Configuring the POP-3 Accounts
In order to add, modify delete POP-3 accounts, follow the steps given below:
Stop the JCourier, if running, by pressing the "Stop" icon on the tool bar.
Click on the "Mail Accounts" icon on the tool bar or choose "Action | POP-3 Accounts"
from the menu bar.
The "Accounts" dialog box will be opened up as shown below.
In the above screen shot, the list box will show you all the configured
accounts. Click on "New" Button to create a new Account. In order to
remove, view or edit an existing account, select the desired account from
the list. Click on the "Remove" button to remove an account, Click on the
"Properties" button to view or edit the account properties. A Click on the
"Close" button will simply close the "Accounts" dialog box.
Creating a New Account:
Click on the "New" button in the "Accounts" dialog box, a new dialog
box called "Account Properties" will be displayed as shown below.
In the above dialog box fill all the details by following the guidelines
given below:
Account Name:
Here specify a friendly name for this account. E.g. if this account belongs to
your POP-3 account, then you may keep the name as "your name". But make sure
that it is not too lengthy, doesn't have too many special characters. JCourier
will create two files with the specified name, one with ".ibx" extension (Inbox)
and the other with ".obx" (Outbox) in the "install dir\data\accounts". So make
sure that your operating system allows you to create files with the name you
specify in this field.
From Address:
In this field, specify the from address i.e. your E-Mail address
(not necessarily your actual E-Mail address). This address will be
used by JCourier when Auto Replying to new E-Mails that are coming
into this account.
User ID:
In this field, specify the User ID of your POP-3 account. Usually the POP-3
servers will require a User Name and a Password to access a mail box.
Password:
In this field, you specify the Password for your POP-3 account. This userID
and password, will be used by JCourier to login to your POP-3 Server.
POP-3 Server:
In this field, specify the host name or IP address of your POP-3 server.
JCourier will try to connect to the server you specify here to check for
any new E-Mails in this account.
POP-3 Port:
Here you specify the Port No on which your POP-3 server is running.
The default port no is 110. But, by any means, if your POP-3 server
is running on a different port other than the default one, specify that
port number here.
Timeout:
This is the maximum time in minutes, the JCourier will wait to get response
from your server. If you specify "2" in this field, JCourier will wait for a
maximum of 2 minutes to get a response from your POP-3 server. If your server
didn't respond to JCourier with in two minutes, then JCourier will terminate
the connection temporarily and will try again at a later time.
Message File:
Here you will specify a ".txt"or ".htm" or ".html" file which will be sent as a
reply to the new mails that come into this account. In this file, you can write
your message, you want to send. For e.g. If this account is to give the product
details to your web site users, then the file may contain all of your product details.
Forward Mails to:
Check this check box if you want that the mails reaching this mailbox are to
be forwarded to another E-Mail address. Enter the new E-Mail address in the
text field provided infront of the check box. JCourier will forward all the
mails automatically to the address you specified.
When you are done with this, press the "Test" button if you want to check
whether or not every thing is right. When you press the "Test" button,
JCourier will actually try to connect to the POP-3 server you have specified
and try to login with the user name and password you have supplied.
If every thing goes right, you will get a message saying that
"The settings are OK.", otherwise, you will get an appropriate error message.
After testing the configuration, press "OK" button to save the account
properties. The new account will be added to the list in the "Accounts" dialog.
Now, close the "Accounts" dialog by pressing the "Close" button and start the
JCourier by pressing the "Start" icon on the tool bar. JCourier will check for
the new mails in all the POP-3 accounts and responds to the sender with the
message you have written in the message file. Also, it will forward the mails
at other E-Mail address, provided the "forward all mails to" check box is
checked.
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