Have you tried this program?
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Melifluous
King
Nope...
Dont like the Idea of an automated mailer...
Sounds like a virus to me...
Also .NET framework installed? How big is that? Large enough anyway...
W2000 or XP...
Who uses these OS at home?
I like Civ3 cos it will run on my 450 mhz Win98 machine...
Also I am very good at arranging my folders under the Saves directory and have systems in place....
Nice idea but no use to me..
Melifluous
Dont like the Idea of an automated mailer...
Sounds like a virus to me...
Also .NET framework installed? How big is that? Large enough anyway...
W2000 or XP...
Who uses these OS at home?
I like Civ3 cos it will run on my 450 mhz Win98 machine...
Also I am very good at arranging my folders under the Saves directory and have systems in place....
Nice idea but no use to me..
Melifluous
I need some means of managing 10+ PBEM games - but I doubt this is it.
DogBoy
Deity
It's the perfect OS for games...since DOS games. Nothing beats it for the easy of doing a home LAN with the friends. Plus, it doesn't crash "as much" as my old win95 or win98.
Melifluous
King
XP doesn't crash as much as 98....
Thats funny...
Melifluous
Thats funny...
Melifluous
Nope, I'm on Win98. And at times when I'm online at the same time with my PBEM parthner(s), we use the uploads link, which is faster and much more convenient than email. 
What's so funny? I use XP and it 'almost' never crashes...Originally posted by Melifluous
XP doesn't crash as much as 98....
Thats funny...
Melifluous
and when I used Win98 it did crash from time to time, often caused by games... but who counts...
anarres
anarchist revolutionary
The .NET framework is about 20MB if I remember correctly, and it is a big overhaul of some very low-level things. In a couple of years everyone will have it, but at the moment it is still quite experimental (even though MS have released it).
Win98 is just DOS with a GUI. WinXP is a proper OS, but bloated beyond reason. XP has the .NET framework already installed, but it is a *very* early version and should be upgraded through the WinXP Service Packs.
Both OS's have their nagative points, but if your PC can handle it XP is much more stable. I prefer Win2000 as it is nearly identical to XP, but less bloated.
I agree with col that we need a manager to handle multiple games. Maybe I will write one when I have finished some of my current games, it shouldn't be impossible.
There are standard dlls you can use to implement simple MAPI commands, or emails to you and me. I suspect that you need access to a public mailserver, and that may be the difficult thing. I am wary of this program that doesn't specify what outgoing internet email server it uses, as MAPI commands still need to use one...
Win98 is just DOS with a GUI. WinXP is a proper OS, but bloated beyond reason. XP has the .NET framework already installed, but it is a *very* early version and should be upgraded through the WinXP Service Packs.
Both OS's have their nagative points, but if your PC can handle it XP is much more stable. I prefer Win2000 as it is nearly identical to XP, but less bloated.
I agree with col that we need a manager to handle multiple games. Maybe I will write one when I have finished some of my current games, it shouldn't be impossible.
There are standard dlls you can use to implement simple MAPI commands, or emails to you and me. I suspect that you need access to a public mailserver, and that may be the difficult thing. I am wary of this program that doesn't specify what outgoing internet email server it uses, as MAPI commands still need to use one...
Um - dont be in too much of a rush to finish all your games. I'l like to play a little longer please.
It would be very useful.
anarres
anarchist revolutionary
Check this thread:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42401
I am thinking of writing a PBEM utility, please contribute if you want one made for you...
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42401
I am thinking of writing a PBEM utility, please contribute if you want one made for you...
