Web-EIES®
Starting
Guide
version 1.1
October 1, 1996
Acknowledgements
EIES® was developed at New Jersey Institute of Technology by the Computerized Conferencing and Communications Center. Those who have contributed to the design and/or software development include James Whitescarver, Kevin Walsh, Sal Johar, Marsha Roberts, Alan Leurck, Roxanne Hiltz, and Murray Turoff.
This guide was written by Eileen Michie.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 Browser Basics
1.2 Navigating through EIES®
1.3 Signing On
1.4 Homebase
1.5 EIES® Concepts
1.5.1 Mail vs. Conferences
1.5.2 Waiting vs. Accepted
1.5.3 Item Numbering
1.6 Getting Help
2.1 Removing Notifications From Your Waiting List
2.2 Viewing Notifications
3.1 Reading Mail
3.1.1 A Closer Look At A Full Header:
3.2 Writing Mail
3.2.1 Subject vs. Keys
3.3 Reply
3.4 Reading Accepted (old) Mail
3.5 Internet mail
3.5.1 Sending Internet Mail
3.5.2 Receiving Internet Mail
4.1 Entering a Conference
4.2 Reading Comments
4.3 Writing Comments
4.4 Replying to Comments
4.5 Accessing Accepted (old) Items
4.6 Modifying and Deleting Comments
4.7 Searching for Items
4.8 How to Find a Conference
4.9 Your Conference Colleagues
5.1 Learing About Other EIES® Members
5.2 Modifying Your Directory Listing
5.2.1 Selecting a Nickname
5.3 Selecting an EIES® Password
6.1 Accessing Activities
6.1.1 Accessing Activities from Homebase
6.1.2 Accessing Activities From a Conference