WinMSS (Default) Settings

You use the WinMSS Settings window to configure various aspects of WinMSS, such as default data entry values and Internet settings. It is not mandatory that you configure WinMSS, but doing so should make it easier to use.

Default data entry values are set on the Genteral tab of the WinMSS Settings window. Default data entry values are available for some Match and competitor WinMSS fields, so you do not need to enter values for these fields each time you set up a Match. You may always override a default data entry value on the actual window where it appears, and you may change the default data entry values at any time.

Internet settings are configured on the Internet tab of the WinMSS Settings window. Internet settings allow you to specify how email is sent from WinMSS and what Internet Proxy Server to use should your Internet connection require a Proxy Server to access web servers (most Internet connections do not involve a Proxy Server and the "Use a proxy server" check-box can be left unchecked). Unless you specify otherwise, WinMSS will use an SMTP Internet Mail Server to send any email that it generates, but this setting may not be appropriate for your installation and will require initial configuration. Should you choose the Microsoft MAPI Mail Service, you should be aware that it may not be present in your operating system (see the section on Windows Messaging System for details).

WinMSS is capable of sending email from the following windows:

•	Membership Administration - Sends email to a specific member, providing the member has an email address.

•	Membership Groups - Sends email to those members in an administrative membership group, that have an email address in their membership record.

•	Competitor Administration - Sends email to a specific match competitor, providing the competitor has an email address in their membership record.

•	Match Administration & WinMSS Match Reporting - Sends email to all match competitors, that have an email address in their membership record.

•	Send Classification Scores to IPSC - Match classification scores are always emailed to [email protected]

WinMSS communicates with a web server using HTTP during the following procedures and they may fail if your Proxy Server settings are not correct:

•	Updating of Membership Classifications - Retrieves current World and Regional ICS classifications for those members that have an IPSC alias, from IPSC headquarters. It also reports membership discrepancies.

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Updating of Competitor Classification - Retrieves and applies the current World and Regional ICS classifications for those competitors in the selected match, that have an IPSC alias, from IPSC headquarters. It also applies user-defined classifications to these competitors and reports membership discrepancies.

•	Send Match Results to IPSC - WinMSS can send a Match Results Summary to IPSC Headquarters for publication on its Match Results web page, providing it is a sanctioned Level III or higher match.

To define default settings:

1. Select Tools > Settings... from the menu on the WinMSS main window. The WinMSS Settings window opens.

2. Complete the fields on the window.

•	Match Defaults fields provide default values for the likewise named fields that appear on the Match Administration window.

•	The Competitor Defaults, Region field corresponds to the default value for the likewise named field that appears on the Member tab of Membership Administration window.

•	The Competitor Defaults, Submit to ICS; Division; and, Power Factor fields provide default values for the likewise named fields that appear on the Competitor tab of the Competitor Administration window.

•	The Send E-mail Using section allows you to choose between two different ways of sending e-mail:

1.	Internet Mail Server (SMTP) - Fields are self-explanatory. TCP/IP Port 25 is a standard SMTP port and it is very unlikely that you would have to change it.

2.	Microsoft Mail Service (MAPI) - The Microsoft Mail Server Provider, identifies the Microsoft MAPI compliant email software application that WinMSS uses when the Microsoft Mail Service is selected.

•	Proxy Server fields specifies the Internet Proxy server that is used in your Internet connection.

3.	Click OK, to save an any changes that you have made.