═══ 1. Changes in this Beta ═══

Beta 4c improves features found in prior beta 4 releases, primarilly the 
ability to correctly send messages to Carbon-Copy and Blind-Copy recipients 
using direct sending methods. However, this beta still only allows one 
recipient in each field (unless MHS is used whereby you may have as many 
recipients as the field will hold). to beta 4 only). 

See Setup  for more information. 

Enhancements in Beta 4 releases: 

o SCHEDULER module introduced.  This early beta version does nothing but 
  correctly find dates and times.  Please examine the interface and let us know 
  what you think. 
o OUT BOX function added.  Each sent message is also recorded in the user's 
  mail directory with a .OUT extension.  Press the OUT FOLDER to view messages 
  that have been sent by the current user.  All messages will remain until 
  deleted. 
o MHS is no longer required.  TSR Mail can now deliver mail without the 
  assistance of MHS. A new feature, found in Setup enables TSR Mail to deliver 
  all mail within a single workgroup.  When enabled it directly delivers mail 
  to any recipient who does not have an '@' in their address.  If it does 
  exist, TSR Mail submits the message to MHS for delivery.  To setup TSR Mail 
  for a complete Email system see Standalone Setup. 
o Help has been enabled.  If your reading this message, then you probably 
  already know that. 
o Offices with no workgroup will no longer see '@' after each name. 
o TSR Mail can send/receive messages with Futurus Team even if FT doesn't 
  utilize MHS. 
o See the attached HISTORY.LOG file for complete update information. 


═══ 2. Introduction ═══

It's amazing how many companies simply won't produce software for OS/2. 
WordPerfect just announced their 6.0 release for Unix.  Do you know what the 
MS-DOS Unix installed base is? How about 2 million users, and that's being 
nice.  OS/2 has an installed base of between 6-8 million users with 
approximately 250,000 sales monthly.  At this point OS/2 is outselling just 
about every other operating system on a monthly basis.  It's time people put 
their biases aside, and simply admit that IBM has a powerful, stable operating 
system that just might make a major dent in the PC Operating system business. 

Here's where I come in.  Five years ago I began selling software services for 
the small businessman.  Armed with Turbo Pascal I helped make everyday tasks 
just a bit easier.  Two years ago, I released my first piece of software 
designed more for a mass market--TSR Timeclock for DOS (For those interested, 
it can be downloaded in the IBM NEW FORUM). However, the Windows bug (yes, it 
has dual terms here) had taken the market by storm. Nobody seemed to want DOS 
applications anymore.  Windows seemed like a glorified TSR and I wanted nothing 
to do with the thing.  Fortunately, IBM had a better alternative. 

For the past year I have been aggressively learning how to program in the OS/2 
environment. It's been an experience. 

My company employs two people--myself and my wife.  It is not a full time job 
yet, and I'll try my hardest to be available for questions.  The company's 
phone number is (309) 862-4813. Feel welcome to call anytime.  You'll probably 
receive voicemail 80% of the time, but I'm very good at returning calls.  The 
best time to call is between 6-9pm Central Standard Time.  You can almost 
always reach me then. 

ABOUT THE SOFTWARE 

Six months ago my company (the day job) was interested in E-Mail.  Every 
machine in our office was OS/2 based running on a Novell 3.12 file server.  We 
tried a number of products-- CC-Mail, WP Office, and MS-Mail only to find that 
none were very efficient (For those with WP Office, load your E-Mail and watch 
your system crawl). 

Novell did a pretty good job with MHS, but must have taken marketing lessons 
from IBM. Infinite Technologies took MHS to a higher level with their release 
of Connect 2.  But nobody wrote an OS/2 front-end to take advantage of it; that 
is until now. 

TSR Mail has been designed to integrate with MHS, Global MHS, or Connect 2. 
The system has been tested with my daytime employer for the past two months. 
TSR Mail is running well on ten stations, in two offices, across a 56K Bridge, 
and under two LAN's. 


═══ 3. Running in Non-MHS environments ═══

TSR Mail requires only a compatible MHS directory structure in order to 
properly send/receive electronic mail.  A proper MHS structure is NOT the 
entire sub-directory system, but just the directories under \MHS\MAIL\USERS. 

Each user must therefore have the following structure: 

o .\[NAME] where NAME is the user's email name. 
o .\[NAME]\IPARCEL -- for attachment delivery. 
o .\[NAME]\MHS  -- for message delivery.  Actually MHS may be substituted for 
  any other name. 

TSR Mail should have no problems sending/receiving mail with Futurus Team and 
DaVinci mail even if MHS is non-existant.  Please check with your System 
Supervisor for correct pathnames to Email directories then configure TSR Mail 
properly in Setup. 


═══ 4. Beta Features ═══

o Uses only 170K Memory 
o Fast 
o Push-button access to most used features 
o Separate thread for notification 
o Separate thread for message submission 
o Separate thread for Printing 
o Appealing dialogs 
o Supports all versions of MHS  (SMF-70 & SMF-71) 
o Interfaces with Connect 2 pager gateway seamlessly 
o Can be executed before network connection achieved (Startup) 
o Log In or Out independently of Network connection 
o Runs on a remote station without modification (using remote MHS) 
o Visually select Attachments (only one per message under current beta) 
o Quick Mail for sending messages to only one person 
o Phone Message "Pink Pad" 
o Phone directory 
o Cut/Copy/Paste within message dialogs 
o Notification of attachments 
o Supports other third-party Email systems such as DaVinci & Team 
o Phone book to easily remember names & addresses 
o Task Manager 
o OUT box for viewing messages sent by the current user 

ADDITIONAL FEATURES 

The following features will be included in future drops. 

o Expansion of task manager features 
o Scheduling sub-system 
o Complete help engine 
o Better icons 
o Install Program 
o User Suggestions 
o Bug Fixes 


═══ 5. Installation Instructions ═══

TSR Mail can be located in any directory on your hard drive.  The install CMD 
file will copy the program from the directory where it was unzipped to 
C:\OS2\APPS (default) and create a desktop object. 

STEP 1-2-3 

 1. Type INSTALL from an OS/2 session in the directory where this file was 
    unzipped from. 

 2. Enter a directory name or press ENTER for the default. 

 3. The install routine will copy the files and create a desktop object.  You 
    may erase the zipped files. 

To manually install, copy TCMAIL.EXE to a directory of your choosing.  From the 
OS/2 desktop, open the templates folder and move the PROGRAM template anywhere 
onto the desktop.  The icon will open up and prompt for a directory and 
filename.  Type the directory and filename (example: C:\OS2\APPS\TCMAIL.EXE) 
and double-click the upper left corner.  The icon should be created. 

Once the icon is created, double-click it to start the program.  Choose 
'Utility' from the menu, and then Setup. 


═══ 6. Send Appointment ═══

This function has not been developed yet.  The dialog displayed is the View 
Appointment dialog.  Please examine the interface and report any unusual 
circumstances to TSR Software. 


═══ 7. Appointments ═══

This function is still under development.  Please examine the interface, yes, 
you can play with the buttons, and report any unusual circumstances to TSR 
Software. 


═══ 8. Setup Options ═══

To modify the way TSR Mail interacts with your Email system, choose Setup 

GENERAL: 

o User Name Type your EMAIL name.  In SMF-70 Applications this is limited to 
  only eight characters. 
o Auto Login This box, when checked, will automatically enable email rights 
  upon network login.  This defaults to not-checked, but should be checked if 
  you are the primary user on your workstation. 
o TSR Notify Unless MHS sends your mail notification, check this box.  Once 
  each minute, the computer will search your mailbox.  If a new message is 
  waiting, you'll receive notification with a short beep (or drum-roll if MMPM 
  is installed), a message box, and TSR Mail will pop to the foreground. 

  Note:  When running DOS, WIN-OS2 full screen, or OS/2 text applications only 
  a beep will be heard. 
o MHS Drive Select the mapped drive where MHS appears.  In most cases this will 
  be drive 'F' which is usually mapped to volume SYS.  Drives 'C' through 'K' 
  can be selected by choosing the appropriate radio button.  If your MHS 
  mapping is below drive 'K', choose 'ALT' and type the letter of the MHS drive 
  in the 'Alternate MHS Drive' input field.  TSR Mail only needs the drive 
  letter, and will simply take the first letter in this input box. 
o PAGER GATEWAYUsers who are running Connect 2 Pager Gateway will love this 
  feature.  By pressing a button while creating a message it will automatically 
  be paged--of course you could just type user@pageit, but how many of your 
  employees will remember that!  Check the enabled box if you have the pager 
  gateway.  Enter the name of the pager gateway in the provided space.  It 
  defaults to PAGEIT which is the Connect 2 default. 
o WORKGROUP SMF-71 users require a workgroup name.  SMF-70 users (MHS 1.5 & 
  Connect 2) may use this as well.  If you don't have a workgroup, leave this 
  item blank.  In Global MHS environments it is also necessary to append your 
  server name as well. 
o DELIVERY METHOD If the Email system your communicating with does not use MHS 
  to transfer messages, select DIRECT which will, when properly configured, 
  deliver the mail without an MHS server within the local office workgroup. 
  This method may be used even when MHS does exist because TSR Mail will submit 
  all messages (regardless of the setting) to MHS for delivery if, anywhere in 
  the recipients address, an '@' is found.  Select 'MHS ALWAYS' if TSR Mail 
  should submit everything directly to MHS. 
o PATH TO USER DIRECTORY Press ' DEFAULT' to select the standard MHS directory 
  path.  If your email system uses another directory structure (Futurus Team 
  under EASY Setup) enter that structure here.  If you hear a beeping sound 
  when trying to send Email, this may be set incorrectly. 
o PREFERRED APPLICATION Many existing DOS & Windows Email packages such as 
  DaVinci & Futurus Team use their own version of MHS to direct local mail and 
  may not deliver Email to the standard MHS path which is 
  "\USERS\[username]\MHS'.  In this entry field, enter the correct pathname 
  that TSR Mail will use to find your incoming mail.  This field defaults to 
  MHS and should work under most circumstances.  This field only changes the 
  directory structure (seen above) from after [username]. 

  Note:  If you are already receiving mail properly using TSR MAIL, then don't 
  change this field. 

Futurus Team Users 

TSR Mail should communicate with all Futurus Team users.  If MHS is not being 
used, check with your Systems Administrator for correct directoy assignments 
and make sure DIRECT is selected for mail delivery.  The default mail directory 
"PATH TO USER DIRECTORY" for Futurus Non-MHS setup is "/FT".  Also, make sure 
the PREFERRED APPLICATION field says the following: "MHS\" (without the 
quotes). 

Davinci Mail Users 

Your Davinci email system does not need to use MHS as a transport for TSR Mail 
to be compatible.  If MHS is not being used, TSR Mail can read, but not send 
email unless DIRECT is selected for mail delivery.  Set your PREFERRED 
APPLICATION to DVSEMAIL (default).  If you still can't read messages, check 
with your systems adminstrator--they may have used a different PREFERRED 
APPLICATION name.  TSR Mail has been tested with Davinci Email version 2.52 and 
has performed excellent. 

Note:  TSR Mail uses the MHS directory structure to save older messages. 
Although this may change in the future, it was how Novell intended it to be. 
Davinci mail stores all messages in a single file and is not accessable by any 
other Email package.  To maintain compatibility with as many Email packages as 
possible we decided to keep the older messages in the same directory where new 
messages are placed, but with a new name & .OLD extension.  By simply renameing 
all *.OLD messages to *. you can then view them under Davinci mail (they will 
appear as new messages).  If Davinci gives me permission to use their file 
structure, TSR Mail may have the ability to completely emulate Davinci mail in 
the future.  However, if your primary station is under OS/2 and you will be 
using TSR mail for all mail delivery, there should be no problem communicating 
with any DAVINCI mail user in your company. 


═══ 9. Sending Mail ═══

Mail can be sent by either selecting the item from the Send menu or pressing a 
push-button. 

See Also: 

Send Mail 
Phone Messages 
Quick Mail 
Tasks 


═══ 10. Keys Help ═══

There are no hot keys (as of yet) in TSR Mail.  Most functions can be 
accomplished by pressing the appropriate button. 

Button                Purpose 
Lightning & Phone     Send Phone Message 
Lightning & Letter    Send Quick Mail 
Postage Envelope      General Mail Send 
Pencil Pad            Send Task 
"New" Folder          ReadNew Messages 
"IN BOX" Folder       Read Old Messages 
"OUT BOX" Folder      View Sent Messages 


═══ 11. Selecting Mail ═══

If there is new mail to be read a dialog will list all available messages. 
Select the mail to read by double-clicking or highlighting and pressing OK 

Actions while Selecting Messages: 

Button            Description 
READ              Select this button to read the highlighted message.  You may 
                  also read a message by double-clicking on a message title. 
DONE              When finished reading messages, press this button to exit. 
DELETE            Press this button to delete the highlighted message.  You 
                  will be asked for a confirmation. 

See Also: Read Mail 


═══ 12. Read Mail ═══

Once a message has been selected, a number of different dialog boxes may 
appear, depending on the type of message sent.  Virtually all messages sent by 
foreign programs will be viewed by the standard message viewer.  Telephone 
messages sent by TSR Mail and other 100% MHS compatible Email packages will be 
viewed by a Pink Pad. Tasks sent by other TSR Mail stations will be viewed by 
the Task Manager.  Regardless of the view, the following options can be used: 

Button            Action 
DELETE            While reading a message, press this button to delete the 
                  message. 
FORWARD           Enter the name of the person to forward the message to.  You 
                  will still keep a copy. 
REPLY             To quickly reply to a message, press this button. 


═══ 13. Attachments ═══

Attachments may be added to your document by selecting Attachment from the 
Options menu.  A typical OS/2 File Open dialog will appear.  Select the file to 
add and press [OK].  To change drives, press the down arrow immediately to the 
right of the drive box. 

When the message is sent, the attachment will be copied and emailed with your 
document. Any MHS-compatible email program will be able to remove the 
attachment.  This version only supports one attachment per messages.  If you 
need to send a number of files, try compressing them into one filename (PKZIP) 
which will probably reduce transmission costs as well. 


═══ 14. Printing ═══

Email documents can be printed by selecting Print from the Options menu which 
is displayed while reading or writing any email message.  Once Print has been 
selected, a list of available print queues is displayed (note: in order to 
print, a print queue for that printer must exist on the user's desktop). 
Select the printer and press 'OK'.  To change options such as paper size, etc., 
press the 'SETUP' button, make your choices, then press 'OK'. Beta 3 only 
prints messages that have been sent. 

TSR Mail prints in a separate thread.  After the print job has began, you may 
continue to use TSR Mail.  It has been noticed that some network print jobs 
take 2-3 minutes.  This is normal, and will be addressed in later versions. 

Note:  While printing no other documents within TSR Mail may be Queued until 
the job in progress has completed. 


═══ 15. Send Mail ═══

When a message needs to be delivered to more than one recipient, use the full 
mail option. Fill out the necessary dialog boxes, type your message, and press 
Send. 

o From Specifies who is sending the message.  This field is automatically 
  entered for you; however, the name may be changed. 
o To Type the name(s) of the individual(s) who will be directly receiving the 
  message. 

  Note:  In each field more than one person may be specified.  Separate each 
  name with a comma.  If only one name is used, a comma is not necessary. 
o CC  This stands for Carbon-Copy.  Type the name(s) of the individual(s) who 
  will receive a Carbon-Copy of this message. 
o BC  Blind copy recipients are not listed to any viewer. 


═══ 16. Phone Message ═══

A Pink Pad (256 colors) will appear with the familiar "While You Were Out" 
options.  Your name should appear under Operator.  Fill out the necessary boxes 
and check whatever message is appropriate.  The yellow pad can hold up to 16K 
of information.  Users with the Connect 2 Pager gateway may press Page Me to 
have the message formatted and sent to an alpha-numeric pager. 


═══ 17. Quick Mail ═══

Use Quick mail when you only need to send a message to one recipient 


═══ 18. Task ═══

When a job needs to be done within a specified period of time, select the Task 
function.  Enter the person(s) to be delivered to, number of days to complete 
the project, and a description of the task to be completed. 


═══ 19. Adding names to the phone book ═══

Click here to add names to your telephone directory.  This is a shared network 
file that resides in the MHS directory structure under /EXE.  You may access 
the phone book by selecting it from the Utility option on the main menu.  'NEW' 
adds a new name to the directory. 'UPDATE' modifies the current listing.  When 
accessing the phone book from a message, pressing 'OK' places the Email address 
into the TO: field.  Future releases will expand on this concept. 


═══ 20. Beta Information ═══

For the beta tester:  Please evaluate this software by using it in normal 
day-to-day operations. When problems arise please let me know by using one of 
the following methods: 

o CompuServe Mail -- 74552,3302 

o Our MHS Hub --  SCOTT@MHS.PEORIA.RESEARCH 

o Local Telephone -- (309) 862-4813 

You should expect a new version drop every other week.  Interim versions will 
appear as needed.  Bug reports are usually fixed within 24 hours and posted to 
the OS2AVEN section on Compuserve. 

Beta testers who communicate regularly will receive a 10 station license along 
with the final product. 

Thank you for your interest in OS/2 and MHS.