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Installation instructions #2

Download of Software from the InternetAfter you have downloaded SkyFile as a ZIP file from our website under

www.francetelecom-mobilesat.com , unpack it with WinZip into an empty tempo-rary folder (directory), e.g. C:\Temp. Then start SETUP program (see above) inthis temporary folder and follow the instructions in the installation program. Clickon "Continue".

Windows has to berestarted after installationin order to load the driver.The software will onlyfunction properly afterthis. Before restartingWindows, please removethe CD from the drive.

Further installation stepsThe installation program sets up a "SkyFile" group in the Windows Start menuunder "Programs", in which you will find the software. If you want SkyFile to openautomatically whenever the computer boots up, please copy a short cut to theAutosync.exe program (in the SkyFile folder) in the Autostart folder. The first timeyou start the SkyFile Message list (Windows Start menu - Programs - SkyFile -SkyFile) the Setup dialogue box (in "Access and dial parameters") automaticallyopens.

Entering the account parameters

Master username: Enter the user name provided by the Customer Service (yourusername is similar with the word in your e-mail address in front of the "@").Master password: You will receive your password from the Customer Serviceupon registration. Some Windows versions only show three stars * after re-entering this window, this is, in fact, confusing but correct.Access mode (Quickinstall): For standard satellite terminals like e.g.miniM/Phone, choose your terminal and confirm with "Yes" to execute the appro-priate settings. Depending on your choice, the COM port or the ISDN-MSN may

be changed ifneeded (see nextpages).Number: The dial-number will be filledout automaticallyafter selecting theaccess mode(mostly the short

code 28#).Port: The port to beused for your datatransmission deviceis normally correctlyset by the Quickin-stall-button. Pleaseclick on "Options" incase you want to

change the com-munication parame-ters.

Blocked address book: By choosing this option, you can restrict mobile-to-fixedmessages to only the destinations/addressees entered in the SkyFile addressbook. This parameter can be changed with the master password.


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Installing the standard mail-to handler and thefax driver

Setting SkyFile as standard mail programAfter making the configuration, you are asked to set SkyFile as the standardprogram for e-mails, which ensures that when you click on a mail link in yourInternet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer), SkyFile automatically starts, and thedestination address is correctly entered.

The standard mail-to program option can also be activated later under "Options"in the Message list.

Installation of fax driverTo produce telefax pages SkyFile employs a printer driver, which you can alsoinstall in the Message list under "Options" ("Install fax support"). After restartingWindows the fax printer driver is available as a virtual printer called SkyFile, andcan be used from any application.

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5To enable the fax printer's preview function to operate properly, check that the Windows "Imaging"

accessory is installed on your PC and is linked as the standard application for *.tif-files.

SkyFile-Installation in a LAN

The SkyFile client may be used on several workstations in a local area network(LAN). In case subaccounts are installed, this means, that all different userscould theoretically access an own mailbox from their PC, as long as it isconnected to the LAN.

For this purpose, SkyFile just needs to be installed once on the PC connected tothe satcom terminal. After installation, the SkyFile installation directory has to bemade available (mostly C:\SKYFILE) for read/write file sharing with other PCs in

the LAN (in the file explorer you will see a hand under the SkyFile directory).

The other workstations are connected by simply creating a desktop link throughthe LAN to the file "autosync.exe" in the SkyFile installation directory.

When using subaccounts, we recommend to create a link to the transfer module"host32.exe" in the Windows Autostart folder in order to ensure internal e-mails(between subaccounts) to be delivered instantly. Internal e-mails may be sentand received free of charge, using the full local e-mail addresses including thesubaccount names.


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Message list #1

The following pages contain detailed instructions for the use of the SkyFile pro-gram. The screenshot beneath shows the user interface of the mail program, theMessage list. You can view this Message list by clicking on the SkyFile programin the Windows program menu in the SkyFile folder (Start - Programs - SkyFile -SkyFile). The symbol bar of the Message list window includes the following fre-quently used functions.

"New e-mail" to write a message, with or without file attachments.

"Open" displays a received or sent message in a text window.

"Answer" enables you to write and/or send an answer to a received message tothe sender's address (and/or another Internet address).

Message list #2

"Answer all" to send an answer back to the sender and to all the other recipi-ents of the original message.

"Forward to send a received message to one or several other recipients in theaddress book or to other Internet addresses.

"Archive" to archive one or more selected messages in a self defined messagefolder.

"Delete" deletes one or more selected messages in the Message list with allattachments. Deleted files will be stored in the "recycle bin" archive for a definedperiod. Alternatively you can use the Del key (with Shift+Del no confirmation ofthe deletion is requested).

"Remark to add a remark which appears in the relevant line of the message list(for SMS and faxes it is inserted automatically).

"Send SMS" to enter a short text and a destination number, to be sent by theSMS (Short Message Service) to a mobile phone. The recipient can easily re-spond to this SMS by using the Reply-function of his GSM-phone.

"Dial now" immediately dials the gateway, regardless of scheduled times. E-mails, SMS and faxes will be sent and received in one data connection. After theexchange of all messages the connection is shut down instantly.

"Address book" to enter, organize, manage and delete e-mail addresses, SMS

and Fax numbers.

"Help" to display the online Help program.

[Folder-list] The folder list shows all message archives created. On the top thereis the archive New which contains all the actually sent and received messages.Other archives can be individually created by the user / administrator. As a stan-dard, you will find the archives "Draft" (not yet finished new emails) and "Recyclebin" (deleted messages).


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Sending and receiving messages #1

With the integrated text editor you can write or edit messages, andalso optionally attach files to messages. The text editor is opened byclicking the "New mail" button.

You open received e-mails in the Message list with a double click on the relevantline. An outgoing e-mail (not sent yet) can still be changed by double clicking thise-mail.

When you write a new e-mail or respond to one, a window appears with the fol-lowing content:


Functions in the text editor"To:" Clicking on the little phone book next to "To:" opens a window containingthe address book, in which you can select your contacts. By holding down theCtrl key you can select several names.

Select the required recipient by a double click or with"Apply". However, you canalso select one of the latest addresses used, or type in manually one or severaladdresses (separated by commas).

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"CC:" Here you can enter one or several extra recipients. The same rules andformats apply to the cc-addresses as to the addresses in the "To" box.

"BCC:" Recipients entered here receive the e-mail as "blind copy", i.e. theiraddresses are not visible to the other e-mail recipients. You have to switch onthe BCC box under "Tools" first ("Display BCC box") or press F6.

"Subject:" Here you enter a subject for your message. When you reply to an e-

mail, the subject is automatically adopted and prefixed with "Re:"

"Attachment:" You can attach one or several files of any type to your text mes-sage. However, please check the size (see p. 4, "Do not send files bigger than[...] KByte")

"Text:" In this box you can enter a text from a different application, manually orfrom the Windows clipboard, with the key combination Ctrl-Insert. The windowwidth determines the length of the line. When the window opens for the first time,

it shows about 70 characters per line, which means that texts will be correctlyprinted.

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Please note: A valid e-mail address always contains an @ sign and at least one dot, as [email protected] for example, and apart from letters and numbers only the charac-ters .-_%#!+~ are permitted.


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Functions in the text editorIn the text box the following key combinations are available:

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Ctrl+F: Searching for an expression.F3: Continue the search for an expression.F6: Display BCC box (blind copy address for a message to be sent).F7: Add a remark to the current message in the message list.Shift+cursor: Extends a selection (or extend with the left mouse key held down).

Ctrl+C: Copies the selected text onto the clipboard without deleting it.Del: Deletes a character or the selected text without copying it into the clipboard.Shift+Del: Copies the selected text into the clipboard and deletes it.[insert in the menu of the open e-mail window. You will be asked forthe *.TXT-file which should be inserted. After double clicking the selected TXT-file, the content will be copied into the open new e-mail.

7Received or already sent texts cannot be changed; they can only be selected and copied.

Address book #1

In the SkyFile Message list window you can enter a list of frequentlycontacted e-mail, SMS and fax partners by pressing the address booksymbol.

New": Enter the name and address of a recipient here. In case you chooseSMS or Fax, the address will be a GSM-Number or a terrestrial Fax numberbeginning with the country code (e.g. +4922872192729 for Fax).

Entries can also be edited and deleted by selecting the entry and clicking on the

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Postpaid/Prepaid Crew E-mailing

More and more crew members ask for an easy to use and cheap e-solution tosend and receive e-mails to and from their family and friends at home, as e-mailsare much cheaper than voice calls. But so far, most ship owners are reluctant toprovide the crew with e-mail facilities for security reasons and as they don't wantto be charged for the airtime produced by their crews.

For this reason, thanks to the described subaccount features, SkyFile makes iteasy for the captain to offer crew e-mailing: even prepaid crew e-mailing can be

offered with a minimum of administrative efforts involved and without additionalinvestment as the available hard- and software components on board can beused:

Thanks to the private subaccounts, each crew-member can get his own pass-word protected onboard e-mail-address.

A separated PC for the crew, connected via LAN, can be installed e.g. in thecrew room to save the crew from visiting the bridge to check their e-mails.

Only the Captain is allowed to start the e-mail transfer.

The crew-traffic can be charged on a monthly basis or at any time, e.g. if aperson leaves the vessel. The bill is very detailed, each message is docu-mented and priced, the captain may select between two options: volume- orconnection times based billing. In both cases, the invoice is wellcomprehensive and understandable for both, captain and crew.

The rate for the crew will be defined by the captain himself.

To avoid misuse, the captain can set a monthly or general traffic limitation foreach subaccount. After reaching this traffic limit, the crew subaccount cannot

produce any additional messaging-costs14.

Prepaid crew e-mailing:In order to offer a "prepaid" crew e-mailing onboard, the captain needs to set thetraffic limit according to the prepaid amount of money, the crew is willing tospend for e-mailing.

14Please note that the reception of e-mails stops only after the next dial-in after the limit has been

reached! So it might happen that the limit set will be exceeded for a certain amount.

Further questions as to the usage of subaccounts and split billing?

In the SkyFile area of our homepage www.francetelecom-mobilesat.com, youllfind more information on setting up and using Subaccounts and the Split Bill-ing feature.


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Licence agreement

The software is provided free of charge. Successful operation is not guaranteedin a particular configuration environment or with particular applications, or to besuitable for particular applications.

Neither France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications nor Shamrock Soft-ware GmbH bear liability for consequential damage of any kind occurring in con-nection with the use of the software, for example in the form lost data or sales.

Installation of the software automatically implies acceptance of the conditions ofuse.

The transferred data are implicitly encrypted by SkyFile data compression. Insome countries encryption is subject to legal restrictions. During stays in thesecountries, compression must therefore be deactivated.

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communicationsand Shamrock Software GmbH

Any Questions? Support needed?

You can use SkyFile immediately after being registered as user via our CustomerService. SkyFile is available in several languages. You can download SkyFile forfree from our homepage www.francetelecom-mobilesat.com or request the softwareon a CD.

If you have any questions regarding the Service Activation Forms or our ser-vices, please contact our Customer Service in France or Germany:

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications

France:Phone: +33 5 56 22 32 31Fax: +33 5 56 83 81 01E-mail: [email protected]

Germany:

Phone: +49 (0) 228 72 19-27 27Fax: +49 (0) 228 72 19-27 29E-mail: [email protected]

or visit out our websitewww.francetelecom-mobilesat.com .

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