Computer Network Router User Manual

CHAPTER 7
Routing and Communications
Routing Incoming Items 7-25
Receiving In Box Items 7
To receive items, a user can pick a routing action from the In Box’s Receive
picker, which pops up when the user taps the Receive button. The Receive
picker lists all Newton transports capable of receiving data items from
external sources. Figure 7-18 shows a sample Receive button and picker.
Figure 7-18 The Receive picker lists the transports available for receiving
When a user picks a routing action from the Receive picker, the corresponding
transport connects to its source of incoming data. Each transport may have a
different procedure for connecting. For example, the fax transport displays
a slip asking whether the user wants to wait for a fax call or connect manually.
An e-mail transport might display a slip in which a user sets up the phone
number to dial, specifies what items to retrieve, and taps a Connect button
when ready. The beam transport tries to connect immediately. Figure 7-19
shows the connection slips for the fax transport and an example e-mail
transport.
Some transports can connect automatically when the system detects incoming
data items for them. For example, the beam transport can connect automati-
cally to another Newton device that is sending through its beam transport.
A transport that can connect automatically should allow users to disable
automatic connection by setting preferences in the In/Out Box application,
as described in “Transport Preferences” on page 7-32.
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Transports
capable of
receiving items