PBEM helper now available

[greghacke]

Geschmo:
Deda on correct. By establishing the rules in Outlook 2000, only the "server" would need outlook. When the file is recieved, a SaveAsFile custom command is run to save the attachment into a defined directory (which can be dynamic, so one host could support multiple games...) From there, the PBEM helper takes over. You could establish a Task Manager to catch it daily, but you'd get buggy if everything was received and the turn was processed early.

This will function for ALL pbem games that the PBEM Helper supports by the way...

Fuerte-
Don't know what you're coding with, but you can quickly establish a task manager feature directly into C/Perl/VBA as they stand now. Also, as the outgoing file is zipped and it's mailed through PBEM Helper, we have no dificulties there. The incoming files need to be recieved uncompressed for fasted support. Once they're saved into the appropriate directory, again PBEM takes over and you're set.

All:
I'm clarifying the SaveAsFile() for outlook 2K as I just got home. Once I can post it in text format, I will!