First the archive must become in arbitrary catalogue entpackt. Meaningfully the catalogue should be empty by the installation very first. As a name presents itself "x:\hamster". Then you can start directly "hamster.exe". The required sublists u.ä. If hamster attaches by the first starting directly. If you should not see the hamster right away, then to double clicks you simply on the yellow rodent in the Tray-icon.

Updates can also be installed by simple Entpacken in the existing catalogue. INI-files o.ä. are not headed, because are not contained in the hamster's-archive.

It is required for the access to the news and E-mail-Reader to give away a password for the automatically invested user "admin".

One chooses this about the menu " file / attitudes(settings) / Local servers / user local users " from configure " the page(side) ". This page(side) contains a list with the names of all local users existing at the moment. Select the user "admin" and call the treatment dialogue about the badge "Treat" on. Then with "changing" on the top right you can fix the password and afterwards with OK you store the changes. Then in the list of the local users should on the right from "admin" instead of " {empty} " " {Set} " be to be seen.

It is required for the access to the news server of the hamster to configure the Newsreader with the server name and the access data of the user, so that in future is accessed the hamster and not (more) on the external news server.

As an user's name or user's name is to be given(indicated) "admin". Admin in the hamster assigned password is to be given also with.

If all data were given correctly, now the news groups from the hamster can be taken over in the Newsreader. Normally the internal hamster's-group "internal.misc" should appear here at least already.

If before a normal server was put and is got the list of the news groups completely by the hamster, the list decreases to the plus subscribed in the hamster to the internal groups. Certainly, this is irritating at first sight, but technically completely correct. The hamster explains for the Client now the new server. As a server he places with it to the Client only the groups, in the Client to the accessible group list, to disposal which are covered by the hamster also, from the server accessible to him, tasächlich. If with the provider, e.g., 100 groups are available, the hamster 50 of it has subscribed, only these 50 groups are available to the Client.

One can send to the first testing the access E-mail to the local user "admin@hamster" - the mail should land temporarly as a text file in " <hamster> \mails\mail.out " be to be found and while fetching of new mails in the input file of the Mailclients.

The following addresses get on all as local addresses of the administrator:

All E-mails directed in these addresses are blocked admin immediately locally.

1. In the menu " attitudes / news (groups) configure / newsserver " on the page(side) "news server" the switch(counter) "new" operate and the name of the external news server put down (", nntp " behind it sets hamster automatically).

2. Open an on-line connection (at DFÜ-network or Einwahlsoftware), so that the hamster can access the external news server. The chosen on-line connection must allow naturally an access to the news server. Otherwise point 3 will not be able to function.

3. In the menu "On-line" the point " All servers (News+Mail) " or aimed call the menu point for the news server (under " On-line / of Separate servers / < server name > ") - now the hamster will load the list of all groups available on the server. This can last some time, if the group list is long correspondingly or the connection is not too fast.

4. Waiting, since the number the Threads indicates zero in the status line. Then the on-line connection can be finished again.

5. In the menu " attitudes / news (groups) configure " alternatively about the page(side) " news loading orders " and the badge "new" or about the page(side) "news server" and the badge "loading orders" the wished news groups select and add. The list on the page(side) "news groups" should contain the just selected groups, apart from that has run with the choice a little bit wrongly.

6. If still no on-line connection was produced, they build one on.

7. In the menu "On-line" the point " All servers (News+Mails) " activate - now hamster will load all articles of the selected news-groups, as far as one has not limited the maximum number of the articles about the corresponding attitude(setting).

8. Wait, since the number the Threads indicates zero in the status line (this can last according to speed of the connection and the number of the news to be loaded absolutely several minutes). Afterwards the on-line connection can be cut again.

9. Start the Newsreader. Now the articles can be read off-line loaded, and be answered. Then with the next on-line run hamster will send off the self-written articles and load the articles come since the last getting again. Then these can be loaded again off-line by the Newsreader etc and so on

1. In the menu " attitudes(settings) / mail (server) " on the pages(sides) point " servers POP3 " and "SMTP-servers" you can put / the corresponding external mail and SMTP-server on the bases of the provider's information hopefully being available to you.

2. Open an on-line connection (at DFÜ-network or Einwahlsoftware), so that the hamster can access the external mail servers. The chosen on-line connection must allow naturally an access to the mail server what is rarely a problem, however, at least while fetching of mail.

2. In the menu "On-line" the point " All servers (News+Mail) " or alternatively the fitting menu point appeal under " On-line / of Separate servers ". Now the hamster will load all new E-mails - provided that exist - from the server and send to the opposed user - in the standard case admin.

3. Satrten you are configured the Mailreader which can be read to article - provided that everything correctly - now by the hamster loaded and in the Mailreader.

1. They(you) can write a mail from your(their) Mailreader and send. Now the hamster should point below in the status border a mail to be sent.

2. Open an on-line connection (at DFÜ-network or Einwahlsoftware), so that the hamster can access the external mail servers. The chosen on-line connection must allow naturally an access to the mail server what is not always possible at least about InternetByCall.

2. In the menu "On-line" the point " All servers (News+Mail) " or again the specific entry activate for the mail server. Now the hamster will send the E-mails to the server.