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WinVN 32 and AT&T Worldnet Service

This page contains instructions on configuring the 32 bit version of WinVn for use with AT&T Worldnet Service.

To install WinVN 32:

  1. Create a WinVN directory and unzip the archive into this directory.
  2. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP:
    Windows NT: If you don't have CTL3D32.DLL in your %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32, MOVE - don't copy - CTL3D32.DLL into your %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32 directory. If you don't use the CTL3DV232.DLL in the WinVN distribution, rename it or delete it out of your WinVN directory.
    Windows 95: If you don't have a CTL3D32.DLL in your Windows area, MOVE - don't copy - CTL3D32.DLL into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. If you don't use the CTL3DV232.DLL in the WinVN distribution, rename it or delete it out of your WinVN directory.
    There must be *one and only one* instance of this file on your disk!
  3. Very Important! WinVN's GWINSOCK.DLL interfaces fine with Windows 95 Dial Up Network and Win 95's WSOCK32.DLL, so there is no need to modify the WINVN.INI However, if you have problems connecting to the news host follow the instructions in the readme file, or contact the creators.
    Explanation: GWINSOCK.DLL is not a replacement for the WinSock provided by Win 95 so don't edit WinVN.INI and replace the GenSockDLL= line in the INI file with a WSOCK32.DLL, The GenSockDLL=GWINSOCK.DLL entry is the interface library that WinVN uses to call your WSOCK32.DLL. Do not delete this file.

To configure WinVN 32:

  1. Launch WinVN.
  2. Now input the news and mail server info, and your time zone
    • News (NNTP) Server: netnews.worldnet.att.net
    • Mail (SMTP) Server: mailhost.worldnet.att.net
    • Time Zone: Select your time zone
    communications options window
  3. Click the OK button. WinVN will now bring up your Personal Information window.
  4. Input your information, if your e-mail address and reply to address are the same you can skip the reply-to, WinVN will give you a dialog box saying they are the same if you put the same info in both boxes..
    • Full Name: I think you know this one...
    • E-Mail Address: username@worldnet.att.net
    personal information window
  5. Click the Ok button.
  6. WinVN will now create two files. WinVN.ini and your newsrc files, the procedure to follow is the same for both files.
    prompt window
  7. Just press the Open button and WinVN will prompt:
    create window
  8. Just click the Yes button to create the file.
  9. Now do the same procedure for the newsrc file.
  10. You are set to go to the next step which will get you the newsgroups.

Connect

  1. If everything went right, you should see this
    request list
  2. By clicking the Yes button, WinVN should launch the WIN 95 DUN and you should see you connect box.
    connect
  3. Go ahead and connect, once connected you will start to see newsgroups being collected. This part will download all the newsgroups that are available, this will take a while so be patient
  4. Once the newsgroups are finished you can select which groups you want to subscribe to and your on your way.

Note: Don't forget to add the WinVN Icon to your AT&T Worldnet Service Folder.

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