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  bjr@EbiCom.net (Brian Roland) said:-

>Is there a way to get CAB to do ftp?

Not atm.

>I've noticed there is a place in the newest version to enter
>an ftp proxy.

It's not a proxy, it's a server.

What is a proxy?

Demon's web cache is a proxy server - an intermediate between you and 
the real server.

>I've entered my usual DNS
>in this blank...also tried with no entry at all.  When doing http,
>I've not used any kind of proxy (once again...what is a proxy?).
>
>AT any rate, clicking on an ftp url yeilds a cache reading error.

This is a typical result of Cab not having something implemented. Cab 
says to cab.ovl "do this ftp thingy" but cab.ovl doesn't as yet. Cab 
expects a file in return - cab.ovl basically does nothing, so Cab 
complains about a missing file. You will remember that Mailto used to 
behave like this but no longer.

>Clicking on a usenet url just brings up an empty window...
>
>Mailto: doesn't work for me either...it will load the editor, which saves
>the mail into the wwwcache folder, next it connects to host, and stops
>after displaying "sending request".  I've entered the same smtp address
>that I use with Ant_Mail (it works!), and NOS (It works too!).
>What am I doing wrong?

My current (demon) settings ...

ALLOCMEM        = 150000
SERIALPORT = Modem 1
CDVALID = TRUE
DIALFILE        = dial.scr
CLIENT_IP = 158.152.224.11
TTL             = 64
PING_TTL        = 255
MTU             = 576
MSS             = 536
PKT_SIZE        = 2048
DFB_SIZE        = 1024
RCV_WND         = 4096
UP_RESPONSE     = 2
USERNAME = guy
HOSTNAME = swampdog.demon.co.uk
FULLNAME = Guy Harrison
NAMESERVER = 158.152.1.58
IRCNICK = swampdog
IRCSERVER = stork.doc.ic.ac.uk
IRCPORT = 6667
IRCPONGMSG = WWW installer!
EMAIL = guy@swampdog.demon.co.uk
SMTP_HOST = post.demon.co.uk

For some obscure reason I have been unable (just unlucky?) to use the 
HTTP proxy server, so take the last two (HTTP) lines out just for now. 
Add them back in when you get mailto working. This may or may not be a 
peculiarity of Demon's proxy - time will tell.

I then enabled STiK and executed Cab (so the Options - Server/Proxy 
menu entry is enabled). In the window the "SMTP Server" entry should 
reflect the SMTP_HOST variable above when you click on the "default 
entries" button.

The EMAIL variable is obviously set to the mailbox you want replies 
sent to.

In Options - External Viewers, define your chosen editor where it says 
"for email" and unless you are damn sure it does, get rid of the check 
mark next to "supports VA start".

Click on Options - Save Options, then quit. Now get STiK connected for 
real and re-execute Cab. Find a "Mailto" link, click on it - now type 
your email (you will see no header or sig). Make sure the editor 
physically saves the file and quit. Now define the file the signature 
is to be read from. I just pointed this at the relevent Oasis .SIG 
file, enter a subject then hit OK. You may need to use save your 
options again to get Cab to remember the chosen SIG file - I dunno.

There will be a MAIL.TXT file in the cache folder if it got as far as 
trying to send the file.


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Guy Harrison

guy@swampdog.demon.co.uk