CTM is pleased to offer this special evaluation version of PowerMail: you may use it as long as you wish, with two restrictions: whenever a PowerMail database contains more than 200 items, or after 30 days from first install - whichever comes first - PowerMail Demo will not allow you to add new messages to your database or read formerly read items from an IMAP server again.
The advantage of this scheme is that it lets you experiment indexing and searching on a large numbers of messages imported from Eudora files or Netscape Communicator fetched over POP, as long as you are starting from a fresh file. And the minute you need a commercial version of PowerMail, visit
http://www.ctmdev.com/sales.shtml and use our secure transaction to purchase a copy at US$49 in less than three minutes. You can also request a customized, no-obligation offer for a multi user site license from the web page above.
NEW FEATURES IN POWERMAIL 2.3
1. [new] The main feature in PowerMail 2.3 is the ability to automatically
import from Claris Emailer databases. Following Apple's refusal to
grant us direct access to the Claris Emailer version 2 file format, we
have undertaken the task of driving Emailer directly over AppleEvents
to read messages and folders directly into PowerMail, one message at a
time (this can take a while, it is a good practice to let it run
standalone - at night, for instance - until it is done).
o Messages located in Emailer's In Box and Out Box will be imported
into PowerMail's In Tray and Out Tray, respectively.
o Messages located in an Emailer folder with the same name as a
PowerMail folder will be imported from one to the other
o Messages located in an Emailer folder which doesn't exist in the
PowerMail database will create that folder in PowerMail and import
into it.
o You can import Emailer address books which were exported as
tabulated text; just bring PowerMail's address book window to the
front, and the File menu will show "Import address book/Export
address book" instead of "Import messages"
2. [new] Now ships with AppleScripts installed to instruct Netscape
Navigator, Netscape Communicator and Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
PowerMail when clicking on a "mailto" URL
3. [changed] AppleScripts now get read in from the PowerMail scripts
folder *inside the PowerMail additions folder* instead of alongside the
PowerMail database; this change means that scripts can now be used
regardless of which PowerMail files folder you are currently using
4. [IMAP] It is now possible to copy messages from a local message
database to an IMAP folder
BUG FIXES IN POWERMAIL 2.3
1. [fixed] Major fixes in the Outlook Mailbox Import code - too detailed
to mention here, but essentially related to handling of dates
2. [fixed] Error -8749 could occur after an improper initialization of the
Encoding prefs.
3. [fixed] Some weird time-stamping problem, due to a bug in Mac OS, could
happen if you were replying to someone in a fractional time-zone (such
as Adelaide, Australia +1030)
4. [fixed] PowerMail would ignore the page range when printing and always
print all pages
5. [fixed] A large message turned into an attachment is now converted to a
Mac Script - not necessarily the system script
6. [fixed] When clicking on a web page link to an email address where
"MAILTO" was in capitals, PowerMail would choke when parsing the
AppleEvent
7. [fixed] When typing text with an input method (i.e. Japanese or
Korean), there was an update/refresh bug at the bottom of the text
window
8. [fixed] Crash when receiving base64 encoded enclosures from CC:mail
9. [fixed] Bug when importing Japanese Eudora mailboxes
10. [fixed] Opening the browser using Command-B when decoding a message
would crash
11. [fixed] When exporting the address book, some records couldbe skipped
12. [fixed] Sending messages containing Japanese or Korean Text could
become truncated
13. [fixed] Bug which would cause extraneous MIME spli-ups of messages
containing Roman and other Scripts (Japanese, Korean)
14. [fixed][IMAP] Printing of IMAP messages could fail
15. [fixed][IMAP] Now quote the character "\" when senting a name to the
IMAP server
16. [fixed][IMAP] When the name of an attachment file contained the
characters "(" with quotes, parsing their description failed
17. [fixed][IMAP] A crash could occur when dealing with IMAP enclosures
18. [fixed][IMAP] Crash, User Break, hang or System Error 12 upon decoding
IMAP headers
19. [fixed][IMAP] Download of enclosures now works correctly even if the
enclosure was in AppleDouble format (previously, an AppleDouble-encoded
enclosure would appear as two separate files)
What is PowerMail ?
PowerMail is an E-mail client for MacOS that combines powerful features with a clear, intuitive, and easy to use interface. PowerMail supports multiple E-mail accounts, both POP and IMAP, has advanced indexing and searching capabilities, and supports multiple languages and script systems.
PowerMail is developed by a dedicated team of Macintosh software professionals who take pride in their work and care about your opinions. We have made every effort to create a program that is at once powerful, rich in features, and easy to use -- and offer it to our customers at the lowest possible cost. While we are proud of what we have achieved in developing PowerMail so far, we are also committed to continuing to enhance and develop PowerMail with the objective of offering our customers the best in ongoing service and support. We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions at (feedback@ctmdev.com). We hope that you enjoy using our product !
What you need to use PowerMail
PowerMail requires a Power Macintosh or 68K Macintosh running System 7.5.5 or later with OpenTransport. PowerMail requires the Text Encoding Converter version 1.3.1 or later and Internet Config (these are installed by PowerMail).
In addition, you need either a network or dial-up TCP/IP connection to the internet and an internet E-mail account, either POP3 (Post Office Protocol) or IMAP4 (Internet Mail Access Protocol). You will also need the account information from your network administrator or Internet Service Provider in order to configure PowerMail.
Installing PowerMail
To install PowerMail, simply double click the PowerMail Installer and follow the instructions that the installer gives you. The PowerMail installer places everything that you need to use PowerMail in the appropriate locations on your hard disk. Unless you are running Mac OS 8.1, you should restart before starting PowerMail. The installer does not force you to restart, but you should restart before using PowerMail.
What goes where
The PowerMail installer places:
PowerMail (the program) in the PowerMail folder
the Internet Config 2.0 program in the PowerMail folder
the Text Encoding Converter 1.3.1 in Extensions
the Text Encodings folder in the System Folder
the PowerMail additions folder, in the PowerMail folder, containing PowerMail help.html (the online documentation) and other accessory files.
Using PowerMail Help
A great deal of effort has been put into making PowerMail easy to use. If you have used another E-mail program before, you should be able to begin using PowerMail in a matter of minutes. Even if you are new to E-mail, once you understand the basics, you will find PowerMail very easy to use. PowerMail includes online documentation that you can access while using the program. The documentation is in HTML format and requires that you have a web browser or HTML viewer application set in Internet Config (in Mac OS 8.5: the Internet control panel) to handle files with a ".html" extension.
To access the PowerMail Help online documentation while using PowerMail:
1) Choose PowerMail Help from the Help menu.
The PowerMail Help online documentation appears.
2) Scroll to the section you want to learn about, or click in one of the Table of Contents items to jump directly to that section.
The PowerMail Help online documentation explains the basics of using PowerMail, includes trouble shooting to solve problems, and tells you how to get additional technical support for PowerMail.
Memory settings
We recommend the following memory settings for PowerMail:
2500k-3000k on a Power Macintosh with Virtual Memory (VM) enabled
4500k on a 68k Macintosh
5500k-6000k on a Power Macintosh with Virtual Memory (VM) disabled
As installed, PowerMail is set to use the larger amount of memory in the recommended range, but you can reduce the memory partition (in the Finder's Get Info box) to a setting closer to the minimum and still achieve acceptable performance results.
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