& &POP3

  The POP3 server is written in Tcl/Tk. If you don't have the language
  installed (it comes with many Linux servers these days), and aren't
  using the Windows .exe, then you can obtain binaries ActiveTcl 8.4
  from www.activestate.com for many different platforms.

  To use the POP3 server:

  On MS Windows, run 'mmpop3.exe', or run 'mmpop3.tcl' with wish84.exe*
  On MacOS/Linux, run 'mmpop3.tcl' with wish84.

  If the POP3 screen doesn't start, email talvo@talvo.com and he'll try
  and help you figure out why, but it may take a little time, as he's an
  ignorant Windoze user and will have to get help from Tcl users
  on Linux/MacOS.

  Continued in AHELP POP3 2

& &POP3 2

  So, hopefully you'll now have a window with several text boxes. Enter
  the MUSH host and port, and the name of your Mail Bot character (which
  should be MailBot, unless you changed it), and his password (which
  defaults to BotMail, but you should have changed it). Then select whether
  you want to use the system in mode A or B (see HELP MAILSERVERS2 for the
  difference), and click the 'Start POP3 Server' button. It should connect
  successfully. (If it doesn't, check that you yourself can successfully
  connect to the MUSH, and that your firewall isn't blocking the
  executable from connecting to the internet. Failing that,
  email talvo@talvo.com.)

  When it connects, and announces that the server is running, you should
  be able to connect (either to the host's IP, or to 'localhost' if it's
  on your computer) on port 110. (At present, you can't alter the port used,
  but 110 is the default, standard port for POP3 mail.) You should then be
  able to connect, using your character name and password, to download
  your mail.

  To stop the server, just click the 'Stop POP3 Server' button. It will
  disconnect from the MUSH, boot anyone currently logged in, and stop
  listening for new connections (not necessarily in that order). You can then
  alter the MUSH details if you wish, and start it running again as before.
  (Changing from config A to config B or vice-versa is not a problem, either,
  though may make mail suddenly inaccessible (or make it appear when it's
  "deleted"), so it's best to choose one setup and stick with it, if you can.)

& POP3
& MAILSERVERS

  Talvo's +Mail System comes complete with a POP3 server, so you can read your
  +mails offline, and keep them saved on your computer for ever.

  The host for the POP3 server is: 127.0.0.1
  The port for the POP3 server is: 110

  Use your MUSH username and password as your POP3 login details. (If you tend
  to change your name a lot, you can use your dbref as the username - type
  'think %#' without the quotes to see what it is.)

  Continued in HELP MAILSERVERS2

& MAILSERVERS2

  The POP3 server has two possible configurations: in config A, trying to
  delete a message does nothing, and you must set your email client up so that
  it leaves a copy of the message on the server to prevent duplicate downloads.

  In config B, trying to delete a message via POP3 will not delete that message
  from the MUSH, but it will delete it from your POP3 inbox. When this config
  setting is used, you should only tell your client to leave a copy of the
  message on the server if you want to be able to download it again later
  via POP3.

  The POP3 server for this MUSH is using Config A.

  In both Config A and Config B, you cannot send +mail from a mail client,
  and must log into the game and use the +MAIL commands.

  For an explaination of how to check your +mail in Outlook Express 6, please
  see HELP POP3 OE6.

& POP3 OE6

  1. Open Outlook Express. Select "Accounts" from the "Tools" menu.
  2. Click "Add", and then select "Mail" in the menu which appears.
  3. Type in any display name, for example, "Talvo@Elendor", and click Next.
  4. Type in your MUSH character name, or dbref (type 'think %#' at the MUSH
     to find out your dbref). Click Next. You will be told that that is not
     a valid email address - click Yes to use it anyway.
  5. Select "POP3" in the pull-down menu at the top, and then set both the
     Incoming and Outgoing servers to HOST.MUSHNAME.COM, then click Next.
  6. Enter your MUSH password. Click Next.
  7. Click Finish.

  If the POP3 server is running in Config A, you must then:
  8. Select the new account in the list, and click the "Properties" button.
  9. Go into the "Advanced" tab, and tick the box which says "Leave a copy of
     messages on server". Do not tick either of the two boxes below, which
     tell it to delete the messages later.


  That's it! You should now be able to download your +mail via POP3.