Updates for !POPstar and !MailScout?

Not sure which forum this is best posted to, but I chose this one. :-)

For many years I’ve been quite happy using !POPstar + !MailScout to fetch/send emails, and use them in conjunction with !Pluto. They still work OK from my user perspective. With the arrival of TLS I’ve been recommended to switch to using !AntiSpam, etc. However I don’t really want the many features this provides, and prefer to avoid any automated deletions, etc. I like the way !MailScout operates by using simple rules to highlight dodgy items and let me tick which ones I choose to delete rather than fetch. But usually I fetch all and use !Pluto to sort items into suitable boxes, and take it from there.

So I am looking at !AntiSpam, but wonder if it would be possible for someone to ‘update’ !POOstar and !MailScout to work OK with TLS?

!MailScout is in BASIC, but presumably commercial, and I have no idea of its status in terms of the contactability of its creator(s) RunImage dated 2003.

!POPstar has an absolute RunImage, but recognisable well-kent names as its authors. And its help says it was ‘giftware’ which is all promising.

I’d miss using both of them, but am I the only stick-in-the-mud here?

Hi Jim. Try POP3S.
http://home.chiemgau-net.de/ausserstorfer/Computer/index.html

Thanks! :-) One problem for me is that I can’t understand German, and there seem to be two different zips pf POP3S. What is the difference between them, and which one should I choose (I’m using an ARMX6 with the R-Comp supplied OS.)

One is compiled against GnuTLS 2.12, and the other against GnuTLS 3.4.
Best is to try both :)

Jim, I honestly think you’d be extremely well served by Hermes (part of NetFetch). It can be configured exactly how you mention, and even includes the ability to import configurations from Popstar. It costs money, but most people will agree that it is far more capable and attractive to use than Popstar etc. It has configurable spam rules if you want, and it can mark messages, or show you a list allowing you to choose your actions. It’s really jolly nice. But you have to pay for it, unfortunately :(

It originated as a “drop in” replacement for Popstar in NetFetch, because we wanted to add features and improve UI elements over and above what was possible with Popstar at the time. This meant features like parallel fetching / sending of mailboxes, percentage completed indicators, spam rules, whitelisting based on addressbooks and so on. It now supports multiple smtp and pop services over SSL/TLS and has comprehensive compatibility options for ensuring correct mail routing and SPF handling.