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Turnpike
Setting up email accounts
On initially completing the install of Turnpike, it will automatically take you to the setting up email accounts section. The first screen you will see is the "Initial Setup Wizard". This is where it asks you what type of account you wish to set up (click on images for larger views):
You most probably will want to pick the same as on the picture - an existing email account. Then click 'next'.
The next screen asks you which Internet Service Provider your account is with. One nice thing about Turnpike is it actually gives you a list of providers, so you don't need to type it in. Just search down the list for "Cable Internet" and click 'next':
This is where you put in your name details and the name you want to use for your emails. Fill in the relevant details and press 'next':
On the next screen, you are asked what kind of modem you are using. If you are using a cable modem, you should select "Direct Connection - No Dialing". If, however, you are using a dial-up modem, scroll down the list to select your modem. For modem users, there is also an extra two boxes: this is where you put your POP (point of presence) details, which means the area you are dialing from (your local number would be best, so if you live in, say, Edinburgh, you would pick the Edinburgh POP). Again, select 'next' when finished.
The next two screens to appear are for your username and password, as well as what organisation you want. This will normally be the username and password supplied to you by blueyonder on initial connection with them. If however, you have recently changed you password, put in the new one. The organisation can be anything you want it to be, so you can be inventive! The organisation picture shows an example of what one of the authors of this site has out. Press OK once each screen is filled in.
And that is more or less you! A new screen will appear confirming the rest of the configuration,
And once you click ok, the connection box will appear. Click on connect and away you go!!!
Setting up automatic email retrieval
Click on "Configure" in the main menu and select "Email transfer" (click images for larger view):
Up pops the following screen:
Send automatically should be ticked and the outgoing mail server, in blueyonder's case, should be smtp.blueyonder.co.uk (this is often set up wrongly and stops a lot of people from sending email).
Receive automatically and Enable POP3 collection should be ticked.
Highlight pop3.blueyonder.co.uk (if it isn't there then add it).
Select 'Edit'
Your mailbox should be your user name, and your password should be there
Set the "retry every" minutes to how often you want to check for email.
Click Ok a few times to get back to main page.
Setting up news account
1. On your main connection screen, select "Configure" from the menu and then "News Collection" (click on pictures to see a bigger view):
Select the news server you will be using, in the case for blueyonder it will be either:
news.blueyonder.co.uk or news-lhr.blueyonder.co.uk or news-text.blueyonder.co.uk INFO ON LOGGIN IN ETC NEEDED HERE!!!!
If it is not listed, add it now, using the 'add' button. Highlight it and select Edit. No boxes should be ticked (usually the NEWNews box is ticked - if it is - UNTICK it). Also add your logon details and tick the log on box - just in case you ever connect with another Internet Service Provider.
If you need to download a list of newsgroups available - or update the list at any time click on the "Update newsgroups at next connection" box.
Type in how often you want the program to collect news in the "retry every" minutes box.
Click OK a couple of times till you get back to the main page.
Subscribing to newsgroups
Setting up newstands to read Usenet newsgroups is fairly straight forward. Click on mail/news (click on image for larger view):
2. This opens the mail/news window:
Click "file" on the menu and select "new" then "news stand". Follow instructions to select newsgroups (remember to check the box for all newsgroups, and unclick subscribed groups) so you can see the full list. Newsgroups can be added or deleted later from within the newsstand.
Last Amended : 2002-08-31 by elfin
Original Author : Nicola
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