VBStak Installation Procedures 03/10/95 1. Create a vbstak Directory of your choice eg. c:\vbstak\ 2. Copy vbstak.exe self extracting zip to the vbstak directory 3. Type (or run from windows) vbstak.exe -d 4. Copy vbstak\vbstak.vbx to your windows\system directory 5. Files in VBSTAK.ZIP VBSTAK.VBX VBStak Custom Control - copy to windows/system directory. VBMAIL\ (directory) Mail sample program. VBMAIL.MAK - Make file for mail application SENDMAIL.FRM - Send mail daughter form RECEIVEM.FRM - Receive mail daughter form MAILFORM.FRM - MDI Master form VBMAIL.EXE - Compiled VBMail program VBMAIL.INI - VBMAIL initialization file copy to your windows directory STAKMAN\ (directory) TCP/IP manual control/test program. STAKMAN.FRM - Stak Manager form STAKMAN.MAK - Stak Manager VB make file STAKMAN.EXE - Compiled Stakman progrm VBSTAK.HLP Windows help file for VBSTAK components. VBSTAK.TXT Visual basic constants and declarations for VBStak Contant.txt VB constants and declarations 2. VBMAIL Operation 2.1 Introduction The VBMail sample program uses smtp and pop3 to create a simple INTERNET mail interface. To run the sample executable, add VBail.exe to a Windows group and start it up. VBMail assumes that you have access to a Mail server providing smtp and pop3 services. 2.2 Sending Mail Click on the Mail/Send menu item. Enter your user name. Enter the destination user and host name in the user@host format. Enter the text of the message then press send. The status window should show the steps in the mail operation with "Mail Accepted" as the last item. 2.3 Receiving Mail Click on Mail/Receive menu item. Enter your user name (on the mail host) and your password.