5 MX V4.2, SOFTWARE, E-mail message exchanging software [20-JUN-1994] D Message Exchange (MX) is electronic mail software for OpenVMS VAXI systems running VMS V5.0 or later, including OpenVMS V6.0, and OpenVMS F AXP systems running OpenVMS AXP V1.0 or later. It supports InternetE mail over CMU-OpenVMS TCP/IP, VMS/ULTRIX Connection, TGV MultiNet, D Process Software's TCPware, and Wollongong's WIN/TCP and PathWay;F BITNET mail over Wingra's Jnet; and UUCP mail over DECUS UUCP. AlsoF included is support for SMTP message transfers over DECnet and X.25E (using VAX P.S.I) and L-Soft International's LISTSERV software. MX C uses VMS Mail for local message entry and delivery, and includes 9 support for mailing lists and mail-based file servers. Features: B * Users send and receive messages using VMS MAIL. Support forD "signature" files is included in the VMS MAIL interface. FullE support for automatic forwarding with the VMS MAIL SET FORWARD C command is included. User-defined alias databases for e-mail E addresses is supported. Binary files may be sent through MX to 5 other VMS sites running MX, PMDF, or MultiNet. H * Provides SMTP (RFC 821) message transfers over CMU-OpenVMS TCP/IPA (aka CMU-Tek TCP/IP), DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (aka A VMS/ULTRIX Connection), TGV MultiNet, TCPware from Process B Software, and PathWay and WIN/TCP from Wollongong. IncludesH support for Internet domain system MX records. Also supports SMTP/ over DECnet and X.25 (using VAX P.S.I.). F * Provides BSMTP message transfers with other BITNET mailers overH Jnet, compatible with the CU Mailer package for VM systems. FullyC supports BITNET-Internet gateways for non-Internet-connected G systems. When combined with the SMTP support, can also provide a ' BITNET/Internet gateway service. G * Interfaces with DECUS UUCP to provide a single mail interface to B all mail protocols. Can also gateway between UUCP and otherH networks. (Not supported under OpenVMS AXP yet because DECUS UUCP' has not been ported to AXP yet.) D * Provides a mailing list processor with automatic subscriptionE requests. Mailing lists can be configured to restrict postings H only to subscribers or list owners, and to restrict the automaticE subscription handling. Internet mailing list conventions and a 1 subset of LISTSERV commands are supported. I * Supports one or more file servers that can be set up by the system D manager to handle automatic distribution of packages of filesD using mail as the distribution medium. Large transfers can beD deferred to off-hours, and daily per-user, per-system, and/or6 per-server limits can be placed on each server. H * Provides interfaces for a site-provided custom mail transport and* custom address processing routines. I * Provides its own message queueing subsystem. RMS block I/O is used C to provide extremely fast queue access with little overhead. CONTACTING THE AUTHORS A MX was written by Matt Madison and is now maintained by Hunter / Goatley. To report bugs, please send mail to D MadGoat-Bugs@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU. Additional MadGoat mailing lists are available as well. I A mailing list for additional support of MX exists. To subscribe, send 9 the following command in the body of a mail message to MXserver@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU: / SUBSCRIBE MX-List "Your real name here" I The MX-List mailing list is gatewayed to the vmsnet.mail.mx newsgroup.
