Adding your first mailbox. Select New Mailbox
from the menu.
You'll be presented with a dialog asking for your user id and server name
and the password for the mailbox. Enter these the same as you would for
your Email program, and press OK. For example if your email address is
michael@bigbusiness.com
your user name will be michael
and the server name
will be bigbusiness.com
. Your never need to type in the @ symbol.
Should I use POP2 or POP3 ?
There are 2 types of POP mail servers -
MailW@tch can communicate with either.
Most mail servers use the POP3 protocol, which is what
MailW@tch defaults to, so try this one first.
If MailW@tch gives a Request Timed Out
message then
try changing to use POP2. If that fails talk to your system administrator
or ISPs Help desk.
Checking for Mail
MailW@tch checks for mail in your mailbox automatically.
However you can force it to check immediately just by double
clicking on entry on the main window. Alternatively right click
on that entry and select the Check This Mailbox Now
menu option.
I want to change how often MailW@tch checks my mailbox.
By default MailW@tch checks for mail in each of your mailboxes every 15 minutes. You can change this on the advanced dialog. It is advisable not to set it to less than 5 minutes, otherwise it could degrade the the mail server hardware and the network in general. Each mailbox can be checked at a different interval.
I want to check all my mailboxes at once
Select the Check All Mailboxes Now
menu option.
I don't want to see the main window cluttering up my desktop
Double click on the MailW@tch icon on the taskbar to alternately
hide and show your mailboxes. You can also use the Hide
menu option.
What do the numbers mean next to each user name ?
The first number is the number of messages in that mailbox. The number in brackets is the number of messages that have arrived since MailW@tch last checked the mailbox.
How will MailW@tch tell me there's mail waiting in one of my mailboxes ?
There are serveral ways. A message box will appear telling you how many
messages have arrived since the mailbox was last checked, and also
which mailbox they are in. The title of the MailW@tch window will also
show how many new messages have arrived. Also the icon will change from
a closed envelope to an open envelope on the taskbar, and MailW@tch
can beep.
All of these are configurable
using the Preferences...
menu option.
Using sounds to signal new mail has arrived MailW@tch can be set up to play a tune when new mail arrives. A different tune can be set up for each mailbox. You can even record your own tune or message (using the Windows Sound Recorder) and MailW@tch will use it to let you have new mail.
To set up a tune Select the Advanced
button on the Mailbox Settings
Dialog, and then the Browse
button to select a New Mail Sound File
A good place to find tunes is in the \WINNT\MEDIA
directory for Windows NT and in
\WINDOWS\MEDIA
for Windows 95. Tunes are .WAV files. The tune you select
will be played when new mail arrives. Remember to check the Sound
check box
on the Preferences
dialog to enable all the tunes.
If you are away from your computer or you don't acknowledge that new mail
has arrived MailW@tch can play a reminder tune at intervals until
you acknowledge it.
To enable this feature
go to the Preferences dialog, check Play Reminder Tune
and select a tune to play.
You can also decide how often to play the tune - 2 minutes (120 seconds) is a good interval.
Again, you can record you own tune.
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