Seattle Community Network

How to use SCN to send and receive Email.

Using the PINE Email Service

Text based Email

Introduction At the end of this session you will

be able to send and receive Email

Steve Guest / Jim Haskins George Goodwin / Dave Collins Melissa Guest

Seattle Community Network (SCN)

The Pine Email Service Text based interface Easy to use Fast Can be used over all dialup lines Basic concepts are those of most

modern email services High level of functionality Supports low end equipment

What is SCN

Almost totally volunteer run ISP Has strong principles One of the largest ISPs in Seattle One of the oldest ISPs in Seattle Provides free email and web sites Provides maillist and news groups Supported by donations and grants No Advertisements

E-Mail Addresses

These are like most addresses:

a name and a place for delivery Important that you type what you see

because computers make bad postal workers

<name>@<computer name>

e.g.

vice-president@scn.org

Computer names

<name>.<name>.<name> scn.org or spl.org domain names in the USA

org Organisation

edu Education

gov Government

mil Military

com Commercial

The Keyboard

Return or Enter Key Shift Key ^ - Control Key (not the 6 Key) Delete or Backspace Key Auto Repeat Any key

Logging into SCN

Choose “telnet” The hostname is scn.org At the login type YOUR user id At password type YOUR password Remember to press the enter key

at each stage

The SCN menu system

Text based - for speed and older machines

Menu driven FreePort

from Case-Western University

Interface to all SCN’s services

Change your password

This is a “SCN Utility” - option 7 It is a “User Account Service” - 1 There is “Change your Password” Follow the instructions

Old Password

New Password

Retype New Password Try not to forget it

Email - Pine There are two ways of getting to

the PINE Email service. Follow the menu for email

or Simply type pine Only on the first startup - you are

asked some questions. In these cases simple press return

Pine’s Read Email Screen

On SCN, Pine always starts with a list of email you have been sent. (So this should be empty!)

At the bottom of the screen is a list of commands / options / things you can get Pine to do.

Look for the arrow keys on the keyboard - you will need these later!

Sending email

You “Compose” a message m - will take you to the main menu c - will then compose

(by the way - you can also compose from the read email screen, but we wanted you to see the main menu!)

An Email Message

Headers

To, From, Subject, Date Message or Main Body

The contents of the message. What you wanted the person to actually read.

Header Envelope Message Letter

Type in an email

Choose who To: Choose a Subject: Type a simple message Note that the bottom help section

now has the “^” Control keys So “^x” will send the email.

Press and hold down the Control Key and then press the x key once

Options while Writing

Postpone - put off the task until later (save what you have so far)

Cancel - put off the task forever Get help - seek “on-line” help Look at the bottom reminder lines

for other options.

Exit Pine

To stop the Pine service you type “q” at the main menu or the read menu

While Pine is stopped - email will still be accepted by SCN. Pine simply gives you access to the email and helps you create your email.

Reading Email

Start Pine Look at the email information

Number, Date, From, Subject Use up and down arrow keys to

highlight a message - press Enter Look at the bottom lines for options

and see “i” goes back to the index

What can you do now?

Reply to a highlighted message Forward a message Save a message Delete a message Explore the other options

Editing Messages

You might need to edit a message - change what is or was written

You have a cursor Commands you might need:

Arrows keys move you around Delete (or Backspace) erases the

character to the left of the cursor ^k deletes a whole line ^u undelete what was deleted ^j reforms the paragraph

What you now know

Login to SCN Start Pine Read email Write email Manipulate email Stop/Exit from Pine Logout of SCN

There is more

This is a basic introduction To help you, SCN has an email

follow on system called PINENUTS These are video tapes in the

Library There are help pages within SCN

and Pine itself Pine is a powerful email program

Other details

Remember the SCN 45 minute limit per session

The Library has a 45 minute per day limit for Internet access

SCN has a limit on its mailbox size

Other ways of emailing

SCN offers other email services which are not covered here forwarding POP IMAP Web

Other services are being developed

Contacting SCN

SCN has a Help Desk(206) 365-4528 or help@scn.org

SCN has 40 dial-up lines(206) 386-4199

Or from most Libraries

Thank-you

We hope you will have many more happy hours using your SCN email account

Thank-you for your time