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- Title: POP
- Author: Daniel.Pead <Daniel.Pead@Nottingham.ac.uk>
- Version: 0.98
- Title From: Documentation
- Author From: Documentation
- Version From: Documentation
- Supplier: Daniel.Pead <Daniel.Pead@Nottingham.ac.uk>
- Date: 15/05/96
- Keywords: Communications software
- Shareware: No
- Machine: Archimedes
- Operating system: RISCOS
- Memory requirements: 4096 kbytes
- Peripherals needed: Hard disc
- Other s/ware needed: INTERNET (e008) or FREENET (d112)
- Directory: micros/arch/riscos/e025
- Date mounted/updated: 24/01/97
- File names: pop.arc
- Unarchived files: 25
- Unarchived size: 124 kbytes
- Omissions:
- See also: NEWSBASE (c088), TTFN (c089), MESSENGER (e184)
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- Acquiring the package:
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- Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
- (see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).
-
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- Description:
-
- !POP is a POP3 mail transport for use with Freenet/Acorn TCP/IP. It will
- fetch e-mail from one or more POP mailboxes and can also send outgoing
- e-mail (using SMTP).
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- POP is only a transport - unless you are a massochist you will also need
- some mail management/reading software. Newsbase and TTFN are recommended.
- !POP stores its mailboxes in standard formats, so other packages may work.
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- Features:
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- * Almost everything is set up from dialogue boxes
- * Can check mail for multiple users & hosts
- * Mail can be left on the server (useful for checking
- 'work' email from home)
- * Messages over a certain length can be trapped and skipped or just the
- message
- header downloaded. The full message can be fetched or deleted later.
- * Runs largely in 'background' mode and doesn't lock up your machine
- while waiting for the server to respond.
- * Includes links to Newsbase.
-