ICONisp Help Documents

[ Server Addresses | Domain Parking | News Server Setup ]

Server Addresses

Mail Servers
Incoming Mail Server: mail.iconisp.com
Outgoing Mail Server: mail.iconisp.com

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Incoming Mail Server: mail.<yourdomain>.com
Outgoing Mail Server: mail.<yourdomain>.com

DNS Settings
Primary DNS Server: 68.68.101.160
Secondary DNS Server: 68.68.101.162

Other Servers
FTP Server: ftp.iconisp.com
Shell Server: shell.iconisp.com
WebMail Servers: https://webmail.<yourdomain>.com (!Self Signed Certificate!)
News Server: news.iconisp.com (temporarily down)


Domain Parking Information

Here are the details you need to park/register your domains via ICONisp. It is very cheap with domains starting at $15 dollars a year. If you have any questions or problems please call us and we can help quickly.

http://domains.iconisp.com $

Registration Service Provider:

ICON Solutions, Inc, admin@iconisp.com
650-444-1369
http://www.iconisp.com
ICON Solutions, Inc dba ICONisp

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Registrar Domain Name Help Center:
http://tucowsdomains.com

Primary DNS: ns1.iconisp.com (68.68.101.160)
Secondary DNS: ns2.iconisp.com (68.68.101.162)

Here are the details you need to park/register your domains via Network Solutions. Very expensive starting at $34 dollars a year and any questions or problems, please call them or us.

http://www.networksolutions.com $$$

Network Solutions ID: ICONISP4-DOM
Primary DNS: ns1.iconisp.com (68.68.101.160)
Secondary DNS: ns2.iconisp.com (68.68.101.162)

News Server Setup

Access to Usenet (newsgroup) services is available via username and password authentication only. This type of access allows customers to access Usenet and newsgroups through the news server from anywhere on the Internet. Please note: We do not track reading or posting habits of customers. We do, however, reserve the right to check access logs for administrative purposes. The username/password you must enter to authenticate and connect to the server is the PPP login (hostname) and password you use when you dial in to connect to the Internet. The following are step by step instructions to help configure some of the more popular newsreaders that are available. To set up your newsreader for username/password authentication, use the appropriate information below.

Server: news.iconisp.com
Admin Email: admin@iconisp.com
Login: username@iconisp.com (where username is your ICONisp username)

These instructions assume that your newsreader has already been properly configured to access the news server without username and password authentication.

Configuring Forte's Agent/Free Agent
Select the Options menu, then Preferences.
Under the User Profile tab, check "Server requires authorization login".
Enter your hostname in the "Username" field and check "Remember Password between sessions".
Enter your password in the "Password" field.
Click OK.

Configuring Microsoft Internet News
From Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.x, select "Go" then "Read News" from drop-down menu.
From within Internet News, Select "News" then "Options" from drop-down menu.
Click on the "Server" tab.
Click on the "Properties" button.
Select the "General" tab.
Check "This server requires me to logon." "Logon settings" should now be enabled.
Choose "Logon using".
Enter your PPP login name in the "Account Name:" field and password in the "Password:" field.
Click "OK".

Configuring Microsoft Outlook Express
From Outlook Express, right click the news server name in the left hand window, then select Properties from the pop-up menu.
Click on the "Server" tab.
Check "This server requires me to log on", then choose "Logon using".
Enter your PPP login name in the "Account name" field and password in the "Password" field.
Click "OK".

Configuring Netscape Communicator
From the Netscape Browser window, select "Edit", then "Preferences" on the drop-down menu.
Expand "Mail and Newsgroups" by clicking on the adjacent 'plus' sign.
Select "Newsgroup Server", then highlight the news server address.
Click "Edit".
Select "Always ask me for my username and password".
Click "OK", then "OK" again.

Configuring Netscape Navigator 3.x
From Netscape Navigator, select "Window", then "Netscape News" on the drop-down menu.
Double-click the folder labeled with the news server address.
The "Netscape User Prompt" dialog will appear. Enter your PPP login name and click "OK".
The "Password Entry Dialog" will appear. Enter your password and click "OK".
Note: Netscape Navigator 3.x does not have the ability to save your news username and password settings. Each time you close and reopen Netscape, you will need to follow the steps above in order to access the news server.

Configuring Newswatcher
With Newswatcher open, go to the "File" menu and select "Preferences..."
In the Newswatcher Preferences window, click and hold down the mouse button on "Topic:" -- the box expands to show other options to choose from.
Choose "Authentication".
In "Username:", enter your PPP login name. In "Password:", enter your password.
Choose "Save Password".
Choose "Always Authenticate".
Click "OK".