Basic Protocol and Settings for use with the ISP, Prodigy Internet - SBC/Yahoo! by: Bob in Houston

NETWORK

Domain Name ....................... prodigy.net
    DNS
Primary DNS server .............. 198.83.19.241
Secondary DNS server .......... 198.83.19.244
    alternate DNS for PIv.5+ or DUN
Primary DNS server: ............. 207.115.59.241
Secondary DNS server: ........ 207.115.59.244
Prodigy regional DNS settings
DNS Servers available for SBC Subscribers
IP ..................... Dynamically assigned
TCP Protocol ....................... PPP
TCP connection type ............ SLIP/PPP
Authentication model ............ CHAP/PAP
PI Home page ..................... http://www.prodigy.net
Proxy setting ...................... No Proxy (Direct connect)
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SBC Globalnet / PacBell / SWBell customers please contact you ISP or
consult your ISP help pages - if they become available to me, I will post
them here.
    ---> Southwestern Bell Internet Services Network Settings Information (includes DNS servers) 
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The following are no longer valid:
Manual HTTP Proxy Server ... proxy.prodigy.net ... Port:  8080
Proxy exceptions:
Netscape     enroll.prodigy.net:80,www.prodigy.net:80
Explorer       enroll.prodigy.net;www.prodigy.net

Prodigy - SMTP (outgoing mail) server ........ smtp.prodigy.net ... Port: 25
Flashnet - SMTP (outgoing mail) server ....... mail.flash.net
SWBell - SMTP (outgoing mail) server ......... mail.swbell.net
PacBell - SMTP (outgoing mail) server ......... mail.pacbell.net
SBC/Global - SMTP (outgoing mail) server ... mail.sbcglobal.net
    (if unable to send with that server try
        the login server) ...................... smtpauth.flash.net
    Get more information on using the authentication SMTP
Outgoing mail Server Name  ................... your PI username

Prodigy - POP3 (incoming mail) server ..... pop.prodigy.net .... Port: 110
POP3 Username/Servername/Account .... your username@domain.net
POP account (Eudora & Pegasus) .......... username@pop.prodigy.net
      (Some versions may vary)

Email Address ....................................... username@prodigy.net
Do not select Secure Password Authentication, or SSL

Flashnet - POP3 (incoming mail) server ...... pop.flash.net
SWBell - POP3 (incoming mail) server ...... postoffice.swbell.net
PacBell - POP3 (incoming mail) server ..... postoffice.pacbell.net
SBC/Global - POP3 (incoming mail) server ..... pop.sbcglobal.net
 
For instructions concerning email settings for original and migrated
AT&T/Yahoo accounts, see the "Setup" and "Settings" pages. 

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Prodigy - NNTP (news) server ........... news.prodigy.net  Port: 119
                                                       (log in with username@domain.net)
             - alternate login server .......... news-byoa.prodigy.net  Port: 119
Domain NNTP Name Scheme ........... sbcglobal.group.group

SWBell - NNTP (news) server ............. news.swbell.net
PacBell - NNTP (news) server ............ news.pacbell.net
SBC/Global - NNTP (news) server ...... news.sbcglobal.net (read-only)
                                                              news.la.sbcglobal.net
                                                              news.sf.sbcglobal.net

 All available SBC Newsgroup servers
Setup instructions for SBC GlobalNet users
 
 

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Personal Web Page server ...... pages.prodigy.net
Personal Web Page url ............ http://pages.prodigy.net/username
FTP Settings
Host Name:    pages.prodigy.net 
(your FTP program may or may not require the protocol, ftp://   such as ftp://pages.prodigy.net)
Remote Host: /
Host Type:    Automatic Detect or UNIX (standard)
User ID:       Your PI username   (or email address  including   @domain.net) such as username@prodigy.net
Password:      The password associated with that email address   (that user's password)
UNCheck Anonymous Login
Remote Port: 21
    If there is a problem connecting your FTP client, try Passive Mode Protocol (the protocol fundamentals are the same in all FTP clients) 
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If your email address ends with @sbcglobal replace prodigy above with sbcglobal
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If your email address ends with @flash.net
Personal Web Page url ............ http://flashpages.prodigy.net/username
Host Name:    flashpages.prodigy.net
User ID:      username  (without  @flash.net attached)
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If your email address ends with @wans.net
Personal Web Page url ............ http://wanspages.prodigy.net/username
Host Name:    wanspages.prodigy.net
User ID:      username@wans.net

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Chat server:... irc.prodigy.net .... Port: 6667

To obtain a text only copy of "Basic Protocol and Settings for use with the ISP, Prodigy Internet", click here. You can use this to easily copy/paste, save to disk or print.

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    - Any aberration of PI protocol settings would depend on a particular client
design, for example Eudora and Pegasus Mail noted above.

    - If you need help with a Windows DUN, check out:

How To Set Up A "DUN" For Prodigy Internet  With Win95http://adrianspages.com/pidun-nf.htm
How To Setup Dial-Up Networking (DUN) Connectoids  http://pages.prodigy.net/bobhenry/dun.htm

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