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- 3. _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__a_n_d__A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_s
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- This chapter lists the changes and additions made to
- MediaMail since the 3.2 release.
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- 3.1 _S_e_n_d_i_n_g__L_a_r_g_e__M_e_s_a_g_e_s
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- Sending very large messages or messages with large
- attachments, such as movies or 3D models, is now better
- supported by MediaMail. Some mail systems can not receive
- these large messages. MediaMail now allows you to send large
- messages splitting them into pieces of approximately 250 K,
- by default. If the recipient uses MediaMail the pieces will
- be reassembled once they are delivered. Note, Other MIME-
- compliant mail programs may also provide this reassembly
- feature. Message splitting options are controlled by the
- variables _s_p_l_i_t__s_i_z_e, _s_p_l_i_t__l_i_m_i_t, and the _s_p_l_i_t__s_e_n_d option
- to the _v_e_r_i_f_y variable.
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- +o The _s_p_l_i_t__l_i_m_i_t variable controls when MediaMail gives
- you the option to split the message. A dialog is posted
- when the size of the attachment exceeds the variable's
- minimum size setting. The variable is set to 250 K by
- default. The dialog allows you to choose to split the
- message or send it whole.
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- +o The _s_p_l_i_t__s_i_z_e variable controls the size of each
- message part. The variable is set to 250 by default.
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- +o The _s_p_l_i_t__s_e_n_d_m_a_i_l variable specifies the name of a
- script that hands the message parts to sendmail for
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- +o The _s_p_l_i_t__s_e_n_d option of the _v_e_r_i_f_y variable, when set,
- posts a the dialog asking you to confirm that you want
- to split the message in pieces. If you unset this
- option, MediaMail automatically splits the large
- message without posting the dialog. Note, if you have
- previously customized the _v_e_r_i_f_y variable, this option
- will not be set by default.
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- 3.2 _R_e_c_e_i_v_i_n_g__S_p_l_i_t__M_e_s_a_g_e_s
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- Some systems are not configured to receive messages that
- exceed a particular size limit, so a very large message may
- be sent in several smaller pieces. MediaMail now reassembles
- messages which have been split into pieces as the pieces
- arrive on your system. When the pieces of a large message
- begin arrivving, you receive a notification message. The
- notification message has an attachment that you may use to
- check the status of the incoming pieces. Once all the pieces
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- have arrived, they are reassembled and the entire large
- message is delivered to your mailbox. Note, attachments
- contained in reassembled messages behave slightly
- differently than other attachments. In particular, the
- attachments are occupying space on your hard disk, in your
- ~/Mail/detach.dir directory. If you delete the message, the
- attachments will not be automatically deleted and will
- continue to take up space on your disk. To delete them, open
- a directory view of your ~/Mail/detach.dir directory and
- drag the large files to the dumpster. MediaMail reassembles
- messages by using a .forward file in your home directory.
- Refer to MediaMail online help for more information on the
- .forward file.
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- 3.3 _I_n_t_e_r_n_a_t_i_o_n_a_l_i_z_a_t_i_o_n
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- MediaMail Pro 3.2S.3 has been localized and includes
- language files for the following languages: Chinese, French,
- German, Japanese, and Korean. If you have a language module
- installed on your machine, MediaMail requires the
- corresponding MediaMail Pro language files be installed.
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- MediaMail Pro will NOT run in these languages if the
- appropriate language files are not installed.
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- 3.4 _F_i_l_t_e_r_i_n_g
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- With the Filters dialog, you can set up filters to apply to
- your messages at startup and/or on arrival. Based on the
- criteria that you specify, your mail can be automatically
- saved, deleted, forwarded, replied to, etc.
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- 3.5 _C_u_s_t_o_m_i_z_a_t_i_o_n__o_f__M_e_n_u_s__a_n_d__B_u_t_t_o_n_s
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- The menus and buttons of the Main, Message, and Compose
- windows are customizable via the Menus and Buttons dialogs
- from the Options pulldown menu.
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- 3.6 _D_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y__S_e_r_v_i_c_e_s
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- MediaMail Pro provides integration with your existing email
- directories. Refer to the variable descriptions in the
- Variables dialog for these variables: address_book,
- address_cache, address_check, address_filter, address_sort,
- expire_cache, lookup_max, and lookup_sep.
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