It's stored right here in Port Townsend. We will now tell Netscape about both of these, but we have to specify their numeric addresses because up to now, there has been no way to relate names to numbers. Now we must enter some information for Netscape's Email and Newsgroup features. NNTP is the Newsgroup server. This name will be shown as the sender of outgoing mail.
Most modems are able to identify themselves upon receipt of a command.
Windows checks the modem make and model against a list, and if the modem is listed it is installed with the correct parameters for that model. If your modem is an odd-ball brand, or old, Windows may not be able to identify it. In that case you are invited to make your own selection from the list. Netscape wants you to enter the phone number where you are dialing from. This information is of absolutely no use to OlympusNet, and one wonders if the number isn't being collected for some direct marketing campaign.