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MHS Librarian! ▄▄████▄▄ ▄█▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▀▀███▄ █▀ ▀█▄█▀ ███ ▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▀█▄▄ ▄██▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ███ ▄███ ███ ███ ▄██ ███ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄▄ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▄██ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███▄ ▀██▄▄▄ T E C H N O L O G I E S 11433 Cronridge Drive, Suite H Owings Mills, MD 21117 +1-410-363-1097 FAX: +1-410-363-3779 MHS: Support @ Infinite CompuServe: >MHS:Support @ Infinite (or 73270,405) Internet: Support @ Infinite.MHS.CompuServe.com OVERVIEW MHS Librarian! will allow users to request information from one MHS site to be forwarded to them at another. MHS Librarian! is a gateway process that is run on the MHS Server. When mail is received by the gateway, MHS Librarian! will generate a reply message to the originator with the requested file attached. Requests are made by placing a keyword in the subject line of the message that you address to the library. A list of available files can be requested by sending a message to MHS Librarian! with the keyword of INDEX. System administrators can also configure MHS Librarian! so that select users can request files or directory listings other than those in the index. This is useful for accessing files you accidentally left at work or other location. Security for this level of access is provided by the included PASSWORD.EXE program, your own password program, or a password data file that you create. The PASSWORD.EXE program that ships with MHS Librarian! can accept a variable you chose that gets merged with it's password to insure a unique password, and will generate a new password every day of operation. REQUIREMENTS MHS Librarian! requires Novell NetWare MHS (Network or Personal) version 1.5 or greater. (The 30-day trial version also requires a Novell NetWare network.) Your e-mail system should be capable of delivering mail using MHS. Before you can install or use MHS Librarian!, you must have your MHS Server and e-mail system operational. INSTALLING MHS LIBRARIAN! MHS Librarian! runs as an MHS gateway process named LIBRARY. 1) Take your MHS server off-line by exiting from MHS on your MHS mail server. 2) MHS Librarian comes in 30 Day Evaluation or Commercial versions. Execute the appropriate utility for the version that you have: A) If you are installing the 30 Day Evaluation version, execute LB30DAY.EXE from the distribution diskette. B) If you are installing the commercial version, execute LBINSTAL.EXE from the distribution diskette. 3) Copy the contents of the distribution diskette into a directory on system, for example the \MHS\EXE directory. 4) To install the MHS Librarian gateway process, execute LIBRARY.EXE from the directory that you copied it to. 5) You will need to decide whether or not you want to allow access to files on on your system that are not defined within the index. (See: Setting the Password for Non-Index File Access) A) If you want to allow non-index access using the included password program: Answer YES to the question "Install PASSWORD.EXE?" Library will copy the supplied PASSWORD.EXE to the gateway directory. B) If you want to allow non-index access with a fixed password: Answer NO to the question "Install PASSWORD.EXE?" C) If you do not want to allow non-index access: Answer NO to the question "Install PASSWORD.EXE?" 6) Restart your MHS Server. CONFIGURING MHS LIBRARIAN! SETTING THE PASSWORD FOR NON-INDEX FILE ACCESS Before MHS Librarian! processes any requests, it looks to see if there is a password program installed. This password program should write the password it creates into a file named PASSWORD.DAT. If PASSWORD.EXE exists, Librarian will execute that program. If the program does not exist, Librarian will then look for a PASSWORD.DAT file. The PASSWORD.EXE program that comes with the MHS Librarian! generates a unique password everyday. Although this is secure, you can alter the password by giving it a "feed" password that it will combine with it's own, making the new password even more unique to your system. NOTE: If you are using the included password generating program, you should add a statement in the batch file that runs MHS to set the feed for the password. Example: SET LIBPWD=mypassword (where mypassword is the feed) If you want to create a program that will generate your own password, it should be installed in the MHS\MAIL\GATES\LIBRARY\PUBLIC directory, and should write it's password to a PASSWORD.DAT file in that directory. If you want to allow access, but use a fixed password, simply create a PASSWORD.DAT file in the MHS\MAIL\GATES\LIBRARY\PUBLIC directory. To change the password, simply edit this file. CREATING THE MHS LIBRARIAN! INDEX A library index can be created for access by users, identifying the files that you would like to make available for requests. The source file for the index is an ASCII file named LIBRARY.DAT and is stored in the MHS\MAIL\GATES\LIBRARY directory. It contains the keyword, optional password, description, and the path and filename for each item. Each keyword in your list can have a separate password. You can also specify that the file (or files) be compressed before they are sent. The file is in the format of: keyword | Description | DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME.EXE /OPT or, when password protecting entries: keyword=password | Description | DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME.EXE /OPT NOTE: The only option is /ZIP for use when wildcards are used for multiple files or if you want MHS Librarian! to compress the file. To use this option, you must have a copy of PKZIP in the search path for your MHS server. There are reserved characters for use in this file which allow you the flexibility to customize the library index listing. These characters are as follows: ; Indicates this line is a comment in the listing. : Descriptive line. May be password protected by using :=Password ! Tells the MHS Librarian! to insert a column header here. You may password protect this by using !=Password SAMPLE LIBRARY.DAT FILE The following information is the listing of the included sample LIBRARY.DAT file. It is included here as a working example of the flexibility of Librarian's minimal scripting language. You can use it as the basis for creating your own index. ; The following lines are comments: ; ; LIBRARY.DAT - Used to contain the listings of files for MHS Librarian! ; ; NOTE: The following lines are descriptive lines for the generated index: : : ▄▄████▄▄ : ▄█▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▀▀███▄ : █▀ ▀█▄█▀ ███ : ▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▀█▄▄ ▄██▀ : ▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ : ███ ▄███ ███ ███ ▄██ : ███ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄▄ : ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▄██ : ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███▄ ▀██▄▄▄ : : T E C H N O L O G I E S : : Please address all comments, requests or suggestions to : : SALES @ INFINITE : :ExpressIT! Electronic Mail System (30 Day Trial Versions) : !Place the header here ... ; ;NOTE: These items have no passwords associated with them and are in the ; format: KEYWORD | DESCRIPTION OF FILE | LOCATION OF FILES ; ExpressIT! | ExpressIT! for DOS | F:\DEMO\ex30day\dos\*.* /ZIP ExpressIT!/Win | ExpressIT! for Windows | F:\DEMO\ex30day\windows\*.* /ZIP ; ;More desciptive lines for next topic : : :Network Utility Programs (30 Day Trial Versions) : !Place another header here ... ; Castaway! | NetWare SEND Interceptor | f:\DEMO\ca30day\*.* /zip PopIT! | TSR Menu System | f:\DEMO\po30day\*.* /zip OnCall! | User Chat Facility | f:\DEMO\oc30day\*.* /zip I-Queue! | Sets and Maintains Capture | f:\DEMO\IQ30day\*.* /zip ; ;More desciptive lines for next topic : : :Utility Programs for NetWare Message Handling Service (MHS) : !Place another header here ... ; MHSNotify! | Notification of MHS Mail | f:\DEMO\mn30day\*.* /zip SendIT! | Command Line Message Generator | f:\DEMO\sendit.exe MDMDRIVERS | Additional MHS Modem Drivers | f:\DEMO\mhsdrv.exe : : ; ; NOTE: The following items are password protected with the password USRPWD ; :=USRPWD The following files are requested by using a subject :=USRPWD in the form KEYWORD=USRPWD ; ; Put a header in here, protected with the password USRPWD !=USRPWD ; ; These keywords are protected with the password USRPWD ; WINUPDMHS=USRPWD | ExpressIT! Windows,|F:\UPDATES\expwinm.exe /zip WINUPDNET=USRPWD | ExpressIT! Windows, NetWare | F:\UPDATES\expwin.exe /zip DOSUPDMHS=USRPWD | ExpressIT! DOS, MHS | F:\UPDATES\expressm.* /zip DOSUPDNET=USRPWD | ExpressIT! DOS, NetWare | F:\UPDATES\express.* /zip LIBRARY=USRPWD | MHS Librarian | F:\UPDATES\LIBRARY.exe /zip PASSWORD=USRPWD | Password Generating Tool | F:\UPDATES\PASSWORD.EXE /zip ; ; ; This is the end! OUTPUT FROM SAMPLE LIBRARY.DAT FILE The following is the actual output from a request to MHS Librarian! with a keyword of INDEX using the included LIBRARY.DAT file: 04-16-1992 Library Listing 18:58:22 ▄▄████▄▄ ▄█▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▀▀███▄ █▀ ▀█▄█▀ ███ ▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▀█▄▄ ▄██▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ███ ▄███ ███ ███ ▄██ ███ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄▄ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▄██ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███▄ ▀██▄▄▄ T E C H N O L O G I E S Please address all comments, requests or suggestions to SALES @ INFINITE ExpressIT! Electronic Mail System (30 Day Trial Versions) Keyword Description ---------------- --------------------------------------------- EXPRESSIT! ExpressIT! for DOS EXPRESSIT!/WIN ExpressIT! for Windows Network Utility Programs (30 Day Trial Versions) Keyword Description ---------------- --------------------------------------------- CASTAWAY! NetWare Send Intercepter POPIT! TSR Menu System ONCALL! User Chat Facility I-QUEUE! Sets and maintains capture Utility Programs for NetWare Message Handling Service (MHS) Keyword Description ---------------- --------------------------------------------- MHSNOTIFY! Notification of MHS Mail SENDIT! Command Line Message Generator MDMDRIVERS Additional MHS Modem Drivers USING MHS LIBRARIAN! To use MHS Librarian, you address a message to it, and specify your requests on the subject line of the message. Requests can be for help, listings, or files on the remote system. Files may be requested from a special index, or for specific files that are not listed in the index. Special requests can also be made for directories, activity logs, and assistance with non-index requests. Addressing the Message The username for the MHS Librarian! gateway can vary based upon your installation. For this discussion we will assume that it is LIBRARY@HOST. MHS Librarian! assumes that it is to send the information requested to the return address of the sender of the request. Example: LIBRARY@HOST This will generate a message with the requested file attached and address it to the sender of the request with the FROM: field filled with MHS Librarian's address. You can specify that MHS Librarian send the message to another user by using MHS's extended addressing information in the TO: field of the message. Example: LIBRARY@HOST {USERNAME@REMOTE) This will generate a message with the requested file attached and send it to USERNAME@REMOTE, with the FROM: field filled with your name. You can also pass extended address information through to the remote address. Example: LIBRARY@HOST {FAX@HOST | /Fax:363-3779;/To:John Madill} Creates a message addressed to FAX@HOST {/Fax:363-3779;/To:John Madill}, with the FROM: field filled with your name. MAKING REQUESTS TO MHS LIBRARIAN! Requesting an Index: To request that the list of available files be sent to you, specify INDEX in the subject. If items that are listed in the index are password protected, and you know the password, you may request that index by using the command INDEX=PASSWORD in your subject. (See: Output from Sample LIBRARY.DAT File) Requesting Files in the Index: You make your requests by placing the KEYWORD on the subject line of your message. If an item in the index has been protected by a password, you make that request by placing the command KEYWORD=PASSWORD in the subject. For Files that are not in the index: System administrators can also configure MHS Librarian! so that select users can request files or directory listings other than those in the index. This is useful for accessing files you accidentally left at work or elsewhere. You can make only one request per message using this method of access! NOTE: If your system uses a password generating program, all remote users should have a copy of it to calculate the password each day. To use the included PASSWORD.EXE, enter the command: PASSWORD mypassword (where mypassword is the feed) If you have a fixed password, notify all authorized remote users of it. To request a file that isn't in the index, use PASSWORD=DRIVE:\PATH\FILENAME.EXT as the subject line of your message. The filename must include the complete path to the file. Example: PASSWORD=F:\PUBLIC\INIT.BAT If you want MHS Librarian! to compress the file, and have a copy of PKZIP in the search path, you can add the option /ZIP in the subject. Example: PASSWORD=F:\PUBLIC\INIT.BAT /ZIP NOTE: Optionally, with the /ZIP option, you can request multiple files. This is the only means to get more than one file with one request. SPECIAL REQUESTS Requesting Help To request that the help file be sent to you, specify HELP in the subject. To request help for non-indexed file access, place PASSWORD=HELP in the subject of the message. You can make only one request per message using this method! The help files are named LIBRARY.HLP and LIBADMIN.HLP, and are located in the MHS\MAIL\GATES\LIBRARY directory. These are ASCII files that you can customize for your users with an editor. Directory Listings MHS Librarian! will allow you to request a directory of files for a given directory by specifying the password, path and file mask on the subject line. You can make only one request per message using this command! Example: PASSWORD=F:\SYSTEM\*.EXE /DIR Sample Output from /DIR Request: 04-16-1992 Directory Listing 19:45:29 F:\SYSTEM\*.* File Name Attributes File Size ------------ -------------- ------------------- WANGTEK.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 23,090 bytes UPGRADE.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 246,952 bytes BINDREST.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 19,449 bytes PAUDIT.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 17,775 bytes DOSGEN.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 9,724 bytes BINDFIX.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 63,297 bytes ATOTAL.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 21,751 bytes SECURITY.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 39,769 bytes WSUPDATE.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 49,408 bytes RSETUP.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 194,401 bytes ACONSOLE.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 109,859 bytes RCONSOLE.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 79,203 bytes HIDEFILE.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 12,679 bytes SLIST.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 14,176 bytes SHOWFILE.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 12,695 bytes GINSTALL.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 45,452 bytes DCONFIG.EXE Sh . .. . .. . 22,247 bytes ------------------- Totals: 17 File(s) in 981,927 Bytes ACTIVITY LOG The activity log is a report that shows you what requests have been made, when they were made, and who made them. You can make only one request per message using this command! NOTE: When you request the activity log, the current log file is deleted. To request that the Activity Log be sent to you and the Admin User, specify /LOG in the subject. Example: PASSWORD=/LOG Sample Output from Activity Log: Date & Time: 04-16-1992 at 19:41:37 Originated by: BRETT @ INFINITE (Brett Warthen) Message to: BRETT @ INFINITE (Brett Warthen) Title: INDEX: Your Index of Library Files Request: index Subject: J:\MHS\MAIL\GATES\LIBRARY\public\LIBRARY.LST File: LIBRARY.LST Status: OK Option: COPY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date & Time: 04-16-1992 at 19:45:29 Originated by: JOHN @ INFINITE (John Madill) Message to: JOHN @ INFINITE (John Madill) Request: 4705=f:\system\*.* /dir Subject: f:\system\*.* File: *.* Status: OK Option: DIR ---------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCTS FROM INFINITE TECHNOLOGIES =================================== Infinite Technologies offers innovative and easy-to-use software solutions, designed primarily for the networked environment. We back our products with dependable service and special attention to individual requirements. All of our programs are easy to learn and use, and are designed to increase your efficiency. NETWORK UTILITIES ----------------- * I-Queue! - Simplifies network printing and print queue management in the Novell NetWare environment. From within a small memory resident pop-up (0 to 2-1/2KB), I-Queue! allows users to easily change NetWare print queues and modify "capture" parameters. I-Queue! is compatible with Novell's PRINTCON/PRINTDEF and adds global PRINTCON support for Novell's own utilities. Queue management capabilities include: delete/reorder print jobs, move/copy jobs between queues, and hold/delayed printing. * CastAway! - A better NetWare broadcast message trap. Get NetWare message notification (e.g., SEND) without your PC locking up until you press CTRL-ENTER! Get notified of new messages while in graphics based applications! All in 0 to 1-1/2KB of conventional memory! * PopIT! - Gain pop-up access to almost ANY program with less than 2-1/2 KB overhead. Network administrators -- access SYSCON, RCONSOLE, FCONSOLE and all of your favorite network utilities without leaving your current application. * OnCall! - A memory resident "Chat" utility for Novell NetWare, that runs in between 0 and 2-1/2 KB of workstation memory. Simple, straightforward, and easy to use. EXPRESSIT! ELECTRONIC MAIL -------------------------- * ExpressIT! Electronic Mail - The ExpressIT! Electronic Mail product family includes the following products: * ExpressIT! - The network version of ExpressIT!, including the MHS-compatible DOS version, which runs in less than 2KB of resident memory. * ExpressIT! Remote - A remote version of ExpressIT! (DOS) customized for use on stand-alone/remote PCs. Includes Personal MHS and allows users to send and receive mail with any MHS based electronic mail system. Includes the ability to run the MHS Connectivity Manager from within the 2KB TSR without exiting your current application. * ExpressIT! Windows Client - An upgrade for the network version of ExpressIT! offering native support for the Microsoft Windows environment, and a wealth of additional features. * ExpressIT! Remote Windows - A remote version of the Windows version of ExpressIT! customized for use on stand-alone/remote PCs. Includes Personal MHS and allows users to send and receive mail with any MHS based electronic mail system. A special Windows based MHS configuration utility eliminates the need to use the MHS Directory Manager. All versions of ExpressIT! include ExpressIT! Directory Assistance, facilitating automatic exchange of user directories between ExpressIT! hosts. MHS GATEWAYS AND UTILITIES -------------------------- * MHS Scheduler - An MHS mail agent that provides greater flexibility in configuring when MHS will connect to a host. On a host-by-host basis, the MHS administrator can configure different frequencies of forced connections based on different times of the day, with separate weekday, weekend, and holiday scheduling possible. MHS gateways and internetwork connections can also be scheduled. The companion RunIT! utility simplifies the creation of batch file gateways...now you can run your tape backup system on your MHS server. * MHS Librarian! - An MHS Gateway that allows users to request information to be forwarded to them at another. Requests are made by placing a keyword in the "SUBJECT" field of the message that you address to the library. A list of files may be requested by sending a message with the keyword of INDEX. The system Admin can also configure MHS Librarian so that selected users can request files or directories other than those that appear in the index. Security is provided by a password program that generates unique daily passwords, a fixed password, or you can create your own password utility. * PageIT! - An MHS gateway connecting MHS-based electronic mail systems to full text alphanumeric pagers. Once configured, sending messages to an alphanumeric pager is as simple as sending a message from your favorite MHS application. * ForwardIT! - An MHS mail agent for automatically forwarding MHS based electronic mail messages. ForwardIT! can forward (or copy) messages addressed to an MHS address to an alternate address. ForwardIT! is most useful in the MHS remote e-mail environment. By remote, we refer to field workers or business travelers who operate ExpressIT! Remote, or other MHS compatible remote software, on a PC or laptop to access their electronic mail from a distant location. Examples could include a salesperson between sales calls, a business traveler in a hotel room, or work-at-home scenarios. Without ForwardIT!, when mail is sent to a recipient's office address, MHS does not allow for a remote user to dial into the network and retrieve mail waiting for their office address. Mail addressed to this office address can only be picked up at the office. In order to send a message to the user's MHS remote, the sender must assume responsibility for sending a copy of the message to the remote MHS address. With ForwardIT!, the user leaves a forwarding address at the office, and while they're out, all messages will be forwarded, or copied, to their forwarding address, giving users transparent access to their electronic mail while away from the office. This forwarding address can be any valid MHS address, including addresses via MHS gateways. * MhsQ! - An MHS gateway interface to NetWare print queues. Messages can be sent via MHS to a NetWare print queue. This capability can be useful for MHS remote sites and/or MHS enabled applications for generating printed output and/or reports. Sample applications for MhsQ! include generating work orders to a printer via MHS. * MHSNotify! - A TSR which runs on the MHS mail server only, and automatically notifies recipients of new electronic mail received from remote MHS sites, or across internetwork connections. An excellent alternative to MHSALERT for DaVinci e-mail users! (MHSNotify! is bundled with ExpressIT!) DOWNLOADING TRIAL VERSIONS FROM COMPUSERVE ------------------------------------------ 30-Day Trial Versions of many Infinite Technologies Products are available on CompuServe! Look for the following files in the NOVLIB Forum, Library 15 or 17: XPRESS.ZIP - ExpressIT! Electronic Mail (NetWare) (DOS and Windows versions combined) EXPDOS.ZIP - ExpressIT! Electronic Mail (NetWare) (DOS Version) EXPWIN.ZIP - ExpressIT! Electronic Mail (NetWare) (Windows Version) XPRES2.ZIP - ExpressIT! Electronic Mail (Remote & non-NetWare) (DOS and Windows versions combined) POPIT.ZIP - PopIT! ONCALL.ZIP - OnCall! CASTAW.ZIP - CastAway! IQUEUE.ZIP - I-Queue! MHSCED.ZIP - MHS Scheduler PAGEIT.ZIP - PageIT! 4WARD.ZIP - ForwardIT! MHSNFY.ZIP - MHSNotify! MHSLIB.ZIP - MHS Librarian! And don't miss our *FREE* utilities (in NOVLIB Library 16 or 17): NETERR.ZIP - Network error handlers (CRITTER, SHATTACH) to reboot unattended workstations and clear network errors. MHSACT.ZIP - Automatically re-activate deactivated MHS internetwork hosts without operator intervention. MHSSWP.ZIP - Redirect MHS swap files to a local drive or VDISK. CREATQ.ZIP - Create NetWare print queues on a volume other than SYS: MHSBPL.ZIP - Configure MHS 1.5C host to host communications to use the B+ protocol. SENDIT.ZIP - Send MHS messages from the DOS command line or batch files. Browse NOVLIB on the keyword INFINITE for a complete listing of all Infinite Technologies uploads! BRO /KEY:INFINITE /LIB:ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: ▄▄████▄▄ ▄█▀█▄ ▄█▀▀ ▀▀███▄ █▀ ▀█▄█▀ ███ ▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▀█▄▄ ▄██▀ ▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ███ ▄███ ███ ███ ▄██ ███ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄███▄ ▄▄▄▄ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▀ ███ ███ ███ ███▄██ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███▄ ▀██▄▄▄ T E C H N O L O G I E S 11433 Cronridge Drive, Suite H Owings Mills, MD 21117 +1-410-363-1097 FAX: +1-410-363-3779 MHS: Support @ Infinite CompuServe: >MHS:Support @ Infinite (or 73270,405) Internet: Support @ Infinite.MHS.CompuServe.com