The CoffeeNet FAQ

(Frequently Asked Questions, with Answers)

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    1) How do I copy files to and from a DOS floppy disk?

    2) How can I copy very large files to a DOS floppy disk?

    3) How do I configure Netscape Mail so that it saves a copy of each message I send ?

    4) How do I set up my own Web Page?

    5) How do I access my America On Line account or email from The CoffeeNet?

    6) How do I read my mail on another, remote computer?

    7) How do I retrieve my mail from a remote site using their "pop3" mail server?

    8) How can I read my email at The CoffeeNet for FREE?


    1) How do I copy files to and from a DOS floppy disk?

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    2) How can I copy very large files to a DOS floppy disk?

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    3) How do I configure Netscape Mail so that it saves a copy of each message I send ?

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    4) How do I set up my own Web Page?

    Please note that this section is "under construction". We'll be adding more tips here soon.

    Netscape Navigator Gold makes this pretty easy to do. There is an excellent help page that you should start with on Netscape's Home Web Server.

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    5) How do I access my America On Line (AOL) account or email from The CoffeeNet?

    From the research we have done, this does not appear to be possible at the present time.

    AOL requires you to access their service by using their Windows or Macintosh software installed on your own computer. This is probably so that they can accurately charge you for every minute of connect time to their service.

    You might check with AOL's Tech Support people, but at the present time we here at The CoffeeNet don't know of a way around this problem.

    If you do find a way to do this, please let us know.

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    6) How do I read my mail on another, remote computer?

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    7) How do I retrieve my mail from a remote site using their "pop3" mail server?

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    8) How can I read my email at The CoffeeNet if I don't want to buy any food or beverages or pay the $5.00 hourly charge?

    We've set up a small table with a monochrome monitor and a keyboard where anyone can log in for free (assuming you already have a CoffeeNet account). On that system, you'll be able to read and respond to your email, but the other commands and programs on the regular CoffeeNet workstations will not be available to you. But what the heck/coffeenet. it's FREE.

    To read your mail on the free terminal, you'll need to use one of the "text mode" unix mail programs such as "pine", or "elm", or "mail". "pine" is probably the easiest of these programs to use if you are not familiar with UNIX mailreaders.

    Please limit your useage of the free terminal to 1/2 hour per sitting.

    And please note that if you ONLY use the free table, your records will not get updated and the program that looks for users who have not logged in in the past 30 days will NOT know that you've been here, so your account will be deleted.

    You need to log into one of the regular CoffeeNet workstations at least once every 30 days in order to keep your account active.

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    Last Modified November 28, 1996