Network Configuration Before using this program, you must instruct it where to find your mailboxes. From the Main Window->Option->Preferences menu, you may define which configuration is to be your "default" configuration on program startup. This must be a "mail" configuration, not "news". Configuration Name This name is used anywhere in the program where you need to select a mailbox, and is a "nickname" given to the appropriate configuration. You may have as many configurations as you desire, each pointing to a different collection of mailboxes. Every name must be unique. Server Hostname The Internet Domain Name of the server which supplies this set of mailboxes. If you leave this field blank, you will only be able to access mailboxes on your local machine. My Login Name If the mailbox server requires a login, set this to the login name you wish to use. Default Mailbox The name of the initially selected mailbox for this configuration. For mail servers, this should be INBOX. For news servers, you may use any newsgroup you choose, or none. Service Type Toggles Only one of these may be selected at a time. local mail Your mailboxes are on the machine running this program. They will be opened as files, without using any communications protocol. local news Your newsgroups are on the machine running this program. They will be accessed as files, without running any communications protocol. Note that newsgroup "postings" may only be delivered via the NNTP service. The Compose Window->Option->Configure Window allows you to define the delivery system. When using Copy/Move from local news, you should select a target configuration which supports multiple mailboxes, and is a mail system, generally of type "local mail" or "IMAP". NNTP news Use the Network News Transport Protocol on the given server to access your newsgroups. If no Server Hostname is supplied, it will be set to "localhost". You must still set a delivery system from the Compose Window->Options->Configure Window. This may be the same system. When using Copy/Move from an NNTP server, you should select a target configuration which supports multiple mailboxes, and is a mail system, generally of type "local mail" or "IMAP". POP mail Use the Post Office Protocol (version 3) to access your mail. The POP protocol is extrememly limited, and does not support multiple mailboxes. If you do not supply a Server Hostname, it will be set to "localhost". When using Copy/Move from a POP server, you should select a target Configuration which supports multiple mailboxes, such as "local mail" or "IMAP". IMAP mail The default. Use the Internet Message Access Protocol to access your mailboxes. If no Server Hostname is supplied, it will be set to "localhost". IMAP (set) Use this if your IMAP server requires a unique TCP channel, or if you can make use of the "rsh" automatic login feature. It will prompt you for the number of the TCP communication port. (Advanced option). See the Help menu there for more information on using the "rsh" login. The File Menu Add Add a new configuration, as defined in the fields supplied. You cannot add an existing configuration. Use "Reset" to clear the window to add a new entry. When you select "Add", a confirmation dialog will ask you if the network is connected. This is because it requires the full Internet Domain Name of the Server to be used. The entry will be added regardless, but if you are using a dialin service which is not currently connected, the program may hang doing this lookup. Modify Modify the selected entry with the new parameters you have supplied. Delete Remove this configuration. You will be asked for confirmation. Close Window Close the window without making further changes. Reset If you have selected a configuration, and wish to Add a new one, use this to clear the current selection, so you may enter the new information.