⌐ Copyright 2001, 2003 System Support Products, Inc.
Written by Lou Forlini
Mail Forward allows you to forward mail from up to 20 Microsoft Hotmail, Yahoo web mail, or standard POP e-mail accounts to any e-mail address.
Mail Forward works by accessing your Hotmail, Yahoo, or POP mailbox and forwarding each piece of mail through your SMTP mail server. Mail that is successfully forwarded can be deleted from the mailbox, or can be left on the server. The original mailbox address is used as the return address for the forwarded mail, so if the mail is undeliverable it will be returned to the original account.
A built-in scheduling feature allows mail to be forwarded automatically at a specified time interval.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Mail Forward requires an IBM PC or compatible using Windows 95 or later.
INSTALLATION
To install Mail Forward, run the "mailfwd_win.exe" program.
DOCUMENTATION
To view the application documentation, choose the Help Topics command from the Help menu in the Mail Forward window. Contextual help is also available for window items by right-clicking the item, or by pressing the F1 key when the item has the focus.
REGISTRATION
Please register!
The unregistered version of Mail Forward will operate for 30 days, and will show the Registration dialog each time you start the application.
Mail Forward can be registered for US$15 through Kagi Shareware. Kagi accepts credit cards, cash, or checks. You can use the included Register application by clicking Register in the Registration dialog box, or you can register online using Kagi's web site at:
http://order.kagi.com/?3SS
IMPORTANT: Please include the Owner Name shown in the Registration dialog with your order.
After you register, you will receive a registration code by e-mail. To enter your code, go to the Registration dialog and click Enter Code.
VERSION HISTORY
Release 2.5
o Alert boxes for server errors now include a button to retry the account.
o If an error occurs during auto-forwarding, the account will be retried one time before it is skipped, and the action taken will be noted in the log window.
o A new Verify Mail Format SMTP Option checks message headers for valid e-mail address formatting and ensures that message lines do not exceed 1024 characters, to accommodate SMTP servers that reject incorrectly formatted messages.
o The Add/Change Account dialog now includes an Account Type selection, to make entering account information easier by showing only the relevant fields for the type of account.
o An optional port number can now be specified for POP and SMTP servers.
o Corrected a problem using the Leave Mail on Server option with Yahoo accounts, where mail previously forwarded was being forwarded again after emptying the Yahoo Trash folder.
o Corrected a problem where messages with large attachments from Yahoo accounts could be truncated.
o Corrected a problem where messages with large attachments could cause an SMTP server timeout on asynchronous connections (ADSL, cable).
Release 2.4
o Added forwarding for Yahoo web mail accounts.
o Corrected socket memory leak problem.
Release 2.3
o The number of retries that are attempted for POP and SMTP servers before a failure is reported has been increased.
o Alert boxes for SMTP server errors now include a button to continue to the next account.
o The position and visibility state of Mail Forward windows is now saved.
o Preferences are now saved if Mail Forward is still running when Windows is shut down.
o Minor program corrections.
Release 2.2
o Modifications to work with Hotmail server security changes.
Release 2.1
o The application can now be hidden while it is active. A new icon in the system tray allows control over hiding, showing, and quitting the application. Closing the Mail Forward window will now hide the application instead of quitting it.
o Reliability improvements for communication with Hotmail servers.
Release 2.0
o New option to automatically forward mail after a specified time interval.
o New option to leave mail on the server after it has been forwarded.
o New User Name field allows specifying the complete login name to accommodate more types of POP accounts.
o Login authentication is now supported for SMTP servers.
o New From Account field allows specifying the sending account to accommodate SMTP servers that require outgoing mail to be from an account in the same domain.
o Alert boxes for POP server errors now include a button to continue to the next account.
o Change to remove nonstandard Hotmail e-mail header that was confusing some SMTP servers.
Release 1.1
o Modifications to work with Hotmail server security changes.
DISCLAIMER
Mail Forward is distributed on an 'as is' basis without warranty of any kind either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special thanks to:
Betty Forlini for help with program design
Kenneth Thomson and Ann Maria Bell for beta testing with some difficult SMTP servers
Mail Forward users for feature suggestions
Mail Forward is made with REALbasic.
CONTACT INFORMATION
System Support Products, Inc.
7620 Arlen Street
Annandale, VA 22003
Web: http://www.sspi-software.com
E-mail: support@sspi-software.com
TRADEMARKS
Hotmail is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
