MacSOUP will put up a warning alert when you attempt to send a mail message with an empty “Subject:” field. To disable the warning, uncheck this box.
MacSOUP will not put up a warning alert when you attempt to send a mail message with an empty “Subject:” field.
MacSOUP will put up a warning alert when you purge old articles manually. To disable the warning, uncheck this box.
MacSOUP will purge old articles without confirmation. To put up a warning alert, check this box.
MacSOUP will put up a warning alert when you delete messages. To disable the warning, uncheck this box.
MacSOUP will delete messages without confirmation. To put up a warning alert, check this box.
MacSOUP will put up a dialog asking you how many articles you want to download.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will put up a dialog asking you how many articles you want to download.
MacSOUP will fetch the last (newest) x articles, skipping the older ones before that.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will fetch the last (newest) x articles, skipping the older ones before that.
MacSOUP will fetch the first (oldest) x articles, leaving the remaining ones for a later download.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will fetch the first (oldest) x articles, leaving the remaining ones for a later download.
MacSOUP will always fetch all articles for this group, no matter how many.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will always fetch all articles for this group, no matter how many.
Enter the maximum number of articles you want to fetch for this group.
Use this popup menu to choose the mailbox to which MacSOUP saves your outgoing news articles.
MacSOUP will save a copy of the news articles you post.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will save a copy of the news articles you post.
Use this popup menu to choose the mailbox to which MacSOUP saves your outgoing mail messages.
MacSOUP will save your outgoing mail messages to the specified mailbox.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will save your outgoing mail messages to the specified mailbox.
MacSOUP will save your outgoing mail messages to the mailbox in which they belong, according to your mail filters.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will save your outgoing mail messages to the mailbox in which they belong, according to your mail filters.
MacSOUP will save a copy of your outgoing mail messages.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will save a copy of your outgoing mail messages.
To choose the script that you want MacSOUP to run after it is done connecting to the server, click this button.
MacSOUP will run an AppleScript after it is done connecting to the server.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will run an AppleScript after it is done connecting to the server.
Use this popup menu to choose the sound that you want MacSOUP to play after it is done connecting to the server.
MacSOUP will play a sound after it is done connecting to the server.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will play a sound after it is done connecting to the server.
MacSOUP allows unread articles to be purged. To prevent MacSOUP from purging unread articles, uncheck this box.
Normally MacSOUP never purges unread articles. To allow unread articles to be purged, check this box.
MacSOUP will purge old articles from a group right before importing new articles or headers (i.e. online).
If you select this option, MacSOUP will purge old articles from a group right before importing new articles or headers (i.e. online).
MacSOUP will purge old articles from all groups whenever you import a SOUP packet.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will purge old articles from all groups whenever you import a SOUP packet.
MacSOUP will purge old articles whenever you open this settings file.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will purge old articles whenever you open this settings file.
MacSOUP will never purge old articles automatically. You’ll have to do it manually from time to time.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will never purge old articles automatically.
MacSOUP will send only one command at a time to the news server. To enable batched commands for faster transfer, turn this option off.
MacSOUP uses batched NNTP commands to speed up the news transfer. This might not work with all servers; if you have trouble fetching news, turn this option on to disable batched commands.
MacSOUP will log all TCP commands to a file. To disable command logging, uncheck this box.
To log all TCP commands to a file (for debugging), check this box.
Type the maximum message size that you want MacSOUP to fetch (in KB).
MacSOUP will skip messages larger than a certain size when fetching mail. To always fetch all messages, uncheck this box.
To skip messages larger than a certain size when fetching mail, check this box.
Type the number of articles you want to fetch.
MacSOUP will fetch the last (newest) X articles, skipping the older ones before that.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will fetch the last (newest) X articles, skipping the older ones before that.
MacSOUP will fetch the first (oldest) X articles, leaving the remaining ones for a later download.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will fetch the first (oldest) X articles, leaving the remaining ones for a later download.
MacSOUP will fetch the specified number of articles only.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will fetch the specified number of articles only.
MacSOUP will fetch all new articles, no matter how many.
If you select this option, MacSOUP will fetch all new articles, no matter how many.
Abort the news download.
MacSOUP will check for new groups that have been created since the last time you checked.
To check for new groups that have been created since the last time you checked, click here.
Not available because you haven’t fetched the list of all groups yet.
To check for new groups that have been created since the last time you checked, click here.
The list of all newsgroups will be fetched.
To fetch the list of all newsgroups, check this box.
Your outgoing messages will be sent.
To send your outgoing messages, check this box.
Not available because there are no unsuspended messages.
To send your outgoing messages, check this box.
Only the selected newsgroups will be processed (if any); to process all groups, uncheck this box.
All newsgroups will be processed; to process only the selected groups (if any), check this box.
The articles whose headers you marked for downloading will be fetched.
To fetch the articles whose headers you marked for downloading, check this box.
Not available because there aren’t any marked headers.
To fetch the articles whose headers you marked for downloading, check this box.
New articles or headers will be fetched (depending on the setting for each group).
To fetch new articles or headers (depending on the setting for each group), check this box.
Not available because no group is selected.
To fetch new articles or headers (depending on the setting for each group), check this box.
Your new mail will be fetched.
To fetch your new mail, check this box.
Start the selected operation(s).
Not available because nothing is selected.
Start the selected operation(s).
To close the settings file without creating a reply packet, click here.
To cancel the entire operation (that is, don’t close the settings file), click here.
To create a reply packet and close the settings file, click here.
To change the location of the reply packet, click this button.
This is where MacSOUP automatically saves the reply packet when the settings file is closed.
To change the location of the default incoming packet, click this button.
Every time this settings file is opened, MacSOUP looks if it finds this packet, and imports it automatically if it’s there.
Enter the default tab width to be used for outgoing messages. (You can override the setting for individual messages.)
MacSOUP will use Claris Emailer for email replies to news articles.
To use Claris Emailer for email replies to news articles, click here.
MacSOUP will use Eudora for email replies to news articles.
To use Eudora for email replies to news articles, click here.
MacSOUP will use its built-in mailer for email replies to news articles.
To use MacSOUP’s built-in mailer for email replies to news articles, click here.
Each mailbox remembers the settings of the “Show” and “Sort by” popup menus individually. To have only one global setting for all mailboxes, uncheck this box.
The settings of the “Show” and “Sort by” popup menus are global for all mailboxes. To have each mailbox remember its own setting, check this box.
Each newsgroup remembers the settings of the “Show” and “Sort by” popup menus individually. To have only one global setting for all newsgroups, uncheck this box.
The settings of the “Show” and “Sort by” popup menus are global for all newsgroups. To have each newsgroup remember its own setting, check this box.
MacSOUP will scroll slowly when you page through a message and there’s less than a windowful left to show. To turn this weird feature off, uncheck this box.
MacSOUP will do nothing special if you get near the end of a message. To enable its weird slow-scrolling feature, check this box. (It is only useful on a fast Mac, if at all.)
MacSOUP will use proportional scroll bars that indicate how much of the document is currently visible in the window. To use the standard Mac scroll bars instead, uncheck this box.
MacSOUP will use the standard Mac scroll bars. To use MacSOUP’s enhanced proportional scroll bars instead, check this box.
If you don’t want the standard signature delimiter to be added before your signature, uncheck this box.
It is strongly recommended that you leave this option on.
If you want the standard signature delimiter to be added before your signature, check this box.
It is strongly recommended that you turn this option on.
MacSOUP will not show the graphical thread display. This can be useful to save some screen space in newsgroups where only announcements are posted, and no discussion takes place.
MacSOUP will show a graphical thread display. Check this box to turn it off; this can be useful to save some screen space in newsgroups where only announcements are posted, and no discussion takes place.
If this option is on, MacSOUP will fetch only article headers, so that you can choose which articles you want to download.
If the option is off, MacSOUP fetches whole articles (header and body).
This option is only relevant if you connect via TCP.
Brings up another dialog where you can enter the maximum number of articles that you want to fetch at once for this group.
Use the default values specified in the Settings dialog.
Not available because the current settings ARE the defaults.
Use the default values specified in the Settings dialog.
Close the dialog without accepting the changes.
Use these settings.
Not available because you haven’t entered a valid group name.
