Mail Forward allows you to forward mail from up to 20 Microsoft Hotmail or standard POP e-mail accounts to any e-mail address.
Mail Forward works by accessing your Microsoft Hotmail In Box or POP mailbox and forwarding each piece of mail through your SMTP mail server. As each message is successfully forwarded, it is cleared from the Hotmail In Box or POP mailbox.
The Hotmail or POP account e-mail address is used as the return address for the forwarded mail, so if the mail is undeliverable it will be bounced back to the original account.
LIMITATIONS
This application requires the use of a standard SMTP mail server to forward mail. It does not currently support SMTP servers that require POP authentication before sending.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Mail Forward requires an Apple Macintosh or compatible with a PowerPC, 68030 or greater processor, using Mac OS 7.6.1 or later.
INSTALLATION
The archive file will expand into a folder named “Mail Forward” that will contain the application and related files. No special installation steps are required.
USING MAIL FORWARD
Mail Forward Window
The Mail Forward window shows the application menu bar, status information, and a progress bar.
Account. This field shows the name of the e-mail account being processed.
Status. This field shows the operation being performed.
Get Mail. Click this button to forward mail for the e-mail accounts you have defined. While the mail is being forwarded, this button changes to a Stop button. You can also perform this function by choosing the Get Mail command from the File menu.
Preferences Dialog Box
The Preferences dialog box allows you to specify program preferences, including your SMTP mail server name and e-mail account information. You can show the Preferences dialog box by choosing the Preferences command from the Edit menu.
• SMTP Mail Server. Type the name of the host that you use to send mail.
• E-Mail Accounts. This list shows the e-mail accounts that have been defined for mail forwarding.
- To add a new account, click the Add button. The Add Account dialog box will be shown.
- To change an account, select the account from the list and click the Change button. As a shortcut, you can double-click the entry. The Change Account dialog box will be shown.
- To delete an account, select the account from the list and click the Delete button.
• Default Forward to. Type an e-mail address to use for accounts that do not have a forwarding address specified. If you have several accounts that are to be forwarded to the same e-mail address, you can use this field to avoid entering the address into each account. This field is optional.
Add/Change Account. The Add/Change Account dialog box is shown when you click the Add or Change buttons in the Preferences dialog box.
• Address. Type the e-mail address of the account.
• Password. Type the password for the e-mail account.
• Mail Server. Type the name of the host that you use to retrieve mail for the e-mail account (the POP server name or "hotmail.com"). If this field is blank, the value is set to the host name portion of the e-mail address.
• Forward to. Type the e-mail address to receive the forwarded mail from the account. If this field is blank, the value is set to “(default)” and the value specified for the Default Forward to field in the Preferences dialog box is used when the account is processed.
VERSION HISTORY
Release 1.2
• Changes to work around new Hotmail server authentication bug.
• Minor program corrections.
Release 1.1
• Reliability improvements for communication with Hotmail servers.
REGISTRATION
Please register!
The unregistered version of Mail Forward will operate for 30 days, and will show the Registration dialog box each time you start the application.
Mail Forward can be registered for US$12 through Kagi Shareware. Kagi accepts credit cards, cash, or checks. You can use the included Macintosh Register program by clicking the Register button in the Registration dialog box, or you can register online using Kagi’s web site at:
http://order.kagi.com/?3SS
IMPORTANT: Please include the User Name shown in the Registration dialog box with your order.
After you register, you will receive a registration code by e-mail. To enter your code, go to the Registration dialog box and click the Enter Code button.
DISCLAIMER
Mail Forward is distributed on an ‘as is’ basis without warranty of any kind either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special thanks to Betty Forlini for help with program design.
Mail Forward is made with REALbasic.
CONTACT INFORMATION
System Support Products, Inc.
7620 Arlen Street
Annandale, VA 22003
Tel: (703) 642-8760
Fax: (703) 642-8767
Web: http://www.sspi-software.com
E-mail: support@sspi-software.com
TRADEMARKS
Hotmail is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.