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- PMMail(*) - READ.ME
- ===================
-
- Welcome to PMMail.
-
- This file contains information you need to install PMMail,
- and additional information not included in the product documentation.
-
- This READ.ME file is divided into the following categories:
- - Before You Install PMMail
- - Getting Help
- - Installing PMMail
- - Special Installation Notes
- - Trademarks
- - Your Satisfaction
-
- ==============================================================================
- Before You Install PMMail
- ==============================================================================
-
- BACKUP!!!!!!!!!!
- ----------------
-
- - For your safety, please backup all *.db files in your TOOLS
- directory before installing, if this is an upgrade.
-
- Software Requirements
- ---------------------
-
- - OS/2(*) 2.x or Warp with TCP/IP (or the IAK) installed.
-
- Hardware Requirements
- ---------------------
-
- - Any machine capable of running OS/2.
- - 2MB of free disk space.
-
- ==============================================================================
- Getting Help
- ==============================================================================
-
- Documentation
- -------------
-
- All documentation can be found in PMMail's online help. Simply select
- "Help Contents" from any pulldown "Help" menu.
-
- Service and Technical Support
- -----------------------------
-
- If the online help system does not give you a satisfactory answer to
- your question, please check the PMMail World Wide Web page, maintained
- by SouthSide Software. On this page, you can find various REXX scripts
- to enhance PMMail, conversion utilities to convert other mail formats to
- PMMail's format, and an up to date list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ),
- and their answers, provided by SouthSide Software. This URL for this page
- is:
-
- http://www.southsoft.com/pmmail.html
-
- If you still cannot answer your question based on the information on
- both the web page and the online help system, feel free to e-mail the
- PMMail support account. To ensure that you get a speedy response from
- SouthSide, make sure you include all pertinent information. The support
- e-mail address is:
-
- pmmail@southsoft.com
-
- Defect Reporting
- ----------------
-
- If you encounter a bug or defect in PMMail, WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT!
- Unfortunately, we receive a lot of e-mail, so your cooperation if bug
- reporting is greatly appreciated. Please use the following guidelines to
- report any bug and e-mail it to pmmail@southsoft.com. Following these
- instructions is essential to getting the bug properly fixed and a reply
- sent to you. Thanks!
-
- If you are reporting a bug, please let us know:
-
- - The *EXACT* steps in reproducing this bug. Make sure that you can
- reproduce this bug before you tell us about it.
-
- - If there is a problem with a specific e-mail message, send us the
- e-mail message as an *ATTACHMENT*. Do NOT forward or bounce the message
- to us. The bug report will be incomplete without this. To find the
- e-mail message, look under the PMMail root directory and follow the
- directory structure into the account (*.ACT subdirectory) it is in, and
- then the folder (*.FLD subdirectory) it is in. Take a look at the
- FOLDER.BAG file to obtain the name of the e-mail message. You can also
- drag and drop the message to attach it to a note.
-
- - The version of OS/2 (with fixpack numbers), other programs that you
- frequently run when PMMail is running, and your network setup.
-
- Feature Requests
- ----------------
-
- If you are telling us about a feature you would like to request:
-
- - Please understand that all feature requests get added to a feature
- database. We do not necessarily determine on the spot if your feature
- will be in the next release or not. Usually, some amount of research
- must be done before this can be determined.
-
- ==============================================================================
- Installing PMMail
- ==============================================================================
-
- 1. Unzip the distribution file PMMAIL.ZIP to a temp directory
- or a floppy disk.
-
- 2. Switch to the directory in which you unzipped PMMAIL.ZIP
- and run INSTALL.EXE.
-
- 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. If you are upgrading from PMMail
- 1.0-1.1, install into a new directory and migrate your PMMail 1.0-1.1
- installation. If you are upgrading from PMMail 1.5x, see the
- special installation notes in the next section.
-
- 4. Once installation is complete, a PMMail folder will appear on your
- desktop. Inside it you will find a PMMail icon and several files
- which will provide some valuable information. Please read these
- files before running PMMail (especially the PMMail ReadMe).
-
- 5. Enjoy PMMail!
-
- ==============================================================================
- Special Installation Notes
- ==============================================================================
-
- Upgrading From PMMail 1.5x
- --------------------------
-
- When upgrading from PMMail 1.5x, please make sure to have the install
- routine install PMMail in the PARENT directory of the directory where the
- PMMail executable (PMMAIL.EXE) is currently installed.
-
- For example if PMMail 1.5x is currently installed in
- F:\APPS\SOUTHSDE\PMMAIL, specify F:\APPS\SOUTHSDE as the "SouthSide
- Install Directory".
-
- As well, if PMMail 1.5x is currently installed in
- F:\SOUTHSDE\PMMAIL, specify F:\SOUTHSDE as the "SouthSide Install
- Directory".
-
- For a final install example, if PMMail 1.5x is currently installed in
- F:\PMMAIL, specify F:\ as the "SouthSide Install Directory".
-
-
-
- Installing From a Floppy Disk
- -----------------------------
-
- If you seem to be having trouble installing PMMail from a floppy
- disk and you are getting an error from IBM's software installer that says it
- can't find DISK 1, try labeling the floppy disk PMM196DISK1 using the LABEL
- command from the OS/2 command line.
-
- ==============================================================================
- Trademarks
- ==============================================================================
-
- PMMail, PMINews, and SouthSide Software are trademarks of SouthSide Software.
-
- OS/2 and OS/2 Warp are trademarks of International Business Machines with
- which SouthSide Software has no affiliation.
-
- ==============================================================================
- Your Satisfaction
- ==============================================================================
-
- Your satisfaction with SouthSide Software is important to us. If you are
- satisfied with this product, please contact us at pmmail@southsoft.com.
-
- Tell us what is not meeting your expectations and why you are
- dissatisfied. Provide your name, your organization's name, and
- your telephone number so that we can contact you. We will work with
- you to resolve your concerns.
-
- To contact us, use any of these:
- - Internet: pmmailos2@southsoft.com
- - World Wide Web: http://www.southsoft.com