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SVPAL User's Guide

FRAUD WARNING

Connecting to SVPAL: Menu accounts (Text ONLY) º ~~PPP accounts (Graphics) [obsolete]~~

e-mail: Use pop.svpal.org or imap.svpal.org for incoming mail, and smtp.svpal.org port 587 for outgoing mail. The specific configuration will vary depending on the software you are using.
See Email Client Setup for more detailed email setup instructions.

For example, if you are using Thunderbird 1.5

go to Tools, then Account Settings.
If you are creating a new account, select Add Account.
Enter your name and e-mail address.
Select IMAP [preferred] for incoming mail, and type in imap.svpal.org in the "Incoming server" window.
Select POP [alternative] for incoming mail, and type in pop.svpal.org in the "Incoming server" window.
Enter your user ID for your "Incoming User Name."
You may leave your e-mail address as your "Account Name."
After you "Finish," go to "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" and then select "Edit"
Type in 587 in the "Port" window.
Under "Security and Authentication," check "use name and password" and type in your username, and select "TLS."

You may also select "Use Secure Connection -- TLS" for incoming mail, under "Server Settings." Do not select "Use secure authentication." (This is not supported).

See also Mozilla Thunderbird Email Setup for SVPAL.

Setting up your web page º

SVPAL Policies

SVPAL FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). The FAQ is outdated. See the User's Guide instead.

SVPAL 2001 User Survey Results

Glossary

Bandwidth - Rate of data transmission. For example, 100 MBps.

Bit - Binary Digit. One unit of information. In computer terms, 0 (zero) or 1 (one).

Byte - 8 bits.

Mb - Megabit. 1,048,576 bits (2^10 bits) when referring to storage; 1,000,000 bits when referring to data transfer, as in Mbps.

MB - Megabyte: 1,048,576 bytes (2^10 bytes) when referring to storage; 1,000,000 bytes when referring to data transfer, as in MBps.

Lynx - SVPAL's text-only Web browser.

PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol. The TCP/IP software on your computer allows you to dial up using a modem and become part of the Internet. Upon connection, you are assigned a dynamic IP address, and are able to use your e-mail, FTP and WWW software.

Spam - Unsolicited e-mail. Despicable waste of storage, bandwidth and people's time.

TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Communications protocols used to connect computers on the Internet.

Text/Menu - The text or menu accounts allow users to connect to SVPAL, and use SVPAL's e-mail, FTP, and WWW software (Pine, FTP, Lynx) via a menu system.

WWW - World Wide Web. System of Internet computers that host HTML documents and multimedia.

SV-PAL Home Page

http://www.svpal.org/support/
support@svpal.org