Amiga Plus Extra 1997 #5/AmigaPlus_Extra-CD_5-97.iso/online-tools/mail/aemail121/install.txt

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                          INSTALLATION OF AEMAIL
                              (July 1, 1997)

PLEASE NOTE:  If you are installing from an AEMail installation disk, that
disk must NOT be write protected when you install AEMail.  It will be
written to during the install.

If you need further information on the AEMail install and some of the items
mentioned in this document, please consult either the "AEMail.guide" or the
"AEMail.doc" documents on the AEMail installation diskette (or the AEMail
archive).

The AEMail Install Script uses the Installer program first provided by
Commodore and later revised by Amiga Technologies.

    Installer and Installer project icon
    (c) Copyright 1995-96 Escom AG.  All Rights Reserved.
    Reproduced and distributed under license from Escom AG.

    INSTALLER SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE;
    NO WARRANTIES ARE MADE.  ALL USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.  NO LIABILITY
    OR RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUMED.

An installation script has been provided for the installation of AEMail.
To install AEMail simply double click on the "Install_AEMail icon".  The
install script provides three user levels that the user can choose:

    Novice          (no control - all defaults will be taken)
    Intermediate    (control of configuration parameters)
    Expert          (control of configuration and where files are placed)

The Install script makes an attempt to determine which TCP/IP stack that
you have installed.  This controls which defaults will be taken.  The way
the install scripts knows which TCP/IP stacks are present is as follows
(you must have installed the particular stack before installing AEMail):

    AmiTCP:     This is controlled by the presence of the AmiTCP: assign
                statement and the presence of the AmiTCP:bin drawer.

    Miami:      This is controlled by the presence of the Miami: assign
                statement.  When you installed Miami you should have let
                the install create the Miami: assign.  This was only
                available under later versions of Maimi.

                While the Miami: assign is not an absolute requirement
                if you are using Miami, it is required if you intend
                to use the supplied "startnet.miami" and "stopnet.miami"
                scripts supplied with this archive.  The scripts will
                not even be moved to your AEMail drawer if the Miami:
                assign is not present.

    TermiteTCP: This is controlled by the presence of the TermiteTCP.prefs
                envronomental variable.  Also, if you want to pick up
                some of the other TermiteTCP variables, such as email
                address, you must have run TermiteTCP prior to installing
                AEMail (TermiteTCP does not have to be online, however).

The action that takes place at the Novice level is slightly different
depending on whether AmiTCP has been installed or not.  The installation
script determines if AmiTCP is installed by checking for an assignment to
AmiTCP:.  This AmiTCP:  assignment was automatically created when you
installed AmiTCP.

If the AmiTCP:  assignment is present, it will determine where the
installation script will place the AEMail executable.  For AmiTCP the
executable is placed in the AmiTCP:bin drawer.  If this drawer is not
present, the placement of the executable defaults to an AEMail drawer
(created by the script if it does not already exist) on the largest
partition on your hard drive.

If you wish to control where AEMail will be placed, you will need to
execute the Install script at the "Expert" user level.

The reason that AEMail is placed in the AmiTCP:bin drawer if the AmiTCP:
assignment is present, is that the assumption is made that you are using
AmiTCP.  The "startnet" and "stopnet" scripts should be in the same
directory that contains AEMail if they are to work without modification.

If you select the Novice user level you will not be able to give any input
for the install.  The following actions will automatically be taken:

    The AEMail executable file will be placed in AmiTCP:bin or, if the
        AmiTCP: assignment is not present, on the largest partition on
        your hard drive.

        Note: No special directory will be created if AmiTCP:bin is
        present, otherwise a directory called "AEMail" will be created
        for containing the AEMail executable.  When the installation
        script terminates it will tell you where it placed the AEMail
        executable.

        The AREXX scripts StartNet.Miami and StopNet.Miami will also
        be moved to this drawer if you have Miami installed on your
        system.

    Your AEMail mail directory will normally be a directory called
        AEMail_Mail in AmiTCP: or, if AmiTCP: was not present, in the
        AEMAIL directory. The AEMail mail directory will be assigned to
        AEMAIL:.  If an AEMAIL: assignment already exists, that directory
        will be used as the mail directory except that it will be
        renamed to AEMail_Mail if it had been named something else.
        This operation is automatic and makes updating the AEMail program
        easy without disturbing your existing mail files.

    No configuration will be performed.  However, certain default
        configuration values will be provided (see below).  This will
        include the appropriate Start Net and Stop Net scripts for
        the TCP/IP stacks that you are running.  Miami takes precedence
        over AmiTCP.

    All of the documentation files will be copied to the same drawer
        in which the AEMail executable was copied to.

    If you are running under AmigaDos 3.0 or greater, the supplied
        mailcap file will be copied to the AEMail_Mail directory.
        No mailcap file will be copied if you are using AmigaDos 2.1.

    An AEMAIL: assign statement will automatically be placed in your
        S:User-Startup file.

    An "ASSIGN C: SYS:REXXC ADD" will also be added to your s:User-Startup
        file to provide a path to your AREXX commands.

If you select the Intermediate user level you will also be able to provide
configuration data that will be stored in the Tool Types parameters of the
AEMAIL icon.  Further, if the AEMAIL:  assignment existed at the start of
the installation that assignment will be used.  However, if the mail
directory had been called something else, you will be asked if you want to
rename it to AEMail_Mail.  If you select NO, the directory will not be
renamed; however, a new AEMail_Mail directory will be created in the same
parent directory and used for the AEMAIL:  assignment.

In addition to what is available for the Intermediate user, the Expert user
will be able to select what directories will be used and will be able to
copy the documentation files to a directory of his/her choice.  The Expert
user will also be able to select an alternate location for a pre-existing
mailcap file and, if running under AmigaDos 2.1, will be able to build
their own mailcap file.

Certain configuration parameters must be provided before AEMAIL will run.
These configuration parameters are provided either by Tool Types in the
AEMail icon or through a special configuration screen when you first run
AEMail and saved in an aemail.cnfg file in the S:  directory.  For a full
discussion on configuring AEMail, refer to the AEMail documentation or
guide files.

The installation script will try to automatically configure certain items
to default values.  These include the switch for deleting mail from your
POP Server once it has been transferred to your Amiga and the switch for
stripping duplicate messages.  The edit call will default to c:ed and will
open the editor on the Workbench.  Also, if you installed TermiteTCP, the
installation script will obtain your POP3 UserID and SMTP Domain Name as
well as your email address from the ttcp-email-address environmental
variable provided TermiteTCP has been run (not necessarily on-line) before
the AEMail installation was performed.

The installation script at the Intermediate and Expert user levels will
allow you to provide additional configuration parameters as Tool Types in
your AEMail icon or to change the default ones.  However, if you are
updating from a prior version you may already have an aemail.cnfg file in
your S:  directory which will override the Tool Types.  If the
S:aemail.cnfg file is present, you will be asked if you want to use it or
if you want to re-configure using tool types.  If you select this option
your current s:aemail.cnfg file will be deleted and you can reconfigure
through the installation script.

If these parameters are not provided by Tool Types (through the
installation script) or by an existing configuration file, the
Configuration screen will be displayed upon the initial startup of AEMail.
You can not proceed beyond this configuration screen until certain required
configuration parameters are provided.  The absolute minimum configuration
parameters that must be provided are:

    POP3 UserID
    Password
    Your email Address
    SMTP Domain Name
    Edit Call

A POP Server name and a SMTP Server name must also be provided.  However,
if they are missing AND, if the SMTP Domain Name has been specified,
default values will be assigned to these items.  These default values will
prepend 'POP." to the domain name for the POP server and 'SMTP.' to the
domain name for the SMTP Server as defaults.  Please note:  these may NOT
be correct for your POP and SMTP servers.  If they are not, you will have
to edit the Configuration and make appropriate changes (see Configuration
Parameters for Identify under Section IV.  Configuration in the doc file or
the section on the Configuration screen in the .guide file).

If you have installed and ran TermiteTCP before you installed AEMail, the
only configuration parameter you may have to provide is your password.  The
POP3 UserID and the SMTP Domain Name are extracted from the email address
that you gave TermiteTCP.  If these are not the correct values you will
have to change them in the Identity page of the Configuration screen.

For AmiTCP or Miami users, you will need to provide your POP3 UserID and
SMTP Domain name as well as your email address.

One of the things that is needed to run AEMail is an editor.  By default
AEMail will use the AmigaDOS editor, ed, which comes with all Amigas.
However, you can change this through the install to any editor that you
want provided that you have specified that you want to configure AEMail
when you do the install.

If you are using AmiTCP, it is recommended that you place AEMail in the
same directory that contains your AmiTCP StartNet and StopNet scripts
(usually AmiTCP:bin) although this is not an absolute requirement.  If the
directory containing your StartNet or StopNet scripts is NOT the AmiTCP:bin
directory or the scripts have names different from "startnet" or "stopnet",
you will have to add the STARTNET and STOPNET tool types to your AEMail
icon.  You can do that with the installation script at either the
Intermediate or Expert user levels.

If you are using TermiteTCP, there are no Start Net or Stop Net scripts.

For Miami, special startnet.miami and stopnet.miami scripts have been
provided with the install of AEMail.  If the Miami assign is present, the
install script assumes the Miami startnet and stopnet scripts should be
used over the AmiTCP ones.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR MIAMI USERS:  In the TCP/IP Settings page on Miami, the
"Down when Offline" item should be checked and the settings SAVED.  If this
item is not checked, it will take AEMail 80 seconds to determine that Miami
is offline if Miami is loaded but not online.

The installation script will automatically create a directory for your
email storage (mail and configuration files) and place TWO ASSIGN
statements in your S:User-Startup file as follows:

    ASSIGN AEMAIL: [your-mail-directory-path]
    ASSIGN C: SYS:REXXC ADD

The second assign statement is used to provide a path to your AREXX
commands because the only paths visable when you run a program from the
Workbench are the program directory and C:.

If you are using AmiTCP (as determined by the presence of the AmiTCP:
assignment), the default directory that is created is AmiTCP:AEMail_Mail;
otherwise, it will be a directory called AEMail_Mail in the AEMail
directory that has been created.

If an AEMAIL:  assignment already exists, the AEMail_Mail directory will
not be created nor will the existing mail or Configuration files in the
directory be disturbed.

If you want to place the AEMail_Mail directory some place else you will
have to specify the Expert user level when you perform the installation.

The mail directory can start out empty.  The AEMail program will generate
any necessary configuration and support files required.  The AEMail_Mail
directory can be anywhere on any one of your hard drive partitions (or on a
floppy or other read/writable media); it does not have to be in the AmiTCP:
directory; but it must be mounted when you execute AEMail.

Special Note on Use of multiple configuration files:  The normal AEMail
configuration file is s:aemail.cnfg.  With version 1.13 you will be able to
assign your configuration file to some other name and location (you will
need the Expert user level to do this).  and this will become your base
configuration.  Also, the installation will ONLY configure this base
configuration.  You will have to use the Configuration screen to configure
any other configuration files for other users.  See Section IV.,
Configuration, in the doc files for other multiple user considerations.

As stated above, you will need a "mailcap" file if you want to display MIME
mail attachments.  A sample mailcap file is provided on the AEMail program
disk which uses MultiView to display audio, images, and video content types
provided that you have the appropriate datatypes loaded into your system.
This, of course, requires AmigaDos 3.0 or higher.  If you are using
AmigaDos 2.1, the mailcap file needs to be modified to reflect the display
programs that you want.  The installation script at the Expert level will
help you do this.

If you are running under AmigaDos 3.0 or higher, the installation script
will automatically move the supplied mailcap file to AEMAIL:  unless you
specified a different location for a pre-existing mailcap file (Expert
level only).

The mailcap file specifications are given in AEMail documentation and guide
files,

When the installation script terminates it will store the directory in
which it placed AEMail in the Environmental variable AEMail_dir.  This
facilitates updating to future releases of AEMail.  The version 1.13
installation script, at all installation levels, will look for this
Environmental variable to try to determine where to place AEMail.

The AEMail icon that is created when AEMail is installed will have five
Tool Types entered but commented out.  These are:

    ;PASSPROTECT=YES
    ;FLDRFONT=
    ;FLDRFONTSZ=
    ;CONFIG=
    ;MAIL_DIR=

These five Tool Types can not be duplicated by the configuration screen.
Consult the AEMail.guide file for the purpose of each of these Tool Types.
They can be activated by removing the ";" at the beginning of the tool type
and adding the appropriate argument information after the "=" sign.  You can
do this with the "Information" menu item in the Workbench Menus (click on the
AEMail icon first before using the "Information" menu item).


                     HANDLING OF TIME ZONES IN AEMAIL
                     --------------------------------

AEMail will handle time zones in both full hour and half hour increments.
AEMail uses either the "tz" environmental variable, a special "aem_tz"
environomental variable, or the "locale.prefs" file that is part of
AmigaDos to determine your local time zone.  The "locale.prefs" file will
only allow for full hour time zone offsets.  You can use the "tz"
environmental variable for half hour time zones, but, if this variable is
used by other programs in your system it is suggested that you use the
"aem_tz" variable instead.

Currently AEMail first looks for the environmental variables "aem_tz" or
"tz".  The format for "tz" is dictated by SAS_C and should be aaabbbccc
where aaa is the abbreviation for local standard time, bbb is the offset in
hours from GMT (-11 to 12) which is SUBTRACTED from GMT to get the local
standard time.  ccc is the abbreviation for local daylight savings time or
"summer time" (in the United Kingdom or Europe).  If the time zone has
daylight savings time this should be present even if daylight savings time
is not currently in effect (contrary to the specification for "Tz" for the
SAS-C compiler).  AEMail automatically determines when DST or "Summer Time"
is in effect.

AEMail also recognizes an alternate form of "tz" where aaa and ccc can be
abreviations longer than 3 characters.  This is desireable in some European
countries.  AEMail will also recognize time zones in increments of one half
hour.  To specify an half hour time zone, specify it as + or - hhmm.  As an
example:  +230 would specify a time zone in which 2 and a half hours are
SUBTRACTED from GMT.

You can enter the above with the "tz" environmental variable, but since
this variable might be used with other programs in it's strict sense, an
alternate environmental variable has been provided called "aem_tz".

If "aem_tz" is present it will take precedence over "tz".

If the "tz" or "aem_tz" environmental variables are not present,
the system then attempts to get the time zone offset from the
"locale.prefs" file.  Only the time zone offset is present in this
file.  The abbreviations for local standard time and daylight savings
time are obtained from a table that is by no means complete.  Only the
time zone abbreviations for the United States, Canada, and the United
Kingdom are contained in this table, so one of the environmental variables
is preferred.

if neither the "tz" nor "aem_tz" environmental variables nor the
"locale.prefs" file are present, the system defaults to CST with an
offset of 6.

NOTE: the standard header in an email message has the time zone offset sign
reversed from that of the "locale.prefs" and the environmental variables.
AEMail automatically makes this reversal, so the offset should be set to
positive for US time zones and negative for European time zones.  They
will appear as negative (for US) and positive (for Europe) in the Date:
header.

You can set the "tz" or the "aem_tz" environmental variables by using
the SETENV AmigaDos Command.  This must be done from the shell.  The
syntax to use is as follows:

    SETENV tz aaabbbccc                            (for tz) and
    SETENV aem_tz aaaaaaaaabbbbbccccccccc          (for aem_tz)

aaa, your local time zone abbreviation must always be present.  If you
don't know your abbreviation (or don't want it in the header), use "xxx".
If AEMail sees xxx it will assume that no abbreviation is present and
it will be left off the Date: header

bbb is the time offset in hours from GMT.  Plus indicates that you are west
of GMT and minus indicates that you are east of GMT.  Acceptable values are
-12 to 24.  If you want to specify a half our time zone it can be entered
as hhmm.  If AEMail sees a value of 30 or above it assumes that a half hour
increment is being used.  In this case -1200 to 2400 are acceptable.

If your time zone observes daylight savings time, ccc is the abbreviation to
use for daylight savings time.  If ccc is not present, no adjustment will be
made during the times of the year that daylight savings time is observed.

The result of the SETENV command is only in effect while your computer is on.
If you want to make the "tz"or "aem_tz"  environmental variables always
present enter the one of the following AmigaDOS command after the SETENV
command:

    COPY ENV:tz ENVARC:tz                          (or)
    COPY ENV:aem_tz ENVARC:aem_tz

Using the "tz" or "aem_tz" environmental variables gives you more control
over which abbreviations will be used for your time zone.  However, the
locale.prefs file may be more useful for those that prefer the "point and
click" method of doing things.  To set the correct time zone for
locale.prefs, enter the Locale editor in your Prefs drawer.  You will
see a time zone map with which you can move the white strip indicating
the time zone on the map.  Click either to the left or right of the strip
to move the strip.  The correct time zone offset for standard time will be
shown at the top of the map.

Since the locale.prefs does not have any abbreviations, AEMail makes certain
assumptions as to what the abbreviation should be.  These assumptions are as
follows:

Time Zone Name           Standard    DST  -----------Time Zone-----------
                         Time             (in "locale")  (in email Date:)

Greenwich Mean Time      GMT*        BST       0              +0000

Atlantic Time            AST         ADT       4              -0400
Eastern Time (US)        EST         EDT       5              -0500
Central Time (US)        CST         CDT       6              -0600
Mountain Time (US)       MST         MDT       7              -0700
Pacific Time (US)        PST         PDT       8              -0800
Yukon Time               YST         YDT       9              -0900
Hawaiian Time            HST         ---      10              -1000

International Date Line  IDL         ---      12              -1200

--- indicates this time zone does not observe DST

*Note:  GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is also known as UTC or Universal
Time Coordinated.

If you want to use a different abbreviation or control whether DST is used
or not, you should use the "tz" or "aem_tz" environmental variable.

DST in the United States and Canada begins on the first Sunday in
April.

"Summer Time" in the United Kingdom and Europe begins on the last
Sunday in March.

Both DST and "Summer Time" end on the last Sunday in October.