The Options section is the first place to go when setting up AddWeb 4. These settings can and will directly affect AddWeb 4's performance.
So, before going any further into AddWeb 4, go to the File Menu and select Options.
SMTP Settings
Next, AddWeb 4 will need to know how to send mail for you. The SMTP settings tell AddWeb 4 where to send outgoing mail from. If you do not know your SMTP settings, you should contact your connection provider or Network Administrator. You can usually find this information already in your regular E-Mail client if you are comfortable looking through the settings there.
Make sure that the E-Mail address you use is associated with the SMTP server you enter in this section. If the SMTP server does not recognize this address, it is likely that you will not be able to send any mail.
The Mail From Name should be whatever you want to be seen as by the people you will send mail to. These people are the recipients of reports generated by AddWeb 4.
The Default Subject is the Subject line on the mail sent with the reports.
HTTP Settings
These settings relate directly to how AddWeb 4 will perform in regards to other connections through the Internet. Primarily, these connections are for Submissions and Ranking.
Timeout is the number of seconds AddWeb 4 will try to connect to a search engine in order to send or receive information. If AddWeb 4 connects before this time is up, it will continue to the next task. If it does not connect, the connection will be broken when this time limit is reached and go on to the next task. The default setting is 180 seconds (3 minutes) and should be sufficient for most tasks.
The Maximum Simultaneous Submissions is the number of search engines That AddWeb 4 will be in contact with at the same time during submission. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, you will want to adjust this number. The default is 40 and that should be a good number for someone with a 128k upstream connection. If you are using a 56k modem or less, you should lower this number. If you are using a faster connection (Some DSL and Cable connections or better) raise this number to increase the speed of your submissions. If you find that submissions are timing out regularly, you should adjust this back down until you have consistently successful submissions.
The Maximum Simultaneous Rankings falls under the same category as the Simultaneous submissions, but due to the greater amount of information passed during the Rankings, the number should be roughly half of the Simultaneous submissions.
The Delete Engines setting is for consistently failing search engines. You will probably want to leave this at the default number of 50. If you are using AddWeb 4 to submit a large number of websites at a time, you may wish to raise this number to account for bad days at the search engine.
Retry Failed submissions X Times is for giving the search engine a second (or third, etc.) chance at accepting submissions from you if they fail the first time. If your other HTTP settings are optimized for your connection, you should probably leave this setting at 0.
Play WAV Sounds
If you would like Audio reminders of when certain tasks are completed, browse your computer for a WAV file to play at these times.
Other Options
To disable the messages that pop up when AddWeb 4 starts or when a submission is complete, select these options.
Start with Scheduler ON
If you want to run AddWeb 4 in Scheduler ON Mode by default, Select this and AddWeb 4 will start with the Scheduler on when your computer starts. AddWeb 4 will include a link in your Startup menu. Do not remove this link yourself. AddWeb 4 will remove it if you decide you don't want to start in Schedule Mode.
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