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PureMail 1.4
User Authentication System for Email
Copyright (C) 1998 by Louie R. Orbeta
All Rights Reserved
Where to download PureMail
The latest version of PureMail can be downloaded from:
http://travel.to/louieorbeta
OR
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2098
PureMail Installation
There are no special installation requirements, extract the zip file to a
directory where you want to install PureMail. If you downloaded the self-
extracting executable, just run the EXE file in a directory where you
want PureMail to be.
Once installed, you can start the PureMail application by selecting
PureMail.exe. The program will then minimize to the tooltray, and start
to autofilter - that is, query your mail server for email headers, and
start to weed out unwanted email.
A lot of the menu functionality is mirrored by right-clicking anywhere
in the user interface, so that you don't have to access the main menu.
First-time configuration
If you're running this program for the first time, click the PureMail
icon in the tooltray to restore it to full-screen. You have to set up
your user information, so select Tools, and then User Information. Key
in your login userid (lorbeta, for example), your password (which will
be blanked out by '*' characters), and your POP-based mail server.
Select the desired timer settings to which PureMail will query the mail
server once it is set to autofilter.
Select the mode of operation - either Normal or Read-only. The Normal
mode will delete rejected emails from the server and will print the
rejected email headers. The Read-only mode will simulate the deletion
of rejected emails, and will tell you which emails were accepted or
rejected. This feature is nice if you're still unsure of using PureMail
permanently, or need to find out if you're deleting legitimate email.
Clicking OK will save the configuration to userinfo.cfg.
After configuring your user information, select Tools again, and then
Stamp Configuration. Here, you will have to select the size of the
PureMail stamp (between 5 to 8 characters), and the expiry date of the
stamp (from tomorrow to a year from now). Select which directory AND
file where you want to save the PureMail stamp. If the file does not
exist, it will be created. Later on, if you decide to print the current
Stamp, it will save it to the user-selected directory and file. Any email
client can then append this file as a signature file. The default
settings are already on-screen, so by clicking OK, the settings are saved
to stmpinfo.cfg.
Filter configuration
Before even dialing to your ISP, you have the option to generate some
PureMail stamps. You can do this by pressing the Generate Stamp button in
the user interface. The number of characters present and the expiry date
were configured in the Stamp Configuration menu.
You can also create your own stamps - and the expiry date is optional. If
you want to add your own expiry date, the format should be mm/dd/yyyy.
Last, save the entries to file (they will be saved in stamp.lst). Entries
in this field are used to compare the contents of the "SUBJECT:" header.
Comparison is CASE-SENSITIVE.
For more user flexibility, user-defined stamps don't have to have the
timestamp. The stamps can be a phrase or just a single word. As long as
the stamp appears in the SUBJECT header, the mail is kept.
You have the option to add trusted senders. You can enter email
addresses, first names or last names, etc. Save any modifications to file
(which is sender.lst). Entries in this field are used to compare the
contents of the "FROM:" and "REPLY-TO:" headers. Comparison is case-
insensitive. As long as the trusted sender appears in the FROM or
REPLY-TO headers, the mail is kept.
You can also add trusted mailing lists. Here you can enter email
addresses, etc.. just like adding trusted senders. Save any modifications
to file (the file is maillist.lst). Entries in this field are used to
compare the contents of the "TO:", "CC:" and "SENDER:" headers.
Comparison is case-insensitive. As long as the trusted mailing list
appears in the TO, CC or SENDER headers, the mail is kept.
Note: When subscribing to a new mailing list, set PureMail's Operation
Mode to READ-ONLY after. Then, download any emails to examine the
mailing list header.
- If it contains the "SENDER:" field, I suggest you put the entry in that
field to the mailing list to guarantee all future emails to be accepted
by PureMail.
- If it doesn't contain the "SENDER:" field, just use the "TO:" or "CC:"
field entry. The disadvantage of this is that if the sender doesn't put
the mailing list address in the first line (i.e. the sender presses enter
and puts it in the 2nd/etc line), PureMail will reject it. Fortunately,
most mailing list subscribers will put the mailing list address in the
first line, thus being approved by PureMail.
... you can set the Operation Mode to NORMAL after.
If you are have trusted senders or mailing lists, these entries don't
have to use the PureMail stamp when they send you email.
If the mail isn't in any of the 3 lists, it is discarded.
Signature File
You can create your own signature file for use by your email client.
After you have configured which file the stamp should be saved, you can
Print the Current Stamp to File. For more user flexibility, you can edit
two text files in the PureMail directory - sig1.txt and sig2.txt. Any
entries in these two files will be concatenated to the signature file.
File sig1.txt is copied before the Stamp, file sig2.txt is copied after
the Stamp.
Determining the program status
The upper-right part of the user interface has 4 parts: The current time,
last time mail was filtered, what the program is doing, and how many
emails have been processed and deleted.
Optional Configuration
Once you are satisfied with the performance of PureMail, you can create
a shortcut to it in your Startup Folder. That way, PureMail starts up
transparently.
PureMail Troubleshooting
- You don't seem to be getting any mail: Make sure your User Information
is correct. Try sending mail to yourself and press Manual Filter if you
can't wait for the auto-filter to kick in. Depending on how you have
set up your 3 lists, your mail could be deleted or allowed. The status
is listed at the bottom of the user interface.
- Autofilter doesn't seem to be working but Manual Filter does: PureMail
has Autofilter ON by default. If you stopped this, just press
AutoFilter to ON again.
- You have dialed in and connected to your ISP, but PureMail isn't
processing any emails even if you know the mailbox isn't empty: Check
your User Information. Make sure you are actually connected to your ISP
- you can determine this by using your email program to check your mail.
- When your email client gives you the error 'pop.lock is busy': That
means that PureMail is busy querying your mail server. Just wait a few
seconds and try again.
- PureMail seems to be taking too long to filter your email: This is
normal if you have 15 or more emails. If you have one or two, check
your User Configuration. It's usually an incorrect password or userid.
PureMail Uninstallation
To uninstall PureMail, just delete the directory where you installed it.
PureMail Upgrading
To upgrade from a previous version of PureMail, exit PureMail first,
delete your current PureMail.exe and copy the new PureMail.exe into
your working directory. You can then restart PureMail.
Other PureMail Documentation
Bugs, comments & suggestions
Bugs, undefined behavior etc. and suggestions can be forwarded to the
author. Send mail to louieorbeta@technologist.com, and put this in the
subject:
puremail-bugs
Warranty & licence
See the license.txt text file
Files
Every distribution of PureMail should contain only the following files:
PureMail.exe - The PureMail program
Readme.txt - Main documentation
Install.txt - Installation instructions
License.txt - Some legal mumbo-jumbo stuff...
Descript.txt - PureMail description
Letter.txt - Letter from the author
Changes.txt - Summary of changes of each version