Demo of CooMail:

• As a JavaBean in an applet

• As an applet

• As an application

CooMail is an Email JavaBean/Applet/Application.
Key features include: 1). support for POP3 and SMTP. 2). communicate with mail servers with
either sockets(ports other than 80) or cgi script. This allows CooMail to get through any limitation
such as firewall or security of Java applet. A smartmode enables CooMail to try sockets and then cgi.
3). support regular email functions such as reply and forward. 4). Auto Message Checking function
allows you check your mail periodically. 


Note: CooMail requires a JDK1.1 environment.

      IE (4.x) is the best browser to use CooMail as an applet or a JavaBean in an applet.

      A regular Netscape 4.x doesn't provide a complete JDK1.1 environment
      unless you upgrated it.  To upgrate Netscape, go

      http://developer.netscape.com/software/jdk/download.html








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I.  CooMail As A JavaBean

Properties:

  deleteAfterRead - Coomail will remove downloaded mails from server if true
  cgiUrl          - the URL of mail cgi, coomail.cgi
  outPort         - default port of outcoming mail, it is set to 25 by default
  inPort          - default port of incoming mail, it is set to 110 by default
  checkMailPeriod - period of Auto Message Checking, default is 60 seconds
  autoCheck       - CooMail will check and download new messages periodically if true
  smartMode       - if this feild is set to true, CooMail will try socket connection 
                    first. It will try cgi after socket connection failed.


The key to attach CooMail to your components:
  
Installation Instructions:


   0). Download CooMail at

        html/bean_cm.htm

   1). Unzip coomail.zip to, say c:\my_bean
       you will get following files
   
       c:\my_mail\file_id.diz
       c:\my_mail\Readme.txt
       c:\my_mail\coomail.jar
       c:\my_mail\test_cm2.class
       c:\my_mail\test_cm1.htm
       c:\my_mail\test_cm2.htm
       
   2). Contain it in a Java applet, say test_cm2.class and 
       following to instructions in part II below to install the
       applet on your server.

       Or contain it in a Java application.    

   3). Install coomail.cgi to handle email through cgi.
       If you use CooMail as a bean in an applet or you use it in
       an application but the application is used behind a firewall,
       coomail.cgi is then necessary. To install coomail.cgi, you 
       need to 

           a). upload coomail.cgi to your cgi directory in your server, 
               say http://www.your-site.com/your-cgi-dir

               and make sure its access permission is set to read and executable.
               You may test coomail.cgi by browsing

                     http://www.your-site.com/your-cgi-dir/coomail.cgi?do=test&host=your_host

               If you see "coomail.cgi is runable", that means cgi runability, host, incoming port,
               and outport port is OK.  If you use incoming port other than 110 or outgoing port
               other than 25, you need to browse

                     http://www.your-site.com/your-cgi-dir/coomail.cgi?do=test&host=your_host&inport=your_inport&outport=youroutport

           b). set property (if you use Coomail as an applet, you should set parameter. If you use Coomail as an application
               you need to set the cgiurl field in option page) cgiurl to

                     http://www.your-site.com/your-cgi-dir/coomail.cgi
       


II.  CooMail As A Java Applet

Arguments:

  width           - width of the applet. This is the place where you control
                    coomail's real size.  Coomail will adjust all the components
                    by itself.
  height          - height of the applet
  deleteAfterRead - Coomail will remove downloaded mails from server if 1
  cgiUrl          - the URL of mail cgi, coomail.cgi
  outPort         - default port of outcoming mail, it is set to 25 by default
  inPort          - default port of incoming mail, it is set to 110 by default
  checkMailPeriod - period of Auto Message Checking, default is 60 seconds
  autoCheck       - CooMail will check and download new messages periodically if 1
  smartMode       - if this feild is set to 1, CooMail will try socket connection 
                    first. It will try cgi after socket connection failed.

  
Installation Instructions:


   0). Download CooMail at

        html/bean_cm.htm

   1). Unzip coomail.zip to, say c:\my_mail
       you will get following files
   
       c:\my_mail\file_id.diz
       c:\my_mail\Readme.txt
       c:\my_mail\coomail.jar
       c:\my_mail\test_cm2.class
       c:\my_mail\test_cm1.htm
       c:\my_mail\test_cm2.htm
       
    
   2). Upload files on to your server, say http://www.mysite.com/
       You need to upload following files to your server and you
       will get them as following

       http://www.mysite.com/coomail.jar
       http://www.mysite.com/test_cm2.class
       http://www.mysite.com/test_cm2.htm


   3). Setup coomail.cgi.  See details at section 3 of part I above.

       
   4). Try it online. Browse http://www.mysite.com/test_cm2.htm with IE 4.x
       or upgrated Netscape.  Note: a regular Netscape browser downloaded
       from Netscape won't work. You need to upgrate it to support JDK1.1.
       Go 

          http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip51.html?040698txt

       to upgrate it.


       Or simply switch to IE (4.x)





III.  CooMail As A Java Application

command Line Arguments:

  Usage:

   if you have JDK

         java [-mxM1] [-msM2] -classpath [:;] coomail [width] [height]

         for example 
             
             java -mx16000000 -ms4000000  -classpath .;.\coomail.jar;c:\jdk1.1.5\lib\classes.zip coomail 700 500

   or if you have JRE

         jre [-mxM1] [-msM2] -classpath [:;] coomail [width] [height]

         for example 
             
             jre -mx16000000 -ms4000000   -classpath .;coomail.jar;C:\Progra~1\JavaSoft\JRE\1.1\lib\rt.jar coomail 700 500


where

     M1                   - the maximum Java heap size (bytes)
     M2                   - the initial Java heap size (bytes)
             - the full path to the java classes file distributed with your JVM
                  - the full path to the rt.jar file included in JRE

     [:;]                 - the path separator. This is ':' on UNIX and ';' on MSDOS and OS/2

             - the full path to the coomail.jar file

     width                - width of the applet. This is the place where you control coomail's real size.
                            Coomail will adjust all the components by itself.
     height               - height of the applet


All other features can be set in option page of CooMail. A batch file, coomail.bat, is included so that
you can double click at it to launch Coomail in Windows environment.


  
Installation Instructions:


   0). Download CooMail at

        html/bean_cm.htm

   1). Unzip coomail.zip to, say c:\my_mail
       you will get following files
   
       c:\my_mail\file_id.diz
       c:\my_mail\Readme.txt
       c:\my_mail\coomail.jar
       c:\my_mail\test_cm2.class
       c:\my_mail\test_cm1.htm
       c:\my_mail\test_cm2.htm
       
    
   2). In Windows NT or Win95, 

       if you have a JDK environment, double click at icon of coomail.bat in Windows Explorer
       if you have a JRE environment, double click at icon of coomail2.bat in Windows Explorer

   3). Setup coomail.cgi if you like to handle email with cgi so that you won't suffer from
       firewall.  See details at section 3 of part I above.