---=[... Hotmail Scanner Bot aka. HOBO v0.4 rev.2 ...]=---

***Requirements:

-Vbrun600.dll libraries. (programmed with vb6.)
-Internet Explorer 5.    (other versions might work too.)
-Win9x/Nt                (Tested on Win95.)
-Hotmail account         (You need some hotmail account to use this.)


***Hobo Screen :

-Hotmail account id = Enter the user name who's mailbox will be scanned.
-Start scan from MSG= Start scan from this message id (simple counter)
-End scan to MSG    = End scan to this message.
-MSG.* from 0 to    = 'Subcounter', Hotmail identifies messages like this MSG988214712.12
                      so a MSG988214712 can have MSG988214712.0, MSG988214712.1,..14712.2.
-Total pages to scan= Calculated from (end-start)*MSG.=total
-Scan type          = Raw view email is the only supported one here. Full html email view also possible.
-Output directory   = Directory where to save scans and log. (note bug*)

-Current message    = Status box, displays current message being scanned.
-Current MSG.*      = Status box, displays current sub message being scanned.
-Pages left to scan = Status box, displays how many pages left to scan.

-Fast / Avg / Slow  = Delay time between pages. (Fast=1s, Avg=5s, Slow=10s)

-Web window         = Normal IE WebBrowser object.
-Url                = Url to go, write url and press ented. (You must login here to hotmail before you start scanning!!)
-Start button       = Start hobo. (will start scanning the given range.)
-Stop button        = Stop hobo. (will stop scan, possible to continue with Start button)

-Process light      = Green=waiting,no page being accessed. Red=downloading page.
-Delay light        = Green=waiting for processing. Yellow=Delaying.


***Getting started:

To test it, go check your hotmail account from hobo, look for some
message number in the emails. open it in new window so you see it better:
http://lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg?curmbox=F000000001&a=17d5875c994afaf574763b367185433b&msg=MSG997237228.11&start=1521599&len=164527&msgread=1&mfs=1771

The message id is :MSG997237228.11
Now Log out from hotmail and go fill the values in hobo:

-Hotmail account id = username      (name of the account that has the message :MSG997237228.11)
-Start scan from MSG= 997237225     (start scan few messages before..)
-End scan to MSG    = 997237230     (end scan few messages after..)
-MSG.* from 0 to    = 13            (will scan MSG.0,.1,.2,.3,.4,.5,.6,.7,.8,.9,.10,.11,.12,.13)

Now login to your second(!) hotmail account using hobo.
Once you are in Start hobo scan. and that should do it.


**Info:

If the user doesnt have the message you will get screen:
"<%' Customized File %>
Subject: Unable to locate message
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
An error has prevented <%=ServiceName%> from locating the message."

Those are not saved in the hobo output files.
But are listed in the hobo username.log file.


***Bugs etc:

:rev.2
-Fixed message number bug. (it didnt take the correct message number given.)
-Fixed sub message save number bug. (it saved with wrong sub id (+1))

:rev.1
-Do not use any clipboard operations while running this! (program uses copy & paste:)
-If output directory doesnt exists then program can crash. (so create it yourself)
-Just restart and re-login to hotmail if you change any values while running.
-Always using server:http://pv2fd.pav2.hotmail.msn.com (should work in most cases thought.)
-No checking or anything is done on if connection works etc.
-Not much other checking either, dont try anything funny - ok?.


---=[........... Programming : wAwAsAn4 .............]=---
---=[........... wAwAsAn4@root-core.com .............]=---
---=[................. 18.08.2001 ...................]=---
