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- Download the Windows installer from the [[/ | - Download the Windows installer from the [[/ | ||
+ | * **Note:** The installer for POPFile 1.1.1 (or later) no longer supports very old versions of Windows (see [[oldwindows]] for further details) | ||
- Run // | - Run // | ||
- You can launch POPFile from the **Start Menu** (**Start** --> **Programs** --> **POPFile** --> **RunPOPFile**), | - You can launch POPFile from the **Start Menu** (**Start** --> **Programs** --> **POPFile** --> **RunPOPFile**), | ||
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+ | Note that on Windows systems you can use **either** space **or** tab characters to create the gap between **127.0.0.1** and **popfile** (do __**not**__ use a mixture of spaces and tabs). | ||
The default locations of your //hosts// file on Windows are: | The default locations of your //hosts// file on Windows are: | ||
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- | Windows | + | Windows |
- | Windows | + | Windows |
- | Win 98/ME | + | Windows 2000 = |
+ | Windows | ||
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Of course, you can also create a bookmark for POPFile and some mail clients allow access to the POPFile UI within the mail client. See [[: | Of course, you can also create a bookmark for POPFile and some mail clients allow access to the POPFile UI within the mail client. See [[: | ||
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