Configuring Your Web Browser

Internet Explorer 4.0 and 4.5 (Macintosh edition)

1. Open Internet Explorer. When the browser window opens up, click on the Edit menu at the top of the screen and then select Preferences in the menu that drops down.

 

2. On the left side of the window you will see all of the sections in the Preferences window. Home/Search should be highlighted under Web Browser, if not, select Home/Search and you will see the window below.
Next to Address:, type www.ispname.xxx. A check mark next to Automatically go to this Home Page when opening a new window is optional. Now click on the Java section on the left side of the window.

 

3. The following items should be check-marked or selected:

  • Enable Java
  • Log Java output
  • Log Java exceptions
  • Restrict access to non-Java class files
  • Java virtual machine: Apple MRJ
  • Byte-code verification: Check All Code
  • Network Access: Applet Host Access

Click the Security Zones section on the left side.

 

4. Next to Zone, Internet zone should selected and a dot should be next to Medium. After all desired changes have been made, click the Advanced section on the left side.

 

5. If you have a frequently visited web site that has some links that do not work or images that do not load, clicking the Empty Now button will clear all webpages from your computer's memory and allow it to download a fresh version of the page.

 

6. Select the Proxies section on the left side. If you do not see Proxies, scroll down to the Network heading and click on the arrow next to it. That should expand the options under Network and you will see Proxies. Only Use Web Proxy for all should be check-marked and everything else should be blank.

 

7. Scroll down to the very bottom on the left side. Expand the options under E-mail by clicking the arrow next to it and then select General. The following information should be entered:

  • Real name: all of the e-mails you send will be from the name you type in
  • E-mail address: login_name@tm.net
  • SMTP host: mail.ispname.xxx
  • Account ID: the first part of your e-mail address that comes before the "@" symbol
  • Mail host: mail.ispname.xxx
  • POP3: a dot should be next to it

After all necessary changes have been made, click OK.


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Last updated:
February 17, 2004