+++ Software needed

Most of the software needed is included with Windows9x, though there are
many alternatives and addons that can be useful. A good place to start
looking is;

ftp://minkirri.apana.org.au/pub/win95


+++ Dialup Connection configuration

Most of the configuration is done for you by using the internet connection
wizard. This wizard will prompt you for information. At the appropriate
place enter the following settings.

dialup connection name	: minkirri
phone number		: 93811630
username		: <your login name>
password		: <your password>
server type		: Windows95/NT PPP dialup server
Default route/host      : server assigned (203.12.237.9)
Name server             : server assigned (203.12.237.9)

When in doubt, choose the defaults. Don't play around with the network
settings in the control panel unless you know what you are doing, because
you will almost certainly stuff things up.


+++ Mail Reader configuration

There are many different mail reader programs, each with different
configuration menus. Mail on minkirri can use POP or IMAP for reading mail,
and SMTP for sending mail. The important options to set are;

SMTP server		: minkirri.apana.org.au
POP server		: minkirri.apana.org.au
IMAP server		: minkirri.apana.org.au
username		: <your login name>
password		: <your password>
email address		: <username>@minkirri.apana.org.au

The other way mail can be read off minkirri is by using your web browser and
going to the url;

http://minkirri.apana.org.au/imp/

+++News Reader configuration

There is only one setting;

SMTP server		: minkirri.apana.org.au

use the default port setting.


+++ Web Browser proxy configuration

When setting up a WWW browser, a bad configuration may not stop it working,
but can make a big difference to the performance.  This applies mainly to
the configuration of proxies. The proxy settings to use are;

http   proxy: minkirri.apana.org.au	port: 8080
secure proxy: minkirri.apana.org.au	port: 8080
ftp    proxy: minkirri.apana.org.au	port: 8080
gopher proxy: minkirri.apana.org.au	port: 8080
WAIS   proxy: minkirri.apana.org.au	port: 8080
no proxy on : minkirri.apana.org.au	port: 80

Note that not all browsers will have all these proxy options, and some will
have additional ones. Leave any additional proxy options at their defaults
(usualy blank), particularly "socks". Internet Explorer offers a "use the
same proxy server for all protocols" option that should be used.

The "no proxy on" or "exceptions" part tells your browser not to go via the
proxy if the information is on minkirri.apana.org.au. Obviously, since
minkirri is your main proxy, there is no point in using the proxies for
information found on minkirri. Note that some browers will require this
field in the form "hostname:port", and others will only require a hostname.