By Dr.
Philip Baczewski, Associate Director of Academic
Computing
In July of 2001, we announced that
we'd be phasing out support for Simeon in favor of the
EagleMail web-browser client (see http://www.unt.edu/benchmarks/archives/2001/july01/simeon.htm). System usage records indicate
that some people are still using our IMSP server for
storage of their Simeon options and address books.
As of
September 1, 2002, the address book and options server
will no longer be available. If you wish to continue to
use Simeon, you will need to save your options and
addressbook entries to your local computer.
Instructions
for modifying your Simeon setup for local operation are
included below. If you are unwilling or unable to perform
these instructions without assistance then it is
recommended that you change to using one of the following
supported e-mail clients:
EagleMail
web client at http://eaglemail.unt.edu/ (just log in with your
current ID and password);
Netscape
Messenger (using imap.unt.edu for the outbound
and incoming mail server);
Microsoft
Outlook Express (using imap.unt.edu for the
outbound and incoming mail server).
The
Computing Center Helpdesk (940-565-2324, helpdesk@unt.edu) can provide assistance with any
of the three options above. The Helpdesk CANNOT
provide any assistance with Simeon.
Since all
incoming mail is stored on our IMAP server, changing mail
clients will not affect access to any existing mail or
folders on that server. If you wish save your Simeon
address book entries, it is recommended that you export
them to a local file by selecting the addressbook in the
Simeon addressbook window and selecting "Export
Address Book..." from Simeon's "Address"
menu.
To modify
your Simeon setup for local operation, follow the
proceeding instructions and perform them in the order
that they are listed. Note: Before
proceeding with the instructions below it is recommended
that you have or make a backup of your Simeon program
directory and preferences (Mac users) or have the Simeon
installer available to be able to reinstall the program
if necessary.
Run
Simeon and log in as you normally do.
Copy
Server Address book entries to your Local Address
book - in Simeon, click on the Addr icon to open
the Address book Window - select all entries in
the address book named for your login ID and drag
them to the addressbook named "Local"
Save
a local copy of your Simeon options - in Simeon,
select "options->saveas" from the
"tools" menu - click on the button
labeled "New" - if it's not already
selected under "Option Storage
Location", select "Local disk" -
click on "OK" to save
EXIT
THE SIMEON PROGRAM
Edit
the default.tcl file - Windows users will find a
file named default.tcl in the same directory as
as the Simeon program. Macintosh users will find
default.tcl in the Simeon folder inside the
Preferences folder within the System Folder. -
edit default.tcl with a text editor (e.g. Notepad
for Windows or Simpletext for Macintosh) - find a
line which reads options Options.Location
"remote" and change it to read options
Options.Location "local" - save the
file
Edit
the sysdflt.tcl file - Windows and Macintosh
users will both find this file in the same
directory as the Simeon program - edit
sysdflt.tcl with a text editor capable of
manipulating a large file (e.g. Wordpad for
Windows or bbedit for Macintosh) - find a line
which reads option -session
Options.MandatoryRemote "TRUE" and
change it to read option -session
Options.MandatoryRemote "FALSE" - find
a line which reads option -default
AddrBook.Hostname "imsp.unt.edu" and
change it to read option -default
AddrBook.Hostname ""
Run
Simeon - you will be prompted to enter your Post
Office ID and password (enter your usual login
name and password) - select "Post
Office" and click on the "Info"
icon - if it doesn't already say so, change
"Folder Prefix" to
INBOX. - if it doesn't already say so, change
"Folder Location" to INBOX. - click
"OK" - Simeon will prompt you to reopen
the Post Office - click "Re-open" and
you should see your Inbox and all of your
folders.
Exit
Simeon
You should
now be able to run Simeon from your local computer and
all future options or addressbook changes will be saved
locally.
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