Table of Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................   4
             Using this document..........................................................................................................................   5
Getting started...................................................................................................................................................   7
             Modem settings dialog.......................................................................................................................   8
             Reading your mail...............................................................................................................................   9
             Replying to mail..................................................................................................................................   9
             Forwarding mail..................................................................................................................................   9
             Creating a new outgoing message....................................................................................................   9
Services............................................................................................................................................................... 11
             Service window................................................................................................................................... 11
             Mailbox settings................................................................................................................................... 12
             Exchange settings................................................................................................................................. 13
             File transfers......................................................................................................................................... 15
             Modem settings.................................................................................................................................... 15
Mailboxes and Archives.................................................................................................................................. 16
             Relationship between Services and Mailboxes............................................................................. 17
BulkRate Windows.......................................................................................................................................... 18
             Service window................................................................................................................................... 18
             Incoming message list window........................................................................................................ 19
             Incoming message window............................................................................................................... 20
             Outgoing mail list window............................................................................................................... 21
             Outgoing mail window...................................................................................................................... 22
             Address Book window....................................................................................................................... 23
             Palette window..................................................................................................................................... 25
             Mail log window.................................................................................................................................. 27
             Exchange Status window................................................................................................................... 27
Menus.................................................................................................................................................................
28
             File.......................................................................................................................................................... 28
             Edit.......................................................................................................................................................... 29
             Mail......................................................................................................................................................... 31
             Service.................................................................................................................................................... 33
             View....................................................................................................................................................... 33
Preferences......................................................................................................................................................... 35
             General Preferences............................................................................................................................. 35
             FirstClass Preferences.......................................................................................................................... 36
             Quoting preferences............................................................................................................................ 37
File transfers...................................................................................................................................................... 38
             Downloads............................................................................................................................................ 38
             Uploads.................................................................................................................................................. 40
             File transfer protocols......................................................................................................................... 40
Threaded replies............................................................................................................................................... 41
             Drawbacks.............................................................................................................................................. 41
             How threaded replies work............................................................................................................... 41
             Threaded or not?................................................................................................................................. 42
Scripting.............................................................................................................................................................. 43
.fcl log on scripts................................................................................................................................................ 45
             How logon scripts work..................................................................................................................... 45
             Do I need a logon script?.................................................................................................................... 45
             How do I set up a logon script?......................................................................................................... 45
             How do I write a logon script?.......................................................................................................... 46
Modems.............................................................................................................................................................. 48
             Serial ports............................................................................................................................................ 48
             Modem speed....................................................................................................................................... 48
             Hardware Handshaking..................................................................................................................... 49
             Initialization strings............................................................................................................................ 49
Limitations......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Hints and tips.................................................................................................................................................... 53
Registering BulkRate....................................................................................................................................... 54
             BulkRate Registration Form............................................................................................................. 55

Appendices
            A: Support.............................................................................................................................................. 56
            B: Credits................................................................................................................................................. 57
            C: Version History................................................................................................................................ 58
            D: More On Scripting........................................................................................................................... 66
            E: BulkRate FAQ................................................................................................................................... 68