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Chapter 5 - Using VINES Utilities

About VINES Utilities

Read and send network messages
Set message notification options
Display who is currently logged into the VINES network
Manage access rights for files and folders

Logging In to VINES

1. Choose the Chooser desk accessory from the Apple menu. The box in the upper-left corner of the Chooser window contains icons for AppleShare, VINES, and other resources such as printers:

Figure 5-1. Chooser Menu

2. Click the VINES icon to select it. The Chooser displays a Login button to the right. Make sure the AppleTalk option is set to Active.

3. Click the Login button. The VINES Login dialog box appears:

Figure 5-2. VINES Login Dialog Box

4. Enter your StreetTalk name and password in the text boxes. Use the tab key to toggle back and forth between the two text boxes. If you make any mistakes, select the text you want to correct and retype it.

If your user name appears in the User Name text box in the Chooser window, the same name appears in the StreetTalk Name text box in the VINES Login dialog box.

5. After you enter your user name and password, click OK. Two brief messages appear confirming your login.

6. Close the Chooser window.

If You Have Problems Logging In

Figure 5-3. Invalid Password Error Mesage

Required Password Changes

Figure 5-4. Expired Password Alert Box

Figure 5-5. Change Password Option Box

1. Click Yes. A password dialog box appears:

Figure 5-6. Password Dialog Box

2. Enter your old password in the Old Password field.

3. Press tab or click the New Password field. The cursor appears in the New Password field.

4. Enter your new password, and either press return or click OK. A confirmation dialog box prompts you to re-enter your new password.

Starting VINES Utilities

Figure 5-7. Utilities Selector Window

Table 5-1. VINES Utilities Applications

Icon Choose To
VINES Messages Manage the network messages you receive and send across the network
Set Access Rights Monitor and control how you share your folders and files with other users on the network
Who am I? Display the full StreetTalk name of the user currently logged in to the network from your Macintosh workstation

Using VINES Messages

Figure 5-8. Sample Network Message

Starting VINES Messages

Figure 5-9. VINES Messages Startup Windows

Figure 5-10. VINES Message Menu

Setting Notification Options

Figure 5-11. Message Preferences Dialog Box

Table 5-2. Notification Preferences

Icon Choose To
Do not notify Prevent any network message from appearing on your screen. Choose the Read command from the VINES Messages menu to view a history of your messages.
Blink icon Cause the Apple menu icon to blink when you receive a network message. Choose the Read command from the VINES Messages menu to view the message.
Show message Set the amount of time you want the network message to appear on your screen before it clears or you click OK. If you enable the option box, the default is 6 seconds. Select the number with your mouse and enter a different value to change it.

Viewing Messages

Figure 5-12. Read Window

Deleting Messages

1. Select the message with your mouse

2. Click the Trash icon at the top of the Read window

Sending Messages

Choose the Send command from the VINES Messages menu
Click anywhere in the Send window to make it active, if it is partially hidden behind the Read window

Figure 5-13. Send Window

1. If the cursor is not already in the To: text field, click in the field. The cursor appears at the beginning of the field.

2. Enter the StreetTalk address of each user you want to send the message to. Either:

- Separate the addresses with a comma

- Press return after each address

Follow these guidelines for entering addresses:

- You can enter names and lists into the To: field.

- When addressing a message to more than one user or list, separate each name with a comma or press return after each StreetTalk name.

- You can include wildcard patterns in the To: field such as *@*@WCTUS.

3. Click the Message: text field or press the tab key to move to the Message: text field. The cursor appears in the Message: text field.

4. Enter your message. You can enter up to 71 characters for your message.

5. After you enter your message and at least one address, click the Send icon. A brief message appears, notifying you that your message was sent.

Using the STDA Icon

Figure 5-14. STDA Window

Using the StreetTalk Directory Assistance Window

1. Enter letters in the Key Search text box. As you enter characters, STDA searches for the closest match in the user' s last name, which appears at the top of the list. For example, to search for the name "Bryant," enter the letters B, R, Y ... You' ll find that STDA often displays the name before you finish entering the complete name.

2. To select the name, click the name with your mouse. Select multiple names by command key-clicking on each additional name.

3. Click the top panel of the window to transfer your selected name. The selected name appears.

You can also double-click a name to transfer it to the To: field.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each name you want to add as an address. When you finish, click OK. The STDA window closes and the addresses you selected appear in the To: text field of the Send window.

Using the Search Editor

Figure 5-15. Search Editor

1. Select a name in the STDA window.

2. Click Search Editor. The Search Editor window appears.

3. Click By Example. The selected name and description are copied to the two text boxes. The item name in the StreetTalk name is selected. You can change the selected name to an asterisk (*), for example, or make any other edits to create a search pattern.

Using VINES Who am I?

Figure 5-16. Who Am I? Window

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