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▄█▀ Mailer/32
Internet/Fidonet Transporter ▄█▀
Copyrighted Multiboard Communications Centre, 1995-1997
All rights reserved ▄█▀
Windows 32-bit version ▄█▀
╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Introduction ║
╙────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
What is it?
■ TxMAILER is a package that will use SMTP and POP3 to send and
retrieve TransX mail bundles from your standard email account.
■ TxMAILER is only designed to be used with TransX v1.1 or higher
and does not function as a stand-alone package.
How does it work?
■ What it does is dial your internet provider over a SLIP/PPP link
and once connected sends your outbound TransX bundles with SMTP
then scans your POP3 mailbox for any TransX mail. If it finds
any, it will save them to disk for TransX to process and remove
them from your mailbox.
■ If you normally use this same mailbox for your personal mail and
download it with something like Eudora(r), Microsoft Exchange(r)
or Microsoft Mail/News(r) you will need to take precaution to make
sure that mail for TransX is not deleted from your mailbox when you
transfer mail from your host to your machine. Some of the readers
mentioned above will allow you to specify whether mail should
automatically be deleted from your mailbox. If not you must always
run TxMAILER before downloading your mail otherwise your regular
mail client will download all the mail and delete it from the
mailbox, including the TransX mail rendering TxMAILER useless.
■ An optimal solution would be to ask your internet provider if you
can have a secondary mailbox. Most providers will do this for
free or for a very nominal charge. Get your second mailbox named
something like "userid-tx", in my case "rocca-tx" this would
become your robot name in TransX, as well as your mailbox name.
Then all of the TransX mail could be sent and received from
"userid-tx@yourisp.com" leaving your personal mailbox untouched
by TransX or TxMAILER.
╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Installing ║
╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
You must already have your dial-up networking and dial-up scripting
setup in Windows 95 or NT before TxMAILER/32 will work.
Installing TxMAILER couldn't be simpler.
1) Simply extract the archived package into the SAME directory
you have TransX installed into. (if you have not yet installed
TransX you will need to before installing TxMAILER)
2) Run "TXMAIL32.EXE /SETUP" or manually edit the TXMAIL32.INI
file to match your Internet settings. Please be careful here,
and make sure that the paths already exist.
3) Configure TransX to use SMTP as the Advanced Spool Type.
Also specify the SMTP In and Out directories.
┌──┤ Advanced Options ├──────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Advanced spool │
│ └ Type : SMTP (In/Out) │
│ │
│ SMTP options │
│ ├ SMTP In : M:\TRANSX\SMTP\IN\ │
│ ├ SMTP Out : M:\TRANSX\SMTP\OUT\ │
│ └ Time zone: -0500 │
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Please note that the In and Out directories MUST be different
from each other, otherwise you will lose mail packets.
You'll also need to configure your General Information to
reflect your SLIP/PPP setup.
┌──┤ General Information ├─────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Sysop : Joe User (a) │
│ System name : Joe's BBS System (b) │
│ Domain : yourisp.com (c) │
│ Site address : 1:999/9238 (d) │
│ Gate address : 0:0/0 (e) │
│ Gate netflags : Kill/Direct (f) │
│ Robot name : transx (g) │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(a) Your name
(b) Your BBS name
(c) Your providers domain name
(d) Your main Fidonet style address
(e) 0:0/0
(f) Kill/Direct
(g) Your mailbox name (usually)
╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Running ║
╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
Now you just run TXMAIL32.EXE to transfer your mail whenever needed.
This will bring up your dial-up networking box if you are not already
connected to the Internet via either a dial-up or direct LAN.
Once the mail has been sent, you can run TransX again to import any
received mail.
╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Common Questions and Answers ║
╙────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
First of all, thanks for reading this section! Also please visit
our updated TX-FAQ page at http://www.multiboard.com/txsupport.html
Q) The mail gets downloaded from my provider ok, and I see it sitting
in the inbound SMTP directory I have defined, but TransX just
ignores it?
A) This is often caused by having the incorrect domain address for
your provider. Many providers have their 'root' domain, for
example "site.com", but email addresses are on another domain
for example "galaxy.site.com". You can find out for sure by
turning on DEBUG logging in TXSETUP, then when you run TransX
you should see something like:
= Opening at 15 Jun 96 09:50:38
& 0 routing entries
& Skip; to userid-tx@storm.site.com (SMTP), from ...
= Closing at 15 Jun 96 09:50:38
In this case, the domain name is "storm.site.com", and the
robot name should be "userid-tx"
Q) I can only get one mailbox from my provider, will TxMAILER
delete my non-TransX mail?
A) TransX will only download mail that has "Receipt" or "Transport"
as the subject line. There is a chance that other mail could
have these subject lines. If this is a heavy concern, you should
seek out another provider who can offer you a second mailbox.
Q) It says that my POP3 username/password is invalid but I know it's
the right password.
A) Make sure that you have not included the domain name after the
POP3 account name. For example with user@yoursite.com your POP3
name would probably be "user" not "user@yoursite.com"
Q) What is the BETWEEN.BAT file all about?
A) If you've received new mail and this file exists it will
automatically run it. In this batch file you might have
something like "TX.EXE /NOEXPORT" which would process your
new inbound mail and send the receipts to them out right
away instead of waiting until your next connection.
Q) How can I make my BBS wait while TxMailer runs?
A) In Windows 95 there is a program called START that allows you
to launch programs and wait until they complete, so in your
batch file you could do something like this:
START /W TXMAIL32.EXE
Optionally you can just run TXMAIL32.EXE and put an exit
statement after so your BBS window completely closes. You can
then use the LAUNCH.BAT file to restart your BBS window after
using something like "START GOBBS.BAT"
╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Support ║
╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
If you have any questions or comments, you can netmail us at FidoNet
address 1:2401/305 (CM,V34,VFC). Please poll back for your replies
as we get dozens of messages a day or optionally make a note that you
would like your message routed back to you. You can also contact us
via the internet for faster responses, and directly sent out replies.
The address is "support@multiboard.com"
You can also find us in the RA_UTIL echo conference, as well as the
MCC_SUPPORT echo of course.
The newest MCC software is also available via the internet:
http://www.multiboard.com/
ftp://ftp.multiboard.com/
You can also "FREQ" the files from us via FidoNet at 1:2401/305
Our system is online and taking requests 24 hours/day
The magic name for the newest version of TransX is "TRANSX"
The magic name for the newest version of TxMAILER is "TXMAILER"
The magic name for the newest version of TxMAILER/32 is "TXMAIL32"
Freq "CATALOG" for the newest list of our other products.
You can help us direct your messages by using the alternative email
addresses when posting us mail:
(1) support@multiboard.com - general inquiries
(2) sales@multiboard.com - registrations/commercial info
(3) suggestions@multiboard.com - suggestions
(4) reports@multiboard.com - bug reports
Thanks for your interest and support!
╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Changes ║
╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
v1.2 - First release of the Windows 32-bit version
v1.3 - Fixes a bug that causes it to not deliver mail properly on
some systems (hangs with a message "354 enter data", etc..)
- Added logging features (including DEBUG mode)
- Added a DELETEALL option to the INI file that will delete
all non-Transx instead of saving it - good if you have a
seperate mailbox for TransX and want to delete any stray
messages that end up in that mailbox that are not for TransX
v1.4 - Enhanced SMTP commands to be 100% RFC-821 compliant
- Fixed a bug that caused a FAccessViolation error occasionally
v2.0 - Added full configuration program "TXMAIL32.EXE /SETUP"
- Added a 2 minute timeout while waiting for SMTP host responses
- Added feature to run BETWEEN.BAT (if it exists) after
receiving mail, this allows you to run TransX and send
receipts to messages immediately.
- Added feature to run LAUNCH.BAT (if it exists) just before
TxMailer exits (non-damon mode only)
- Fixed the bug under WinNT 4.0 that said RASAPI32 was missing
- Reduced the number of cycles the spinner bar takes
- Increased system responsivness when sending/receiving mail
v2.1 - Fixed a bug that would cause the program to exit before
receiving all the mail in non-daemon mode
- Added CPS rate stats to the log file
╓───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ License and Disclaimer ║
╙───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
TxMAILER is FREE, provided you have registered or bought a commercial
copy of "TransX". If you are using the unregistered shareware version
of TransX, then you have fourteen (14) days to evaluate TxMAILER.
TransX is being marketed under the "try before you buy" or the shareware
concept. You are entitled to use TransX for a period up to thirty (30)
days, after which you MUST register or stop using the program.
Registration will also you to use all of the available functions of
TransX, and help to continue the development of this program. (not
to mention maintain the legality of this agreement)
By running any of the executable programs included, you agree that
Pete Rocca, Darryl Olthoff, Multiboard Communications Centre nor any
affiliates of the above mentioned are responsible for any damage or
loss experienced, however so created. If you cannot agree to this,
then your privilege to use any of these programs is revoked and it
becomes illegal for you to execute any programs included with this
documentation.
You may freely copy and distribute the shareware version of TransX as
long as its original archived contents are not modified in any way.
You may NOT distribute any registration keys without the expressed
written consent of Pete Rocca of Multiboard Communications Centre.
You may not use a registration key that is not licensed to you by
Pete Rocca, or any of the registration sites appointed by Pete Rocca.
It is illegal to edit, alter, hack, reverse engineer and / or modify
any components of TransX or its archive components in any manner.
TransX and its encoding and security algorithms are the legal
property of Multiboard Communications Centre. They may not be used
in any other program other than TransX without the express written
consent of Pete Rocca of Multiboard Communications Centre.
This product, concept and design are protected by Canadian copyright
laws and international treaty provisions. If dispute of any issues
on legal grounds said above, then governing law of Ontario, Canada
will rule. If you agree to all of the above, then you may use
these programs.
* REMEMBER THAT REGISTRATION IS QUITE INEXPENSIVE FOR ALL YOU SAVE *
Eudora(r), Microsoft Mail/News(r) and Microsoft Exchange(r) are owned,
copyrighted and/or trademarked by their respective companies.