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POP3-Based Mail Checker for Windows version 2.X

WWW Home Page:  http://www.iii.org.tw/mforest/ladybird.htm

What is Ladybird

Ladybird is a winsock compliant which use POP3 protocol to check

your mails in Mail servers. She will inform you when new mails

come by a notification box and color icons if minimized.  She runs very well

for Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and NT.

Why Ladybird

 Let your quick replies appreciated by friends.

 Complement for your mail software.

 Save time in checking mailboxs.

 Detect status of hosts in your network.

 Check mailbox status instead of FINGER.

How to Get

 Visit http://www.iii.org.tw/mforest/ladybird.htm to download lbirdx.exe .  (the NEWEST version)

 Extract it in some directory you like.

 Drag ladybird.exe to desktop or program manager. (for Windows 3.X)

 Run winsock stack first. (for Windows 3.X)

 Run ladybird.exe

 Setup if first time.

Configuration

If your email address is tom@mail.sun.com, you may fill "mail.sun.com" or its IP

address in Mail Server Field. The machine should provide POP3 service.

(contact your host administrator).

And fill "tom" in User ID field. You need the password for the ID,"tom",fill into Password field.

Fill Check period field in minutes, 2 mins is recommended, so Ladybird will check mails periodly.

You can specify your mail program,say,C:\EUDORA\WEUDORA.EXE, in Mail Agent Field. If mails

come, click the green ladybird icon on the notification box to lauch the program.

It provide customer .WAV file which will be played when new mails found.  You can specify the .WAV filename in the Sound on New Mails field.

You would fill Register No Field if registered, Otherwise use "ladybird" for evaluation but the program will be expired. .You are expected to REGISTER or FTP new if has. Finally don't forget SAVE or SAVE to another configuration files.

You can also check the Run Iconized option so that the program will start up in iconized mode.

Finally you can specify  the window Capton of ladybird. It is very helpful to distiguish multiple instance.

Ladybird will inform check status with icons if iconized

 No Mail Found.

 In Checking.

 Mails Pending in your mail server.

 System may in trouble.

Or a Notification Box like

Multiple Instances

Ladybird can run for multiple hosts by command line:

LADYBIRD.EXE  configuration file

The defulat configuration file is  LADYBIRD.INI in the same directory

of LADYBIRD.EXE, if without any configuration file specified.  You

can SAVEAS each configurations files then specify

on command lines to run in multiple instances.

Registration

Please register if you like after 10 days evaluation.

This program  will be expired on the date shown when you lauch.

HOW TO REGISTER: post me sets of nice mint stamps of your

country(culture,scene,...) or bills, which face value is equivalent to about US$5

dollars or bills,with your email address. I will reply you the register number. My post

address is:

Jenwen,Chien-Wen Huang.

6F-1,No 11. Wu-Chuag 1st Rd., Hsicnhung City,Taipei,

Taiwan,R.O.C. (Wu-Ku Industrial Park)

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Comments and Bugs to  jenwen@iii.org.tw