1. Put the NotifyMail extension in your Extensions folder.
2. Follow the appropriate type of installation listed below.
- If you are using Apple Internet Mail Server as your POP server, skip to the Apple Internet Mail Server installation.
- If you are using a UNIX machine as a POP server AND you have a static IP address, follow UNIX installation and then skip VMS installation.
- If you are using a VMS machine as a POP server AND you have a static IP address, skip to VMS installation.
- If you have a dynamic IP address, read the section "Dynamic IP Addressing".
3. Run the Configure NotifyMail program and setup your preferences. (See Customization in the Troubleshooting/Bonus Features file for help on the preferences.)
4. If you are using a SLIP or PPP connection, please read the section titled "Note for SLIP and PPP Users".
5. Read the section "More Installation Info".
6. Restart your machine.
UNIX Installation
Create a file called .forward on your UNIX machine in your home directory. The contents of the file are as follows:
\username,
"| finger nm_notifyuser@machinename.company.com"
Where you will replace username with your login name on your UNIX machine, for example, mine is sgruby and you will replace machinename with the name associated with your Mac's IP address (DNS name) or you can simply put in your IP address in place of machinename.
Note: if your email bounces when your Mac is turned off, try this:
If the above method doesn't work, your UNIX system may be running a more secure sendmail program. If this is the case, you can try this alternate method:
Your .forward file should be:
\sgruby,
"| /home/osiris/hmc_1995/sgruby/phftp"
(Replace sgruby with your username and /home/osiris/hmc_1995/sgruby with the full path of your directory.)
Then create a file called phftp that has the following in it:
finger nm_notifyuser@gorilla.st.hmc.edu
(Replace gorilla.st.hmc.edu with your machine name or IP address.)
Next, type:
chmod 755 phftp
If this still doesn't work, contact the author at the email address that is listed in the Registration Information document, and I will do my best to assist you. It may happen that you will have to talk to your system administrator about getting this to work.
VMS Installation
PMDF Deliver must be running on your VMS machine for this to work. If the following installation doesn╒t work, verify that PMDF deliver is installed.
First off, create a file called mail.delivery in your home directory. The contents should be as follows:
* * * A E "finger nm_notifyuser@gorilla.st.hmc.edu"
* * * A D
replace gorilla.st.hmc.edu with the name (DNS name) or IP address of the Mac you want to use this on.
Then go into mail and type:
set forward "in%""~sgruby"""
Replacing sgruby with your username.
(This tells PMDF deliver to use the mail.delivery file that you created.)
Apple Internet Mail Server Installation
1) Have your administrator choose your account and then choose Forward To: NotifyMail. Then enter your IP address or DNS name in the space provided.
2) If you are using dynamic IP addressing with Apple Internet Mail Server, you should choose Forward To: NotifyMail to last IP Address. Do not follow the dyanmic IP addressing information below if you are using Apple Internet Mail Server as your POP server. You must set NotifyMail to check mail at startup for this option to work correctly.
Dynamic IP addressing
If your IP address changes on each connection such as dialup lines, follow these instructions AND your mail server is NOT Apple Internet Mail Server (if it is AIMS, follow the instructions under AIMS):
Instead of creating the .forward, phftp, or mail.delivery file as described in the appropriate sections above on your UNIX or VMS machine, create the appropriately named file (.forward [UNIX] or mail.delivery [VMS]) on your Macintosh. If you use a .forward file, replace the . with a _; so that the file should be named _forward. If you don't do this, you may crash your machine when editing the file. The file (or an alias to the file) must reside on your startup volume (make sure you select the file or alias on your startup volume from within Configure NotifyMail). Replace the keyword nm_notifyuser with nm_username where you enter your username here. Also, don╒t enter a machinename, instead enter a %. This will allow NotifyMail to insert your IP address each time you connect your machine to the network. The file should look like this for UNIX machines:
\sgruby,
"| finger nm_sgruby@%"
where you should replace sgruby with your login name.
For VMS machines:
* * * A E "finger nm_sgruby@%"
* * * A D
where you should replace sgruby with your login name.
VMS users must also do the following (by logging into your VMS machine):
Go into mail and type:
set forward "in%""~sgruby"""
Replacing sgruby with your username.
(This tells PMDF deliver to use the mail.delivery file that you created.)
After creating the file, run Configure NotifyMail and choose Startup Options. Click on dynamic IP addressing, enter your host name (IP address or name), your username, and password. Also select the file you just created by clicking on select file. NotifyMail will FTP the file to your host each time it starts providing the correct IP address. Note: the password is encrypted to prevent someone from stealing it.
More Installation Info
If your Macintosh is not on, the finger command will timeout and your mail will simply stay in your mailbox on your VMS or UNIX machine.
If you want to show the mailbox window (a small floating window that indicates when you have new mail), you must be running System 7.1 or later.
If you are using Eudora or Emailer:
In the Eudora configuration, set the Check Mailing every X minutes to 0 so that it won't do a timed mail check. For Emailer, select Emailer from the popup menu in Configure NotifyMail's Preferences that says Tell. Then enter the set name in the field below.
If you are using StarNine's PT/Internet (Apple's) Gateway:
If you are using StarNine's PT/Internet Gateway, you should install the PMSAM AppleScript extension and write an AppleScript that has the following command in it: PMSAM Connect Now "PT/Internet" You should then set NotifyMail to launch this script when new mail arrives. This will cause the PT/Internet gateway to initiate a connection and get your new mail.
If you are using DragStrip¬:
If you are using DragStrip¬ by Natural Intelligence, you can use the DragStrip¬ Addition (called NotifyMail Addition). Drag this file onto one of your strips and you'll have a visual indicator of when new mail arrives. You can also launch Configure NotifyMail, and Kill/Launch NotifyMail from the strip by holding down the mouse until the popup menu is displayed. If you can't launch Configure NotifyMail or NotifyMail from DragStrip¬, you may have to rebuild your desktop file. If you would like more information about DragStrip¬, one of the neatest launching utilities I've seen, send email to info@natural.com. You can find a demo at ftp.natural.com.
For both the mailbox window and the DragStrip¬ addition, a single click will either clear the message count or launch a file that you have specified in Configure NotifyMail.
Note for SLIP and PPP users
If your connection does not load at startup (i.e. before the Finder starts), then you will have to use ResEdit to change the file type of NotifyMail from ╘appe╒ to ╘APPL╒ (or use the enclosed appe<->APPL AppleScript applet). After your connection has started, you will then have to launch NotifyMail by double clicking its icon. Another option is to use Configure NotifyMail and choose Launch NotifyMail from the file menu. In this case, the file type is irrelevant. You may have to rebuild your desktop to get this to work.
If you use MacSLIP from Hyde Park Software, NotifyMail will automatically start listening (and perform the startup options) when you are actually connected and will stop listening when you disconnect. If you connect again, NotifyMail will start listening again (and perform the startup options). In this case, you DO NOT have to change the file type of NotifyMail to 'APPL'; just leave it as an extension and drop it in your extensions folder. If you use dynamic IP addressing, this is even more useful as your .forward (or mail.delivery file) will be re-uploaded with your current IP address each time you reconnect. Note: this ONLY works with MacSLIP.
