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NFSMAIL 2.02
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NFSMAIL is two programs. MAILRD and MX. Those two programs will allow you
to handle UNIX mail from your personal computer if you are running some sort
of NFS. I have currently only worked with PC-NFS, and added some functions that
will let the program work more efficient together with it.
This version is the first english version.
Functions:
* Read UNIX mail on the *NIX computer from your PC under MS-DOS.
* Send mail to other users from your PC under MS-DOS.
* Save received messages in a common archive on the UNIX computer,
or in local files.
* Possibility to include received messages in replies.
* It is possible to allow many users to use the same PC.
* It is possible to let the program check for new messages, and
only enter interactive mode if there is new messages.
Recommended equipment:
* An UNIX computer working as NFS-server and UNIX mail central.
* One PC running MS-DOS and PC-NFS 3.5.
(Other NFS programs can also be used with minor limitations)
* The drive M: mapped to '/usr/mail' on the UNIX computer.
* Sub-directories 'pcsend' and 'pcsaved' created under
the directory '/usr/mail' with the protection 'rwxrwxrwx'.
* The program MX installed in crontab for the user 'root'.
If all those steps are accepted, MAILRD will be able to send and receive
messages from the UNIX computer, to automatically resolve the
username and domainname and to save messages in a common message database.
You can also use MAILRD in an another environment where the message database
is compatible with the UNIX mail database.
If PC-NFS isn't used, or the version of PC-NFS isn't compatible with
PC-NFS version 3.5, then you will have to set the environment variables
USERID and DOMAIN.
You can also select your favourite MS-DOS editor to edit your messages.
This is done with the environment variables EDITOR and EDITPAR.
The EDITPAR variable is used to tell MAILRD the command line parameter
that is used to go to a specific line in the message.
set USERID=myname
set DOMAIN=mydomain.se
set EDITOR=emacs
set EDITPAR=-g%d
With the above assignments, you will be called 'myname' with the address
'mydomain.se'. You will also use the editor 'emacs' to edit your sent messages.
If you asign EDITPAR in a BAT-file, you will have to double the percent sign
since it is used as a special character in MS-DOS BAT files.
A sample configuration exists in the file MAIL.BAT
Observe that all messages processed by MAILRD isn't readable by UNIX mail
since the messages are stored in the pcsaved directory!
You can also use MAILRD together with UUPC, but you will get some limitations.
There is a swedish version of this program that contains translation between
IBM PC-8 (CP437) and Swedish 7-bit E47.
I am trying to write a Window-oriented version of this program too, but
this will be a later problem. (It will be Window-oriented both under
MS-DOS and MS-Windows.)
The following commands can be used in MAILRD.
Q Terminate the program.
R Reply the last message
D Delete the last message. (Only valid if the 'A' command is given.)
W Write the last message to file or to a device.
S Send a new message.
L List all new messages.
A List all old and new messages.
When writing the message to file or device, you can select the device
LPT1: and the message will be written to a printer connected to this port.
Try to fill in both the "To:" field and the "Subject:" field completely
when you send a message. It is bad manner not doing so.
To select a text to read, enter the number of the text and press <RETURN>.
This program is developed on a PC running MS-DOS 5.0 and PC-NFS 3.5.
The UNIX computer was a DIAB DS90-21 running DNIX 5.3.
You can start the program either with only "MAILRD" or with
"MAILRD NEW". In the later case, the program will terminate if
no new messages was found.
It is only possible to delete messages if the 'A'-Command has been
given. All messages marked for delete will be reset if the 'L'-command
is given. Messages is not truly deleted until the program is terminated.
I welcome all enhancement ideas!
To register NFSMAIL, send me US$20 per copy together with your name and
address, and I will send you a version that doesn't show the shareware
message.
If you send me US$100, you may copy and use the program without limitations
at your company, department or university.
If you send me US$200, I will also send you the source (as dirty as it is).
Nils Hammar
E-mail: 4341@msg.abc.se nils@f109f.mil.se
Fidonet: 2:204/90
SnailMail: Storstigen 35B
S-951 39 LULEÅ
SWEDEN