Month: August 2020
Test Pop3
Pop3 can be tested via Command line using the telnet executable (Will need to be selected from Windows features). Telnet to the Pop3 server in question, this will test Pop3 is accessible, then enter the username and password. As long as the status is OK then it should work. If not the error should provide…
My Windows 10 Desktop Settings
I hate the default Windows settings, I normally run the following to customise the profile to my liking (I don’t like programs grouped and like to see seconds on the clock, I like to show all folders in Explorer, launch Explorer to This PC not Quick Access) ;https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-reghacks.html Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced -Name LaunchTo -Value 1…
Remove document protection from PDF files for ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 SDK
We came across an issue where PDF’s with any sort of protection failed to process via ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 SDK. The PDF’s were placed in a network share and then failed to process. To get around this I implemented a program called Foldermill (Which has a trial to test it with and a very…