BTinternet, BTOpenworld/BTYahoo! shortcuts/tips


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i. What are Spyware, Trojans, phishing, rogue diallers .... BBC website gives some explanation
ii. Mac users 'too smug' over security ? .... BBC website article
0a. BTYahoo! migration FAQ by Robert (via UK-BUG). Link fails as uk-bug.net has disappeared. 01-Jun-2004
0b. BTYahoo! unofficial SpamGuard FAQ by Robert Now via this site due to uk-bug.net disappearing 29-Nov-2008
0cb. BTYahoo! BB help page start point 21-Nov-2005
0cd. BTYahoo! dialup help page start point 21-Nov-2005
0d. Useful snippets, will be added to as and when, including ILP - Intelligent Landing Page, login usernames and forced change of IP address, test access info 01-Mar-2007
0e.
Details and cure for SMTP error 553 From: address not verified; - using your own domain

25-Oct-2008
0f. BT Total Broadband Fair Usage Policy information 11-Dec-2008
0g. Norton removal tool, use first
Online protection using McAfee, replaces Norton
23-Dec-2008
1. Useful info links regarding DSL Max 29-May-2006
2. Email - rename or delete from primary 01-Jun-2004
3. Email - change password
It's also possible to reset your password using this page, just follow the "Forgotten Your Password" link
01-Jun-2004
4. BT Broadband Information 10-Jan-2009
5. BT Digital Vault - sign up 10-Jan-2009
6. Email - setting up Outlook Express 01-Jun-2004
8. Email - register for Basic/Premium 01-Jun-2004
8a. Email - register for Anytime/PAYG 16-Jun-2009
9. Anytime/Surftime - check usage. Removed, was http://www.btopenworld.com/mybtopenworld/checkusage/login.html 01-Jun-2004
10a. Webpage - simple start point for BTopenworld webspace, with a section for BTYahoo/Geocities! 01-Jun-2004
10b. Webpage - using an ftp program, examples from FileZilla 26-May-2009
11. Webpage - change URL to one of secondaries 01-Jun-2004
15. DUN - setting up a manual dialler 01-Jun-2004
16. Broadband - drivers and patches 23-Mar-2005
16a. BT/BTY! Broadband - FAQ/Tech/Downloads 25-Jan-2005
18. Broadband - speedtest 01-Jun-2004
18a. Broadband - tweak information, new page 22-May-2006
18b. Broadband - my DrTCP tweak settings 10-Sep-2004
18c. Broadband - various speedtest links via UK-BUG 25-Feb-2005
18d. BT Speedtester site, BRAS profile, synch and download speed 05-Jul-2007
19. Withdrawn, was http://eco.btwholesale.com/broadband1/across_the_country/news_item16.asp 01-Jun-2004
21. Narrowband Service status 21-Jan-2005
21a. Broadband Service status 21-Jan-2005
21b. Business Broadband Service status 10-Mar-2006
22. Acceptable Use Policy 01-Jun-2004
24a. BTow Change personal details 01-Jun-2004
24b. BTYahoo! Payment details, inc. credit card 01-Jun-2004
26a. Cancel narrowband account via web
01-Jun-2004
27. Stop Outlook Express opening when using the BTow dialler.
Right click the BTow icon in the system tray when connected. Uncheck the option to launch additional application. (Thanks to MF for this tip)
01-Jun-2004
28. BTopenworld Server addresses 01-Jun-2004
29. Manage Services, removed was https://account.btinternet.com/manage2/FM 01-Jun-2004
30a. Mailwasher v1.33b2 (mw_133b2.zip). Free multi-account version 01-Jun-2004
30b. Mailwasher v2.0.28b (mw_2b28.zip). Free multi-account version 01-Jun-2004
31. SMTP authentication for OE6 29-Jun-2004
31a. SMTP authentication for some other mail clients (info from Robert and myself) 01-Jul-2004
32. BTYahoo! WAP portal access 10-Jul-2004
34. Anti-Spyware, Online Virus checkers, Free Anti-Virus, Free Firewalls, Free Software 12-Dec-2007
34a. BTYahoo! Online protection 11-Nov-2005
35. BTYahoo! software 21-Jan-2005
35a. Various useful BT BB/BTY! BB links 23-Apr-2006
36. Setup for BT Voyager 2100 wireless adsl modem/router, plus old firmware links 13-Jun-2006
36a. BT Voyager 2091 pictures 28-May-2006
37. Voyager 205 troubleshooter 02-Jun-2005
38. BT Home Hub information 23-Nov-2006
38a. BT Home Hub reset 15-Dec-2006
38b. Latest Hub firmware update information
BT Home Hub recovery tool - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
Version 6.1.1.M - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
Version 6.2.2.6 - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
Windows Version 6.2.6.C - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
MAC Version 6.2.6.C - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
Windows Version 6.2.6.E - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
MAC Version 6.2.6.E - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
Windows Version 6.2.6.H - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5
MAC Version 6.2.6.H - applies to HH version 1. or 1.5

Home Hub GPL Code
19-Dec-2007

External Links, Alfie Finch's excellent pages at http://www.delphia.co.uk/tut_bto_cgi.html

Possible News peers and info http://news-peer1.bt.net - news peers
BTow E-Mail server IP (POP3) 212.12.12.124
BTow E-Mail server IP (SMTP) 212.12.12.124
BTow FTP server IP 213.123.20.91, was 194.73.73.119
BTow new Giganews News server IP 216.196.109.145
BTow old News server IP 213.123.26.234
BTclick E-Mail server IP (POP3) 62.172.195.196
BTclick E-Mail server IP (SMTP) 62.172.195.196
BTclick FTP server IP 193.113.209.8
BTconnect E-Mail server IP (POP3) 193.113.154.9
BTconnect E-Mail server IP (SMTP) 193.113.154.2
BTconnect FTP server IP 193.113.209.25