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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for PMBiff ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is PMBiff 1.2 for OS/2 2.1 and above.
From the following you can learn
Γûá What it is.
Γûá What it does.
Γûá What it costs.
Γûá How you can use it.
Γûá Who wrote it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mailbox file to check ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter the full path name of the mailbox file that you want to be monitored.
Examples:
C:\TCPIP\ETC\MAIL\INBOX.NDX for IBMs TCP/IP
N:\var\spool\thomas for a NFS mounted UNIX mail directory
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Opens a standard Select file dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Intervals between checks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Adjust the number of seconds you want PMBiff to sleep between two checks for
mail.
Valid numbers are between 1 and 32767 seconds.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Mail Reader to start ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter the full path name to your favourite Mail Reader executable. The program
will be started from the directory where the executable resides.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Auto-Start when mail arrives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Check this box if you want your Mail Reader to be started automatically every
time mail arrives.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. PMBiff - What it is ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This nice little program is similar to the "xbiff" program known from
X-Windows. PMBiff monitors a file of your choice (your mailbox) in intervals of
your choice (Defaults: C:\TCPIP\ETC\MAIL\INBOX.NDX and 60 sec) PMBiff will
raise its flag and beep if it detects incoming mail. It will lower the flag
after the mail was read. No more, no less.
If your system has MMPM/2 support installed, PMBiff is capable of playing a
sound file of your choice when mail arrives.
If you presently use LaMail to check for incoming mail you will see a benefit
of alot less RAM usage (and nicer outfit btw :-))
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. PMBiff - What it does ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PMBiff compares the "last access" time to the "last modified" time and observes
the file size of a given file which is believed to be your incoming mailbox.
From these informations it decides whether to raise the flag or not. This
requires the st_atime and st_mtime values to be different (at least to have the
ability to be different)
Note that PMBiff, because it is working this way cannot be used with FAT drives
and other file systems that do not distinguish between the "last access" and
the "last modified" time of a file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. PMBiff - What it costs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is my first step in the field of OS/2 and PM programming.
I'm asking NOTHING for this program, it is FREE.
If you use it and enjoy it please send me a nice postcard of your home town!
(See Who wrote it for my mail address)
You should understand that I am in no way responsible for any damage that may
occur due to the use of this program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. PMBiff - How to use it ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PMBiff is configurable in an easy way. It follows the well known standards of
the OS/2 Workplace Shell.
Use the systems default mouse click (normally the right mouse button) or key
stroke (normally Shift-F10) to display the Main Popup Menu.
Here you can select Settings Run Mail Reader Help and Close.
Click with the systems default drag mouse button (normally the right mouse
button) into the program window and drag the window to your favourite position.
To change the color of the inactive window (flag down) simply Drag&Drop a color
from the Color Palette as usual. To change the color of the active window (flag
raised) Drag&Drop one from the Color Palette while holding the Ctrl-Key. This
can also be done on the second page of the Settings Notebook.
To change the icon of the inactive window (flag down) simply Drag&Drop an Icon
file from any directory. To change the icon of the active window (flag raised)
Drag&Drop an Icon file from any directory while holding the Ctrl-Key. This can
also be done on the second page of the Settings Notebook.
To change the sound that is played when mail was detected simply Drag&Drop a
Digital Audio file from any directory. Note that PMBiff only stores a reference
to the sound file. This can also be done on the third page of the Settings
Notebook.
PMBiff will accept a pathname on the command line and will use (and store) this
filename as the mailbox to check for mail.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. PMBiff - Who wrote it ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Send bug reports and ideas for improvements to
Thomas.Vandahl@E-Technik.TU-Ilmenau.DE
or
Thomas Vandahl
Burgstrasse 70
D-98701 Altenfeld
Germany
Have fun !