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**** IMFIX - MAKING TOSSCAN WORK WITH IMAIL ****
**** Version 0.10 Rev 1 - March 1991 ****
**** (c)1991 Benjamin A. Tober ****
**** All Rights Reserved ****
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
===== == ========
i. Introduction
ii. Legal Stuff
iii. Registration Form
1. Configuring IMFIX and IMAIL
2. Using IMFIX
3. Bug Reports
4. Credits
i. Introduction:
When Imail 1.1 was released, I was extremely excited by the prospect
of this complete and comprehensive QuickBBS/RA message scanner/tosser. My
enthusiasm was dampened somewhat when I discovered that points using Imail
cannot successfully send arcmail to bosses running TosScan, Joaquim
Homrighausen's legendary scanner/tosser. Being the interested, methodical
programmer type, I began to research what TosScan does not like about Imail-
generated arcmail. It turns out that Imail fully implements FSC (Fidonet
Standards Committee document) 0039, whereas TosScan does not. FSC-0039
provides a convenient mechanism for scanner/tossers to exchange true
4-dimensional arcmail. 4-dimensional arcmail is arcmail using true point and
zone notation, not using fakenets. TosScan also has internal provisions for
handling 4-dimensional arcmail, but it does not comply fully with FSC-0039.
Instead, it has an internal list of product codes of tosser/scanners that it
knows it can do 4-dimensional mail with. The problem with this technique is
that any tosser/scanners released after TosScan, whether they can do 4-d
arcmail or not, won't work properly with TosScan because TosScan will not
recognize their product i.d.. ImFix is a product that is set up with Imail
in place of an archiver. It modifies packets being generated by imail by
removing the Capability Word and CW-verification copy (FSC-0039 features not
supported by TosScan) and changing the product I.D. byte from that for Imail,
which TosScan does not recognize, to the product I.D. for D'Bridge, a product
by Chris Irwin, which TosScan does recognize. ImFix then calls the archiver
specified in its configuration to generate the arcmail bundle. In this way,
once ImFix has been set up, it is totally transparent, as Imail calls it
automatically and arcmail is generated and placed in its usual location. In
this way, using ImFix requires only modifying your Imail setup (using IMSETUP)
and writing a two-line configuration file for ImFix. No other files or
configurations will need modification.
ii. Legal Stuff:
There are no guarantees or warranties expressed or implied on ImFix.
ImFix is guaranteed only to occupy disk space, and not much disk space at that.
ImFix is not public domain software, nor is it ShareWare, nor is it FreeWare.
ImFix may be used in a noncommercial setting without fees or registration of
any kind. For use in a commercial environment, you must obtain a site license.
For information on site licenses, see the registration form. No one may modify
, redistribute, or sell ImFix. No one may distribute ImFix with their product
without my express written permission.
How To Reach Me:
SnailMail: Benjamin Tober
219 Holt Rd.
Andover, Ma.
01810
NetMail: Benjamin Tober, 1:324/121.6 or 1:324/121.0
If you send Netmail and want a NetMail reply, the reply will be held for you
at 1:324/121.0 where you must poll for it.
Voice Telephone: (508) 475-7695
PLEASE call only from 10am-10pm EST
Certain product names used in this document are copyrighted names and
reserved by their respective authors:
TosScan is by Joaquim Homrighausen
D'Bridge is by Chris Irwin
PkZip is by Phil Katz/ PKWare
Imail is by Fabiano Fabris
iii. Registration Form:
If you are a commercial site, you MUST obtain a site license.
Noncommercial registrations are welcome but not manditory and will entitle
you to update announcements and technical support.
===============================================================================
Name: ______________________________________
Company Name: _____________________________________________
SnailMail Address: ________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Voice Tel#: (______) ______-________
This is a __ Commercial Registration
__ Noncommercial Registration
Please remit $30.00 U.S. for a commercial registration or
$5.00 U.S. for a noncommercial registration.
If you need any help with your registration, please call (508)475-3113
Please remit this registration with payment (Check or Money Order Only) to:
Benjamin Tober
219 Holt Rd.
Andover, Ma. 01810
===============================================================================
1. Configuring ImFix and Imail:
Setting up ImFix is designed to be relatively painless. It is done in
three steps:
a. Place ImFix.Exe in the DOS path
b. Write a configuration file for ImFix. This is a two line text file.
It may have any name, but I suggest ImFix.Cfg. You may place this file
anywhere you find it convenient. I suggest placing it in the same directory
as ImFix. You can create the file with your favorite text editor, even DOS
edlin or COPY CON if that's all you've got. The first line is a full path to
your archiver, including the name of the archiver and the extension. For
instance, my first line is:
C:\UTIL\PKZIP.EXE
The second line of the file contains any command line options for the archiver.
These will be sent on the command line when spawning the archiver before the
file name and the archive name. My second line is:
-m -ex -o
That's all there is to the configuration file. Make absolutely sure that the
first line is a full path and includes the extension. ImFix will not work
otherwise!
c. Run ImSetup and make an archiver entry for ImFix. The entry should
look like:
IMFIX pathtoconfig
Where pathtoconfig is the full path to the configuration file including the
name of the configuration file. My ImFix entry in the archiver configuration
in ImSetup is:
IMFIX C:\UTIL\IMFIX.CFG
After adding the archiver entry, use the node export manager in ImSetup to set
the (archiver) program for systems to which you export that use TosScan to
IMFIX (the entry you added to the archiver configuration). When this is done,
save your changes in ImSetup and exit and that's it! ImFix is ready to go to
work.
2. Using ImFix:
There is nothing special about using ImFix. It is called automatically by
Imail and will not cause any changes in your normal arcmail generation routine.
If you have any problems with ImFix make sure that your configuration file is
correct and that the archiver resides at the path you designated and that you
specified the correct path and configuration file on the ImFix command line in
ImSetup. If you're still having problems, I encourage you to call me for help.
3. Bug Reports:
As this is a beta version, and the first release at that, I expect that
there may be some bugs in ImFix. If you find any bugs, please contact me by
any of the methods outlined earlier and tell me about them. If you've really
found a bug, I'll fix it and send you an update.
4. Credits:
I'd like to thank the following people who helped me either directly or
indirectly with ImFix:
Bob Hartman
Thom Jennings
Vince Periello
Joaquim Homrighausen
Fabiano Fabris
Brian Murphy
Matt Fredette
Harriet, Robert, and Adam Tober
All of the 1:324/121.x points
Comments, Complaints, Compliments about ImFix? Let me know about them!
-> ImFix Documentation, Rev 1, Benjamin A. Tober, March 1991 <-
-> Packing list for ImFix:
The archive you get ImFix in should be in PkZip format and contain the
following files:
IMFIX.EXE
IMFIX.DOC
-> End of Document <-