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I N C O R P O R A T E D
74 Trevino Street, Suite 912
Conroe, Texas 77302
╒══════════════════════════════╕
│ Business (409) 321-3220 │
│ 24 Hour BBS (409) 273-3220 │
│ Facsimile (409) 273-3225 │
│ Orders Only (800) DEVONT-1 │
╘══════════════════════════════╛
┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Welcome to ConnectivEmail! │
└────────────────────────────┘
More than just e-mail, ConnectivEmail is full of features to help you get
the most of your network. In addition to industry-standard MHS compatible
electronic mail and telephone messaging, ConnectivEmail contains such office
productivity features as private and shared Rolodexing, calendaring and
scheduling, to-do lists, user-to-user and group chat, network utilties and
much more. You'll find ConnectivEmail contains twice as many features as
the leading MHS e-mail system at less than half the price.
While ConnectivEmail is an industry-standard MHS application, you do not need
to own MHS in order to benefit from the program. If you need only to send
mail within your physical location on the same server, ConnectivEmail can
deliver mail all by itself, eliminating the need for gateways or dedicated
mail servers. In other words, everything you need to get started using
ConnectivEmail is in one box.
If you add MHS capabilities to your network in the future, ConnectivEmail
instantly becomes a global electronic mail and messaging system,
compatible with Novell's SMF-70 and SMF-71 standards. This allows you to
send mail to other e-mail systems or networks, or connect all your
office locations to create an enterprise-wide electronic mail and
scheduling software package.
┌────────────────┐
│ About the Demo │
└────────────────┘
This demonstration version of ConnectivEmail is just like the real thing,
except for a few limitations (see Registration for more information
regarding demo limitations). The program comes complete with this
installation guide and context-sensitive online help to get you
started. Additional documentation and other materials are supplied
to commercial users. If you should require more information than
provided in this package, please do not hesitate to contact us.
┌───────────────────┐ Page i
│ Table of Contents │
└───────────────────┘
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Upgrading From Einstein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Upgrading From Older ConnectivEmail Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The ConnectivEmail Batch File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The ConnectivEmail Variable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Resident (TSR) Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Example CONFIG.SYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Special Group Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using UNLOAD.EXE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Price List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
┌──────────────┐
│ Requirements │
└──────────────┘
■ Novell Netware 2.12 or higher.
■ IBM PC/AT Compatible workstation. 286 w/2M RAM minimum. Run
ConnectivEmail Lite on machines with less than 2M memory.
■ MS Mouse or other compatible pointing device recommended.
┌────────────┐
│ Trademarks │
└────────────┘
ConnectivEmail is a trademark of Devont Software Incorporated.
Novell, MHS and Netware are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.
┌──────────────┐
│ Installation │ Page 1
└──────────────┘
You must be a SUPERVISOR or equivalent install ConnectivEmail.
1. Create a directory anywhere on a shared network volume, then make it
the current directory. Use a volume that has the most space and/or
has the least amount of traffic. Plan on using about 1 Megabyte per
user for a mature installation.
If you are upgrading from Einstein E-Mail, see the section
"Upgrading From Einstein" in this document for important information.
2. Grant sufficient trustee rights to the new directory to those you
want to be able to run the program. Users need all rights, except
Supervisor and Access Control/Parental (See SYSCON).
3. Copy the contents of the ConnectivEmail diskette into the new directory
created in step 1. For example: COPY A:\*.* F:\CONNECT
4. Run the ADMIN.EXE program from the directory created in step 1. You will
be prompted to create a new installation. Follow the steps to completion.
You will create a master User List and mailbox for each user when complete.
5. Run the CMAIL.EXE program with the following optional parameters:
/R Run ConnectivEmail as a TSR, or Resident program. The
default Hot Key is <Alt>+<Ins>.
/MHS:(path) Specifies the location of the MHS server directory. The
\MHS is assumed in the string, so you do not need to
specify it. For instance, if MHS is installed on H:\MHS,
you can use: /MHS:h:
/H:(server) Specify an MHS HUB name instead of default server name
obtained from the workstation environment. This is
required only if your "home" MHS Hub name is different
than your default physical server name.
/PATH:(path) Location of ConnectivEmail server directory. This should
point to the directory created in step 1. You must
specify this option if you run the CMAIL.EXE program from
a local hard disk or any location other than the main file
server directory (where you installed ConnectivEmail).
/SWAPPATH:(path) Write TSR temporary files to specified path. This
should point to a local hard disk for optimal
performance.
6. ConnectivEmail installation Complete! See the remainder of this document
to see how you can integrate ConnectivEmail with your network.
┌─────────────────────────┐ Page 2
│ Upgrading From Einstein │
└─────────────────────────┘
If you are upgrading from Einstein E-mail (ConnectivEmail's previous name),
you need to run the UPGRADE.EXE program after completing the installation.
You MUST install ConnectivEmail in a new directory, not on top of your
existing Einstein data.
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Upgrading from Older ConnectivEmail Versions │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
If you are upgrading from an earlier release of ConnectivEmail, you simply
need to copy the contents of the new distribution diskette on top of your
old ConnectivEmail data. Then, run the new ADMIN program and pack all your
user's mailboxes (Select Mailbox then Pack from the Main Admin Menu).
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│ The ConnectivEmail Batch File │
└───────────────────────────────┘
The sample batch file below is an example of loading ConnectivEmail as a TSR
program. Note the use of DOS' EXIST command to verify the existance of a
temporary swap directory, and deletes any files if they exist in the directory.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Example CONNECT.BAT │
├───────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ @echo off │
│ map root m:=sys:apps\connect >>nul │
│ c: │
│ if not exist c:\temp\*.* md c:\temp │
│ if exist c:\temp\*. del c:\temp\*. │
│ cd\temp │
│ m:cmail /r /path:m: /swappath:c:\temp │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
Note that you should never load a TSR program from Novell's login script.
Instead, have the login script exit to a batch file with the command:
EXIT "z:connect.bat"
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ The ConnectivEmail Variable │
└─────────────────────────────┘
If you do not want to type the startup parameters for ConnectivEmail each
time, create a DOS environment variable to contain all startup parameters.
From a DOS prompt or batch file:
SET CONNECT=/path:m: /swappath:c:\temp /r
From a Login Script:
DOS SET CONNECT="/path:m: /swappath:c:\temp /r"
Using an environment variable allows you to place a copy of CMAIL.EXE
into a public directory (such as SYS:PUBLIC) and run ConnectivEmail
from any directory simply by typing CMAIL at the DOS prompt.
┌─────────────────────┐ Page 3
│ Resident (TSR) Mode │
└─────────────────────┘
ConnectivEmail can optionally be made to operate in TSR mode simply by
supplying a startup parameter on the command line. If the "/R" parameter
exists on the command line, ConnectivEmail will load as a TSR program. Then,
you'll be able to press ConnectivEmail's hot key while working in other
programs, and have it pop up right on top of your work in progress. When
you are finished with ConnectivEmail, another press of the hot key will
return you to the exact place you left off.
The ConnectivEmail TSR takes up about 19K low DOS RAM. This kernal cannot
be loaded into high memory using the LH command. You should load
ConnectivEmail after any other TSR programs when possible.
If you load ConnectivEmail as a TSR program, you should have at least 2
megabytes of total system memory. Your CONFIG.SYS file should contain a
memory manager such as HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE. If you do not know how
to configure 386 workstation memory, please consult your DOS manual. While
we use the the following CONFIG.SYS on PC-compatible workstations running
DOS 5.0 and higher, your needs may differ slightly.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Example CONFIG.SYS │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ shell=c:\dos\command.com /e:512 /p │
│ device=c:\dos\himem.sys │
│ devicehigh=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems frame=e000 │
│ devicehigh=c:\dos\ansi.sys │
│ dos=high,umb │
│ files=40 │
│ buffers=40 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ Special Group Membership │
└──────────────────────────┘
ConnectivEmail allows members of the network group "CSUPER" special access
priviledges throughout the program. You should make yourself a member of this
group, as well as others who you would like to be able to create Group Folders,
Group Calendars and Group Address Books.
┌──────────────────────────┐ Page 4
│ The /SWAPPATH: Parameter │
└──────────────────────────┘
During normal operation, ConnectivEmail creates temporary work files for
various functions. If you do not specify the /SWAPPATH: parameter on
the command line or in the CONNECT environment variable, ConnectivEmail
will create these files in the directory in which ConnectivEmail was
started.
If users start the program from a drive/directory in which they do not
have sufficient WRITE rights, these files will not be able to be written
and the program may fail. Make sure users start the program from a
directory in which they have sufficient rights (like their home directory),
or use the /SWAPPATH: parameter to specify a local disk (preferred) or
network directory in which they have sufficient rights.
Obviously, if ConnectivEmail's temporary files are created on a network
drive, program performance can suffer if the network is heavily loaded, or
the network drive is "disk-bound." FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE, THE /SWAPPATH:
PARAMETER SHOULD SPECIFY A LOCAL HARD DISK DRIVE if possible. If you
work in a mixed environment (some machines have local hard disks and
others do not), you can use an environment variable and batch file
commands such as:
set swap=c:\swap
if not exist c:\*.* set swap=f:\users\%login_name%
set connect=/path:m:\connect /swappath:%swap% /mhs:f:
┌──────────────────┐
│ Using UNLOAD.EXE │
└──────────────────┘
Use UNLOAD.EXE to remove the resident portion of ConnectivEmail from
memory. Use caution when unloading CMAIL! If you unload the
resident portion of the program and it was not the last TSR loaded,
or you are shelled out to DOS in another application, your workstation
will probably become unstable. Data loss can occur.
┌──────────────┐ Page 5
│ Registration │
└──────────────┘
By default, ConnectivEmail operates in Demonstration mode. This mode allows
you to create e-mail messages no longer than 5 lines, and displays a
notification of this fact every 10 or so minutes. Attempts to add text to
a message that would exceed the 5 line limit will fail. This includes block
operations such as Cut & Paste, etc.
In addition to the 5 line limitation and demonstration mode banner, the
demonstration version does not contain all the necessary print forms
for the Calendar and Address Books, or the files necessary to create
the spelling dictionary. These files are supplied upon registration.
When you have decided ConnectivEmail is the package for you, call us for a
a live activation key. With this activation key, the 5 line message
limitation is removed and the program no longer displays the demonstration
mode notification. You will then receive a standard package from us, including
the latest version of the program, manuals, additional print forms and
mailing label formats, warranty and license agreements, BBS access, and
1 year free technical support.
╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ Devont Software Incorporated │
│ 74 Trevino Street, Suite 912 │
│ Conroe, TX 77302 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Orders Only: (800) DEVONT-1 │
│ Tech Support: (409) 321-3220 │
│ BBS: (409) 273-3220 │
│ Fax: (409) 273-3125 │
╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
┌────────┐
│ Prices │
└────────┘
Prices are current to August 1, 1994. Please call for pricing after
this date.
User License ConnectivEmail for DOS DOS & Windows
===========================================================================
5 User Server License 199.00 399.00
10 User Server License 299.00 499.00
20 User Server License 499.00 699.00
50 User Server License 699.00 899.00
100 User Server License 799.00 999.00
250 User Server License 899.00 1099.00
Dealer inquries welcome. Discounts available for non-profit, government,
and educational institutions. Please call for corporate site license
information and multi-unit discount rate schedule.
Thanks for looking at ConnectivEmail! IF THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR YOU,
PLEASE PASS IT ALONG TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.
