═══ 1. Introduction ═══

Welcome to DeskMail, a new software offering from TriSys Corporation.  DeskMail 
provide OS/2 users with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) into the Office Vision 
for VM (OV/VM) environment.  DeskMail is based on the DOS Office Direct Connect 
(DODC) feature from IBM.  Some functions have been disabled from this prototype 
to ensure that it is not implemented as an end user product with this release. 

Unfortunately, many applications are now being written to connect to OV from 
desktop environments such as DOS and Windows, but no one seems to be offering 
any solutions for OS/2.  It is our opion that this is due to a lack of 
understanding OS/2 and how its strengths can be exploited for software of this 
type. 

With this software, we are interested in feedback with how it should look and 
feel to the end user.  If you let us know how you would like this application 
to look and feel, it will be placed into the "real" application. If you have 
specific needs that may be unique to your company (perhaps a special look) 
please also let us know.  We are more than happy to create customized software 
solutions for your company. 

You can contact TriSys at the following address: 

                               TriSys Corporation
                           14200-F Centreville Square
                                   Suite: 170
                              Centreville, VA 22020
or you can contact us electronically on the OS/2 BBS at: 

                                Gerard Michaelson


═══ 2. Installation ═══

Installing DeskMail is a simple task ... simply unzip the DESKEXE.ZIP file into 
the directory you will be running the program from.  If you plan to test this 
on a network, you will need to run the INSTALL program once the files have been 
unzipped.  The INSTALL program will update the SYSINI.INI file in the current 
directory.  This INI file contains information on the system defaults for the 
program, as well as location information for the user customizable INI file. 
Once you have installed DeskMail, you can run the change configuration option 
to change the user defaults.