<p>If you've just started I2P, the Active: number on the left should start to
grow over the next few minutes and you'll see some local "destinations" listed
on the left (if not, <a href="#trouble">see below</a>).  Once those show up,
you can:</p>
<ul>
 <li><b>blog anonymously</b> - check out <a href="http://syndie.i2p/">Syndie</a></li>
 <li><b>chat anonymously</b> - fire up your own IRC client and connect to the 
     server at <b>localhost port 6668</b>.  This points at one of two anonymously hosted
     IRC servers, but neither you nor they know where the other is.</li>
 <li><b>browse "eepsites"</b> - on I2P there are anonymously hosted websites - 
     tell your browser to use the <b>HTTP proxy at localhost port 4444</b>, then
     browse to an eepsite - 
     <ul>
         <li><a href="http://orion.i2p/">orion.i2p</a>: a site which tracks eepsite uptime and changes</li>
         <li><a href="http://forum.i2p/">forum.i2p</a>: a secure and anonymous connection to <a href="http://forum.i2p.net/">forum.i2p.net</a></li>
         <li><a href="http://www.i2p/">www.i2p</a>: a secure and anonymous connection to <a href="http://www.i2p.net/">www.i2p.net</a></li>
         <li><a href="http://search.i2p/">search.i2p</a>: an anonymously hosted search engine of eepsites</li>
         <li><a href="http://ugha.i2p/">ugha.i2p</a>: ugha's eepsite, a wiki that anyone can edit, and lots of links</li>
         <li><a href="http://dev.i2p/">dev.i2p</a>: a secure and anonymous connection to <a href="http://dev.i2p.net/">dev.i2p.net</a></li>
         <li>Freenet proxy: <a href="http://fproxy.tino.i2p">fproxy.tino.i2p</a></li>
     </ul>
     There are many more eepsites - just follow the links from the ones you see,
     bookmark your favorites, and visit them often!</li>
 <li><b>browse the web</b> - there is currently an HTTP "outproxy" in I2P hooked
     up to your own HTTP proxy on port 4444 - simply set your browser's proxy to
     use it (as above) and go to any normal URL - your requests will be bounced
     through the I2P network.</li>
 <li><b>transfer files</b> - there is an integrated <a href="i2psnark/">port</a> of the
     <a href="http://www.klomp.org/snark/">Snark</a> <a href="http://www.bittorrent.com/">BitTorrent</a>
     client, which is compatible with the Python 
     <a href="http://i2p-bt.postman.i2p/">mainline I2P-BT</a>.</li>
 <li><b>use anonymous email</b> - postman has created a mail system compatible with normal mail
     clients (POP3 / SMTP) that allows email within I2P as well as mail from and to the normal
     internet!  get your account at <a href="http://hq.postman.i2p/">hq.postman.i2p</a>.
     We bundle <a href="http://susi.i2p/">Susi's</a> <a href="/susimail/susimail">susimail</a>,
     a web based anonymity-oriented pop3/smtp client configured to access postman's mail services.</li>
 <li>and lots more</li>
</ul>

<h2>Want your own eepsite?</h2>

<p>We've bundled some software to let you run your own eepsite - a 
<a href="http://jetty.mortbay.org/">Jetty</a> instance listening on 
<a href="http://localhost:7658/">http://localhost:7658/</a>.  Simply place your files in
the <code>eepsite/docroot/</code> directory (or place any standard JSP/Servlet <code>.war</code>
files under <code>eepsite/webapps</code>, or standard CGI script under <code>eepsite/cgi-bin</code>) 
and they'll show up.  After starting up an <a href="/i2ptunnel/">eepsite tunnel</a> pointing at it, your eepsite's 
<i>destination</i> (which uniquely and securely identifies it) will be visible.
If you want other people to see your eepsite,
you need to give them that really huge string.  Just paste it into the 
<a href="http://forum.i2p/viewforum.php?f=16">Eepsite announce</a> forum, add it to
ugha's <a href="http://ugha.i2p/I2pLinks">wiki</a>, <a href="http://orion.i2p/">orion's list</a>, or paste it in the #i2p or #i2p-chat channels on
IRC (be sure to split it into two lines, as its too long for one).</p>

<h2><a name="trouble">Troubleshooting</a></h2>

<p>If, after 5 or 10 minutes, your Active: x/y count has less than 20 active
peers, you may want to review the information on the 
<a href="http://www.i2p.net/">I2P website</a>, post up messages to the 
<a href="http://forum.i2p.net/">I2P discussion forum</a>, or swing by #i2p or
#i2p-chat on IRC at <a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#i2p">irc.freenode.net</a>, irc.postman.i2p or irc.freshcoffee.i2p (they're linked together).</p>

<p><b>As a note, you can change this page by editing the file "docs/readme.html"</b></p>