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- AMIGA/MAILCHK
-
- MAILCHK [-Nnet] [-tupdatetime] [-d] [-n] [-h]
-
- The -N option specifies the network (default = 0). This is the same
- network as was specified when you ran DNET (if was not specified, is 0)
-
- The -t option specifies the time between checks [DEFAULT = 40s].
- The -d option notifies MAILCHK that you want to see your mailbox
- on startup [DEFAULT].
- The -n option specifies no mailbox on startup
- The -h option displays a help message.
-
-
- The Mail/mail program must be present on the Unix host for this client
- to work. See SMAILCHK.DOC in the unix/doc directory.
-
- With MAILCHK, you may view letters using you favorite text viewer.
- This viewer must be able to read from the DPIPE: device. I know that TY
- and MUCHMORE work as expected. LESS V1.3 DOES NOT WORK with the DPIPE:
- (or the PIPE:) device. The default viewer is SYS:UTILITIES/More. To
- change it, use SETENV PAGER "path/your viewer". The DPIPE: device must be
- mounted for this option to work.
-
- NOTE: You need ARP.LIBRARY V39.1 to run this program.
- ------------------------------------------------------
-
- The other options are PRINT and DELETE. PRINT output the selected
- letter to the PRT: device and DELETE will remove a message from your UNIX
- MAILBOX, if you have write access to the unix spool directory.
-
- REMOVE will terminate the client (equivalent to 'break [CLI #] c').
- Closing the window will not remove MAILCHK. If you closed the window and
- want to get it back, use 'break [CLI #] e'.
-
- In an earlier version, I had a SAVE option but I had to remove it
- because it became unreliable. If one day I learn how to get the ARP file
- requester to work correctly, I will put this option back...
-
- BUGS
-
- The DPIPE: device seems to choke on big transfers.
- avoid reading files that contain a uuencoded program...
- If the PIPE: device was working with ARP, it would also have simplified
- things a bit.
-
-
- Stephane Laroche
- February 9, 1990
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- INTERNET: B85O@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA
-
- Before (september 1990): lobster@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca
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