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* NOTE THIS DISCLAIMER (much as I hate to, I have to say this) *
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* THIS UTILITY WAS CREATED AS A SERVICE TO THE OS/2 USER COMMUNITY. *
* IT IS SUPPLIED "AS IS", AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. *
* I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, PHYSICAL, *
* FINANCIAL, MENTAL, OR OTHERWISE, THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF *
* THIS SCRIPT. Smegging lawyers... I hate saying that. *
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Version 1.0 First Release
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1.0 Introduction **********************************
The utility in the package will:
1) translate Post Road Mailer Messages / Folders to PMMail v1.5
messages and folders.
This utility was written by and is copyrighted by Tom Kusterer and
it is freeware. Feel free to distribute the utility to anyone and use
or abuse it. Just give credit where credit is due...
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2.0 Message/Folder Conversion Description *****************************
So that one can understand what I did to perform the message
conversion, I'll explain a few things as I understand them...
The Post Road Mailer allows more that one inbox (account). For each of
these inboxes, a separate directory is set up under the PRM directory.
Each inbox directory has a unique name but similar structure.
An inbox directory contains:
- inbox messages separately as *.POP files,
- messages contained in 'folders' in two files, *.NLG & *.NLN. For
each NLN file there will be a like named NLG file.
- The *.NLN files contain the 'folder' description and number of
messages read/unread.
- The *.NLG files contain the all of the messages contained in a
folder separated by various delimeters.
PMMail v1.5 also allows more than one account. Similarly, each account
has its own directory. Folders, on the other hand, are really folders.
Each folder in the folder list is a separate directory were messages
are stored. PMMail also allows subfolders in which one can store
messages.
Now, how I decided to convert the messages to PMMail v1.5 format...
First of all, all of the folders belonging to a single PRM account can
be converted into messages for a single PMMail account. This involves
copying all the messages from the PRM account's 'folders' (which are
really files) to the chosen PMMail account's folders (which are really
folders). If there is only one PMMail account then all of the PRM
messages are copied to that account.
So if you have a PRM accounts "SMEG" & "HEAD". And you have PMMail
accounts "LISTER" & "RIMMER" you can convert SMEG's PRM messages/folders
to either LISTER's or RIMMER's folders and HEAD's PRM messages/folders
to either LISTER's or RIMMER's folders.
Once you've decided where you want to put the messages. A "PRM Messages"
folder is created in the PMMail account. Then, each of the PRM account's
folders is converted into a PMMail folder in the "PRM Messages" folder
with the name
"PRM folder description"
All of the messages contained in that PRM folder are converted into
the new PMMail folder. The folder is not added to the RMB popup list.
Since PRM doesn't differentiate between incoming and sent mail (at least
not that I could tell), I mark all of the PRM mail except that in the
PRM "Notes Sent" folder as incoming mail.
Understand?
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3.0 Instructions **********************************
Here are the steps you should take:
1). Make sure neither PMMail nor PRM are running.
2). Make a complete backup of your Southside Software directories
<SouthSIde Software>\*
(i.e. xcopy D:\SOUTHSDE\* D:\SOUTHBAK\* /s /e will do it...)
3). Run MConvert. It will ask for the Post Road Mailer location.
Input the path without the last '\'. Next, it will then ask
for the PMMail directory. Input the path to the directory
containing both the PMMAIL executable.
(i.e. d:\southsde\pmmail)
4). Let the utility run.
5). If you have more than one PMMail account, then, for each PRM account,
it will ask what PMMail account you want to copy the PRM account's
messages into. Enter the appropriate number.
6). Start PMMail v1.5. You should have a new directory called
"PRM messages". Inside this folder should be all of the PRM folders
containing your messages. If they're not, restore the backup
(aren't you glad you made it).
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Oh yes, if you find that this program saved you a great deal of time AND
you are incredibly wealthy and in an insanely generous mood... send me
a $4000. I have two kids I need to put through college... If you're
just wealthy and only feeling moderately generous, send me $100.
Otherwise, take a second to send me a post card. My address is:
Tom Kusterer
7935 Brightmeadow Ct.
Ellicott City, MD 21043 USA
I'd like to see where this program goes.
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Compliments, complaints, and anything else... or, if, God forbid,
you have any problems. E-mail me at kustetl1@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu
I'll try to work out solutions...