(en) [FAQ] FidoLook (Tue 23 May 2006) [1/4]

*F.A.Q.*

Last edition date: *Tue 23 May 2006*

Author of *Fidolook*: *Tue 23 May 2006*.

This document is based upon information from newsgroup fido7.pvt.fidolook.
Draftsmen:
*Dmitry Lashunin*. (mailto:[email protected])
*Andrew J.Swan* [ajs]. (mailto:[email protected])

Original: Russian Fidolook FAQ http://www.fidolook.org/faq.ru.html
Translated from Russian to English by:
*Rostislav Rychkov*. (mailto:[email protected])
*Alexandre Belousov*. (mailto:[email protected])

Technical support:
*Konstantin Zadorozhny*. (mailto:[email protected])


Contenst:

1.      General questions

1.1     It's still possible to find some previous Fidolook versions (e.g.
        Fidolook Express 2000) in the Internet. Are there any serious
        differences between those versions and Fidolook SL
1.2     I've got Outlook Express, version 4.72 installed on my PC. Will
        Fidolook SL correctly with this version?
1.3     Why does previous version of the program (Fidolook Express 2000)
        have installer, but Fidolook Express 2001 and Fidolook SL do not?
1.4     I've heard about Fidolok Express Lite - what's that? And does
        professional version (Pro) of the program exist?
1.5     I've download the latest build of the program Fidolook SL, but
        previous build of this version (Fidolook SL) has already been
        installed on my PC. Am I to uninstall the old build before
        installation of the new one?
1.6     Why are all the files packed into a CAB-archive, but not into
        commonly used ZIP or RAR?
1.7     Where can I find an archiver to unpack a CAB-archive?
1.8     Where to get additional information about Fidolook?
1.9     Where can I find the archive of the newsgroup (discussion of
        technical issues) and how can I link it up to Outlook Express to
        read it?
1.10    What is the latest version of Fidolook and where to get it?
1.11    I have my own wishes and proposals - what should I do?
1.12    I've found bug in the program - where to tell about it?
1.13    Tell me please, what the Skipper is?

2.      Technical questions

2.1     Is it possible to set Fidolook as default mail and news client?
2.2     Is it possible to download messages from several newsgroups or
        mailboxes simultaneously?
2.3     Is it possible to use Fidolook with Outlook (not with Outlook
        Express)
2.4     How to set up Fidolook for Microsoft Outlook 2000?
2.5     How to view message without colors?
2.6     How to view messages using DOS-866 encoding?
2.7     Is it possible to remove a space before named quoting or change
        quoting marker?
2.8     How to activate X-Face support in Fidolook and where to find full
        information about it?
2.9     How to add custom icon to message (X-Face) ?
2.10    Due to unknown reasons, the font used in preview pane header has
        changed, and now it looks like fixed.sys. Also, the "Attachment"
        button (Clip) disapeared... How to restore preview pane header to
        its normal layout?
2.11    After installation of the secure update for IE6 (q321232), SL
        stopped to show attached HTMLs while option "Frame HTML" in
        Templates options is chosen. The only way to overcome it is
        converting to plain text. What to do?
2.12    What is the best way to automatically insert password for Fido7
        every time a new message (aimed at this server) is created?
2.13    What do Misc->DocHost->Controlling-Download-and-Execution settings
        mean and how can I use them to prevent virus penetrations (to
        protect PC against viruses)?
2.14    What do Templates->Settings->General settings mean and how to use
        them as a protection against virus attacks?
2.15    How to set up Templates so that a certain template is used for
        answering a concrete addressee, and another template is used for
        all other answers? The question is that when I mark an account
        check-box in the first template, this setting is automatically
        disabled for the other template.
2.16    I add my header to the template, but I cannot see it there. What
        should I do?
2.17    How to transfer Fidolook (Outlook Express) settings to another PC?
2.18    Tell me please, what headers change standard Outlook Express
        fields?
2.19    Why does Fidolook cut the first and last paragraphs of the source
        message while answering? How to avoid it? Also, sometimes when I
        press the "Reply" button, I see only several lines of the source
        message (and it has more than 10 lines :-( ) - so, actually the
        quoting doesn't work. Are there any ways to correct it?
2.20    Why do they answer my e-mail?
2.21    I'd like to see something like "On Wednesday, September the 1-st,
        ... " in the greeting. How can I do it via using templates?
2.22    How to activate yEnc http://www.yenc.org/ support in Fidolook ?
2.23    What is External Mask Handler (EMH)?
2.24    I can't see pictures attached to a message in Fidolook, but I can
        see them if this message is being viewed without a template?
2.25    My name in the field From is written in my native language, but
        not in English. Naturally, it's not good. How to correct it? How
        to set up Fidolook SL if I want it to send my messages to the
        newsgroups from some special account I want to use (or fido7
        server requires)?
2.26    Is it possible in Fidolook to edit and then send (or simply to
        re-send) a message which has already been sent?
2.27    If you've got no templates in the message preview window...

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1.      General questions

Q1.1    It's still possible to find some previous Fidolook versions (e.g.
        Fidolook Express 2000) in the Internet. Are there any serious
        differences between those versions and *Fidolook SL*
A1.1    It's almost different software. We don't recommend to install old
        versions, because too many differences between *Fidolook SL* and
        those versions exist. Currently the version *Fidolook Express
        2001* (also known as *Fidolook Express Lite*) is almost
        out-of-date, too. Of course, you can continue using it, but
        remember, that the version *Fidolook SL* offers you lots of new
        possibilities.

Q1.2    I've got Outlook Express, version 4.72 installed on my PC. Will
        *Fidolook SL* correctly with this version?
A1.2    No. You have to install *Outlook Express* 5.хх and above.
        *Fidolook SL* won't work with old Outlook Express versions (4.хх
        and below). Anyway, if you use Outlook Express 5.0 or much older
        version - it's strongly recommended to update it to version 5.01
        (or above).

Q1.3    Why does previous version of the program (Fidolook Express 2000)
        have installer, but *Fidolook Express 2001* and *Fidolook SL* do
        not?
A1.3    In contrast to old versions, new versions of the program don't
        need installation themselves. It's just enought to unpack Fidolook
        files from the archive to a selected folder - and it ready for
        work. You can select any folder for it, you can even run the
        program from floppy. But don't forget to set an option
        "restore/create directory structure" while exctracting files from
        the archive, because several subfolders should be created in the
        installation folder. NB: It's strongly recommended to uninstall
        previous FL versions (including *FidoLook 2000*) installed on your
        PC before *Fidolook SL* installation. You can use Add/Remove
        programs options in the Control Panel for it - it's not enough to
        delete folder with previous version installed.

Q1.4    I've heard about Fidolok Express Lite - what's that? And does
        professional version (Pro) of the program exist?
A1.4    *Fidolook Express Lite* - it's an internal *development* name of
        *Fidolook Express 2001*. It's not a lite version with limited
        features, just a name. "Pro" version doesn't exists. At the
        present moment, the version *Fidolook Express 2001* is
        out-of-date. The current version is named *Fidolook SL*.

Q1.5    I've download the latest build of the program *Fidolook SL*, but
        previous build of this version (*Fidolook SL*) has already been
        installed on my PC. Am I to uninstall the old build before
        installation of the new one?
A1.5    No. It's not necessary to uninstall previous *Fidolook SL* builds
        before the latest build installation - just unpack a new release
        from the archive into the same folder and allow to replace
        (overwrite) old files. And don't forget to set an option
        "restore/create directory structure" while exctracting files from
        the archive. However, if you have an old version installed on your
        PC (*Fidolook Express 2000* and earlier), uninstall is required.
        Please, refer to question /1.3/ of this FAQ.

Q1.6    Why are all the files packed into a CAB-archive, but not into
        commonly used ZIP or RAR?
A1.6    This format provides better compression then zip or rar for some
        types of files. Therefore, the size of the file you need to
        dowload will be smaller and downloading will take less time. The
        Help file is packed into a zip archive.

Q1.7    Where can I find an archiver to unpack a CAB-archive?
A1.7/1  One way is: http://freeware.ru/program.pl?prog_id=1485 Choose
        "Download from Ware.ru". This is the last free build of
        PowerArchiver. You can download other versions from the official
        site www.powerarchiver.com but now it's shareware. Sure,
        PowerArchiver is not the only software to unpack cab files. You
        can use any other software for it - e.g. WinZip (v. 7.0 and above)
        or various File managers (like WinCommander/TotalCommander) with
        internal tools for archives support.
A1.7/2  The second way is to use a /.cab/-unpacking utility supplied with
        your Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP:
        extrac32 /E *cab-file* [*destination-folder*]
        (if you're intrested in its parameters - run extrac32 >
        helpfile.txt)
        where:
        - *cab-file* is the name of the archive containing *Fidolook*.
        - *destination-folder*is the folder, to which you're going to
          unpack installation. If the folder is not specified, the archive
          will be unpacked to the current folder.
        A subfolder "SL" will be created in the destination folder.
        *Example:*
        extrac32 /E FlSL.a64.cab - will unpack the contents of
        FlSL.a64.cab to the current folder.
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-> [Wed, 02 Jun 2004] FidoLook HL 92      |        a        
-> [Sat, 21 Aug 2004] FidoLook HL 93 Beta |   ____/_\____   
-> [Thu, 21 Oct 2004] FidoLook HL 93 RC1  |      (f q)      
-> [Mon, 01 Nov 2004] FidoLook HL 93      | -ooO--(_)--Ooo- 


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