Network settings: Mail/News

This page is subdivided into four sub-pages:

Sub-page: address

This sub-page contains fields to configure your e-mail address and related data common to mail and news. All fields only apply if you use the internal mailer or newsreader.

E-mail address

Enter your e-mail address here. Required for sending mail or news.

You should enter your real e-mail address. Don't enter a modified address here to protect yourself against spam, because this will cause your mails to be rejected if the receiving server checks the validity of your address. You can use the spamblock option to protect yourself from unsolicited e-mail instead.

Real name

Enter your real, full name here. Required for news only.

Reply to address

If you want to receive e-mail replies to another address as entered in the E-mail address field, enter this address here. Used with both mail and news.

Organization

Use when posting news. If you post news for some organization, enter its name here. Or just enter a fake name here for fun.

Signature file

Enter the file name that contains your signature. The contents of this file will be appended to outgoing mail and news.

Sub-page: Mail

This sub-page contains fields relating to the internal mailer.

Mail host (SMTP)

Enter the name of the mail server (SMTP) to use. This is required to use the internal mailer.

Quote header

When you reply in e-mail to a news article, this header line will appear above the quoted text. In the header, you can use the following argument parameters:

%d	Date and time that the original article was posted.
%e	E-mail address of the poster of the article.
%g	Newsgroup name where you read the article.
%i	The usenet message ID of the article.
%n	The real name of the poster of the article.
%s	The subject of the article.

Use external mailer

If you check this checkbox, the internal mailer will not be used. You have to supply an external mailer in the Command and Arguments fields below the checkbox. Argument parameters are:

%e	E-mail address to send the mail to.
%n	Screen name that AWeb is running on, in case your mail program supports opening on a public screen.

Sub-page: News

This sub-page contains fields relating to the internal newsreader.

News host (NNTP)

Enter the name of the news server (NNTP) to use. This is required to use the internal newsreader.

Quote header

When you compose a follow-up to an article article, this header line will appear above the quoted text. In the header, you can use the following argument parameters:

%d	Date and time that the original article was posted.
%e	E-mail address of the poster of the article.
%g	Newsgroup name where you read the article.
%i	The usenet message ID of the article.
%n	The real name of the poster of the article.
%s	The subject of the article.

News user name and password

If you use a news server that requires authorization, enter your username and password in these fields. If you don't use such a news server (or if you don't know), leave these fields blank.

Use external newsreader

If you check this checkbox, the internal newsreader will not be used. You have to supply an external newsreader in the Command and Arguments fields below the checkbox. Argument parameters are: