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- W i n N E T M a i l (TM) (setup.006)
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- This program, SETUP.EXE, performs the following functions:
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- 1. Copies all necessary program components to the
- directory of your choice, and sets up necessary
- sub directories for the program's proper operation.
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- 2. Asks you to select whether you wish to use
- WinNET Communications as your Internet/Usenet provider,
- or an alternate service provider.
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- 3. Asks you to specify your local time zone in relation
- to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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- 4. If you selected WinNET Communications as your Internet/
- Usenet provider:
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- Asks for your name and asks you to choose a System Name
- and a E-Mail Name that will be used to create your
- Internet mailing address. For instance, if you choose:
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- E-Mail Name: smith
- System Name: eagle
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- your Internet mailing address would become:
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- smith@eagle.win.net
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- Or, if you selected an alternate provider:
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- Asks you for the user name, system name, login
- password, and remote system name (server machine
- name) provided to you by your network access
- provider for your account with them. You should have
- this information available before continuing further
- with setup.
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- 5. Asks you to provide the information necessary for
- WinNET Mail to talk with your modem. If you are not
- using WinNET Communications as your Internet/Usenet
- provider, you will also need to supply the telephone
- number of your service provider's system.
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- 6. Installs all program files.
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- 7. If you selected WinNET Communications as your Internet
- service provider, the program will proceed to automatically
- setup your Internet account on the WinNET server. This
- permits you to use your WinNET Mail system in a matter of
- minutes.
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- This part of the program proceeds in three steps:
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- A. Mailing Address Information is requested. This includes
- your Name, Address, and Telephone numbers.
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- Billing Information is requested. Automatic
- registration can only occur for Credit Card payers.
- Please see TERMS.TXT or press the TERMS button on
- the Billing Information screen for full Terms and
- Conditions of your WinNET account.
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- B. With all of the necessary information provided, this
- program will then attempt to connect to the WinNET
- server using your modem with the Communications
- Parameters you provided during setup.
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- If there is a problem at this step, it is most likely
- due to Communications Parameters settings. See the
- TROUBLE.TXT file for more information.
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- If successful, this program will transfer your account
- request with Mailing and Billing information to the
- WinNET server. It will hang-up after the transfer.
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- C. This program will then pause for about one minute as it
- gives the WinNET server time to validate and establish
- your account.
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- After one minute, this program calls the WinNET server
- again to verify successful set up. If successful, you
- will receive introductory mail from the WinNET server.
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- 8. Creates a new Program Group (window) to hold the
- programs (icons) for WinNET programs. The six
- programs are:
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- A. WinNET Mail -- The main program that you will
- run daily to send and receive mail.
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- B. Call Server -- The communications program that you
- can run directly when you want to send or
- receive your mail immediately.
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- C. Scheduler -- A background program that
- schedules communications calls for any time of
- the day or night. You can include this program
- in you StartUp Program group or on the LOAD=
- line in your WIN.INI file.
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- D. WinNET Setup -- This setup program which
- you may re-run in the future to adjust
- communications settings.
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- E. Queue Editor -- This program is used to view mail
- in the outgoing queue and to delete, recycle, or modify
- the To: and CC: address.
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- F. News Cleanup -- This program removes or archives news
- articles from your news folders.
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