There are 14 messages totalling 458 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. My NetZero Pages: Download as UUE or to floppy disk... 2. Reference.com again (2) 3. FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics 4. ACCMAIL Digest - 26 Dec 1998 to 27 Dec 1998 (#1998-139) (3) 5. There's a new Free Internet provider in the market now 6. ACORP fax modem (2) 7. Games with POP3 and SMTP 8. Unreadable Mail message. 9. when are these lists coming (was DIGEST) 10. pop3 ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACCMAIL Info (automatically generated) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To UNSUBscribe: Send UNSUBSCRIBE ACCMAIL to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To get the ACCMAIL FAQ: Send e-mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and enter only this line in the BODY of the note: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 18:57:24 EST From: John W Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: My NetZero Pages: Download as UUE or to floppy disk... NOTE: Netzero only has local access numbers in the 50 U.S. states. ----------------------- For those of you with no internet access: OK A lot of folks have begged for it so I've also posted a UUE of NetZero version 1.4 at my site. I've split NetZero version 1.4 into 96 50K Wincode uuencode sections for retrieval from email only accounts. Please create and use a download only email account to retrieve these sections and NOT the account you've subscribed to the list under. http://members.xoom.com/netbyeml/netzero/uuencode/netzer01.uue " " http://members.xoom.com/netbyeml/netzero/uuencode/netzer96.uue Limit your requests to about 10 UUE sections at a time. Retrieve those and then send for the next 10 and so on until you have all the sections. ============================ For those of you limited full internet access: (Library Account, School, Friends house etc...) NetZero can be downloaded to floppy at my site. http://members.xoom.com/netbyeml/netzero/floppy/ Download "netzero_00.exe", "netzero_01", and "netzero_02" each to its own blank floppy disk by putting the mouse pointer on the filename and right clicking. From the popup menu select "Save Link As" and save to floppy. Also download "readme.1st" for instructions on how to recombine the sections. The author's site for the file splitter I used is at http://www.sarasoft.com/ ===================================== For those of you with FULL internet access: Download in full from "http://members.xoom.com/netbyeml/netzero/isp/netzero.exe" or http://www.netzero.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 11:28:05 -0500 From: "Manuel Hdez. Velez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Reference.com again Dear Accmail You all were right and Reference.com is functioning as you said. But there seems to be a problem when I try to register my address. It sends an error message saying REGISTER failed with error unable to connect server Does this mean I can't register? Because I'm not at home on work days so if I don't use a stored query I'm going to lose most of the mails. Thanks in advance Daniel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 05:29:10 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics for Sun 27 Dec 1998, posted Mon 28 Dec, 05:28 GMT/BST Less than 1 hour [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-4 hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4-10 hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] More than 10 hours None Response within 4 hours in at least 5 out of 7 recent tests [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] This data is generated automatically around 0600 GMT/BST most days. The performance reported is dependant on many factors and your experience may vary. You can also access this list: On the Web at http://www.netservs.com/mrcool/stats.htm By FTP at ftp://ftp.cix.co.uk/pub/net-services/stats.txt Mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and say "get file stats.txt" (no quotes) Want this list every day? Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body of your message put "join statistics" (no quotes) No liability is accepted for inaccuracies. Mirroring, links to and copying of this entire file (not extracts) is permitted until further notice. Slow downloads? Try Mr. Cool! See http://www.netservs.com/mrcool/ Copyright Net Services 1998. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 07:56:16 +0100 From: "Peter F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ACCMAIL Digest - 26 Dec 1998 to 27 Dec 1998 (#1998-139) DEAR LIST, i am looking for a way to get newsgroups via e-mail for offline reading. our germanynet-provider dont support newsgroups for offline reading. greetings, peter ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 18:37:35 EST From: John W Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: There's a new Free Internet provider in the market now There's a new Free Internet provider in the market now. So far it only serves the greaster area in and around Seattle, Wa. I looked at thier web pages and they say plan to do a slow nationwide rollout in between the 1999-2000 years. If you live in these areas check them out. I learned about them from a posting on Juno Accmail-L. Says it's much faster than NetZero. If you live there and have had problems with NetZero's connections give them a try and tell us what you think. http://www.freei.net 1-800-841-9328 Free CD-Rom and support ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 06:31:37 +0100 From: Ordog Istvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: ACORP fax modem Dear Accmail friends, I am using an ACORP International Voice/Fax/Modem 33.600bps. In the manual there is no name or address for the Technical Service. Could anybody help me by giving an e-mail address? I.Ordog ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 18:57:50 +0530 From: "Sriram N. A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Games with POP3 and SMTP Eko Priono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Not entirely true. You could use XTND XMIT command to send messages >via POP3 server. And could also receive messages from SMTP server >*if* you have a SMTP server software installed and a fixed IP address >for your PC's SLIP/PPP dialup connection. Not all ISPs has support >for this, though. Very interesting! Could you indicate the related RFC numbers please. I particularly would like to know how authentication is performed when fetching messages from the SMTP server... -- Sriram N. A. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:52:33 +-3-30 From: esmail khoshravan azar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ACCMAIL Digest - 26 Dec 1998 to 27 Dec 1998 (#1998-139) Dear ACCMailers I am a new member in this service and don't much about these stuff. what are these lists comming regularly Regards Rasoul Khoshravan Tabriz university, Tabriz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:42:11 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ACORP fax modem At 06:31 AM 12/28/98 +0100, Ordog Istvan wrote: >I am using an ACORP International Voice/Fax/Modem 33.600bps. >In the manual there is no name or address for the Technical Service. >Could anybody help me by giving an e-mail address? Web page http://www.acorp.com.tw/ Other Information ACORP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Head Office: 7F-1,No. 20. Lane 609, Sec. 5, Chung-Hsin Rd., San Chung, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.(Tomson Industrial Park) Tel:886-29997188(Rep) Fax:886-29997177 886-29992358 Sales E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tech. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 09:04:31 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Unreadable Mail message. At 01:21 PM 12/28/98, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have received some files which contain the following. This is a part of the >message received. I am not able to retrieve what is contained in them. Kindly >tell me how I can convert these files into radable format. Kindly reply by >individual mail. > >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=====================_914787593==_" > >--=====================_914787593==_ >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >--=====================_914787593==_ >Content-Type: application/msword; name="hadith76.doc"; > x-mac-type="42494E41"; x-mac-creator="4D535744" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="hadith76.doc" [...] Two key lines identify what type of encoding this is. The first "Mime-Version: 1.0" and the second "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64" Both of these uniquely state that this message is a MIME encoded message. In fact, there should also be a MIME attachment named "hadith76.doc" which is probably some word-processing document. To decode these you will need a MIME decoder. Modern PC E-mail programs come with these decoders built-it. In your case I'd suggest that you look at Section =10= in Bob Appleton's Email4U document to get one. Send blank E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:51:23 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: when are these lists coming (was DIGEST) At 10:52 AM 12/28/98 +-3-30, esmail khoshravan azar wrote: >I am a new member in this service and don't much about these stuff. >what are these lists comming regularly By default, when you subscribe to ACCMAIL you recieve the digest version. The digest is sent out about midnight US EST (Eastern Standard Time) and is made up off the questions and answers that were sent on that day. Usually, 20-25 questions per weekday, less on weekends. You can change your subscription to receive individual postings rather than the digest. Individual postings are sent as soon as I approve them. Lately, this has been in the 8-10:00 AM US PST time frame. Sometimes, I also approve postings in the afternoon or all day long. It depends upon what else I'm doing. This list is used by some 2800+ users world-wide to futher develop their skills at Accessing the Internet by E-mail. The list expands upon the topics that are shown in Dr. Bob's Guide of the same name. -- Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:26:59 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ACCMAIL Digest - 26 Dec 1998 to 27 Dec 1998 (#1998-139) At 07:56 AM 12/28/98 +0100, Peter F. wrote: >i am looking for a way to get newsgroups via e-mail for offline reading. >our germanynet-provider dont support newsgroups for offline reading. >greetings, peter Section section "Usenet by E-mail" in: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1236/howto2.html -- Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:25:13 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Reference.com again At 11:28 AM 12/27/98 -0500, Manuel Hdez. Velez wrote: >You all were right and Reference.com is functioning as you said. But there >seems to be a problem when I try to register my address. It sends an error >message saying > >REGISTER failed with error unable to connect server > >Does this mean I can't register? Because I'm not at home on work days so if >I don't use a stored query I'm going to lose most of the mails. The registration process still appears to out-of-order. I tried via the web page again today and still received the same answer. I sent another note to their admin. But I hold very little hope for resolution. This server has been out of commission since the 5th of October. However, it now does work with a daily query. Supposedly, the stored queries were to be made available to users starting about 16Dec98 -- but I guess that isn't true. -- Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:02:07 +0200 From: Uzi Paz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: pop3 ? > Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 14:20:55 +0700 > From: Eko Priono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Not entirely true. You could use XTND XMIT command to send messages > via POP3 server. And could also receive messages from SMTP server > *if* you have a SMTP server software installed and a fixed IP address > for your PC's SLIP/PPP dialup connection. Not all ISPs has support > for this, though. Not entirely true? The XMIT extension is a non-standard, non-recommended extension to the POP3 protocol, and for this reason I ignored it in my previous message, (cf. ftp://ftp.iana.org/internet-drafts/draft-hansen-pop3-xtndext-00.txt) As with the SMTP for receiving messages, I didn't say that it is impossible to use SMTP for receiving messages via SLIP or PPP. Just that While POP3 uses pulling, SMTP (standard) uses pushing of messages. If you are using a connection which is not permanent (e.g. via SLIP or PPP), then the mail will be pushed to your mailbox again and again, until a successful transmission, this is very uneconomical if the computers which receive the messages are not connected permanently to the Internet, but it doesn't mean that you cannot use SMTP for that. Again, as I said in my previous post, there is now a discussion about generalizing SMTP for relaying, and perhaps, experimentally some servers already use those extensions. Uzi ------------------------------ End of ACCMAIL Digest - 27 Dec 1998 to 28 Dec 1998 (#1998-140) **************************************************************
