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Wind-Mail Ver. 2.0
by Nickleware
INTRODUCTION
Wind-Mail is an E-Mail and Bulletin Board system that is designed to
keep you and your network users informed. With Wind-Mail you can send
messages directly to another Wind-Mail user or post a bulletin on the
Wind-Mail bulletin board for all users to read.
REGISTRATION
Wind-Mail is not public domain, nor is it free software. You are
granted a limited license to use this product on a trial basis. You are
also granted a license to copy Wind-Mail, along with the documentation, for
the trial use by other users. If you wish to continue using the product,
you must send $25 per workstation to:
NickleWare
15817 130th PL. S.E.
Renton, WA. 98058
We encourage you to copy Wind-Mail and share it with anyone who might be
interested in better network user communication.
GETTING STARTED
REQUIREMENTS -
Microsoft Windows 3.0 or higher
Local Area Network configured with a shared disk drive
IBM compatible PC 286/386 (network server and workstations)
SERVER SETUP
Wind-Mail's data files must reside on a disk drive that can be accessed
by all of your network users. To the workstations, this server drive must
appear as if it were another local disk drive.
Before proceeding make sure that you have Microsoft Windows correctly
installed on the server. Next create a directory called WINDMAIL on the
server's shared disk drive and copy the Wind-Mail Administrator software
into this directory. Add the following entry into the WIN.INI file which
is probably in the same directory where windows is installed.
[WINDMAIL]
DBPath=[drive]:[path]
The key word DBPath is set equal to the [drive] and full [path]
including the trailing backslash, where the WindMail data file will reside.
For example:
[WINDMAIL]
DBPath=C:\WindMail\
This drive and path must be a shared device on your network as mentioned
above. A similar entry to the one above, will also have to be added to the
WIN.INI file on each workstation.
When the above steps have been completed, Wind-Mail Administrator is
ready to be started. Simply start Wind-Mail Administrator from the RUN...
menu selection of the Windows Program Manager or add it to a Program Manager
group by following the directions in the Windows 3.0 manual for creating a
group item. Wind-Mail Administrator will then create all of the data files
it needs to run, and place them on the drive and path that was specified in
the above entry.
WORKSTATION SETUP
The workstation setup is much the same as the server setup with the
exception that the Wind-Mail data files will reside on server's shared
disk drive.
First make sure that Microsoft Windows is correctly installed on the
workstation. Copy the Wind-Mail executible file into the same directory
where Windows is installed. Make the following entry into the WIN.INI file:
[WINDMAIL]
DBPath=[drive]:[path]
The key word DBPath is set equal to the [drive] and full [path]
including the trailing backslash, of the shared network server drive where
the WindMail data files reside. For example:
[WINDMAIL]
DBPATH=G:\WindMail\
G: is the name of the share drive and \WindMail\ is the full path name to
where the Wind-Mail data files reside. After these steps have been
completed on the workstation and the data files have been created on the
shared server drive, Wind-Mail is ready to be used.
STARTING WIND-MAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME
The first time Wind-Mail Administrator is started, all of the necessary
data files will be created. At this point the data files are emtpy and
Wind-Mail Administrator knows nothing about who will be using the
application. An address will have to be established for each Wind-Mail
user, so that Wind-Mail Administrator will know where to deliver their mail.
The first window to appear after starting Wind-Mail Administrator or
Wind-Mail, is the LOGON window. A user ID and password are required to
access the Wind-Mail application. To enter Wind-Mail Administrator for the
first time, you will be required to enter the temporary user ID which is
SCOOB (no password is required). With this temporary user ID, you are
granted limited access to create user addresses. Once you have created at
least one user address and Wind-Mail Administrator is exited, this temporary
user ID is no longer valid.
Each user will be required to have a user ID and password. The first
time a new user logs on to Wind-Mail, they will enter their user ID, leave
the PASSWORD field blank and enter a new password in the NEW PASSWORD field.
The user will then be prompted to confirm the new password. From this point
on the user will be required to log on with their user ID and password.
CHANGING THE PASSWORD
During the logon, a user may change their password. To change a
password, simply enter the user ID and the current password. Then enter
the new password in the NEW PASSWORD field. Wind-Mail will prompt the user
to re-enter the new password to confirm what was entered the first time.
Once the new password has been entered and confirmed, the old password is
removed.
GETTING AROUND
All of Wind-Mail's functionality is accomplished by selecting making
selections from the FILE menu. For example, to create a new topic, you
would select TOPIC from the FILE menu and NEW from the secondary cascading
menu under the TOPIC selection. This will present the TOPICS entry window.
Once all of the data has been entered into the appropriate fields, click on
the SAVE pushbutton in the upper left corner of the TOPIC window. The new
topic will then be saved in the database. When OPEN is selected from the
secondary cascading menu, a list box will be displayed that contains all of
the currently defined records for the selected item. After making a
selection from the list box, the record is retrieved from the database and
presented in an entry window.
BULLETIN BOARD AND MAIL WINDOWS
The BULLETIN and MAIL entry windows contain two push buttons which
allow the user to relate a bulletin or mail message with one or more topics
or addresses respectivly. The ADD button will move the selected item from
the TOPICS or ADDRESS list box to the RELATED TOPICS or SEND TO list box .
The user may choose one or more selections from the list box to relate to
the current topic or mail message. Any one of the selections that are
displayed in the RELATED TOPICS or SEND TO list box, may be removed by
highlighting the selection and clicking on the REMOVE push button in the
entry window.
READ BULLETIN - After choosing READ from the secondary cascading
under the BULLETIN selection, the TOPICS list box is presented with all of
the currently defined topics. Choose a topic by highlighting the selection
and clicking on the SELECT push button. The BULLETINS list box will be
presented with all of the bulletin titles that currently have the selected
topic assigned to them. Choose a bulletin in the same manner as described
above for TOPICS. The complete bulletin will be displayed in the BULLETIN
display window. At any time the TOPICS list box or BULLETINS list box may
re-displayed by clicking on the LIST or BULLETIN push button.
NEW MAIL LIST - Whenever mail is sent to a user, the receiver's
Wind-Mail application title bar will begin to flash. The user can read the
mail by selecting READ from the secondary cascading menu under MAIL menu
selection. The NEW MAIL list box will be displayed with the most recent
mail displayed first. To read or reply to the mail, highlight a selection
by clicking on it, and then click on a READ or REPLY push button.
If the READ push button is selected, the READ MAIL display window will
be presented. This window will display the mail message as well as who sent
it and the time and date the mail was sent. The REPLY push button will
present the NEW MAIL window with the SEND TO list box containing the reply
address and the SUBJECT field containing the mail subject. The user may
then enter a reply and send it as described above.
ADVANCED FEATURES
CLIPBOARD - The clipboard is a convienent way of transfering data
between Wind-Mail and other Windows application or between different
Wind-Mail windows. To use the clipboard functions simply highlight any
text that is displayed in an entry field, pull down the EDIT menu and choose
COPY or CUT. The COPY function will place a copy of the highlighed text on
the Windows clipboard. The CUT function also places the highlighed text on
the clipboard and also removes it from the entry field. To restore text
from the clipboard, place the I-beam cursor at the position inside an entry
field where the clipboard text should be inserted or appended. The pull
down the EDIT menu and choose PASTE. The clipboard text will be placed in
the entry field at the cursor position.
BULLETIN CROSS REFERENCE - Wind-Mail's ability to assign more that one
topic to a bulletin, allows the user to cross reference the bulletins for
easier access and greater information availability. For example, the
following BULLETIN/TOPIC assignments could be made:
BULLETIN #1 ---> TOPIC #1
TOPIC #2
TOPIC #3
BULLETIN #2 ---> TOPIC #2
TOPIC #3
BULLETIN #3 ---> TOPIC #1
Selecting READ/BULLETINS, as described above, will present the TOPICS
list box containing TOPIC #1, TOPIC #2 and TOPIC #3. If TOPIC #2 is choosen
from the list box, both BULLETIN #1 and BULLETIN #2 will be displayed in
the BULLETINS list box. If BULLETIN #1 is choosen for reading, the complete
bulletin will then be displayed including all of the other topics that have
been assigned to it. Notice above that BULLETIN #1 and BULLETIN #3 have
TOPIC #1 assigned to them. This means that further information could be
found by reading all bulletins (which includes BULLETIN #3) that are related
to TOPIC #1.
GLOSSARY
ABOUT - Select ABOUT for more information about Wind-Mail.
ADDRESS - User addresses describe each Wind-Mail user and tells
Wind-Mail where to send the user's mail.
BULLETIN - Bulletins are public messages that are posted for all users
to read. Each bulletin is assigned one or more topics. By relating
a bulletin to more than one topic, the bulletin's topic list can be
used as a cross reference to other bulletins.
BULLETINS - Select BULLETINS during a READ/BULLETINS operation to
return to the bulletins selection list box for a particular topic.
CLEAR - Select CLEAR to clear the selected text from an entry field.
CLOSE - Select CLOSE to close an entry window.
COPY - Select COPY to copy the selected text from an entry field to
the clipboard.
CUT - Select CUT to cut the selected text from an entry field to the
clipboard.
DELETE - Select DELETE to delete an already existing Topic, Bulletin,
Mail Message or User Address.
EXIT - Select EXIT to exit Wind-Mail.
HELP - Select HELP the get this text.
LIST - Select LIST during an OPEN or READ operation to return to the
selection list box.
MAIL - Mail messages are private messages sent to a particular user
address or group of addresses. These messages can only be read by
the addressee.
PASTE - Select PASTE to paste clipboard text at the current cursor
position.
PRINT - Select PRINT to print a Topic, Bulletin, Mail Message or User
Address.
READ - Select READ to read an existing Topic, Bulletin, Mail Message or
User Address.
SELECT ALL - Select SELECT ALL to select all of the text in an entry
field.
SEND - Select SEND to send a new mail messasge to a user Address or
group of user addresses.
SAVE - Select SAVE to save a new or already existing Topic, Bulletin or
User Address.
TOPICS - Topics are used to categorize all of the bulletins placed on
Wind-Mail's bulletin board. A user can create as many different
topics as necessary.
UNDO - Select UNDO to undo user input.
UPDATE - Select UPDATE to update an existing Topic, Bulletin, Mail
Message or User Address
ENHANCEMENTS
The following is a list of the new features and enhancements that have
been included in version 2.0 of Wind-Mail:
o Addition of Windows 3.0 Help Manager
o Addition of cascading menus.
o The user password on the Logon window is masked out.
o Proportional system font.
o Increased list box capacity.
o Printing bugs have been fixed.
o Dialog menus have been replaced with pushbuttons to allow for easier
access.
o The Divide by Zero error when pulling down the Edit menu has been
fixed.
o Wind-Mail is fully Windows 3.0 compatible.
o Color icons.
EXITING
When you have finished using Wind-Mail, you should exit via the EXIT
from the main window's FILE menu. If you forget and turn your computer off
before exiting, Wind-Mail can not guarantee that the messages and bulletins
have been saved completely. It is very important that you always exit
Wind-Mail via this selection.
NickleWare
Copyright (C) 1990 Bradley Nicholes
This documentation must accompany the Wind-Mail software.