Hello Claude Here is a short guide to what has to be done to set-up soql PPP.
Unzip the zipfile: ----------------- The zip file is designed to be unzipped on flp1_ If you unzip it to another location you will have to edit the files "boot" and "bootPPP" in the APS_MAIL_ directory. Each file requires a single change to the Dev$ initialisation. You may want to change the port definition in bootPPP. See the readme_txt file for more information. There are two files you HAVE to edit: ------------------------------------ In DNSrecords_txt you need to add any names that have to be resolved into their Internet addresses. The most important names are the names of your pop3 and smtp servers. To convert them into the hexadecimal values stored in DNSrecords you could use "ping" to resolve the addresses into decimal dot form. See example below. The decimal dot form can be converted to the required hexadecimal form by converting each decimal number to a two digit hexadecimal number and combining them to the 8 digit form. This again can be seen in the example below. The program pop3 requires the name MAIL to resolvable into your pop3 mail servers address. This requires the same number to be entered for MAIL as was entered for your pop3 server. The file mail_dat is used by soqlMailer to define various parameters: -------------------------------------------------------------------- name = Put the name to appear in your email here host = Put the bit of your email address which comes after @ here user = Put the bit of your email address which comes before @ here smtp = Put the address of your smtp server here e.g. smtp.freesurf.ch tz = Put your time zone here e.g. +0100 You may also like to define sigf = with the name of a file to be used as your signature file. This will be appended to all mails sent. Now please read the readme_txt to see how to use the package ______________________________________________ example host name resolution using ping: --------------------------------------- C:\WINDOWS>ping smtp.freesurf.ch PING smtp.freesurf.ch [194.230.0.8]: 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 128.63.240.80: icmp_seq=0 time=16 ms 64 bytes from 128.63.240.80: icmp_seq=1 time=9 ms 64 bytes from 128.63.240.80: icmp_seq=2 time=9 ms 64 bytes from 128.63.240.80: icmp_seq=3 time=8 ms 64 bytes from 128.63.240.80: icmp_seq=4 time=8 ms ^C The address is converted as follows: 194 is C2 in hexadecimal 230 is E6 in hexadecimal 0 is 00 in hexadecimal 8 is 08 in hexadecimal The DNSrecords_txt entry is then: smtp.freesurf.ch 0xC2E60008 ----- Original Message ----- From: Claude Mourier 00 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:35 AM Subject: RE: [ql-users] SOQL PPP tests > > Could you explain a bit what configuration is needed for this test, as I > don't know TCP-IP ? > > Claude > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoye : dimanche 9 mars 2003 13:32 > A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : [ql-users] SOQL PPP tests > > > > Hi I'm looking for volunteers to try out soql PPP in various > countries. You need to find an Internet-by-call provider of > which there seem to be plenty but I can only test swiss ones > from here. Once connected you can use your usual email > accounts if you can enter their URLs with hexadecimal > equivelent in the TCP_DNSrecords_txt file. > > You need to have a bit of time to play about with it as there > is no smooth human interface or automatic installation. > > but if you can read this it must be working:-) > > Jon.
