Frequently Asked Questions

• What's the current version of YAM, and where can I get it?

  The current version is 1.3.4. You can download it from here or from any Aminet server.

• When will an update of YAM be released?

  YAM 2.0 is almost ready for beta-testing, but it will still take a couple of weeks or months to finish it. I can't tell you the release date yet, because I've got no idea how long it will take to do all the tests and bug fixing. (Remember: I'm developing YAM in my spare time, which I don't have in excess).

• Will YAM 2.0 be Freeware?

  Yes, all future versions will remain Freeware and won't require an online-registration like YAM 1.2.

• I'm a registered user of YAM, but my registration code doesn't seem to work anymore. Why?

  You probably modified your real name in the configuration. The registration code is only valid for the name you entered at registration time. You have three choices:
  

  1. Get YAM 1.3.4, it's now freeware and doesn't require a registration.
  2. Get YAMCode to calculate the registration code yourself.
  3. Send a new registration request and make a note if you want to keep the old serial number.

• When sending mail, I'm getting a message like "Bad HELO command response: 553 Local configuration error".

  Get YAM 1.3.4 and try again. If you still get this error message, change the domain part of your email address (maybe you have to put the hostname of your Amiga in the front of the domain name, e.g. amiga.isp.com instead of isp.com).

• While fetching new mail YAM always hangs on the same message.

  Switch off the Avoid duplicates option and set Confirm download to OFF. Now you should be able to download the new messages.

• I can't get new mail from my POP3 server. YAM displays a bad password/unknown user error.

  Please verify your POP3 password, your POP3 user id and the address of your mail server. The password is case-sensitive and may differ from the one you need to login to your ISP!

• How can I setup YAM for different e-mail addresses?

  If you're a single user owning multiple e-mail addresses, then you can save a configuration file for each of your addresses. Go to the configuration window and select Save as from the Project menu. Use Open from the same menu to load the required settings.
  If more than one person is using YAM for his/her email, then try one of the available multi-user tools (YUAdmin or MultiYAM, both in Aminet:comm/mail).

• The YAM mailing-list at dsdelft.nl seems to be down...

  Yes, but there's a new one at yam@tu-clausthal.de. Just send subscribe yam in the message body to listserv@tu-clausthal.de.

• How do I change the font used in the editor gadget?

  Get YAM 1.3.4, save the settings and load the configuration file (YAM:.config) into an editor. Look for the keyword /EditorFont/ and enter the desired fontname and size, e.g. EditorFont = topaz/8

• YAM 1.3.2 users only: When editing a message in the outgoing folder, the signature is appended again. Is this a bug?

  No. You shouldn't delete or modify the signature separation line (dash dash space). The mailer uses this line to detect the end of the message text.

• Sending mail always brings up an error window saying "Read error on mail file".

  In most cases this problem is caused by an old version of AFS. Either run YAM from a standard filesystem partition (OFS/FFS) or update your copy of AFS.

• YAM crashes on exit and on other occasions.
  1. If you're starting YAM from the shell or in CLI mode, you have to set the stack size to 8 KB or larger. Some program launchers use a default stack size of 4 KB, which is to small for YAM. Try starting YAM from the Workbench, too.
  2. Remove any system patches that may interfere with YAM or MUI. Critical programs are UrouHack, certain options of MCP, etc.
  3. Open MUI Prefs, select the WINDOWS page and set the Positions settings to Remember or Forget on exit.
  4. Re-Install the latest versions of MUI and YAM.
  5. Terminate Miami first and quit YAM using the menu, not the close-gadget.

• When I click the right mouse button in the editor window, my system freezes for a short delay. Why?

  You are probably using a patch like MagicMenu. Please install SaveGIRPort, it can be found in the gadgets directory of the YAM 1.3.4 distribution archive.
  BTW, the latest version of MagicMenu works without this patch.

• Can I use YAM to read newsgroups from the Usenet?

  No, YAM doesn't support newsgroups and it's not planned to implement this in a later version. If you're looking for a small, easy to use newsreader, try mNews by John Brooks, FFNews by Thorsten Stocksmeier or NewsPro by Paul Huxham (Aminet:comm/news).

• GeoCitizens only: When I reply a message, YAM will not quote the whole message, only the GeoCities HTML banner is quoted.

  In MIME multipart messages, YAM only quotes the first part, which is usually the actual letter. The only way to insert the original letter is to save the second part from the read window and to insert the saved file into the editor. I'll solve this problem in YAM 2.0.