On Thu 29 April 2004, 9:19:14 +1000, Marten Gallagher wrote:
> Has anyone got any experience of running TB with POPFile *and* XRay
> (to select SMTP server).

Yes

> From loking at the documentation for XRay it seems its adding another
> link in the server chain.

Yes

> I wonder if that could all be too mcuh and it will all fall over.

I've not had problems.

> It's just that I have three ways of connecting to the Net with my
> laptop, each has a different SMTP server.

I have to use one of 4 SMTP servers depending upon where I am located.

> With 38 email accounts it is a nightmare changing every account's SMTP
> server when I move from one connecion method to another.
> 
> OF COURSE (AND I AM DELIBERATELY SHOUTING) IF WE HAD A SYSTEM OF
> CHANGING ACCOUNT PROPERTIES ACROSS ALL ACCOUNTS AT ONCE THIS WOULDN'T
> BE A PROBLEM...

Ah, but XRay will do it automatically with no action on your part.
Absolutely painless and invisible, provided that for each SMTP server you
need to use you can identify a unique IP address range that your laptop
will have been assigned. Otherwise it is a 2 mouse click process.

> In the meantime I have isntalled POPFile and it works a dream

Good

> so I'm concerned that the server to server to server malarky might all
> prove too much.

I would be very surprised if you experienced problems.

-- 
Robin Anson
Using The Bat! v2.04.7 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1




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