__     __ __     __ __     __      web's eye view                    10-31-97
| | /| / /| | /| / /| | /| / /      alan levine                          
| |/ |/ / | |/ |/ / | |/ |/ /       Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction
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Someday A1 Will Only Refer to a Steak Sauce...
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And in an effort to see that happen, we are migrating the distribution of
web's eye view so that it is sent via an Internet listserv. All future issues
of the eye will be sent this way, rather than the A1 list we have been using
up to now. Our web site will keep an archive of past and future issues.

To sign up for web's eye "the listserv", take your browser over to 

    http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/
    
and follow the the link for "list". 
    
If you are not yet using a web browser for accessing and.or sending your
Internet e-mail, here are instructions we provided in a past web's eye view
(9-23-96). They will help you determine the correct information to use when
signing up for the listserv.

Why?
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Would you rather read mail on a scrolling text window? Would you like to edit
with your mouse instead of arrow keys? Would you like to save a mail message
directly to your hard drive? Would you like to organize your incoming and
saved messages in windows that you can see? Would you like to attach and
receive items like word processor documents, spreadsheets, graphics? Would you
like to be able to click on a URL I have typed in a message and go directly to
that web site?

Read on.

E-Mail 101
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It may be confusing, but you really only have one email account. You log onto
it and then you jump into the A1 system. Any mail that comes from a
non-Maricopa address arrives at your account and, depending on how you have
set up A1, it either is forwarded and read in the A1 environment, or it sits
in your account where you may read it via VAX mail. Or, as we will show you
below, how you can read it in the more flexible environment of your web
browser.


Turning off Autoforwarding of VMSMAIL
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You should make sure first that your Internet e-mail is not sent to A1. 

From your A1 screen for "Electronic Messaging", tiwce, do the command for NEXT
SCREEN where you will see the option:


                        VC  VMSmail forward cancel
    
    
(or you can just type VC and press return)


What is my Internet Address?
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Next we will tell you how to set up your web browser to read the mail. But
first you must know what your Internet email address. It will look something
like:

    mylastname@mycollege.maricopa.edu
    

but it is not always just your last name; if there are 3 SMITHS at Mesa
Comunity college, it might be something like:

   smith_j@mc.maricopa.edu
   

If you do not know your exact email address, we have set up a little web page
form to help you figure it out:

   http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/mcccd/decoder.html
   
You simply have to type in the name that you use when you first log into the
computer and select what college you are located at. The decoder will do the
rest.

Configuring Your Web Browser
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Now we will give you the minimum information you will need to set up your web
browser for reading and sending Internet mail messages. The exact names of
menus and buttons may differ depending on which web browser you are using; the
following are for NetScape, version 2.0 and later. 

Let's assume you have done the step above and have determined that your email
address is "smith_j@mc.maricopa.edu"

1. Select "Mail and News Preferences..." from the "Options" menu
2. Click on the tab labeled "Servers"
3. In this dialog box you are telling the web browser where the computer is
that hosts your email account. In the fields labeled "Outgoing Mail (SMPTP
Server:) and "Incominmg Mail (POP) Server:" put whatever is on the right side
of the "@" symbol in your email address; in this example it would be

     mc.maricopa.edu
     
4. Now you must tell the browser the name of your account. In the field
labeled "POP user ID" type everything on the left side of the "@" symbol; in
our example this would be:

     smith_j
     
5. You will probably want to check the radio button that says messages are
"removed from the server" which means they will be deleted once they are
downloaded to your desk to computer (and keep you email account from maxing
out).

6. Also, you will want to fill in some of the information under the "Identity"
tab-this is what will be inserted on your outgoing mail. Note that you can
create a signature file (in any text editor) that you can assign from this
screen.

7. We leave the other settings to your exploration pleasure. For details, see
"Mail News and Bookmarks" for:
 
NetScape 3.0 
   http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/3.0/handbook/docs/mnb.html#C0

8. To check your mail, just click on the small envelope icon in the lower
right corner of the NetScape window or select "NetScape Mail" from the
"Windows" menu.


Questions
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1. Can I read my A1 mail in NetScape?

    No. You should conduct your A1 communication in A1.
    
2. What if I need to send an email FROM my web browser to an A1 account?
Or what if I want to recieve internet mail to my A1 account?

    You can do this! There is another email address that you can use 
    that will send the mail directly to your A1. Disitrct ITS has
    created a nifty search form where you can find this address:
    
         http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/its/webdial/