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- NFSMAIL 2.02
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-
- NFSMAIL is two programs. MAILRD and MX. Those two programs will allow you
- to handle UNIX mail from your personal computer if you are running some sort
- of NFS. I have currently only worked with PC-NFS, and added some functions that
- will let the program work more efficient together with it.
-
- This version is the first english version.
-
- Functions:
- * Read UNIX mail on the *NIX computer from your PC under MS-DOS.
-
- * Send mail to other users from your PC under MS-DOS.
-
- * Save received messages in a common archive on the UNIX computer,
- or in local files.
-
- * Possibility to include received messages in replies.
-
- * It is possible to allow many users to use the same PC.
-
- * It is possible to let the program check for new messages, and
- only enter interactive mode if there is new messages.
-
-
- Recommended equipment:
-
- * An UNIX computer working as NFS-server and UNIX mail central.
-
- * One PC running MS-DOS and PC-NFS 3.5.
- (Other NFS programs can also be used with minor limitations)
-
- * The drive M: mapped to '/usr/mail' on the UNIX computer.
-
- * Sub-directories 'pcsend' and 'pcsaved' created under
- the directory '/usr/mail' with the protection 'rwxrwxrwx'.
-
- * The program MX installed in crontab for the user 'root'.
-
-
- If all those steps are accepted, MAILRD will be able to send and receive
- messages from the UNIX computer, to automatically resolve the
- username and domainname and to save messages in a common message database.
-
- You can also use MAILRD in an another environment where the message database
- is compatible with the UNIX mail database.
-
- If PC-NFS isn't used, or the version of PC-NFS isn't compatible with
- PC-NFS version 3.5, then you will have to set the environment variables
- USERID and DOMAIN.
-
- You can also select your favourite MS-DOS editor to edit your messages.
- This is done with the environment variables EDITOR and EDITPAR.
- The EDITPAR variable is used to tell MAILRD the command line parameter
- that is used to go to a specific line in the message.
-
- set USERID=myname
- set DOMAIN=mydomain.se
- set EDITOR=emacs
- set EDITPAR=-g%d
-
- With the above assignments, you will be called 'myname' with the address
- 'mydomain.se'. You will also use the editor 'emacs' to edit your sent messages.
-
- If you asign EDITPAR in a BAT-file, you will have to double the percent sign
- since it is used as a special character in MS-DOS BAT files.
-
- A sample configuration exists in the file MAIL.BAT
-
- Observe that all messages processed by MAILRD isn't readable by UNIX mail
- since the messages are stored in the pcsaved directory!
-
- You can also use MAILRD together with UUPC, but you will get some limitations.
-
- There is a swedish version of this program that contains translation between
- IBM PC-8 (CP437) and Swedish 7-bit E47.
-
- I am trying to write a Window-oriented version of this program too, but
- this will be a later problem. (It will be Window-oriented both under
- MS-DOS and MS-Windows.)
-
- The following commands can be used in MAILRD.
-
- Q Terminate the program.
- R Reply the last message
- D Delete the last message. (Only valid if the 'A' command is given.)
- W Write the last message to file or to a device.
- S Send a new message.
- L List all new messages.
- A List all old and new messages.
-
- When writing the message to file or device, you can select the device
- LPT1: and the message will be written to a printer connected to this port.
-
- Try to fill in both the "To:" field and the "Subject:" field completely
- when you send a message. It is bad manner not doing so.
-
- To select a text to read, enter the number of the text and press <RETURN>.
-
- This program is developed on a PC running MS-DOS 5.0 and PC-NFS 3.5.
- The UNIX computer was a DIAB DS90-21 running DNIX 5.3.
-
- You can start the program either with only "MAILRD" or with
- "MAILRD NEW". In the later case, the program will terminate if
- no new messages was found.
-
- It is only possible to delete messages if the 'A'-Command has been
- given. All messages marked for delete will be reset if the 'L'-command
- is given. Messages is not truly deleted until the program is terminated.
-
- I welcome all enhancement ideas!
-
- To register NFSMAIL, send me US$20 per copy together with your name and
- address, and I will send you a version that doesn't show the shareware
- message.
- If you send me US$100, you may copy and use the program without limitations
- at your company, department or university.
- If you send me US$200, I will also send you the source (as dirty as it is).
-
- Nils Hammar
- E-mail: 4341@msg.abc.se nils@f109f.mil.se
- Fidonet: 2:204/90
- SnailMail: Storstigen 35B
- S-951 39 LULEÅ
- SWEDEN