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- BACKMAIL
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- Product Description: A new kind of micro-computer communications
- program which provides modem to modem E-Mail and file transfers
- between any two MS-DOS machines running the program.
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- A small (35K RAM) TSR automatically schedules, calls and sends mail to
- up to 100 destinations at a time in the background. TSR answers the
- phone, receives messages or files and sends any messages or files
- addressed to the calling program (identified by phone number).
- Automatically retries if busy, or broken connection. A hot key brings
- up (by memory swapping) a front end program which allows the user to
- read, send and monitor mail flow. *Very* fast and unobtrusive in
- operation. Point and shoot menus throughout. Easy to use.
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- A full screen text editor for messages (max 3.5K), word wrap, full
- cursor movement. Messages automatically stamped with: time sent or
- received; letter heads, forwarding and reply history. Incoming and
- outgoing mail listed by subject line, time received or posted and
- destination name. Mailboxes support: delete message, delete all
- messages, delete all read/sent messages. Messages can be appended to
- separate files. On screen notification of arrival of mail.
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- Eight user definable prefixes (for inter-office numbers, local, long
- distance...). Handles Long numbers or short extensions. Allows
- separate phone entries for destination's voice and data lines.
- Destinations can be give priority in scheduling. Destinations can me
- marked so calling system refuses return mail (for long distance
- calling).
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- Status Display shows pending messages, number of times called for all
- pending files or messages. Calls to specific destinations can be
- suspended so traffic is delivered only when that destination calls.
- Status Display also records aborted transmissions with diagnosis of
- cause of failure.
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- Program maintains a mailing list of up to 1000 phone numbers.
- Messages are addressed by menu of phone directory. A message can be
- addressed to up to 100 separate destinations per access. Allows bulk
- mailing for inter-office or local numbers (up to 1000).
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- For each destination in mailing directory the program stores
- information on when the destination is available for data traffic and
- how many times the destination should be retried if busy. Each user
- declares own availability time and maximum retries and this info is
- exchanged whenever two BackMails communicate. Calls are automatically
- scheduled and retried to take account of destination's window of
- availability.
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- File directory listing, wildcards permitted. Up to 100 files can be
- addressed at to 1-100 separate destinations each access. Sends files
- of any size. File sending protocol insures destination has sufficient
- disk space.
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- Setup menu allows user extensive control of program parameters,
- including: toggle user notification, data only versus voice & data
- operation, Wait for dial tone, defining hot keys, on screen clock,
- screen colors, customized modem command strings and modem response
- codes. Happily cohabits with most other TSRs.
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- The program is share ware. It periodically asks you to register your
- copy ($30), whines for 20 seconds if you don't. To register you hit a
- key and fill out a form with credit card info. As soon as the
- registration screen is completed the program will not bother you
- again. The credit card info is sent to an 800 data number (US &
- Canada). Registered users receive strong technical support.
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- BackMail is available through BBS's and Information services. Alethic
- offers SYSOPS and SIGs a royalty arrangement which provides a $3.00
- royalty for each copy registered. Contact Alethic for details. Alethic
- Software, 52 Parkhill Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3P 1R2
- Voice: (902) 420-0734 BIX: (alethic)
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