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AEMAIL.README
(January 15, 1998)
Contained in this archive is version 1.43 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 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
IBrowse, Voyager and AWeb, which allow the user to specify such an agent
for composing and sending email. You can also call AEMail with an already
composed message from another program and queue or send the message.
Version 1.43 corrects a number of bugs found with Version 1.40 as well as
adding several new features. These features include:
o The ability to filter messages with any header OR the body of the
message (Registered Users Only).
o The ability to filter on the entire list of To: or cc: recipients
o The ability to include the other To: and cc: recipients when replying
to a message.
A complete list of new features, changes and the bugs corrected with
version 1.43 is given at the end of this file and also in the AEMail.guide
file.
SPECIAL WARNING: Because of a change in the way messages are described in
the [Folder-Name].config files you will have problems with any messages
that have extended addresses in the To:, cc:, or bcc: fields if you revert
to the older AEMail version. You will have to delete these messages before
you revert to the older version. You can save such messages to files
before deleting them and then re-introduce the messages from the files
after you revert back. However, the older version will not be able to
recognize the extended addresses in any filter parameter. Consult the
.guide file under [Folder-Name].config for more information on this.
Version 1.43 also has a redesigned installation script. The documentation
files and the AEMail executable in the release archive are now compressed.
This allows the unarchived version to fit on a single floppy disk.
Those downloading this version from my own web site or Aminet will still
receive an unregistered demo version unless the shareware fee has been
previously paid. If the shareware fee has been previously paid, AEMail
will immediately be upgraded to a registered version when you install the
new version.
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When you send your first message with any new version AEMail, a special
"Notification" message will be sent to me. Besides the normal header
information, the body of this message will contain the following information
(obtained from your configuration file):
Your email address
Your Real Name
Your POP3 Server name
Your SMTP Server name
Your SMTP Domain Name
Your editor call
The version of the Exec (OS) that you are using
Your Display ID (from the screen mode setting)
Your Overscan Type (from the screen mode setting)
Base configuration file name
Currently active configuration file name
Mail directory
This information is provided to help me determine and debug problems with
AEMail. Future versions may contain more or less information as the need
arises.
Most of the Internet information is public information and can be obtained
from your service provider.
I WILL KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN STRICT CONFIDENCE. IF YOU DO NOT WANT
THIS INFORMATION DIVULGED TO ME, DO NOT USE AEMAIL!
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I am including this warning because of concerns expressed to me by some
people.
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AEMail is copyright (c) 1996-1998 by John F. Zacharias, all rights reserved.
This version is NOW Shareware. A shareware fee of $30 is requested for
AEMail. The shareware fee (US Funds only) should be sent to:
John Zacharias
10004 Vanguard Drive
Sacramento, CA 95827
USA
You must include your Real Name and email address with your remittance. If
you have more than one email address, the registration fee is the same. A
handy form has been provided in the file "registration.form" which you can
print out and use for this purpose. If you have more than one email
address with more than one AEMail_Mail directory, please include ALL these
addresses on the "registration.form".
Your registration will be acknowledged by email that must be received by
AEMail version 1.15 or higher.
For the un-registered "Freeware" version, permission is given to test and
evaluate the program in return for feedback on the use of the program and
reporting of any bugs encountered.
You should read the INSTALL.TXT file before attempting to install AEMail.
Before attempting to use AEMail you should read the documentation in the
AEMail.guide OR the AEMail.doc file. 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 running under 2.1.
Also included with this archive is a special file called "email.txt" which
is a general discussion about email. Beginning users who are not
knowledgable as to how email works or are unfamiliar with some of the
termonology should read this file.
After a standard installation you will find the AEMail.doc, AEMail.guide, and
email.txt files under the directory "Documentation" in the directory that
contains your AEMail executable.
AEMAIL, version 1.43, release date: 1/15/98
Version 1.20 was the first version of AEMail to provides certain features
only to registered users (those paying the shareware fee). For Version
1.43 the features not available to unregistered users are:
Ability to use multiple signature files.
Ability to add user defined headers to a message.
Ability to shrink or expand group entries in Address Book displays.
Enhanced speed on message displays.
Password protection for separate configurations.
Filtering messages on "Other Message Hdrs".
Filtering messages on the content of the message body.
For those of you that have used AEMail 1.15, you will notice that for
un-registered users, the display speed for messages will return to what it
was prior to release 1.15.
As payment for receiving and using the un-registered 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 also like reports of bugs, any comments, or suggestions reported
by registered users.
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 users. 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 a TCP/IP stack
compatible with AmiTCP (AmiTCP, TermiteTCP or Miami), 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.
Reports of bugs or inconsistancies in the documentation are also
appreciated.
When reporting bugs or making suggestions, please be as complete as
possible i