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AEMAIL.README
(September 29, 1996)
Contained in this archive is version 1.10 of AEMail, an Internet Mail User
Agent (Client), which can be used to retrieve mail fron a POP Server and
send mail to a SMTP server. It requires AmiTCP, or a TCP/IP stack that
is compatable with AmiTCP, and AmigaDOS 2.1 or later. AEMail has been
successfully tested with TCP/IP stacks used by AmiTCP, TermiteTCP, and
Miami.
AEMail can also be used as a "MailTo" agent in WWW browsers, such as
Voyager and AWeb, which allow the user to specify such an agent for
composing and sending email.
This version corrects a number of bugs that were discovered in the
1.03 version released to AmiNet. Some of these were corrected in
special versions with limited release. A list of the bugs corrected
are given in the version history below.
This version also incorporates a number of enhancements and revisions
suggested by users. These include:
o Added time zone support. This was both a "bug", in the sense
that it was overlooked in the earlier version of AEMail, and an
enhancement. Consult the AEMail.guide for how to set your
local time zone.
o A window is now displayed when exiting AEMail which informs you
that AEMail is updating it's configuration files. If you had
turned your computer off before this update was complete, you
would have corrupted configuration files.
o Eliminated the Delete/Undelete Verification Requester. This
requester seemed unneccesary since you could always "undelete"
a message you deleted by mistake.
o The Copy and Transfer operations no longer require you to click
on "Continue" to complete the operation. Instead, an informational
window will be displayed with a "Cancel" button. Closing the
window is automatic when you click on a folder. Clicking on
"Cancel" will abort the operation.
o After a Copy or Transfer operation, the folder message list
FROM which the messages were copied or transferred will be
displayed.
o Printing has been enhanced to allow the user to print a list
of messages in a folder and to print the contents of the
Address Book. See the AEMail.guide file for details.
o The Address Book window has been modified to include a number
of new features including:
The Nickname has been increased in size to 9 characters.
The Previous and Next command icons are activated to exit
from the Address Book and display either the previous or
next message in a message list. This facilitates adding
addresses to the Address Book.
Double clicking on an address in the list view when the
Address Book is called from the Compose window will
immediately return to the Compose window transferring
the Nickname of the appropriate Compose string gadget.
In the Address Book, when you click on a group's
"Distribution List" line, any existing address in the
Address string will not be destroyed. This facilitates
adding addresses to the group.
o Allowed messages in QUEUED folder to be edited.
o Remembers the last directory used when adding multiple
attachments. Also allows you to establish a default path
for adding attachments.
o Sets an environmental variable called AEMail_dir during the
install process which contains the directory AEMail was installed
in to facilitate future AEMail updates.
For more information on these revisions and/or enhancements see the
appropriate sections of the AEMail.guide file.
Later versions of AEMail are planned which will provide:
AREXX Support
Filtering incoming messages to specified folders
Asynchronous retrieval of messages from a POP server
Asynchronous sending of messages to the SMTP server
faster message display routines
Built in message editor
Other features suggested by users
AEMAIL is copyright (c) 1996 by John F. Zacharias, all rights reserved.
This version is "Freeware". Permission is given to to test and evaluate
the program in return for feedback on the use of the program and reporting
of any bugs encountered. Later versions will become "shareware".
This archive contains the following:
The AEMAIL executable
The Install_AEMail install script for installing AEMail.
This AEMAIL.README file
AEMAIL documentation in the file AEMail.doc (for printing)
AEMail documentation in AmigaGuide format in the file AEMail.guide
A sample mailcap file to be used with AmigaDos 3.0 or above
Before attempting to use AEMail you should read the documentation in
AEMail.guide. After the install process the default tool for the AEMail.guide
file will be MultiView if you are running under 3.0 or later, or AmigaGuide
if you are ruinning under 2.1.
AEMAIL, version 1.10, release date: 09/29/96
As payment for receiving and using this BETA version of AEMAIL, I would like
any bugs, comments, or suggestions reported to me. You can send me email at
jzachar@calweb.com
A entry will be automatically added to your address book with a nickname of
AEMAIL which can be used for routing email to me.
I would appreciate any suggestions that you have for improving AEMAIL.
I will not guarantee that I will accept all suggestions or that I will
necessarily implement them in the next release; however, I do take each
suggestion seriously. In the past I have implemented a number of suggestions
made by my testers. I will attempt to respond to each suggestion that is
made.
In making suggestions keep in mind some of the restraints that I have placed
on AEMAIL: (1) The program should be able to be run on any version of
AmigaDos 2.1 or greater, and (2) with the exception of AmiTCP or a TCP/IP
compatible with AmiTCP, AEMAIL should not require any extension to your system
that does not come with a standard AmigaDOS release. This effectively rules
out MUI. Using an editor of your choice meets this criteria since you can use
the standard AmigaDOS editors, ED or MEMACS, which come with the standard
Amiga systems.
When reporting bugs or making suggestions, please be as complete as possible
in describing the circumstances that brought about the problem or how the
suggestion could be implemented.
If you give this program to anyone else to use and evaluate, please include
the complete archive including the readme and documentation files and make
clear to them that this is a prelimary version of the program.
An automatic registration procedure has been provided which will automatically
send me an email message the first time any mail is sent from AEMAIL. This
message will also be sent any time the user upgrades to a new version.
THE FUTURE
This version of AEMail is version 1.10, and is the seventh BETA release. At
this point it is still under evaluation and is "Freeware" to encourage as
much wide spread use of the program as possible. This "Freeware" version
can be distributed to any and all BBS's provided the entire archive is kept
intact. The archive is also being posted to AmiNet.
I also hope to shortly develop my own "home page" where the latest version
can be obtained. However, as a user of the program you will receive updates
via email or a notice when a new version is posted to AmiNet.
When certain features such as:
AREXX
Background retrieval and sending of mail.
Directing retrieval of mail to selected folders.
Built in editor.
are implemented, AEMAIL will be released as shareware. When this occurs, a
number of these features will be disabled until the shareware fee is paid.
Since the doc file is quite large, I am also considering a printed manual
that will be sent to registered users that pay the shareware fee. The
availability of this manual may be before the features listed above are
implemented.
-John Zacharias
September 29, 1996
jzachar@calweb.com
VERSION HISTORY
Version 1.10 Released September 29, 1996. The following bugs have been
corrected (includes bugs corrected with Versions 1.04 a, b,
and c.):
Corrected bug caused by multiple line SMTP responses. This
would result in a "hang" when trying to send messages.
Prevents a GURU (8000005 - Divide-By-Zero error) from
occuring when AEMail was unable to determine the size of
a message that was being retrieved from the POP Server.
Corrected a bug in which not enough memory was being
allocated for error message requester displays. This
caused a GURU after the error message was displayed.
When a group address book entry had an actual UserID
rather than a Nickname for one of it's addresses, the
entire group was not sent.
A guru or freeze occurred when reading certain messages.
These messages had an incomplete Content-Type: header.
Some requester windows had overlapping fields when a
large Screen Text font was used.
If you tried to change your .signature file after you
composed a message, you could not save your .signature
file (the .signature file was left open).
If you composed a message without an ending Carriage
Return and you added attachments, the attachments were
not correctly recognized. AEMail now forces a Carriage
Return before attachments are added to the file.
Headers were not being printed when you printed a message.
Did not properly decode quoted-printable Content-Transfer-
Encoding.
Times from 12 noon to 1 PM and from 12 midnight to 1 AM
were incorrectly displayed. Changed from 0:xx PM to
12:xx PM and from 0:xx AM to 12:xx AM.
Changed install script so that it does not require AmiTCP:
assign or TermiteTCP environmental variable at the Novice
level. If the AmiTCP: assign is not present, AEMail will
be installed in a AEMAIL directory on your largest disk
partition. Also corrected some problems with install
script.
Did not save default "Save Attachment Path" in AEMail.cnfg
file.
Version 1.04c Limited release on September 11, 1996.
Corrected bug caused by multiple line SMTP responses.
Version 1.04b Limited release on September 4, 1996.
Corrected divide-by-zero error with progress indicator.
Version 1.04a Limited release on September 2, 1996.
Added the time zone capability and corrected a number
of bugs.
Version 1.03 Released August 28, 1996
Corrects bug in which clicking on a folder after the
folder strip was slid to the side selected the wrong
folder. This occurred when more folders were present
than could fit on the display. The correction of this
bug was considered important enough to immediately
release this version.
Corrected a bug when messages that were not read were
transferred to another folder. The number of unread
messages on the folder strip was incorrect. Also, if you
delete a message that was unread, it will reduce the
unread count for that folder (the total message count
still includes messages marked for deletion). If you
undelete a message that was never read, the unread count
will increase.
Version 1.02 Released August 25, 1996
Major bug found and corrected! When sending email there
was a problem with parsing the email addresses of the
recipients of the message which could cause the system
to freeze or guru.
Made minor changes to accomodate TCP/IP stacks other than
AmiTCP, but which are compatable with AmiTCP. Tested with
TermiteTCP and Miami.
Added arguments when invoking AEMail from the shell. This
was to allow AEMail to be used as a "mailto" agent with
several Amiga web browsers. Tested with Voyager and AWeb.
Consult AmigaGuide (MultiView) document for how to
implement this feature.
Set default editor to C:ed.
Made changes to install script to create an easier
installation.
Corrected bug when Text Attachments had lines longer than 100
characters.
Changed Start Net and Stop Net menu items to provide for
starting and stopping the network connection when your
TCP/IP does not provide an automatic way to start or
stop the Internet connection (signing onto your provider).
See the AmigaGuide (MultiView) document on the TCP/IP
parameters of the Configuration screen on how this function
works.
(some of the above changes were in the 1.01 release)
Version 1.01 Released August 5, 1996
Limited release incorporating some changes for TermiteTCP.
Version 1.0 Released July 24, 1996. First BETA release.
This is the first public version of AEMAIL released at the
Sacramento Amiga Computer Club meeting. The release includes
the complete AEMAIL package including an installation script
and documentation in AmigaGuide (MultiView) format.
Version 0.06 Released July 8, 1996. Last ALPHA release.
Implemented expanded configuration windows.
Added feature in which AEMAIL periodically checks for
mail on your POP Server.
Added the "Iconify AEMAIL" feature and the menu item that
supports it.
Version 0.05 Released June 18, 1996
Added UUENCODED attachment support.
Added "Change Password" capability to main "Configure" window.
Added requirement that minimum configuration data be entered
prior to starting AEMAIL.
Added QUEUED message check at program startup and when
StartNet script is executed.
Added POP message and QUEUED message check at program
termination.
Version 0.04 Released June 2, 1996
Added the "About" menu item.
Added the delete folder menu item.
Implemented the printing of messages with your preferences
printer.
Added "Progress" Windows to both the Send Message and
Receive message processes.
AEMAIL now automatically recognizes whether it is connected to
your Internet provider on program startup.
A Tool Type was added (AUTOCONNECT=YES) which automatically
executes the StartNet script at program startup.
Added check to automatically to see if any messages are
currently available on your POP server at program startup
or when the StartNet script is executed.
Version 0.03 Released on May 21, 1996
Added the "Startnet" and "Stopnet" menu items under a new
"AmiTCP" menu and added the Tool Types to specify the calls
for the STARTNET and STOPNET scripts.
Added the Configuration screen activated by the "Configuration"
menu item under the PROJECT menu.
Version 0.02 Released on April 20, 1996.
Added MIME support for attachments.
Version 0.01 Released on March 20, 1996. First ALPHA version.
This initial version could handle sending and retrieving text
messages only; no attachment capability was present. Certain
features were not yet available and configuration was by
Tool Types only.