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Chapter 6: Configuring Communications
Overview
• To get a personal e-mail account, you must ‘sign-up’ with an Internet
Service Provider (ISP). ISPs usually provide an e-mail account as part of an
Internet access package.
• Most ISPs will provide software (e.g. a CD-ROM) which will help you set
up Internet access and the e-mail account on a PC.
Important: Some ISPs require that you connect to them using a PC in order
to sign-up. If you can’t do this, contact the ISP to find out if you
can sign-up without using a PC. If you have Internet access, see
www.psion.com/mobile for more details.
6.5.1.5 Glossary Of Terms
DNS
The Domain Name System (DNS) is an Internet service that translates domain
(or ‘host’) names into IP addresses. Domain names are alphabetic but the Inter-
net is based on numeric IP addresses. Therefore when a domain name is used, a
DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For
example, the domain name www.psionteklogix.com might translate into the IP
address 194.129.243.153.
Hostname (or Domain Name)
A unique identifier in alphabetic characters for a network device.
The hostname corresponds to the device’s numeric IP address. For example,
www.psionteklogix.com could be the same as the IP address 194.129.243.153.
IP address
A computer’s unique Internet address, e.g. 194.129.243.153, used by computers
to communicate with each other.
ISP
Internet Service Providers are companies that provide you with access to the
Internet. An ISP ‘account’ normally includes the facility to send and receive e-
mail using a personal e-mail address.
POP3/IMAP4
Internet ‘protocols’ (standards) for receiving e-mail.
SMTP
An Internet protocol used for sending e-mail.
TCP/IP
An Internet protocol used by computers to communicate with each other.