Re: Newbie issues with Sylpheed-Claws Win 32.

Hi Thorsten,

On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:15:05 +0200
Thorsten Maerz <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:41:39 +0700 Brian Durant <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > I can't seem to find instructions on installing the DevilViewer or
> > Tray plug ins into Sylpheed-Claws Win 32.
> 
> Extract the .zip into a directory of your choice, then load them in
> Sylpheed using Preferences/Plugins/Load Plugins (choose the plugin .DLL
> in the dialog).
> 
> Please use the first version of the plugins (from the "old" directory)
> for the 0.8.11 release (plugins are version dependent).
> 
> http://claws-w32.sourceforge.net/sylpheed/claws/plugins/old/devil_viewer0.1.zip
> http://claws-w32.sourceforge.net/sylpheed/claws/plugins/old/trayplugin1.2.zip
> 
Thanks.
>
> > Likewise, I can't figure out how to get Win2k Pro to recognize
> > Sylpheed-Claws as the default e-mail program.
> 
> This is done by the installer.
>

Is there anyway to get Sylpheed-Claws to start with the default e-mail prompt again? I liked what I saw in SC, but at install time, I wasn't willing to set it as default. I have tried Settings --> Internet Options --> Programs, but Sylpheed doesn't get listed under "e-mail". If I have to uninstall SC and then reinstall to do this, will the folder structure remain in place or will I lose all of my mail so far?

>
> If you talk about MAPI, this isn't supported by Sylpheed. Some apps
> have their own way setting the MUA,
> e.g. mozilla needs following setting them in prefs.js (somewhere in
> "Application Data" dir)
>   user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.mailto", true);
>   user_pref("applications.mailto", "c:\\program files\\sylpheed\\bin\\sylpheed_d.exe");
> Of course you have to adjust the path to Sylpheed. (The mozilla prefs
> were taken from http://www.geocities.com/pratiksolanki/ Please ask
> questions regarding those settings at a mozilla forum).
> 
> > Will this also get Norton AntiVirus (Norton Systemworks 2003) to scan
> > incoming mail to Sylpheed-Claws Win 32 or do I need to do something else as
> > well?
> 
> Sylpheed relies on being able to write and access its files. If this is
> inhibited e.g. by a virus scanner, Sylpheed will hang or crash.
> It is better and sufficient to scan the .sylpheed/mimetmp solely (this
> is where the attachments get extracted when executed/opened).
> 
> I also heard that Norton is not able to handle directories starting
> with a dot - maybe it can handle the old 8.3 DOS notation instead
> (e.g. "SYLPHE~1" for  ".sylpheeed", see the output from "dir /x").
>

Neither "SYLPHE~1" nor ".sylpheeed" can be found in a file/folder search, nor does it show up with a "dir /x" command. Where is .sylpheed/mimetmp located in Win2k Pro, under C, Program Files, User_Name or All_Users?

>
> > Norton AntiVirus seems to only scan outgoing mail at this time.
> 
> You are talking about Norton intercepting the socket transfer (this
> has nothing to do with any "default mailer" setting).
> Sylpheed just uses the default socket functions from the OS.
> If Norton cannot intercept it, ask Norton for support.

Cheers,

Brian



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