if you
are a single user</B>). To do this, double-click on the !Connect icon in the Internet directory, to load !Connect. From !Connect's icon bar icon, choose the Menu option <B>Admin/Users...</B>. This will display the <B>Users</B> dialogue box:<BR>
<FONT SIZE=3>Enter each 'Username' in the <B>User</B> field. Usernames can be up to 19 characters long, passwords
10 characters. They should use only alpha and numeric characters.
They are not case-sensitive (i.e., <B>t</B> works the same as
<B>T</B>). For maximum security passwords should not be words
found in the dictionary, and should include numbers as well as
letters.</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>If you are use POP3 mail delivery, you must create
a user with the same name as your POP3 Username, as it is to this
user that mail will be addressed.</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>Users can change their passwords from the !Mail icon
bar menu unless Lock password... is set. You may want to set this for shared accounts, where you don't want one user changing the password unilaterally.
<P>
The <B>System user</B> option is for future expansion.</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>Network users can save time entering a large number
of users by first listing their names in a plain text or CSV (Comma
Separated Value) file, then saving the text file into the Users
dialogue box. You may already have such a list of users on your
school administration system. Even DOS programs can often provide
plain ASCII CSV data files, and your Acorn computer can read DOS
floppy discs.</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>The format of the text file to add users can be any
one of the following (to remove users, prefix the line with a
minus instead of a plus):</FONT>
<P>
<TT><FONT SIZE=3 FACE="Courier">+emailname password group Yes/No
<LI>Choose the <B>group</B> (single-users leave at <B>All</B>)</FONT>
<LI>
<FONT SIZE=1>Type in or choose via the list below the <B>newsgroup</B> to be allowed or disallowed. You can use wildcards (see below)</FONT>
<LI>
<FONT SIZE=1>Choose to download the complete <B>list</B> of newsgroups when connected (lengthy)</FONT>
<LI>
<FONT SIZE=1>Click on <B>Allow, Disallow</B> or <B>Remove</B>. Use the Adjust mouse button when dealing with more than one newsgroup. <B>Remove</B> will remove all access to a newsgroup. <B>Disallow</B> will disallow access to that user group only.</FONT></UL>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=1>In the list of newsgroups below, sub-groups will cascade when parent groups are chosen, making selection quicker</FONT>
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<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>(The newsgroups themselves will only be loaded once
you have connected to your service provider.)</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>The menu which lists available newsgroups has a writable
line at the top where you can enter the name of the newsgroup
in which you are interested, or you can click on the newsgroup
listed.</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>If the server does not find the file `Newsgroups'
inside the '!Connect' application, it will load a full list from
the service provider.</FONT>
<H4><FONT SIZE=3>Using wildcards</FONT></H4>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>You can speed up the process of allowing and disallowing
newsgroups by using wildcards when you specify newsgroups. This
is useful because there are so many of them. Wildcards are (usually)
single characters which stand in for several characters of a similar
type. Two wildcards are available for describing newsgroups:</FONT>
<UL>
<LI>* meaning any number and type of letter</FONT>