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- /*
- * $Id: README.txt 95 2004-10-19 04:08:31Z bmoore $
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2004 Branden J. Moore.
- *
- * This file is part of MacBiff, and is free software; you can redistribute
- * it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * MacBiff is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- * with MacBiff; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
- * Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
- *
- */
-
- SUMMARY:
- ===========================================================================
- MacBiff is a Mac OSX 10.3 (and higher) compliant "biff" program.
- Its job is to report to the user when they receive new email, and where that
- email is.
-
- CONFIGURATION:
- ===========================================================================
- The MacBiff Setup window is split in to three parts: Servers, Alerts
- and Options.
- Servers shows a list of the configured IMAP servers, and gives you
- the ability to enable/disable them, or add/remove/edit them.
- The Alerts tab allows you to configure how you would like to be
- notified of new mail. You can have MacBiff display the count of messages in
- text, or display a small graphic. The text can change color to notify you
- of new mail, and you can choose to have a system sound be played. As of
- version 1.1.9, there is support for Growl Notification (see http://growl.info)
- There is also the option of executing a shell command whenever new mail is
- received. If you enter a command into this textbox, the following "special"
- codes are replaced accordingly:
- %m = mailbox name
- %p = full mailbox path name
- %t = total number of messages in the mailbox
- %u = number of unread messages in the mailbox
- %n = new unread messages in the mailbox
-
- The Options tab allows you to set various options that control how
- MacBiff works.
- * Check Mail Delay: Select how often you wish MacBiff to check for new mail.
- * Include "Ignored" Folders in count: Determins if new messages in
- "ignored" folders should be used to calculate new message counts.
- * Fetch Unread Headers: Choose to download the headers of unread messages.
- * Fetch Unread Headers in "Ignored" Folders: (self explanitory)
- * Display Activity Window on "Check Now": (self explanitory)
- * Mail Application: Command to run when "Launch Mail" is chosen from the
- menu.
-
-
- The Connection Setup window for each configured server shows a listing of
- options on the left, and a folder listing on the right.
-
- * Server Identifier: This is the "Title" of the server configuration.
- * Server Name: This is the IP name of the mail server.
- * User Name: This is the login name of the user.
- * Password: Login password.
- * Path Prefix: Set this only if needed, to specify where your IMAP folders
- are located.
- * Use SSL: Enabled by default. You should be using SSL. This causes
- MacBiff to connect to your IMAP/SSL server on port 993.
- * Save Password: Enabled by default. Saves your password in the OSX
- Keychain.
- * Enabled: Set to enable/disable checking this account.
-
- The Folder listing on the right is empty until you first check mail. It
- shows the folders that it knows about. If you check the "Ignore" box for
- a folder, that folder will not be used to determine if New Mail notification
- should be notification should be issued. If you check the "Disabled" box
- for a folder, that folder will not be checked at all.
-
-
- USAGE:
- ===========================================================================
- MacBiff will then go out and query the IMAP server for your email.
- It will display in the menu-bar the amount of unread email, as well as the
- total amount of email you have on the server in the form [#unread / #total].
-
- In the dropdown menu, there are options to:
- * Check Now: Force MacBiff to update immediately.
- * Configure: Brings up the configuration dialog.
- * Detatch: Opens a window showing your mail folders.
- * Show Activity: Opens an Activity window.
- * Launch Mail: Launches configured mail application.
- * About MacBiff: Opens an About Dialog
- * Quit MacBiff: Quits MacBiff
-
- Below these options are your mailboxes. If you have no new email, no
- mailboxes will be shown. Mailboxes with unseen email will show up (along
- with their parents) with a checkbox next to them. If you un-check the
- checkbox, that folder will no longer be used to determine if the New Mail
- notification should be used, but will still be displayed. If you have
- "Fetch Unread Headers" selected, a listing of the new mail will be shown as
- a sub-menu to the folder.
-
- If you have no unread mail (or only unread mail in un-checked folders),
- MacBiff will display in black letters in the System Menu Bar. If you do
- have unread email, MacBiff will display in Red. Also, a system beep will be
- sounded to alert you to the new mail.
-
- ABOUT MACBIFF:
- ===========================================================================
- MacBiff was created in early 2004 to solve the problem of mixing
- procmail with pine. Mail gets delivered to non "Inbox" folders, which pine
- would not notice, thus necessitating a search for new mail. With MacBiff, I
- am notified when mail arrives, and what folders it has been delivered to.
- This also works well with Mail.app, which tends to not automatically
- syncronize folders (even when asked).
-
- AUTHOR:
- ===========================================================================
- MacBiff was written by Branden J. Moore <bmoore@forkit.org>, with
- contributions from Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Pollet, Mr. Babin and Mac-arena the Bored
- Zo. Thanks to Dr. Anderson for his help in debugging.
-
-