23 December 1999:
The email server and web server have been upgraded today. The new server does not have the Year 2000 bug. The new server has more RAM, more disk space and a more powerful CPU than the one being replaced. It will provide better, faster service for customers. Unfortunately the changeover was not as smooth as anticipated, with the POP server program failing for a couple of hours, but it should be fully working now.

11 March 1999:
The Cisco AS5200 access server has been upgraded with V.90 modem capabilities. This means that people with V.90 capable modems will see faster and more reliable connections than before. V.90 has been ratified by the ITU and is the most up to date modem modulation standard. The earlier 56k modem standard, k56flex, has been available for many months on BOPIS, and k56flex compatibility is still available.

BOPIS Configuration Changes

Double click on MY Computer, then Dial-Up Networking, then right-button click on your dial up account icon (Normally called BOPIS). Click Properties. You will see the old number (5790134). Highlight and replace with the new number (5713542). Click OK and close all the open windows.

Run Trumpet Winsock (Sometimes called Connect to the Internet) as usual, but hit the ESC key to stop it dialling. Now select the Dialler menu, and choose Setup.cmd. You will be prompted for the new phone number (5713542). Choose OK, and OK, and OK. Close Trumpet Winsock.

Open MacTCP, FreePPP or Open Transport. For MacTCP, click Configure, change the dial up number to 5713542, select Done. For FreePPP or Open Transport the dialup number is found in the configuration areas and is easily changed.

These changes take place in your web browser. The procedure is slightly different for each browser:

Click on Control Panel, choose Internet. Select the Connection Tab. Tick Connect Through A Proxy Server. Select Settings and type in proxy.bopis.co.nz with port 3128 for HTTP, FTP and Cache Server (if present). That is up to three entries!

Click on Control Panel, choose Internet. Select the Connection Tab. Tick Access the Internet using a Proxy Server. Select advanced and type in proxy.bopis.co.nz with port 3128 for HTTP, FTP and Cache Server (if present). That is up to three entries!

Run Netscape. Once loaded select OPTIONS | NETWORK PREFERENCES | PROXIES. Select Manual Configuration | View. Then in this configuration window you type in proxy.bopis.co.nz with port 3128 for HTTP, FTP

Open communicator. Choose EDIT | PREFERENCES.. Click the + sign on the left of the ADVANCED under category. Select the proxies item. On the right hand side of the open window, choose manual proxy configuration:

Click on view.

Fill it in as above.