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System Requirements: IBM PC/AT/PS/2 or compatible computer with 640K,
DOS 3.3 or higher, Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions and a CD-ROM
player. We recommend a 386 with a VGA monitor.
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DFF.TXT
DFF3 Documentation
DannySoft Inc.
Daniel Doman
166 East 96th Street
New York, N.Y. 10128
212-289-1024 (voice)
212-427-1805 (data)
DFF is available free of charge to the general public. You may not
charge for its use without the written permission of the author. Feel
free to distribute this program freely provided that no fee is charged
for such copying and distribution, and that it is distributed ONLY in
its original, unmodified state. No `shareware registration' is asked
for or expected. Of course, if you want to send something anyway well
I am not crazy...
DFF is a fast file finder. It can search one or more drives for one
or more filenames. It will work fine on both local and `Network'
drives. It does all of the things that Norton's (tm) "FF" will do plus
a few additional things. I originally wrote DFF because FF was so slow
on large network drives. It used to make me crazy to stare at a blank
screen for endless seconds wondering what was going on while the
network server squeaked away madly. DFF displays the current
subdirectory that it is searching, so you always know what it is
doing.
By default DFF searches for a file from the "root" directory of the
current drive. If your search argument includes a path, DFF will only
search `under' that path. You can tell DFF to search specific drives,
specific paths, scan across multiple drives or any combination.
Command line switches can be given anywhere on the command line. If
two switches conflict, the last switch given takes precedence.
Below are the possible command line switches:
/D - Search All Drives Starting With The Current Drive
/C - Search All Drives Starting With Drive C:
/Dx - Search All Drives Starting With Drive 'x'
/M{#} - Limit Matches - Default Is One
/N - Non-Stop Mode - Do Not Pause After Full Screen
/Q - Quiet... Do Not Display Search In Progress
Redirection:
If you want to capture DFF's output, just redirect it to any file.
DFF will continue to write to BOTH the screen and your output file. If
you are redirecting it, DFF will not pause after every screen. In the
example below, DFF will search for two files on all drives starting
from C: - its output is sent to "capture.lst".
DFF /C weird.com fanny.flg >FOUND.LST
Examples:
DFF zazupit.d* - Search Only Current Drive
DFF .\sludg.* - Search From Current Directory
DFF ..\Snit.* - Search Start From Parent Directory
DFF zazupit.d* /M - Stop After First Match
DFF zazupit.d* /M3 - Stop After 3 Matches
DFF zazupit.d* /C - Search All Drives Starting With C:
DFF zazupit.d* /D - Search All Drives Starting With Current
DFF zazupit.d* /Dd - Search All Drives Starting With D:
DFF d:\zazupit.d* /D - Search All Drives Starting With D:
DFF this that /C - Search For This.* and That.* on All Drives
Start with C:
Changes From DFF.exe Version 1:
- Screen Pause added. DFF now pauses after every screen full of data
and waits for the user to press a key to continue. This can be
disabled by the /N(onstop) switch. DFF examines the Video table to
determin the number of lines per screen.
- Quiet mode added. Although DFF was originally written to display
the directories it searched, some people found this irritating. The
/Q(uiet) switch will make DFF less verbose.
- Matches Limit. The /M(atches) switch was added to allow the user to
limit the search to the first xxx matches. In really large network
environments this can be really handy.
- Redirection. DFF version 1 wrote to a log file specified by a
command line argument. Most users preferred to simply redirect the
output. DFF now sense redirection and adjusts its output
accordingly.
- DFF version 1 started searching multiple drives with the /D(rives).
Adding a "+" to the /D would tell DFF to start searching from drive
"C:". I don't know where I cam up with that particular bit of
logic. Although /D+ works the same way, the /C switch tells DFF to
search multiple drives starting with drive C:. A /DC would also do
the same thing.
- Additional logic was added so that DFF would search with the same
wild card expansion as DOS - Specifying "FOO" would search for
"FOO.*", and "FOO*" would search for "FOO*.*".
Changes From DFF.exe Version 2:
- DFF2 was still born. A a last minute typo in my "make" file caused
the /D switch to be disabled. Although this error was caught within
24 hours, it seemed prudent to release DFF under a new version
number.
COMPOSE.DOC
Composing Messages for MCI Mail
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by Pete Maclean, 8th September, 1990.
Preparing outgoing messages
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When you use MCI Mail in terminal mode, it prompts you for every element that
is required in an envelope: Tos, CCs, Subject, etc. When preparing a message
for Emma to upload to MCI, you must compose not only the text of your message
but the envelope as well.
Outgoing messages should be created, one per file, using a word processor or
editor that produces text in pure ASCII. Here is a simple example:
To: Emma Peel
To: John Steed
Cc: Mother
Subject: Dead mice
The message text starts here and continues...
Every message must have an envelope and a text. Messages sent to other MCI Mail
subscribers may also have one or more attachments (as described below). Each
message starts with an envelope that serves to identify the addressees and the
subject.
The basic components of an envelope are addresses and a subject. Addresses are
specified as TO:'s and CC:'s. An envelope must start with a TO: address. That
is followed by as many more TO:'s as you need and then, optionally, some CC:'s.
The envelope is normally completed by a single SUBJECT: line but this may be
omitted. The envelope must contain no blank lines but must be separated from
the message text by a blank line.
Do not include a FROM: line. MCI Mail adds that on your behalf as well as
inserting a line recording the time and date that the message was mailed.
Each line of an envelope begins with a keyword, such as "to" or "subject",
followed by a colon. MCI is case insensitive; you can write in uppercase,
lowercase or any mixture. Any amount of blank space may separate the colon and
the text that follows.
You must use exactly one TO: or CC: line per addressee. Extra information may
be necessary to complete each address as discussed below for the various
possible cases.
It is a good idea to make a template envelope for each correspondent or group
to whom you'll frequently be sending messages. Then, when the time comes to
post a piece of mail, you need only insert the envelope at the start of the
message and perhaps edit the subject field.
Templates
---------
Emma is accompanied by a batch of template message files to guide you in
composing your own. These files are:
COMPUSRV.MSG a model for sending to a CompuServe subscriber.
FAX.MSG for taking advantage of MCI's fax dispatch.
INTERNET.MSG for sending to an Internet mailbox.
MCI_MBOX.MSG for addressing another MCI-Mail subscriber.
PAPER.MSG for generating paper messages.
TELEX.MSG for directing a message to a telex machine.
Addressing Other MCI Subscribers
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If the addressee's name is unique among MCI Mail subscribers then it is
sufficient to provide the name alone, but it must be spelled precisely. If you
know the party's MCI Mail ID then it is wise to include that too. If the name
is not unique then some other item of information must be included and the ID is
the surest. Follow the name with a slash and then the ID as in:
To: Emma Peel/123-4567
Fax Machines
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List the name of the person to whom the fax is directed on the TO: or CC: line
followed by "(fax)". Then add a line giving the fax number as in this example:
TO: Beautiful Zelda (fax)
Faxno: 415-555-5555
Telex Machines
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Again list the name of the intended recipient on the TO: or CC: line then add
the full telex number and answerback as in:
To: John Steed
TLX: 123456789 BROLLY
CompuServe Subscribers
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Put the subscriber's name on the TO: or CC: line then complete the address as
in this example:
To: Miles Pickens
EMS: COMPUSERVE
MBX: 22222,222
The MBX: line carries the CompuServe ID of the addressee.
Paper Mail
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When a message is to be printed and hand delivered, a suitable address must be
given. Here are two examples:
To: John Smith (PAPER <options>)
Company: First Class Widgets
Line1: 1750 Meadow Road
Line2: Suite 100
City: Anytown
State: Virginia
Code: 22102
To: Jane Brown (PAPER <options>)
Company: British Widgets
Line1: 40 Queen Street
City: London
Code: W1A 2F
Country: England
Any field that is not needed in a given address may be omitted, but a foreign
address must include the Country.
The <options> field can contain such standard MCI options as "receipt", "onite",
etc.
Internet Mail
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Here is a template for sending mail via MCI to the Internet. The Internet
address follows the "mbx:" on the third line.
To: An Internet mailbox (ems)
EMS: internet
MBX: tom@internet_site.dom
Sending to AT&T Mail and TeleMail
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MCI Mail has X.400 links to AT&T Mail and TeleMail. Addressing mail to users of
these particular systems is a bit more difficult than other cases so I'm taking
the liberty of omitting instructions here. If you need the information, connect
to MCI Mail in terminal mode and enter a command such as:
HELP ADDRESS ATTMAIL
or HELP ADDRESS TELEMAIL
More on addressing messages
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You may direct a message to addressees in any combination of the above
categories. For example, you might send a message TO: another MCI subscriber
with a CC: to someone else's fax machine and another CC: to a third person via
telex. Sometimes, if I have a very urgent message for someone, I'll send copies
to his MCI mailbox, his fax machine and his Internet mailbox -- given, of
course, that he has all three.
Some people have written companion programs to compose messages for Emma. I
find my word processor to be sufficent for the purpose.
The foregoing sections provide only the rudiments of MCI Mail addressing.
Addresses can get much more complex. For more information on creating
addresses (except for faxes) see The Complete MCI Mail Handbook by Stephen
Manes (Bantam Books, 1988).
Attachments
-----------
Attachments are PC files that are sent along with a message. They are permitted
-- indeed they make sense -- only for messages that are directed to other MCI
Mail subscribers. Furthermore, in order to retrieve a message with attachments,
a recipient must use Emma, Lotus Express or some other special interface
program. Attachments are not accessible to subscribers who use MCI Mail in
terminal mode.
Attachments are specified by envelope lines that have special meaning to Emma.
Here is an example:
To: John Steed/283-6437
Subject: New software.
Attach: EMMA.ASM
Attach: EMMA.COM
Here are the source and executable of the latest version of
Emma.
When Emma receives a message with attachments, it writes each one to a file of
the same name (that is the name given by the sender) provided that no similarly
named file already exists. When there is a name conflict, rather than risk
overwriting an existing file, Emma creates another file called ATTACHED.xxx
where "xxx" is replaced by some unique extension. A notice is appended to the
incoming message alerting the user to each attachment and indicating what file
it has been stored on. Here is a copy of the message shown above as it might
look when received by Emma:
Date: Sat Feb 13, 1989 1:23 pm PDT
From: * Pete Maclean / MCI ID: 263-7215
TO: John Steed / MCI ID: 283-6437
Subject: New software.
Here are the source and executable of the latest version of
Emma.
ATTACHMENT: EMMA.ASM
STORED ON FILE: EMMA.ASM
ATTACHMENT: EMMA.COM
STORED ON FILE: ATTACHED.376
Some tips for composing messages
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* No line in any part of a message should have more than 80 characters.
* Messages may contain only printable ASCII characters. (That means characters
you can see plus carriage returns, linefeeds, tabs, and formfeeds. Use
formfeeds to indicate page boundaries in faxes and paper letters.)
* Each outgoing message must be saved on a separate .OUT file.
* Avoid saving a partially composed message on a file called ANYTHING.OUT.
Should you forget about it, it may get sent before you intend it to be.
* Don't forget the blank line between the envelope and the text.
* When replying to a message you can extract the lines that specify the From:
address and insert it in the envelope of your response, changing the "From"
to "To".
* Attachments may be included only with messages sent to MCI mailboxes.
* * * * * * * *
This document is Copyright (C) 1989, 1990 Pete Maclean. It may be freely
distributed as long as no additions, deletions, or alterations are made.
All other rights reserved.
EMMA.DOC
Emma
====
Documentation for version 2.2
by Pete Maclean
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(Note for users upgrading to 2.2: a summary of new features is given at the end
of this document. There is also a new section on using Emma with an MNP modem.)
I have prepared this document to accompany Emma, the PC/MS-DOS version of my MCI
Mail utility published by PC Magazine. While this document is intended to be a
complete user's guide to Emma, users may benefit from also reading my original
article about it in PC Magazine (Issue 19, November 14, 1989). Note that there
is a special version of Emma available for the Atari Portfolio palmtop computer.
Each time you run Emma it attempts to connect to MCI Mail, upload any messages
you have prepared to your outbox, and download any messages waiting in your
inbox. Emma can handle messages of all kinds including those to be sent to fax
machines, telex machines, Internet mailboxes, CompuServe subscribers and other
networks via X.400 gateways.
Without a program like Emma, one connects to MCI Mail in what is called
"terminal mode." Terminal-mode operation involves a lot of manual work and
bypasses one of MCI's most powerful features, the ability to ship arbitrary
files to other MCI subscribers. Emma connects to MCI Mail in a different manner
called "batch mode." With Emma, you never have to manually interact with MCI's
computers; Emma becomes your own private MCI agent.
Thanks to a script-file mechanism, Emma can be configured for use in any part of
the world. It already has supporters in Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan and many
European countries. If you are using it outside the U.S.A., you may have to
write your own script file or find another user who has created a suitable one.
Emma correctly handles messages that contain accented letters and other
characters from the extended PC character set (that is, with codes of 128 and
above).
Emma has one major limitation compared to other agent programs: it has no
built-in error-correction capability. Thus it is an ideal utility only for
those people with suitable error-correcting modems, specifically modems that
support MNP. Without such a modem, you should consider using Emma only if you
normally experience a negligible number of transmission errors when connecting
to MCI Mail. Emma does have error-detection capability and guarantees that when
it completes delivery of a message that message will be free of errors. Should
a transmission error intrude, Emma aborts the session. No data is lost in such
an event, but any message being transferred at the time must be transferred
again.
Before you use Emma
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Emma is designed to operate with modems that use the Hayes AT Standard Command
Set. Should you have a modem that requires a different command set, you can
still use Emma but you will have to write a special script to enable it to work
with that modem.
Before running Emma for the first time, you must customize a script for the
program to follow in connecting to MCI Mail. You will do best to start off with
one of the standard script files included in this package. Select one as
follows:
MNP.CSF if you have an MNP modem, otherwise
800.CSF if you connect, or plan to connect, to MCI Mail on a
tollfree number,
LOCAL.CSF if you connect, or plan to, via a local telephone number,
TYMNET.CSF if you want to connect to MCI Mail via TYMNET.
or DATAPAC.CSF to connect via Canada's DataPac network
Use the DOS COPY command to copy the selected file to a file called EMMA.CSF.
Then edit EMMA.CSF using an editor or word processor that produces ASCII output,
and follow the instructions contained within it.
Running Emma
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Early versions of Emma required a companion program, Bess, to provide
communication services. Bess has now been integrated into Emma providing extra
convenience for almost all users.
To run Emma, enter at the DOS prompt:
C>emma
Emma must be able to find its script, EMMA.CSF, so normally you should run it in
the directory where that file resides.
An alternate method is to set up a batch file to take care of the whole job. I
use a batch file that looks like this:
D:
CD \MCI
EMMA
The first command switches to the directory where I manage my electronic mail.
I call my batch file 1.BAT so, at any DOS prompt, all I have to do is type a
'1' and press Enter.
Once logged into the MCI Mail system, Emma looks for messages to be uploaded.
It searches the current directory for files named with an extension of "OUT".
Hence every message you create should be stored on such a file, e.g., PETE.OUT,
SALLY.OUT, etc. When Emma has successfully delivered a message to MCI it
renames the corresponding file to give it an extension of "MLD" (for mailed).
Having completed any uploads, Emma downloads any waiting messages and appends
them to a file called MAIL.IN. As each message is transferred, Emma displays
the envelope on your screen so that you can know at once who has sent you mail.
If you miss any of this information, there is no loss since it is all preserved
in MAIL.IN.
Once Emma has completed its work, you can inspect any new messages by reading
MAIL.IN with a word processor or a browsing program. You may want to extract
certain messages and save them on other files. After reading your mail it's a
good idea to delete or rename MAIL.IN so that when you next connect to MCI the
file will contain only your new mail.
Preparing Outgoing Messages
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The format of outgoing messages is described in a separate document file,
COMPOSE.DOC.
Things to remember when running Emma
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* When you run Emma it must be able to find its script file, EMMA.CSF.
* You can abort a session at any time by pressing the Escape key. Emma
ignores any other keyboard input.
* If your modem is not powered on or is disconnected, Emma will probably
complain about a timeout error. This is because it sends a command to
the modem and receives no response.
* If MCI Mail sends an error message to Emma that message will be
displayed on your screen. The only things that MCI is likely to complain
about are:
- misformatted envelopes
- messages directed to unknown addressees
- messages with ambiguous addressees
- data damaged by transmission errors
* If MCI Mail rejects a message then Emma terminates the session. Any
other messages awaiting transmission are left as they are. Correct the
problem or rename the message before running Emma again.
* A "checksum error" is an almost certain indication of a transmission
error. If you see one reported, try running Emma again. If the error
happens again, you are probably getting connections that are too noisy.
* If you suffer a lot of aborted sessions because of transmission errors a
good trick to get cleaner connections is to run at a lower speed. For
example, should you get frequent failures at 2400 bps, try 1200. Message
transfer will take a little longer but, as long as you connect directly
to MCI Mail, the cost will be the same.
* After you upload a long message or attachment, it may take MCI a considerable
time to respond, close to two minutes in the worst cases. This effect is
internal to MCI Mail; there is nothing that Emma can do to expedite matters.
If you send a file of several kilobytes, be patient waiting for the
transaction to complete. Do not assume that the session is hung if nothing
happens for a while.
* Without an MNP modem it is unwise to use Emma to send messages or attached
files that exceed 10 KB. The chances of the transmission being aborted by
an error grow with the length of the transaction. Likewise, if you want to
transfer several files of substantial size as attachments, you should attach
each one to a separate message.
* Be very careful if you use WordStar to edit MAIL.IN. Should you do a save
to MAIL.IN then WordStar pads the end of the file with Control-Zs, characters
that some programs including WordStar interpret as end of file markers. If
Emma then appends further messages to MAIL.IN these messages appear after
the Control-Zs so that WordStar will fail to "see" them. This phenomenon
may occur with certain other editors as well.
To be safe, no matter what editor/word processor you use, it is very good
practice to clear out and delete MAIL.IN each time you read your new mail.
And in particular never do a save to MAIL.IN.
Writing Scripts
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Emma needs a script file for four purposes:
1. To tell it which COM port and what line speed (1200, 2400,...) to use.
2. To give it the sequence of modem commands and expected responses
required to connect to MCI Mail.
3. To tell it how to login to the MCI systems, which means providing
your username and password.
4. To inform it of other options that you may choose. See the discussion
of "Advanced Options" below for details of these.
Normally, Emma looks for a script file called EMMA.CSF ("CSF" for connect
script file), but you can override that by providing Emma with an alternate
name as a command-line argument. For example:
C:\MCI>EMMA REG
tells Emma to use the script on file REG.CSF. The extension of a script file
is assumed to be "CSF".
Script files are composed of simple commands written one per line as in the
following example:
C "Calling MCI Mail on an 800 number^M^J"
P 1 "2400"
T "ATDT1-800-234-6245^M"
R 40 "CONNECT"
B
D 2
T "^M"
R 25 "name:"
T "username/batch,1ST/password^M"
M
R 10 "CLR DTE^M^J"
This is a barebones script to connect to MCI and run a mail-exchange session.
It serves as an illustration of the most important commands but, in practice,
you would want a slightly fuller script such as one of those distributed with
Emma.
Each command is identified by a single letter. Here is a complete list:
B - autoset bps
C - display a comment
D - delay for a number of seconds
K - sends a BREAK signal
L - enable logging of the session to a file (see advanced options)
M - conduct a mail-exchange session with MCI
P - configure the COM port to be used for communication
Q - select quick mode (see advanced options)
R - wait for an expected reply to arrive
S - specify an alternate message separator (see advanced options)
T - transmit a given string
Any command may take up to two arguments: a numeric argument written as a
decimal integer and a string enclosed in double quotes. Command letters and
arguments are separated by white space, that is spaces and/or tabs.
The command:
P 1 "2400"
tells Emma to use COM1 and set the speed to 2400 bps. Every script must contain
a 'P' command which should appear before any 'T' or 'R' commands.
The command:
T "ATDT1-800-234-6245^M"
tells Emma to transmit the given string, a dial command for the modem in this
example. Any control characters that are required in strings must be expressed
using the common keyboard-equivalent notation. Thus:
^M means a carriage return (Control-M or Enter)
^J signifies a linefeed (Control-J)
^L indicates a formfeed (Control-L)
^P indicates a DLE (Control-P) used as an escape code by some PSNs.
and so on. Emma ignores any literal control characters included in strings.
There is one exception to this rule: horizontal tabs are accepted.
The command:
R 25 "name:"
tells Emma to wait up to 25 seconds for the string "name:" to be received. If
the expected characters do not turn up in the allotted time, Emma aborts the
session with a timeout diagnostic.
The 'B' command is for the benefit of speed-adjusting modems. It tells Emma to
look at the characters arriving from the modem and to decode a speed if such is
present. A typical modem response would be "CONNECT 1200".
The 'M' command initiates a session between Emma and MCI Mail using MCI's
proprietary mail-exchange protocol (MEP2).
The operation of the rest of the basic commands should be evident from the
above example. More advanced commands are described below.
You should never have to write a script from scratch. But if you connect to
MCI internationally or have a weird modem, you will need to edit one of the
scripts provided.
Advanced Options
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(*). You may include comment lines in script files for documentation purposes.
Emma recognizes any line that starts with an asterisk or a semicolon as a
comment. Don't confuse these internal comments with the external kind, that is
comments that are written to the user's screen via the 'C' command.
C "This is a comment that is written to the screen^M^J"
* This is an internal comment that Emma ignores
(*). Emma can be run in an optional quick mode designed to minimize connection
times for those users who have to pay hefty line charges. In quick mode, Emma
disconnects very quickly from MCI when there are no messages to be delivered; it
does not wait for all the commentary that MCI usually sends indicating the
numbers of messages sent and received. Quick mode is selected by including a
'Q' command in your script file. Here is an example:
Q "There are no messages waiting in your INBOX^M^J"
The argument is a string defining a line that Emma can recognize as signifying
that MCI has no messages waiting for download. The string must include one
entire line including the terminating CR and LF. When Emma spots the given
line, and if it has no messages to upload, then it terminates the session. Most
users who want to use quick mode will do best by copying the above example
exactly.
I chose to require that the user include the line explicitly in the 'Q' command
because wiring it into the program might lead to incompatibilities with
foreign-language versions and future revisions of MCI's system.
There is a means that Emma could use to determine automatically the number of
INBOX messages, but taking advantage of that would substantially increase the
connect time!
The 'Q' command may be placed anywhere in your EMMA.CSF before the 'M' command.
(*). You may select how messages are separated in the MAIL.IN file. By
default, Emma adds three blank lines after each message. If you want something
different then add an 'S' (for separator) command to your script file. The
argument is a string defining the separator text. Here is one example:
S "^M^J*************************************************************^M^J"
The 'S' command may be placed anywhere in your EMMA.CSF before the 'M' command.
(*). Three options are available on the 'M' command: send-only,
attachment-overwrite and ASCII-mode. Each option is selected by including a key
letter in a string argument.
In send-only mode, Emma sends MCI any outgoing mail without downloading INBOX
messages. The feature is selected thus:
M "S"
Send-only mode is intended for users with secretaries who create and dispatch
mail but who do not handle incoming messages.
Normally, when Emma receives an attachment with a name that matches an existing
file, it generates a new name for the attachment of the form ATTACHED.xxx. By
selecting attachment-overwrite mode, you instruct Emma to store attachments
under their original names even if such files already exist. This option is
useful for those people who update remote files by MCI. You select this option
by editing your 'M' command to read
M "O"
Finally, Emma's ASCII mode is provided for users of WordStar and similar editors
that bend high bits to their own uses. The effect of selecting this option, by
M "A"
is that all messages are stripped down to 7-bit characters before transmission.
(This stripping applies specifically and only to message texts and not to
attached files.)
You may combine options as in this example:
M "AOS"
The option letters may appear in the string in any order.
(*). Emma's screen output can be redirected allowing the program to be used in
a more automated fashion. You can, for example, invoke Emma from a batch file
and have it run "silently," that is with no screen output. You can discard the
output completely by redirecting it to the null device, e.g.
EMMA >NUL:
Or you can redirect it to a file, e.g.
EMMA > OUTPUT
Warning: don't carelessly redirect to a file named, say, EMMA.OUT. Emma would,
of course, treat that file as a message to be sent to MCI.
(*). For the benefit of those who want to invoke it from batch files, Emma
terminates with one of the following exit codes:
0 => Emma completed successfully but received no new mail
2 => file i/o error (no new mail received)
3 => script error (no new mail received)
4 => user interrupt, i.e. user pressed Esc (no new mail received)
5 => timeout (no new mail received)
6 => protocol error (no new mail received)
100 => Emma completed successfully and received some new mail
102 => file i/o error (after new mail was received)
103 => script error (after new mail was received)
104 => user interrupt (after new mail was received)
105 => timeout (after new mail was received)
106 => protocol error (after new mail was received)
Note that exit codes 1 and 101 are not used. Emma adds 100 to whatever exit
code it would otherwise use if it has downloaded any new messages to MAIL.IN.
See the file, SAMPLE.BAT, for a model of how you might use these exit codes.
(*). Emma can create a transcript of each session it conducts with MCI Mail.
If you want a transcript for troubleshooting or any other reason, you must tell
Emma by adding an 'L' command to your .CSF file. The argument is the name of
the file to which you want the log written, for example:
L "emma.log"
It is best to put this command near the beginning of the script file. In future
versions, I may add options for selecting different levels of logging.
(*). The K command tells Emma to transmit a standard BREAK signal on the COM
port. (A BREAK consists of approximately 385 milliseconds of SPACE.) It is
included for compatibility with certain foreign packet switch networks that
require such a signal as a trigger for setting PAD parameters.
(*). Suppose you love Emma but are wary about keeping your MCI password in a
script file that someone else might look at. Or suppose that you use Emma on a
portable PC and need a different dialing code every time you run it. Emma can
help. Place a question mark in front of any string argument and Emma displays
it on the screen as a prompt for you to type in the "real" string you want used.
For example, to avoid putting your password in your .CSF file, you could set up
the appropriate section of it as follows:
R 15 "name:"
T "your_username"
T "/batch:1ST/"
T ? "^M^JPlease type your password (and press Enter): "
T "^M"
R 20 "COM^M^J"
You can use this facility with any script command although it is not obviously
useful with any but 'T'. Note that while you press Enter to terminate the
string that you type in, the Enter itself (i.e. a carriage return) is not
included in the string. You may type in strings of up to 80 characters;
anything typed beyond this limit is quietly ignored.
You can use the Escape key to abort a session while typing a string just as you
can at any other time.
You can even go one step further with this mechanism. When Emma reads the
response to a prompt, it reads standard input (not the keyboard directly). Thus
you can redirect input from a file. For example, set up your EMMA.CSF with null
prompts (?"") and create a file, RESPONSE, containing the responses, one per
line. Then start Emma with the command:
EMMA <RESPONSE
This would allow you, for instance, to set up a totally generic script file for
Emma then have some other application query the user for dialing code, username,
password, etcetera, write that information out to a file and then invoke Emma as
above (perhaps via a batch file).
Using Emma with an MNP Modem
----- ---- ---- -- --- -----
With a properly configured MNP modem, Emma should work with perfect reliability.
Unfortunately, setting up your MNP modem with all the correct options may not be
trivial, especially since there is no uniformity among modems for the AT
commands that select MNP features. Start with the MNP.CSF model script
provided, and make sure that your modem is sent the appropriate commands to
select:
Flow control: local birectional XON/XOFF.
Disable bps-rate adjustment.
Reliable mode (forces modem to make an MNP link or nothing).
Enable data compression during MNP connections.
Note that the last option is usually a default but the other three are not.
By disabling the bps-rate adjustment, you can take advantage of higher
throughput thanks to MNP compression. If you select this option then set the
port speed to a bps rate higher than that of the modem, for example 9600. Also
be sure that you do not have a B command in your .CSF script. Should Emma
complain about overrun errors then reduce the port speed; on slow PCs, Emma may
not be able to keep pace with 9600 bps.
General Tips
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If you want to keep a thorough record of your outgoing messages, it is a good
idea to put a CC: line in each envelope to send yourself a courtesy copy. There
is a charge for this but it gives you a copy of each message timestamped by MCI
and complete with the message identifier. This can serve as a "certificate of
mailing."
Troubleshooting Tips
--------------- ----
If MCI finds faults with a message, an explanation will be displayed on your
screen. (Unless, of course, you have redirected Emma's screen output.)
The most common problems are with misformatted envelopes. For a message to be
delivered, the subscriber must be exactly identified. If you address a message
to a name that's not unique, the IDs of all MCI subscribers with the name are
listed:
At least one problem with envelope
608 More than 1 MCI Mail user matches recipient information
MCI ID Name Organization Location
000-0000 Zoltan Shah Whizzo Chocolate New York, NY
111-1111 Zoltan Shah Sunshine Desserts Fresno, CA
Select the right one and edit your message to include the ID. Remember that the
name should be separated from the ID by a slash, as in Zoltan Shah/111-
1111. In fact, an ID alone is a perfectly acceptable address.
If MCI objects to something else in the envelope of a message, you may receive
a response such as:
At least one problem with envelope
610 Improper information in the envelope
SUBJECT: EMMA
This text is part of the message...
In this case, the blank line needed to terminate the envelope is missing. Other
causes might be a mistyped keyword or the appearance of lines in an order that
MCI cannot handle.
Some errors offend MCI so much that it stops responding, such as a message with
two or more addresses on a line. A message may be addressed to any number of
people, but each address must be on a separate To: or Cc: line.
And, if you receive either a Checksum error or Malformed data message, you can
be almost certain that a transmission error has ruined your session. Just try
again.
With an MNP modem, Emma should be perfectly reliable. If it proves not to be
then consider the following possible problems: (1) You are not configuring the
modem so that it establishes an MNP connection with MCI. (2) You have the modem
configured for the wrong type of flow control. Emma uses Control-S/Control-Q
flow control. If you set the modem for hardware flow control or any other
flow-control option then you are very likely to see errors. (3) If your PC is
on a LAN the network software may steal sufficient processor time that Emma
misses characters coming in on the serial port. Should you suspect this, verify
it by temporarily unloading the network software and seeing what happens.
Notes for International Users
----- --- ------------- -----
Emma is the only publicly available agent software for MCI Mail that is
"internationalized." As such, it has users all over Europe and Asia.
To use Emma from a foreign location, you will likely need to make substantial
modifications to a script in order to complete the connection. The most
important thing to remember in doing so is that the connection must be set up
with no echoing. This is different from terminal-mode connections and may
entail changing PAD parameters for foreign packet switch networks.
Should Emma give you the diagnostic:
***Protocol failure: unrecognized message received***
after completing a login to MCI, it is almost certain that echoing is the
problem. Determine what has to be done to turn it off.
New Features In Version 2.2
--- -------- -- ------- ---
Version 2.2 brings two new features to Emma: DataPac compatibility and
saving/restoring of the COM port.
The standard way of connecting to MCI Mail from Canada is via DataPac and then
through a gateway to TYMNET. Earlier versions of Emma failed to operate via
DataPac due to some strange echoes apparently produced by that network. The new
version is designed to discard these stray echoes and is accompanied by a script
file, DATAPAC.CSF, designed for such access.
Emma now saves the entire state of the COM port that it uses and restores that
state before terminating. This feature was added for users who run Emma in a
multitasking environment such as DESQview.
* * * * * * * *
Emma is Copyright (C) 1989 Ziff Davis Communications Co.
This document is Copyright (C) 1989, 1990 by Pete Maclean. It may be freely
distributed with Emma as long as no additions, deletions, or alterations are
made. All other rights reserved.
NOTICE: Emma was developed, in part, using, with permission, proprietary, trade
secret information of MCI Telecommunications Corporation. The user agrees to
use this program only for the purpose of communicating with MCI Mail.
FV145.DOC
FV - Verbose Archive Directory Lister Version 1.45
------------------------------------- June 23, 1993
Purpose: To display the names and attributes of files contained within archive
files with extensions of ARC, ARJ, ZIP, PAK, DWC, LZH, ZOO, LBR, and
most self-extracting COM and EXE files created by archive utilities.
Format: FV [d:][path]filespec[.ext] [filespecs ... filespecs]
[/p] [/b] [/w] [/r] [/c] [/x]
[>outfile]
Notes: If no operands are entered, a display of the program's command format
is displayed.
The drive and path are optional. The filespec may contain the
wildcard characters * and ?. All archive files matching the file
specification are processed.
If the filespec extension is omitted, all known archive extensions
are checked.
The 'filespecs' operand limits the display to filenames within the
archives which match this file specification. There may be up to
eight 'filespecs'.
Use the /p parameter to pause the display when the screen fills.
Use the /b parameter to suppress the d:\path information in the
display.
Use the /w parameter to display member names only in a 5-up display.
Use the /c parameter to display archive and file comments for ZIP
files.
The /r redate option changes the archive file date to be the latest
date of the files within the archive.
The /x option converts a self-extracting (.EXE) file to a new archive
file with the proper extension and format in the current directory.
Self-extracting files for the ARJ format is not supported.
The date format for LU .LBR files varies. The format used by FV
adheres to the LU86 standard.
(c) Copyright by Vernon D. Buerg 1989-93. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
FV - Verbose Archive Directory Lister Version 1.45
------------------------------------- June 23, 1993
Examples:
o Display the directory of the TEST.ARC file, in the current
directory:
FV TEST
o Display the directories of all archive files, but redirect
the information to the file FV.DIR:
FV * >FV.DIR
o Print the directory of the file NUBIES.LZH in directory RTEST
of drive A:
FV A:\RTEST\NUBIES.LZH >LPT1:
o Display the entries of all .ZIP archive files which have the
extension .DOC:
FV *.ZIP *.DOC
o Change the date of all archive files to be that of the latest
file within the archive:
FV * /R
FV - Verbose Archive Directory Lister Version 1.45
------------------------------------- June 23, 1993
Version history
---------------
1.00 - 4/21/89 initial program
1.08 - 4/28/89 initial release
1.09 - 5/06/89 add LHARC 1.12b sfx checks
1.10 - 5/09/89 correct crc display for LZH
add ZOO format
1.11 - 5/13/89 correct display of ZIP crc
1.12 - 5/23/89 add LHARC 1.13l sfx checks
add 'who made it' note
1.13 - 5/25/89 add ARC 6 subdir checking
add /W wide display option
1.14 - 7/22/89 add ZIP 1.0 imploding method
1.15 - 7/24/89 corrects premature eof problem with short LZH filenames
1.16 - 8/01/89 add PAK 2.0 Distilling; add seconds to time display
1.17 - 8/16/89 correct time value, correct some sfx checks
1.19 - 8/24/89 add ZIP 1.01 sfx
1.20 - 8/26/89 add /R redate option
1.21 - 8/30/89 correct for long (path) names in ZIP, etc
1.22 - 9/09/89 add LBR library processing
if archive type does not match the extension, check
other formats
1.23 - 10/04/89 correct inputting prompting for files not opened
1.24 - 11/16/89 add /X option to convert self-extracting archives
1.25 - 11/17/89 corrections for converting ZIP sfx
1.26 - 11/23/89 correct LZH displays with long filenames
1.27 - 03/22/90 add PKZIP 1.10 sfx format
1.28 - 03/25/90 correct detection of some self extracting EXE files
1.29 - 06/09/90 add /C option to display ZIP file comments
06/29/90 changed lf-lf output to cr-lf-cr-lf; removed nulls
1.30 - 07/16/90 correct wide listing /W option
1.31 - 07/18/90 change processing of ZIP extra comments field
add 'filespecs' file selection criteria
1.32 - 8/30/90 improve wide display of long file names
1.33 - 9/03/90 display path names separately from file names
1.34 - 2/06/91 add PAK 2.5 sfx and LHA 2.05 sfx formats
1.35 - 3/12/91 add more LHA sfx formats
1.36 - 4/12/91 add ARC v7 information records
1.37 - 5/07/91 add support for ARJ archive files
1.38 - 8/26/91 add checking of dates before changing them for /r option
- 8/26/91 allow numbers over 8 digits
1.39 - 10/27/91 add PKZIP v1.93a SFX
1.40 - 3/10/92 add licensed version
1.41 - 10/09/92 add ARJ sfx
1.42 - 10/09/92 add /C comment option to ARJ
1.43 - 2/14/93 add madeby and sfx for ZIP 2.04g
1.44 - 3/07/93 correct loop with ARC-like files
1.45 - 6/23/93 add more sfx formats
FV - Verbose Archive Directory Lister Version 1.45
------------------------------------- June 23, 1993
FV requires DOS version 2.0 or later.
FV was written using the SLR Systems OPTASM assembler. The source, if
supplied, may not compile using other assemblers. If you make changes
to the source, please do not distribute the source or modified files
without express written permission from me.
FV is supplied for personal, private use. Feel free to distribute
FV given these restrictions:
o the program shall be supplied in its original, unmodified
form, which includes this documentation;
o no fee is charged;
o "commercial" use without a license is prohibited;
o the program may not be included - or bundled - with other
goods or services. Exceptions may be granted upon written
request only. This also applies to clubs and distributors.
If you find FV useful, your gift in any amount would be appreciated.
Please direct your inquiries, complaints, suggestions, etc., to:
Vernon D. Buerg
139 White Oak Circle
Petaluma, CA 94952
Data: (707) 778-8944, 24 hr BBS; 300-2400 VOR/Bit Boutique
-or- (707) 778-8841, 24 hr BBS; 300-9600, Motherboard, 9600 USR HST
FAX: (707) 778-8728
Compuserve: 70007,1212 (Go IBMSYS)
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CIS_ORD.TXT
Attention CompuServe Users
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SWREG - CompuServe On-Line Shareware Registration Forum
Charge payment for Fileware right to your CompuServe account.
No waiting! We'll send your registration license code back to
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Heres how to do it:
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DP2_RLS.TXT
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both ways. Assign long, descriptive names to your documents. Retain your original
directory structure and file names. DocuPower Pro puts you in complete control.
DocuPower Pro gives you the power you need to always be in charge of your documents.
Try it yourself and see what it's like to always have your files at your fingertips.
Call Today!
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DocuPower Pro costs only $59.95 (hundreds less than other document management
systems). It is optimized for use on stand-alone PCÆs as well as networks.
(Discounted prices are available for site licenses). Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
If you arenÆt completely happy with DocuPower Pro, we will promptly refund your money.
A fully functioning demo is also available. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American
Express. To order, or for more information call 718-375-2997.
FW_RLS.TXT
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NEWS RELEASE
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DATE: 19 May 1993
FROM: Total System Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Daniel Goodman
PHONE: 718-375-1261
FILEWARE 2.4
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File Maintenance, Document Management
& Program Launching Macro Utilities
For Microsoft Word For Windows 2.x
FILEWARE is an award winning suite of thirteen file maintenance,
document management & program launching utilities which integrate
seamlessly into Microsoft Word for Windows 2.x. It provides the many
commonly requested features that Microsoft "forgot" to include. After
auto-installation to the "File" or "Tools" menu, the Fileware system
is never more than a mouse click or keystroke away. NOW YOU CAN DO
EVERYTHING YOU NEED WITHOUT EVER LEAVING WORD FOR WINDOWS...
FORGET FILE MANAGER. Make directories; delete, rename, copy or move files.
Because it's integrated into WinWord, Fileware is the easiest, safest way
to manage files - on stand-alone PCÆs or over networks.
FORGET PROGRAM MANAGER. Launch programs instantly with "Run
Buttons", a customizable toolbox of pushbuttons (or type a
command on the convenient "Quick Run" line).
FORGET EIGHT CHARACTER DOS FILE NAMES. "Fast Files" keeps a
customizable list of document descriptions close at hand. Just
point and click to open the files you want.
FORGET COMPLICATED DIRECTORY PATHS. "Directory Jump" gives you
pushbutton access to the directories you use the most. Just one
click jumps you anywhere on your PC... or across your network.
ABOLISH REPETITIVE KEYSTROKES. Close all open files at the same
time with just one command. Options include "Close Without Saving"
& "Prompt To Save".
PROTECT YOUR CONFIDENTIAL DATA. "Word Lock" provides password
protection for the complete Word for Windows application (not
just certain files).
EDIT DOCUMENT TEMPLATES instantly even if you don't know which
directory they're in.
EXIT WINDOWS when you're done working with just one click.
Fileware is a powerful yet inexpensive suite of utilities.
It was chosen one of the "48 Best Add In" products by PC Magazine;
PC Week says, "...adds a good selection of file and program management
features that were left out of Word for Windows." In "Hacker's Guide to
Word for Windows" (Addison Wesley) Woody Leonhard (creator of WOPR)writes,
"...the system that Microsoft forgot...makes WinWord stand on its ear."
Please note: Fileware has been upgraded and enhanced.
Its features now include:
* Easy installation to ALL language versions
of Winword. Both English and non-English
(German, French, etc.) versions are now
supported
* Full network support
* Tighter integration with our other
products, especially DocuPower
* Faster performance of file management functions
Fileware is still available for only $39.95.
For more product information call: 718-375-1261
Get your copy now!
Telephone Order Info
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* Call 718-375-2997
File Download Info
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Download the shareware file FW24.ZIP from:
* CompuServe -- WINSHARE forum (GO WINSHARE; File Utilities Library #2)
* The "Attention to Details" BBS 909-681-6221 (v.32bis 14.4Kbps).
CompuServe on-line registration is available:
GO SWREG, and order product 490.
Register on-line by credit card on the "Attention to Details" BBS.
README.TXT
FILEWARE General Info
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Fileware 2.4 is a suite of thirteen file maintenance, document
management & program launching utilities which integrate seamlessly
into Microsoft Word for Windows 2.x. Fileware supplies Word for Windows'
"missing" features. Create directories; delete, rename, move, and copy
files -- all from right inside Word! Plus: password protection, program
launch buttons, more. Fully network compatible.
Chosen one of the "48 Best Add In" products by PC Magazine; PC Week says,
"...adds a good selection of file and program management features that
were left out of Word for Windows." In "Hacker's Guide to Word for Windows"
(Addison Wesley) Woody Leonhard (creator of WOPR) writes, "...the system
that Microsoft forgot...makes WinWord stand on its ear."
Please note: Fileware has been upgraded and enhanced to allow easy
installation to ALL language versions of Winword: English and non-English
(German, French, etc) versions are now supported.
Packing List
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1. FILEWARE.DOC - Program Installer & User's Guide
2. FWDLG.DLL - support file
3. PWRTOOLS.DOC - Power Tools Installer
4. SERVICES.TXT - custom services info
5. README.TXT - this file
6. FILE_ID.DIZ - program package description
7. DESC.SDI - program package description
8. FW_RLS.TXT - Fileware Press Release
9. DP2_RLS.TXT - DocuPower Pro 2.0 Press Release
10. BBS_ORD.TXT - 24 hour credit card ordering on-line on the ATD BBS
11. CIS_ORD.TXT - 24 hour ordering on CompuServe via SWREG
If any of the above files is missing, please contact
Total System Solutions immediately at 718-375-1261 (USA), or send us a
CompuServe E-Mail message at 70154,2463. Tell us what's missing, and
from what source you received your copy of this program. We will make
sure you get a complete copy of Fileware.
Installation
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To enhance speed of installation, don't open FILEWARE.DOC from a floppy.
Instead, copy ALL of the above files to the SAME directory on your hard drive.
Then open the FILEWARE.DOC document in Word for Windows and follow the
instructions for installation.
Registration & Payment
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Fileware costs only $39.95 US dollars (a real bargain). Payment can be made
via check, money order, credit card, on-line CompuServe registration, or
on-line BBS credit card registration. For more information, call 718-375-2997.
Attention CompuServe Users
--------------------------
On-line registration is available. This means you can charge payment for
Fileware right to your CompuServe account. No waiting! We'll send your
registration license code back to you immediately via E-Mail.
Heres how to do it:
1. Log onto CompuServe.
2. Go to the Shareware Registration Forum - GO SWREG.
3. Select "Register Shareware" from the main menu.
4. Select Registration ID from the "SEARCH BY" menu.
5. When prompted for the ID, enter 490.
6. This will bring up a description of Fileware.
Enter "Y" to charge payment to your CompuServe account.
7. Complete the order by answering the remaining questions when prompted.
For more details, please see the "Methods of Payment" section of
FILEWARE.DOC (page 22).
Getting Updates
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Two distribution sites always have the most recent
versions of all Total System Solutions Software. Check
these places periodically for updates:
1) The Windows Shareware Forum on CompuServe
(GO WINSHARE -- in the File Utilities Library)
2) The "Attention to Details" BBS: 909-681-6221
This is a free BBS. After signing on, download
Fileware, as well as many other fine programs.
(see the included file, BBS_ORD.TXT for more info)
Please call Total System Solutions (718-375-2997)
for version update information. Remember, interim
incremental updates are free. You can use the same
registration code to re-install ugrades.
Now The Fun Starts
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Shareware lets you try BEFORE you buy... enjoy evaluating Fileware!
_____________________________________________________________________
Copyright ⌐ Total System Solutions, Inc. 1992-93. All Rights Reserved.
SERVICES.TXT
Dear Winword User,
Word for Windows can do great things!
Ask yourself what you really wish computers could do. Then call us.
Total System Solutions, Inc. creates customized Windows solutions for
serious business users. We've developed turn-key Word for Windows
applications to automate document processing for many major corporations.
If you work with words or numbers in Windows, we can really help you.
For example, we recently developed a system to automate the generation of
commercial leases for one of the largest commercial real estate
management companies in the world. The time required for the creation of
customized leases was cut from over 2 weeks to under 20 minutes per
lease!
We can save your company time and money while improving and
standardizing the quality of your output. Call us today at
718-375-1261 for more information.
Sincerely,
Daniel Goodman, President
Total System Solutions, Inc.
PCSIG.TXT
P C - S I G
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Welcome to the world of Shareware, state of the art software you can
actually try before you buy.
Shareware, a term coined in the early eighties, refers to the method of
distribution chosen by the software authors. With shareware, you can
receive a program and put it through its paces without having to pay for
it. If you find the program useful, and choose to keep the program, then
you pay a modest registration fee to the author.
For the last nine years, PC-SIG has been providing shareware and public
domain software to its customers and members. Since 1982 PC-SIG has
developed an unprecedented library of shareware programs, constantly
updated, consistently strong in every category. Our library of
shareware contains over 3500 titles divided into 120 logical categories.
Every program we add to the library is thoroughly reviewed and tested to
insure that each one meets the high standards of reliability and value we
insist upon and you expect. As a result, our library doesn't contain
every shareware program available, just those that really work.
PC-SIG has grown into the premier distributor of shareware and and
shareware information by producing shareware collections on CD-ROM,
publishing an encyclopedia of shareware, and by publishing Shareware
Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine distributed world-wide.
Quality and support - guaranteed. All of our programs are guaranteed
virus free. We've isolated our systems and check every program
submitted to insure that no viruses make their way to your computer or
ours.
Our support staff is available by phone as well as on our BBS to help
you with questions about installation and operation of PC-SIG's
products.
Through our network of international distributors, PC- SIG strives to
bring you the most current, exciting, technically advanced software
available as shareware.
If you can't find the software you need in PC-SIG's library, it may well
not exist.
To order the latest in Shareware, in the U.S.A: Call (800) 245-6717
Outside the U.S.A.: Call (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer near
you.
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SHAREMAG.TXT
S H A R E W A R E M A G A Z I N E
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Shareware Magazine has distinguished itself as the only internationally
distributed periodical devoted to the use and business of shareware.
Shareware Magazine provides detailed reviews of new products,
hard-hitting comparisons of shareware programs with regular retail
software, and timely information about changes in the industry and the
latest technology.
Intriguing columnists and regular features add to the excitement. The
beginners section sheds light on new user's concerns regarding
everything from choosing the right operating system to alleviating the
intimidation of using on-line systems.
Educational sections focus on how low cost shareware can aid in
classroom learning, curriculum development, and as a forum for
discussing the impact of computers and technology in schools.
Graphics Gallery renders expert advice and suggestions on how to better
work with graphics, desktop publishing, CAD systems, and the Windows
environment.
Programmers benefit from others experience in developing new programs or
polishing existing ones as well as choosing the right programming
language.
And columnists provide that subjective component, sometimes
controversial, that calls for a closer look at the way we compute and
how shareware effects what we do.
Published bimonthly, Shareware Magazine is available on a subscription
or at your local newsstand or computer bookstore. In conjunction with
PC-SIG, there are special benefits for subscribers as well as
opportunities for discount purchases from PC-SIG.
To Order, in the U.S.A.: Call 800-245-6717 and ask Customer Service.
Outside the U.S.A.: Call (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer near
you.
SIGORDER.TXT
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PC-SIG Inc.
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2. Using the Fold lines (above) as a guide, fold this flap under.
3. Fold the address flap so it covers this flap.
4. Tape or staple the envelope at the two spots marked [A].
5. Slip in any other enclosures (business cards, cheques, etc.).
6. Tape or staple the envelope at the spots marked [B].
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PRINT THIS FORM -*- MAIL YOUR ORDER TO:
PC-SIG Inc. 1030-D East Duane Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086
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One year subscription to Shareware Magazine $19.95 ______
Super Saver Membership $39.95 ______
(includes a 1 year subscription to Shareware Magazine,
the PC-SIG Encyclopedia on Disk with WordCruncher,
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The PC-SIG World of Games CD-ROM $19.95 ______
The PC-SIG 12th Edition Library CD-ROM $99.00 ______
Upgrade to the 12th Edition from ANY previous edition
of the PC-SIG Library on CD-ROM! $59.00 ______
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The PC-SIG Encyclopedia of Shareware on CD-ROM
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Ask for operator #2351
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #3953
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