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- Version 1.35 LANMail 05/12/1992
-
- LANMail is a 6K swapping TSR program that allows you to send, receive, and
- output LANTastic e-mail. LANMail will use EMS memory if available, or will
- create temporary files on the C: drive (or any other drive as specified by
- command line parameters. See RUNNING LANMAIL section below).
-
- READING MAIL
- ============
- When the user selects 'R' from the Net-Mail Services menu, the user will
- then be shown the header from the first piece of mail in the mailbox. This
- header contains who the mail is from, the time and date it was sent, and the
- subject or comment attached to the message. If the user wants to read this
- message, then he/she should answer 'Y' to "Read this message now [Y,N] ?" Any
- other key besides 'Y' will skip to the next message.
-
- After reading the message, the user is presented with the question:
- "<<<End of message>>> (P)rint, (F)orward, (R)eply,
- (D)elete, or (N)ext message ? N "
-
- If the user responds with a 'P', the question
- "Output to (F)ile, (P)rinter, or (N)one ?"
- will appear. Answering 'F' will allow the user to append toe
- message to the end of a file, or create a new file if necessary.
- Answering 'P' will allow the user to print the message to a
- printer, and answering 'N' will abort the output. Regardless of
- the response, the message will remain in the user's mailbox.
-
- If the user responds with a 'F' then a free-format message screen will
- appear with the contents of the original message already entered.
- This message can now be edited as any free-form message could be
- (see instructions below).
-
- If the user responds with a 'R' then a blank free-format message screen
- will appear. Unlike a forwarded message, the user cannot select
- which users to send the reply to, only the person who sent the
- message will receive the reply.
-
- If the user responds with a 'D' then the message will be deleted from the
- mailbox.
-
- If the user responds with an 'N' or any other key besides P F R D then the
- next message header will be displayed.
-
-
- SENDING MAIL
- ============
- LANMail lets the user send mail to the message server in two formats: a
- free-form format, and a Phone Message format.
-
- Free-Format
- -----------
- The free-format is for messages not suitable for a Phone Message. Free-form
- messages can be sent 3 ways: Selecting 'S' from the Net-Mail Services menu,
- Forwarding a message after reading, or Replying to a message after reading.
- When entering in a free-form message, there are a few editing features
- available...
- <HOME> key brings you to the begining of the current line
- <END> key brings you to the end of the current line
- <INS> key inserts a space at the cursor location
- <DEL> key deletes the character under the cursor
- <Ctrl F> Inserts a file above the current line
- <Ctrl I> inserts a line above the current line
- <Ctrl Y> deletes the current line.
- <ESC> key aborts the message
- <F1> key saves the message
- Cursor keys are used for moving around the message.
-
- After pressing <F1> to finish entering the free-form message, if you are
- replying to a message, you will be prompted for a subject. After entering the
- subject, the message will be sent. If you are forwarding a message, or used
- the 'S' selection from the Net-Mail Services menu, then you will be presented
- with a list of users. Use the up and down cursor keys to move the highlight
- bar, pressing the space bar to toggle a users' name. A check mark √ will
- appear beside the names of the users the message will be sent to. After
- selecting the desired users, press <Enter> to finalize your selection, or <ESC>
- to abort the message. After pressing <Enter>, you may then enter a subject.
- After the subject is entered, the message will be sent to all the selected
- users.
-
- Phone Message
- -------------
- The 'P' selection from the Net-Mail Services menu allows the user to send a
- message in the form of a "While you were out" phone message. The user is
- presented with a form that looks similar to the popular paper version of the
- phone message. To check the boxes, while in the box you want checked, hit any
- letter, to clear the check, press the space bar. Use the up and down cursor
- keys to move around to the various fields. (NOTE: The phone number field will
- try to automaticly format the number you enter so entering 2055551212 will
- give you 205-555-1212 when you leave the field.) Once you are satisfied with
- the message, press the <F1> key to send it, or <ESC> to abort. After pressing
- <F1> you will be presented with a list, just as you were when sending a free
- form message.
- When a phone message is sent, a carbon copy of the message is saved in a
- text file called LANMAIL.CRB located in the directory in which LANMail was
- executed. This is helpful if you need to look back at phone messages from the
- past to find a phone number etc.
-
-
- RUNNING LANMAIL
- ===============
- To run LANMail type:
- LANMAIL /P:{MESSAGE_SERVER} [/S] [/Fpath] [/U] [/K:{Hot-key sequence}]
- where {MESSAGE-SERVER} is the name of the server mail and phone messages are
- to be sent to. This parameter must be provided, if it is not, the user will
- be prompted to input the phone message server.
-
- The /S parameter can be used to run LANMail in a "stand alone" mode. This
- allows you to run the LANMail program without installing it as a TSR.
- The /F paramter allows you to specify where the 2 swapfiles will be placed.
- There is no error checking at this time, so make sure it is a valid location.
- (Swap files will only be used if there is not suffecient EMS or extended
- memory available for the swap) If the /F parameter is not used C:\ is
- assumed. An example would be:
- LANMAIL /P:MAIL-SERVER /FD:\TEMP (Swap files in D:\TEMP)
- or
- LANMAIL /P:MAIL-SERVER /FD:\ (Swap files in the root of D:)
-
- The /U parameter will attempt to uninstall the LANMail TSR.
-
- The /K parameter allows the user to define a hot key sequence besides the
- default. An example to set the hot key to Control Alternate M would be
- /K:(Ctrl)(Alt)(M)
- (Ctrl) Control key (Alt) Alt key
- (LShift) Left shift key (RShift) Right shift key
- (F1) F1 function key (F2..F12) Cooresponding function keys
- The letters A-Z, the number 0-9, and all punctuation characters can
- be used.
- NOTE: Only one "main key" can be used. The main key in the example
- above is the letter M
-
- The /T and /B parameters allow the user to designate text (/T) color and
- background (/B) color. The default colors are White text on a Black
- background. Use the following values for the colors:
-
- Black = 0 Red = 4 DarkGray = 8 LightRed = 12
- Blue = 1 Magenta = 5 LightBlue = 9 LightMagenta = 13
- Green = 2 Brown = 6 LightGreen = 10 Yellow = 14
- Cyan = 3 LightGray = 7 LightCyan = 11 White = 15
-
- For example if you wanted White letters on a Blue background you would use
- /T:15 /B:1
-
- LANMail was written using Turbo Power's TSRs Made Easy V1.00 and compiled
- under Borland's Turbo Pascal v5.5. I highly recommend TSR's Made Easy for any
- Turbo Pascal programmer wishing to make their programs run as TSRs with minimal
- effort and change. Turbo Power can be reached on Compu$erve at user id
- 76004,2611 or by phone at (719) 260-6641.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
- ==========
- PAUL DURDEN MAKES NO CLAIMS, WRITTEN OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE STABILITY OR
- OPERATION OF THIS PROGRAM. USE IT SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK! WHILE I BELIEVE
- THAT IT PERFORMS ITS INTENDED FUNCTION AS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, PAUL
- DURDEN WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ADVERSE REACTIONS WHICH MAY BE CAUSED
- BY ITS USE.
-
-
- REGISTRATION & LEGALITIES
- =========================
- LANMail is not freeware, nor is it in the public domain. It is a shareware
- program, and the entire program and documentation are Copyright (C) 1992, Paul
- Durden, Huntsville, AL. You are encouraged to copy the package freely,
- including distribution by BBS, shareware library, or other means, provided
- that the distribution shall consist of the original archive containing the
- program and this documentation file, and that no fee of more than five US
- dollars ($5) shall be charged for the copy.
-
- Of course, if you experience a problem using this program, I would like to
- know about it. If you find this program of value, please register by sending
- your name, address, phone and/or fax number, and a suitable donation to:
- Paul Durden
- P.O. Box 7234
- Huntsville, AL 35807
- By registering, you will receive information via fax or mail on the
- availability of updates.
-
- If you need to contact me for any reason you may reach me at the above
- address, or leave mail for Paul Durden on Artisoft's ArtiFACTS BBS.
- VERSION HISTORY
- ===============
- Version Changes
- -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- 1.20 Initial release to public
-
- 1.21 Output to printers made less cryptic (hopefully), time-stamp
- problem fixed. Error trapping while reading mail cleaned-up.
-
- 1.25 Hot-key sequence is now runtime definable. Text background
- and foreground colors are now initialized to White text on a
- Black background, this hopefully will help monochrome users
- whose cursor disappears while using LANMail due to the
- current programs text attributes.
-
- 1.30 When selecting users to send a message to, a highlight bar is
- used rather than just the cursor so as to help those with the
- disappearing cursor.
- Insert and Delete line capabilities added to the free-format
- message editor.
- Added the ability to forward or reply to a message after
- reading it.
-
- 1.35 Added ability to change text and background color of popup
- screen.
- Added the ability to insert a file (<Ctrl F>) into a free
- format message.
- Most error messages now require the user to press a key before
- continuing so the error message can be noted for bug reports.
-