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Internet Message Format
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1989-06-01
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From: Fido Software
To: All
On: 1:125/111
Option: Private
Subj: automail.exe automail.doc
You just got a copy of FidoMail (previously namedì
"AutoMail"), an automatic way to enter FidoNet messages. FidoMailì
generates one or more FidoNet messages from text files youì
generate yourself, using your favorite (or least favorite, I dontì
care) text editor or word processor.
The FidoMail documentation, FIDOMAIL.DOC, is itself aì
script FidoMail can use to generate Fidonet messages. The formatì
of an FidoMail script is quite simple; four lines of messageì
header, followed by text of any length or format.
OPERATION
Run FidoMail from the default Fido directory. MAIL.SYS isì
read to determine the Fidonet message area, and the node numberì
of the originating system. The nodelist (NODELIST.SYS andì
NODELIST.IDX) is used to enter the messages.
FIDOMAIL [script-file-name(s)]
The script file name can be a single file, many filesì
using wild cards, or a directory name. Each file found isì
processed as described below. Each script file can generate oneì
or more FidoNet messages.
FidoMail displays status information on the localì
console, and also appends it to the MAILER.LOG file, where Fidoì
keeps FidoNet status.
FidoMail returns ERRORLEVEL 1 if there is no script fileì
or the disk is full. No error is returned if a system specifiedì
to mail to is not in the node list.
ENTERING AUTOMATIC MESSAGES
The lines in the header are what defines the FidoNetì
message.
from:
to:
on: one or more FidoNet nodes to send to
(only one of the following)
subj: message subject
file: one or more files for file attach
files: same as file:
(optionally one or more of the following)
option: (list of options)
options: (list of options)
These four lines can appear in any order, and may haveì
blank lines between them, and may have leading spaces. They canì
be in upper or lower case (FROM:, from: and From: are all OK) butì
the colon: MUST be there.
Put at least one space (tab, comma, etc) after eachì
keyword, so FidoMail can find them.
The From: and To: fields are what you think they are.ì
Lines too long will be truncated to fit the FidoNet messageì
format.
The On: line is the list of FidoNet systems to send thisì
message to. You can specify any number of nodes here, as long asì
it fits on a line. The usual kinds of numbers can be entered:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 99 nodes in your net
125/2 77/88 1/0 specific net/node
3:1/345 a node in Australia
Only one Subj:, File: and Files: line can be used in oneì
message. Use Subj: for most ordinary messages. File: and Files:ì
are used to do FidoNet File Attaches. FidoMail will not stop youì
from entering a Subj: line followed by a File: line, or viceì
versa, but please realize that things may not work as you plan.ì
You cannot have both. File: following Subj: will be as if Subj:ì
was never entered, but Subj: following File: will replace theì
list of attached filenames with the contents of the Subj: line.
The Option: line is how certain FidoNet message optionsì
are entered. There can be any number of option lines, and eachì
can contain one or more option words:
Kill means (KILL/SENT)
Private means (PRIVATE)
These can be abbreviated to their first letter.