Command Line Options
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-a account
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar start up with the named account,
instead of starting up with the default account (which is the account that was in
use the last time that Polarbar was successfully shut down).
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-d directory
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Use this parameter to have Polarbar use a mailer
directory other than the default one, which is a subdirectory named "Mailer" that is
located under the current directory when you start Polarbar. If there is no MailData
subdirectory in the mailer directory, Polarbar will create a new MailData directory.
All account information is stored in subdirectories under the MailData directory. If
you want to keep Polarbar's program and data files separate (or support multiple users
using a shared program directory), then you must use this parameter to tell Polarbar
where to find the mailer directory (for each user).
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-getmail
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar start up, retrieve mail, and exit.
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-launch launch file
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar use the named launch file, instead
of using the default "launch.dat" file (which is located in the selected account
directory). Unless an absolute file path is specified, the
file is treated as being relative to the selected account directory.
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-log4j configuration_file
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This parameter tells Polarbar to use the configuration file to
setup the Log4J environment. Use this to change what information is logged
while Polarbar is running. Generally this isn't necessary to use but may be
helpful when diagnosing problems. In order to see any errors that may be
encountered with this option, do not use the javaw command to start Polarbar.
Test it in a command session window with the java command.
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-longfolderlist
- Use this command line option to override the system setting and change it to the
long folder list setting.
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-mailto mailto
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar start up with just a compose window
with the addressing fields set according to the mailto parameter.
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-nobubblehelp
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar suppress bubble help messages.
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-nologo
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar suppress the logo splash screen at
startup.
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-noredirect
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar not redirect the Java console log.
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-nostriphtml
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar not strip HTML code from
text/html messages when using the text browser or when replying.
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-separate
- This command line option tells this instance of Polarbar to go ahead
and run anyway, as a separate task, even if another instance of Polarbar
is already running and is registered as the Polarbar mailto handler.
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-shortfolderlist
- Use this command line option to override the system setting and change it to the
short folder list setting.
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-syssettings system settings file
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar use the named system settings file,
instead of using the default system settings file (which is "Mailer/jstreet.ini").
Unless an absolute file path is specified, the file is treated
as being relative to the Polarbar directory.
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-verbose
- Use this command line option to have Polarbar persist the Java console log to the
"Mailer/polarbar.log" file. This also enables the DEBUG level of logging, which is
quite verbose and may cause Polarbar to perform terribly, depending on the overall
performance of the system. You should not normally need to use this option except
perhaps when diagnosing Polarbar startup problems. Other problems can be diagnosed
with DEBUG logging by changing the logging level in the settings panel.
Absolute File Path
- On Linux, an absolute file path starts with a directory separator (e.g., /home/user/launch.dat).
- On Windows, an absolute file path starts with a drive letter (e.g., C:\Polarbar\launch.dat).