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QuikMenu Mailbox - Version 1.1
Copyright 1995-96 NeoSoft Corp.
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* IMPORTANT INFORMATION *
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CONTENTS
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* About QuikMenu Mailbox
* New Features in Version 1.1
* Installing QuikMenu Mailbox
* Network Considerations
* Command Line Options
* 100,000 Word Spelling Checker
* Customer Services & Technical Support
* Purchasing/Registering QuikMenu Mailbox
* Limited Warranty
* Other Products from NeoSoft
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ABOUT QUIKMENU MAILBOX
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QuikMenu Mailbox for Windows is an easy-to-use office E-Mail
utility that allows network users to send and receive internal
messages. QuikMenu Mailbox was designed to be used either in
conjunction with NeoSoft's DOS menuing system QuikMenu III, or as
a standalone office mail utility. Since some users on the network
may be using Windows and others working in DOS, QuikMenu Mailbox is
an easy way for users to stay in contact no matter which
environment they happen to be using. Features include: powerful
internal mail editor, an option to notify you when new mail
arrives, text import, message printing, password protection, file
encryption, integrated 100,000 word spelling checker (registered
version only), and more! Mailbox may also be used to leave messages
on standalone systems with multiple users. Support is also included
for Novell and Lantastic messaging. Mailbox may be run under
Windows 3.1+, Windows 95 or OS/2. Requires: 2+ MB RAM, Mouse.
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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 1.1
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The following features are new to version 1.1:
o An option to encrypt outgoing messages was added to the Mail
Editor. Upon receipt by the intended user messages are
automatically unencrypted and displayed for viewing.
o Added an option to restrict mailbox access and allow messages
to be sent only to a specific list of users. See Network
Considerations/Restricting User Access below.
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INSTALLING QUIKMENU MAILBOX
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Before you can begin using QuikMenu Mailbox you must run the
QuikMenu Mailbox Setup program from Windows. In most cases you
cannot simply copy the software onto your hard drive. The files on
the NeoSoft distribution disks are stored in a special compressed
form to save space. The Setup program is the only way to insure
that QuikMenu Mailbox is properly unpacked and installed. Before
installing QuikMenu Mailbox on a NETWORK, please read the Network
Considerations section below. To install QuikMenu Mailbox, follow
the steps below:
NOTE: Depending on where you obtained your copy of this
program, you may not need to run Setup - so don't panic if
you can't find it. If you have a file named QMMAIL.EXE, you
basically have the entire program. Just copy that file to
your hard drive in a directory of your choice and launch it
from the Windows Program Manager, File Manager or Windows 95
Explorer.
1. Start Windows.
2. If you received QuikMenu Mailbox on diskette, place it into the
floppy drive now. If you downloaded QuikMenu Mailbox in
archived format, use PKUNZIP to uncompress the files to a
working directory on your hard disk.
3. Activate the Windows Program Manager.
4. Select "Run..." from the Program Manager's "File" menu. If you
are using Windows 95, the "Run" option can be selected from the
"Start" menu.
5. In the "Command Line" field enter one of the following:
- If you placed the QuikMenu Mailbox diskette into drive A:,
type: A:\SETUP
- If you placed the QuikMenu Mailbox diskette into drive B:,
type: B:\SETUP
- If you downloaded the QuikMenu Mailbox, type:
C:\DIRNAME\SETUP (Remember to replace DIRNAME with the name
of the directory where you uncompressed QuikMenu Mailbox's
files.)
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
After you successfully install QuikMenu Mailbox, one thing you
might want to do is drag the QuikMenu Mailbox icon in the Program
Manager (or Windows 95 menu) to the StartUp group. This will load
QuikMenu Mailbox automatically each time you start Windows.
Otherwise you'll need to remember to manually load QuikMenu Mailbox
before you can send or receive mail in Windows.
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NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS
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Before installing QuikMenu Mailbox on a network there are several
things that you should consider. First of all, if you're not the
Network Administrator then please ask permission before installing
this program. On many types of networks, QuikMenu Mailbox requires
that you set certain file and directory privileges or access
rights. If you are not authorized to install software on your
network then you will not be able to correctly setup QuikMenu
Mailbox.
QuikMenu Mailbox for Windows was designed to be used either in
conjunction with NeoSoft's DOS menuing system QuikMenu III, or as
a standalone office mail utility. Since some users on the network
may be using Windows and others working in DOS, QuikMenu Mailbox is
an easy way for users to stay in contact no matter which
environment they happen to be using. Regardless of how you decide
to use QuikMenu Mailbox, the installation considerations are
basically the same.
There are two basic ways to install QuikMenu Mailbox on a network:
Method 1: Install the program in a directory on the server and let
everyone access it from there; or Method 2: Install the program on
each individual workstation's hard drive.
No matter how you install QuikMenu Mailbox, you must make certain
that all users have access to a common mail directory on the
server. This is where mail messages will be stored. We recommend
that this directory be different than the directory where the
Mailbox program is installed. If you've been using QuikMenu III's
E-Mail utility then you no doubt already have a mail directory set
up. If you plan on using both QuikMenu Mailbox under Windows and
QuikMenu III under DOS then it's very important that you specify
the same mail directory for both programs. Otherwise DOS and
Windows users will not be able to exchange mail.
If you've been using QuikMenu III's E-Mail utility then the
installation program may be able to automatically detect the mail
directory you're already using, depending on how you've setup
QuikMenu. If you've set up an environment variable called
"QUIKMENU" that points to each user's home or working directory
then QuikMenu Mailbox should automatically detect the mail
directory.
Another easy way to insure that the mail directory starts out
correctly, is to set up a "QMMAIL" environment variable before
installing QuikMenu Mailbox. If you're using Novell Netware you can
do this by simply adding the following line to your login script:
DOS SET QMMAIL=F:\MAIL
You may replace F:\MAIL with another directory if you like. If you
don't want to use this method or Mailbox was unable to correctly
detect the proper mail directory, then you will need to access the
Set Preferences function from Mailbox's Options menu on each
workstation to set the correct mail directory.
Access rights or privileges are another important issue. Many
networks, such as Novell Netware, allow users to be granted or
restricted access to certain directories and files. In order for
the mail system to work and to maintain compatibility with QuikMenu
for DOS, users must be given full access to the mail directory.
This will allow QuikMenu Mailbox to manage the creation, viewing
and deletion of all mail messages.
On most networks, QuikMenu Mailbox will be able to automatically
detect the user name for each workstation on which it is run. The
detected name should be the same as the name used when logging onto
the network. However, there may be some situations where the
program will be u