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- W i n N E T M a i l (TM)
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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.
-
- 2. Asks you to select whether you wish to use
- Computer Witchcraft as your Internet/Usenet provider,
- or an alternate service provider.
-
- 3. Asks you to specify your local time zone in relation
- to Greenwich Mean Time.
-
- 4. If you selected Computer Witchcraft as your Internet/
- Usenet provider:
-
- . Asks for your name and asks you to choose a System Name
- and a User Name that will be used to create your
- Internet mailing address. For instance, if you choose:
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- System Name: eagle
- User Name: smith
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- your Internet mailing address would become:
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- smith@eagle.win.net
-
- 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.
-
- 3. Asks you to provide the information necessary for
- WinNET Mail to talk with your modem. If you are not
- using Computer Witchcraft as your Internet/Usenet
- provider, you will also need to supply the telephone
- number of your service provider's system.
-
- 4. Creates a new Program Group (window) to hold the
- programs (icons) for WinNET programs. The five
- 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. UUCICO -- The communications program that you
- can run directly when you want to send or
- receive your mail immediately.
-
- 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.
-
- D. WinNET Mail Setup -- This setup program which
- you may re-run in the future to adjust
- communications settings.
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- E. CWI Account Setup -- The program that you use
- to establish your WinNET Internet account. You
- should run this program after you have completed
- setup.
-