04-12-2002 15:53									#1
	Gathering Storm's Top-Secret Mailbox Increase Your PM Length

Gathering Storm's top-secret mailbox (yes, just like in the title!) is now open.
Status: up.
Address: gatheringstorm@softhome.net
Usage: screens, saves, other files. Anything game-related.
Quota: 15 MBs.
Password: 2W4&wuba or Two - WHISKEY - Four - Ampersand - whiskey - uniform - bravo - alpha. Will change periodically.

How to access?
See www.softhome.net for detailed instructions on how to access through POP3 or Webmail. If you use POP3, please set your Email client not to delete the messages from the server after they are downloaded. If you don't know how, don't use POP3.

Last edited by Shiber on 04-12-2002 at 16:36

	04-12-2002 16:08									#2
	Re: Gathering Storm's Top-Secret Mailbox Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

quote: Originally posted by Shiber Two - WHISKEY - Four - Ampersand - whiskey - uniform - bravo - alpha

Are you drunk?

Good job! I already set up my mail program to fetch it, but left the line commented out so far. Will uncomment it after I returned from lunch. Hope I did it right with the "keep" option, maybe we should put a file up to test? What about the screenshot zip?

	04-12-2002 16:12									#3
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On a second thought, I wonder if it works. Doesn't POP3 work only if the message is yet tagged as "new"? After the first of us downloaded it, the server probably tags it as "read" and the next POP of another team member will fail... or do I make a mistake here?

	04-12-2002 16:35									#4
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No server-side read tag exists on any mail server program that I know of. AFAIK there are only client-side read tags.
Anyway, I'm glad you like it (I can see that by your excess use of emoticons). I'll send the screenshots file as you suggested.

	04-12-2002 17:39									#5
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Yikes! My fetchmail delivered it and even kept it on the server! Now let's see if anyone else succeeds to POP3 it.

	04-12-2002 18:01									#6
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Fetchmail? Are you using a UNIX-based system by any chance?

	04-12-2002 18:35									#7
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My home server/router/firewall runs on Debian GNU/Linux. I'm accessing it from work right now with ssh, else I could not have checked it immediately.

	04-12-2002 19:23									#8
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Meshelic suggested that we add our Email addresses to the account's webmail address book. I say why not!

	04-12-2002 21:33									#9
	Full PM-box? Change here!

Especially for POP3 users, but generally for all, I have a warning. The mail site says, that a free account is allowed to get not more than 1 POP3 call per 10 minutes. That's for all of us together! I already removed the server from my fetchmail configuration, as it polls every 150 seconds, and added it to another mail collecting service, which polls every 2 hours. Still too many, I guess. So we can't use the account to quickly exchange files between all team members, or we will eventually lose it.

	04-12-2002 21:54									#10
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Stupid foolish me, I forgot about this completely. I'll lower the frequency that I autocheck it myself.
Anyway, once you check this box via POP3 it is locked for the next 10 minutes (although you can always check it via webmail). If you check it too often it just returns an error. I don't think it'll annoy softhome.net so much that they'll remove our account... at least not without a warning.

	04-12-2002 22:58									#11
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Is there a reason to use a special account like this rather than having NYE mail the stuff to a distribution list we're all on? Personally, I'd find it more convenient to have the material delivered to my regular e-mail inbox.

	04-12-2002 23:42									#12
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Can anyone recommend a free mailing list service that lets you send attachments and doesn't spam you? Preferably one you had experience with.
Alternatively, if someone could set up a mailing list on his own box, like minordomo or something, it would be best.

	05-12-2002 00:36									#13
	Domain Put an end to popups!

My sweetie has a domain. I also believe that she has a list-server at her disposal. Let me do the research. I will post back here when I uncover a few more details.

Mss

	05-12-2002 02:47									#14
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At first glance, it looks like Outlook Express has the ability to create and send to groups of people (and I know I've used such functionality in Outlook at work). Is there some reason that or similar functionality in another e-mail client wouldn't work for what we want?

Nathan

	07-12-2002 00:50									#15
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Just set up a distribution list (like you say, Outlook - or Lotus Notes - or probably any email program has that capability). I too would really appreciate getting periodic emails with screenshots and such.

-Arrian

	07-12-2002 01:17									#16
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distribution list is fine... but this account is fine too (I just logged in, webmail).

DeepO

	07-12-2002 01:23									#17
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What e-mail programs do NYE and the other people who think they're likely post to the special account use? If some or all of you use an e-mail client that supports groups of recipients (and I've verified that Outlook Express does), how about setting up a mailing list that includes the team members who are interested as well as the team site?

	07-12-2002 03:10									#18
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Hi all,

I just accessed this account using Outlook Express, but I checked the "leave a copy of messages on the server" after I downloaded the first set. I don't know if the messages are still there...if I did delete them, sorry for the inconvenience. There were six messages, including the 3840 turn and the chat with AdmiralPJ.

Edit: The messages still appear to be there, but I'm forced to download them all each time (including the ones I've previously read). Any way to fix this?


Dominae

	07-12-2002 03:35									#19
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Cool, just accessed the webmail, pretty nifty way of dispersing the information and screens

	07-12-2002 03:42									#20
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Dominae, strange. Outlook is supposed to be able to tell which messages you've already read and not download them again. I've tried it and it works perfectly for me.

Oh, and attention everyone: I forgot to mention that softhome.net deletes old Emails automatically after a while, so don't expect this Email account to serve as some kind of archive and be sure to keep a copy of everything you put on the server.

	07-12-2002 06:00									#21
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People post here with a disguised email address if you want me to add you to a distribution list.

	07-12-2002 06:03									#22
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dropthisalvh_at_pandora.beelgium

	07-12-2002 06:13									#23
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Add @hiwaay.net after my username. Thanks for setting up the mailing list!

	07-12-2002 06:50									#24
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smichaelclark@ hotmail.com

Thanks

	07-12-2002 06:56									#25
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DdWiYsEgRuOiWsEeNd(at)HOTMAIL.COM

	07-12-2002 09:37									#26
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mIrRoJ @ hotmail.com

cool thanks.

Last edited by Meshelic on 07-12-2002 at 10:41

	07-12-2002 15:48									#27
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Steven_puntje_Bex_apestaartje_chello_puntje_be

Where _puntje_ is a dot, and _apestaartje_ is an @

DeepO

	07-12-2002 16:45									#28
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b*a+r*a+k*_+1*2+@*b+e*z+e*q+i*n+t*.+n*e+t
Delete every other character.

	07-12-2002 17:13									#29
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,
I sure hope nye has got some sort of ENIGMA machine at home.

	07-12-2002 20:50									#30
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zeitan@attglobal.net

thanks NYE!