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rMail 1.00 - 17 December 1991 1. What is rMail? rMail is a stand alone mail package for the LANtastic Network Operating System. It consists of two programs mail.exe a command line version and tmail.exe a tsr. The command line version contains a complete context sensitive help facility, a 80 column by 20 row full screen text editor, and many features requested by LANtastic owners. Some of these features are: Auto search for mail, rMail searches every server your computer is logged into for mail addressed to you. Extended security - rMail offers you the ability to mark mail so that only the sender can delete it. This allows you to use the full group mail cap- ibility of the LANtastic mail system. Stand alone program, can be run from your autoexec.bat or startnet.bat file, without letting your users enter the sometimes dangerous net menu system. Full screen editor makes composing and sending a message very easy, the screen can be blanked so you can look at display under it, this is useful when copying from a program to the mail system. It is now possible to send programs and data files via mail and preserve the program name. rMail is 100% compatible with the LANtastic mail system. You can still send and receive messages with the LANtastic net mail system.(rMail does not currently support voice so if you want to send voice mail you will still need to use the LANtastic net mail system.) Templates, rMail allows you to design simple mail templates for commonly sent messages, ie phone message etc. Since all the code was already there rMail also has a built in notefile that will allow you to keep and pop up private notes. 2. How do I install rMail? Installation of rMail could not be easier, copy Mail.exe, Mail.hlp, and if you wish tMail.exe to a directory on your path. Your notefiles will be stored in this directory. The name of the default notefile's name will be the first 8 characters of your username with the extension .nte. You can choose a different name (the extension must remain .nte). 3. How do I use rMail? rMail can be used on any computer running MSDOS or PCDOS 3.1 or greater running LANtastic version 3.xx or up. There must be at least one server on the network with a LANtastic mail resource @mail. rMail is started with the command MAIL. At this time rMail searches your servers for mail addressed to you and displays a small window at the top of the screen. In this window it lists the number of messages waiting for you, below this is the main menu <R>ead <S>end <N>otefile e<X>it. Hitting escape or x will exit the current menu. No matter where you are in the program pressing <ESC> repeatedly will eventually exit the program and restore the screen. The main display appears below. ┌───────rMAIL for LANtastic(tm)────────┐ D:\BORLANDC\MAIL>mai│You have 2 messages waiting RICK │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ ╔═══════Main Menu═══════╗ ║Read message ║ ║Send message ║ ║Note Files ║ ║eXit ║ ╚═══════════════════════╝ All menus respond the same, you select an entry by either using the arrow keys to highlight the selection and pressing enter or by pressing the capital letter beginning the menu item. At any time in the program you can press F1 for context sensitive help. You must press F1 to exit help as well. READING MESSAGES Selecting R will display the messages waiting for you. The first screen displays the Sender of the message and the comment describing the message. ┌───────rMAIL for LANtastic(tm)────────┐ D:\BORLANDC\MAIL>mai│You have 2 messages waiting RICK │ ┌───────────────────────Incoming Messages────────────────────────┐ │RICK mail.c TEXT FILE │ │RICK mail.c DOS FILE │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Highlighting a message and pressing enter will bring up an info screen displaying the Sender of the message, the server the message is stored on, the size of the message, the date and time the message was sent, the comment attached to the message, and the security of the message. The security is either "Receiver can delete" or "Sender only can delete". ┌───────rMAIL for LANtastic(tm)────────┐ D:\BORLANDC\MAIL>mai│You have 2 messages waiting RICK │ ┌──────────────────────Message information───────────────────────┐ │Mail to : RICK Mail from: RICK │ │On server: \\RICK Sent: 12/18/1991 8:04 PM │ │Comment : mail.c TEXT FILE │ │File size: 1285 │ │Security : Receiver can delete ╔═════Read Messages═════╗ │ └────────────────────────────────║Read ║───────┘ ║Answer ║ ║Forward ║ ║Copy to file ║ ║Print ║ ║Delete ║ ║eXit ║ ╚═══════════════════════╝ It also displays the read menu. This menu gives you the option of: READing the message If the message is a text file or a message composed in the mail editor, the message is displayed in the mail editor. You can use the cursor and page keys to move through the file while reading it. The mail editor will display up to 200 78 character lines. Larger messages must be composed and read using an external text editor and send as a text file. If you want you can edit and resend the message, the editor is fully active and if you edit the file and change it's size the program will exit to the address screen to allow you to reply to the sender or forward the message to another user. ┌───────rMAIL for LANtastic(tm)────────┐ D:\BORLANDC\MAIL>mai┌───────────Address Message────────────┐ │ │ │Send To :RICK │ │ │ │On Server:\\RICK │ │ │ │Comment :mail.c TEXT FILE │ │ │ │Security :Receiver Can Delete │ │ │ │Send Message(Y/n) │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ This screen automatically defaults to replying to the originator of the message on the same server as the message was sent. If the address information is correct hit <ESC> and respond Y to the send message question. If it is not correct use the up and down arrows to move to the incorrect information and change it. The security can be toggled by hitting <R> for receiver delete and <S> for Sender delete only. If you do not want the message to be saved on the server you can move down to the server address line and cycle through the available servers with a mail resource with the F10 key. Whether you choose to edit and reply to the message or not you will returned to the message information screen and allowed to choose again from the Read Message Menu. ANSWERING a message. This selection will enter the mail editor and allow you to compose an answer to the message. This option clears the editor before you begin to enter your message so you cannot quote the original message in your reply. The editor responds to the following commands: ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │-------Cursor Movement----- --------Page Movement-------- │ │arrows = move text cursor Ctrl-Home = Beginning of File │ │ │Ctrl-T = Top of Window Ctrl-End = End of File │ │ │Ctrl-B = Bottom of Window PgUp = Previous Page │ │ │Ctrl -> = Next Word PgDn = Next Page │ │ │Ctrl <- = Previous Word Ctrl-S = Hide Page │ │ │Home = Beginning of Line │ │ │End = End of Line │ │ │ │ │ │---------Edit Commands----- │ │ │F2 or Esc = Done │ │ │F3 = Erase File │ │ │Ins = Toggle Insert Mode │ │ │Del = Delete Char │ │ │ [Help] to return │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ (Actual mail editor help screen) Again pressing escape or F2 when the message is ready to sent will return you to the address screen to send the message and then to the message information screen for further action. FORWARDing a message. This selection will call up the address screen and allow you to forward the message to another user. The comment is changed to Mail From: (user name) FORWARDing by: (your name). After the message is sent, you are returned to the message information screen. COPYING the message to a file. This will allow you to copy the message from the mail queue to a file on your disk drive. The default name if the first word of the comment. Since the comment field of a TEXT, VOICE, or DOS file always consists of the filename of the file sent followed by either DOS FILE, TEXT FILE, or VOICE FILE. Filenames of mailed files can be preserved across the network. Again after copying the file you are returned to the message information screen. PRINTING the message. This selection will allow you to print the message the printout contains a one line header consisting of the sender of the message the server is was saved on and the comment(if any). You will be returned to the message information screen for further action. DELETING a message. If the message is not Sender Delete only you can the message by selecting this command. This command does not return you to the message info screen but rather returns you to the first message display. EXIT - pressing either X or <ESC> will move you back to the message display screen and allow you to select another message. SENDING A MESSAGE Selecting S will display the Send Mail menu. You have 4 choices you can compose the message using the mail editor described above, you can send an text file created by an external editor. (If you want the FORWARDing to be able to read the message with the built in editor this should be a true ASCII file, word processor files should be sent as DOS files.) You can send a Voice file (created outside the program) and you can send a DOS program or data file. ┌───────rMAIL for LANtastic(tm)────────┐ D:\BORLANDC\MAIL>mai│You have 2 messages waiting RICK │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ ╔═══════Send Mail═══════╗ ║Edit message ║ ║send Text file ║ ║send Voice file ║ ║send Dos File ║ ║eXit ║ ╚═══════════════════════╝ Using the NOTEFILE. This selection allows you to quickly type and keep notes. After making this selection you are prompted for the file name. The default filename (your user name) is displayed and can be accepted by pressing enter. Pressing F10 will cycle through all the available notefiles on the disk. The editor is same as the editor you use to read and reply to messages. The file is saved in the same directory as the mail program is loaded from. These files are also limited to 200 lines of 78 characters. tMAIL THE TSR VERSION OF rMAIL IS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE. BECAUSE OF SIZE RESTRAINTS tMAIL DOES NOT CONTAIN THE HELP SYSTEM, AND THE MAXIMUM EDITOR SIZE IS 40x78. tMail is installed by typing tmail. When it is installed it displays the message tMail.exe installed Activate with ALT . After tmail is installed you call it up with the ALT . (Hold down the ALT key and press period.) tMail can be removed by entering tmail/remove. 4. Legalities rMail and tMail are not public domain. It is a copyrighted program. The entire program and documentation are Copyright (C) 1991, by Rick R. Roth, Tucson, Az. You are encouraged to copy the package freely, including distribution by BBS, shareware library, or other means, provided that (1) The distribution shall consist of the original archive containing the program and this documentation file. (2) no fee of more than five US dollars ($5) shall be charged for the copy. Lantastic is a registered trademark of Artisoft, INC. To register rMAIL send a postcard to: Rick R. Roth 4072 E. 22nd St. Suite 178 Tucson, Az 85711 THIS COPY IS LICENSED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE LICENSEE. This license is good for one network, and the software can be installed on all computers on this network. 6. Liability ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ LIMIT OF LIABILITY ║ ║ ────────────────── ║ ║ The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or ║ ║ implied and assumes no liability for damages either from its ║ ║ direct use or as a consequence of its use. Have you hugged ║ ║ your backup today? ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ I have tested it on several computers and found that found that it works well on all of them. All computers have been running LANtastic(tm) NOS v3.03 and above and all running MS DOS 3.3 and above. Please note that while the author is an employee of Artisoft, Inc., Artisoft is not responsible for the contents of this file; the functioning of rMail (or any damages resulting from the use or misuse of the program); and further, Artisoft Technical Support and other employees of Artisoft, Inc. are NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM! If you have problems or suggestions when using this program, direct them to me Rick R. Roth through one of the following channels: US Mail: 4702 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ 85711 CompuServ: Artisoft forum, 75300,1377 Arti-facts BBS: If you have a current account there. Do NOT call the author during business hours for support, this program was not written during business hours, it will not be supported during business hours.