Basic Internet Settings Below is a listing of important internet addresses, numbers, and stuff that various programs will ask for during installation. Print this list and fill this list in with the help of your ISP. You have the right to know this information. In spite of any communication by tone or deed to the contrary you are not weird or wacky because you want this information. If your isp is hesitant to give you this information it is either because you don't have these services in your current internet account (in which case you should shop around until you do) or perhaps they don't relish the thought of you utilizing all the services you pay for (in which case you should shop around until you find an ISP that is supportive). Name of your ISP: __________________ Support Phone #: __________________ Accounting Phone #: __________________ Your email address: __________________ Your Password: __________________ Your HomePage Address: __________________ POP3 Server IP: __________________ SMTP Server IP: __________________ FTP Server Address: __________________ Telnet Server Address: __________________ NNTP Server Address: __________________ Name of your ISP: This will be something like oro.net, earthlink.net, aol.com, dnai.com, msn.com, etc., etc. Support Phone #: Get the day time and evening phone numbers in case there is a difference. Make a habit of calling if you need to. If your email is suddenly not working there may be many others that suddenly have the same problem and the ISP might not know about it. Accounting Phone #: From time to time it will be necessary to contact them. The ISP is the same as any other business. They are there to offer you service. Thus there will be the standard monies issues that come up from time to time. Your email address: This will be the address you tell your friends to email to. It will be something like 543343@compuserv.com, fredh@oro.net, somebiz@msn.com, etc. Your Password: This is your secret password. Be sure to notate the capitalization. Caps and no caps are important. It does make a difference. AbcDEf is very different from abcDEF. If you write your password on a printout of this list we recommend you then keep the list secure. This is your password. It is more important to you then your credit card number. Don't give it out. Your HomePage Address: As a subscriber to an ISP it is your right to expect somewhere between 3 and 5 megabytes of free webspace and a homepage. If your isp does not give you a free homepage get a new isp. When you get your homepage address will be be something like http://www.yourisp.com/~myname or perhaps something like http://members.yourisp.com/~yourname or even http://homepage.yourisp.com/~yourname. Whatever the address is you should get the exact syntax and make a note of it for future reference. If you ever print business cards or put out a Christmas note with your web address you really should make sure it is correct. POP3 Server IP: The address will be used in various programs to tell the program where to find your incoming email. This address will be something like pop3.yourisp.com or mail.yourisp.com SMTP Server IP: The address will be used in various programs to tell the program where to sent your outgoing email. This address will be something like smtp.yourisp.com or mail.yourisp.com FTP Server Address: The address will be used in various programs to tell the program where to ftp(file transfer protocol) incoming and outgoing files that you send to your webpage. You have to get your webpages and graphics into your homepage directory at the ISP some how. FTP is the way. This address will be something like ftp.yourisp.com or yourisp.com or ftpup.yourisp.com Telnet Server Address: On occasion you might need to telnet into your shell account at your ISP. If you or your techno-geek friend that's helping you need to telnet into your account you will need this address. It will be something like yourisp.com shell.yourisp.com. NNTP Server Address: This addres is used by your news clients to get news from the web for your news reader. This address will typically be something like nntp.yourisp.com or news.yourisp.com.