CSMS Message: 98-000734

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : DON P. LUTHER

SUBJECT : RECONCILIATION INFO VIA SATELLITE AND INTERNET

DATE : 08/26/1998

THE RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM

AIR DATE SEPT 3,1998

CONTENT 90 MINUTES

TIME TEST PERIOD- 1300 TO 1330 HOURS EASTERN
PROGRAM START -1330 UNTIL 1500 HOURS EASTERN

THE BROADCAST WILL ORIGINATE FROM THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

TARGET AUDIENCES, IMPORT SPECIALISTS, ENTRY PERSONNEL, AND CUSTOMS
BROKERS AND INTERESTED IMPORTERS

DESCRIPTION : THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DISCUSS THE
RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON OCTOBER 1, 1998
KEY PERSONNEL WILL DISCUSS THE GOALS OF THE PROTOTYPE, OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS AND DATA PROCESSING IMPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION TO
SATELLITE RECEPTION, THIS PROGRAM CAN BE VIEWED LIVE ON THE WORLD WI
WEB BY FOLLOWING THE SETUP INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. AT 1300 HOURS EST ON
SEPTEMBER 3, 1998, BROWSE TO
HTTP://134.152.222.100/STARLIVE/DEFAULT.ASP AND LOG IN.

THIS IS THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE EXPERIMENT IN REAL TIME STREAMING
VIDEO TRANSMISSION. THE PICTURE QUALITY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT BE COMPARABLE TO THAT OF YOUR HOME TV OR VCR. I
YOU ARE PLANNING TO VIEW THE BROADCAST YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND CAREFULLY READ THE TECHNICAL COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
AND SETUP INSTRUCTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . PLEASE INSURE THAT YOU
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE LOG IN AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE DAY OF THE EVENT. THERE WILL BE A 30 MINUTE TEST
PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL START OF THE PROGRAM CONTENT. IF YOU HAVE
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT HOWARD PLOFKE
OFFICE OF REGULATIONS & RULINGS, AT (202) 927-2314 OR ORR1@EROLS.COM

INSTRUCTIONS

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN LIVE AND STORED EVENTS

TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN LIVE OR STORED VIDEO EVENTS, PLEASE ENSURE
THAT THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET:

IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU FORWARD THESE REQUIREMENTS TO YOUR ADP
SUPPORT STAFF.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
THIS IS THE HARDWARE YOUR PC NEEDS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE DURING LI
EVENTS OR VIEW STORED VIDEOS. TO PARTICIPATE IN VIDEO EVENTS, YOUR
MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS:

* PENTIUM 100 MHZ OR BETTER CPU
* 24 MB MEMORY
* PC SOUND CARD
* SPEAKERS
* VIDEO CAPABLE OF 800X600 RESOLUTION
* 3.0 BROWSER OR BETTER (E.G., NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 3.0, INTERNET
EXPLORER 3.0)

PLUG-INS/APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
THIS IS THE SOFTWARE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE DURING LIVE EVENTS OR VIEW STORED VIDEOS. THESE
PLUG-INS/APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO VIEW STREAMING EVENTS. TO
DOWNLOAD THESE FILES, SIMPLY BROWSE TO THE LINK AND FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS FROM EACH SITE.
THIS IS A LINK TO THE REAL NETWORKS DOWNLOAD PAGE.
HTTP://WWW.REAL.COM/PRODUCTS/PLAYER/INDEX.HTML?WP=DL0298FRAME&SRC=DO
LOAD

THIS IS THE ACTIVE MOVIE INSTALL EXECUTABLE.
HTTP://WWW.ACQ.OSD.MIL/VSC/AMOVIE.EXE

FIREWALL REQUIREMENTS
THIS IS THE INFORMATION YOUR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR WILL NEED TO LET
THE SIGNALS THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATION'S FIREWALL. IF YOUR PC IS
BEHIND A FIREWALL, YOUR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR WILL NEED TO MAKE OPEN
TRAFFIC FROM OUR NETWORK (IP RANGE - 134.152.222.*) ON PORT UDP 7070
THIS WILL ALLOW OUR STREAMING VIDEO TO REACH YOUR DESKTOP THROUGH YO
FIREWALL.

TEST YOUR SYSTEM THIS IS THE PROCEDURE FOR TESTING YOUR PC AND IS
INTENDED TO HELP YOU CORRECT ANY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS YOU MIGHT HAVE
BEFORE THE ACTUAL EVENTS TAKE PLACE. ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED THE APPROPRIATE PLUG-INS/APPLICATIONS,
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1.BROWSE TO HTTP://134.152.222.100/STARLIVE/DEFAULT.ASP. A BROWSER
WINDOW WILL LAUNCH WITH A LOGIN SCREEN. COMPLETE THE LOG-IN
INFORMATION AND CLICK ON THE "LOGIN" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
SCREEN.
2.YOU WILL NOW BE AT THE STREAMING VIDEO MAIN MENU. SELECT "COMPANY
VIDEOS" FROM THE MENU. THERE WILL BE A DELAY AS THE APPLICATION PAGE
LOADS.
3.SELECT AN ARCHIVED VIDEO CLIP, SIT BACK, AND ENJOY.