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MR/2 ICE v1.04 - An Internet EMail Client for OS/2 PM.
Copyright (c) 1996, Knightware Software Company.
All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
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1. Release Information.
2. Shareware Notice and Ordering Instructions.
3. Credits
4. List of major features.
5. Quick start instructions.
6. Known bugs/problems/missing features.
7. Contacting the Author.
Release History has been moved to the file "history.txt"
=================================
1-RELEASE INFORMATION - 05/15/96
=================================
Thank you for trying the latest addition to the MR/2 family of
electronic messaging software for OS/2 ... the MR/2 Internet Cruiser
Edition. MR/2 ICE is an Internet EMail client. It can read mail via a
POP3 mail server and/or has direct SMTP hooks available.
For those of you who know my work already, you know that I like to have
lots of options, including optional pieces of the user interface. I
have attempted to continue this theme with MR/2 ICE. You'll find things
like toolbars and status bars configurable, even to the point of
hiding them.
There are no limits to the "shareware" version. I don't like
crippleware, but I will no doubt offer some incentive to register, or
add a minor anoyance or two if you don't. Right now there is none of
this.
MAILING LIST: Send email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject to
mr2ice.list@secant.com
SEE MY WEB PAGE at http://nick.secant.com for late-breaking news.
THE OFFICIAL MR/2 ICE FAQ page is available as link from my
WWW home page, listed above.
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2-Shareware Notice and Ordering Instructions
=============================================
N O T I C E
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This IS a shareware package, and does require a registration fee if
you choose to continue using it after 30 days. The registration
fee for this product is currently $25 US. A later version may
include a newsreader, and price will increase slightly ($30?).
Register by filling out and mailing (or faxing, if paying by credit
card) REGISTER.DOC to me.
NOTE: Registration letters are sent out via email within a week of
arriving to me; often sooner. If you don't get a letter, write. They
sometimes get lost in email-limbo, and I will happily resend.
NEW WAY TO REGISTER - OS/2 SHAREWARE BBS
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You can now register MR/2 ICE via the OS/2 Shareware BBS, online.
The system accepts most major credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, American
Express and Discover card). Use your modem to call the OS/2 Shareware
BBS at (703) 385-4325 or telnet into os2bbs.com.
ORDER THROUGH BMT MICRO!!!
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Credit card orders can be placed with BMT Micro at 1-800-414-4268
or visit their WEB page at http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro, or
email to orders@bmt.wilmington.net. You can also fax an order to
them TOLL FREE at 800-346-1OS2 (1672).
BMT's "order" page can be web'd directly at:
http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/info/placeorder.html
NOTE: BMT Micro also has an arrangment with a bank in GERMANY for
European users who might find this useful. Check the end of this
web page for details, please:
http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/info/payment.html
Register via COMPUSERVE - GO SWREG
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MR/2 ICE can now be registered through Compuserve's SWREG service.
Simply type GO SWREG at any Compuserve command prompt and register
package #11797.
Here's my registration policy:
------------------------------
Register MR/2 ICE for $25 now. It will possibly go a tad higher
if/when news is complete and feature-packed. You will get emailed
a registration key that will prevent the 60-day nag screen and
will possibly (later) enable some control over the X-Mailer line.
Registration by an individual includes the capability of using
this registered copy at home and/or at work. YOU are registered,
not a particular machine or system.
ONCE YOU ARE REGISTERED, I consider you a registered user. I will
ask for no additional money up to a v2.0 release. I may not even
after that, but I reserve the right to charge a nominal upgrade fee
if enough functionality is added to warrant this. I have yet to do
this with my QWK-based products, the text mode reader now at v2.25.
I have devised a site license pricing tier. You can always write
me for a discussion.
5 User - $90
10 User - $160
25 User - $315
50 User - $425
For each user above 50 add $2
(e.g., 200 user = $425+(150*2) = $725)
Site pricing is preliminary and subject to change. We can
interpolate for in-between counts (e.g., 30 users at $330?).
I'm basing these prices on a product I once purchased in this
manner. I want to be reasonable, but still make a profit.
Email me for more detailed discussion.
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3-Credits
==========
A massive THANK YOU to Andrew McElroy <andrewm@mcs.net> who authored the
HELP text and continues to improve it. It is a monumental job, and
without him, I would have either no HELP text at all, or would have
delayed the release for quite some time.
Also, a big thanks to Cathy Quinones <quinones@mindspring.com> for
starting the HELP text off. She documented much of the MENU hierarchy.
Although this is unavailable in the first release (a menu help-hook
is not in place yet), I expect to make full use her contribution soon.
And, I can't forgot all of my "beta testers" and mailing list
participants, many who have donated conversion routines, REXX scripts
and all-around expert feedback throughout the beta cycle.
I'll also give much credit to Secant Technologies' wonderful programming
tools, and the staff as a whole who provided a wonderful, ready-made
resource.
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4-LIST OF FEATURES
===================
o POP3 or SMTP reads.
o POP3 or SMTP sends.
o Auto configures to existing IAK setup, when available.
o Use of pop-up or "context" menus abound. Try the right mouse button
in index lists, on toolbar buttons and in address fields.
o Filters ... supports "simple" search criteria OR more powerful
free-form criteria allowing the testing of various message areas
(including specific header lines) with full boolean and/or/not.
Includes soundex capabilities and case sensitivity options.
o Persistently sizable windows almost everwhere. Multiple message
windows can each have different positions.
o Toolbars w/bubble hints ("tooltips"), status bars, progression
indicators. Optional whenever possible. Hint bubble display and/or
delay configurable. A RMB click will always display hints, if they
are turned on.
o Font and color selection dialogs, as well as drag/drop support from
OS/2 pallets for message viewer windows.
o Powerful message viewer and editor. Things like a split screen
editor. Spelling checker and thesaurus available (as separate files,
get the MR/2 QWK-reader files via www/ftp). Simple things like Rot13
support and case conversions supported. Mono/PS font toggle (you can
configure the font for each mode).
o Formatted *and* draft printing.
o Selectable reply "templates" allow you to boiler-plate needed replies.
Powerful set of reply-time variables available.
o Auto-checking for new messages via configurable time period. Beeping
when mail arrives, and (optional) periodic beeping when new mail has
arrived and MR/2 has not acquired focus. Minimized icon and task list
show new mail count.
o Links to external utilities like WebExplorer and Ftp ... simply click,
RMB, click to load or ftp any URL embedded within a message.
o UUEncoding/decoding. Multiple files-per-message supported.
o Address book with descriptio