0. A Brief Note from the Author
In recent months, several PPP-type (graphical) e-mail programs have gained the ability to retrieve mail from shell accounts, such as Panix's Shell Services.
Since Panix supports and distributes Eudora Light, and endorses Eudora Pro for e-mail, our first efforts at helping people with this are using Eudora. It's possible, given enough demand, that we'll provide scripts for other programs in the future.
I've written and tested this scripting in Eudora Light 1.5.4 and Eudora Pro 2.0.2 for Windows and Windows 95. While it should work in Eudora 3, I haven't tested it myself. If you have any questions or comments, please send mail to staff@panix.com and let us know. Thanks.
-Skyler Bode
Panix Technical Support
1. Getting Started
There are two steps to getting Eudora set up for dial-up (shell) access: configuring Eudora for dial-up, and configuring your Panix account for "serial POP". But first, there's some information you need to know. Get these bits and write them down:
My Panix username (login ID):
My Panix password:
My Panix user host (home machine):
My Panix dial-in modem number:
Now we're ready.
2. Configuring Eudora for Dial-Up
There are three things you have to do in Eudora to get it ready for dial-up. Well, the first isn't exactly in Eudora, but...
Just download the file that matches your home Panix host and unzip them. (If you don't have an "unzip" program, you can get Stuffit Expander for Windows from our site.)
If you can't get the script directly, just skip to Appendix A: Creating the Script, and come back here when you're done.
Once you've got the script and MID file, you need to put them in your Eudora "Scripts" directory. Just use your File Manager (or "My Computer" in Win95) to find the directory that Eudora sits in, and copy the .nav and .mid files into the "Scripts" folder within. That's all.
Click 'Getting Started' under Category, and check 'Shell account access' under Connection Method. Now Eudora knows it'll be working as Dial-Up, not through PPP.
Enter your Panix username under 'Dialup username:'.
Enter your Panix dial-up number under 'Phone number:'.
Select your modem from the 'Modem:' list.
Select your best 'Baud rate:' as follows:
Now click 'OK'. Eudora will save your settings.
3. Preparing Your Panix Account for Dialup Eudora
Now, before you go into Eudora again, we need to prepare your Panix account to receive the Dialup Eudora request. You'll need to log into the shell to do this part. (If you're not sure how to get into your shell, just ask us; or see our help system for lots of information about shell logins.)
Once you're at the shell, look at the prompt (the text next to the blinking cursor). If your prompt says 'Panix>', then you need to press the exclamation point (!) and get to a UNIX prompt, which looks like a dollar sign ($).
Now, at the UNIX prompt, type the following command:
mailprep
and press ENTER.
Mailprep will ask you to confirm, and then it'll set up your Panix account to receive Eudora (or other mail program) dialup requests.
Once you're back at a prompt, just type "exit" and press ENTER again. Then log out normally.
That's all! You should now be able to get mail through Dialup Eudora now, by simply "checking mail".
APPENDIX A: Creating the Script
If you can't get the script (NAV file) and MID file from our help system or on diskette, the following will tell you how to write your own. All you need is knowledge of the Windows Notepad or Win95 WordPad.
i. Writing the Script
Start your Notepad, (or WordPad if you're using Win95) and type in the following script, exactly as it appears:
;Panix
;
Set TelnetCommand=telnet {system} {port}\r
;
cancelon ^ERROR^NO CARRIER^NO DIALTONE^BUSY^
send ATDT {DialNumber}\r
waitfor CONNECT
waitfor please?
send panix\r
waitfor ogin:
send {DialLogin}\r
waitfor ssword:
send {DialPass}\r
waitfor >
send !
waitfor $
send srialpop\r
waitfor %
IMPORTANT NOTE: If your main Panix user host is panix2 or panix3, you need to make two changes. The first line should read:
;Panix2
or
;Panix3
accordingly, and the line after "waitfor please?" should read:
send panix2\r
or
send panix3\r
accordingly. Also, be sure there are no blank lines in your script, either at the beginning, in the middle, or even at the end.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: If you use a UNIX shell instead of the Panix menu system, you need to take the following lines out of your script:
waitfor > send !
Then make sure that your prompt ends in a dollar sign ($).
Okay, now that you've written the script, you need to save it. Give it a name (either panix.nav, panix2.nav, or panix3.nav, depending on your Panix host) and put it in a folder that you can find later.
ii. Creating the MID File
Now, start a new file in Notepad (or WordPad). Put just the last line of the script in this one, by itself:
waitfor %
and use "Save As..." to save this one as panix.mid, panix2.mid, or panix3.mid (again, depending on your Panix host). This is the MID file. For convenience, put it in the same folder where you put the script.
Okay; you've written the files you need. Now you can continue with Step 2a above.
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