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- Installation Notes for
- DESKMAIL
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- 1. Support
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- This prototype version of DeskMail has limited support from
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- TriSys Corporation. Any feature that is disabled due to the
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- nature of a prototype will not be supported. For a list of
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- those disabled functions, please see the RESTRICTIONS section
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- of this file. DeskMail is written to EHLLAPI and should be
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- capable of running with any OS/2 emulator that supports EHLLAPI.
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- If you have difficulty running DeskMail with your emulator,
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- please let us know.
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- 2. Files
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- The DESKMAIL.ZIP file contains two files:
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- README - This file
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- DESKEXE.ZIP - File containing prototype code
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- The DESKEXE.ZIP file contains the following files:
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- DESKMAIL.INF - A viewable file containing prototype
- general information
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- VROBJ.DLL - A runtime library to enable the prototype
- to function
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- DESKMAIL.EXE - VX-REXX executable. Prototype
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- SYSINI.INI - System initialization file for DeskMail
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- INSTALL.EXE - VX-REXX executable to change the settings
- in the SYSINI.INI file.
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-
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- 3. Restrictions
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- This DeskMail prototype is meant for prototyping purposes only.
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- To prevent a proliferation of this application from implmenented
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- in production, the following features are disabled:
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- Automatic LOGON and LOGOFF
- (Since autologon and logoff are not supported, you
- must start EPQSTATE manually on the host when starting
- the application)
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- Automatic Uploads and Download
- (Uploads of files to mail is not restricted. Downloads
- of printouts is not restricted)
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- Help facility
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-
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- 4. Bugs
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- Some problems have been found but not yet resolved. Most of the
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- problems are results of problems within the prototyping tool
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- used (VX-REXX) which should be fixed in the next patch of this
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- tool. Some of these problems include:
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- 1. DeskMail fails to recognize HLLAPI at first run. Once
- it is attempted the first time, all subsequent starts
- of the application succeed ====> This is a problem with
- how DeskMail was coded in this first release. This will
- be fixed in the next release of the prototype due out
- with some enhancements on 4 October, 1993.
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- 2. When downloading a print file that expands more than
- 1 page, control characters are located in the left most
- column ====> Control characters are not supported
- in this version of the prototype. Support will be
- provided in the Beta release of the program which is
- expected to be released around 25 October, 1993.
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- 3. When printing a document, a console window is opened
- showing the number of bytes transfered ====> This
- cannot be disabled until the patch to VX-REXX is
- released. This is expected to be included in the next
- release of the prototype due out 4 October, 1993.
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- 4. In the task list, a console window is listed titled:
- VXREXX Console ====> See problem 3 above.
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- 5. Ordering Information
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- If a DeskMail application would solve some needs in your company,
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- please contact TriSys Corporation at:
- (703) 827-7927
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- or write electronically on the OS/2 BBS ((703) 385-4325) to:
- Gerard Michaelson
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- for information on having a version customized for you. Deskmail
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- is intended to be customized on a per company basis. A version
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- that performs more functions than the prototype will be made available
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- electronically for free around 4th quarter 1993, but will not
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- support automatic logon / logoff nor have enhanced Help provided.
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- 6. Prototype Information
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- We welcome any suggesstions you may have for improvements to the
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- DeskMail user interface. In the event that you cannot use DeskMail
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- with your OS/2 HLLAPI or EHLLAPI capable emulator, please contact us.
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- It is our goal to have DeskMail operate correctly with all OS/2
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- HLLAPI emulators.