Setting up mail programs for SSL connections to Wave Wizard Internet

(Covers Agent, Pegasus mail and the Opera 6.x web browser's internal mail program)

In order to make a SSL connection to the new Wave Wizard mail system
using other mail programs, you will need a third party client called
Stunnel. This is a freeware program and comes in both a DOS version
and a Windows version. This document is designed for the Windows
version.

1. In Windows Explorer, create a folder "C:\Program Files\STunnel"

2. Go to <http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cf/pchome/stunnel.html> and
   download the following 3 files into that folder:

   stunnelw.exe
   libssl32.dll
   libeay32.dll

3. Copy the two .dll files to c:\windows\system directory.
   (In Windows NT or Windows 2000 copy them to the c:\winNT\system
   directory)

4. Create a shortcut to the stunnelw.exe file and add the following
   parameters to the command line:

   -c -d 127.0.0.1:8110 -r 205.219.177.201:995

   The full path should look like this:

   C:\Program Files\stunnel\stunnelw.exe -c -d 127.0.0.1:8110 -r 205.219.177.201:995

   The added parameters are what allow the program to connect with the
   POP3 SSL server. 

   -c   causes the program to start minimized in the task bar.
   -d   instructs the program to create a local socket. 
   -r   instructs the program to create a connection to the remote server.

   The colon : designates the port that the program will use. :8110 is
   the local POP3 port. :995 is the secure POP3 port on the mail server.

   You may copy this new icon into your start folder so that it will run
   when you start Windows.


5. Configuring Forte Agent to connect using Stunnelw

   To set up Forte Agent, (combination news reader and mail program) to
   connect to the mail server you will need to make an edit to the
   agent.ini file.

   With Agent closed, edit AGENT.INI and change the setting

   [Servers]
   POPPort=110
 
   To read
 
   POPPort=8110

   In the Agent settings, under Options | Inbound mail, change the POP server
   from mail.wavewizard.com to 127.0.0.1
   
   Close Agent
   
   Now start Stunnelw from the created shortcut. Then start Agent. 
   
   Have it check the mail. At this point mail should enter in normally. 
   For more information it is recommended that you subscribe to
   the USENET group alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent.


6. Configuring Pegasus Mail to connect using Stunnelw

   For version 4.x
   Start Pegasus mail.
   Go to Tools|Internet Options
   Select the Receiving (POP3) tab
   Change the POP3 host from mail.wavewizard.com to localhost. (You may also use 127.0.0.1)
   In the Advanced field, change the port number from 110 to 8110.
   Click the OK button and close Pegasus mail.

   Start Stunnelw from the created shortcut. 
   Start Pegasus mail and have it connect to the mail server.
   Mail should then be downloaded.
   This will have to be done for each user set up in Pegasus mail.


7. Configuring the Opera 6.x web browser's internal mail program

   In Opera, go to the tool bar and select E-mail, Edit active account.
   Select the server tab. In the first field, change the server to
   localhost. The protocol should remain POP3 and the port number should
   be 8110. Click OK to save the settings.

8. Any mail program that allows you the option of changing the port
   number should work with Stunnelw.exe. It has been tested with Pegasus
   Mail 4.x, Outlook Express 6.x and Forte Agent. No promises or
   guarantees are made regarding the use of this application.

Written by
Ned Brickley
Sanmina-SCI Corporation Information Technology Department