Aloha is an email client for Newton PDAs that uploads and downloads email from America Online using your existing AOL accounts.
Table of Contents:
1. Install Aloha.pkg
2. Setup Aloha
3. Receiving email
4. Sending email
5. Connection Preferences
6. Creating email messages
7. Reading email messages
FAQ
BUGS
Pricing
Distribution
Contact Information
History (Changes)
Legal Notice
Other Products by Catamount Software:
1. Install Aloha.pkg
Refer to the user manual that came with your Newton device for installation instructions. Aloha be installed into the Extensions folder in Extras.
When you tap on the Aloha icon in extras and you receive the message: "Tapping this does nothing"- This is because Aloha is an extension. Extensions modify other parts of the Newton system. To access Aloha features please keep reading.
2. Setup Aloha
a. Open Aloha Prefs by tapping Extras, tapping InBox, tapping the [ i ] button, and selecting Aloha Prefs.
b. Registration # is required for continued use of Aloha beyond the initial 14 day trial. Every user is given an unique registration code based upon their name as it appears in Owner Info of Setup.
c. Network: Three types of networks are supported. "SprintNet, "AOLnet" and "AOLGlobalNet". Select the type of network that you will be accessing and then enter the phone #. Aloha does not automatically provide the 800# because there is a surcharge for its use. The current 800 access number for AOL is 800-716-0023.
d. Phone #: Enter the access number for the Network. If you do not know a local Sprint access number you can call Sprint at 800-877-5045; follow the menus for a local access number in your area. You can save multiple phone numbers by chosing 'Add to popup' from the <>Phone popup. You can also add comments to each phone number by appending '@' plus the comment. You phone popup might look like this:
660-4795 @home
9,660-4795 @work
16173380002 @boston
e. Screen Name: Enter you AOL screen name here. Do not add '@aol.com'. Aloha only needs your screen name. For example: 'HardyMacia'. You can save multiple screen names by chosing 'Add to popup' from the <>Screen Name popup.
f. Set Password: After entering your screen name you need to enter your password. This password is the same password that you use for the screen name when you access AOL from your desktop computer. ((Double tap on the grey line to open the keyboard. Using the keyboard will prevent typos in your password))
g. Signature: Opens Aloha's Signature screen. You can have internet style signatures appended to all of your mail. Write your signature here. An example would be:
Hardy Macia
Catamount Software
Newton Software developer
h. Strip internet headers will throw away the header information associated with the incoming email messages.
i. Filters button: Opens Aloha's Filters screen. You can tell Aloha not to dowload messages based on subject or email address. Select the critera (subject or email) from the picker and enter the substring on the entry line. The email filter only looks at the FIRST 16 characters. For example: [email = powernews] will ignore all messages from the email address "powernews1@aol.com". For example 2: [subject= long] will ignore all messages with "long" in the subject.
j. Please refer to the user manaul that came with your Newton device for the meanings of the other options.
3. Receiving email
a. Open the InBox.
b. Tap <>Receive.
c. Select Aloha.
d. Set your Connection Preferences.
e. Tap connect.
4. Sending email
a. Open the InBox.
b. Tap <>Send.
c. Select Aloha.
d. Set your Connection Preferences. Only messages from the current screen name will be sent. You must re-send if you need to send messages for more than one screen name. (This is an AOL short coming not Aloha).
e. Tap connect.
5. Connection Preferences
a. Screen Name is the screen name to log onto AOL with
b. Phone # is the phone number to use to log onto AOL with
c. Send Mail checkbox - Aloha will send any mail in the outbox when this is checked.
d. Receive Mail checkbox - Aloha will download any mail waiting on AOL when this is checked.
e. Keep copy on AOL - Aloha will download the message, but then mark the message as unread so that a copy is still waiting for the user to download when they log in the next time.
f. EC checkbox - this toggles Error Correction on and off. This needs to be unchecked when using Aloha with the Apple Newton modems. High speed modems require this to be checked. Try boths ways one way will work better.
g. Connect will initial the connection to AOL.
6. Creating email messages
a. Create an email message in the Notepad.
b. Tap the envelope icon.
c. Select Mail.
d. Switch the transport toggle in upper right corner from eWorld to Aloha.
e. Tap <>To to set the receipients.
f. Tap <>Subject to change the subject.
g. Check Return Receipt if you want to be notified when the message was read. This only works for email to other AOL users.
h. Tap <>From to select which of your screen names you want to send this message from.
i. *Note the picker in the upper left hand corner has no effect.
j. Tap <>Mail to send the message.
7. Reading email messages
a. There are two editors you can use to view your messages. Tap the Show button at the bottom of the message to switch between messgaes.
b. When reading your messages you can control the amount the text scrolls by tapping the diamond in the upper righthand corner. Select the number of pixels to scroll at a time. (This only works in the Aloha Text Editor)
c. The 'Toe-Tag' at the bottom of the message veiw screen lets you perform operations on the email message. You can log, copy to notes, reply, and forward the message.
d. The Default Text Editor from a limitation that you can only scroll down 2000 pixels (about 3 pages). To see the text beyond that you need to use the Aloha Editor.
FAQ:
Q) I'm getting an error message about an INVALID PASSWORD FOR BATCH SESSION or INVALID ACCOUNT and it tells me to call AOL for assistance?
A) Don't call AOL. They will not be able to help you. What you need to do is reenter your screen name or your password. What probably happened was the handwriting recognition misinterpretted your password/screen name (ie: it thought an one (1) was an ell (L) or zero (0) was an ohh (o)). Double tap on the any grey input line to open the keyboard and use the keyboard to enter your screen name and password.
Q) Can Aloha dial without waiting for the dial tone?
A) Yes, in Modem prefs you need to uncheck the "Require dial tone" box.
Q) Can I manually dial a number and then connect with Aloha?
A) Yes, in the Aloha prefs set the phone number to a comma ',', tap Send or Receive Aloha in the IO Box, dial the number manually, when you hear the modem trying to connet on the other end tap the connect button.
Q) How do I find a number to connect to?
A1) Goto Keyword: "Access" on AOL and search for an local access number.
A2) You can find SprintNet numbers by calling SprintNet's automated response number. (800) 877-5045.
A3) WPWIRE@aol.com created a Newton Book called "AOLnet Reference Guide". This has the current listings for all of the AOLnet numbers in the USA. You can download this from AOL or Catamount Software's web page.
Q) I keep timing out when I connect to AOL. Any suggestions?
A1) Do you have a 28.8 or faster modem? Make sure the EC (error correction) box is checked. If you have a Newton 2400 baud modem then EC must be unchecked.
A2) Why type of modem do you have? If it is a newton modem you need to set the modem prefs to newton modem. If it is another type of modem then try "Hayes basic" or "28.8 and faster" as the modem type.
A3) What number are you trying to access? Is it a AOLnet number?
A4) Try a local SprintNet number instead of AOLnet. To get a SprintNet number call the voice system at 800-877-5045
Q) Is there a list of access numbers for AOL?
A) My web site has two NewtonBooks. One book is for SprintNet access numbers and the other book is for AOLNet access numbers. You can use either book to look up access numbers.
Q) How do I get rid of the "No messages to Send in Outbox" when I try connecting with Aloha?
A) The In/Outbox tries to be smarter than Aloha. To work around this what you should do is: 1) Create a new screen name in the Aloha prefs, 2) In the notepad create a note, 3) mail it using Aloha and the new test screen name, but have Aloha send it later so it will just sit in the outbox, 4) now the inbox will always see a message waiting to be sent, but Aloha will ignore it because it was sent from your test account (you can delete the test account after you create the message).
Bugs:
• Reading Formatted AOL messages : Aloha ignores the formatting (font, style, size) of messages created in AOL, but in some cases you will see some of the formatting information at the beginning of your email messasge.
Pricing:
Aloha is $50.00.
Upgrades from Aloha version 1.1 are $10.
Please make checks (or cash) payable to "Catamount Software" and send to:
Catamount Software
PO Box 8276
Essex VT 05451, USA
If you wish to use a credit card to pay for this software then you can use the Newton program "Register". Using "Register" usuaully results in the quickest turn around time for your registration code.
Distribution:
Check my www page for the current versions of Aloha <http://www.catamount.com>
Contact Information:
AOL:
Keyword: Newton
Messageboard Folder: Aloha Q&A
postal:
Catamount Software
P.O. Box 8276
Essex VT 05451, USA
phone:
(802) 372-9512
email:
support@catamount.com
www:
http://www.catamount.com
History:
2.4.8 - 6/10/98
changed "Keep copy on AOL" to a picker with three choices. The user can now choose to
download messages that have attachments and ignore the attachments. This is beneficial
to the users with only a Newton or users that will not be near their desktops for extended
periods of time (weeks, months). "Keep Attachments on AOL" will downlaod the message and then
mark the message as New so you can download it from your desktop later. "Keep all messages
on AOL" will download the message and then mark it as new (is the old keep copy on aol setting)
"Download all messages" will download the messages without resetting their unread status.
2.4.7 - 6/4/98
extended the dial connect time out to three minutes from 90 seconds so that pulse dialing doesn't time out in Europe
install both text viewers, now users can scroll more than 2000 pixels and can even print, fax, mail with the Aloha Text Editor
2.4.6 - internal version that was never released to the public
2.4.5 - 2/15/98
fixed bug that caused Aloha to hang at Ignoring Headlines for German AOL users.
2.4.4 - 2/2/98 (not released)
fixed bug where messages that were sent and then filed could not be read. Aloha now uses a new viewer for the email messages for the in and out boxes. This means that the <> popup for how much to scroll has been removed, but in trade you can now fax, print, beam, and email Aloha messages that are in the inout box.
2.4.3 - 12/31/97
fixed bug in SprintNet connection protocol
2.4.2 - 12/23/97
fixed bug that prevented some phone numbers from being added to the popup list
fixed bug that prevented Aloha from connecting with some AOLnet numbers.
2.4.1 - 12/22/97
AOLGlobalNet works again
AOLnet works in Europe (atleast the numbers I have tested).
The phone popup is sorted in order by the comment (anything after the @ sign) and then phone number.
2.4 - 11/23/97
consolidated the AOLnet#1, #2, and #3 into a single choice of AOLnet.
changed how the initial connection protocol is handled which seems to have fixed the 800# and all of the AOLnet connection time out problems.
added Msg Size Picker so user can adjust how much of a message to read.
changed New to Read when reply is chosen from toe tag
fixed bug when trying to send a blank note
added Copy to Names in the toe tag menu.
2.3.6 - 9/1/97
updated protocol in Aloha to correct bug that caused Aloha to hang when receiving certain internet messages.
Closes InOut Box and Extras Drawer after connection is established to free up heap memory for Aloha to use.
2.3.5 - 3/7/97
updated protocol in Aloha to work with new protocol change by AOL on 3/1/97
2.3.4 - 12/3/96
updated protocol in Aloha to work with new protocol change by AOL on 11/30/96
2.3.1-2.3.3
minor bug fixes that never were released to the mass public
2.3 - 8/4/96
added MISC to the routing slip so user doesn't have to create a new name card to send to a person not in Names file
2.2.4 - 5/25/96
outbox is closed if there is less than 40k of heap available.
fixed bug where you couldn't read messages that had already been sent
added EC option in the Connect Slip
2.2.3 - 4/15/96
always close outbox
auto Delivery
2.2.2 - 3/9/96
hiliting a name and selecting mail will work correctly
fixed bugs to allow Aloha to work with Info@Hand
added IPAID function so Register works correctly
blockSize is based upon the amount of free heap
updated error messages for missing screen name, phone, and password
changed tag line to say "Sent from a Newton via Aloha version"
2.2.1 - 2/13/96
Sent out the wrong version 2.2 so it did not have the correct AOLnet updates
Tapping Stop will stop the connection right away unless Aloha is in the middle of uploading or downloading mail.
You will get an error when Aloha hangs up the phone line. I will fix it at some point but right now it does not effect anything.
2.2 - 2/7/96
AOLnet and 800# numbers have a better connection probability
Return Receipt - will notify you when an AOL user has read these specially marked messages
Subject slip editor can be used in rotated view
2.1 - 1/6/96
added AOLGlobalNet Support
fixed incoming email truncation problem.
close iobox if less than 20k of heap is free
2.0.2 - 12/20/95
reply has two options with and without text
-16005 fixed?
close iobox if less than 40k of heap is free
14 day trial period resets itself
2.0 - 12/14/95
re-written to work with Newton OS 2.0
1.1 - 4/1/95
works with Newton OS version 1.3 only
Legal Notice:
Aloha™ is a trademark of Catamount Software.
All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
*Aloha was not developed by AOL nor is it endorsed by AOL.
**Aloha could break at anytime if AOL changes how it is implementing its host protocols. This is not Catamount Software's fault. No refunds will be made if this happens. You are purchasing this software knowing about this possibility.
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