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- Just a few things:
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- 1. MailConverter does not run under System 6! Don't even bother trying.
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- 2. MailConverter works on both Babyl and mmdf input files. It figures out
- the file type by looking at the header, and if it sees something legal, it
- expects the rest of the file to be legal too, in whatever format the header
- implies. If the header looks like good Babyl, for example, but the rest of
- the file isn't, don't expect the converter to work. It will also convert
- NewsWatcher save files; and will burst properly formatted message digests.
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- 3. Memory: MailConverter uses buffers for the conversion, since direct
- file manipulation is painfully slow. That means it needs an input buffer
- and an output buffer allocated at the same time, each of which will be
- about as large as the file being converted. That means that the largest
- file it can convert will be about half the size of whatever memory
- allocation you give the program to run with. The default is 384k (Think
- C's default). If you see an Alert saying "Insufficient memory", just quit,
- increase the allocation, and start again.
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- 4. Finder note: you can drag one or more TEXT files onto the MailConverter
- icon and convert that way. Folders of TEXT files can also be dragged onto
- the icon.
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- 5. Usual disclaimer: MailConverter is solely my responsibility. BBN has
- nothing to do with it, Qualcomm has nothing to do with it. On the other
- hand, the responsibility for *using* this program is yours and yours alone.
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- MailConverter is freeware -- please distribute it! But include all
- descriptive text files when you do.
-
- ©R Shapiro, 1994.
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- Send me comments and suggestions!
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- R Shapiro/macrshap@bbn.com
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