L L L L LL LL LL LL L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L LLLLL L LLL LLLLL L L LLLL LL LL L L L L L L L LL L L L L L L L L L L L LLL LLLL L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L LL L L L L LLL LLLL L L LLL LLLLL L L LLLL L L LL LLLL LLLL L L L L L L L L L L LLL LLL L L L L L L L LL L LLL LLL (C) 1994/95/96 Robert Hofmann 1. Introduction =============== 1.1 Legal stuff --------------- MM_MultiSend is a multi-purpose message-posting tool for Mail Manager by Pino Aliberti. Nearly all should be configurable as you like it, but of course you should know what you are doing, 'cause you can cause tons of mail with it :-) The programs and files in this distribution are freely distributable, but are also Copyright (c) Robert Hofmann. They may be freely distributed as long as no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover time and copying costs. No commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the author Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original unmodified form. MM_MultiSend is mailware :-). This means if you use it, please write me a short mail. You know, it is frustrating to write programs and there are no responses from the users if they like it or not... Accepting these few points is the only condition for using MM_MultiSend... ============================================================================= The author is not responsible for any problems caused by using this program! ============================================================================= 1.2 General stuff ----------------- I am not the best in writing doc, but quiet good in coding I think :-) This docs are a bit short I have to appolognize, but I hope you'll understand it anyway... Especially my English and the typo's ;-) If there is anybody out there who is able to & wants translate the docs to his own language, please do so and send them to me! I'll add them to the next release. Also translators always will get the newest betas! ;-) Unfortunatly I don't have the will & time to translate my docs even to German - my time is better used for coding :-) 1.3 Author ---------- If you have suggestions or remarks about this program, or if you find any bugs, please let me know. Contacting the author: Internet .. : robert@next.amistep.osn.de (soon!) FidoNet ... : 2:2490/1015.0 (may change soon!) AmigaNet .. : 39:171/101.0 Snail-mail : Robert Hofmann Volkmannstr. 35 D-90443 Nürnberg Tel. +49-(0)-911-9941680 (18-20h German time only!!!) Germany Bank-Account: Account-holder: Robert Hofmann Account-number: 67920 Bank-ID ..... : 76090000 S.W.I.F.T.code: GENO DE MV 760 Bank-name ... : Volksbank Nuernberg e.G. 2. Features =========== MM_MultiSend... ... is able to generate Carbon-Copies (netmails) ... is able to generate Cross-Postings (echomails) ... can combine all features above, means you can send the same file in one cfg as net- & echomail with or without CC:/CP:-header ... can get names by the used addresses ... can totally be setup via configs or my manual input MM_MultiSendGUI... ... is a fine MM-GUI for MM_MultiSend ... is able to execute MM_MultiSend with selection of the available cfgs ... is able to generate cfgs for MM_MultiSend ... is able to edit the cfgs of MM_MultiSend ... is able to run MM_MultiSend without adding new cfg-parts ... offers a convenient way of multiple address-selection ... offers a convenient way of multiple area-selection 3. Installation =============== 1. Copy the files to the corresponding MM:*/-directories. 2. Strip all unnecessery parts for you from the cfg :-) 4. Usage ======== [RX] MM_MultiSend , [MsgFile], [Subject] Cfg-Part-Name This is the cfg used for the posting (see 5. #NAME). MsgFile Use this file instead of the configured one. If no MsgFile is given in the cfg, you MUST enter a valid filename here! Subject Use this subject instead of the configured one. If non is given, you MUST enter a subject here! [RX] MM_MultiSendGUI [CFG|DIRECT|EDIT|EXEC] If you'll directly enter a keyword, you won't get the selec- tions-requester (see 6.). 5. Configuration ================ Please take a close look in the example config! #NAME An id for the entry. AddInfo CarbonCopy adds CC:-info (names of receivers) to the msg. Crossposted adds CP:-info (areas where the msg was posted to the msg. This parameter is optional. MsgFile , [Options] If this line is not given, it has to be entered in the cmd-line! DELETE If this option is given, the file will be deleted after it was posted. Export This token tells MM_Multisend to export the areas after posting the msgs. From If no from-line is given, #DEFSYSOPNAME will be used. FromAddr Use this address instead of the area-addr. Origin If this line is given, you can set the msg-origin, otherwise MM will choose the origin. Subject If this line is not given, it has to be entered in the cmd-line! To , [address], , [flags] In MAILAREAS the address is obsolete, otherwise it will be ignored. If there is an address present and no name, MM_Multisend will try to find the sysop in the nodelist and use this name. If is a file, MM_MultiSend will read the infos from a file, using the same syntax like To itself, but without the leading "To". Multiple lines/files are possible! Example: -------- #NAME NewFiles MsgFile Tmp:NewFiles.1day, DELETE Subject Professional Amiga: Neue Files Origin Professional Amiga - ISDN Multiline - Mail only To Alle,,!PA_NEWFILES, KILL To Alle,,AMIREQUEST.GER, KILL To Alle,,ANNOUNCE.2490, KILL To Alle,,ANNOUNCE.024, KILL To Alle,,FRANKEN.ANNOUNCES, KILL To Alle,,AMY_NEWFILES.GER, KILL Export 6. The GUI - MM_MultiSendGUI ============================ MM_MultiSendGUI is just a more convinient way to use MM_MultiSend. It offers you five buttons (if you'll start it with no options :-) "Add NEW Cfg" If you select this point, you can enter all parts of the cfg by convenient requesters. There's not much to say about, just read 5. carefully :-) "Edit Cfg" This will just launch your editor with MM_MultiSend.cfg, so that you can edit it. "Execute" Selecting this will scan MM_MultiSend.cfg for all cfg-parts and let you decide which one you will use. It also asks you about the file and the subject. "Direct Exec" This point is a combination of "Add NEW Cfg" and "Execute" but WITHOUT adding anything to MM_MultiSend.cfg. It is just for one go. "Quit" Quit MM_MultiSendGUI. 7. Future ========= This depends on you. Maybe I will implement uu*code & PGP-check, but only if I will be asked to do so ;-) Please report me all bug and suggestions, so that we can develope MM to the best FTN-software on the Amiga. 8. Acknowledgements =================== Pino Aliberti For his EXCELLENT Mail Manager! For implementing nearly all I wanted (this was much work I think and delayed the release of MM for some month ;-)) For our hard but fair fights in MMBETA and at least for the nice note about me in the docs 8^)))) Andreas Netscher For some good suggestions Kent Hansen For some good suggestions _ o Robert Hofmann 2:2490/1015@FidoNet 37:108/220@TrekNet |<)_/# 39:171/101@AmigaNet 107:1805/230@TrekNet TT