package cost setup multPOP adrbk news www ftp telnet ------- ---- ----- ------- ----- ---- --- --- ------ WWW/LX $79 easy yes good yes yes yes yes Goin'Postal no easy yes good no no no no LXTCP/PNR no hard yes weak yes no yes yes LXTCP/ccLXPOP no hard simi okay yes no yes yes cc:Mail no N/A no okay no no no no Compuserve $?? ???? no ???? no no no ?? PalmLink no easy yes N/A yes no no no NetTamer $35 hard no okay yes yes yes yes (v1.08>NOTES
Cost reflects only software. The price for an ISP is more.
You can get telnet (and news, www, ftp, etc.) with GP if you track down the extra programs. You would use GP to establish the connection and escape out of it to run the others.
WWW/LX has pretty capable filtering functions, LXTCP/PNR has only a simple kill function. ccLXPOP has a nice folder system. I'm not sure about GP, but think it is somewhere inbetween the two.
I get web access with LXTCP/... by opening a telnet session to a Unix shell account and running Lynx on the remote server. It's pretty limited, but meets many of my needs. LXTELNET also acts as an ftp server, which can be handy for file transfers.
PalmLink runs on a windows computer and converts Eudora's email boxes to database files on the 200lx.
NetTamer has desktop and palmtop versions--it's highly configurable, but not for the faint-hearted. Some supplemental shareware utilities can be had to ease the pain. The 1.08 web browser is pretty lame...
DataComm is another option, if you have a dial-up account somewhere. Of course the the same calling cost issues would exist as with cc:Mail. You would also be managing your e-mail on another server somewhere, not on your HPLX.
CONCLUSIONS
If you only want e-mail, I would suggest Goin' Postal. If you want more function I would suggest either WWW/LX or LXTCP/PNR, whichever works with your budget and computer prowess.
Hope this information helps. I trust others will correct any mistakes I've made in my presentation.
Just for information, a typical PPPD.CFG file looks like:
COM2
19200
crtscts
connect "chat '' AT&F OK ATDT6160000 CONNECT"
user youruserinfo@yourISP.com
passwd yourpasswordhere
namsrv 204.127.129.1
namsrv 204.127.160.1namsrv in the above example are the primary (and alternate, if available) DNS servers at your ISP. COM1=Serial, COM2=PCMCIA. One "GOTCHA" that caught me: in the "connect" line above, spaces in the text between the " marks is critical. For example, if you change the above to read ATDT 6160000 in the above string, it will not work. It can be tricky getting this part setup.
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[pppd.cfg]
com2
38400
crtscts
connect "chat REPORT CONNECT ABORT BUSY '' AT&F OK ATDT77570009 CONNECT"
user "xxx"
passwd "yyy"
namsrv 206.64.96.2
namsrv 206.64.96.3
Notes:
*if you need a special initialization string for your modem, edit the AT&F
*put your own dialup number in place of 7757000
*if using a modem with the 200LX serial port, use com1 instead of com2
*replace the xxx with your login username and yyy with your login password
*put the IP numbers for your ISP's DNS in for the namsrv numbers
(you don't have to have two different numbers, but it can help)
* LXTCP to establish ethernet or dial-up connection
*** LXTCP - PNR
* Connection via: Accton card hard LAN connection set up with LXETH
* Services: LXMTA to: retrieve Pop3, NNTP and Send SMTPConnection can be via serial or PCMCIA modem, or serial cell phone. Services also include IMAP, TELNET, FTP, and FTP server. Additional WATTCP utilities include PING and NTIME.
Both programs are based on WATTCP. The WATTCP.cfg file has the appropriate server info, logins and passwords. LXETH has some built in DHCP capability so it works with *most* LANs. If you can assign it a hard IP it works as well.
I have a batch file to load the LXeth driver then I have a batch file to .send mail first, collect pop3m collect nntp then thread it all in PNR. As long as I can access the internet (verified with lxping), it works beautifully. All are reasonably well documented and were not too difficult to set up.
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LXTCP uses the dosppp package to provide the tcp packet service and to create the actual connection (dialing the ISP etc). I have used LXTCP and PNR in several countries connectring via an external modem as well as using MOCHASOFT PPP on a desktop.
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Basic Setup of LXTCP/PNR Using a PCMCIA Modem in the 200LX Card Slot
====================================================================
1. Gather this information ahead of time (from your ISP):
* the names of the servers for POP, SMTP, and NNTP
* the IP numbers for the primary domain name server (DNS)
(a second number is good, but not required)
* your username and password (if they are different for connecting
and for getting mail, you'll need both sets)
* you may need IP numbers for the gateway and the netmask to get LXTELNET
to work, but try using just BOOTP first2. Assemble the following minimum files (all available via SUPER). Put them in some directory (e.g., C:\example\path).
filename source function -------- ------ -------- chat.exe (from DOSPPP) dial phone & connect to ISP modem epppd.exe (from DOSPPP) load packet driver termin.com (from DOSPPP) terminate packet driver (when done) pppd.cfg (from DOSPPP, edit as below) configuration for epppd (& chat) lxmta.exe (from LXTCP) message transfer agent, mail & news lxtelnet.exe (from LXTCP) telnet client tcp.cfg (from LXTCP, edit as below) configuration for LXTCP clients pnrti.exe (from PNR) message threader pnr.exm (from PNR) message reader, mail & news pnr.cfg* (from PNR - edit as below) configuration for PNR*must be located in C:\_DAT
Optional files (there are others such as ping, finger, and so on).
lxftp.exe (from LXTCP) ftp client lxGftp.exe (from SUPER) graphical ftp client ntime.exe (from WATTCP) synch 200LX clock with NTP server chat.scr (from DOSPPP) script for chat dialer
3. Edit the configuration files.
[pppd.cfg]
---Look under Dosppp header----
[tcp.cfg]
my_ip=bootp
smtp.server=smtp.yourhost.domain
pop.server=pop3.yourhost.domain
pop.username=username
pop.password="password"
imap.server=yourhost.domain
imap.username="heise"
imap.password=""
lxmta.nntp.server=news.yourhost.domain
lxmta.spooldir=c:\example\path\mailbox
lxmta.newsrc=incoming.jn
Notes:
*The list above contains just the basic parameters that need to be edited.
If you have NNTP authentication, you'll need to edit those lines. There
are also quite a few additional parameters, but the documentation is
pretty good for most of it, and they are not included here.
*bootp lets LXTCP get the IP number from the server (for use with dynamic
IP assignment). The gateway and netmask are probably not needed, you
can omit those lines.
*Replace yourhost.domain as appropriate, with the names of your ISP's
servers for each of these services.
*Replace username and password with the names you use to get mail
*Rename lxmta.spooldir=c:\example\path\mailbox and lxmta.newsrc=incoming.jn
to match the directory names you chose.
[pnr.cfg] (must be in c:\dat directory) The following lines must be in it:
[PNR]
user=username
host=yourhost.domain
name=Firstname Lastname
folder=c:\example\path\filed
spool=c:\example\path\mailbox
timezone=-0500
Notes:
*The user, host, and name can be whatever you want--they will be used to
form the From: headers of outgoing messages as in:
___ From: Firstname Lastname
*The folder and spool must match the directory names you picked above.
*Timezone is relative to GMT, (the -0500 is applicable for Eastern
Standard Time (U.S.).4. If you've followed the steps to here, you should be ready to go online.
You'll need to run the programs in DOS, probably with the 200LX System Manager terminated, or with MAXDOS. The following command should get your PPP connection up:
epppd file pppd.cfg
You actually don't need the "file pppd.cfg" part unless your're using some other name for the config file.
Once the packet driver is loaded, you can fire up your TCP applications by calling them from the command line. For example, "lxmta" by itself will automatically send e-mail and new posts, and download mail and posts. The documentation is pretty good on using it once you've got the packet driver loaded.
Once you are done online, call termin.com to terminate the packet driver and hang up the modem.
5. Use PNRTI to thread the news, and then PNR to read it. PNR is a System Manager compliant program, so you'll need to install it there before using it.
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For those of you who may have had some interest in my questions about using the environment and hidden files for dialing my ISPs, here's my final solution. (for now!) I decided not to include the calling card PINs on my 200LX, but enter them each time needed. After all, they are only four digits and I don't need them that often.
The batch file is below for anyone interested. It is set up to handle my current main options: 2 dialup accounts and two calling cards. I have two sets of pppd.cfg, tcp.cfg, and incoming.jn files (one for each account's servers), with extensions that match my abbreviation for each account.
dial.bat¿
:: batch file to logon to selected ISP, download all messages, and logoff
@echo off
if '%1'=='nl' goto begin
if '%1'=='ins' goto begin
:: error message for invalid parameters
@cls
echo .
echo . Try again!
echo .
echo . Syntax is: dial ISP
echo .
echo . where ISP = nl or ins
echo .
echo . PHONE = med or mci (if long distance)
echo .
echo . and PIN = 4 digit code (if long distance)
echo .
echo . Note: set PREFIX environment variable before running, if needed
echo . (e.g., set prefix=9,)
goto end
:begin
@cd \prgms\lxtcp
:: set server configuration
@copy tcp.%1 tcp.cfg > nul
:: set PHONE environment variable with number to be dialed
if '%1'=='nl' set phone=7757000
if '%1'=='ins' set phone=%PREFIX%18004699990
if '%2'=='mci' set phone=%PREFIX%18008888000,,,,7654632155%3,,,7657757000
if '%2'=='med' set phone=%PREFIX%18002255288,,,,,07657757000,,,8571633934%3
:: set newsgroup file
@copy mailbox\incoming.%1 mailbox\incoming.jn > nul
:: cut out rest of script for testing without modem present
rem goto end
:main
:: * epppd calls chat to control the modem dial-up
:: * chat uses phone number in PHONE environment variable
:: * pppd.%1 sets login configuration
@epppd file pppd.%1 connect "chat -t120 REPORT CONNECT ABORT BUSY '' AT&F OK
ATDT%PHONE% CONNECT"
:: repeat until connected
if not exist ip-up.bat goto main
:: clear environemnt variable
set phone=
:: synch system time with level 2 ntp server
ntime molecule.ecn.purdue.edu
:: call mail transfer agent
@lxmta
:: update server specific newsgroup file
@copy mailbox\incoming.jn mailbox\incoming.%1 > nul
@termin 0x60
@del c:\prgms\lxtcp\ip-up.bat
A Telnet client.
* LXTELNET to telnet to my Linux server or act as an ftp server
. (if behind my firewall)
Secure Shell.* SSHDOS to login to my Linux server (if outside of my firewall)
Email grabber. Needs another progam to view Supports NEWS, POP, SMTP, and IMAP..* LXMTA to exchange news and e-mail (POP and IMAP) with many servers
The config file is pnr.cfg. But also some settings are in LXTCPs config file. Look under LXTCP to see the pnr.cfg file.
* PNRTI to thread news
* PNR to read news and e-mail
*** PNR
* Connection via: N/A - It is just a reader
* Services: Pop3, NNTP, pnrti (threader)PNR (Palmtop News Reader) was originally written by Michael Leaver to read newsgroups. It was then enhanced to read email as well. Rod Whitby did a lot of work to enhance it but then no longer supported it as he was no longer working with an HPLX I have continued enhancing it. It now supports mail and news with limited MIME support (Sent attachments are automatically MIME encoded Incomuing attachments should be decoded using Munpack.) I am currently working on adding rules for sorting incoming mail into different inboxes - including automatically saving selected emails into external files.
PNR uses the LXTCP package for its connection to the internet. The program LXMTA is used to download/upload mail and news.
> Can PNR also be combined with other TCP software, or only with LXTCP?
This is a great question and jogs my memory on a neat feature I have forgotten to mention. PNRTI (the threading utility) reads standard UNIX mbox format files. I occasionally take advantage of this capability to read newsgroups I don't usually subscribe to on the HP200LX. First I fire up slrn on my Linux box, open the group I want, mark all the articles, save them to a file, and ftp that file to my LX. After threading I've got a nice little bundle of posts to read whenever it suits me.
I don't think I've tried it, but I'm pretty sure I could also transfer a Pine mail folder to my LX and read it with PNR.
If you get some time, plunk around with both LXTCP and PNR. They are very useful. David' latest version of PNR is even more so! Most people on this list seem to use WWW/LX. I find PNR very easy to use as well. PNR can use any program that downloads a message file as far as I know. It parses the download and PNRTI threads it for reading. To use these you need a connection of some sort. I have used a modem and pppd in the past, but now use an Accton card. To use the accton card, I need LXETH, naturally. Then I fire up LXMTA which parses the wattcp.cfg file sends out any outbox messages to the SMTP server, finds my pop server and downloads my messages, it then also finds my nntp server and downloads any newsgroups I have configured in wattcp.cfg. I then terminate the ethernet session then run pnrti which threads all the messages for reading with PNR. I can then read and reply offline. I automate this with a batch file, naturally. It works very nicely, thankyou, as long as you can first get a connection. With LXTCP, there is a LXTCPCFG.exe file which checks the connection and reports back variables. LXTCP handles DHCP decently, but it is not complete nor is it well documented. ROd hacked the current version of WATTCP to make this work. I wonder if there is a more up to date version of WATTCP which is a bit more complete.
A client that goes between LXMTA, or LXPOP/LXNNTP and cc:Mail.
*** cc:Mail, ccLXPOP
* Connection via:
No connection by itself, relies on LXMTA to transfer mail and news.
* Services:
Mail and news reader/writer, using the built-in cc:Mail client. ccLXPOP
doesn't handle foreign character sets, but I modified it to do so (with
a port of GNU libiconv). I still have to ask ccLXPOP's main author for
permission to redistribute my modified version, it's on my ToDo list.
On a SS HP200, I found cc:mail a little too slow for me. One advantage,
though, is that you can switch tasks in the middle of a session.
Note that the built-in cc:Mail has some limits in the size of emails
(from memory, the maximum is around 60k).I have used CClxpop with lxeth and lxmta but I find it too crippled to use for modern email and its setup is a bit, how shall we say, circuitous. Brian had to jump through a number of hoops to make it work with email.
;ccLXPOP Configuration File
;The following are required entries:
spooldir="c:\lxmta\spool\" ;same spooldir as LXMTA/LXPOP/LXNNTP
ccpath="c:\_dat\mail\" ;Location of ccmail files
from="Brian.McIlvaine@unbounded.com" ;From for outgoing messages/news
;The following are optional, but recommended:
timezone="-0400" ;Offset from UT/GMT. Set to "0000" if not in config file
;The following are optional:
;sentfolder=2 ;Folder sent mail is put into. Default is 2, can be any
;Folder #
;outboxfolder=1 ;folder where ccMail looks for its mail
;appendhdr=1 ;if 1, add header info to end of message, else trash
;verbose=1 ;Provide a lot of detail regarding incoming messages
;if verbose=2, then only attached files are noted. This is
;useful to detect attached files as part of the threading process.
cclxpop.sigfile=c:\_dat\mail\exsigfil.txt
. ;This is a signature file which
. ;will be appended to the body of each outgoing message. If
. ;this parameter is missing, nothing is added.
That is the extent of the cclxpop.cfg file. You will also need to set up the configuration files for LXMTA, or LXNNTP/LXPOP.
cc:Mail is the built-in Lotus email progam. But it only suports their propriatary system. ccLXPOP makes a working solution.ccMail requires a little preparation if you are not currently using ccMail with palmtop.com, for example.
a. Start up ccMail. Select "File" and then "Mailbox Locations" and set the directory. This directory defaults to c:\_dat\mail. It does not have to be the same as the spooldir used in LXPOP/LXMTA, and I recommend that they be different so that it is easy to track sent files.
a. Hit "Create" (F4), and make a short message. Address it to yourself. Fill in a subject and put something in the body. This message won't actually get sent, but it sets up the files in the directory needed for ccLXPOP to work.
c. Press Send (F5), Make sure that the mail box is checked (Alt-M) and press "Yes" (F7).
d. Select the outbox, highlight the message you just sent to the outbox, and press "Move" (F3). Press "New Folder" (Alt-N) and type in "Sent Mail" or whatever title you desire for the folder that will hold your sent mail. This will show up as the second folder in your folders list. You can access this folder and delete your email, if desired.
The purpose of this section is to ensure that all the files that are needed for operation of ccLXPOP are created and in the condition needed, and the two minimum folders ccLXPOP expects (outbox and sentfolder) are created.
Connect to a time server and set your 200lx's clock right..* NTIME to synchronize my LX's clock to an ntp server
A FTP client. Access files around the world..* LXFTP for file transfer (sometimes)
A *small* telnet client.
A Graphical FTP client. Put the FTP server you might want to access into the configuration file. Very slick program.Sample config file:
[Oakland]
Host=oak.oakland.edu
User=anonymous
Pass=your@address.com
[Palmtop Network]
Host=ftp.palmtop.net
User=ftp
Pass=your@address.com
RPath=/pub
Viewer=red.com
LPath=c:\temp
ConfirmDelete=1
HV=A:\zip\hv.exe
[Walnut Creek]
Host=ftp.cdrom.com
User=ftp
Pass=your@address.com
[]
Viewer=red.com
LPath=a:\temp
ConfirmDelete=1
Turbo=0
Become a telnet server. Don't know why you would want to, but this is what you want if you want to it.
*** KA9Q NOS (by Phil Karn)
* Connection via:
Serial line (modem or PC), or any packet driver (EPPPD, Ethernet, ...)
* Services:
FTP client/server, Telnet client/server, name resolution, SMTP server,
NNTP server/client, POP3 client (or can easily be added, I did it when I
still was a C novice), and probably a *lot* more services. The software
is internally multithreaded, but unfortunately the 16bit version is no
more supported (though still available I bet). A great product, albeit
not for those who need GUIs or other interfaces...
Source is available.
No information
I highly recomend this one for email. It's free and *very* easy to set up. Works with multiple hosts and ISPs. Easy switching between to modem setups as well.
*** Goin' Postal
* Connection via: Wired Serial MochaPPP gateway or External "Supra" modem
(With HP serial cable and NullModem addapter).
* Services: POP Mail; Telnet to my Unix Shell at University using the
Goin'Postal PacketDriver (I press ALT+S and it gives me a DOS prompt and
I then run the Telnet Client); Telnet to my favourite MUD (mud.dcc.online.pt
2345) for some RPG fun.
*** Goin' Postal - freeware
* Connection via: POTS, GSM( cable, no IR), Ethernet, Hardwire serial PPP
* Services: Multiple ISP's, multiple mailhosts: Mail+attachments,PGP,
calling cards(prepaid and billing)
Gather this information ahead of time (from your ISP):
* the names of the servers for POP, SMTP, and NNTP
* the IP numbers for the primary domain name server (DNS)
(a second number is good, but not required)
* your username and password (if they are different for connecting
and for getting mail, you'll need both sets)Then, enter it where asked.
Press Alt-s to access dos prompt. Then go and run whatever program you want that uses the LXTCP/WATTCP system.
For a while www.palmtop.com provided a free test/$60 use cc:Mail service for users of the HP 200lx. It has dissapeared and is no longer in searvice. So, unless your comany uses *really* old software and has cc:Mail, useing this directly is not an option. You will se inother areas that people have gotten it to work other ways.used to be:
*** cc:Mail
* Connection via: www.palmtop.com
* Services: email
very easy to set up but it's $60, which I can't aford. Quite
nice to not have to use up some of my C: space with a program. I use an
external modem
Very easy setup, from what i've heard, very powerfull. I don't know, I can't aford to pay $60 for the software. Can be used with everything from internal modem cards, to external modems, to IRDA modems in cellphones.
*** WWW/LX Suite: WWW/LX, Post/LX, Robot/LX, Robonews/LX, PostPDU...
* Connection via:
Modem, Ethernet, IrDA (GSM, GPRS, HSCSD),
PPP over serial line (MochaPPP, PPPD),
* Services:
email POP3/IMAP, WWW(limited), Newsgroups,
SMS; highly enhanceable via Robot/LX,
which can be used to implement many kinds of new protocols--------------------------------
Using WWW/LX, a GPRS connection is no problem, even via IrDA without any cables. However, an USB connection is NOT possible with the LX. But I rather think that this USB cable for the phone you mention is an USB to serial converter, so it may be possible to simply connect that phone to the LX via a serial cable. Usually serial cables for phone <-> PC connections need some electronics in it to change the signal voltage, though, so an expensive phone-specific cable is still needed, even if not USB.
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I use WWW/LX and I connect to the internet in many ways.
In the morning I connect my Hplx to my ADSL router via a Accton En2216 network card.
I download mails and newsmessages before I go to work. During the day I can connect to the internet via my Sony Ericsson T68i with IRDA.
It depends on how much stuff is on my emailaccount, but I can use either GPRS or HSCSD when I connect.
I also have a Psion DACOM Gold Card V34 Fax/modem, I seldom use it, but it works okey, but I have to have the AC adapter connected.
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Here is Daniels config file:
; Configuration file for WWW
; A. Garzotto, February 1998
[Global]
Command=C:\dfu\wwwlx\wwwmenu.exe
;(when www.exe is executed from command line without a program to run
;automatically, wwwmenu is executed. It lets you choose what to do (HV, Post/LX...))
Cache=C:\_DAT\WWWLX\WWW.CAC
Hosts=C:\_DAT\HOSTS
Setup=Modem1
;Log=c:\_DAT\WWWLX\WWW.LOG
UserName=Daniel Hertrich
RegID=xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[Setup]
Ether=Ethernet HomePC
Modem1=Modem on COM1
Modem2=Modemcard on COM2
IrDA=IrDA connection
PPPD=Connection to PPPD on Linux
TERM_IR=DumbTerminal_IrDA
TERM_K=DumbTerminal_Cable
[Script]
CHAP_Script=PPP dial up using CHAP or PAP
ISP_SLIP_Script=Generic SLIP (needs to be modified)
CIS_Script=Compuserve Classic dial up
pppd_script=PPPD on Linux over serial line or IrDA
[CHAP_Script]
e=Initializing modem
m=
s=\r
w=5 OK
d=
s=\r
w=75 CONNECT
[CIS_Script]
e=Initializing modem
m=
s=\r
w=5 OK
d=
s=\r
w=75 CONNECT
@=1
e=Connecting to CIS
s=\003
w=15 D:
e=Sending login
l=
s=/noint/ppp:cisppp
s=\\
e=Sending password
p=
s=\r
e=Waiting for CIS to respond
w=75 PPP
[ISP_SLIP_Script]
e=Initializing Modem
m=
s=\r
w=5 OK
d=
s=\r
w=75 CONNECT
s=\r
w=5 name:
e=Logging in
l=
s=\r
w=5 word:
e=Sending Password
p=
s=\r
w=5 :
e=Starting SLIP
s=SLIP\r
w=3 IP address is
i=
[pppd_script]
s=\r
@=3
; adjust and uncomment the following line to set up a HTTP proxy server
;HTTP_Proxy=proxy.zrz.tu-berlin.de:3128
[Ether]
Ether=1
My_IP=172.16.96.18
Peer_IP=172.16.96.1
;Peer_IP is the IP of the Computer which the palmtop is connected to (usually gateway)
DNS_IP=217.5.100.1
DNS2_IP=194.25.2.129
Script=CHAP_Script
Login=DOESNTMATTER
ModemInit=AT&F
Dial=00000
Password=DOESNTMATTER
[Modem1]
Port=1
OmniGo=0
PPP=1
Modem=1
Baud=57600
My_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS2_IP=0.0.0.0
Script=CHAP_Script
ModemInit=AT&FL1
Dial=ATDT31553500
Login=dherbgba
Password=xxxxxxx
[Modem2]
Port=2
OmniGo=0
PPP=1
Modem=1
Baud=57600
My_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS2_IP=0.0.0.0
Script=CHAP_Script
ModemInit=AT&FL1
Dial=ATDT31553500
Login=dherbgba
Password=xxxxxxx
[IrDA]
Port=-1
OmniGo=0
Modem=0
PPP=1
Baud=38400
My_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS2_IP=0.0.0.0
Script=CHAP_Script
ModemInit=at+cbst=71,0,1;+chsn=1,1,0,4
;For correct settings of init and dial string for your mobile phone,
;please read http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/mob_hplx
Dial=ATDT03031553500
Login=dherbgba
Password=xxxxxxx
[PPPD]
Port=1
OmniGo=0
PPP=1
Modem=0
Baud=38400
My_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS2_IP=0.0.0.0
Script=pppd_script
Login=
ModemInit=
Dial=
Password=
;===================== Dumb Terminal Setup ===================
; CALL WITH www -d TERM-[IR|K] "!telnet local"
; useful e.g. to send AT commands manually to a modem or mobile phone
[TERM-IR]
Port=-1
Baud=38400
Modem=1
Script=T_Script
[TERM-K]
Port=1
Baud=19200
Modem=1
Script=T_Script
[T_Script]
?=
e=done
IRC chat client. With it you can join IRC chat rooms and talk to people all over the world about hundreds of different topics.
The email client. Supports POP and SMTP. From all acounts well made.
Here is Daniel's setup:
; Configuration file for the POST/LX package
[FILTER]
HPLX-L@=hplx-l
[MFILTER]
>=q
??>=q
Subject=h
Date:=+
Subject:=+
From:=+
To:=+
Cc:=+
*=-
[MACRO]
;F8: send / receive SMS.
;Esc Esc Home Space Menu X X S Space
;(SMS box must be first in Post/LX list, SMS batch must be external using hotkey S,
;up/down arrow of SMS box must be DEactivated (script activates for you))
#4200=#011b#011b#4700#3920#c800#2d78#2d78#1f73#3920
[SYSTEM]
;only relevant for ROBOWEB/LX:
ExtProg=ROBOT.EXE -p "RWEB1 po"
Scripts=c:\_dat\wwwlx\ROBOWEB
;for opening of attachments with the appropriate program:
PNS=maxdos pns200.exe
PreOnline=SETCOM.BAT
PostOnline=postonl.bat
ManualPack=1
ForceDate=1
Editor=maxdos PEH.BAT $f $h $x N
EditSM=maxdos PEH.BAT $f $h $x N
HangUp=0
TimeZone=+0200
Overlap=0
Quote=>_
Clog=1
TopLines=0
ZoomMode=1
LZoomMode=0
AllHeaders=0
ReFormat=1
NoQuote=0
Download=a:\attach
Japanese=0
Dir=a:\_dat\wwwlx
TmpDir=c:\_tmp
ClipFile=c:\_dat\clipvue.txt
Selected=Mail
Init=1
MIME=0
ShowDate=0
GrabLink=c:\_dat\clipvue.txt
GrabAdr=c:\dfu\wwwlx\post.adr
RegKey=xxxxxxxxxxx
GrabText=c:\_dat\clipvue.txt
[EXTERNAL]
&Disconnect WWW/LX=DIS.COM
&HV (as Webbrowser)=HV
H&V (with last email)=HV $f
&Read message in V&R=a:\programs\vr100\vr.exe $f
Edit &.CFGs=pe.exe c:\dfu\wwwlx\robot.cfg $c
;SMS external with hotkey S:
; robosms.bat is simple:
; @wwwset "IrDA"
; @robot.exe pdu
&SMS=robosms.bat
[HEADERS]
Cc:=Cc:
Bcc:=Bcc:
DeliveryConfirmation=Return-Receipt-To:my.own@email.address
X-Priority:=X-Priority:
Importance:=Importance:
Sensitivity:=Sensitivity:
Depth=:=Depth=:
MaxCount=:=MaxCount=:
Return-Path:=Return-Path:
[WWW]
;only one entry here, because PreOnline=setcom.bat does everything to choose
;the WWW setup to use!
Default=Modem1
[HTTP]
MaxTotGet=100
;========= MAILBOXES ===========
; (most of mine removed here in the example)
[FOLDERS]
SMS=E
RWEB=X
Mail=E
csc=E
hplx-l=F
archivlx=F
sentarch=F
[SMS]
CheckFields=0
Alias=SMS
Dir=c:\_dat\wwwlx
SMTP=not.set
POP=not.set
Template=SMS.TPL
Del=0
Sep=0
RPA=0
APOP=0
VolatilePOP=0
[Mail]
ForceDate=1
Alias=E-Mail GMX
APOP=0
RPA=0
Timeout=60
Del=1
Sep=1
SMTP=mail.gmx.net
POP=pop.gmx.net
VolatilePOP=0
Limit=10000
Signature=c:\_dat\wwwlx\signatur.txt
Login=206139
Pass=xxxxxxxxxxx
TopLines=20
Dir=c:\_dat\wwwlx
[csc]
Alias=E-Mail Compuserve Classic
SMTP=smtp.sompuserve.com
POP=pop.compuserve.com
Login=117144.1520
Pass=xxxxxxxx
Del=1
Sep=1
APOP=0
VolatilePOP=0
Limit=10000
Signature=c:\_dat\wwwlx\signatur.txt
Dir=c:\_dat\wwwlx
;============ FOLDERS ============
; (most of mine removed here in the example)
[hplx-l]
Alias=HPLX Mailing List
Sep=1
Box=Mail
Dir=c:\_dat\wwwlx
[RWEB]
Checkfields=0
Dir=C:\_dat\wwwlx\ROBOWEB
Alias=ROBOWEB/LX
[sentarch]
Sep=0
Alias=Archive of sent messages
The FTP client. Alows you to access files on FTP servers worldwide.
High quality web browser. It's freeware. Without WWW/LX, it's a great offline HTML file reader. With, well... I don't have WWW/LX
Small program for pinging other computers on the web.
The Telnet client.
One program to rule them all. Or, that is the plan. This progam has the ability to do news, email, ftp, www, and telnet. Although in my experience, it doesn't do it very well. For setup you you need to know your ISP's phone number, the DNS number, your username and password, your email servers adresses, your email username and password, and modem information. But in all, it's quite easy to set up.----------------------------------------
Net-Tamer (N103-PT.ZIP)
This suite, written by David Colston, is the most popular among Palmtop users. It provides the five internet functions mentioned earlier and works with PPP connections. Unlike DosLynx and MINUET, it does not require additional programs for setting up the connection, since it has built-in support for this. There is a special version available for the Palmtop, which has been optimized for the limited hardware.
Internet: ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/internet/ n103-pt.zip
CompuServe:
HPHAND/Lib.9/NETTAMER.ZIP
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Setting up Net-Tamer on your HP Palmtop
This Internet suite is the most popular with Palmtop users. It lets you access e-mail and other Internet services from your Palmtop using a PPP connection.
Transfer the Net-Tamer files to your Palmtop and then run Net-Tamer's READER.EXE to set up the program. The first menu lets you set up your modem. When you're finished setting up the modem go to the next menu and fill out items A through I. Please note that when you enter the phone number(s) of your ISP, you will also be prompted for the file name of your login script. Depending on how your service provider is set up, you may be able to use one of the scripts supplied by Net-Tamer (see sample below). If not, the document NETTAMER .DOC has more information on writing login scripts.
Sample ISP script for connecting to CompuServe:
BLAST <13>
WAIT Name:-OR-#500
DELAY 20
BLAST CIS<13>
WAIT ID:-OR-#300
DELAY 10
BLAST Username$/go:pppconnect
WAIT word:-OR-#100
DELAY 10
BLAST Password$
WAIT PPP-OR-#300
DELAY 10
PPP
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These are programs that run under Windows(tm).
Windows server: MochaPPP: First download MochaPPP from http://www.mochasoft.dk/download.html (look for the "Mocha W32 PPP" in the "Palm and Visor" section) and install it on your Windows machine. Then run the program MPPP.EXE. Set speed to 38400 (once this works you can go higher and explore the limits, make sure you have always set the client machine to the same speed!) Tell MochaPPP what device you use (if you use the HP 200LX palmtop, tell MochaPPP it was a WinCE device) Windows assigns a virtual COM port to an IrDA interface, you should probably simply shoose this virtual COM port as the port to be used by MochaPPP.Then connect your already configured client device to the PC. Use a nullmodem cable, not a straight-through serial cable! Unfortunately, Windows 2000 and Windows XP use another driver concept as the older Windows versions, so there is no "virtual COM port" assigned to an IrDA device anymore. There are third party drivers to solve this problem: A free open-source solution: http://www.ircomm2k.de The commercial IrComm2000 driver: http://www.extendedsystems.com
> could anyone please explain shortly how to set up Goin Postal
> to use a MochaPPP link?
* define new "Locale" (f.e. Mocha PPP)
* Into "Primary Phone" enter "WIRE" (without "" !)
* Fields "Login name" and "Pathword" cannot be empty, enter something.
* "Primary DNS" and "Secondary DNS" would be 0.0.0.0
* Enter desired "SMTP server"
* Set modem with speed 19200, if you have such modem already defined, use it.
Other settings of modem are not important for Mocha PPP.
* Set Mocha PPP as "Windows CE", appropriate port and speed 19200
Client configuration: In general you can use any software on the client machine which is able to talk the PPP protocol over the serial port or the IrDA port. Here I will describe the process of setting up the WWW/LX software on the HP 200LX palmtop, but this should also show how to set up every other piece of software.Here are the relevant parts from my WWW/LX config file www.cfg:
[Setup]
...
PPPD_linux_IR=pppd on linux Omnibook IrDA
[pppd_script]
s=\r
@=3
[PPPD_linux_IR]
Port=-1
OmniGo=0
PPP=1
Modem=0
Baud=38400
My_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS_IP=0.0.0.0
DNS2_IP=0.0.0.0
Script=pppd_script
ModemInit=
Dial=
Login=
Password=Explanation:
The Setup entry is WWW/LX specific and only adds a short description to the setup name. [pppd_script] is the script WWW/LX uses when connecting over the serial line.
It is a very simple script which does the following:
s=\r -- send a carriage return (= press the Enter key)
@=3 -- pauses for 3 seconds before PPP connection begins.The remaining lines are the settings WWW/LX uses for the connection:
Port=-1: Use port COM1 and set it to IrDA mode. Attention: On the HP 200LX this is only possible with WWW/LX, not with other software, because the IrDA protocol is totally implemented in software, there is no generic IrDA support by that device! Use Port=1 for a wired serial port connection (i.e. on the Server side /dev/ttySx or COMx).
PPP=1: Use the PPP protocol
Modem=0: Use a direct serial line
Baud=38400: Must match the speed setting on the Server side!
MY_IP, DNS_IP, DNS2_IP=0.0.0.0 tells WWW/LX to determine the correct values during the login process. You can also give it statically here if you have troubles with the dynamical setup. The dynamical setup has the advantage that you have to change it only on the server side if something changes.
Script=pppd_script: The script to use for the login process
ModemInit=, Dial=, Login=, Password=: Since no authentication and no modem is used, these parameters do not need any value.
Attention WWW/LX users who use setcom.bat in conjunction with modem.com to let the palmtop determine automatically the necessary WWW/LX settings: Since a wired connection to a Linux PC running pppd (and eventually even MochaPPP on Windows machines) causes modem.com to think there is a modem and let setcom.bat then execute wwwset.exe with your modem settings, make sure these settings do not interfere with your remaining setup for this kind of connection!
See under dosppp.
No information
Should work, don't know how exactly. Please share your configuration if you have one. Send it to peter.olson (at) gmail[dot]com
This is a common email program that has a free and a paid version. Works with POP, SMTP, and IMAP.
Dos command line program. Usage:MBX2GDB
example:
MBX2GDB in.mbxThis will create a file in.gdb in the same folder. It can be run on the computer or the palmtop. HTML or RTF emails will still have their tags in them, making it hard to read sometimes.
Only one way, from the computer to the 200lx, can't send email this way.
*** Eudora Mail (?)
* Connection via: Computer, www.myrealbox.com
* Services: read emailI have eudora installed on my computer and I have a bach file set up to convert the eudora inbox file(.mbx) to a database file(.gdb)[1]. for that I use MBX2GDB that is on SUPER. the on the palmtop I have a macro [2] that I use with X-finder that del the old files and transfers the new files to the palmtop. This only works for reading mail. Any improvement's would be welcome
[1]
@ECHO OFF
mbx2gdb.com in.mbx
IF EXIST C:\lxtemp\*.* move IN.gdb C:\lxtemp
or
IF NOT EXIST IN.gdb MBX2GDB.COM USI.MBX
rename IN.gdb USIP.gdb
IF EXIST C:\lxtemp\*.* move USIP.gdb C:\lxtemp
IF EXIST IN.bat IN.bat
[2]
*I put the files in A:\fun\mail\inbox\ on the palmtop
*I get the files from C:\lxtemp on the computer
*{Ctrl+F1} is my shortcut to X-finder
*" " (Space) is how you select in X-finder
*The three files I copy are in.gdb usic.gdb usip.gdb
{Ctrl+F1}remote{Enter}{tab}1fun{Enter}mail{Enter}inbox{ Enter}
{Del}{Enter}{Tab}in.gdb
{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}usic.gdb
{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}{BackSp}p.gdb {F2}{Enter}{F2}{Enter}{Menu}q
Just open the GDB files, might be best to just press F3 for full screen note.
1. Copy all the PalmLink files included in the zip file to c:\plink on the desktop computer.2. Copy the file out.ndb into the c:\_dat directory on the palmtop.
3. Launch datacom on the palmtop (press Ctrl+cc:Mail / Ctrl+Quicken) and set the baud rate to 19200, no parity, 8 stop bits.
5. Install Eudora (availible from www.eudora.com) in c:\eudora on the desktop computer.
6. Run Eudora, and go to the settings window. Under the "Checking Mail" section, ensure that "Send on check" is unchecked, and "check for mail every .. minutes" is 0. Under the Sending Mail section, ensure that "Immediate send" is unchecked.
6. Create a directory on the desktop called c:\temp (if one doesn't already exist)
You are now ready to go!
Palm link works through this, but it doesn't need any extra setup.
Launch datacom on the palmtop and put it into kermit server mode (press {menu}ck{enter}.
This is for writing mail. Just open c:\_dat\out.ndb in notetaker and write your messages.
This is for incoming mail. Just open c:\_dat\out.gdb and read your mail.note: RTF and HTML formating code is shown. making it hard to read.
Someone said that they used DataComm to log into a home computer and do email and stuff that way, I don't know anything about this area.
Not sure how this is set up here. Someone said they did stuff this way.
This is Microsoft's(tm) email program. It has pros and cons which will not be discused here. It is used by lots of people. I don't use it.
From what I've read, this is a high quality converter that will sync your phone and apointment book, I haven't used it.
Avalable from the maker of LXTCP. Network/Ethernet card driver.
From what I understand, setup here is pretty much the same as with dosppp, see that one for config files and useable tools.
Not sure what method these use, email me if you have informaion at peter.olson[at]gmail {dot} com.
*** Yarn
* Connection via:
No connection by itself, relies on anything able to transfer ZIP files,
and a SOUP packets aware program on the other end.
I personnaly use SCPDOS from the SSHDOS project.
* Services:
Mail and news reader, DOS based, uses your favorite text editor, can be
combined with add-ons (such as YES) to enhance it (signature selection
based on rules). You need a SOUP packet reader/creator on a bigger
machine. I personnaly use uqwk on my Linux server, with a set of scripts
to automate the work. Fast enough for me, but since it's a DOS program,
you can't switch easily to do something else.
I probably found it on www.filelibrary.com web site, though I'm not
sure.
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Right now I'm using Yarn on the HPLX to read my mail and news,
and a SOUP packets processor on my home machine, the one I connect to
when I'm on vacation. SSHDOS is used for the transport, I only transfer
ZIP files, with about 75% compression ratio (this is good for my bill).
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