Getting Started Guide

for Pocket Full of Listings

Setting up Pocket Full of Listings Desktop

You can use the Pocket Full of Listings Desktop to set up a download schedule or manually download listings at any time. If you followed the instructions in the Setting up your Search Criteria topic, the PDA Web site automatically set up some of the fields in Pocket Full of Listings Desktop. Follow the instructions below to set up the remaining items.

Note: as of Thursday, October 17, 2002, MFM does not use the Search tab on the Pocket Full of Listings Desktop Setup window. The fields on the Search tab pertain to a RETS (Real Estate Transaction Standard) Listing Server. For more information on MFM's implementation of RETS contact MFM Technical Support. For general information on RETS, see:
http://www.rets-wg.org

1. Click Start | Programs | Pocket Full of Listings Desktop | PFoL Desktop.

   

2. From the Pocket Full of Listings Desktop Main Menu window, click View | Setup.

   

3. Pocket Full of Listings Desktop first displays the Download tab. If you followed the instructions in the Setting up your Search Criteria topic, the PDA Web site automatically completed the fields on this tab. If you did not follow the instructions in the Setting up your Search Criteria topic, please do so now. The Download tab contains the following fields:

   ¨ Host Site: this is the Internet address (URL) on the PDA Web site where you download listings from.

   ¨ User Name: your User Name on the PDA Web site.

   ¨ Password: your Password on the PDA Web site.

   ¨ HotSync Directory: the Pocket Full of Listings installation program automatically fills in this field. If you accepted the default installation directory, this field may display:
   C:\Program Files\MFM\Pocket Full of Listings\MLSData.

   To continue setting up Pocket Full of Listings Desktop, click the E-mail tab.

   

4. On the E-mail tab, complete the following fields and check boxes:

   ¨ My First Name: type your first name in this field.

   ¨ My Last Name: type your last name in this field.

   ¨ My E-mail Address: type your e-mail address in this field.

   ¨ Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): type the name of your outgoing mail server in this field. Pocket Full of Listings does not require you to complete this field, but if you do, you enable Pocket Full of Listings to report errors to MFM automatically and accurately. This will save time and effort if you see an error message in Pocket Full of Listings and you need technical support.

   Your outgoing mail server will possibly have a name similar to this:
   mail.domainname.com
where domainname is the domain name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The domainname probably also appears in the Internet address (or URL) of your ISP's home page. Most ISPs use a domainname which is the same as their company name, or similar to it.

   If you are already able to send e-mail from some other program on your computer, then the name of your outgoing mail server must be visible in that program's setup. When you purchased Internet access from your ISP, they probably had you type the mail server name into your e-mail program. If you are using Netscape or Internet Explorer, you can look up your outgoing mail server. See the following URL for instructions:
   http://support.mfm.com/support/std_procedures/smtpservername.html

   ¨ Support E-mail Address: if this field is empty, type pda-support@mfm.com in this field.

   ¨ Automatically send all errors to support: if you check this box, Pocket Full of Listings Desktop will automatically e-mail any error message(s) you receive to the e-mail address in the Support E-mail Address field. The technical support staff member who receives your e-mail message(s) can assist you in correcting the error.

   ¨ Send a copy of all support messages to me: if you check this box, Pocket Full of Listings Desktop will e-mail you a copy of any e-mail messages it sends to the Support E-mail Address.

   ¨ Send me a status report of each download: if you check this box, Pocket Full of Listings Desktop will send an e-mail message to the e-mail address in the My E-mail Address field. This e-mail message contains detailed information about the status of each download.

5. When you finish, click OK to save your changes and close the Pocket Full of Listings Setup window.
   
   
6. When you finish setting up Pocket Full of Listings Desktop, see: Setting up a Download Schedule.

Last modification date: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:38:35