Re: PCS Emailer's role ?

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1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 10620
interpreted = N
texte = >I'm not sure I understand how WebCatalog, WebMerchant, PCS Emailer & >Eudora all fit together. The e-mail resulting from a purchase via WebCat >gets placed in the Eudora out basket as it should, but Eudora never sends >it. PCS Emailer is up and running.PCS Emailer replaces Eudora. Buuuut, if you want Eudora to send mails that are waiting in its out basket, you must tell it to Send on Check and tell it to check mail every few minutes (ours is set to 15 minutes). See http://www.smithmicro.com/St_Pages/PCSPages/FAQ/MerchFAQ.htmlWebCommerce Full 1.6.1:1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) WebMerchant reads Orders file and tells MacAuthorize to verify credit card3) WebMerchant tells Eudora to send emails4) Eudora sends emails every few minutesWebCommerce Lite 1.6.1:1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) WebMerchant Lite assumes all orders are 'good'3) WebMerchant Lite reads Orders file and tells Eudora to send emails4) Eudora sends emails every few minutesWebCatalog Pro 2.0 (equivalent to old Commerce Lite)1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) Embedded [SendMail] contexts in ThankYou.html page cause mail files to be written to EMailFolder3) PCS Emailer sends email every few secondsWebCommerce Full 2.0 (WebCatalog2 + WebMerchant 1.8.1):1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) WebMerchant reads Orders file and tells MacAuthorize to verify credit card3) WebMerchant either tells Eudora to send emails, or PCS Emailer4) Eudora sends emails every few minutes, or PCS Emailer sends every few secondsWe replaced Eudora because it is slower, can drop emails in high-volume environments, and mostly because it can't 'pretend' to be a different person on each outgoing email. For backwards compatibility we left the Eudora preferences in WebMerchant 1.8.1 in case you need to send binary file attachments (which PCS Emailer can't do).Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriorsPacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 |619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com------------------------------------To leave this talk list send an email tomacjordomo@smithmicro.comwith BODYunsubscribe WebDNA-Talk------------------------------------ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: PCS Emailer's role ? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
Re: PCS Emailer's role ? (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
Re: PCS Emailer's role ? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
PCS Emailer's role ? (Sven U. Grenander 1997)

>I'm not sure I understand how WebCatalog, WebMerchant, PCS Emailer & >Eudora all fit together. The e-mail resulting from a purchase via WebCat >gets placed in the Eudora out basket as it should, but Eudora never sends >it. PCS Emailer is up and running.PCS Emailer replaces Eudora. Buuuut, if you want Eudora to send mails that are waiting in its out basket, you must tell it to Send on Check and tell it to check mail every few minutes (ours is set to 15 minutes). See http://www.smithmicro.com/St_Pages/PCSPages/FAQ/MerchFAQ.htmlWebCommerce Full 1.6.1:1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) WebMerchant reads Orders file and tells MacAuthorize to verify credit card3) WebMerchant tells Eudora to send emails4) Eudora sends emails every few minutesWebCommerce Lite 1.6.1:1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) WebMerchant Lite assumes all orders are 'good'3) WebMerchant Lite reads Orders file and tells Eudora to send emails4) Eudora sends emails every few minutesWebCatalog Pro 2.0 (equivalent to old Commerce Lite)1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) Embedded [sendmail] contexts in ThankYou.html page cause mail files to be written to EMailFolder3) PCS Emailer sends email every few secondsWebCommerce Full 2.0 (WebCatalog2 + WebMerchant 1.8.1):1) WebCatalog drops files into Orders folder2) WebMerchant reads Orders file and tells MacAuthorize to verify credit card3) WebMerchant either tells Eudora to send emails, or PCS Emailer4) Eudora sends emails every few minutes, or PCS Emailer sends every few secondsWe replaced Eudora because it is slower, can drop emails in high-volume environments, and mostly because it can't 'pretend' to be a different person on each outgoing email. For backwards compatibility we left the Eudora preferences in WebMerchant 1.8.1 in case you need to send binary file attachments (which PCS Emailer can't do).Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriorsPacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 |619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com------------------------------------To leave this Talk List send an email tomacjordomo@smithmicro.comwith BODYunsubscribe WebDNA-Talk------------------------------------ Grant Hulbert

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Re: PCS Emailer's role ?

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