wcMail Networking (Internet)

General tab

Advanced tab

Hosts tab

Mail lists tab

Auto Response tab

wcMail Status


General

The General tab contains basic setup information for your Internet mail and news system.

System administrator

This is the person who is responsible for your system. This user must be a user in Wildcat! user database, usually the System Operator. Any E-mail that is addressed to root, Admin, Sysop, or postmaster will be re-addressed to the Administrator’s name.

Local domain name

This is your “fully qualified” Internet domain name (for example MUSTANG.COM). This name is assigned to you by your Internet service provider. A “fully qualified” domain name is a combination of your site name, a period, and additional domain information.

Local site name

This is your site name or “machine name”. The site name is often, but not always, the first part of your domain name. wcMail uses the site name field to identify messages according to Internet standards. The proper name for this field is available from your Internet service provider. If you aren’t sure what to put here, ask your host.

Primary provider

This is the Internet host to which your outgoing E-mail and newsgroups should be forwarded.

Organization

The Organization field allows you to put a very brief description of your company or organization. wcMail automatically adds this information to the header of all E-mail messages and newsgroup articles posted from your site.


UUCP Administrator
This is the person who is responsible for your system. This user must be a user in Wildcat! user database, usually the System Operator. Any E-mail that is addressed to root, Admin, Sysop, or postmaster will be re-addressed to the Administrator’s name.


Local domain name
This is your “fully qualified” Internet domain name (for example MUSTANG.COM). This name is assigned to you by your Internet service provider. A “fully qualified” domain name is a combination of your site name, a period, and additional domain information.


Local site name
This is your site name or “machine name”. The site name is often, but not always, the first part of your domain name. wcMail uses the site name field to identify messages according to Internet standards. The proper name for this field is available from your Internet service provider. If you aren’t sure what to put here, ask your host.


Primary provider
This is the Internet host to which your outgoing E-mail and newsgroups should be forwarded.


Organization
The Organization field allows you to put a very brief description of your company or organization. wcMail automatically adds this information to the header of all E-mail messages and newsgroup articles posted from your site.


Select an Email conference
 Choose a conference to use for the mailing list. If you have not defined a conference for this mailing list, you will have the opportunity to select one and make the appropriate configuration changes before continuing.


Advanced

Alternate domain name

The Alternate Domain Name field allows you to list any temporary domain name that may have been issued by your service provider, as well as your permanent domain name, so that messages addressed to either domain will be recognized and imported by wcMail.

Maximum export message count

This is the maximum number of messages that wcMail will put in each outgoing message packet.

Bounce invalid messages

This check box determines whether messages addressed to a nonexistent or incorrectly spelled user name should be “returned to sender” (checked) or discarded (unchecked).


Alternate domain name
The Alternate Domain Name field allows you to list any temporary domain name that may have been issued by your service provider, as well as your permanent domain name, so that messages addressed to either domain will be recognized and imported by wcMail.


Maximum export message count
This is the maximum number of messages that wcMail will put in each outgoing message packet.


Bounce invalid messages
This check box determines whether messages addressed to a nonexistent or incorrectly spelled user name should be “returned to sender” (checked) or discarded (unchecked).


Hosts

Add

The Add button pops up the Adding Host dialog box, allowing you to specify the host name to use for this configuration.

Edit

The Edit button pops up the Adding Host dialog box, allowing you to view or modify the host name to use for this configuration.

Delete

The Delete button permanently removes the selected host name from the list.

Clone

The Clone button makes an exact copy of the selected host. Use the Edit button to customize the new host.


Adding Host dialog box

Host name

This is the site name of your Internet host. This must be a legal DOS file name, and can be no more than 8 characters long. When you fill in this name and click OK, the Editing Host property sheet will pop up.


This is the site name of your Internet host. This must be a legal DOS file name, and can be no more than 8 characters long. When you fill in this name and click OK, the Editing Host property sheet will pop up.


Editing Host property sheet

Host Info tab

Newsgroups tab

Translation tables tab


Host info

The Host Info tab contains general information about the Internet Service Provider that will be forwarding your incoming and outgoing mail to the Internet.

Host name

This is the name wcMail uses to create configuration files and subdirectories for this host. This must be a legal DOS file name, and can be no more than 8 characters long. The Host Name normally matches the Host Site Name.

Administrator

This is the name of the authorized administrator of a downline node. This is the only user name from which news request messages will be processed. You can leave this field blank for your primary provider (the site from which you receive incoming mail from the rest of the Internet).

Domain

This is the fully qualified domain name for your host, for instance HOLONET.NET.

Site name

This is the site name of the host site, without extension (for example HOLONET — not HOLONET.NET). The host site name is often referred to as your host’s “machine name”. Note that in most cases this is the site name only, not the fully qualified domain name. If you are unsure what to put here, ask your host.

Spool path

This is the directory where wcMail expects to find incoming mail packets collected by UUCICO. The default path is

\WC5\GATEWAY\[hostname]

where [hostname] is a subdirectory with the host name of your host provider.

Alt. spool path

This is the directory where wcMail expects to find incoming mail packets (.BAG files) received by satellite.

Attachment limit

This is the maximum size in kilobytes for outgoing file attachments.

Delete files after processing

This is a Yes/No option, and the default is Yes. Normally, when wcMail has finished importing packets, you want to delete the packets to prevent them from being re-imported the next time you run wcMail. You should set this option to No ONLY if you are going to do further processing on the packets. Remember to delete the packets when you have finished processing them, or wcMail will try to import the same messages the next time you run the program.

If packets are not deleted, they will be moved to a “done” subdirectory. Processed packets are never left in the spool directory.


The Select all button selects (highlights) all items in the list. To change the status of these items, click the Toggle button.


The Deselect all button deselects all items in the list.


Pops up a property sheet, allowing you to create a new entry in the list.


Pops up a property sheet, allowing you to view or modify the settings for the selected item.


The Delete button permanently removes the highlighted entry from the list.


Host name
This is the name wcMail uses to create configuration files and subdirectories for this host. This must be a legal DOS file name, and can be no more than 8 characters long. The Host Name normally matches the Host Site Name.


Administrator
This is the name of the authorized administrator of a downline node. This is the only user name from which news request messages will be processed. You can leave this field blank for your primary provider (the site from which you receive incoming mail from the rest of the Internet).


Domain
This is the fully qualified domain name for your host, for instance HOLONET.NET.


Site name
This is the site name of the host site, without extension (for example HOLONET — not HOLONET.NET). The host site name is often referred to as your host’s “machine name”. Note that in most cases this is the site name only, not the fully qualified domain name. If you are unsure what to put here, ask your host.


Spool path
 This is the directory where wcMail expects to find incoming mail packets collected by UUCICO. The default path is

\WC5\GATEWAY\[hostname]

where [hostname] is a subdirectory with the host name of your host provider.


Alt. spool path
This is the directory where wcMail expects to find incoming mail packets (.BAG files) received by satellite.


Attachment limit
This is the maximum size in kilobytes for outgoing file attachments.


Delete files after processing
This is a Yes/No option, and the default is Yes. Normally, when wcMail has finished importing packets, you want to delete the packets to prevent them from being re-imported the next time you run wcMail. You should set this option to No ONLY if you are going to do further processing on the packets. Remember to delete the packets when you have finished processing them, or wcMail will try to import the same messages the next time you run the program.

If packets are not deleted, they will be moved to a “done” subdirectory. Processed packets are never left in the spool directory.


Newsgroups

The newsgroups you added to the Conferences section of wcConfig will be visible in the Newsgroups tab. If no newsgroups are visible, go back to Conferences and add them using AddNews.

Select the newsgroups you will be exchanging with this host, and double-click to toggle them on. Use the Select all button to select and toggle all newsgroups.

Select all

The Select all button selects (highlights) all items in the list.

Deselect all

The Deselect all button deselects all items in the list.


Translation Tables

Add

The Add button pops up the Edit Translation dialog box, allowing you to create new translation table entries for incoming and outgoing E-mail messages.

Edit

The Edit button pops up the Edit Translation dialog box, allowing you to view or modify an existing translation table entry.

Delete

The Delete button permanently removes the selected translation table entry from the list.


Edit Translation Table dialog box

Local name

This is the name your user is known by on your Wildcat! Interactive Net Server. For instance, “SAM ROBERTSON” or “GREG HEWGILL”.

External name

This is the name or names by which your user may be known outside your system, for instance “srobertson” or “greg”.

Both

The name translation will be performed on both incoming and outgoing messages.

Import

The name translation will be performed only on incoming messages. Outgoing messages will be posted with the sender’s actual user name.

Export

The name translation will be performed only on outgoing messages. Incoming messages will be addressed to the recipients actual user name.

Trashcan Import

Incoming messages addressed to this user name will be discarded.

Trashcan Export

Outgoing messages addressed from this user name will be discarded.


$ Local nameThis is the name your user is known by on your Wildcat! Interactive Net Server. For instance, “SAM ROBERTSON” or “GREG HEWGILL”.


External name
This is the name or names by which your user may be known outside your system, for instance “srobertson” or “greg”.


Translate Both
The name translation will be performed on both incoming and outgoing messages.


Translate Import
The name translation will be performed only on incoming messages. Outgoing messages will be posted with the sender’s actual user name.


Translate Export
The name translation will be performed only on outgoing messages. Incoming messages will be addressed to the recipients actual user name.


Mail Lists

Add

The Add button pops up the Edit Mail List dialog box, allowing you to specify the mailing list information to use for this configuration.

Edit

The Edit button pops up the Edit Mail List dialog box, allowing you to view or modify the mailing list information to use for this configuration.

Delete

The Delete button permanently removes the selected mailing list name from the list.


Edit Mail List dialog box

To import mailing list messages into a separate conference, you must create a username on your system to receive the mailing list messages, then log on as that user name to send an E-mail message requesting a subscription to the list.

Name

This is the user name under which you subscribed to the mailing list. All E-mail messages addressed to this user name will be posted in the conference you select for this list.

Conference

This is the conference that should receive the mailing list messages. Be sure the conference you select is defined as an Internet Mailing List in the Conference Settings section of wcConfig.


UUCP MailList Edit Add
This is the user name under which you subscribed to the mailing list. All E-mail messages addressed to this user name will be posted in the conference you select for this list.


UUCP MailList Name
This is the conference that should receive the mailing list messages. Be sure the conference you select is defined as an Internet Mailing List in the Conference Settings section of wcConfig.


UUCP MailList Conference
 Select a conference from the list to receive the mailing list messages.

Be sure the conference you select is defined as an Internet Mailing List in the Conference Settings section of wcConfig.


Reply-to Address
  This is the e-mail address of the moderator or mailing list to which replies should be directed, for instance humor@uga.cc.uga.edu. wcMail will send replies as e-mail addressed directly to the list name or moderator name.


Auto Response

Add

The Add button pops up the Edit Autoresponse dialog box, allowing you to specify the autoresponse name and text to use for this configuration.

Edit

The Edit button pops up the Edit Autoresponse dialog box, allowing you to view or modify the autoresponse name and text to use for this configuration.

Delete

The Delete button permanently removes the autoresponse name from the list.


Edit Autoresponse dialog box

Name

The auto-response name is the name of the information file to send, and the name of the mailbox that will automatically respond to messages addressed to it, for instance “info” or “wc5info”. Do not include your domain name, just the mailbox name.

Tip:

Auto response mailbox names must conform to standard Internet naming conventions — a filename may not contain spaces, parentheses, commas, or other prohibited characters. One-word mailbox names are best. If your Wildcat! configuration is stored on a network drive that does not allow long Windows 95/NT file names, you must also adhere to standard DOS file naming conventions.

Text

This is the text to send in response to an auto response request.


UUCP AutoResponse Name
The auto-response name is the name of the information file to send, and the name of the mailbox that will automatically respond to messages addressed to it, for instance “info” or “wc5info”. Do not include your domain name, just the mailbox name.


UUCP AutoResponse Text
This is the text to send in response to an auto response request.


Clone
The Clone button makes an exact copy of the selected entry. Use the Edit button to customize the new entry.


Select all
The Select all button selects (highlights) all items in the list. To change the status of these items, click the Toggle button.


Deselect all
The Deselect all button deselects all items in the list.


Delete selection
The Delete button permanently removes the highlighted selection from the list.


Add
Pops up a property sheet, allowing you to create a new entry in the list.


Status

You can check the status of wcMail by right clicking on the taskbar icon or program manager and selecting Status.

Import e-mail

Import news

Export e-mail

Export news

Bounced

Bad

Export Errors

Import Errors


Import E-mail
 This is the number of e-mail messages that have been imported.


Import news
 This is the number of newsgroup messages that have been imported.


Export E-mail
 This is the number of e-mail messages that have been exported.


Export news
 This is the number of newsgroup messages that have been exported.


Bounced
 This is the number of bounced messages that wcMail has attempted to import. When mail software is unable to deliver a message, the software delivers a "Bounce Message" back to the original sender.


Bad
This is the number of bad messages that have been encountered while wcMail was importing mail and news messages.


Import Errors
 This is the number of bad messages that have been encountered while wcMail was importing mail and news messages.


Errors
This is the number of errors that have been encountered while wcMail was exporting messages.


Statistics since
 This is the date that the currently displayed statistics started. When you clear the statistics, this date will be reset, along with all of the displayed statistics.


Clear stats
 Clear the current statistics from the status window.


UUCP Host listbox
 Displays all hosts that have been defined in wcConfig. To add a new host, click Add. To edit an existing host, select that item and click Edit.


UUCP/Host/Edit/NewsGroupslistbox
 Displays all newsgroups that have been defined in wcConfig. To add a new newsgroup, click Add. To edit an existing newsgroup, select that item and click Edit.


UUCP/Host/Edit/Translation listbox
Displays all of the host translation setups that have been defined in wcConfig. To add a new item, click Add. To edit an existing item, select that item and click Edit.


UUCP/Mail List listbox
 Displays all Mailing lists that have been defined in wcConfig. To add a new item, click Add. To edit an existing item, select that item and click Edit.


UUCP/Auto Responses listbox
All auto response setups that have been defined in wcConfig are displayed here. To add a new item, click Add. To edit an existing item, select that item and click Edit.


Add button
Pops up a property sheet, allowing you to create a new entry in the list.


Edit button
Pops up a property sheet, allowing you to view or modify the settings for the selected item.


Delete button
The Delete button permanently removes the highlighted entry from the list..


Help button
Pops up a general help screen about the current item.


Edit translation trashcan import
Incoming messages addressed to this user name will be discarded.


Edit translation trashcan export
 Outgoing messages addressed from this user name will be discarded.