Configuration hints for the optimal use of your site
Web Browser
The browser doesn't need any special configuration. You may want to set a bookmark on this
pages for easier access. The main Web address is
http://<your.host.name>
Mail Software
There are a lot of Email applications out there, and since Hawkeye supports current
Internet standards, you can use any of them: Microsoft Mail, Eudora, Pegasus, FreeAgent,
Netscape... All you need to configure is the following:
Server for outgoing mail (SMTP): <your.host.name>
Server for incoming mail (POP3): <your.host.name>
POP3 user name: <Your login name>
If your login is user, your worldwide reachable Internet address is user@your.domain.
Most programs use a default setting to delete mails after loading them from the server. If you want to
keep them (although they're already stored locally on your hard disk), you need to change the default
settings.
News Reader
For reading News on the Internet and on this Hawkeye server, you can find many nice programs.
The news modules of common Internet browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
are useful, but there are a few more comfortable programs out there. However, you have to
make sure that your news reader supports user authentication (i.e. non-anonymous logins),
since the Hawkeye server will ask for your login and password. The settings are simple:
News server (NNTP): <your.host.name>
Chat Boards
To enter a chat area, you need a modern Web browser which supports the HTML meta tag. Both
Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's Navigator do, so this should not be the problem.
One browser which is known not to work is the AOL Web browser.
File and Download Area
Although you are able to do anything via your favourite Web browser, we recommend using a
FTP client for large file transfers and file uploads. FTP is generally more stable then
the Web, and you will be able to resume broken downloads. This is an important feature,
especially if you are connected by modem...
File can be uploaded to the /incoming directory by FTP. Afterwards, you should
register your upload and make sure you enter a nice description. The file will then
be automatically moved to the appropriate file area, and will be ready for downloading.
Without file registration, your upload will be deleted after some days. So, please submit
the registration form after you made the transfer.
FTP server: <your.host.name>
Hawkeye Sample Pages
/config.htm