PuTTY and Meridian Mail

PuTTY can be configured to work with Meridian Mail with couple of small configuration changes:

1Click on: Session - Click on: Connection Type: Serial - Enter: COM[port-number] in the line box. You must know your COM port, and speed settings. The default is 9600/8/N/1, if you need to change it, click on Serial in the bottom left menu tree.
2Click on: Terminal - Keyboard - Click box: Select Function Keys: VT100+ Note: if you are already connected, right-click the menu bar and select Change Settings...
3Click on: Window - Translation - Select: Remote Character Set: DEC-MCS
Using these settings, the interface displays correctly. - Softkeys 1 - 4 are Function Keys F1 to F4 - Softkey 5 is *Enter* on the Numeric Keypad. - Help is *Del* on the Numeric Keypad. - the other Softkeys are shown below...
Meridian Mail Numeric Keypad Help: Meridian Mail uses Application Keypad mode. With a PC keyboard, PF1-PF4 are F1-F4. The other number keys function as shown.