Send new message
To -
Who to send it to (eg: dave@provider.com). Each address must be
separated by a comma. You can also press the "…" button to the right
for mailing lists.
Valid examples: |
"David Smith" <dave@provider.com>
John Doe <john@doe.com>
cooldude@provider.net |
Subject -
Whassup Dave?!
CC -
Carbon copies to send (eg: dave@provider.com). Each address must
be separated by a comma. You can also press the "…" button to the
right for mailing lists.
BCC -
Blind carbon copies to send (eg: dave@provider.com). Each address
must be separated by a comma. You can also press the "…" button to
the right for mailing lists.
Attachments -
You can add unlimited file attachments to your message (both binary
and text). Once added, they are displayed at the bottom of your
message. Select one, then right click for an action menu.
Note: You can drag and drop file attachments from Windows95
Explorer or File Manager into the attachment box!
Mailing lists -
You can access your mailing lists by pressing the "…" button to the
right of TO, CC, BCC fields. These are Eudora-style lists - one
address per line.
Get personal mail
Checks your mail server to see if you have anything waiting. AutoWinNet logs:
- Number of messages waiting
- Total size of all those messages
- Time/Date of his last mail check
You can optionally launch your own personal mail reader if you have mail waiting!
To do this:
Choose Options / Configuration from the main menu. In the External Programs section, check I use an external
mail reader, then specify the path and filename where it is located. Now when AutoWinNet notices mail, he
automatically lets your favorite mail program fetch it for you!
Cleanup server mailbox
This removes all mail waiting for you on the server.
Why would you need this?
- You just realized you had Keep mail on server checked in Eudora or Microsoft Mail. So all the messages you have
received for the past year are still on the server.
- If you got mail-bombed (getting an exessive amount of mail) and a few thousand messages are waiting for download.
- You inhereted somebody else’s mailbox. Your university handed you an Internet account, and the previous student
left all his mail online. Do you really want to fetch his 1,500 messages for deleting?
- Eudora or Microsoft Mail just crashed and lost their configuration. After you re-install, the program must download all
your mail. You cannot tell it to ‘download only messages after yesterday’. Instead, you will be waiting decades for it to
finish.
Mail bomb
Send XX messages to this person -
Number of messages to send
Recipient -
The recipient's Email address
Subject -
What the bomb is concerning
Note: You cannot type a message for your bomb. The
default message is 'This is a mail bomb'
Email tech support
Subject -
What your problem is
Message -
Give me details about the bug you found, or whatever
problem you are having
Download web page or file
WWW Site/File -
Site and path/filename to download.
Note: Must be in HTTP:// standard format
(eg: http://www.cnet/com/favorites.gif)
Download dirctory -
Where to place the downloaded file
Get weather maps
Download all weather maps -
Selects all the possible weather maps to download. Choose from the following AccuWeather maps to fetch:
- Africa Satellite Image
- Pacific Sector Satellite Image
- United States Satellite Image
- Southeast United States Satellite Image
- Asia Satellite Image
- Southwest United States Satellite Image
- Europe Satellite Image
- Americas Sector Satellite Image
- Southeast United States NEXRAD Radar
- United States NEXRAD Radar
- Northeast United States NEXRAD Radar
- Southwest United States NEXRAD Radar
- South Central United States NEXRAD Radar
- North Central United States NEXRAD Radar
- Northwest United States NEXRAD Radar
- United States 24 Hour Forecast Weather Map
- United States 48 Hour Forecast Weather Map
- United States Weather Map
- Current Ray-Ban UV Index
- Forecast Ray-Ban UV Index
- Current Temperature Band Map
- Tonight's Highs
- Tonight's Lows
Store maps in Directory -
Where to place these. As a default, they will be put in a
subdirectory of your AutoWinNet location called 'Weather Maps'
Get Local Forecast
Weather Site -
Choose one of the Telnet sites to fetch weather data from.
Usually, the default one is sufficient.
Your city code -
The particular city code used in your area.
Save to Html -
Once downloaded, your weather forecast will be formatted and
placed into an attractive Html file. Specify where to save that
file.
Post Usenet Files
Important: Files are posted in UUENCODed format, and larger files are NOT split up. Everything you post will be
sent as a single file ( [1/1] format ), so please avoid posting huge files.
Newsgroup -
Which Usenet discussion group to place your message
(eg: alt.binaries.quake)
Note: You can have a file called GROUPS.TXT in your
AutoWinNet95 directory containing your favorite Usenet binary
groups. Pleae keep this file small, otherwise it will take four
days to load the program!
File(s) to post -
Directory and filespec for uploading to the Usenet. Wildcards
are supported.
Subject -
Text to be displayed in the subject line (before the filename). If
you chose "My favorite girls" as your subject, it will appear:
My favorite girls - jessica1.jpg [1/1]
My favorite girls - brenda1.jpg [1/1]
Upgrade AutoWinNet95
Checks to see if a new version is available, and fetches your new one if present. Is this cool or what? Go here for more
details!
Stay online for XX minutes
Hang out online and do nothing for a specified amount of time. This was added in case you're dialed up, and launch a
program. Normally, when AutoWinNet95 gets done with his agenda, he hangs up. But if you just started your mail
program to grab waiting Email, then you probably want to stay online for a couple of minutes to let it finish.
Go offline
Basically, hangs up on your Internet provider (if he dialed in). If you were already dialed in, nothing happens.
Run local program
Program to run -
Location of your program (eg: c:\eudora\weudora.exe)
Parameters -
Any extra command-line parameters the program needs
(eg: /CHECK /Q)
Method of launching -
Windows95 allows 3 different methods of launching a program:
- Shell Execute
- Create Process
- Win Execute
Rather than explain the techno-babble of what's their difference,
remember the rule: Always try Shell Execute first. If it doesn't launch your
program properly, try CreateProcess, then WinExecute
Delete steps
Removes the selected steps from your agenda (you may
highlight multiples)
Small icons
Show small icons in the step view list
List
Show a standard list in the step view list
Detail view
Show details in the step view list - default and most
recommended view
Agent newsreader
Forte's Agent ™ newsreader is undoubtedly the best available on the Internet. Rather than writing a low quality
newsreader myself, I decided to launch their newsreader, and optionally "press some buttons" on it for you. The
following functions are supported: (if you are unsure what these functions do, see Forte's Agent ™ documentation for
details)
- Get new headers in subscribed groups
- Post usenet and email messages
- Get marked message bodies
- Check mail
- Compact databases
Gravity newsreader
Anawave's Gravity ™ newsreader is another popular choice for Usenet reading. And again, rather than writing
a low quality newsreader myself, I decided to launch their newsreader, and optionally "press some buttons"
on it for you. The following functions are supported: (if you are unsure what these functions do,
see Anawave Gravity's ™ documentation for details)
- Update server counts
- Get headers
- Retrieve tagged articles
- Get new groups
Tools
Launch web browser
Starts up your web browser, and points it toward AutoWinNet's
local home page (with great web links to cool sites!)
Launch notepad
Starts NOTEPAD for editing
Visit our home page
Starts up your web browser, and brings up my AutoWinNet web
page (you must be connected to the Internet). Here you can
get ordering information, see other great products I have
created, etc.
Options
Configuration
Setup AutoWinNet for use - required
Edit address books
Manage your personal address books (used when sending
mail). You can add, delete, or edit any existing books
View log file
View the last log file created when you ran an agenda
Delete log file
When the log file becomes too large, you probably want to
delete it and start over
View
View last mail run
See info on your last Check Mail agenda step. You will be
given how many messages you had on the server, total size,
and last time AutoWinNet checked your mail
View Local weather
forecast
If you've fetched the weather forecast for your city, this will
launch your web browser, and point toward the last downloaded
forecast
Explore AutoWinNet directory
Starts Windows95 Explorer, and points to AutoWinNet directory
Browse weather maps
Starts Windows95 Explorer, and points to Weather Maps
directory (located in your configuration)
While your agenda is running
The agenda runtime dialog provides detailed info about your agenda's status:
- Agenda step number (Step 1 of 9)
- Progress indicator
- Site and file information
- Plus a detailed active log of send/receive messages with the server
Kill agenda
Stops all agenda steps and closes the runtime dialog. PLEASE BE PATIENT if a file transfer is taking place.
He takes a few seconds to stop the transfer and clean up his connection.
Skip step
Skips over the currently running step, and moves onto the next.