READ ME FIRST

eBirdMail is a console application and it only interacts with the user while it is being configured. Once configured and tested, it can run unattended as described in the documentation. For a more general description of eBirdMail visit the product information site.

Prerequisites

eBirdMail runs and is supported under the following Operating Systems:

   - Windows XP
   - Windows Vista
   - Windows 7
   - Windows Server 2003 and 2008

Sending Email requires at least one of the following to be available:

   - MS Oulook (2000, 2003, 2007) Client
   - SMTP server connection

Installation

The free edition of eBirdMail is distributed as zip file. It does not use a Windows installer, mentioned in the documentation.  Just unzip the file in a directory on a local drive,  and run eBirdMail.exe in the directory.

Notes for Vista and later versions of Windows

When installing eBirdMail on a Windows Vista or later OS, DO NOT install into the ‘c:\program files’ folder. Install instead in a folder like ‘C:\Applications\eBirdMail’. By default Vista and later versions do not allow programs installed in the ‘C:\Program Files’ folder to save data anywhere under that folder, which is what eBirdMail needs to be able to do.

Sampe Configuration

eBirdMail includes a sample configuration that demonstrates a basic email setup, with data from a `sample.csv’ file and a `sampleMonthly.html’ template located in the Docs folder of your installation directory.