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- ááááááááááááááááááááá Welcome to MailWatch Version 1.xx
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá Mar 21 , 2001
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- Copyright ⌐ 2000-2001 ZINCWARE SOFTWARE COMPANY. ALL RIGHT RESERVED.
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- Table of Contents:
-
- 1. Introduction & Start
- 1.1: What is MailWatch
- 1.2: Application
- 1.3: Features
- 1.4: System Requirements
- 1.5: Installing
- 1.6: Quick Start
- 1.7: Enter data
- 1.8: Next version
-
- 2. How does MailWatch work
- 2.1: How to Control in Phone
- 2.2: Outgoing call
- 2.3: Incoming call
- 2.4: Reply
- 2.5: Memo
- 2.6: Video Mail
- 2.7: Other
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- 3. Other
- 3.1: Contact
- 3.2: Ordering
- 3.3: FAQ
-
-
- 1. Introduction & Setup
-
- 1.1 : What is MailWatch
- If you think web base Email is not safty enough and you want
- privacy message system, then MailWatch is your first choose.
- MailWatch is message notification with text to speech
- software, it will check E-mail from Server, alert user by
- voice phone call. You never miss any important
- message anymore. You can select to listen your E-mail in any
- touch tone phone or call back to MailWatch later to listen and
- checking online. MailWatch also build in dial up network
- and remove spam mail function. Good for personal user.
-
- 1.2: Application
- You can install in office, home computer to check new mail then
- speech E-mail message to you through voice phone. Good for any
- person especially senior citizen or the person who have difficult
- read the words from monitor.
-
- 1.3: Features
- -When new e-mail in server, MailWatch will call you Automatically.
- á-You can call MailWatch any time to listen E-mail by Phone.
- á-Password protect for incoming call.
- -Disable/enable accept incoming call.
- á-Stop/Restart calling user by touch-tone phone remotely.
- á-Remote control mailWatch to check new E-mail.
- á-You can change the speed of read E-mail.
- á-Change Male or Female voice when reading message.
- á-You can practical listen E-mail in simulate phone.
- á-Build in Dial up network, Connect to ISP by phone line.
- á-Remove Spam mail by subject or from email address.
- á-It have log file for review usage.á
- á-Check E-mail interval time is changeable.
- -Alert you when memo event happen.
-
- 1.4: System Requirements
- PC or 100% compatibleá
- áááááá Microsoft Windows 95/98áonly (Win Me/W2K/NT not test yet)
- IE 5.01 or above
- áááááá processor running at 166 MHz or higher
- áááááá 64 MB of free physical RAM, not virtual memory.
- áááááá 18 MB of available hard drive space for installation.
- áááááá A Sound Blaster or other Windows-compatible sound card.
- áááááá Voice Modem ,ISP Account or LAN access to the Internet
- Pop3 Server. Modem at the speed 28.8Kbps or faster,
- modem required for place voice phone call.
- áááááá An available USB port if you are using USB Modem
- MailWatch Should not function behind firewall or Proxy server.
- For the children age below 13 should not use MailWatch.
-
- 1.5: Install
- Install Voice modem drive before install MailWatch, after successful
- install all necessary driver. Unzip MailWatch to temp directory.
- If voice files "spchapi" and "msttsl" is missing, go back to
- zincware.com for download. Then follow the step below:
-
- 1. Run setup to install MailWatch.
- 2. Reboot
-
- you may require to reboot computer and install again in window95/98
- environment. ** After installation, You must reboot again in order
- to use MailWatch Correctly.**
- It is not user friendly, but any new driver install must
- restart window.
-
- 1.6: Quick Start for Checking Email
- 1.Click MailWatch from Start -> program -> MailWatch.
- 2.Click setting blue button on pilot form, check "Use Voice phone"
- in "Phone tab form", select voice modem and fill phone number.
- 3.Enter Pop3 account in "Email Tab form", especially user name,
- password, pop server ...
- 4.Check "Use Dial up network" if you are not use lease line(ADSL,
- cable) to internet. Select ISP , enter login name...
- 5.press "On button" on the pilot form to start checking e-mail.
-
- Enjoy!!
-
- 1.7: Enter Data
- a)Enter your own Instance Message number by click blue
- setting button at the bottom of pilot form, change to
- "IM tab", enter login num and password.
- make sure your account is "show ip address", you can change this
- setting from your instant message security setting.
- uncheck box "Do not publish IP address"
- b)Enter your contact list in pilot form by click +body button.
- c)Enter SMTP server for outgoing Email in "Email tab", also
- enter your POP server for Incoming Email, then press add button.
- d)Enter spam list by press add "Subject", this is for remove spam mail
- in server before download.
- e)Enter your own phone number if you want to alert you by phone, check
- the box "voice call"
- f)If you are using dailup network, check the box "connect by dialup",
- enter ISP, login name and password.
- g)To add memo, enter time, enter memo in the text box and click
- "ADD" button.
-
- 1.8: Next
- We will improve Instant message like add chat mode.
- Will allow user enter message when offline, then dialup to ISP
- and send message out.
-
- 2: How does MailWatch work?
- 1.MailWatch connect to mail server
- 2.remove spam Email and download new messages.
- 3.Place phone call to alert user about the new messages.
- 4.You may call back to MailWatch any time to listen your messages.
- 5.MailWatch is highly customizable. You can change the rule alert
- you in setting Tab. Call to different phone number on message
- receipt from different mail server. Keep log file to store
- caller id for increased security, and much more.
-
- NOTE: Your phone system must support "Caller ID" service. Call you
- phone company for more detail.
-
- 2.1 Control:
- Few mode in Phone call, it is Menu, listen and Write Mode. you can
- practical in simulator phone.
-
- Once you are connected, you are in menu mode press 1 for reading
- 2 for writing 3 for calendar.
- Press 1 for reading message. You will hear you have XX message,
- enter num and # to listen that message
- e.g press 10# in key pad listen message number ten.
-
- listen mode
- While listening to message, you can press the follow key to preform
- other task, hangup after 10 second (default) if no key press.
- 1. prev message
- 2. repeat message
- 3. Next message
- 4. Slow Speech
- 6. Fast Speech
- 7. Stop calling you by phone.
- 8. Reply (not allow if it is offline)
- 9. Active Phone Call function
- *. Menu mode
- #. Hangup
-
-
- 2.2: Outgoing call
- MailWatch repeat greeting message 16 time(default), if no body press
- key within 10 seconds(default), then hangup phone.
- When someone take the phone, it is in menu mode.
-
- 2.3: Incoming call
- MailWatch will require to enter PIN code for
- vertify user. After that, it is in menu mode.
-
- 2.4: Reply and write
- While you are listen to message, press 8 for reply message or
- In menu mode press 2 for write message, enter Instant message number or
- enter number in contact list. e.g *1# will write message to the user
- in contact list row one.
-
- 7, 8, 9 are prefix character of the phone key pad.
- if you want to enter a, then you have to enter 72 in key pad.
- The rest of the key is follow:
- 71 [space] one space
- 80 [Erase] one character
- 91 [Enter] one line
- 81 s
- 91 z
- 72 a
- 82 b
- 92 c
- 73 d
- 83 e
- 93 f
- 74 g
- 84 h
- 94 i
- 75 j
- 85 k
- 95 l
- 76 m
- 86 n
- 96 o
- 77 p
- 87 q
- 97 r
- 78 t
- 88 u
- 98 v
- 79 w
- 89 x
- 99 y
- *0 0
- *1 1
- *2 2
- . .
- . .
- *9 9
-
- press ## will hangup and send message out. (not allow if it is offline)
- You can practical in simulator phone.
-
- 2.5: Memo
- You can check today memo in this mode. press 1 for yesterday, 2 for repeat,
- 3 for tomorrow memo message.
-
- 2.6: Video Mail
- To Send Video mail, you may have Capture device such as Webcam or
- capture card + camera.
- Installed DirectX, Media player 6+, IE4 or above.
- An available USB port if you are using USB camera
-
- 1.On Pilot form, click "Email" button at the bottom
- 2.Select capture device from video mail form.
- 3.Select video format to 160X120 by click the "video format" button.
- 4.select video source by click "video source" button, if you are
- using video capture card, choose NTSC in North America, Pal in
- some Europe country or Asia.
- 5.Select Compress codes, enter 30 seconds and press RECORD button.
- 6.Enter Email addres, subject and message body, press
- "SEND" button.
-
- Notes: you have to choose highly compress codec for save disc space
- and upload time. Also most mail server reject Email size larger than
- 1 Mbytes. So user must select compress codec every time using.
- If your PC computer did not install any codec. You may download free
- codec like Indeo codec from http://www.ligos.com/indeo/.
-
- 2.7: Other
- you can enter in any text to text box and read it by Text to Speech function
- by click big mouth on Top right of the form.
- The Database is Access 7.0 format, you can back up database menually, file
- name is mwatch.mdb and email.mdb, all message is store in sub
- directory "\data"
-
- 3 Other Important information.
- 3.1 Contact
- ááá http://www.zincware.com/
- ááá Author: ZINCWARE SOFTWARE COMPANY
- ááá MAIL ADDRESS:P.O. Box 73556, Vancouver BC, Canada. V6E 4L9
- ááá E-Mail : info@zincware.com
-
- 3.2: How to purchase?
- It is free to use until we change the rule, but we reserver the
- right to charge user or cancel the services in the future time.
-
- Why it is free?
- This software is in beta period, in order to maintance free software
- Please remember to support our software by visiting our sponsors.
- This software have been develop for a long time.
-
- 3.4: FAQ
- Modem FAQ
- Q: Can I use mobile phone to receive phone call from MailWatch?
- A: Some Phone is using none standard tone, so it depend on what type of touch
- tone phone you are using even you are using local phone. Also it may have one
- third second delay when using mobile phone, you can press the key a little bit
- longer to avoid missing key punch. Recommand using good quality phone and
- phone company.
-
- Q: Why does MailWatch do not hang up when the remote end terminates the call ?
- A: This is an issue with the disconnect detection capabilities of unimodemV,
- MailWatch will hang up if busy, dial tone or unobtainable tones are reported
- during a connected call, however the only real solution is to use a telephony
- device with it's own TSP (Telephone service provider). You should ensure that
- your application will allways hang up after a timed period of inactivity.
- MailWatch will hang up if the modem and TSP supports it.
-
- Also do not buy modem from your neighbour country due to price reason,
- such as buy from US and use it in Canada, from China to Taiwan..
-
- Q: Why does Modem Phone not hang up when the remote phone is busy ?
- A: See above answer
-
- Q: Why does MailWatch speech before the remote phone starts to ring ?
- A: This is an issue with the call progress detection capabilities of
- unimodemV,the only alternative is to use a telephony device with it's own TSP.
-
- Q: Why does MailWatch 'Disconnected' when I try to make an outgoing call ?
- A: This is an issue with unimodemV, if dial tone is not detected by the modem
- this is what will happen. Make sure there is dial tone your TSP support.
-
- Q: Why I get error message "Fail to get country code"?
- A: click "set country code" button from menu tool on the top,
- key in area code and select country correctly.
-
- Q: How to turn off modem Speaker volume?
- A: click "config modem" button from menu tool on the top, in General
- Tab -> speaer volume , turn off speaker volume.
-
- Q: Without Voice modem, can I use MailWatch to send voice message out?
- A: No, Voice Modem is not expensive now aday, buy one then you can make
- voice call. Make sure your TSP approve to use that modem model.
-
- MailWatch FAQ
- Q: How to check Web Base E-mail like Yahoo, Net@adress, AmExMail...
- A: Add new user in MailWatch and then enter the pop account to
- the pop server name, also enter the user name and password.
- Some Web Base E-mail server name is as follow.
-
- AmExMail => pop.amexmail.com
- USA.NET Net@ddress => pop.netaddress.com.
- Yahoo => Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
- Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
-
- Q: I am using AOL, how to check new E-mail by MailWatch?
- A: You can apply Email account from Any Free ISP like
- NetZero.com....
-
- Q: I am using proxy server, can I use mailwatch?
- A: Proxy server like wingate, you have to setup pop3 server
- correctly, please refer to Wingate menu. e.g user name may
- change to account1#pop3.mail.com and server name may change to
- wingate.
-
- Q: I am using Outlook, can I use MailWatch?
- A: Yes, MailWatch will not replace outlook, MailWatch do not remove
- message from mail server(except remove spam function). You can still
- read mail from outlook or any E-mail client program.
-
- Q: I am using free internet access, can I use MailWatch dialup?
- A: Some free ISP use special dial up software, so MailWatch can not
- logon their network checking Email. MailWatch can only use
- Window dialup account to make a connection to ISP. But You may make
- a connection before use MailWatch. Once it is connected to Internet,
- you can check E-mail, you must have another line to place Voice phone
- call.
-
- Q: How to setup dial up account?
- A: Different ISP will provide different setup program to help user setup
- their computer, please ask your ISP for detail. AOL do not use Pop3
- E-mail server, so you can not use MailWatch with AOL. MailWatch
- can only check Pop3 E-mail server. If this is your case, Please apply
- Email from other ISP that provide POP email server.
-
- Q: I have one phone line at home, How to check E-mail and place voice call?
- A: If you do not have a lease line(ADSL or Cable modem), then you
- have to use a dial up connecion to ISP make sure check "use dial
- up network" and "use voice phone" box. Mailwatch will check mail first,
- then hang up to place outgoing voice phone call to you.
-
- If you have two phone line, you can use one line for outgoing call
- and the other one for connect to ISP. You can also make a connect to ISP
- before press start button, uncheck "use dial up network", So that
- Mailwatch will not hangup to ISP and check E-mail non-stoply.
-
- Q: Why "Enter Window password" pop up on screen when make a connection?
- A: You can enter user name,then do not enter any password to add
- a new user for window. You may also add new user in control panel->user.
-
- Please refer to your windows menu in order to understand window setup.
-
- Q: Why Dial up window pop up?
- A: If you do not have lease line or connected network to internet, andá
- you did not check the box "Use dial up network" then dialup window will
- pop up before check e-mail. So just check the box and fill out all
- row such as ISP, login name ...
-
- Q: In sim phone, it have read today Email function, How to read yesterday?
- A: You can temporary change the time/clock at the lower right corner in
- win 95/98 to yesterday, press read today Email. After that, don't forget
- to change it back to today.
-
- Please remember to support our software by visiting our sponsors.
-
- Version
- 1.0 Feb 22,2000
- 1.0c Improve remove spam mail.
- 1.0d Improve enter number correction
- 1.1 Better phone handle and winsock timeout
- 1.1a minor bug fix when download banner
- 1.2 Oct 16, 2000 add Instant messager
- 1.22 Nov 1, 2000 bug fixed
- 1.3 Jan 27, 2001 Fixed dialup network, add onflow plug-in
- 1.33 Mar 21, 2001 remove key number 5 function,
- correct new message counter.
-
- Trademarks of other companies mentioned in this documentation appear
- for identification purposes only and are the property of their
- respective companies.
-
- Copyright ⌐ 2000-2001 ZINCWARE SOFTWARE COMPANY. All Rights Reserved.
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