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Introduction
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new features new additions new Internet Services IS starting configuring configure Internet Services security Basic Internet Setup form Advanced Mail form Advanced Web & File form Internet Services Monitor form .sitepref form
About FirstClass Internet Services
How Internet Services works
What you should already know
How Internet services works protocol support SMTP HTTP FTP CIFS POP3 IMAP4 ISAPI CGI FirstClass format FirstClass protocol FCP FirstClass server connections web webserver Internet protocols module gateways documentation conventions webserver
Basic administration
Beyond the basics
getting started Internet Services IS maintain system administrator tasks site setup configuration basic administration installing SMTP Domain Name  DNS POP3 IMAP 4 browser steering clusters publish web site MIME CGI ISAPI InetSvcs.cf security mail rules
Internet Services concepts
Understanding Internet Services protocols
Protocol definitions
Understanding domain names and IP addresses
Internet Services gateway client directory HTTPS File Transfer Protocol FTP SMTP POP3 IMAP4 Finger mail delivery Lightweight Access Protocol LDAP CIFS SMB sending email directory filtering domain names IP addresses network interface card NIC TLD sharing
Internet Services domain name server DNS server verification SMTP mail protocol IP addresses web server mail server sending email delivering email domain addresses email verfication gateways
Internet Services sending email transfering email delivering email server-to-server gateway third party gateways mail systems directories email routes gateways
firstclass resource registry storing images pictures icons forms help files  English Resources .rez files ISO code configuring dialects default language Multiple Sites & Languages form dialects .sitepref customize web interface Images tab mobile naming
What is a template
Understanding where templates are located
Internet Services customizing templates customize layout FirstClass template sets web Desktop web template layout web client interfaces web interfaces template sets Template Sets folder
Configuring  Internet Services
Configuring the Internet gateway form
Setting the Internet Services password
Internet Services Internet gateway form Directory synchronization server Service tab Basic Internet Setup form setting Internet Services password set change InetSvcs.rez settings file Gateways & Services folder cluster service logging in log in
Setting the Scheduling tab
Setting the Demand tab
Configuring a dial-up connection
configure connection schedule ISP Gateway & Services folder Service tab Basic Internet Setup Scheduling controlling incoming email POP3 NNTP Demand subtab Gateway Settings configuring intermittent dial up Routing tab install Demand off peak hours
Internet Services setting email aliases tab inbound change user names add mail aliases automatic Advanced Directory form control incoming mail monitor inbound email block email addresses block messages
Starting IS and logging in
start Internet Services open Internet Services Login manually Internet Services log in Internet Services start web services log in web services Internet gateway form enter login automatically enter password gateway services
internet services monitor console debugging debug categories
Logging into Internet Services Log in start Internet Services file open login Internet Services open web services login web services log in web services start web services Inetsvcs.fc Login screen enter login enter password enter User ID
Browser steering
Internet services browser steering HeaderMatch  advanced command lines users web interfaces template set http error mime extensions customize log in clusters
HeaderMatch syntax
Site specifier
Condition
Action
Internet Services browser steering HeaderMatch syntax code command lines multiple sites specify site specifier language apply to one site choose site language http header preferences field internet services script variables set var actions
Setting browser steering for different template sets
Setting browser steering for different web sites
Adding conference tabs to the Simple templates
Customizing available forms in the Create dropdown list
Setting HTTP error responses
Setting Internet Services script variables
Adding HeaderMatch SET variables
Internet Services browser steering IS web site interfaces display web site templates view template sets setting script variable edit change HeaderMatch Create dropdown list HTTP error responses
Clustering Internet Services
clustering Internet Services plan system grouping clustered combining combine route protocols configure multiple services share components FirstClass folder linking clustered services domains protocols user groups reduce traffic volume control
Creating a simple clustered service
Connecting your new service to the server machine
clustering Internet Services grouping combining combine connecting to servers route protocols clusters configure multiple services manage share linking Create new IS Resources Clustered Services folder Config configure Gateway form connecting to server
Creating a clustered service by domain
Creating the Customer Services cluster
Modifying the Customer Services gateway
linking cluster by domain multiple grouping combine configure multiple services share protocols re-route mail volume reduce server load Clustered Customer Services form modify gateway change configure domain names web traffic directory traffic routing
Creating a clustered service by protocol
Creating the Mail Services cluster
Dedicating one or more user groups to a clustered service
Enabling SMTP on the primary Internet Services
linking cluster by protocol configure multiple services group combine route protocols manage share components FirstClass folder reduce traffic volume server load disable SMTP messaging mail flow gateways route mail add user groups
Clustering services using protocols and domains
Creating three new clustered services
Enabling mail and news on the primary Internet Services
Configuring gateway forms
linking cluster by protocol and domain multiple route protocols manage share components server load messaging gateways form route mail flow enable mail services Clustered Customer Services form domain names web traffic directory services routing
Changing web site preferences
Internet Services change web site preferences website .sitepref form defaults edit modify alter customize preferences layout web site design view display web interface web client
Standard web client interface
Mobile web client interface
Webmail client interface
change web site preferences .sitepref form edit modify alter customize layout design view standard mail client interface Classic Enhanced Palm mobile handheld portable wireless Simplified simple basic restricting permissions HeaderMatch conferences access
Internet Services change web site preferences website .sitepref form edit modify alter customize format preferences layout web structure design view web display tab interface web client leaf objects
Displaying your web pages' color and font preferences
Changing your color preferences
Changing your fonts preferences
Internet Services changing web preferences website web site .sitepref form edit modify alter customize preferences layout web design web site view color preferences change font Appearance tab theme Colors subtab Fonts subtab
Internet Services changing change web site preferences website .sitepref form edit modify alter customize preferences layout web design view Colors subtab Simplified Mail LiveLink web client interface
Internet Services changing change web site preferences website .sitepref form edit modify alter customize preferences layout design view setting images graphics logos format background
Display tab
Appearance tab
Images tab
Internet Services changing change web site preferences website .sitepref form edit modify update customize alter preferences layout web design view change defaults Display tab Appearance tab Fonts subtab colors subtab Images tab
Specifying web sites
using Multiple Sites & Langauges form Internet Services preferences settings MS&L form
Configuring the Multiple Sites & Languages form
Configuring the Multiple Sites &Languages form for nonauthenticated users
IS preferences settings MS&L configuring multiple sites & languages form for nonauthenticated users configure edit modify change update alter IP addresses register DNS Port status SSL status clusters server controlled access blocked users
Creating web sites
Internet Services Create Creating web sites web templates web client interface web site structure default site setup choosing template set creating publishing web content
The default web site setup
A note about the Multiple Sites & Languages form (MS&L form)
A note about the.sitepref form
The Main Site setup
The Template Sets container
The Images container
Internet Services create new creating web site structure main site setup set up customize edit  homepage home page configure multiple sites and languages form MS&L document custom template sets container images .sitepref WWW conference Webmail
The FirstClass web site structure
The Husky Planes web site setup
Internet Services create creating web site structure main site setup set up customize edit homepage home page multiple sites and languages form  MS&L form layout containers
Using the Internet Services default behavior to display template sets
Using the .templates conference to display different template sets
Using the HeaderMatch document to display different template sets
Internet Services default behavior to display template sets .templates conference to display different template sets headermatch to display different template sets
Creating a web site using FirstClass rules
Creating a web site manually
Creating sub sites using your main domain address
Internet Services create a web site creating FirstClass web sites website Create a new Site form register domain addresses DNS Main Site Home Page document .sitepref form scripting design customize layout manually new site form
Creating a home page using a text editor
Creating a home page using a FirstClass document
Creating site content
Creating custom templates
Internet Services creating a home page homepage create web site website publishing web content text editor HTML code FirstClass document site content custom templates IS script
Customizing your web interface
About customizing
Creating custom forms and templates
Coding conventions
Internet Services script customizing web site website web interface template create custom forms creating where to put custom templates WWW folder .sitepref form change changing web site preferences FirstClass Designer coding cinventions HTML code color
create web sites customize hompage restricted words special words blocked words illegal words function words system words naming conventions naming restrictions naming rules naming objects special object names reserved word function word position
How FirstClass web templates work
Adding FirstClass resources
how FirstClass templates work resources web site templates IS script commands X-FC tags IS script functions global constants FirstClass Designer understanding templates template tags adding FirstClass resources add resources server-side scripting language
Creating web templates
Internet services customize customizing web templates create creating web templates IS script library FirstClass Designer HTML editor read-only message template 141 editable Edit.141 phone call template personal address template
List of templates
        Container lists
        Subcontainer lists
        Leaf item lists
        Directory lists
         Directory lists
        History lists
        Search lists
        Who's Online lists
        Calendar lists
        Instant Messaging
        Calendar events and tasks
        Messages
Internet Services create creating web templates customize customizing template sets common templates web containers web list of templates container lists leaf items directory history search who's online calendar events instant messaging tasks messages
About FirstClass objects
Form objects
Listings objects
Exceptions
Internet Services create creating web templates customize customizing web templates FirstClass objects form objects listings objects exceptions working with objects understanding objects
How tags work
Message tag examples and their definitions
Internet Services create creating web template tags customize customizing web templates using X-FC tags understanding tags IS script variables IS script library how tags work message tag examples definitions
Extending Internet Services
Extending Internet Services using CGI and ISAPI applications
The cgi-bin folder
extending Internet Services using CGI ISAPI functionality common gateway interface scripting language Perl PHP create creating web sites customize customizing FirstClass Designer designing web sites cgi-bin folder
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Basic CGI syntax
Adding a CGI script
Internet Services gateways common gateway interfaces create active content creating websites customizing websites altering interactive forms web counters executable objects scripting languages basic CGI syntax adding a CGI script CGI executable
Internet Services API (ISAPI)
Using the the AddHandler document to configure ISAPI applications
Internet Services APIs ISAPIs web applications CGI programs script languages running scripts using Addhandler document to configure ISAPI applications create creating web sites customize customizing design Rewrite command
Creating and editing the Aliases document
Basic Aliases document syntax
Aliases document examples
Internet Services create creating web sites customize customizing altering editing aliases document CGI web server programming language script hiding a CGI changing URLs aliases basic alias document syntax examples hiding a CGI path changing a URL
Working with MIME Types
Internet Services Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MIME Types file format documents server-parsed files render non-template documents display files HTML decoding text ASCII editor display files associate file types with programs
Associating file types with programs
Associating icons with attachments
Mime Types file syntax
Internet Services associate file type with programs assosiating MIME types file syntax Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
Rendering non-template documents
Markup language documents
Non-standard extensions
Enabling browsers to identify non-html files
Internet Services Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MIME Types file render non-template documents open non-template document create HTML web page markup language Extensible Markup Language XML non-standard extensions enable browsers enabling non-html
Internet Services Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions configure MIME Types file server parsed files dynamic web documents .shtml render server-parsed decode translate open view
Accessing shared files using FirstClass
Internet Services File Transfer Proocol FTP Common Internet File System Server Message Block CIFS SMB access files view files open files download files
Internet Services accessing File Transfer Protocol access FTP clients using FTP protocol download files view files open files access files upload to FTP folder FTP Mac OS X
Using your FirstClass Desktop as a network file system
Why use CIFS?
open non-FirstClass documents mount Desktop as remote drive save external programs network directory Common Internet File System Server Message Block SMB external file server file manager upload documents enable file sharing CIFS tab map to desktop
Disabling file sharing on the Internet Services machine
Activating the Internet Services CIFS module on the IS machine
Mapping to a FirstClass Desktop on your local machine
disabling file sharing on Internet Services machine activating CIFS module on IS machine mapping to FirstClass Desktop on local machine
Monitoring Internet Services
Internet Services Monitor logging debugging monitoring performance maintaining your system
Using the Internet Services Monitor
Monitoring system protocols
Viewing system abuse information
Controlling Internet Services basic functions
Setting logging levels
using Internet Services Monitor setting logging levels debug performance maintain system protocols abuse caching reloading configur forcing quit shutdown SMTP NNTP news security protection usage clear DNS cache blacklists  speed task load basic functions
The InetSvcs.cf file
Internet Services file logging
Internet Services Monitor form InetSvcs.cf file startup options Config Debug console switch file logging switch logging information write log write to disk log to file console to file
Internet Services debugging
Debug categories
Logging levels
Internet Services Monitor InetSvcs.cf file Logging Levels tab debug catagories logging debugging  
Task list
Task numbers
Internet Services Monitor task list report connection times diagnostics performance statistics correlating log information task numbers monitoring maitaining
Managing system security
configure Internet Services security configuring protection protecting Dinial of Service virus spam hijacking set up physically securing server machine unauthorized use secure server from network attacks abuse systems log SMTP relaying protect security
Handling spam
Handling relaying
Controlling unwanted outside connections (DoS attacks)
Sending secure mail
Controlling system viruses
handling spam handling relaying controlling unwanted outside connections (DoS attacks) sending secure mail controlling system viruses filter documents rules.AttachmentBlock rules.SubjectBlock defining your own blocking lists rules.MailRules
Internet Services security filter documents IP automation block IP temporary block Reverse DNS Lookup RBL Realtime Blackhole List lookup SMTP rules spam score User-created rules protection protecting securing secure abuse
Using filter documents and the Internet Services Filters folder
Customizing built-in mail rules
Doing Real Blackhole Lookups (RBL) on SMTP connections
Querying incoming IP addresses of SMTP servers
Filtering crossposted traffic
configuring Internet Services filter folder security protecting securing abuse spam unwanted mail junk block IP addresses RBL lookups syntax trusted customize built-in mail rules documents SMTP servers querying crossposted traffic
configure Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure abuse spam logging unwanted mail junk mail filtering mail rules server statistics file monitoring spam history spam records blocked IP addresses
Preventing unauthorized mail relaying
Allowing relaying for specific purposes
configure Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure abuse preventing unauthorized mail relaying allowing relaying subtab SMTP POP3 or IMAP4 SMTP users protocol blacklisting open relay sendmail
Temporarily block unwanted IP addresses
Temporarily suspend unwanted IP addresses
security protecting securing abuse controlling SMTP servers Denial of Service DoS attacks temporarily block IP addresses filter suspend connections monitor abuse subtab UCE/SPAM tab rules.MailRules suspend blackholes blacklists restore IP address unblock
Internet Services security configuring protecting Secure Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions S/MIME email encryption encrypt mail digital certificates key signature code install export SSL certificates folder secure channel sending secure mail abuse
Controlling system viruses
Installing the Symantec AntiVirus Engine
configure Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse controlling system viruses Symantec Antivirus engine scan install anti-virus checker attachments AV Antivirus tab
installing the Symantec Antivirus Engine system requirements for installing the Symantec AV Engine installing on Windows installling on Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux
Working with SMTP mail rules
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail rules.AttachmentBlock rules.SubjectBlock rules.MailRules Message preferences email restrictions control block
configure Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail rules.AttachmentBlock block attachments block extensions download limitations add
How the default rules.SubjectBlock file works
How the rules.MailRules files uses the rules.SubjectBlock file
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail default rules.SubjectBlock block subject heading objectionable phrases block words add
Creating multiple blocking lists
How the rules.MailRules file uses the lists files
creating your own blocking lists how the rules.MailRules file uses the lists files how to create list documents
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail rules.MailRules X-SPAM-Warning spam rating managing spam score crossposting limits RFC
configure Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail rules.MailRules limitations restrictions capabilities
Internet Services security  protection protect securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam rating junk mail unwanted mail default rules.MailRules control content block IP addresses allow email crossposting limits NDN mail warning header spam score
Internet Services security protection protecting securing secure abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk unwanted mail rules.MailRules control content NDN mail warning header spam scores spam rating spam logging UCE/Spam Mail Rules subtab spam levels flagging
Internet Services security protection protecting securing secure abuse SMTP mail rules spam scores junk mail unwanted mail rules.MailRules control content warning header junk scoring 51 100 flagginf spam levels
Anatomy of a mail rule
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail control content header test action rules.MailRules test action
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail control content header field characters rules.MailRules
The test
Simple expressions
Regular and extended regular expressions (regexp and eregexp)
Extended expressions
SMTP mail rule test simple expressions regular and extended regular expressions (regexp and eregexp) extended expressions conditional expressions Internet services protecting securing secure security junk spam unwanted
The action
Actions that alter the delivered message
Actions that reject the message
Actions that affect rules processing
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail control content action field characters RFC processing reject message block message NDN rules.MailRules altered messages
Internet Services security configuring protection protecting securing secure mail abuse SMTP mail rules spam junk mail unwanted mail control content rules.MailRules understanding about SMTP conversation deliver message RFC event order rules order
FirstClass user-created mail rules