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- EZ-E-Mail(sm)
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- Installation and User Information
-
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- June 1991
-
-
- This document shows you step-by-step how to install and use your
- EZMailBox(tm) software.
-
- Operating System: MS-DOS(tm)
-
-
- The information in this document is subject to change without notice
- and should not be construed as a commitment by Shecora Associates,
- Inc. Shecora Associates assumes no responsibility for any errors
- that may appear in this document.
-
- The software described in this document is furnished free of charge
- and may be freely copied. It is distributed for the sole use of
- EZ-E-Mail subscribers. Use of this software is subject to the
- terms and conditions outlined in the Limitations of Liability.
- All other uses are prohibited.
-
- Copyright (c) 1991 by Shecora Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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-
- CONTENTS
- _________________________________________________________________________
-
-
- Section 1 READ FIRST
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- 1.1 About EZ-E-Mail
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- 1.2 Advantages of EZ-E-Mail
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- 1.3 Gateways
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- 1.4 Cost effectiveness
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- 1.5 Encryption Protection
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- 1.6 Subscription Information and Rates
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- 1.7 Checking Mail
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- 1.8 Hardware Requirements
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- 1.9 Hotline/Technical Support
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- 1.10 Distribution of Software
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- 1.11 Internet Domain Addressing Standard
-
- 1.12 Limitations of Liability
-
-
- Section 2 INSTALLATION
-
- 2.1 Getting Started
-
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- Section 3 MENU FIELDS
-
- 3.1 Conventions
-
- 3.2 Status Line
- 3.2.1 Address
- 3.2.2 Folder
- 3.3.3 Expiration Date
-
- 3.3 File
- 3.3.1 Backup Node File
- 3.3.2 Restore Node File
- 3.3.3 Exit
-
- 3.4 Configure
- 3.4.1 System Configure
- 3.4.2 Create Alias File
- 3.4.3 User Setup
- 3.4.4 Change User Password
- 3.4.5 Registration
- 3.4.6 Change EZMailBox Password
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- 3.5 Mail
- 3.5.1 Create Message
- 3.5.2 Send File
- 3.5.3 Open Mail Box
- 3.5.4 Connect to CPO
- 3.5.5 Open Folder
-
- 3.6 Help
- 3.6.1 About EZ-E-Mail
- 3.6.2 Gateways
- 3.6.3 Display Read Me
- 3.6.4 Your EZMailBox Address
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-
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- Section 1
- READ FIRST
- ____________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.1 About EZ-E-Mail
-
- When you register your EZMailBox(tm) address, you join a growing
- membership of computer users networked across the nation. As
- a member of the EZ-E-Mail Network, you participate in an
- organization which centers around the electronic communication
- needs of its members.
-
- EZ-E-Mail makes communication among multiple remote locations
- simpler, more efficient, and more cost-effective. EZ-E-Mail
- uses standard telephone lines to carry electronic mail messages
- (E-Mail) between personal computers equipped with the EZMailBox
- software as well as other electronic mail services. An E-Mail
- message can be correspondence, computer files, worksheets -- any
- file stored on your computer system.
-
- EZ-E-Mail is simple and easy to use.
-
- Menu pulldown selections.
-
- There is no need to learn a new editor to compose
- E-Mail messages. You can set your favorite text editor
- in the EZMailBox Configuration menu selection.
-
- Online help is provided and can be accessed from the main
- menu bar. Or you can press [F1] at any time from any point
- in the program, and additional online information about
- the current selected item will be displayed. To return to
- your selected window, press the [Esc] key.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
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- 1.2 Advantages of EZ-E-Mail over Fax or direct modem connections.
-
- EZ-E-Mail gives the addressee an editable/usable file upon receipt
- of the transmission. Fax does not.
-
- EZ-E-Mail can send to multiple addressees with one transmission.
- Fax cannot.
-
- EZ-E-Mail is simpler and more convenient to use. Create your
- message once and send it. With Fax, you must type the file,
- print it, and then use a Fax machine to send it.
-
- EZ-E-Mail uses telephone lines to transmit/receive messages
- without any extra inconvenience. Fax requires either a dedicated
- telephone line or special equipment.
-
- EZ-E-Mail software is free of charge. In order to have a
- direct connection, both users must purchase the compatible
- software. In order to send the messages, one user must first
- determine that the other user's telephone line is free. This is
- usually done by calling the other party to ensure that the
- line will be free to call and accept the connection.
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.3 Gateway to other mail services.
-
- Currently, EZ-E-Mail serves as a gateway to MCI Mail(sm),
- CompuServe(tm), Internet, usenet, and Fidonet. This
- gateway service is provided at no additional charge.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.4 EZ-E-Mail is cost-effective.
-
- Subscribers pay only a flat rate, no message unit fees,
- and no extra charge for sending the same message to multiple
- addressees. The message is sent once to the Central Post
- Office (CPO) and forwarded from there to all the addressees.
-
- Connect time is minimized. Subscribers create all their files
- and mail messages BEFORE connecting to the CPO. Mail
- messages and files are compressed upon completion. They are
- then queued for delivery. Only when you click on the Connect
- to CPO selection does the dialup start. Therefore, the only
- telephone company charge will be for the amount of time required
- to send the queued mail.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
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- 1.5 Encryption Protection
-
- Mail messages and files are encrypted upon exiting from the editor.
- Upon receipt, the message or file is decrypted automatically.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.6 Subscription Information and Rates
-
- The first month of EZ-E-Mail service is a trial period and no payment
- is due. Thereafter, fees are due and payable in advance by check
- or money order either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or yearly.
- A user is not fully registered until payment is received by Shecora
- Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 7604, Nashua, NH 03060.
-
- Subscribers will be billed electronically for their mail service.
- If a check is returned for any reason by the bank, a surcharge of
- $15.00 will be assessed. In addition, until the bank return fee and
- the subscription fee are paid and cleared, the user's account will
- be frozen. The CPO will accept mail to that account, but will not
- allow downloading to the user until the account bill is settled.
-
- Rates
-
- --- Monthly $ 7.00 (US) $ 8.00 (CDN)
-
- --- Quarterly $ 19.00 (US) $ 21.00 (CDN)
-
- --- Semi-annually $ 35.00 (US) $ 38.00 (CDN)
-
- --- Yearly $ 60.00 (US) $ 65.00 (CDN)
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.7 Checking Mail
-
- Mail should be checked a minimum of every three days. It is recommended
- that mail be checked once a day. Upon expiration of the EZMailBox account,
- any pending mail will be held for two weeks and then deleted.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.8 Hardware Requirements
-
- Each subscriber must have an IBM-compatible DOS-based personal computer
- and a Hayes-compatible modem. If you are using a 9600 baud Hayes compatible
- modem, it must be V.32 compliant and RTS/CTS must be enabled. This setting
- is generally enabled by typing "AT&K3" in the modem configuration.
-
- A hard disk is highly recommended.
-
- If you are running EZMailBox in a network configuration, be advised
- that networks are not supported in this version and therefore you may
- experience problems running multiple sessions of EZMailBox.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.9 Hotline/Technical Support
-
- Any problems, bug reports, or suggestions should be sent to
- Shecora Associates, Inc. via the EZ-E-Mail address: "help".
-
- Be advised that occasionally servers will need maintenance performed.
- Sundays, starting at 10:00am Eastern time until the maintenance is
- completed, has been designated as the time for these maintenance tasks.
- During that period, the server will be unavailable.
-
- Telephone Technical Support will be available from Monday through Friday,
- from 9:00 am to 11:00 p.m. and from 1:00pm to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time at
- 800-776-0736.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.10 Distribution of Software
-
- The EMKIT*.ZIP file can be distributed freely on floppy or via BBS accounts.
-
- NOTE: It is not recommended distributing .EXE files as these files are
- subject to viral attacks.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.11 U.S. Government Internet Domain Addressing Standard
-
- The EZMailBox software is the gateway for the EZ-E-Mail Service.
- Each subscriber must register a unique EZMailBox address. The
- EZMailBox address is based on the U.S. Government's Internet
- Domain Addressing Standard.
-
- A domain is comprised of a government-defined organizational
- identifier (such as sai.com) and may also contain one or more
- subdomains. The periods are the delimiters of the subdomains.
-
- The following is an example of the domain addressing standard:
-
- robert@tinsel.ME30675.sai.com
-
- In this example,
-
- "robert" is in the user field and is a unique user name
- for the EZMailBox account tinsel in the EZ-E-Mail
- subdomain .ME30675.sai.com.
-
- "tinsel" is the EZMailBox name. This is equal to your street address
- or P.O. Box number.
-
- ".ME30675" indicates a subdomain of the EZ-E-Mail address .sai.com.
- This is the same as your city and state.
-
- ".sai.com" is the government-defined organizational domain for
- EZ-E-Mail. This field is the name of your mail delivery service.
-
- Therefore, tinsel.ME30675.sai.com is the correct address for the
- EZMailBox name tinsel.ME30675 to receive mail.
-
- Because this standard allows more than one EZMailBox to be named
- tinsel, a user can choose a more meaningful name for his/her
- EZMailBox account name. In addition, this conformance to the
- Internet standard allows users to easily exchange mail with
- other electronic mail services.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.12 Limitations of Liability
-
- EZ-E-Mail and EZMailBox shall be provided to you upon the following
- terms and conditions:
-
- 1. Federal and state law prevents the use of EZ-E-Mail for the
- purpose and intent to annoy, threaten, or harass any person, and
- said laws further prevent any material which is obscene, lewd,
- lascivious, filthy, or indecent. Use of your EZ-E-Mail for these
- purposes or any other illegal or prohibited communications,
- including copyright or trademark infringement, may result in the
- discontinuance of EZ-E-Mail and where appropriate, the institution
- of legal action.
-
- 2. If any claims are made against EZ-E-Mail or Shecora Associates,
- Inc. relating to or arising out of any materials sent by you,
- you hereby agree to indemnify and hold EZ-E-Mail and Shecora
- Associates, Inc. harmless against any damages or expenses incurred
- by them in defending such an action. EZ-E-Mail and Shecora
- Associates, Inc. shall not be liable in any event for any special,
- indirect, or consequential damages suffered by a service user
- of EZ-E-Mail or a third party, including but not limited to any
- loss of profits, resulting from any act or inaction by EZ-E-Mail
- or Shecora Associates, Inc., regardless of whether they had any
- actual or constructive knowledge of said damages or actions.
-
- 3. Shecora Associates, Inc. may revise the prices, specifications,
- or any other aspect of EZ-E-Mail without prior notice to you.
- If you are dissatisfied with any of said charges, you may
- discontinue EZ-E-Mail by notifying Shecora Associates, Inc.
-
-
-
-
- Section 2
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
-
- The EMINSTAL executable file will step you through the entire
- installation procedure. If for any reason you are unable to
- complete the installation successfully, contact EZ-E-Mail
- Technical Support.
-
- The EZMailBox registration form asks for the following information:
- name, residential or business mailing address, domain code, telephone
- number, user name, EZMailBox name, and whether you choose to receive mail
- advertisements.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 2.1 Getting Started with EZ-E-Mail
-
- If you are installing EZMailBox from an original floppy or a copy
- (both of which should be write protected) of the original, you
- will have three files on the disk:
-
- README.1ST, an ASCII text file
- EMKIT109.EXE, the executable file
- EMKIT109.ZIP, the archived file
-
- To install EZMailBox software from the floppy drive (generally
- the A: drive), follow these steps:
-
- 1. Create a temporary directory on your hard disk.
- 2. Change your current drive to C:
- 3. Change your current directory to the temporary one
- just created.
- 4. Run the EMKIT109 executable or zip file from the temporary
- directory.
-
- Example:
- mkdir \temp
- C: (Your current drive is now the "C" drive)
- cd \temp
- A:EMKIT109 or PKUNZIP EMKIT109
-
- The EMKIT109 executable file will unpack the following files to
- the current directory (in this example, the current directory
- is \temp):
-
- EMINSTAL.EXE
- READ.ME
- EZHELP.HLP
- PED.EXE-an ASCII text editor
- PED.DOC-documentation for the PED editor
-
- Now you are ready to complete the installation. At the prompt,
- type EMINSTAL. If you are using a monochrome monitor and find the
- letters difficult to see, start over and type EMINSTAL /m. The
- software will prompt you through the installation and will ask
- for the following information:
-
- 1. Enter the EZ-E-Mail home directory name.
-
- You must include the full path name, including the
- drive. The Tiny Word editor will be placed in the
- designated directory in \bin\ped
-
- Example: C:\ezemail
-
- Editor location:
- Example: C:\ezemail\bin\ped
-
- 2. A window and selection box now appears. You are
- asked to pick one of the directories in which to install
- the EZMBOX.BAT file. If you are not sure where to install
- the .BAT file, the recommended directory is C:\.
-
- Example: C:\
-
- It is recommended that \ezemail be used as the preferred
- directory name for the installation of the EZMailBox software.
-
- The install program will then create the working directory
- for EZ-E-Mail.
-
- Example: C:\ezemail\user
-
- You start up EZMailBox by typing "ezmbox". There is a viral scan
- program included in the software. There is a 20% chance of it
- being invoked upon startup. If the viral check has been invoked,
- the initial startup will take longer while it checks the program.
-
- For each user you add, the software will create a user directory
- under the c:\ezemail\user directory.
-
- You are now ready to register your EZMailBox account.
-
-
- Until your EZMailBox account is registered, the program will display the
- READ.ME file each time you start up ezmbox. Typing "q" will quit you
- out of this file and pop up a window which will ask you if you want to
- register.
-
- If you choose "N" here, you will still proceed and be asked your user
- name. This is the name you will use to receive mail. Use your first name,
- last name, or any combination you wish. Do not use spaces between your
- first and last name. However, you will not be able to create or send mail
- until you register.
-
- You will then be asked if you are a new user. If you choose "N",
- you will exit from the program.
-
- If you choose "Y" at this point, you will go to the User Setup up
- window. After completing the requested information in this window,
- you can then proceed to register your EZMailBox account.
-
- If you choose "Y", you will immediately go to the registration form.
- Complete this form. (See the READ.ME file for instructions or press
- [F1] for additional help on any part of this form.)
-
- Once you have completed the registration form, press [F10] to save it.
- Then choose the Connect to CPO option in the Mail menu selection to
- activate your registration. The CPO will immediately send back an
- acknowledgment and a confirmation of your EZMailBox account name.
-
-
-
-
- Section 3
- MENU FIELDS
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.1 Conventions
-
-
- The following conventions are used in the EZMailBox software.
-
- Accelerator Keys --
-
- For ease of use, highlighted accelerator keys have been
- defined in the software.
-
- [F1] --
- Pressing [F1] from any point in the program displays
- additional online information about the current selected
- item. Press the [Esc] key when you are finished with the
- help mode.
-
- [F10] --
- [F10] is used in dialog boxes to save the current
- information.
-
- [Esc] --
- Pressing the [Esc] key tells the software to quit the
- current window and not to save any of the changes.
-
- * --
- The asterisk (*) is used to send a message or file to
- all members of a distribution list.
-
- # --
- The pound (#) sign is used to start a comment in an
- alias file.
-
- Pager Window Conventions
-
- <Enter> --
- Pressing the <Enter> key in continuous text advances the
- scroll one line at a time.
-
- <Space Bar> --
- Pressing the <Space Bar> in continuous text advances the
- scroll one window at a time.
-
- Mouse --
- Standard mouse movements are supported.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.2 Status Line
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.2.1 Address
-
- This is the first field in the status line. If the
- user has not registered the EZMailBox address, the
- entry will be as follows:
-
- "user name"@unkown.unreg.sai.com
-
- This field will also flash until the address is
- registered.
-
- The following example illustrates how it will appear
- once it is registered.
-
- Bob@tinsel.ME03776.sai.com
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.2.Folder
-
- This field indicates the name of the folder the user is
- currently in and the number of messages in that folder.
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.2.3 Expiration Date
-
- This is the expiration date of the EZMailBox subscription.
- The user will have the first thirty days on a free trial
- basis. Therefore the first expiration date will be thirty
- days from the date the EZMailBox address is registered.
-
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.3 File
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.3.1 Backup Node File
-
- Choosing this option will create a backup of
- the node.dat file to the A: drive.
-
- This should be done after completing registration.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.3.2 Restore Node File
-
- Choosing this option will restore the node.dat
- file from the A: drive.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.3.3 Exit
-
- Exits the user from the program.
-
-
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4 Configure
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4.1 System Configuration
-
- There are seven fields in this menu box. Fill in each
- field, except the Modem Initialization field.
-
- Comm Baud Speed: Choices are 1200, 2400, 9600,
- or 19200.
-
- Comm Port: Choices are COM1, COM2,
- COM3, and COM4.
-
- Modem Initialization: Leave this field blank.
-
- Long Distance Access: The default in this field is 1.
- If you access your long distance
- carrier using a different initial
- number, enter that number here.
-
- CPO Number: When you type in the number for
- the CPO, do not include hyphens
- or parentheses.
- All speeds use 603-673-0718.
-
- If you have problems with the
- dial-in (i.e. your modem is in
- rotary mode), you can force the
- desired mode by putting a
- "T"(TouchTone) or "P"(Pulse)
- on front of the number to be
- dialed. They can also be mixed.
- Example:
- P55223T6036730718
-
- Where the first part of the
- number may be your LD (long
- distance) carrier and you are
- on a pulse line, but the LD
- carrier only does
- TouchTone(tm).
-
- Color Monitor: The default is "Y".
-
- Postmaster: The first person who registers
- him/herself as a user will be
- automatically designated the
- Postmaster.
-
- The Postmaster will receive
- mail:
- 1. if the mail is addressed to
- the Postmaster at that EZMailBox
- address
- OR
- 2. if mail is sent to an unknown
- user at that EZMailBox address,
- the mail will be diverted to
- the Postmaster.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4.2 Create Alias File
-
- Users create their distribution lists within the mail program.
- When you select this option, you will be asked to select an
- 8-character name. Once that is selected, you will be in edit
- mode and can then create your alias distribution list.
- When you finish, save the file and exit the editor.
- The software will append the extension denoting alias
- files (.als) and save the alias file to your user directory.
-
- How to setup an alias file:
-
- When you choose Create Alias File from the Configure
- pulldown menu, your designated editor will be invoked.
- You can now create your individual distribution lists.
- List each addressee on a separate line. You may add
- comments to each line by preceding each new comment with
- the pound (#) sign.
-
- Example: bob@tinsel.FL37654.sai.com # Robert Gray-Midwest Rep
-
- When you save and exit from your editor, your file will
- automatically be created with the extension of .als.
-
- Example: members.als
-
- How to send mail to all addressees in an alias file:
-
- When you invoke the Create Mail option, use the
- asterisk (*) and file name at the TO: prompt.
-
- Example:
- To: *members
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4.3 User Setup
-
- There are three fields in this menu box.
-
- Editor: Enter any true text editor of your
- choice. (A true text editor creates
- an output file that is EXACTLY the
- same as the input file.) When you
- start up the Create Message option,
- this will be your editor.
-
- NOTE: Be aware that editors that are
- *.COM files may cause the system to
- hang. This problem does not occur
- with *.EXE files. PED.EXE, an ASCII
- text editor, has been included with
- the EZMailBox software for your
- convenience. PED can be used as your
- designated text editor.
-
- User Full Name: Enter the full name of the user.
-
- Enable User Password: The default is "N". If you
- wish to use password access,
- select "Y". You will then be
- asked to enter and verify a
- password. Enter your password.
- It will not appear in the bar.
- You can use any combination of
- uppercase and lowercase letters,
- and/or numbers. Use only
- printable characters (no control
- characters).
-
- The Enable User Password field can
- be changed at any time via the
- Change User Password selection.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4.4 Change User Password
-
- There are two fields in this menu box.
-
- New Password: Enter your new password. It will not
- appear in the bar. It must be a minimum
- of 6 characters. You can use any
- combination of uppercase and lowercase
- letters, and/or numbers. Use only
- printable characters (no control
- characters).
-
- Verify: After entering the new password, you
- will be asked to type it again as a
- verification. It will not appear in the
- bar. If you mistype the password, you
- will default back to the New Password
- field and can start again.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4.5 Registration
-
- This is the form you use to register your EZMailBox
- address. The information required here includes:
-
- Your name
-
- Company name, if applicable
-
- Your (or your company's) mailing address
-
- EZMailBox subdomain name. This name can be up to
- nine characters long. It must start with a letter
- and include at least one numeric character or it
- will be refused by the registration process.
-
- For information on customized subdomains, which can
- reflect your business or organization, contact
- Customer Service.
-
- Home phone
-
- Business phone
-
- Any falsification of information in these fields will be
- cause for immediate discontinuance of EZ-E-Mail service.
-
- The default for receiving mail advertisements is "N". If
- you wish to receive unsolicited mail advertisements,
- select "Y".
-
- In addition, the program asks for the password for the
- EZMailBox name you are registering. As with the user
- password, the minimum number of characters is 6. They
- can be any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters,
- and/or numbers. Use only printable characters (no
- control characters).
-
- If you need to change the EZMailBox password for any reason,
- select the Change EZMailBox Password option. As soon as
- you complete the change, the software will call the CPO.
- The CPO will send back an acknowledgment that it has received
- the change. NOTE- Doing a full backup after changing
- the EZMailBox password is highly recommended.
-
- Now you will be asked to enter your three choices
- for your EZMailBox name. Choose names with a
- minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 10.
-
- Currently, the default for the CPO is "lemuria". As more
- CPOs are added to the EZ-E-Mail network, the name in this
- field may change.
-
- The last field to complete is the Commercial Mail option.
- The default is "N". If you choose to receive commercial
- mail (such as advertisements), select "Y".
-
- Once you have completed this form, press [F10] to save it.
-
- Pressing the [Esc] key quits the field and returns you to the
- menu selection bar. No information is saved.
-
- Fill in the information required in the System Configure
- option before proceding.
-
- To complete the registration of your EZMailBox address,
- select Connect to CPO from the Mail menu. The software
- will automatically register your EZMailBox address. The
- CPO will instantly send back an acknowledgment of your
- registration and a confirmation of your EZMailBox name.
-
- As soon as you have completed registration, you can start
- to create and send mail. There is no need to exit the
- program and restart.
-
- NOTE:
- It is recommended that you do a backup of the node file
- as soon as you have completed registration. Choose the
- Backup Node File selection under the File menu option.
-
- ********************************************************
- WARNING
-
- A recovery fee of $50.00 will be assessed if the node.dat
- file is lost and the user has not made a backup copy.
-
- *********************************************************
-
- Once you have registered your EZMailBox address, the
- option "Registration" will appear in white letters on
- color monitors and in reverse video on monochrome
- monitors. Registration will no longer be a selectable option.
-
-
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.4.6 Change EZMailBox Password
-
- If you need to change the EZMailBox password for any reason,
- select the Change EZMailBox Password option. As soon as
- you complete the change, the software will call the CPO.
- The CPO will send back an acknowledgment that it has received
- the change.
-
- NOTE:
- After changing the EZMailBox password, it is highly
- recommended doing a backup of the node.dat file.
- To accomplish this, choose the Backup Node File option
- under the File menu selection.
-
- New Password: Enter your new password. It will not
- appear in the bar. It must be a minimum
- of 6 characters. You can use any
- combination of uppercase and lowercase
- letters, and/or numbers. Use only
- printable characters (no control
- characters).
-
- Verify: After entering the new password, you
- will be asked to type it again as a
- verification. It will not appear in the
- bar. If you mistype the password, you
- will default back to the New Password
- field and can start again.
-
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.5 Mail
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.5.1 Create Message
-
- When the user clicks on this option, a window will pop up
- with the word "TO:" in the upper left hand corner. Type
- the name of the addressee or alias file name. The software
- will continue to prompt you with the "TO:" until you press
- enter on an empty line. You will now be at the "Subject:"
- prompt. Add the subject you wish and press enter. The
- editor you had designated in the System Configuration window
- will now be invoked. When the editor is invoked to create mail
- messages, the software creates a temporary file. You can now
- create your message. When you exit from your editor, the
- software compresses and encrypts the message. A popup window
- will now appear and asks if you want to queue the message
- for transmission. If you choose "Y" the message is now
- queued to be sent. If you choose "N", the message is aborted.
- When you are ready to send all your messages, select the
- Connect to CPO option.
-
- Until you register the EZMailBox address this field will
- be disabled and appears in white on color monitors and
- in reverse video on monochrome monitors.
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.5.2 Send File
-
- When you have a file ready to send, click on the Send File
- option. A window will pop up and there will be a
- "File to send:" prompt in the upper left hand corner. You
- must type in the full path of the file
- (i.e. c:\junk\stuff\sales).
-
- Press enter and the next prompt is "TO:". Type in the
- addressee here and press enter. The subject line is now
- displayed. When you press enter again, your editor will
- be invoked and you can add a message to the file being
- transferred. Once you exit from the editor the file will be
- compressed, encrypted, and queued for sending.
-
- When a file is received by the user, the software files it
- in a special directory called \ezemail\user\"user name"\files.
- A system message is prepended to the mail message indicating
- the exact location of the file you received.
-
- For new EZMailBox addresses, this field will remain disabled
- until subscription payment is received at the CPO.
-
-
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.5.3 Open Mail Box
-
- Clicking on this option pops up a window which displays
- all messages held in the inbox.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.5.4 Connect to CPO
-
- Clicking on this option sends all queued mail to the CPO
- for delivery and downloads all mail waiting at the CPO.
-
- If you have problems with the dial-in (i.e. your modem
- is in rotary mode), you can force the desired mode by
- putting a "T"(TouchTone) or "P"(Pulse) in front of the
- number to be dialed. They can also be mixed.
- Example:
- P55223T6036730718
-
- Where the first part of the number may be your LD (long
- distance) carrier and you are on a pulse line, but the
- LD carrier only does TouchTone(tm).
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.5.5 Open Folder
-
- When the user clicks on this option, a window will pop up
- which asks for the name of the folder you wish to open.
- If the folder does not exist, you will receive a message
- to that effect.
-
- A folder can only be created within the Create Message
- option.
-
- If a user presses [Esc] while in any of the folder
- directories, any messages marked for deletion will not
- be deleted.
-
-
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.6 Help
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.6.1 About EZ-E-Mail
-
- EZMailBox Version 1.09
- Copyright 1991
- Shecora Associates, Inc.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.6.2 Gateways
-
- How to reach the different gateways:
-
- MCI Mail --
- Examples:
- 123-6789@MCIMail.com
- RJones@MCIMail.com
- Robert_jones@mcimail.com
-
- CompuServe --
- Example:
- 13654.4623@compuserve.com
-
- Internet --
- Example:
- user@site.subdomain.domain
-
-
- Fidonet --
-
- Fidonet has a unique addressing system. A typical
- Fido address is "1:987/654"; a typical Fido
- "point node" address is "1:987/654.32" or "987/654.32".
- This is zone 1, network 987, Fido (node) 654,
- "point node" 32. If the zone number is missing,
- assume it is zone 1. The zone number must
- be supplied in the outgoing message.
-
- To send a message to Bob Jones on Fidonet address
- 1:987/654, use the address:
- Bob.Jones@f654.n987.z1.fidonet.org
-
- To send a message to Fred Smith at Fidonet node
- 987/654.32, use the address:
- Fred.Smith@p32.f654.n987.z1.fidonet.org
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.6.3 Display Read Me
-
- When the user clicks on this option, the entire user
- information file will be displayed.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________________
-
- 3.6.4 Your EZMailBox Address
-
- The EZMailBox software is the gateway for the EZ-E-Mail
- Service. Each subscriber must register a unique EZMailBox
- address. The EZMailBox address is based on the U.S.
- Government's Internet Domain Addressing Standard.
-
- A domain is comprised of a government-defined organizational
- identifier (such as sai.com) and may also contain one or more
- subdomains. The periods are the delimiters of the subdomains.
-
- The following is an example of the domain addressing standard:
-
- robert@tinsel.ME30675.sai.com
-
- In this example,
-
- "robert" is in the user field and is a unique user name
- for the EZMailBox account tinsel in the EZ-E-Mail
- subdomain .ME30675.sai.com.
-
- "tinsel" is the EZMailBox name. This is equal to your street
- address or P.O. Box number.
-
- ".ME30675" indicates a subdomain of the EZ-E-Mail address
- .sai.com. This is the same as your city and state.
-
- ".sai.com" is the government-defined organizational domain
- for EZ-E-Mail. This field is the name of your mail
- delivery service.
-
- Therefore, tinsel.ME30675.sai.com is the correct address
- for the EZMailBox name tinsel.ME30675 to receive mail.
-
- Because this standard allows more than one EZMailBox to be
- named tinsel, a user can choose a more meaningful name for
- his/her EZMailBox account name. In addition, this conformance
- to the Internet standard allows users to easily exchange mail
- with other electronic mail services.
-
-
-
-
-
- EZ-E-Mail is a service mark of Shecora Associates, Inc.
- EZMailBox is a trademark of Shecora Associates, Inc.
- MCI Mail is a registered service mark of MCI Communications Corp.
- CompuServe is a trademark of CompuServe
- MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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