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- === MAIL MANAGER +PLUS+ - Shareware QWK Mail Door for RBBS-PC & Fido *.MSG ===
- Version 3.11 - August 25, 1993
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-
- Welcome to our shareware effort, Mail Manager +Plus+! This program
- represents our continuing effort to add some of the new features to the
- door that everyone has been asking for.
-
- Old friends will notice that the program is now released under the banner
- of Makai Software instead of Newark Connections. See the WHATSNEW.311
- file for further information on this.
-
- This file includes instructions for upgrading your existing Mail
- Manager or Mail Manager +Plus+ installation to version 3.11.
-
- But first, a quick overview of what all is included in the package:
-
- WHATSNEW.311 - Differences since previous release (v3.10).
-
- HISTORY.DOC - Everything that has changed since the release of the
- v1.3x series of the door.
-
- MAILMGR.DOC - Instructions for setting up/using the door to its full
- capabilities.
-
- NETINFO.DOC - How to use the QWK networking features of the door.
- (Definitely a separate subject in and of itself).
-
- README.1ST - This file - to tell you what you're getting into. <g>
-
- REGISTER.DOC - To help you support the SHAREWARE concept!
-
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- 311-EXE.ZIP contains all executables.
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- MAILCFG.EXE - Configuration program.
- MAILMGR.EXE - Mail Manager +Plus+ itself.
- MAILFIX.EXE - Version 4.02 of our purge/renum/repair utility for *M.DEF's.
- *************************************************************
- MailFix has been sped up and enhanced considerably over
- previous versions, and is now distributed freely as a
- a separate archive (MFIX402.ZIP on a BBS near you). Source
- code is available upon request. See MAILFIX.DOC in the
- MFIX402 distribution archive.
- *************************************************************
- CFG2TXT.EXE - Convert binary config file to text format.
- TXT2CFG.EXE - Convert text config file to MMGR binary format.
- UPDATE.EXE - Update Mail Manager v1.3x config file to Mail Manager +Plus+
- format.
- UPDATUSR.EXE - Update MAILMGR.USR to the new format of Mail Manager +Plus+.
- (For users of v1.3x and below ONLY!)
- MMGRNODE.EXE - Nodelist compiler for FIDO netmail areas.
- MMINDEX.EXE - FIDO *.MSG message indexer to add to your nightly event.
- MUSER.EXE - User file editor for Mail Manager +Plus+'s binary user file,
- MAILMGR.USR.
- MNET.EXE - Conversion utility from QWK<->REP for QWK networks.
- (This utility can be registered separately).
-
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- 311-TXT.ZIP contains all text files, menus, etc., used by MAIL MANAGER.
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- PRELOG.RBS - Opening screen that users see in their mail reader.
- PRELOGC.RBS - ANSI color version of same.
-
- EPILOG.RBS - Sign-off message users will see in their mail reader.
- EPILOGC.RBS - ANSI color version of the above.
-
- MMGR1.HLP - Online help file - main menu options.
- MMGR2.HLP - Online help file - configuration menu options.
- MMGR1C.HLP - Ansi color version of main menu help.
- MMGR2C.HLP - Ansi color version of configuration menu help.
-
- MAILMGR.MNU - Non-graphic \
- MAILMGRC.MNU - Ansi > Main menu shown to users.
- MAILMGRG.MNU - ASCII /
-
- MAILMGR.PRE - Non-graphic \
- MAILMGRC.PRE - Ansi > Opening screen shown to users.
- MAILMGRG.PRE - ASCII /
-
- MAILMGR.PRO - Sample "PROTO.DEF" for use with Mail Manager +Plus+
- MMGRNODE.AKA - Sample list of AKA addresses for FIDO netmail.
- MMGRNODE.OB - Sample list of outbound directories for netmail.
- MAILMGR.ARL - Sample list of archivers available to the users.
- MAILMGR.BUL - Sample list of RBBS-PC system bulletins.
- RBBSQWK.BAT - Batch file called when list of archivers is not used.
- MAILMGR.TXT - Sample text configuration file, created by the
- CFG2TXT.EXE utility. This file can be directly
- compiled to Mail Manager's binary format with
- TXT2CFG.EXE.
- SAMPLE.CFG - Sample MNET configuration file for the NODE end of
- a QWK network.
-
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- UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Mail Manager has been updated frequently. How long ago you picked up
- your copy of Mail Manager will dictate just how much things have
- changed since you last looked at the package. If you are upgrading
- from a version prior to 1.30, your best bet is to install Mail Manager
- +Plus+ from scratch, as the current door bears little resemblance to
- your current setup.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- COMMON TO ALL UPGRADES:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Version 3.11 is a minor update to the Mail Manager +Plus+ version 3
- series.
-
- If you are upgrading from a version lower than 1.30, your best bet is
- to set up Mail Manager +Plus+ from scratch. The changes are simply
- too extensive.
-
- There are several things common to ALL upgrades from v1.30 through 3.10:
-
- [ ] - Back up your Mail Manager directory! It never hurts to play it
- safe.
-
- [ ] - Overwrite all executables with the ones contained within
- 311-EXE.ZIP. (You backed up your old ones, right?)
-
- If you are upgrading from a version prior to 3.10:
-
- [ ] - The main menu options have changed. If you have created custom
- menus, change them to reflect the updated options - de-compress
- the files MAILMGR*.MNU from 311-TXT.ZIP, and have a look at what
- they are. If you are using the default menus, just overwrite
- your existing ones with MAILMGR*.MNU in 311-TXT.ZIP.
-
- [ ] - Since the main menu items have changed, so have the Mail Manager
- help files. Delete your old MAILMGR*.HLP files, and use the new
- ones contained within 311-TXT.ZIP. These help files have a new
- naming convention: MMGR*.HLP instead of MAILMGR*.HLP. Do not
- rename them.
-
- That's it for the initial stuff. Now, depending on which version you
- were running:
-
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- UPGRADING FROM "PLUS" v3.x:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Replace the following executables:
-
- CFG2TXT.EXE - Binary config -> text file utility, if you use it.
- TXT2CFG.EXE - Text file -> binary config utility, if you use it.
- MAILMGR.EXE - The main program itself.
- MAILCFG.EXE - Updated configuration program.
- MAILFIX.EXE - Much faster and more fully-featured version of
- MAILFIX. Not necessary, but you might like the
- new version better than the old.
- MUSER.EXE - The Mail Manager +Plus+ user file editor (display fix).
-
- That's it. You don't even need to run MAILCFG against your existing
- configuration file, unless you want to take advantage of the newest
- MAILCFG options:
-
- - Display empty/unjoinable conferences to user?
-
- - Ability to prevent splitting of long uploaded messages, by entering
- "0" as number of lines allowed in any given conference.
-
- - Your Fido "Point" address, if applicable, for *.MSG netmail areas.
-
- - Your Fido "Fakenet" number, if you operate a "Fakenet" Fido point
- system.
-
- If you are using the MNET.EXE utility for your QWK network file
- conversion, you will want to be sure that you are using the latest
- version (v1.03 included in this package). Nothing else has changed since
- previous v3.x releases except the distributed PRELOG*.RBS and EPILOG*.RBS
- text files, which you probably aren't using anyway.
-
- MMINDEX and MMGRNODE executables have not changed (except version #)
- from earlier v3.x releases.
-
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- UPGRADING FROM "PLUS" v2.0x:
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-
- After you install the new files as outlined above, all you really need to
- do is run the new MAILCFG against your existing configuration file, and
- save your changes when finished. There are two new options on the second
- screen of the main configuration:
-
- - Allow G)oodbye and E)xpedite! options to drop DTR? (Default = No)
-
- - Display empty/unjoinable conferences to user?
-
- and four new options in each conference:
-
- - Number of lines allowed in each message (Default = 99). Set to
- zero (0) to not split long uploaded messages into smaller parts.
-
- - Conference description (no default)
-
- - Your Fido "Point" address, if applicable, for *.MSG netmail areas.
-
- - Your Fido "Fakenet" number, if you operate a "Fakenet" Fido point
- system.
-
- Now you can dig out the "other" documentation <g> and see what else you
- can do with this package.
-
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- UPGRADING FROM MAIL MANAGER v1.3x:
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-
- Although it is relatively painless to upgrade from v1.3x of Mail Manager,
- please be aware that both the configuration file and user file
- (MAILMGR.CFG and MAILMGR.USR) have changed in format, and the new MAILCFG
- program will report that your old configuration file is corrupt.
-
- Run the supplied UPDATE.EXE against your existing configuration file,
- then run the supplied UPDATUSR.EXE against your existing MAILMGR.USR
- file. MAKE SURE YOU RUN THESE UTILITIES FROM YOUR MAIL MANAGER
- DIRECTORY! After you've run these utilities once, you can throw them
- away (UPDATE.EXE and UPDATUSR.EXE).
-
- **********************************************
- -->> * RUN UPDATUSR.EXE ONCE AND ONLY ONCE!!!!! * <<---
- **********************************************
-
- After that, run the new MAILCFG.EXE and carefully look for changes,
- especially in the conference edit screen. You'll have to go into the
- new manual if some of the options appear confusing.
-
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- IF YOU'RE SETTING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME:
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-
- There is no such thing as a "QUICK INSTALL" for Mail Manager +Plus+,
- although you can be up and running fairly easily by:
-
- - Creating a \MAILMGR directory off of your root,
- - De-compressing the archives 311-EXE.ZIP and 311-TXT.ZIP there,
- - Run MAILCFG.EXE, and follow the prompts, then...
- - Follow standard procedure for adding a new door to your system
- (DOORS.DEF, MENU5*, etc. etc.)
-
- However, we do *NOT* recommend that you do it this way if you have
- more than a handful of conferences, and plan to add or delete any
- in the forseeable future. A little advance planning *NOW* can save
- you a world of grief later, and there are many customizable text
- files that you may want to change.
-
- Full installation instructions are found in the MAILMGR.DOC file.
- Mail Manager +Plus+ is a VERY involved door, with many capabilities,
- and encompasses just about your entire RBBS-PC (and frontend mailer)
- setup. There is no substitute for having a printed copy of MAILMGR.DOC
- handy.
-
- Best,
-
- Doug Wilson
- Makai Software
-