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Users of Polarbar Mailer are a diverse group and one reason for this
is due to the 100% pure Java implementation of the software. This
page describes what software is needed and where to find a Java
runtime environment for your operating system. If you're new to
Java and need to get more information besides what is documented
here, please visit the main Java
site.
What Java Version?
The Polarbar Mailer currently supports Java 1.1, 1.3, and 1.4.
Polarbar does not work under the original Java 1.0 environment
and works very poorly under the Java 1.2 environment.
If you must run Java 1.2, Polarbar Mailer currently only works if
you use the oldjava startup command.
Where Is Java?
Java depends on the operating system you normally use to provide the
environment Polarbar Mailer operates on. Here are the most popular
sites to get the Java runtime:
The Java2 Standard Edition
Runtime Environment for Windows, Solaris, and Linux
is produced by Sun.
IBM supplies their own Java Developers Kit, which includes the Java
Runtime Environment, on their Developer's
web site. Supported operating systems include Windows 95/98/NT, Linux,
and OS/2. If you don't mind registering (free), you can download the
necessary components from there.
Blackdown is another organization that supports the Linux operating
system. You can visit the Blackdown
web site to access the Java Development Kit for Linux (free).
For FreeBSD, you can either use
either the native or one of the Linux JDK
ports.
Mac OS users running versions older than OS X can visit
the Mac OS
Classic Java web site to obtain the MRJ 2.2.5 Runtime Environment.
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