Welcome to AutoShare
A freeware Macintosh list server and auto-responder.An EIMS (AIMS, MailShare) companion application.
Copyright © 1994-1998 Mikael Hansen.
AutoShare
is written by Mikael Hansen.
EIMS (AIMS, MailShare) is written by Glenn Anderson,
Qualcomm.
SIMS is written by
Stalker Software.
Click here to download 
3.0.2 (partial archive) and version 3.0 (complete archive) of AutoShare.Go here to quickly read the announcement details further down on this web page and here for an overview of the AutoShare documents, particularly the AutoShare Documentation, Upgrading AutoShare and the AutoShare Post-Release Notes.
The AutoShare home page is at http://www.dnai.com/~meh/autoshare/.
The AutoShare ftp site is at ftp://ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/.
James Berriman's AutoShare web pages are at http://frutiger.staffs.ac.uk/autoshare/.
The AutoShare Announcement list
offers news on AutoShare and related topics.
To subscribe to the AutoShare announcement list, send mail to autoshare@frutiger.staffs.ac.uk with subscribe autoshare-announce <your name> in the first line of the body.
The AutoShare announcement list took off on November 15 1996.
The AutoShare Talk list
is a forum for discussing AutoShare and related topics.
To subscribe, send mail to autoshare@frutiger.staffs.ac.uk with subscribe autoshare-talk <your name> in the first line of the body. Be sure to subscribe as I am likely to respond faster to contributions on this list than to personal e-mails about AutoShare. Thank you!
The AutoShare talk list took off on April 23 1996 (my original list started on March 16 1995), and the listmaster is James Berriman, who knows more about EIMS and AutoShare than I do :-)
The AutoShare Development list
is an in-depth discussion forum for script authors, who develop AutoShare scripts including process extenders.
To subscribe to the AutoShare development list, send mail to autoshare@frutiger.staffs.ac.uk with subscribe autoshare-dev <your name> in the first line of the body.
The AutoShare development list took off on January 23 1998.
The AutoShare Tip Of The Day list
offers insights on little known AutoShare features.
Subscribers receive one mail per day. If you would like to contribute, please post your story to the moderated list.
To subscribe to the AutoShare tip of the day list, send mail to autoshare@frutiger.staffs.ac.uk with subscribe autoshare-tip-of-the-day <your name> in the first line of the body.
The AutoShare tip of the day list took off on August 6 1997.
The AutoShare Beta list
is mostly private. At rare occasions when I feel I have the time, the list is public.
AutoShare comes complete with script samples and documentation covering features such as multiple preference sets, standard and database subscriber formats, fully automated web archives, remote administration by e-mail, subscriber and administrator web forms, advanced mail-back confirmations, automated bounce and unsubscribe module, list-specific language support for subscribers, launching of external applications, keep applications up feature, built-in Cron support, process extenders, MIME configuration of outgoing mail messages, List- RFC headers, MIME digests as attachments, simultaneous text and HTML archives, tip of the day lists, poll feature for voting, subscriber address protection, subject prefixes in list contributions, headers and footers in list contributions and digests, rotating banners and much more.
AutoShare 3.0.2 release
The AutoShare 3.0.2 version (partial archive), released on November 15 1998 (four years to the day since the project took off), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 3.0.2 offers minor improvements and bug fixes.
AutoShare 3.0.1 release
The AutoShare 3.0.1 version (the server applications and a few documents only), released on October 14 1998, is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 3.0.1 was released, as 3.0 revealed a compiler related bug affecting the built-in database format.
AutoShare 3.0 release
The AutoShare 3.0 version, released on October 7 1998 (following a public beta, 40 months to the day since the release of version 1.0!), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 3.0 introduced two database formats for subscribers as its major feature and furthermore offers support for list-specific languages for subscribers, MIME digests as attachments, additional commands for remote administration by e-mail and support for more bounce formats plus minor improvements and bug fixes.
Several related downloads such as an AutoShare Admin version with a built-in FaceSpan extension are available at ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/autoshare-more/.
The AutoShare 3.0 version is also available from your local Info-Mac mirror site in the comm/inet/mail directory. You may furthermore fetch it using e-mail by writing to AutoShare-software@frutiger.staffs.ac.uk.
AutoShare 2.4 release
The AutoShare 2.4 version, released on July 12 1998 (following a public beta), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 2.4 introduced several additional process extender types, a vacation process extender sample, bounce module enhancements plus minor improvements and bug fixes.
AutoShare 2.3 release
The AutoShare 2.3 version, released on May 1 1998 (following a public beta), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 2.3 introduced the unknown accounts and request addresses features, bounce module enhancements plus minor improvements and bug fixes.
AutoShare 2.2 release
The AutoShare 2.2 version, released on April 1 1998 (following a public beta), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 2.2 introduced EIMS 2.1 compatibility and enhancements in the areas of the AppleScript dictionary, process extenders, the built-in bounce module plus minor improvements and bug fixes.
AutoShare 2.1 release
The AutoShare 2.1 version, released on January 20 1998 (following a public beta), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 2.1 introduced built-in Cron support and enhancements in the areas of the built-in bounce module, process extenders, moderators of moderated and announcement lists, user interface refinements for both the server and the Admin, up-to-date full scriptability plus many minor improvements and bug fixes.
Jan Koudelka's
AutoShare Remote Admin
is a CGI that gives you full control over the AutoShare 2.1 settings. Compatibility with the AutoShare 2.2 is planned after final release of the AutoShare 2.2.
AutoShare 2.0 release
The AutoShare 2.0 version, released on December 7 1997 (30 months to the day since the release of version 1.0!), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 2.0 introduced a completely revamped AutoShare 2.0 Documentation showing just how easy it is to get going with AutoShare, a major multi-preferences feature coming in handy with mail server multi-domains, a filter process extender as well as user interface refinements for both the server and the Admin.
AutoShare 1.4.2 release
The AutoShare 1.4.2 version (the applications and a few documents only), released on September 30 1997, is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 1.4.2 introduced several new auto-response tokens and Using AutoShare with SIMS.
AutoShare 1.4.1 release
The AutoShare 1.4.1 version (server applications and a few documents only), released on September 18 1997, is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 1.4.1 introduced disabling and enabling of processing.
AutoShare 1.4 release
The AutoShare 1.4 version, released on September 9 1997 (with a public beta taking off on July 8 1997), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 1.4 introduced substantial speed and memory refinements, launching of external applications, keep applications up, process extenders, tip of the day lists, rotating banners, subscriber address protection and simultaneous text and HTML archives.
AutoShare 1.3 release
The AutoShare 1.3 version, released on May 6 1997, is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 1.3 introduced subscriber and administrator web forms, Mac-to-HTML and MIME-to-HTML character conversions, choice of RFC From vs envelope sender for subscriber lists, scripted e-mail using the Send Mail AppleScript command, monthly help files on a per-list basis, subscriber aliases, specific key strings for poll accounts and considerably improved speed for large enclosures.
AutoShare 1.2 release
The AutoShare 1.2 version, released on March 14 1997, is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 1.2 introduced automated web archives, remote administration by e-mail, advanced mail-back confirmations, automated bounce and unsubscribe module, fast searching and sorting of lists, MIME configuration of outgoing mail messages, subject prefixes in list contributions and Admin balloon help.
AutoShare 1.1 release
The AutoShare 1.1 version, released on November 15 1996 (two years to the day since the project took off), is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. Version 1.1 introduced list-specific features, full scriptability, the AutoShare Admin and the PowerPC native version.
You can also get it at Internet Servers for Mac OS and ftp.freedonia.com/pub/servers/.
AutoShare 1.0.1 release
The AutoShare 1.0.1 version (software and release notes only), released on June 14 1995, includes a few fixes to the 1.0 software. It's available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/.
AutoShare 1.0 release
AutoShare 1.0, a freeware EIMS (AIMS, MailShare) companion application including list server and auto-responder services, was released on June 7 1995. This public AutoShare 1.0 final version is available from ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/autoshare/. The 1.0 release includes the AutoShare 1.0 Documentation as well as Jason Snell's AutoShare QuickStart.
You may also want to take a look at An overview of the AutoShare documents.
Be sure to check out James Berriman's Using AutoShare with NewsRunner.