Title: POP Author: Daniel.Pead Version: 0.98 Title From: Documentation Author From: Documentation Version From: Documentation Supplier: Daniel.Pead Date: 15/05/96 Keywords: Communications software Shareware: No Machine: Archimedes Operating system: RISCOS Memory requirements: 4096 kbytes Peripherals needed: Hard disc Other s/ware needed: INTERNET (e008) or FREENET (d112) Directory: micros/arch/riscos/e025 Date mounted/updated: 24/01/97 File names: pop.arc Unarchived files: 25 Unarchived size: 124 kbytes Omissions: See also: NEWSBASE (c088), TTFN (c089), MESSENGER (e184) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring the package: Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2 (see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info). Description: !POP is a POP3 mail transport for use with Freenet/Acorn TCP/IP. It will fetch e-mail from one or more POP mailboxes and can also send outgoing e-mail (using SMTP). POP is only a transport - unless you are a massochist you will also need some mail management/reading software. Newsbase and TTFN are recommended. !POP stores its mailboxes in standard formats, so other packages may work. Features: * Almost everything is set up from dialogue boxes * Can check mail for multiple users & hosts * Mail can be left on the server (useful for checking 'work' email from home) * Messages over a certain length can be trapped and skipped or just the message header downloaded. The full message can be fetched or deleted later. * Runs largely in 'background' mode and doesn't lock up your machine while waiting for the server to respond. * Includes links to Newsbase.