Chapter 7 - Internet

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)

An Internet protocol governing the transfer of electronic mail.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

A security protocol that prevents eavesdrop- ping, tampering, or message forgery over the Internet.

SSL support is available as add-on software on the CD-ROM and floppy disk delivered in the sales package. For further information about latest SSL support contact the Nokia HelpLine or http://www.forum.nokia.com.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP)

A protocol that governs the data communi-

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cation in the Internet and in the TCP/IP

networks.

TCP Port

Identifies the data port of the destination

computer.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Link information required by the WWW service to connect to a given WWW host computer. The URL usually starts with http:// followed by www. For example, the Club.Nokia home page can be found at: http:/ /www.club.nokia.com. URLs are often re- ferred to with phrases like “Home page loca- tion,” “Site location,” “can be found at... .”

Internet settings

Figure 7-1: Internet settings

To access the Internet settings main view (Figure 7-1), go to the Internet applications main view and press Settings.

Note: The Internet settings apply to all Internet applications.

To define Internet settings:

1In the Internet settings main view choose Internet access and press Change.

2To define a new Internet access point, press New. To modify or change an existing one, press Edit.

The Internet settings are:

Modem initialization — Allows you to define your communicator’s modem settings.

Autobauding (default) — The data transmis- sion rate is determined automatically.

Compression — On/Off (default). Speeds up data transfer (e.g. mail sending or receiving) when supported by the the remote (PPP) server.

Fixed 9600 b/s — Fixed data transmission rate is used. If you experience problems with es- tablishing a data call, try this option.

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