User Manual

Toolbar Explained

	Establish a dial-up connection (same as menu File|Connect|Dial Default)
	Disconnect all dial-up connections (same as menu File|Disonnect)
	Enter setup (same as menu Setup|Options)
	Abort current action (same as menu File|Abort)
	Go ONline (same as menu File|ONline)
	Go OFFline (same as menu File|OFFline)
	Check mail (same as menu File|Mail)
	Synchronize Time (same as menu File|Time)
	Scan for HTTP servers based on IPDB file (same as menu File|HTTPscan)
	Toggle IPchat on / off (same as menu File|IPchat)
	Rescan IP addresses (same as menu Chat|Chatlist|Rescan IP)
	Toggle Sleep / Wake Up (same as menu Chat|Sleep)
	Scan for HTTP servers based on Chatlist (same as menu Chat|HTTPscan)

Commands Explained

handle    : cmu[205.230.75.212]
name      : Christoph Mueller
e-mail/URL: cmu@bigfoot.com / http://cmu.home.ml.org/
location  : Palo Alto, CA
time      : Thursday, 17-April-97 18:33:20 
comment   : get the newest DynamIP from http://DynamIP.home.ml.org/
version   : DynamIP v3.0 RC1

Icons Explained

DynamIP main icon:

or	DynamIP is connected, but OFFline; a yellow envelope indicates that at least one of the mailboxes contains messages.
or	DynamIP is connected and uploading a web page; a yellow envelope indicates that at least one of the mailboxes contains messages.
or	DynamIP is connected and ONline; a yellow envelope indicates that at least one of the mailboxes contains messages.
	DynamIP is connected and checking mail.
or	DynamIP is not connected (or some Uploader error occurred); a yellow envelope indicates that at least one of the mailboxes contains messages.

Icons for individual connections:

	This connection is in ONline mode, i.e. the OFFline file has been uploaded successfully.
	This connection is busy, i.e. a file is currently being uploaded.
	This connection is in ONline mode, i.e. the ONline file has been uploaded successfully.
	This connection is not active.
	The last operation did not finish correctly (e.g. a file could not be found or the Uploader timed out.
	You can copy connection information by dragging/dropping an icon over any other connection.

Dropping an icon over the ONline or OFFline areas activates the "Going Online" or "Going Offline" process.

Icons for individual mail boxes:

	This mail box is not active.
	This mail box is active. The number just below the mail box indicates the number of messages in the mail box. "X" indicates that an error occurred during the last mail box check.
	You can copy mail box information by dragging/dropping an icon over any other mail box.

Dropping an icon over the area "POP in .. min" checks that particular mail box. Clicking on the area checks all mail boxes. Clicking on a mail box starts the associated e-mail client (if defined in Setup|Mail), a right-click opens the mail box setup dialog.

Some Tips

Q: Can I post my dynamic IP address to my home page? Should I?
A: YES you can - but NO, you shouldn't.
DynamIP can update almost any web page with the current information and then upload it. Simply add the desired place holders to your web page (e.g. NOT.ON.LINE.NOW for your IP address, etc.) and change the entries for LocalFile and RemoteFile accordingly.
Now, here's why I think that this is not a terribly good idea. Your home page is probably the one page that visitors hit first when they "knock on your door". For that reason you should make sure that your home page is never screwed up. If you use DynamIP to update your IP address on your home page, however, that is exactly what could happen. If anything goes wrong with your upload you'll end up with a scrambled or inaccessible home page (at least until you manage to do a clean upload). Just imagine that your machine crashes at the crucial moment and you can't reboot your thingy for a while, or you have a power outage, <your favorite horror story...>.
It is much safer to use a different page to inform visitors about your dynamic IP address. Link your home page to this separate page and you're all set. If something goes wrong with your upload your home page is still nice and clean and the fact that the page with your dynamic IP address is non functional probably doesn't matter much if your computer isn't working either.

e-mail

cmu@bigfoot.com http://cmu.home.ml.org Voice/Fax [+1] (415) 494-6030

hits since February 01, 1997
Last modified: April 18, 1997