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- OMAIL 3.0
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- OMAIL is a command-line driven program that creates the necessary files to
- do a variety of FidoNet mail services, primarily those handling files
- through Net Mail, sending and receiving files. You can run OMAIL either by
- typing in commands, or as part of your batch file(s). There are a number of
- changes added to this version for Binkley Term and future versions of Opus.
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- The first argument must be one of these.
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- POLL ....... Generate a Null *.?LO file for each Net/Node listed
- GET ........ WaZoo Request File(s) from Net/Node (may need !Password)
- UPDATE ..... Ask for a newer version of a file. *
- SEND ....... Send File(s) to Net/Node
- TRUNC ...... Send FIle(s) to Net/Node, truncate after sending. *
- KILL ....... Send File(s) to Net/Node, Delete after sending. *
- RUN ........ Create a *.QLO file for Binkley ( >2.10) *
- STOP ....... Create a *.$$5 file to stop outbound calls.
- HOLD ....... Mark mail for Net/Node as Hold. *
- DIRECT ..... Mark mail for Net/Node as Direct. *
- CRASH ...... Mark mail for Net/Node as Crash. *
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- If you do not use "C:\OUTBOUND" as your outbound holding directory, you can
- use the "-pd:\your\path" to overrides the default outbound matrix path of
- C:\Outbound with your own path. If you aren't using C:\Outbound I suggest
- you patch OMAIL.COM as explained at the end of this document, but if you
- don't feel up to patching OMAIL.COM, you can get along quite well by using
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- You can also using OMAIL.COM to handle multi-zone mail by changing the path
- you use on the command line. If your outbound path is C:\Outbound and you
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- You may Poll/Send/Get to/from multiple boards and files, but each Net/Node
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- C ........ Continuous Mail packet is created.
- H ........ Hold Mail packet is created.
- D ........ Direct Mail packet is created.
- S ........ Used only to stop calls to a board
- Q ........ Used to create return lists for Binkley. (QLO files)
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- You can operate on multiple boards, but you can carry on one TYPE of
- transaction each run. If you need to use a password with a file-request
- then only the LAST password entered will have any effect. Be careful!
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- There are a couple of new features added with this version. One of them is
- that you can enter a Net/Node Stop, which will create a zero-length file
- hhhhHHHH.$$5 which will over-ride OPUS or Binkley from making any outbound
- calls to that board until it successfully calls you.
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- Another addition by Steve Antonoff of 133/302 (Centurion Opus/HST) is that
- if you are entering a series of attaches/requests to boards in the same
- net, you only need to enter the Net of the first board on the list, Omail
- will fill in that Net number until it hits another Net/Node combination.
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- Omail send fnews*.arc -d119/4 -d13 -d14 -d30 -h50 -h1060/342 -h500
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- Takes care of my distribution of FidoNews to the boards in my Net and
- PointNet.
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- Omail also will fill in a path by itself now. If you put Omail.Com into a
- directory that is included in your Environment PATH, you can run Omail from
- any directory on the drive that has your outbound directory on it and Omail
- will fill out the full path\file name(s). (Also fixed a minor problem in
- earlier version that didn't handle files in root directory properly.)
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- For the self-assured Hacker: In Omail.Com you'll find a string like this:
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- 00C:\Outbound\00*********************00
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- This is provided as a patching area so you can put in your own outbound
- directory path into Omail.Com if it differs from the default instead of
- having to use the '-p' command line option. Your new default path MUST
- start at the first '\' (although you can change that if needed, such as put
- a drive letter in?), be terminated with a NULL, and end before the NULL at
- the end of the string of asterisks. (A NULL is the hex 00)
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- PLEASE! Do not distribute a hacked version! That will only lead to con-
- fusion if there are problems.
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- Remember: If you break it in two, you own both parts.
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- Additions in Omail 2.0: January 14, 1989
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- New keywords are: HOLD, CRASH, DIRECT, and TRUNC, explained above. Use
- TRUNC with caution. It will tell Opus/Binkley to make a file 0 length after
- sending it. Although not listed, NORM is interchangeable with DIRECT.
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- It is also no longer necessary to use '-d' or '-s' for each net/node
- address. If the keyword is STOP, Omail.Com the flags don't mean anything
- anyway. If the keyword is POLL, GET, SEND, or TRUNC, if you don't use a
- '-x' flag, Omail.Com will assume a DIRECT flag. So the following are
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- Omail send somefile.ext -d119/5
- Omail send somefile.ext 119/5
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- Omail STOP now deletes an existing *.$$? file for that address before
- creating the *.$$5 file. This was causing problems if there was a *.$$1 in
- place already. Opus wouldn't pick up the *.$$5 file.
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- Additions to OMAIL 3.0 April 2, 1989
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- Added UPDATE to do update requests, KILL to delete a file after it has been
- sent, and QLO files for Binkley Term. The addition of QLO files was
- suggested by Steve Barnes, but I have to admit I have no idea what it does.
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- Both UPDATE and KILL will work with wildcards, so be careful!
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- You are welcome to use this program in any legal and friendly manner you
- may wish so long as no money changes hands in its distribution. If you'd
- like to contribute something in appreciation for the effort in keeping
- OMAIL updated, you might send $10-$15 as a donation. This is NOT required.
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- Doug Boone FidoNet 119/5
- (916) 893-9019 data
- (916) 891-0748 voice
- P.O. Box 5108
- Chico, CA 95928
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