Frequently Asked Questions
Q) What is IP
Mailer used for?
Answer: IP Mailer will observe your IP address and if it has changed it will
be sent as an email to any amount of email addresses you need. Many
cable modem operators and other broadband technology networking
solutions for small use have so called dynamic IP addresses. This
means that it will change from time to time. The IP address has to
be known in case someone else wants to call you using Microsoft
Netmeeting, or connect to your computer using some Remote control
software.
Q) How do I use it?
Answer: IP Mailer is very similar to your other email applications, with the
difference that you will not be reading your email with IP Mailer -
it simply sends out emails. In order to configure it correctly you
need the same information as needed to set up your normal email
software. The "SMTP host" is the server address where IP
Mailer connects to send the emails, and the "From" address
is your own address so the recipient knows who sent him the new IP
Address.
To configure the software you should click on the "Options"
button that is visible in the lower right corner. This will reveal a
new part where you can enter the information needed to send the
emails.
Additionally you are able to add a personal message to each
"New IP" message that is sent out so that your
friends/colleagues or whoever you have added to the recipients can
get additional information from you.
To select recipients you
click on the "To" button in the upper left corner. This
will open a new window where you can manage the recipients of your
IP address. By clicking on the question mark in that window you will
get additional information about how to manage your recipients.
Q) Is it
automatic?
Answer:
At installation IP Mailer will place a monitoring application in the Windows startup
folder which means it will run automatically when you start or
reboot your computer. The monitoring application constantly monitors
your IP address and if the IP changes the Mailer application is
automatically launched. When
the Mailer application is opened it starts a 10 second
counter before actually sending out the new IP address so you have
time to press "Stop" in case you don't want to send
it out at that time. Even though the IP would not have changed you
can send it manually anyway by stopping the automatic counter, and
then simply clicking on "Send now".
Q) What
if I have multiple IP addresses?
Answer: If your computer has several IP addresses, either because
you have several networking adapters, or you have a combination of
networking adapters and dial-up connections, IP Mailer will list all
of your IP addresses, instead of just one. In case any of your
addresses change then IP mailer will notice it. If you are
monitoring your external IP, then only the IP of the first
networking adapter that has access to the public internet will be
listed.
Q) I can't
seem to run it. I am using Stealth + SuperStealth
Answer: If you have hidden the icon in the tray, and selected to
hide the emailing and errors the only way to run IP mailer is by
running it from the shortcut in the Start menu. However, have you
deleted that as well so that some users can't access it - then you
can run it by creating a new shortcut to the ipmailer.exe file and
adding the /show parameter to the end. Example of target line in the
shortcut:
"C:\Program Files\ipmailer.wappu.tv\IP Mailer 2004\IPMailer.exe" /SHOW
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