26 Converting from other mail systems

 If you were using SEAdog or D'Bridge before you started using
 FrontDoor, you should have little trouble converting to FrontDoor.
 The routing and message handling used by these two mail systems is
 very similar to the way things are done with FrontDoor.

 If you are converting from BinkleyTerm, Opus, or Dutchie, however,
 there are a few things you should know and make sure you have done
 before you install FrontDoor.

 The main difference between FrontDoor and BinkleyTerm or Opus is that
 FrontDoor does not use oMMM, the static message packer written by Bob
 Hartman. We see the oMMM approach as a black hole from which there is
 no return. This is not true in some cases and there are advantages of
 using oMMM type packers instead of the method used by FrontDoor.

 oMMM will create what we call static bundles, where each system has a
 control file that tells the Mailer what files and messages to send to
 what systems. FrontDoor will NOT recognize oMMM type bundles
 (packets) so before you fully convert to FrontDoor, you must make
 sure that all the oMMM type mail is sent before you convert to
 FrontDoor.

 You can use FrontDoor to send the remaining oMMM type mail by
 attaching the files manually with FrontDoor's Editor (FM) or a robot
 utility such as XRobot, but you will need a utility with which you
 can determine which file belongs to which system before you can do
 this. So it might be easier for you to tell BinkleyTerm or Opus to
 send its remaining mail before you do the conversion.