These tables document control words in the PMAIL.INI and PEGASUS.INI files. The title of each table is the name of the entry in the INI file. A "?" means I couldn't figure out the purpose of that power of two. An asterick in the default column means this setting is on by default.
In general, each of these options is associated with a power of 2, and you add all options together. The sum that results is the number that goes in the appropriate transport control word.
Knowing these values is useful for setting up a PMDFLTS.INI file. PMDFLTS.INI has the same format at PMAIL.INI, but sets the initial values for a user. PMDFLTS.INI is placed in the same directory as Pegasus Mail.
The -Z features are useful in the PEGASUS.INI and command line options. PEGASUS.INI sets the default values for the command line options. PEGASUS.INI is placed in the same directory as Pegasus Mail.
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| Transport Control Word | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Download only unread mail | |
| 2 | ? | |
| 4 | Use email address I supplied for the SMTP envelope | |
| 8 | ? | |
| 16 | ? | |
| 32 | ? | |
| 64 | ? | |
| 128 | ? | |
| 256 | ? | * |
| 512 | ? | |
| 1024 | Don't check this identity when checking multiple identities | |
| 2048 | Login with user supplied usernames and password | |
| 4096 | Authenticate by prior POP3 check | |
| 8192 | Login using my POP3 user name and password | |
| 16384 | ? | |
| 32768 | ? | |
| 65536 | ? | * |
| Built-in POP3 transport options word | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Check when opening new mail folder | |
| 2 | Send mail at once without placing in queue | |
| 4 | Use in preference to LAN mailer for Internet mail | |
| 8 | Count messages when polling but don't download | |
| 16 | ? | * |
| 32 | Use for all outgoing mail, regardless of address | |
| 64 | Load WINSOCK.DLL on demand | * |
| 128 | Send any mail in queue during idle checks | * |
| 256 | ? | |
| 512 | Send mail before retrieving mail via POP3 | |
| 1024 | Wait for X seconds *idle* before POP3 check | |
| 2048 | Check all identities | |
| Message editor format options | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Always check spelling | |
| 2 | Attach digital signature if possible | |
| 4 | Ask for encryption password at startup | |
| 8 | Reformat2 | |
| 16 | Strip RTF formats on sent messages | |
| 32 | Alternative format | |
| 64 | HTML format | |
| 128 | Don't use message reader quoting styles in replies | |
| 256 | Don't remember address selection options in replies | |
| 512 | Don't add information sections to multipart replies | |
| 1,024 | Add extra white space around message editor | |
| 2,048 | Put cursor on initial blank lines in replies | |
| 4,096 | Use RTF for local messages | |
| 8,192 | Hide editor styles toolbar | |
| 16,384 | Use exact character measurements for right margin | |
| 32,768 | Don't complete address from RUA list | * |
| 65,536 | Complete address from addressbook | |
| 131,072 | Address Completion local | |
| 262,144 | Paste Text | |
| 524,288 | No ATT Check | |
| Message reader format options | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 2 4 8 |
The low four bits of this word indicate the color of
quoted text in the reader. Valid values are 0 - 14, and correspond to Black, Bright Red, Red, Br Green, Green, Br Yellow, Yellow, Br Blue, Blue, Br Magenta, Magenta, Br Cyan, Cyan, Br Grey, Grey |
2 (Red) |
| 16 | ? | |
| 32 | ? | |
| 64 | ? | |
| 128 | ? | |
| 256 | ? | |
| 512 | Always save last window size used | * |
| 1024 | When a message is moved or deleted, shut the window | |
| 2048 | When a message is moved or deleted, move to previous message | |
| 4096 | Display HTML or RTF if available | |
| 8192 | Show HTML directly, without prompting | |
| 16384 | Show HTML in browser, without prompting | |
| Telltale window mode | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Notify with Telltale window | |
| 2 | ? (Telltale style?) | |
| 4 | ? (Telltale style?) | |
| 8 | ? (Telltale style?) | |
| 16 | Play a sound with new mail | |
| 32 | Play sound, even if minimized | |
| Display hot URLs in reader | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Enable clickable links | * |
| 2 | Find Browser automatically | * |
| 4 | Use URL Proxy | * |
| 8 | Use non-standard MS urls | |
| Dialing Flags | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 65536 | Run Program to dial | |
| 131073 | Use IE4 dialing | * |
| 1048576 | Use IE4 to dial before connection | * |
| 2097152 | Use IE4 to hangup | |
| Header Printing Settings | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 0 | Print Significant Headers | * |
| 1 | Print 1st line of significant headers | |
| 2 | All Headers | |
| 3 | No Headers | |
| 64 | Omit Info line at bottom | |
| General system flags | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Keep a log of sent messages in SYSLOG.PM | |
| 2 | Omit Message-ID header from outgoing mail (for the *@localhost problem) | |
| -Z Features (Command line options) | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Never load WINSOCK.DLL (disables the built-in POP3 and SMTP mailing code). | |
| 2 | Do not save the widths of columns in folders between sessions | |
| 4 | Don't send NetWare Broadcast delivery notifications | |
| 8 | ? | |
| 16 | Force the use of MIME encodings in noticeboards | |
| 32 | TCP/IP debugging mode (Writes all IP traffic to a file.) | |
| 64 | Use "From field" value to form the SMTP envelope address | |
| 128 | "Blind load" WINSOCK.DLL - do not attempt to locate it first. | |
| 256 | ? | * |
| 512 | Play new mail alert sound all the time, not just when minimized. | |
| 1024 | Use blocking sockets; might fix some WINSOCK problem. | |
| 2048 | Allow multiple instances of 32-bit Pegasus Mail, on different mailboxes (use with care). | |
| 4096 | Use blocking WINSOCK Name Resolution calls, might fix some WINSOCK problems | |
| 8192 | ? | |
| 16384 | Update the new mail folder as each new message is downloaded with POP3. | |
| 32768 | Use DOS-compatible character conversions on 8-bit data (Meaning is reversed on some version of Pegasus Mail.) | |
| 65536 | Use simplified drive detection code. May fix problems with older operating systems. | * |
| 131072 | Don't run the Internet setup wizard on first run of Pegasus Mail | * |
| Default settings values | ||
| (This setting does not use powers of 2. It uses positional values) | ||
| Position (left to right) |
Purpose | |
| 1st | 0- Use last setting 1- Confirm reading on 2- Confirm reading off |
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| 2nd | 0- Use last setting 1- Confirm delivery on 2- Confirm delivery off
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| 3rd | 0- Use last setting 1- Copy to self on 2- Copy to self off |
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| 4th | ? | |
| 5th | ? | |
| 6th | ? | |
| 7th | 3- Suppress BCC in replies | |
| 8th | ? | |
| 9th | 4- Show system message windows after filter | |
| 10th | ? | |
| 11th | 1- Turn off tooltips on main toolbar 2- Turn off tooltips in client windows |
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| 12th | ? | |
| 13th | Set Classic mode or Preview mode for folder window. 0 - List mode 4 - Preview mode |
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| 14th | Set the deleted folder. 0 = The deleted message is removed at Pegasus Mail shutdown. 1 = The deleted message folder persists between sessions. |
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| 15th | ? | |
| 16th | ? | |
| 17th | Use default printer | |
| Reply settings | ||
| (This setting does not use powers of 2. It uses positional values) | ||
| Position (left to right) |
Purpose | |
| 1st | Include previous message in reply | |
| 2nd | Mark previous text with ">" (Default) | |
| 3rd | Use From: field in reply | |
| 4th | Use Reply to field in reply (Default) | |
| 5th | Use CC: field in reply | |
| 6th | Use Sender in reply | |
| 7th | Copy original CC fields in reply | |
| 8th | Reply to all recipents (Saved, but reset on next reply) | |
| 9th | Use To: field in reply (Saved, but reset on next reply) | |
| Integer Preference Block, Field 1 | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Display a "details ribbon" | |
| 2 | Apply filtering rules when previewing | |
| 4 | Keep separate sorting regimes per folder | |
| 8 | Ctrl+W forces preview | |
| 16 | Mark previewed messages as "read" | |
| 32 | Create group captions in grouped views | |
| 64 | Open any groups containing unread mail | |
| 128 | Open any groups containing coloured mail | |
| 256 | Open any groups containing coloured mail | |
| 512 | ? | |
| 1024 | ? | |
| 2048 | ? | |
| 4096 | Use bold to emphasize: New mail | |
| 8192 | Use bold to emphasize: Folders with recent mail | |
| Integer Preference Block, Field 8 | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Enable list banding: In the list of folders | |
| 2 | Enable list banding: In lists of messages | |
| 4 | Enable list banding: In addressbook address lists | |
| 8 | ? | |
| 16 | ? | |
| Integer Preference Block, Field 9 | ||
| Number | Purpose | Default |
| 1 | Show WindowBar | |
| 2 | ? | |
| 4 | ? | |
Updated 5/8/2006
Thanks to steve.kersley over at keble.oxford.ac.uk
Thanks to Grant Root
Thanks to Han van den Bogaerde