FTP OutBox version 1.50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FTP OutBox is a Windows95 application. It provides a speedy and hassle-free way to upload your files to your favourite FTP hosts. Note: FTP OutBox does not have downloading function. 1. HISTORY Version 1.0 (23 Apr 96) - First release. Version 1.0 (18 May 96) - FTP PostOffice added to package Version 1.01 (12 Aug 96) - Cancel Button added to Upload Progress Dialog Box. - Able to also accept FTP Host Addresses (eg. 123.45.67.8) instead of just the FTP Host Names. Version 1.02 (15 Aug 96) - A bug was found in Version 1.01. Multiple file uploading did not function properly if '/' is not the first character in the Directory string. - This bug is now eliminated in this version. Version 1.03 (14 Sep 96) - Animated icon added. - Settings in the registry will be removed when deleting an outbox. In previous versions, registry settings were not removed. - FTP PostOffice upgraded to version 1.01 (23 Oct 96). Version 1.0 was unable to show the list of outboxes if FTP PostOffice is installed in a directory with a long filename. Version 1.10 (25 Nov 96) - GeoCities logon option added. - Supports uploading in both Binary and ASCII modes. - Allows user to view response strings from host. - Supports scheduled batch uploading using the System Agent program from Microsoft Plus! for Win95. Version 1.11 (04 Jun 97) - Option for deleting files after uploading. Version 1.50 (01 Jul 97) - Hangs up modem automatically after uploading. - Auto-detect transfer type added. Switch to Binary or ASCII automatically depending on files. - Files can be uploaded in lowercase or uppercase. - Option for automatically changing ".htm" file extensions to ".html" while uploading and vice versa. - Windows-style help added. 2. FILES You should have the following files after you have unzipped the OutBox10.Zip file: FTP_PO.EXE - The FTP PostOffice Application INSTALL.BAT - The Install file for FTP PostOffice Application OUTBOX.EXE - The FTP OutBox Engine Application OUTBXMGR.EXE - The FTP OutBox Box Manager Application OUTBOX.HLP - The FTP OutBox Help file REGISTER.TXT - The Registration Form README.TXT - The file that you are reading now 3. INSTALLATION a. Installing the FTP Outbox Create a new directory (eg. \OUTBOX) and unzip the OutBox10.Zip file to it. You can also unzip the file to any existing directories on your system if you wish. b. Installing the FTP PostOffice Run the INSTALL.BAT file. 4. INSTRUCTIONS Creating a Box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After you have installed FTP OutBox, you will need to create a Box that will link you to a FTP host before you can start using FTP OutBox. To create a Box, launch the Box Manager Application (OUTBXMGR.EXE). Enter all necessary information about the FTP host and click on OK. A Box will immediately be created on your Desktop. You can create as many Boxes as you wish. Editing a Box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Double-click the Box on the Desktop. You will be shown the information about the Box. Do the appropriate changes and click on OK. Deleting a Box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Double-click the Box on the Desktop. You will be shown the information about the Box. Click on Delete. The Box will immediately be removed from your Desktop. Uploading a file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i. Select the file you want to upload from Explorer and drag-n-drop it into the Box. The file will immediately be uploaded to the FTP host, or ii. Right-click on the file you want to upload from Explorer and select the Box from the Send To popup menu. The file will immediately be uploaded to the FTP host. Uploading multiple files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (This feature is not available in the unregistered copy of FTP OutBox). Select the files you want to upload from Explorer and drag-n-drop them into the Box. The files will immediately be uploaded to the FTP host. Uploading file(s) to multiple Boxes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Select the files you want to upload from Explorer and drag-n-drop them into the FTP PostOffice. The select the Box(es) that you want to upload the files to. The files will immediately be uploaded to the FTP host(s) upon clicking on OK. Scheduled uploading ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can also schedule your uploads with the help of Microsoft's System Agent. Double-click on the System Agent icon to bring up the System Agent window. Select "Schedule a New Program..." from the Program menu. Upon doing this, a "Schedule a New Program" dialog box pops up. Enter "C:\\Boxes\.exe /b " to the Program edit box where: - The directory in which you have installed FTP OutBox. - The name of the outbox to which you want your files to be uploaded. - The directory name which contains the files to be uploaded. You must create this directory as a sub-directory in ..\Boxes. Move all the files to be uploaded into this sub-directory. Example, "C:\OutBox\Boxes\GeoCities.exe /b GeoBatch" The above example schedules an upload to an OutBox called GeoCities. It will upload all the files in the "C:\OutBox\Boxes\GeoBatch\" sub- directory. Note: The unregistered version of FTP OutBox does not allow you to upload multiple files. Only the registered version allows you to do so. 5. UNREGISTERED COPY RESTRICTIONS Users are allowed to evaluate this unregistered copy of FTP OutBox for free for a period of 30 days. It will automatically fail to function after the evaluation period is over. Users who are interested in registering FTP OutBox with the author, should fill up the registration form (Register.Txt) and mail it back to the author with the registration fee included or fill up the form at http://home.pacific.net.sg/~mannfai/ftpobreg.html for speedier registration. Upon registration, users will receive the registered copy of FTP OutBox (minus all those irritating message boxes). 6. SUGGESTIONS AND BUG REPORT Please e-mail your suggestions, bugs you found or questions with FTP OutBox to mannfai@pacific.net.sg. Please put "FTP OutBox" as the subject of your mail. The author, Yip Mann Fai