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THE RACE IS ON

CATCHING INTERNET CONNECTIVITY FEVER
by George Martin

Start ı And the Winner isı ı On Your Markı ı Go! ı Charting Your Course ı Sources and PDF

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From the initial screen, I selected the iModem Setup and got to the heart of it all. In the first section, you enter the telephone numbers to dial, your login, and password that enable the iModem to dial up your ISPıs local access number.

If you connect to your ISP via a phone line, you need to fill in these settings. Youıve probably forgotten them, because itıs been a long time since you clicked "remember name and password."

And, if you connect to the Internet via an office network and not a dial-up connection, then this will be a rich and rewarding experience. Most ISPs streamlined this operation, but sometimes it gets ugly, especially if you change PCs and need to get these settings into the new one.

In section #2, you enter the location of the e-mail account youıre using for your instrument's data. Youıll find the requested DNS settings in My Computer, Control Panel, Internet Connections, Server Type, and TCP-IP settings.

The SMTP is for outgoing mail. Netscape users will find things under Edit, Preferences, Mail & Newsgroups, and Mail Server. POP2 defines the server used to receive mail.

Section #3 involves your e-mail name and password, which are different from your login name and password. You need to use the return address attached to e-mail messages you receive as the "from" address. Thatıs the e-mail address you use to send data to your instrument via iModem.

The next section captures the e-mail address that you want to send mail to, and the last completes the settings. For more detailed control of the connection and how data is handled, there are other settings available. But, Iıll leave that for you to explore.

After these settings are entered into iModem, they are saved in nonvolatile memory. So, when iModem powers up, your settings are remembered. You can also download new firmware to iModem.

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