DataEnter, Michael Kocum Taborstrasse 27/23 A-1020 Vienna AUSTRIA CIS: 70143,1667 MHS: MICHAEL @ DEMK (via CSERVE) Internet: michael@demk.co.at Fax: +43/1/2143829 Introduction to MailPoll ------------------------ MailPoll is a addon for Microsoft Mail and Windows for Workgroups. Its purpose is to force the postoffice where MailPoll is installed to call another postoffice. Some suggestion what you can do: -Save your money by letting other postoffice call your postoffice -Create a true Dial-in-only postoffice -Save long distance calls by calling always from the cheaper side System Requirements ------------------- DOS 3.3 or higher Microsoft Mail, version 3.0 or above or Windows for Workgroups, versions 3.1 or above Installation ------------ MailPoll requires a user mailbox on your Microsoft Mail system in order to work with Microsoft Mail. You have to create this mailbox before installing MailPoll. On a Microsoft Mail Postoffice this is done via ADMIN.EXE. We suggest, that you use "MailPoll" as the mailbox name and "MailPoll at " as the alias. Using "at postoffice" will make it simpler to select the right MailPoll in the address book. Further create a directory on your server and copy MAILPOLL.EXE, APPGET.EXE and APPPUT.EXE into this directory. We suggest that you make a directory called MailPoll below your MAILEXE, so its clear that MailPoll belongs to MS Mail. Start MailPoll with the argument -c to configure it. You will get a empty list. Press INS and fill out the fields. Network: The network you want to call Postoffice: The postoffice you want to call Start: Start time End: End Time Every: Every ? minutes Sunday: Y Monday: Y Tuesday: Y Wednesday: Y Thursday: Y Friday: Y Saturday: Y This sample assumes that you want to call the postoffice NET/OFFICE between 09:00 and 17:00 every 60 minutes from Monday to Friday. Network: NET Postoffice: OFFICE Start: 09:00 End: 17:00 Every: 60 Sunday: N Monday: Y Tuesday: Y Wednesday: Y Thursday: Y Friday: Y Saturday: N Your can define as many times and/or postoffices as you like. Arguments --------- MailPoll uses the following arguments: -f Mailbox name -p Mailbox password (default no password) -d Drive where MailData is located (default drive M) or full path to MailData with trailing backslash like M:\MAILDATA\ -c Config MailPoll -n Poll now Sample: MailPoll -fAdmin -pPassword -dM Polling ------- In order to work, MailPoll has to be started from time to time. This can be done in two different ways. If you have Microsoft Mail Postoffice than you have a maschine which runs EXTERNAL.EXE. You can put MailPoll in a loop with External and so MailPoll will be called periodic. A sample batch file may look like: @echo off :Start rem Change to MailPoll directory cd MailPoll rem Execute MailPoll MailPoll -fAdmin -pPassword -dM rem Change back to directory where External is located cd .. rem Call External for 15 minutes external -BR0:0:15 rem Check Externals errorlevel to find out if the rem operator pressed ESC if errorlevel 66 goto End if errorlevel 63 goto Start if errorlevel 62 goto End :End You can also run MailPoll in the background of Windows. A special programm, MAILWAIT.EXE is included for this porpose. MailWait accepts one argument and this is the time to wait in seconds. MailWait is designed so that it releases all recources to Windows and runs smoothly in the background. A sample batch file may look like: @echo off :Start rem Change to MailPoll directory cd MailPoll rem Execute MailPoll MailPoll -fAdmin -pPassword -dM rem Change back to directory where MailWait is located cd .. rem Call MailWait for 900 seconds (= 15 minutes) MailWait 900 rem Check MailWaits errorlevel to find out if the rem operator pressed ESC if errorlevel 1 goto End goto Start :End Licensing Agreement ------------------- MailPoll (c) is copyrighted 1993-1995 by DataEnter, Michael Kocum, portions (c) Microsoft Corp. This product and its documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any other natural or computer language, in any form or by any means whatsoever, be it electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written consent of DataEnter. DataEnter makes no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the product MailPoll and its documentation, their quality, perfomance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. DataEnter reserves the right to revise the user's guide and make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such a change. In no event will DataEnter be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, real or imagined, resulting from the use or purchase of this software. Under no circumstances shall DataEnter's liability for damages exceed the price paid for the software license. Should any remedy hereunder be determined to have failed, all limitations of liability and exclusion of damages set forth above shall remain in full force and effect. The extent of the DataEnter's warranty for the software and its documentation is limited to physical defects of the distribution media containing the software. Contact DataEnter to obtain return authorization for the replacement diskette within 30 days of the original date of purchase. Any further statement made by agents, employees, distributors or dealers of DataEnter do not constitute warranties and are not binding. No employee of DataEnter has the authority to modify any portion of this warranty. All brand and product names we refer to in the documentation are used solely for identification purposes and may be trademarks of other companies. DataEnter, (the licensor) grants the buyer (the licensee) the right to use this copy of MailPoll (the program) on a single computer at a single location as long as the licensee complies with the terms of this license. The licensor reserves the right to terminate this license if the licensee violates any part of the agreement. The licensee agrees to make copies of the program only for backup purposes. The licensee agrees not to copy the documentation and to take all necessary precautions to ensure that the backup copies of the software are not distributed to or acquired by other parties. Microsoft Mail is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows for Workgroups is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.