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Mailtron Gateway
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Version 1.3.1
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The latest version of Mailtron Gateway can be found at
the World Wide Web site http://www.studiotron.com.
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Minimum Requirements
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To use Mailtron Gateway, you must have the following:
* Macintosh System 7.0 or later.
* Open Transport 1.1.2 (has not been tested with MacTCP)
* Internet connection
* POP mail account
* SMTP mail server
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Installation
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To install Mailtron Gateway, do the following:
1. Double-click the application icon to launch.
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Configuration
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Pleasee see the setup instructions at
the World Wide Web site http://www.studiotron.com.
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Change History
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- 9/1/1999 1.3.1
- Fixed ControlsLib import for pre-8.5 PPC systems.
- 8/30/1999 1.3
- Added Schedule synchronization of the read and forward threads.
- Added a "Run Now" button to the gateways window.
- Increased network timouts to 2 minutes.
- Fixed update problem with Schedule dialog popups.
- 6/10/1999 1.2.4
- Added ability to parse some non-standard headers that were showing up.
- Even more address parser tweaks.
- 5/27/1999 1.2.3
- More address parser tweaks.
- 5/25/1999 1.2.2
- Improved handling of multi-part mime messages (like from web-tv forwards.)
- Fixed a special case problem found in the new address parser.
- 5/18/1999 1.2.1
- Improved the address parser. Should reduce the number of emails
mistakenly forwarded to postmaster.
- 5/3/1999 1.2
- Added option to parse all "Received" headers only when no domains are found
in the rest of the headers in order to eliminate duplicates which could occur
otherwise.
- Added option to parse Received headers only until a domain is found.
- 4/22/1999 1.1.3
- Fixed addressing format error which could rejected mail forwards
with some SMTP servers.
- Added flag to allow the reception of remote high-level AppleEvents.
- Fixed address handling problem which would cause mail addresses which contained
certain characters to get misforwarded. This also allows "Received" headers to be
parsed properly for domains.
– Added ability to leave large messages on the server.
- 3/12/1999 1.1.2
- Fixed error in the AppleScript resources which kept Read Mail from working for
specified gateways.
- 3/5/1999 1.1.1
- Fixed problem that would sometimes cause crashes when messages with
long lines were received.
- Removed case sensitity from domain name checking in headers.
- 2/23/1999 1.1
- Fixed a problem which could cause crashes when threads were interrupted
by time tasks on faster Macs.
- Added ability to specify and parse any header.
- Added ability to forward based on text found on any header.
- Added apple events for Read Mail and Forward Mail
- 11/18/1998 1.0.3
- Fixed bug which would truncate large messages.
- 11/5/1998 1.0.2
- Improved SMTP forwarding code. Forwarding is up to 10 times faster
and allows background tasks more time to run.
- 10/14/1998 1.0.1
- Fixed problem with schedule dialog which occurred when Appearance Manager
was not available.
- 09/16/1998 1.0
- Minor resource changes.
- 09/01/1998 1.0b9
- Added "Schedule..." dialog for setting up of a weekly schedule of prime-time
and off-time connections.
- Added a "Run For:" menu to allow the POP gateway to be set up to run for a number of
minutes for each scheduled connection.
- Added one minute timeout for POP and SMTP connections.
- Added a timer option of 2 hours.
- 08/25/1998 1.0b8
- Added the preference for setting the "mail from:" for the log forwarding.
- 08/23/1998 1.0b7
- Fixed a problem with stripping chars from the forward addresses.
- 08/23/1998 1.0b6
- Fixed problem with too many brackets in mail addresses. (Fixes SIMS incompatibility.)
- 08/19/1998 1.0b5
- Made timer only effect POP time so that SMTP thread can run constantly, which
will insure that cached mail will not get stale.
- Added wider range of timing options to "Connect Every:" menu.
- 08/18/1998 1.0b4
- Changed forwarding string rules to look for a non-case-sensitive
contained string instead of an exact match.
- 08/06/1998 1.0b3
- Removed dependency on Appearance Extension.
- 08/05/1998 1.0b2
- Fixed crash when that occurred when changing logs if log window was never opened.
- 07/29/1998 1.0b1
- Initial release.
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BUG REPORTS
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Email: mailtron-gateway-bugs@studiotron.com
If you experience something you think might be a bug in Mailtron
Gateway, please report it by sending a message to
mailtron-gateway-bugs@studiotron.com. Describe what you did, what happened,
what version of Mailtron Gateway you have, any error messages Mailtron Gateway
gave, what kind of computer you have, what version of System Software you're using, and anything else you think might be relevant.
Unless additional information is needed, you will not receive a direct response.
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REQUESTS FOR FEATURES
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From time to time, everyone comes up with an idea for something they'd like
their software to do differently. If you come across an idea that you think
might make a nice enhancement to Mailtron Gateway, your input is always welcome.
Please send any suggestions or requests for new features to
mailtron-gateway-suggest@studiotron.com.
Unless additional information is needed, you will not receive a direct response.
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LICENSE AND LEGAL INFORMATION
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Studiotron Software grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use this Mailtron
Gateway Software solely for User's own personal or internal
business purposes. The user may not commercially distribute, sublicense,
resell, or otherwise transfer for any consideration, or reproduce for any
such purposes, the Mailtron Gateway software or any modification
or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any other product
or program. Further, the user may not modify the Mailtron Gateway
Software, other than for User's own personal or internal business use.
THE MAILTRON GATEWAY SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.''
STUDIOTRON SOFTWARE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
WITH RESPECT TO THE MACINTOSH MAILTRON GATEWAY SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.
STUDIOTRON SOFTWARE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, STUDIOTRON SOFTWARE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ANY
DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED THEREWITH IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN
BY STUDIOTRON SOFTWARE OR A STUDIOTRON SOFTWARE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -- STUDIOTRON SOFTWARE AND ITS LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL
INJURY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY,
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
Copyright (c) 1998 by Studiotron Software
All other trademarks and service marks are the property of
their respective owners.
07/29/1998