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  • Turn on your Mac.
  • Insert Forbin Disk #1.
  • Click on the Internet Tools Disk icon that appears on your desktop.
  • Click on Forbin Installer.
  • Click on the Next button. Follow the instructions on the screen, using your UserID and Password which you chose.
  • Reboot when prompted.
  • Open your FreePPP Setup. This should be located in the pull-down menu on your menu bar icon (the little phone in the top right hand corner of the screen)
  • Click on the Accounts tab.
  • Highlight 'The Forbin Project, Inc.' (if it isn't already) and click on the Edit button.
  • The phone number is 235-6000. Make the appropriate change.
  • Next to Connect: Using connect Script should be there in a pull-down bar. Click and hold this and select Directly from the list.
  • Click 'OK' and you are ready to connect to the new server.
  • Make sure your UserID is in the Username: field as well as your password on the next line.
  • Close FreePPP Setup.
  • Find the Internet Applications folder with Finder. Run IE 2.1 FAT Installer.
  • Find Internet Explorer. Open IE 2.1. Assign recommended memory to it by clicking Get Info. Then click on Lock.
  • Find Eudora. Open Eudora. Assign recommended memory to it by clicking Get Info. Then click on Lock.
  • To set up your email, open Eudora. Click on Settings, Options.
  • Click on Getting Started. In the box that says POP Account, enter username@mail.forbin.net. For example, if your email address is joe@forbin.net,you would enter joe@mail.forbin.net.
    For return address enter: username@forbin.net. Then go to Checking Mail. Check Send on Check and Save Password. Click on Sending Mail and uncheck Immediate Send.
  • Internet Explorer: To go somewhere on the Internet, you need to type in a URL like http://www.forbin.net and press Return.
  • Eudora: To send email, you need to specify a recipient in the TO: field of Eudora, something for the Subject: field, and text in the Body of the message.

To connect: Pull down from the phone icon to Open PPP Connection.
To disconnect: Pull down from the phone icon to Close PPP Connection.


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Customers are saying:

Subject: NICE GOING!


You always hear from people when things are'nt going good BUT HERE'S A COMPLIMENT THAT THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL!!

The new phone number ALWAYS gives me a fast connect speed (40,000 to 46,000) compared to the old number!

THANK YOU - NICE GOING!
Denny
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Subject: Website User Comment


I have used several internet providers for dial up connection, Forbin by far has been the best. You'll doing a great job. Thanks: John
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