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Epoc Digest Mon, 01 Mar 2004 Volume 01 : Number 461

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In today's Epoc Digest 19 messages:

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- Re: Wiped Out?

- Batch mode for web-browser

- Macro for SMTP server

- C64 Emulator

- Re: Email program (4 D*i*c*k)

- Re: Tasty OPL ebook converter

- Re IPswitch

- Re: wireless netbook/mbook question

- Re Webtools 4 Itamar

- Re: Malaybook to PC Connection

- Psion 5 repair query # 460 (8)

- Re: Psion sale of Symbian

- The beauty of EPOC eMail!

- Re: PsiLinux

- Re: Psion 5 repair query

- Email speed,

- Nokia 9500, Moving Opera, TCP/IP MBook, HTML Email, Change of "from" address

- Email BCC

- anti-virus, touch-screen technology...

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 01:33:34 -0500

From: Melvin Woody

Subject: Re: Wiped Out?

I lost track of my Diamond Mako for a couple of days. When I found it in the ppocket of a sport coat today, the memory was down to 0 and all the data seemed to have been wiped out. Something similar happened a couple of weeks ago. In that case, after a bit of fiddling, suddenly it "found" all the files aand data I thought I had lost. So far, I haven't been able to make that happen again this time. Might it still be in there somewhere, or does dropping to 0 typically wipe out everything? I.e., should I simply restore from my PC, thereby losing everything since a bacthe 1st of January?

Sincerely

J. Melvin Woody

Professor

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 06:43:26 -0500

From: Peter Rand

Subject: Batch mode for web-browser

Since I have not yet been able to get Web to connect to the Internet under the emulator, the tricks I used with Web on my Series 7 no longer work when I am using a notebook.

I want to minimize my online time (yes, I still use dial-up) by batch downloading URLs. In other words, I'd like to specify a list of URLs, download those as quickly as possible, and then get off the phone. Mozilla doesn't seem to offer anything in this regard, and Internet Explorer offers something similar to batch mode called "Synchronizing" which is slow as molassas.

Is anybody familiar with a good tool that will me do

fast, text-only "batch downloads" under WinXP?

Peter

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 11:29:38 -0500

From: Manuel Campos Galvan

Subject: Macro for SMTP server

Fellow Psionistas:

With all the recent talk about macros, I wonder if there is out there a macro that will adjust the smtp server of Emai, depending on the type of connection being used (for example, GPRS where available, attglobal in certain areas of the world, among others?

Regards,

Manuel Campos

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 11:29:48 -0500

From: Manuel Campos Galvan

Subject: C64 Emulator

Fellow Psionistas:

As an avid user of the C64 during my younger years, I started searching for emulators, driven by nostalgia. I just discovered an emulator for both the 5mx and a color one for the 7/mnetbook/Netbook.

Anybody having any experience usieng them. I have been on a long trip and tried installing the emulators, but it refuses to load any of my small selections of disk images.

Regards,

Manuel Campos

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 14:13:56 -0500

From: Jack

Subject: Re: Email program (4 D*i*c*k)

>>>>... how to set a default BCC (to myself) from the S7, without having to add it everytime?...<<<<

Try via a Draft msg, in which you also could preset any outgoing (smtp) server you need.

Don't forget to press "No" to "Remove the original msg from Draft"

Happy BCCycling

Jack

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 14:38:02 -0500

From: Martin Guthrie

Subject: Re: Tasty OPL ebook converter

Reply to: Grant Mearns

Hi Grant,

> After spending many hours fiddling in vain with OPL and Macro5 trying to create a shoddy tool for tidying ebook text, I discovered a rather neat and well featured chunk of code on the Foxpop site. >

> www.foxpop.co.uk/micro/File%20Converter.zip

> As the source is available, I wonder if anyone with better OPL skills than myself fancies taking it a step further and integrating the command line Aportis conversion app into it...

As a regular ebook reader (daily!) and ocassional programmer, I'd be

interested in doing this. The author (Greg Graham) doesn't seem to give

any contact details and I ought to get in touch with him before using

his code (not to mention Simon Quinn...). Was there an article to go

with this link - or do you have further details? May be best to contact

me off list.

Best regards,

Martin Guthrie

—————————

www.pscience5.net

www.freepoc.org

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 15:03:06 -0500

From: Jack

Subject: Re IPswitch

>>>>... "WebTools". I checked the macros and for me they would not work as I have got too many different choices beyond the three allowed in the macro.<<<

Any number (over 0) is allowed, as quoted from the IPswitch101.opl :

"Edit the names of the constants provider(x)$ as

REM per the names in your control panel settings. If you have

REM more or less than three providers just add/delete constants.

REM Remember to make the according adjustments to the procedure though"

HTH

Jack

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 15:55:11 -0500

From: Terry Gordon

Subject: Re: wireless netbook/mbook question

I think I've figured out my inability to connect my mbook/Cisco wifi card to my Apple Airport base station. The Cisco rLan configuration expects the internet to be on all the time (ethernet/DSL/cable set up) whereas my Airport base station uses dial up. I can get the Mbook wireless to work at Starbuck's for instance, but not at home. So, the bottom line is the Cisco configuration doesn't let me set anything to tell the Airport station to first communicate with my Mbook and then start the dial up. Any suggestions? TG

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 16:22:39 -0500

From: Jack

Subject: Re Webtools 4 Itamar

To Itamar, who replied :

>>>... You forgot to mention that the macro is packed in a zip file of 3 macros called "WebTools". I checked the macros and for me they would not work as I have got too many different choices beyond the three allowed in the macro.<<<

Hi Itamar

I did not mention Webtools and its included Mswitch v1.01, because there is a more recent and quicker modems switcher macro = MSwitchv1.05.opo; it allows up to 8 different modems & is available on request. I can't remember whom it came from.... anybody knowing?

Jack

PS To Owen, I'ld not dare "evangelising" pure psionists but one may wonder why there are so much posts here about Windows topics!

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 16:51:55 -0500

From: Keith Giles

Subject: Re: Malaybook to PC Connection

Melvin Woody wrote:

> Is there a simple 9pinfemale to USB connecting plug? I get the > impression that there isnot,thought I might shell out another $35 to > expansys for some sort ofconnecting cable.

I use a USA/Serial cable I bought from Clove which works just fine with XP and my MnetBook.

> I could return my PsiWincable and exchange it for a CF card reader, > which I think would be a lotcheaper.

I'd keep the cable, get a USB/Serial cable, *and* get a CF card reader. The card reader is an easy, very fast way to backup your CF card to your PC. PsiWin is very slow in comparison.

Sorry I can't help you with FTP - don't know much about it.

Happy Cycling,

Keith

Sunnyvale, CA

http://ohsix827.home.comcast.net

Thought For The Day: If you want something done, give it to a busy man - and he'll have his secretary do it.

All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 17:44:00 -0500

From: vlad a

Subject: Psion 5 repair query # 460 (8)

> roger wrote on 1.3.2004 14:11 Uhr:

> Subject: Psion 5 repair query

> Can I get a replacement ribbon anywhere?

Try:

http://www.portal-pda.com/shop.html

or:

http://www.pulster.de/index.htm?d__netbnetz__Netzteil_Netbook261.htm

29 EUR for a screencable (it seems to be the special model, better than the Psion original).

The site is in German, scroll down until you see the cable. "Bestellen" means "order". I think the owner is reading the Digest, so he might help anyway :-)

best,

vlad

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 20:39:24 -0500

From: Steve Hodgson

Subject: Re: Psion sale of Symbian

Edfcu> Steve,

Edfcu> How can Symbian shares be losing money if they've never Edfcu> been shipping as many phones with the system as they now Edfcu> are.

Edfcu> Does this mean that the sell-out will not bring you nice returns?

Edfcu> How do Psion shares compare with their initial selling price?

To answer your last question first - when last I looked they were sitting at about £1. I need about £3.30 to break even. I can't quite

see teklogix doing that for me but here's hoping. It was this loss I

was referring to rather than anything to do specifically with Symbian.

The sell-out will reduce Psion losses as they are getting a good

return on the money they put into Symbian as one of the founding fathers. I only really question whether now is the best time to

pull-out but I guess it might be, before Symbian OS is too much of a commodity, and one they have lost almost all control of.

Regards,

Steve Hodgson

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 21:11:43 -0500

From: Philip S. Adkins Potter

Subject: The beauty of EPOC eMail!

Hi Carlos (Rodriguez) and others,

You said "My AntiVirus program caught it straight away - why doesn't yours?".

Is there an antivirus program for EPOC? : • )

I don't use a Windoze machine at the moment. This eMail was downloaded and deleted on my 5mx. I rarely use my Mac for eMail.

I'll send this person an eMail from my Yahoo account. Thak you all for your help.

Happy days,

Phil.

"The world is full of willing people,

some willing to work,

the rest willing to let them."

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 21:44:44 -0500

From: Astrid Stappenbeck

Subject: Re: PsiLinux

Hi Colin,

> Since buying a netBook I seem to be setting up a range of environments, PsiLinux, savaJe XE and now the emulator. <

I would like to read a little more on your experiences with PsiLinux. How difficult is it to set up and are there better applications for browsing, accessing newsgroups, file conversion? Which filetypes can be handled?

Astrid

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 21:44:46 -0500

From: Astrid Stappenbeck

Subject: Re: Psion 5 repair query

Hi Roger,

> My psion no longer receives screen taps. I traced this fault to a broken ribbon from the display unit: the ribbon has snapped 1/2 cm from the screen. <

Sorry to hear.

> Can I get a replacement ribbon anywhere? The psion repair centre charges are out of this world. <

You can either order just a cable or send your Psion out for repair. The cable (improved build without holes) can be obtained from

www.ka-flex.de 32,50 € + p&p (rebate if you take three)

www.srsgmbh.de/en/index1.html 35 € + p&p

www.pulster.de 39 € no p&p for Digest members (out of memory)

I don't know whether Christoph Pulster offers repairs as well. ka-flex takes 69 € for cable+repair and another 7 € if you want an enlargement of the cable-compartment. Six month guarantee on repairs. SRS take 80 € (out of memory) for cable+repair.

Customers living outside Germany have to pay in advance. Never heard a negative report on either of the three.

Hope that helps,

Astrid

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 22:01:59 -0500

From: Itamar Engelsman

Subject: Email speed,

Answer to: Rick Gillyon

Re.: Email speed - I don't know which Psion you use, but my mBook (and S7 before that) together with a connection via ADSL (either mochaPPP or my wifi card) work extremely fast. On the road GPRS is not that slow either and in hotel rooms I tend to use my modem card which is fast again.

Best regards,

Itamar Engelsman

London, UK

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 22:02:00 -0500

From: Itamar Engelsman

Subject: Nokia 9500, Moving Opera, TCP/IP MBook, HTML Email, Change of "from" address

Answer to: Ing. Michael Asteriou

Re.: Nokia 9500 - Yes, but for the usual problems being size of the phone and usage in airplanes.

Answer to: Marcus von Cube

Re. Moving Opera - I thought that the Z disk is also in RAM so why is it not possible to delete files from it on the nB (or mB) ? It would be great to free 1.5 M of disk space / memory.

Answer to: Jack & Jim

Re.: TCP/IP MaylayBook - What TCP/IP problem and fix ? My email on th mB works without problems. By the way, my mB came with Opera 5.14.

Answer to: Daniele Squarci

Re.: HTML Email - For those not familiar with macros, you can also read html emails by copying the text (Ctrl-a & Ctrl-C) to a WORD file and export the text as a text file with the file extension ".html". Open the file again and it will open in your web browser. Of course, still easier to copy it straight into a text file with the Symbian text editor (or another one).

Re. Change of "from" address - There is an easier way. Create another mailbox and set it with the second "from" address you want to use (and that is all you use it for). Give it however the same smtp server as your default mailbox. When you want to send an email with the second "from" address choose in the email Ctrl-Shift-A and choose the second email account. It will automatically be sent when you next connect. If you use more than one ISP (as I do, so several smtp servers) use a macro to switch between the ISP's and automatically update the smtp server of the second email account. Once it is set up it is easy to use and works without problems (I have my work email address set in the second email account so my business relations don't even know whether I am in the office or not).

Best regards,

Itamar Engelsman

London, UK

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 22:12:06 -0500

From: Philip S. Adkins Potter

Subject: Email BCC

Hi Folks,

When Dick Chatjaval asked "Would anyone know how to set a default BCC (to myself) from the S7, without having to add it every time?" my first (and only) thought was a macro.

I use Merlin as well as Macro5 so my template macros are on a Merlin toolbar to keep the number of Macro5 hotkeys down. I send my relatives a daily eMail saying "I'm OK." and the macro for that was simple and I use others. It would be even easier to write a macro which just put an eAddress in the BCC field and then returned to the normal starting position. It could also put a default greeting and signature. One of mine even writes the whole eMail!

Happy days,

Phil.

"Those who would give up essential liberty

to purchase a little temporary safety

deserve neither liberty nor safety."

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Date: 1 Mar 2004 23:15:13 -0500

From: Trygve Henriksen

Subject: anti-virus, touch-screen technology...

Greetings!

Rick Gillyon wrote:

>> If it looks like it was an automatically generated message, you can

>> either delete it and forget, or you could email support or abuse at the

>> ISP and complain about their annoying anti-virus software.

> Why would you complain about that? At least they have AV software,

> and most of the older viruses still doing the rounds don't fake Froms,

> so it's a valid thing to do.

I work as an 'IT-consultant' at a large office, and one of my tasks is to periodically man the helldesk. Why it's called that?

Well, today we received about 20 calls from users who had received more or less cryptic 'blocked' or 'banned' messages, and were afraid that THEIR computers were infected.(Of course they weren't as we run TWO different scanners, one on the email system and another on evPC, and update the signature files every morning)

Of the email borne viruses I can't remember a single widespread version that didn't fake the sender address the last year or two.

If the message contained a complete header I might have been able to track down the infected PC, but as it is, it just causes panic among the hordes.

As for the older ones doing the rounds...

if anti-virus software is sending messages to the people with infected machines, why are they still infected?

I sometime fix employee's private computers, and am often amazed by what I find...

If they have anti-virus software at all, it's usually so outdated that Napoleon wouldn't have touched it! (We believe that security starts at the home PC, so have bought a site license of an anti-virus tool that also includes every employee's private PC)

Why doesn't they use it?

'It's such a hassle to download the files'...

(The default setting is for the tool to download updates once every week... )

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ketil wrote:

>> Hmm It might not work at all. Touch sensitivity may need a hard back

>> for something to press against.

> Not necessarily - in the "good old days" (i.e. the early/mid eighties :-))

> there were two touch screen technologies on the market: The one

> currently used, where a resistive or capacitive (don't remember which

> is actually used these days) film is placed on top of the screen, and

> another involving placing a frame around the screen which had infrared

> transmitters and receivers actively scanning the aperture of the frame.

> This technology could perhaps be refined and miniaturized to the

> point where fitting it to a PDA would be practical. Aside from the

> problems of shrinking the physical dimensions and retaining reliability,

I know of those systems, and the question is 'What accuracy?'

Those systems were never able to detect anything smaller than a finger.

While you may be able to get away with just IR transmitters/receivers at the edges of the screen, unless they're raised a distance, the slightest curve of the screen will interrupt the beams...