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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Legal Notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Copyright (C) 1997 James R. Louvau
This program 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. This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
You may contact the author of PMLPP at: E-mail : jim@vwm.com Snail-mail : Jim
Louvau 3437 335th St. West Des Moines, IA 50266
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PMLPP's main window consists of three main elements:
1. A pushbutton/icon.
2. A message-count display window.
3. A popup/context menu.
Note: You can drag the main window by clicking and holding either mouse
button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Refresh Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Clicking on the refresh button results in one of two actions: If you have
defined a mailreader, and there is mail pending, PMLPP will attempt to launch
your reader. Failing that, PMLPP will poll the server immediately if possible.
The icon background of the button will also reflect PMLPP's current status. If
the background is GRAY , there is no mail on the server. If GREEN , one or more
messages are available. If RED , something has malfunctioned (see Error Codes
).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Message Count Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the small window below the refresh/icon button. One of two things will
appear here; a message count as of the last poll, or an error code.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Context Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PMLPP uses a combination system and context/popup menu. Clicking the
context-menu mouse button (usually button 2 or the right one) anywhere over the
main window will bring up the menu. Use the " Properties " option to open a
configuration dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following options are available for configuring PMLPP:
Play Sound.
Minutes.
Server.
Port.
User.
Password.
Save Password.
Force IP.
APOP.
Program.
Options.
Directory.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Play Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this box is checked, PMLPP will beep ONCE when it detects the first message;
i.e., when the message count changes from 0 (zero) to 1 (one).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Seconds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
"Click" on the arrow-buttons or type in the number of SECONDS PMLPP should
pause between polls to the pop server.
Note: The valid range is 1 to 86400 (24 hours).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Server ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Your pop server's address as a domain name like:
mail.mydomain.com
or as an I.P. address like:
167.142.225.5
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Port ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The POP3 "service" port (usually 110).
Note: If set to 0 (zero) , PMLPP will look up the appropriate value in your
host's "services" file. This is your best bet for staying out of trouble.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. User ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You, silly! The name you use to logon to the pop server.
CAUTION:
Your user name is almost always CASE SENSITIVE!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The password you use to logon to the pop server.
CAUTION:
As with your user name, passwords are almost always CASE SENSITIVE!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Save Password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this box is checked, PMLPP will save your password in its INI file, where
somebody could conceivably see it (INI files are binary, but text in strings is
visible). If left unchecked, you will be prompted for your password when PMLPP
is launched.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. Force IP ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this box is checked, and you have entered a (numerically) valid I.P. address
in the server field, PMLPP will ignore any errors returned from DNS lookup, and
attempt to use this I.P. address. In other words, YOU are assuming
responsibility for the correctness of the address.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. APOP ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Checking this item causes PMLPP to attempt an APOP login. Should APOP fail,
PMLPP will revert to a normal login.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. Program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The pathname of your mail-reader program. You only need to set this if you
would like to be able to launch your mail-reader from PMLPP's menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.11. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Command-line option to pass to the reader, if any.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.12. Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
What directory to change to before running the reader.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Error Codes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following codes may appear in the "message count" window:
ADDR
PMLPP was unable to resolve the server name/address (gethostbyname()
and/or gethostbyaddr() failed).
SOCK
PMLPP was unable to obtain a new socket from the system (socket()
failed).
CONN
PMLPP was unable to connect to the server (connect() failed).
SRVR
The server won't talk to PMLPP. It isn't running, or for some reason
(it's too busy, etc.) refuses to accept commands (we timed out
waiting for it to "talk" to us, or the server didn't respond with
"+OK").
USER
The server has rejected your user name; i.e., it doesn't like you or
doesn't know who you are. Make sure you've configured your name
correctly.
PASS
The server has rejected your password. Make sure you've entered it
correctly.
Note: Depending on the server, you may see this even when it's the
USER name field that's incorrect.
STAT
The server doesn't want to give us statistics. You should NEVER see
this, and if you do, it probably means something on the server end
is broken.
VALU
PMLPP couldn't parse the statistics string returned by the server.
You should never see this either.
Note: Some of the above error codes may appear erroneously if something
happens to the connection in mid "conversation." In other words, you might see
a "PASS" error if PMLPP was waiting for the server to acknowledge your
password, and the connection was suddenly broken.