POP3 Mail configuration

Greetings! What is this page for you ask? Well, to put it as simply as we can, the system you're subscribed to can handle your internet Email in two ways: either with the Bulletin Board System acting as an intermediary or in a more "direct" Email mode. Normally it really shouldn't make a difference either way. However in some cases, when the BBS acts as the intermediary, the mail has to be converted into a format that the BBS can understand so it can import the mail into it's own internal mail database. This step is required to make the mail available to you in terminal mode and client/server mode. When that conversion occurs, some information is stripped from the internet Email header to fit the header format used by the BBS's internal mail database. The BBS is also unable to preserve and display foreign-language accentuations so that type of information is also stripped. Most importantly, you lose stuff like RTF (Rich Text Format) Emails, HTML Emails (like those you can do with Netscape) and certain kinds of file attachments. Although these limitations are rarely a problem for most people, some may want access to an alternative. To that effect, this system can route mail directly into your internet mailbox, without mangling the letters in the process. When you activate the direct Email mode, the messages are preserved exactly like they would be if this system was running a unix-based or NT-based solution. At this point, it's recommended that you retrieve all your mail using a POP3 mail client like Eudora or Netscape Mail, as this modifies the way Mail is displayed in terminal mode or in Client/Server mode. The disadvantage of the direct method comes when you want to retrieve the Email in terminal or Client/Server mode. What you get is the Email in it's "raw" form with no conversion performed to it. The Email will be readable most of the time except when there's a file attachment or the mail is very large. That's why, once the direct mode is engaged, you shouldn't try reading your mail from the BBS in Terminal mode or Client/Server mode. If you use the BBS exclusively in SLIP/PPP mode, the direct mail method is perfect for you since the POP3 mail clients you use in SLIP/PPP know how to process these "raw" messages. Just click on the button to get your mail status Hey, I want to change my status.