Email Merge is a program for creating mailings of individualised eMail messages. It takes a database of information, and an eMail message, and merges the two to create customised eMail messages.
The potential uses are endless, and include invoicing, sales, debt recovery, student grading, and even personal messages.
What do I need to run Email Merge ?
• An Apple Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Performa, PowerBook or other MacOS-compatible.
• System 7 or later.
• Claris Emailer 1.x, 2.x or Light, Outlook Express, Eudora Light or Pro (some of these are freely available on the Internet).
How do I get more help ?
There are two sources of help within Email Merge. Firstly, there is the Help screen, which can be viewed by clicking the bar at the bottom of the window. Some of this information is duplicated there. The second source is popup help, which is active when the eye button is highlighted. This describes the purpose and function of whatever is at the current mouse position.
How does payment work?
Email Merge is freely distributed as trial software. If you wish to use it on anything but a trial basis, you are obliged to purchase a license. Until registered, the number of records in the database is restricted to 20.
The current single-CPU license price of Email Merge is $30, and $25 each for two or more licenses. A site license covering a single organisation for an area of up to 100 miles in radius costs $250. For information about other licensing arrangements, please contact Sig Software.
Payment is carried out either with the enclosed Register Email Merge program, using a page on the World Wide Web, or via telephone. Payment may be made by cash, cheque, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or First Virtual.
To purchase a registration on the World Wide Web :
• Click on Purchase via Web in the about dialog box or go to http://order.kagi.com/?BX
• Wait for the Web browser to load up the page.
• Enter name, address and eMail details (required) into the fields provided.
• Follow the rest of the instructions on the Web page.
To purchase a registration using the register program :
• Click on Purchase via Software in the about dialog box or run the enclosed Register Email Merge application.
• Enter name, address and eMail details (required) into the fields provided.
• Specify how many single-CPU or site licenses of Email Merge are required.
• Enter payment details in the area provided.
• Save, copy or print out the information, and forward to Kagi (as detailed below) for processing.
If you are sending the purchase via eMail :
• Click Copy to copy the order, and paste into an eMail message.
• Send to sales@kagi.com.
If you are sending the purchase via mail :
• Click Print to print the order, or Save to save to a file for printing later.
• Send to Kagi, 1442-A Walnut Street #392-BX, Berkeley, California, 94709-1405, USA.
If you are sending the purchase via fax :
• Click Print to print the order, or Save to save to a file for printing later.
• Fax to (US) 510 652-6589.
To purchase a registration via telephone :
• Call (US) 510 658-5244, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Follow the instructions on the telephone, describing which product you wish to purchase.
• Clearly state your name, address, and eMail address (required).
• Telephone orders have a handling charge of $5.
Registrations may take up to a week to process, once they have been received by Kagi. Once payment has been processed, a user name and code number will be sent via eMail. Multiple-license registrations will include the number of licenses purchased. The name and code received must be entered exactly as shown into the “Enter Registration…” dialog box. Email Merge will be registered, and the “Register Email Merge” program may be discarded.
If there are any problems, contact Sig Software at sig@sigsoftware.com. Thank you.
Any distribution of Email Merge must include this file. No responsibility about Email Merge's functionality or integrity is implied. This document and Email Merge are copyright of the author. Other trademarks are copyright of their respective owners.
Version 1.6 — Outlook support, Database functions, Merge parameters, Verification — 9th March 1998
• Added support for Microsoft Outlook Express.
• Added database sorting and duplicate finding, import header option.
• Added built-in merge parameters for time, date, and message number.
• Added possibility of verification of outgoing eMail addresses and attachments.
Version 1.4 — AppleScript bypassed, Speed improvements — 25th September 1997
• Bypassed AppleScript completely, to increase reliability and speed.
• Increased merging speed by a factor of up to 10.
Version 1.3 — Attachments and Saving — 1st June 1997
• Added possibility of including attachments, and specifying encoding.
• Added ability to save merge configurations as a document for later restoring.
• Improved interface for certain operations.
Version 1.1 — Improvements and Optimisation — 20th April 1997
• Automated finding of Email client programs; user need no longer locate them.
• Added option of importing data directly from the clipboard.
• Import sampling made instant, and importing up to 4 times faster.