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Documentation Reference
In the program directory for YAM the following files and directories will be found:
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YAM The program itself
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YAM.info The program icon
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Resources/
- Themes/ #FixTheme used by YAM along its Graphical User Interface
- Gallery/ Pictures of people mentioned in the address book
- Certificates/
- Spamfilters/
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Folders
- incoming/ the incoming mailbox directory
- outgoing/ the outgoing mailbox directory
- sent/ the directory for sent mail
- trash/ the directory for mail marked for deletion
- drafts/
- spam/
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Rexx/ ARexx programs for YAM
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.config the Configuration file
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.folders a list of the #FixFolders
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.addressbook the #FixAddressbook
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.glossary the #FixGlossary
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.users a list of the #FixUsers
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.spamdata YAM's spam training data
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.updatestate information for the auto update mechanism
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.signature your personal signature
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.altsignature1 first alternative signature
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.altsignature2 second alternative signature
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.taglines your collection of taglines
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.autosave?.txt backup copies of the editor contents
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.uidl used to #FixUidl
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.emailcache cache file used by the #FixEmailcache feature
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YAM.log #FixLog (if the Configuration#FixLogfiles has been set)
Each message is saved as a separate file of which the filename is constructed by encoding certain information about the mail (date, status, etc) using the Base64 standard encoding. The resulting name is compatible to any filesystem.
Example: QvZgMAAFe4M=.001,RA
QvZgMAAFe4M= Base64 encoded 5 bytes hash.
This hash is based on the DATE info from the message.
. (dot) - Separator.
001 Sequential value. Incremented by 1 if the base filename, including this part, already exists.
, (comma) - Separator.
RA Status of the message. Possible letters after the comma:
R - Read\
A - Answered\
M - Marked\
Y - \
J - \
Every folder contains an .index file with the headers of every message in the directory. There is also a configuration file called .fconfig which holds the settings for that particular folder.
YAM will use the icons and pictures in /Themes/default along its Graphical User Interface. There are several kinds of icons:
config/config_#?, config_#?_big These images are what you see when you open Settings to configure YAM.
folder/folder_#?, folder_#?_new These are the images used in front of the basic Incoming, Deleted, Outgoing and Sent folders. Those with the "_new" suffix are used automatically whenever there is new or unread mail in the folder.
The "folder_fold" and "folder_unfold" images are special: they are
used as the icon for folder groups.
A ".fimage" picture file in a folder overrides the default image.
This is also the only method supported to have images displayed
in front of custom folders.
icon/check.info, empty.info, new.info, old.info Icons which show the status of the "Incoming" mailbox:
check.info YAM is checking for new mail\\
empty.info the mailbox is empty\\
new.info the mailbox has at least one new message\\
old.info the mailbox only holds "old" mail\\
status/status_#? These are the Windows/Mainwindow#FixStatus displayed by YAM to show the status of the messages.
The "status_mark" icon used when messages are set to "marked"
is special: if it is not present, YAM will mark the messages by
displaying the sender/recipient data in bold letters.
toolbar/tb_#?, tb_#?G, tb#?_S These are the images used to build the toolbars in the Main, Read, Write and Address book windows. Those named "tb_#?G" are the "ghosted" variety, i.e. they provide the images to be used when the icons must look ghosted. "tb#?_S" are the "selected" variety, i.e. when you press a button.
.theme, logo, preview .theme contains various important text variables that are needed for the theme engine to work.
The "logo" is what you see when you start and quit YAM and also
in the "about" window in YAM. (Note: only the default logo is
displayed, no matter what theme you have selected.)
The "preview" is a small preview that shows what that icon theme
looks like in Settings/Look & Feel.
This plain text file uses a hierarchical scheme following this general format:
YAB4 - YAM Addressbook - Identifier
@GROUP alias ·································
description ·
@USER alias -------------. ·
e-mail address | ·
real name | ·
description | ·
phone # | ·
street address | ·
ZIP/City > Person ·
country | ·
PGP ID | ·
birth date | ·
portrait | · GROUP
homepage | ·
default security | ·
@ENDUSER -------------' ·
@LIST alias >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ·
return address v ·
list name v ·
description v ·
member #1 >> LIST ·
member #2 ^ ·
... ^ ·
member #n ^ ·
^ ·
@ENDLIST >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ·
@ENDGROUP ·································
Groups, lists and people are started with @GROUP , @LIST and @USER and closed with @ENDGROUP, @ENDLIST and @ENDUSER, respectively. Groups may include lists, and lists may include members. Both lists and people may appear outside groups. List members may be either aliases, addresses or fully qualified "Real name
" pairs.GUI-wise, a group may be dragged&dropped onto a distribution list and viceversa to get all its recipients added to the list. Recursive loops are watched and promptly avoided when appropriate - for instance, if a group contanining a list is dragged&dropped on that list, only the items available in the group other than the contents of the list itself are added to it.
This plain text file contains a list of the last n used recipients who were not in the address book, in the format "Name
" (or just "" if the name is not available) with one entry per line.New entries get added at the top. If the limit of entries set in the configuration is exceeded, the oldest entry (i.e. the one at the bottom) is dropped.
If it is already in the cache when writing the mail, the entry is moved to the top -- this way, the next time, the most recently used recipient will be suggested first. Entries in the address book will still have priority over the cache, though.
This plain text file exists in every folder and stores the settings used therein, using this format:
YFC1 - YAM Folder Configuration\\
Name = folder_name\\
MaxAge = age\\
Password = password\\
Type = folder_type\\
XPKType = type_number\\
Sort1 = primary_sort\\
Sort2 = secondary_sort\\
Stats = Y|N\\
MLSupport = Y|N\\
MLFromAddr = MLFrom_address\\
MLRepToAddr = MLRepTo_address\\
MLPattern = ML_pattern\\
MLAddress = ML_address\\
MLSignature = signature_number\\
where
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Name is the name of the folder, as it appears in the folder list
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MaxAge is the number of days the messages in the folder will be kept before removing them automatically, where 0 disables this feature (see Configuration#FixStartQuit)
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Password is the encoded counterpart of the password used to protect this folder, if any
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Type is a number indicating which type this folder is (should be usually 0 for user folders - see the documentation for the ARexxAPI/FOLDERINFO command)
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XPKType refers to the XPK mode used in the folder:
0 = none\ 1 = simple protection (password)\ 2 = compressed\ 3 = compressed with password\
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Sort1 refers to the primary sort criterion used in the folder, in negative form if the sort is reversed:
1 = Message date\ 2 = Date received\ 3 = Sender\ 4 = Recipient\ 5 = Subject\ 6 = Size\ 7 = Status\
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Sort2 is just the same as Sort1, but referred to the secondary sort criterion
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Stats may be either Y or N depending on the status of the "AppIcon stats" flag
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MLSupport may be either Y or N depending on the status of the "Mailing list support" flag
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MLFromAddr shows the contents of the "From: address" field
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MLRepToAddr shows the contents of the "Reply-To: address" field
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MLPattern shows the contents of the "To: pattern" field
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MLAddress shows the contents of the "To: address" field
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MLSignature refers to the default signature to be used when posting messages to this mailing list:
0 = none\ 1 = default signature, i.e. PROGDIR:.signature\ 2 = alt. signature !#1\ 3 = alt. signature !#2\
This plain text file uses a hierarchical scheme following this general format:
YFO1 - YAM Folders - Identifier
@FOLDER name ------------------.
directory > Folder
@ENDFOLDER ------------------'
@GROUP name ································
status ·
@FOLDER name ------------------. ·
directory > Folder ·
@ENDFOLDER ------------------' ·
@GROUP name ······················ ·
status · ·
@FOLDER name ------------------. · · GROUP
directory > Folder · ·
@ENDFOLDER ------------------' · GROUP ·
@FOLDER name ------------------. · ·
directory > Folder · ·
@ENDFOLDER ------------------' · ·
@ENDGROUP ······················ ·
@ENDGROUP ································
where may be either 0 or 1, the latter meaning that the group is unfolded, e.g. its contents are being displayed. Folders may live both inside and outside groups, and groups may be nested.
The order of the folder tree is saved on disk whenever the Folder/Order/Save menu item is called.
This file contains a list of the definitions made in the glossary using this format:
YDI1 - YAM Dictionary\\
@ENTRY abbreviation\\
contents\\
@ENDENTRY\\
@ENTRY abbreviation\\
contents\\
@ENDENTRY\\
...\\
If "Avoid duplicates" is enabled in Configuration#FixNewmail, YAM will use the UIDL POP3 command when connecting to your POP3 server to request an Unique ID Listing of the messages in your mail account. The POP3 server is responsible for assigning an unique ID to every message and put it into a "X-UIDL:" header.
If the server doesn't support the UIDL POP3 command, YAM will fall back to the TOP command and try using the "Message-ID:" header instead; if this also fails, an error will be generated.
The Unique ID Listing received from the server is compared against the contents of the "PROGDIR:.uidl" file; if this file doesn't exist yet, it will be created. This is a plain text file with one ID per line using the format @, e.g.
9685@mail.saug.org\\
9686@mail.saug.org\\
9687@mail.saug.org\\
9688@mail.saug.org\\
(k5"!N1!"!RkI"!YT4"!@pop.wanadoo.es\\
9689@mail.saug.org\\
9690@mail.saug.org\\
9691@mail.saug.org\\
9692@mail.saug.org\\
Whenever an ID is already found in the "PROGDIR:.uidl" file, the relevant message will be considered a duplicate, and thus it won't be downloaded. New IDs not yet in the "PROGDIR:.uidl" file will be added to it as the corresponding messages are successfully downloaded.
This file contains a list of the users that can log in and use YAM. YAM maintains this file by itself, so you shouldn't ever touch it, unless maybe you are Tips & tricks#FixMoving to another place in your hard disk.
The file uses the following format:
1st line: YUS2 - YAM Users\\
2nd line: @USER <username>\\
3rd line: mail directory of this user, e.g. Comm:YAM\\
4th line: number\\
5th line: encrypted password, if any\\
6th line: @ENDUSER\\
further lines: next user definition, upto 16 maximum.\
where "number" is a value defining the status of this user combining the following set of elements:
No Supervisor privileges = 4\\
Share global address book = 2\\
Share global glossary = 1\\
Thus, "3" would mean the user has Supervisor privileges and is sharing the global address book and glossary. This is the default value in a single user setup.
The log file used by YAM is an ASCII file storing one event per line. Each line is saved in this format:
DD-MMM-YY HH:MM code Event description
where code is a two digit number and "Event description" is obviously the event description, possibly localized. Therefore, any computer-assisted software meant to analyze the log file data should refer to the code of the event.
Events out of the 30<->49 range will only be printed if "Log all events" is enabled in the Configuration#FixLogfiles.
List of possible events:
0 - YAM started\ 1 - Logged in as user 'user_name'\ 2 - Logged in as 'user_name', using configuration 'config_file' and mail directory 'folder_path'\ 10 - Wrote new message for 'recipient' about 'subject', including n attachment(s)\ 11 - Replied message from 'sender' about 'subject'\ 12 - Forwarded message from 'sender' about 'subject' to 'recipient'\ 13 - Bounced message from 'sender' about 'subject' to 'recipient'\ 14 - Edited message from 'sender' to 'recipient' about 'subject'\ 20 - Deleted n message(s) in folder 'folder'\ 21 - Deleted message from 'sender' about 'subject' in folder 'folder'\ 22 - Moved n message(s) from folder 'folder' to 'folder'\ 23 - Moved message from 'sender' about 'subject' from folder 'folder' to 'folder'\ 24 - Copied n message(s) from folder 'folder' to 'folder'\ 25 - Copied message from 'sender' about 'subject' from folder 'folder' to 'folder'\ 26 - Filtered n message(s) in folder 'folder': n match(es)\ 30 - Retrieved n message(s) from POP3 account 'user_id@host'\ 31 - Logged in on POP3 account 'user_id@host': n messages waiting\ 32 - Retrieved message from 'sender' about 'subject' (n bytes)\ 40 - Sent n message(s) using SMTP server 'host'\ 41 - Connected to SMTP server 'host'\ 42 - Sent message to 'recipient' about 'subject' (n bytes)\ 50 - Imported n message(s) from file 'filename' into folder 'folder'\ 51 - Exported n message(s) from folder 'folder' to file 'filename'\ 60 - Saved configuration file 'config_file'\ 62 - Saved user configuration\ 70 - Saved address book 'filename'\ 71 - Added address book entry 'alias'\ 80 - Saved attachment 'filename' of message 'mailfile' in folder 'folder'\ 81 - Cropped attachment(s) of message 'mailfile' in folder 'folder'\ 82 - Changed subject 'subject' of message 'mailfile' in folder 'folder' to 'subject'\ 99 - YAM terminated\