WebTV Previews Yellow Home Page
Last Updated: 5/17/00 3:35 pm PST
Client 2.5
Hello IHOPers! If you have a computer or a second WebTV unit,
this post is for you. If not, don't worry, I'll post something for you soon!
Promise! The IHOP service trial starts tomorrow, so here are some instructions
on getting started and things I would like you to test. This trial will be a
short one, which makes it all the more important for us to complete as much
testing as possible in the coming week. Please post all questions, comments and
problems to your newsgroup. If you identify a bug, please be sure to note it in
your newsgroup and then file a problem report. Lastly, I will be monitoring the
newsgroups, so feel free to direct questions, comments, and suggestions to me in
the newsgroup. How to set up Remote WebTV Mail in WebTV: Go to "Mail". Go to
"Settings". Select "Remote mail". Select "Remote WebTV mail". Select "Continue".
Follow the instructions listed on the screen and make sure you put a check mark
in the box to "Allow remote access". Be sure to read "Important Tips for your
POP 3 Password" below before creating your password. Don't forget, your POP3
server name for this trial is pop-asg.webtv.net Completing the set up using your
PC: The instructions for completing the setup on your PC can be found by
selecting "Help" at the end of the "Remote WebTV mail" set up screen. Or In
Mail, go to Help>Detailed instructions> Remote mail>Remote mail
Help>Detailed instructions>WebTV mail. Completing the set up using your
other WebTV unit: (Note: At this time, it is unclear if we will officially
support POP3 mail from WebTV to WebTV) Go to "Mail". Go to "Settings". Select
"Remote mail". Select "Other remote mail" Enter the user name of the account you
want to retrieve mail from. (Do not include @webtv.net) Enter the password you
set up on your other WebTV unit. Enter the POP 3 server name "pop-asg.webtv.net"
Once you have completed the set up on both units, then try the test cases below.
Important Tips for your POP 3 Password: Password must be between 7 and 18
characters in length. Use only alphabetical or numerical characters. The
password should NOT be one that you can find in a dictionary. Things I would
like you to try: Send links. Send pictures. Send attachments (video, audio). If
you have more than one email program try each of them individually. If you have
more than one email program have all of them activated. (Note: to test this, you
must select the option to leave mail on the server.) Try subscribing to list
servers to see how quickly you get mail in each account. Try flooding your
mailbox with mail to test load impact. Leave mail on server. Opt not to leave
mail on server. Opt not to leave mail on server. For each scenario, I will want
to know if what happened is what you expected. Please be sure to provide error
messages and steps to reproduce. Have fun everyone! I look forward to your
feedback! Andrea
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Last Updated: 5/05/2k 11:56 am PST Hello everyone! I am pleased to
announce that we are starting a new service trial. The new feature is actually a
modification of an existing feature, "Remote Mail". Currently, users are able to
use their WebTV Unit to retrieve mail from another email account, like Hotmail
or Outlook. This new feature works in reverse. You will be able to access your
WebTV email from a computer or another WebTV account. Pretty neat, huh?
For this service trial, we will only be testing "Remote WebTV Mail" with: Outlook Outlook Express MSN
Please complete this survey (select URL below), so we can determine who is
best suited for this particular aspect of the trial. Remote WebTV Mail Survey
Thanks! Andrea
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5/03/2000 Hello again, What a long strange (and sometimes painful) trip it
has been. I would like to take this time to thank everyone for all of their hard
work. Without all of your hard work and dedication we would not be able to do
half of the things we do here. Well the 2.5 trial that you all have been working
on is winding down. While there are still some things that we would like to
improve upon (and I am sure you agree), the time is drawing near to release this
to the masses. You should all give yourselves a pat on the back for the great
job you have done. Please continue to file PRs, as we are still very interested
in what you find. I will be sure to let you know once we are truly ready to
release this build. Thanks again for all your hard work, Marcus
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2/18/2k Howdy
Folks, By now everyone should have received the most recent client update (build
7151). There was nothing added to this release that you would/should be
able to notice. We have made some adjustments behind the
scenes.
We have also released a new service build to you.
With this service build you now have the ability to use the Messenger feature to
exchange messages with pc users who have MSN Messenger installed on their
systems. I am sure that most (if not all) of you have a friend (or
friends) who has a pc. Try to get your pals to use the Messenger
application to send you instant messages. We realize that by doing this we
are sort of "letting the cat out of the bag" regarding this feature. It
has been deemed more important to properly test this feature than to worry about
secrecy in this case. However please do not share any of our other
developments with those outside the previewing program. Please continue to
"hammer" on this new feature along with G2, and Windows Media. With you
help we will make this one of the best releases yet. Thanks for your time,
Marcus
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2/18/2k
Thank you for all of your continued hard work. In addition to your
"pounding" on the Messenger feature, we would like you to hammer on a few more
areas. With your help we are hoping to make this one of the best releases
ever. Starting now we would like you to play or continue to play our ITV
offerings as often as possible. Please report any difficulties that you
encounter with the games. Also our developers would like for you to visit
or start visiting sites that feature Real Audio. Your WebTV terminals
should now be capable of utilizing the popular G2 format. In addition to
that we also need you to visit Windows Media Player sites. Along with the
G2 support your WebTV terminal should be capable of supporting this format
also. There are some known issues with the Media Player. Please
visit the new features area for more information on that.
I know that
I do not need to mention this, but in light of some security issues/leaks that
we have had to deal with lately I thought that I might as well mention it
again. When you were admitted in to the WebTV Previews Program an NDA (non
disclosure agreement) was submitted. What that basically says is that you
will not talk about or discuss any proprietary WebTV information with anyone
outside of WebTV Networks Inc. or the Previews program. Ok, now back to
the happy stuff... Let's get out there and track down some bugs. Happy
Hunting =) Marcus
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2/7/2k Welcome to
the Yellow Home Page. We are now in the middle of testing our latest upgrade
(Client 2.5). With this new client you will see the addition of some very
exciting features. For the time being we will be having you focus your
attention on our new Messenger feature. With the Messenger feature you
will be able to send and receive "Instant Messages" to and from your
friends. You will also be able to create a "Buddy/Friends List" which will
allow you to know which of your friends are currently on line. The default
setting for the Messenger feature will be "ON", so if you do not want the
feature active for one of your users you will need to turn it off. In
order to test this feature to it's fullest I am going to ask you to make friends
with everyone in the group (which I am sure will not be a problem). Please
feel free to add my to all of your "Buddy Lists." My email address is
mod_1906@webtv.net . I have discovered that the easiest way to add people
to your list is by going to the "Options Panel" and selecting Messenger.
At the bottom of the panel you will see a button labeled "Contact." Select
the "Contact" button and enter the complete email address of the person you
would like to add to your list. (i.e. mod_1906@webtv.net). I hope that all
of you are as excited about this as I am. Hurry and add me to your list so
that we can start sending instant messages... See you online,
Marcus