There are 10 messages totalling 781 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NEWS: Monthly Reminder 2. E-mail search at MP3.com 3. Help File for Widow Remailer X-no-archive:yes 4. FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics 5. accmail with web based email 6. Interbot and other mail programs 7. Upload files 8. help on gb's search engine faqs 9. help with recombining split files 10. <No subject given> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACCMAIL Info (automatically generated) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To UNSUBscribe: Send UNSUBSCRIBE ACCMAIL to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To get the ACCMAIL FAQ: Send e-mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and enter only this line in the BODY of the note: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:26:29 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NEWS: Monthly Reminder ===================== ACCMAIL Monthly Reminder ======================= Last Updated: 06Aug99 This message is intended to inform you what to do before posting to [EMAIL PROTECTED], the mailing list discussing "Accessing the Internet via E-mail". ============= P U R P O S E ============= This list exists as a forum for communicating news, comments and questions about the FAQ with the same name, written by Gerald E. Boyd This is the place to find out about new versions, ask questions about the current version, make suggestions for additions/deletions, etc. Note: ACCMAIL is a MODERATED list, which means that all postings will be sent to a human for review before being posted to the list. Read the FAQs that are available. =============================================================== G U I D E T O O F F L I N E I N T E R N E T A C C E S S =============================================================== "Accessing The Internet By E-Mail" from Gerald E. Boyd To get the latest edition, send e-mail to one of the addresses below. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for US, Canada & South America) Enter only this line in the BODY of the note: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for Europe, Asia, etc.) Enter only this line in the BODY of the note: send lis-iis e-access-inet.txt To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: send accmail.faq You can also get the file by anonymous FTP at one of these sites: Site: rtfm.mit.edu get pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email Site: ftp.mailbase.ac.uk get pub/lists/lis-iis/files/e-access-inet.txt This document is the standard document about accessing the internet via email. You shouldn't ask questions already covered in this document. ================= 4 U S E R I E S ================= "The 4u-series" from Bob Appleton - NO LONGER MAINTAINED These files show in specific detail how to use email to retrieve files, programs and documents from FTP and WWW sites, etc. In other words, how to get just about anything by email. The files are FREE and everything mentioned in them is also FREE. You can now get these files individually or together in zipped format as well as in text format. Substitute the file that you want in place of the XXX in the URL below and add a line for each additional file requested. Files available are: email4u.txt getit4u.txt fun4u.txt pix4u.txt email4u.zip getit4u.zip fun4u.zip pix4u.zip 4useries.zip They are available via an autoresponder. Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This will tell you how to get each of the documents. They are the full text, not zipped, so Juno users won't be able to get the email4u file. =========== U S E N E T =========== To learn about Usenet, Usenet access and newsgroups, Uzi Paz provides a file that is invaluable. If you are unfamiliar with these topics, get this file before sending for other files mentioned in Bob Appleton's document. Send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body of the message use ONE of the following: Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (text version) OR Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (zipped and uuencoded) send http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/1131/ua.txt send http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/1131/ua.zip =================================== W W W S E A R C H E N G I N E S =================================== If your question has something to do with www-search engines like Altavista, Hotbot, etc, or in general fill-out-forms on WWW sites, be sure to read "Accessing the Internet via email - User guide to WWW search engines" by Gerald E. Boyd. This faq covers the access to all major search-engines, there is a document with an introduction (wsintro.faq) and also a document that shows how to "crack" such a form yourself (wscrack.faq). All the files are available as a zip file in wssearch.zip. Send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body of the message use the following: send ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/gb/gboyd/wsintro.faq send ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/gb/gboyd/wscrack.faq send ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/gb/gboyd/wssearch.zip ======================= J U N O A C C M A I L ======================= If you are a Juno mail user, then subscribe to the Juno_accmail mailing lists: For the digest version: TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BODY: subscribe juno_accmail-digest <your [EMAIL PROTECTED]> For the individual postings version: TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BODY: subscribe juno_accmail <your [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Replace <your [EMAIL PROTECTED]> with your real name and e-mail address There is also an autoresponder. Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This will provide you with a list of documents that are available. ======================================== M O N T H L Y P O S T I N G S E T C. ======================================== Gary Wines has made available THE "EM_AI MANUAL" which is a FREEWARE collection of manuals for accessing the internet by email, presented in an executable file with search, print, save, edit to file features. Included in this DOS program are: Perry Rovers Anonymous FTP (FAQ) Biran Edmonds FAQ Mailing List Etiquette Gerald E. Boyd's Guide to Search Engines Gerald E. Boyd's Guide to Offline Internet Access Mailing List Etiquette by Brian Edmonds Pix4u, Email4u, Getit4u, Fun4U by Bob Appleton Also included are all kinds of other useful files... Current MS-DOS version ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/mailnews/em_ai40.zip Current Windows 3.x version ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win3/info/emaiw18.zip ========================= S U B J E C T L I N E S ========================= Mail should have a meaningful subject heading which reflects the content of the message -- it helps others to find messages of interest (and is necessary if you receive a lot of messages per day), and it helps to follow a thread on a particular topic. Non-meaningful subjects are: 1. empty or blank subjects 2. Subject: I need help 3. Subject: A question 4. Subject: Re: ACCMAIL Digest .... ================= O F F - T O P I C ================= Make sure your post isn't off-topic. In particular, this mailing list doesn't deal with topics like: - Do you want to make $$$. - I want to chat with someone. - Hi, I'm new to the list and I want to make friends. - General use of your computer -- instead ask a specific question like is there a FAQ available on modems? - Where do I get this or that software -- instead ask how to retrieve it via email. - Where do I find information on ??? -- instead ask how do I find information concerning ??? via email. - Windows 95 problems -- instead ask where do I find information regarding a problem (email address, mailing list, web page. etc.) =================== N E T I Q U E T T E =================== DON'T include the entire contents of a previous posting in your reply. DO cut mercilessly. Leave just enough to indicate what you're responding to. NEVER include mail headers except maybe the "From:" line. If you can't figure out how to delete lines in your mailer software, paraphrase or type the quoted material in. DON'T SEND A MESSAGE IN ALL CAPS. CAPITALIZED MESSAGES ARE HARDER TO READ THAN LOWER CASE OR MIXED CASE. DO use normal capitalization. Separate your paragraphs with blank lines. Make your message inviting to your potential readers. DON'T send messages with HTML coding or MIME extensions. DO learn how to change your E-mail program so that it sends only plain text ASCII to the list. Make things easy for the recipient. Many mailers strip header information which includes your return address. In order to ensure that people know who you are, be sure to include a line or two at the end of your message with contact information. You can create this file ahead of time and add it to the end of your messages. (Some mailers do this automatically.) In Internet parlance, this is known as a ".sig" or "signature" file. Your .sig file takes the place of your business card. (And you can have more than one to apply in different circumstances.) If you include a signature keep it short. Rule of thumb is no longer than 4 lines. Remember that many people pay for connectivity by the minute, and the longer your message is, the more they pay. Remember that people with whom you communicate are located across the globe. If you send a message to which you want an immediate response, the person receiving it might be at home asleep when it arrives. Give them a chance to wake up, come to work, and login before assuming the mail didn't arrive or that they don't care. In general, most people who use the Internet don't have time to answer general questions about the Internet and its workings. Don't send unsoli cited mail asking for information to people whose names you might have seen on mailing lists (especially *MINE*) =================================================== D I G E S T A N D S I N G L E P O S T I N G S =================================================== If you wish to receive the digest version of ACCMAIL (that is, all postings combined together and sent out at the end of each day): To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [leave blank] body of the message SET ACCMAIL DIGEST If you wish to receive the individual postings to ACCMAIL (that is, each posting as it is approved in a separate message): To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [leave blank] body of the message SET ACCMAIL NODIGESTS or SET ACCMAIL MAIL ========= O T H E R ========= If you have had good luck with a piece of email software or other software that works well, please inform the list. Likewise, for support and help lines. ACCMAIL uses LISTSERV "topics", which allows people to subscribe to a subset of postings. If you have any postings that are important announcements about new servers, new tecniques, etc. please prefix the subject line with NEWS: If you considered all these files and my comments, your post will likely be very welcome on ACCMAIL and everybody will try to help you with your problems. If not, you're likely to get a short answer referencing one of the files mentioned here, or sometimes no answer at all! For discussion of this file, I can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================= END ==================================== ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 19:11:32 +0500 From: A-27 Paradise Homes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E-mail search at MP3.com Hello list, I want to enquire whether i can search for my Mp3s ar Mp3.com through email. If i can, how? Thanks Ahad ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 14:10:11 +1300 From: Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Help File for Widow Remailer X-no-archive:yes Gidday all, On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 Lucian Skyeclathde wrote: >Dear Fellow Accmailers: > > I've tried several times to obtain the remailer's Help File and >I haven't received it. My request syntax was: > >TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >SUBJECT: remailer-help >BODY: [Nothing put here] > >This is the syntax as I read it in Gerald Boyd's section on anonymous >remailers at his Web site. >I await instruction from anyone who can show me the right way to obtain the >help file. -- snip Try putting the "help" in the body of the message -- worth a shot. See ya later. Chris. ====== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:23:51 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics FTPMail, Agora, etc. statistics for Sun 31 Oct 1999, posted Mon, 01 Nov 1999 10:22:54 GMT Less than 1 hour [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-4 hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4-10 hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] More than 10 hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] Response within 4 hours in at least 5 out of 7 recent tests [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: [EMAIL PROTECTED] doesn't reply to .net or .com addresses. This data is generated automatically around 0600 GMT/BST most days. The performance reported is dependant on many factors and your experience may vary. You can also access this list: On the Web at http://www.netservs.com/mrcool/stats.htm (We recently discontinued the copy available via FTP) Mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and say "get file stats.txt" (no quotes) Want this list every day? Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body of your message put "join statistics" (no quotes) No liability is accepted for inaccuracies. Mirroring, links to and copying of this entire file (not extracts) is permitted until further notice. Slow downloads? Try Mr. Cool! See http://www.netservs.com/mrcool/ Copyright Net Services 1999. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 03:09:50 -0300 From: Daniel Guevel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: accmail with web based email Hello, In Argentina there is a free web based email (www.topmail.com.ar) that does not require a full Internet connection, you dial a number and access some web pages, including the web email topmail.com.ar. I am trying to use a topmail account to get pages by email using Binky, but failed. The error message we get is something like: MIME detected and there are (=20) numbers between urlsrc and the URL requested and (=a0=a0) at the end. Is there any way to use a web email with any web to email server?. Many people here would benefit. Thanks for your help. Daniel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:20:00 +0000 From: Steve Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Interbot and other mail programs Interbot (http://www.netservs.com/ib/ interfaces to email programs using "Mail Form Drivers". I knew I wouldn't have time to write these for all mail programs so I produced a programmers kit which you can get at: ftp://ftp.compulink.co.uk/pub/net-services/mfdsdk.exe or http://www.compulink.co.uk/~net-services/pgp/mfdsdk.exe There's also now a mailing list for MFD developers. Send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to subscribe. Steve Harris - Net Services Fast modem but slow downloads? Try Mr. Cool! http://www.netservs.com/mrcool/ or mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and say: get file mrcooli.exe ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:58:27 +0500 From: Mohammed Tariq Iqbal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Upload files Could somebody please tell me how can I upload files using email to my web page protected by user name and password? Thanks M T Iqbal ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:56:04 -0800 From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: help on gb's search engine faqs At 10:57 AM 10/27/99 +0500, dilip k s wrote the following: >I need some more info as detailed below; >---------------------------------------------- > ALTAVISTA SEARCH ENGINE >line 130 > Advanced search - first 10 matches > http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=aq&kl=XX > &r=spam&q=+&d0=+&d1=+ >line 166 > Query: > &r= (selection criteria with AND, OR, NOT and NEAR - leave >blank if none) >line 491 >&q=%28Mary+NEAR+lamb&29+AND+NOT+contrary >line 509 >Example: &q=%28apple+OR+pear%29+AND+%28tart+OR+pie%29 > > should the search word be at &r OR &q ? This needs to be revised. Actually &q is used just like I show it. In the advanced search &r= is a list of keywords to sort by. If sorting isn't used then leave it blank like I show. >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > SWITCHBOARD SEARCH ENGINE >line53 >For residential listings............. >line57 > For advanced expanded listings > what are the search strings for the two ? > > the examples need a town/city/state in USA. > what are the search strings for all countries (including USA)? > (global search) Switchboard contains white pages listings for the United States, plus listings for those people outside the US who have added a listing. The listing includes names, addresses and telephone numbers for 93 million individuals and 11 million businesses in the US. In the State name use the standard 2-character letter name for the country domain. i.e. uk - United Kingdom, de - Germany, in - India, etc. However, I wouldn't rely to heavily on this engine for non-US people. >---------------------------------------------------- > > WEBCRAWLER SEARCH ENGINE >line 65 >Title Searches return.......... >Summary searches return......... >what are the strings for these two ? They are on the results page. After you do a simple search, the results are sent back to you. You can then select summaries from these results and then titles from these results. This will take 2 additional email messages to accomplish. Hence, the reason why no exapmple is shown. Too much work for the general user. >-------------------------------------------------- > > DOGPILE SEARCH ENGINE >line 121 > you must receive the search results in HTML format >line 135 > You can retrieve the web page results in non-HTML format and >then check a box and re-send the entire document back to getweb to > should it be html or non-html ? > will non-html give a check box ? If you wish to get additional results, then the first time you do a search you need the HTML format to find lines that conating the starting and ending values. If you are NOT going to get additonal results then you can get the results in non-HTML format. >-------------------------------------------------------- > > HOTBOT SEARCH ENGINE > >line 52 >HotBot allows you to limit your searches by document date, >geographic >region or even by domain (search only documents within 'intel.com' >or >'.edu'), search for pages with Shockwave, Java, or other plug-ins. > > Could you please provide an example of a complete search > string for this for hotbot ** as also other search engines**? > (for example, what should be the search string to find "satellite >images" in the .gov domain ?) The reason I didn't show an Advanced search at Hotbot is due to the extremely long and complex set of parameters invovled. I huessed it was easier to use with a www4mail server so I only showed the simple search. Using standard defaults except for the domain: http://www.hotbot.com/?clickSrc=search&MT=satellite+images\ &SM=MC&LG=any&AM0=MC&AT0=words&AW0=&AM1=MN\ &AT1=words&AW1=&savenummod=2&date=within&DV=0\ &DR=newer&DM=1&DD=1&DY=99&FS=&RG=all&RD=DM\ &Domain=.gov&PS=A&PD=&DC=10&DE=2&NUMMOD=2\ &submit.x=0&submit.y=0 I'll start showing the options but you'll get the idea how many there are. Hidden Value: INPUT TYPE=hidden name="clickSrc" value="search" Search phrase: INPUT type=text name="MT" value="" size=35 maxlength=300 Look for: <SELECT name="SM" > <OPTION value="MC" selected>all the words <OPTION value="SC">any of the words <OPTION value="phrase">exact phrase <OPTION value="title">the page title <OPTION value="name">the person <OPTION value="url">links to this URL <OPTION value="B">Boolean phrase </SELECT> Language: SELECT name="LG" > <OPTION value="any" selected>any language <OPTION value="dutch">Dutch <OPTION value="english">English <OPTION value="finnish">Finnish <OPTION value="french">French <OPTION value="german">German <OPTION value="italian">Italian <OPTION value="portuguese">Portuguese <OPTION value="spanish">Spanish <OPTION value="swedish">Swedish </SELECT> Word Filters: Limit results to pages: <SELECT name="AM0" SC> <OPTION value="MC" selected>must contain <OPTION value="SC">should contain <OPTION value="MN">must not contain </SELECT> <SELECT name="AT0" > <OPTION value="words" selected>the words <OPTION value="name">the person <OPTION value="phrase">the phrase </SELECT> containing or not containing these words: <INPUT type=text name="AW0" value="" size=28 maxlength=50> and Limit results to pages: <SELECT name="AM1" SC> <OPTION value="MC">must contain <OPTION value="SC">should contain <OPTION value="MN" selected>must not contain </SELECT> <SELECT name="AT1" > <OPTION value="words" selected>the words <OPTION value="name">the person <OPTION value="phrase">the phrase </SELECT> </SELECT> containing or not containing these words: <INPUT type=text name="AW1" value="" size=28 maxlength=50> <input type="hidden" name="savenummod" value="2"> Date: Limit results to pages published within a specified period of time: <SELECT name="DV" > <OPTION value="0" selected>anytime <OPTION value="7">in the last week <OPTION value="14">in the last 2 weeks <OPTION value="30">in the last month <OPTION value="90">in the last 3 months <OPTION value="180">in the last 6 months <OPTION value="365">in the last year <OPTION value="730">in the last 2 years </SELECT> <input type=radio name="date" value = "range" > <SELECT name="DR" > <OPTION value="newer" selected>After <OPTION value="older">Before </SELECT> Month: <SELECT name="DM" > <OPTION value="1" selected>January <OPTION value="2">February <OPTION value="3">March <OPTION value="4">April <OPTION value="5">May <OPTION value="6">June <OPTION value="7">July <OPTION value="8">August <OPTION value="9">September <OPTION value="10">October <OPTION value="11">November <OPTION value="12">December </SELECT> Day <INPUT type=text name="DD" value="1" size=2 maxlength=2> Year <INPUT type=text name="DY" value="99" size=2 maxlength=2> and more and more and more options.... -- Gerry Boyd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 19:40:28 -0800 From: Amin Dashti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: help with recombining split files Hi If you're using Ms-Dos: copy/b switch200_zip.001/b+switch200_zip.002 switch200.zip This will combine switch200_zip.001 and switch200_zip.002 and creates switch200.zip /b stands for binary and tells "copy" command that these are binary files. Regards, Amin Dashti ----- Original Message ----- From: Anzil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 12:23 PM Subject: help with recombining split files >switch200_zip.001, switch200_zip.002, etc. The problem is that when I use the >"combine >and decode" function of Outlook Express the name of the file doesn't change, and I can't >unzip it because it ends with .001 instead of .zip. Can you please help me? > > Federico Anzil > Cordoba > Argentina > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:18:55 +0800 From: Lee Gang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <No subject given> These are take from Downloadslave's faq: Q: I have used Downloadslave a few times successfully, but now I'm getting no response at all on my requests. A: Downloadslave bars users automatically if it sees frequent problems in mail delivering. ************************************************************************* You have the option to free your account via Downloadstatus for yourself, ************************************************************************* however. Please pay attention to request only files which do not "blow up" your inbox.Please also switch off your autoresponder, if you have one. Always write new mails for new requests. (Please do not answer mails from Downloadslave, because it would interprete them as incorrectly delivered messages, then.) My question is can I free my account using email only? Thank! ------------------------------ End of ACCMAIL Digest - 31 Oct 1999 to 1 Nov 1999 (#1999-306) *************************************************************
