[drats_users] D-RATS 0.2.7b6 config help

[Dan Smith]

> You need to have an internet account that can be accessed through a POP3 
> (Post Office Protocol) server.  There are a number of these, but I don't 
> know whether or not winlink.org has one available.
>  
> So that I don't confuse my everyday email with email that I want to 
> receive via D-RATS (primarily during an emergency) I've setup a (free) 
> unique account on gmail.com.  Remember also that you want to ensure that 
> the traffic that could be passed across RF needs to be appropriate for 
> the amateur service and what-ever your local licencing conditions are.
>  
> In my case I've basically set the parameters as follow:
>  
> SMTP Server:   My normal ISP server smtp address, eg: mail.*.com 
> (replace * with your ISP details) 
> Force SMTP Reply-To:  my gmail email address, eg: waffle1 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:waffle1 at gmail.com> (note: this is not my real gmail address)
> POP3 Server:  The POP3 server I intend to use, eg: pop.gmail.com 
> POP3 Username:  my gmail POP3 username, eg: waffle1 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:waffle1 at gmail.com> 
> POP3 Password:  my gmail password 
> POP3 Poll interval:  I set this to 2 minutes for initial testing, then 
> increased it to 10 minutes for day to day stuff. 
> POP3 Port:   Some POP3 systems requre usage of SSL (Secure Socket 
> Layers).  For gmail.com set this to 995
> Socket flush interval:  didn't touch from initial settings 
> Outgoing:  didn't touch from initial settings 
> Incoming:   didn't touch from initial settings
>   
> If you setup something like a gmail address and you don't want to keep a 
> copy of the email on the POP server then make sure you configure the 
> account so that when you access it via POP (eg: through D-RATS) that 
> it deletes it from the POP server.  Otherwise your account may have many 
> messages stored on it that are no longer required.

This is a great write-up, thanks!

I think something like this should absolutely go on the wiki, if you're 
up for it :)

I'm really serious about redesigning the configuration dialog box soon. 
  I'd definitely like some input from people about how we can make it 
more organized and user-friendly.  Right now there are tool-tips to help 
explain things, but that isn't much information.

My thoughts are to have a tree structure on the left-hand side so that 
we can break the configuration into smaller groups.  That way we can 
have things grouped into more consistent panes.

Maybe I'll try to do some mock-ups before going too deep and post some 
screenshots for comments :)

Thanks Dave!

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