DOS Email
DOS Email
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This is a NEW version of my BareBones setup. It is the simplest method of setting up email for DOS based machines: It only requires 4 files! My old Barebones DOS email page can still be found here, and my advanced DOS email system will be available soon.
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Installing the system Firstly, download the system files by selecting this link. Save the file, BAREBONE.EXE into a new directory on your hard disk.
Next, type BAREBONE to uncompress the system. At this stage if you wish, you can view all the Etherppp and SMTPOP documentation files.
Finally, using a text editor, edit EMAIL.BAT and enter your system configuration details as follows:
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| EMAIL.BAT
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| Set Telephone= | The telephone number of your Internet service provider. |
| Set Username= | Your login username. |
| Set Password= | Your login password. |
| Set COMport= | The COM port on your computer that the modem is attached to. |
| Set Nameserver= | The address of the nameserver at your ISP. |
| Set POP3address= | The address to collect email from. |
| Set POP3username= | The username used for collection, (often the same as at login). |
| Set POP3password= | The password used for collection, (often the same as at login). |
| Set SMTPaddress= | The address of the machine which sends mail. |
| set dial=T | Set dial=P for pulse, rather than tone dialing. |
| set modemstring= | You can supply your own modem initialization string here. |
| set COMadvanced=c | Non standard COM port values can be entered here. See EMAIL.BAT |
| set Speed=9600 | You can now easily change the connection speed. |
| set Debug=0 | Set=1 if you are having trouble sending or receiving mail. |
| set Leavemail=0 | Set=1 If you want to leave mail on the server. |
| set DNS2= | You can supply an alternative namesever if you know one. |
| set DNS3= | You can supply an alternative namesever if you know one. |
Type EMAIL to logon, collect any mail you have from your POP3 mail server, and send any email you have created. Incoming mail will have a seemingly random filename and a .CNM extension. Outgoing mail must have a .MSG extension.
If you want to use a simple editor to create your outgoing mail, type EMAIL /N to create a new, blank email template file (NEW.MSG) ready to be filled in and sent. Remeber to save this message with a new filename and .MSG extension if you want it sent next time EMAIL.BAT is run.
You can easily list and view incoming mail with the Barebones simple viewer which is built into tbe main program. This program can be started with the command EMAIL /V.
If you want to setup the system to work with Pegasus Mail by David Harris, download Pegasus Mail from here [1.1Mb], saving the self-extracting archive file PMAIL340.EXE in your BAREBONE directory. Type PMAIL340 to uncompress this package. It is important to note that Pegasus Mail is not part of the Barebones system however it can be made to work with the system.
Full instructions can be found in the BAREBONE.EXE self-extracting archive file as BAREBONE.TXT or are listed here in full on this site.
A full version history listing for Barebones can be found here.
Ron Clarke has written a graphical front end to Barebones called BBMAIL which you can get from his page here.
| TCPMAIL 3.6 My DOS email client software (as used in Barebones 3.2). [SMTP/POP3/Selective download/erase options].
| ETHERPPP The dialer and packet driver used in this system by Merit Software Inc.
| Etherppp via FTP: ftp.wolfe.net/pub/packages/dos/ppp/etherppp-new.zip |  .
SMTPOP (V1.01) A very simple email client for DOS.
| SMTPOP (V1.1) | A far more advanced, but much larger version.
BAREBONE.COM My Etherppp-WATTCP.CFG update program: PPPSET, a simple viewer and email list program, print current date and hang Etherppp connection.
| General DOS internet software: http://xenia.sote.hu/ftp/pmail/pmail-misc/ |
FMODEM A little program I wrote to tell you about the COM ports and modem in your computer. It is good for finding out non-standard settings of BASE ADDRESS and IRQ. Run from the DOS command line, without any trace of windoze in memory. (zipped).
| Trumpet IRC | IRC for DOS client by Peter Tattam.
WATIP My IP address reader, for non "bootp" servers.
| NETDIAL A simple dialer program.
| DOSPPP | Another PPP packet driver, [stored at Walnut Creek CDROM].
WAITFOR Simply pauses a batch file for a set number of seconds. Can be useful for automation.
| Pegasus Mail v3.40 by David Harris Fully featured email package for DOS. (Windows version also available).
| PMPOP is a mail client for Pegasus mail which claims to work over a SLIP connection, however, both versions listed here appear to be bugged. I include the programs here, since a few people have asked for them. If any one has any success with the programs please let me know. Good luck.
| PMPOP V1.10 | Mail client for Pegasus mail. Collects mail ok, fails to send to certain, (read: most) SMTP servers.
PMPOP v1.11 Mail client for Pegasus mail. I have had no luck in getting this to do anything whatsoever.
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Links to other DOS email websites. The place on the web to go for DOS email help. Dan K's DOS email setup instructions. The DOS/Windows email client. Detailed guide. Lots of DOS internet software. A great starting point for users new to DOS.|
A page from James David Chapman's website.
Located at: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jchap/ Site mirrored here at: http://www.j.chap.btinternet.co.uk |
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