Depending on your ISP setup, you may just need TCP/IP information (e.g. some Cable, DSL, and Wireless), or you may need account information (e.g., dial up connections, PPPoE Cable, DSL, and some wireless). This information is basic connectivity information that allows your system to send data back and forth with the ISP. You can think of this as a layer 1-3 authentication and authorization that allows you to send and receive data. Think of this as a driver's license that allows you to drive any car on a public road anywhere in the US.
With mail, there is a separate account on the mail server that allows you to send and receive mail. While typically the account name is shared with the above account ID, in fact this is a separate authentication at layer seven - that is, and authentication and authorization to use a specific application (actually, two applications, since sending and receiving mail are different processes). Think of this as a key that allows you to drive a specific car. Where the analogy breaks down today is that a driver's license is a piece of paper, and a key is a bit of metal. However, we are already moving towards the driver's licenses being a smart card, and keys are today typically a specialized transmitter in addition to a bit of metal. However, it is likely that both will be combined, along with all your credit, ATM, debit cards, and US Treasury cash, into a single contactless smart card in the future (that you will keep in your cellular phone). -- Eric Hildum > From: SVEN AERTS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:21:39 +0200 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: Change default from: > > On 24-07-2002 05:00, "Entourage:mac Talk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: George Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:26:16 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Change default from: >> >> On 7/22/02 23:19, SVEN AERTS wrote: >> >>> ��here ? From the Mac OS: Preferences/Internet... ? Don't think so, only my >>> iTools Account name is there. Not my account name given by my ISP. >> >> But you do have your ISP information entered in the Network Preference >> Panel, no? That's what's used to establish a connection, and that has >> nothing to do with Entourage. > > Yes in the TCP/IP... But I don't put my account ID and password that I've > got from the ISP there. So how does my ISP I am to be given acces ? > > And if I delete my ISP account in EntX... Then the message cannot be sent > and received anymore. > > Any explanation? -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
