RISC OS - Internet - Setting up Socketeer

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Socketeer

Setting up Socketeer

Firstly, open up the !Socketeer.!Run file, and add the -notimeouts option to the last line, just after '!Runimage'. Note that it is '-notimeouts' and not '-notimesouts', as given in the !Run file itself...

Now load Socketeer itself, and go to Setup->Connection. Rename the profile or create a new one (for a second ISP), then set up the various options (I have given the important options below) :

  • Modem
    • Server type, Phone number: From your ISP
  • Your account
    • Login name : This is your username
    • Password: Click on the radio button next to the writable icon (unless you wish to be asked every time you log on...)
  • Connection management
    • I have maximum 'idle' traffic at 230 - I think Socketeer came preset with 200, but I can't remember why I changed it... I don't think it matters.
    • If you only have one ISP, then you do not need to have online and offline scripts. If you have multiple ISPs, however, as I said in the POPstar setup file, you need to set an Online script for each ISP to set the correct SMTP server. I put my Online scripts in the <Choices$Write>.Internet directory (ie. inside !Boot), but it doesn't matter where they are.

      Each file contains one line, of the form :

      Set SMTP$Server <SMTP Server>

      where you replace <SMTP Server> with the correct SMTP server for the ISP. E.g. my 'Argonet' profile in Socketeer refers to the online script <Choices$Write>.Internet.OnArgonet, which contains the line 'Set SMTP$Server smtp.argonet.co.uk', while my 'Freeserve' profile refers to the online script <Choices$Write>.Internet.OnFreeServ, which contains the line 'Set SMTP$Server smtp.freeserve.net'.

  • Front-end preferences
    • As you wish (I have everything ticked)
  • TCP/IP
    • Gateway: Same as your primary DNS server
    • DNS servers: A list, separated by spaces
    • Local domain: e.g. argonet.co.uk, sumsville.freeserve.co.uk

Save these options and then go to Setup->Launcher. This is a crude text file at the moment (read the StrongHelp file for details), but can be quite useful if your Internet applications are dotted around your hard disc. Basically it's one line per application, <location> <sprite> <name>, separated by Tabs.

Ta-da! I think that's everything <crosses fingers> ;-) Load Socketeer, NewsHound and POPstar, click on Connect and it should all work... Please feel free to mail me if anything goes wrong - it's probably my fault!

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