: Hypermail

Hypermail is supported on all Speedsoft servers. Please see the Services Page for pricing information. Setting up hypermail on your account requires that you request this to be done by support@speedsoft.com.Please provide the following information:

1. POP mail box to be used as the source
2. Name of the Archive
3. Your username, server your account is on, and directory name
4. Directory name under your root where you want the archive to be stored

Hypermail will be set to run on an hourly update cycle. To remove specific emails from the archive, simply connect to the POP mail box with your favorite email program and delete the emails from the mail box. They will be removed from the archive during the next update cycle.

What is Hypermail?

Hypermail is a program that takes a file of mail messages in UNIX mailbox format and generates a set of cross-referenced HTML documents. Each file that is created represents a separate message in the mail archive and contains links to other articles, so that the entire archive can be browsed in a number of ways by following links. Archives generated by Hypermail can be incrementally updated, and Hypermail is set by default to only update archives when changes are detected.

Each HTML file that is generated for a message contains (where applicable):

• the subject of the article,
• the name and email address of the sender,
• the date the article was sent,
• links to the next and previous messages in the archive,
• a link to the message the article is in reply to, and
• a link to the message next in the current thread.

In addition, Hypermail will convert references in each message to email addresses and URLs to hyperlinks so they can be selected. Email addresses can be converted to mailto: URLs or links to a CGI mail program. Note that not all World-Wide Web browsers support the mailto: URL yet.

To complement each set of HTML messages, four index files are created which sort the articles by date received, thread, subject, and author. Each entry in these index files are links to the individual articles and provide a bird's-eye view of every archived message.

How Do I Use It?

Hypermail must be setup by Speedsoft on your server for your use.  The fee for Hypermail Usage is detailed in the Services Page.  To have it setup, please email support@speedsoft.com with the following information:

1. POP email box you want it associated with
2. Name of the Archive
3. Your Username
4. Your Domain Name
5. Directory where you want the archives to be stored