Hi everybody,

Does anyone has a tool installed in Yam to read HTML-pages correctly?

I've tried HTMLRead.
Installed it according the doc.
But I get an error when it opens IBrowse to display the HTML-message, the error is: AREXX port IBROWSE not found (or so).

I've installed AREXX correctly. Using AREXX-scripts from DirOpus without problems.


Next question is about MIME.
Is it possible to send mail to pc-owners with bold, coloured text and they can see it?


And my last question
What do you suggest I should install in/for YAM to make life more easier than it already is?

Thanks,

Spidey

I would never try to open html mails in a
webbrowser. It's way too dangerous.
I've setup the MIME Type text/html
to show with Next.
'Next' is a quick and powerfull 'textviewer'.

I seem to remember some other html viewers around too.....

Hi Robin,

You're right about viewing in browsers!
Never thought about the consequences.

I've downloaded Next (thank you very much).
Installed it for viewing, but....(there's always a but)

Is it possible to configure to automatically read HTML when opening the e-mail?

I get an error message from Next stating "Wrong number of arguments".

Thanks,

Spidey

Hi Targhan,

Just tried a few more, but they also don't work.

It seems there's a bigger problem involved here.
I've got as example HTMLRead running on my A1200 without problems. If I open an e-mail with HTML in it, it automatically opens IBrowse for it.
With the Peg it still gives this error.

Bye,

Spidey

Well, I've always used MD2V to read those html formatted emails (my own little arexx script). I don't think I ever finished a YAM version though.

Anyway, if you can send the page to V, you can set your V.prefs to "offline" mode and escape most of the horrible side effects of opening an HTML email.

Hi Spider,
use yamhtmlyam (on aminet), it's much easier to configure. And if you don't want to use browsers use simplehtml.

Hi Mikey060 and Targhan,

Well the problem has been solved with a bit of luck.

It seems HTMLRead does work, but I have to have an open IBrowse window before it can display automatically a HTML e-mail message in a new window of IBrowse.
It's strange because it works with my A1200.

Fortunately I don't get spam messages with my mail, so I'm not so scared for strange things that can happen when opening a new mail

Thanks!

Spidey

Allright friends,

My first quetion has been answered, still two remaining

Anybody suggestions for these two questions?

Thanks,

Spidey

than you have to set the right path to your ibrowse!
this should be all!

Quote:

afaik you can configure htmlread to not load pictures from the net.

Or is there another security problem I am not aware of?

Like Miky060 said you can use the offlinebrowser simplehtml but it is less compatible than e.g. IBrowse.

About making YAM easier, give the evaluation version of MD2 a run around the block. For most things, I find it easier to configure, use, and it's less crashy.

The installer is a bit of a mess on MOS right now though, so you'de have to copy the files by hand

If HTMLRead isn't starting IBrowse for you, check the arexx code. It should have something like the following:


IB_Path = 'run >NIL: path:to/Ibrowse'

if ~show(P,"IBrowse") then
address command IB_Path


It should be easy to add
Should be easy

Hi Targhan,

Don't see these kind of lines in HTMLRead.rx, but in HTMLRead.config located in ENV: is a description of the path to IBrowse. So it is there.

And to be sure I have a good config, I've copied the whole stuff from my A1200 to my PegII.
It still wants an open browser screen before showing HTML messages. But it's okay, it works

But how about being able to send MIME format layouts like bold, underline to pc owners. Is that possible?

Bye

Spidey

Do you mean like Microdot does it? *bold* _underline_ etc? I don't
know if YAM supports it or not. It would be nice

Yes exactly

I hope someone has a plugin or some other clever solutions with YAM for this "problem".

Spidey

You dont need a plugin or clever solution ...
Yam supports this functions the same way

But I've no clue if this is a standard or
just an 'amigathing'.
(I've Yam so why should I setup a mail-client
on my laptop )

Hi Robin,

Yes, YAM supports it and yes it's probably a "amigathing"

I've tried it several times, sending mails with bold letters and so on to others, but they saw only plain text.


@Targhan
I'll give MicroDot a try, I've got a full version of Netconnect somewhere on a coverdisk

Spidey