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- LANtastic (tm) from Artisoft ships with a rudimentary email system. While
- more that ships with other peer to peer systems, the system is simple and
- lacks most of the features found in many commercial email products.
-
- Some of the features most requested are:
- 1) A command line interface so the net menu system is not needed.
- 2) The ability to edit and send larger files.
- 3) The ability to send true group mail.
-
- The Mail Tool toolkit from r3 Systems consists of several small programs
- (developed using the LANtastic API as found in the LANtastic Programmers
- Interface(tm) ) that give these abilities.
-
- The toolkit consists of:
-
- Getmail - This utility scans all servers for mail addressed to the user,
- downloads the mail into a text file( either appending to an archival file
- or creating a new file) and optionally deletes the mail after it is down-
- loaded. This allows you to read the mail at your leisure using your favorite
- word processor or text editor.
-
- Sendmail - This utility allows you to compose one or more messages in your
- favorite editor or word processor and send the messages to several users
- on one or more servers.
-
- Grpmail - This utility allows you to send one message to a predefined group
- of users on one or more servers. This is true group mail, ie the message is
- sent once to each user so if one receiptiant deletes his copy the others re-
- main. The message can be of any length, and there are no limits to the number
- of users who can be in each group.
-
-
-
- GETMAIL.EXE 1.2 - (c) 1992
-
- 1. What is GETMAIL
- Getmail is a short program that checks all servers your computer is
- logged into for mail addressed to your login name. All these messages are
- then downloaded into one file. The name of this file is specified on the
- command line.
-
- The syntax is getmail pathname [A|D].
-
- The switches A, and D together or separately modify getmail's function.
-
- By default getmail overwrites the file specified if it exists, and does
- NOT delete the messages after they are copied to the file.
-
- Adding the A switch causes getmail to append the new messages to the file
- if it exists.
-
- Adding the D switch causes getmail to delete all messages after they have
- been read into the file.
-
- Either A or D or both can be added to the command line.
-
- Getmail inserts the following lines into this file:
-
- Message from:
- From Server:
- Comment:
-
- Before each message. Getmail returns an error level equal to the number
- of messages copied. Getmail lists the message headers as the messages
- downloaded.
-
-
- 2. How do I use GETMAIL?
- After Logging into all servers with your individual user name, run:
-
- GETMAIL test
-
- Getmail search all servers with mail resources for messages addressed to
- you and copy these messages into the file test. (Getmail supports
- wildcard searches so mail address to * will be read as well). If the file
- "test" already exists it will be over written.
-
- GETMAIL test A
-
- This command does the same thing EXCEPT the messages are APPENDED to the
- end of "test" if it exists.
-
- GETMAIL test AD
-
- This deletes the messages after they are appended to the file "test".
-
- GETMAIL test D
-
- This command deletes the messages after they are written to the file
- "test" overwriting the file if it already exists.
-
- The messages are now on your computer stored in the file test ready to
- be read and acted on. The file can be archived to maintain a permanent
- record of your correspondence.
- SENDMAIL.EXE 1.0 - (c) 1992
-
- 1. What is SENDMAIL ?
-
- SENDMAIL is a short program that sends messages typed into a
- file to one or more users on one or more servers.
-
- The syntax is SENDMAIL filename.
-
- Sendmail reads the file and sends the messages to the users/servers
- specified. The mail is announced using the standard LANtastic(tm)
- popups.
-
- 2. How do I use SENDMAIL?
-
- Use your favorite word processor or text editor to create a file of
- outgoing messages. The format of the messages are:
-
- $$username
- \\server
- comment line up to 40 characters
-
- Body of message
- $$end
-
- The message MUST be saved as a standard text file. DO not use files in
- a word processor format.
-
- There can be several messages in the file, the messages can be addressed
- to several different users, and the message can be stored on any server
- you are currently logged into.
-
- Any text in the file NOT inclosed between the $$username and $$end markers
- will be ignored. This means that you can actually reply to messages down-
- loaded with getmail by editing the message file and inserting your replies
- into the file. This also allow you to quote all or part of the original
- in your reply. All text outside of the markets will be ignored.
-
- See send.txt for an example.
-
-
- GRPMAIL.EXE 1.0 - (c) 1992
-
- 1. What is GRPMAIL?
-
- GRPMAIL is a short program that sends a prewritten message from a file
- to a group of users specified in a group definition file. There is no
- limit to the size of the message, or the number of people in the group.
- The people in the group can receive the messages stored on any mail
- server you are logged into.
-
- The syntax is GRPMAIL Group_file Message_file "optional comment"
-
- The command: GRPMAIL users1.grp mailtool.doc "Docs for mail tool toolkit"
-
- Will send this file to all users listed in the file users1.grp. The
- messages will be announced with the standard LANtastic popup message,
- and the mail system will show the comment "Docs for mail tool toolkit."
-
- 2. How do I use GRPMAIL?
-
- Use your favorite word processor or text editor to create a file of
- outgoing messages. There is no limitation on the format of the message.
-
- The format of the group files is very simple, each entry consists of:
-
- $$username
- \\servername
-
- Any other lines in this file not beginning with either a $$ or \\ are
- treated as comments and ignored.
-
- See the included file users1.grp for an example.
-
-
-
-
- GENERAL
-
- If you like this program please let me know, if you have any suggestions
- or comments please forward them to the address below. This toolkit is
- in a continual process or growth and change, all suggestions will be given
- serious consideration even if not acted on.
-
- 1. How do I install the r3 Mail Toolkit?
-
- Copy Getmail.exe Sendmail.exe and Grpmail.exe unto your hard drive.
-
-
- 2. Legalities
- GETMAIL.EXE, SENDMAIL.EXE and GRPMAIL.EXE are not in the public domain.
- It is a copyrighted program.
-
- The entire program and documentation are Copyright (C) 1991, 1992
- 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,
- and (2) no fee of more than five US dollars ($5) shall be charged
- for the copy.
-
- Lantastic is a registered trademark of Artisoft, INC.
-
- 3. Registration
- To register your copy of the toolkit send $5.00 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.
-
- 7. Liability
-
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- ║ 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? ║
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-
-
- 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 STRING.COM
- (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.
-
-