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!MailMan/ReadMe

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Filename: !MailMan/ReadMe
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File size: 036D bytes
Load address: FFFFFF41
Exec address: 5FAE6B06
Duplicates

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File contents
This is MailMan, version 0.20 (09-Dec-88)

Documentation on how to use MailMan can be found in the Archimedes User's Guide,
Issue 2.

The following remarks should be noted about this version of MailMan and its
documentation.

On a serious network error, such as 'Line jammed', the MailMan can consume
all of the processor time. This will sort itself out soon after the network
recovers. The only way out if the network doesn't recover is to use
ctrl-break.

There is only one choices file per copy of MailMan. So, if several users on
a network all share a copy of MailMan, loaded from a fileserver, then they
will get the same choices for the mail settings. A way round this is to set
the mail variables with *set (for example, in a boot sequence) BEFORE
loading MailMan. This works because the variable settings in the choices file
are ignored if the variable is already set.
00000000  54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20  4d 61 69 6c 4d 61 6e 2c  |This is MailMan,|
00000010  20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e  20 30 2e 32 30 20 28 30  | version 0.20 (0|
00000020  39 2d 44 65 63 2d 38 38  29 0a 0a 44 6f 63 75 6d  |9-Dec-88)..Docum|
00000030  65 6e 74 61 74 69 6f 6e  20 6f 6e 20 68 6f 77 20  |entation on how |
00000040  74 6f 20 75 73 65 20 4d  61 69 6c 4d 61 6e 20 63  |to use MailMan c|
00000050  61 6e 20 62 65 20 66 6f  75 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 74  |an be found in t|
00000060  68 65 20 41 72 63 68 69  6d 65 64 65 73 20 55 73  |he Archimedes Us|
00000070  65 72 27 73 20 47 75 69  64 65 2c 0a 49 73 73 75  |er's Guide,.Issu|
00000080  65 20 32 2e 0a 0a 54 68  65 20 66 6f 6c 6c 6f 77  |e 2...The follow|
00000090  69 6e 67 20 72 65 6d 61  72 6b 73 20 73 68 6f 75  |ing remarks shou|
000000a0  6c 64 20 62 65 20 6e 6f  74 65 64 20 61 62 6f 75  |ld be noted abou|
000000b0  74 20 74 68 69 73 20 76  65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f  |t this version o|
000000c0  66 20 4d 61 69 6c 4d 61  6e 20 61 6e 64 20 69 74  |f MailMan and it|
000000d0  73 0a 64 6f 63 75 6d 65  6e 74 61 74 69 6f 6e 2e  |s.documentation.|
000000e0  0a 0a 4f 6e 20 61 20 73  65 72 69 6f 75 73 20 6e  |..On a serious n|
000000f0  65 74 77 6f 72 6b 20 65  72 72 6f 72 2c 20 73 75  |etwork error, su|
00000100  63 68 20 61 73 20 27 4c  69 6e 65 20 6a 61 6d 6d  |ch as 'Line jamm|
00000110  65 64 27 2c 20 74 68 65  20 4d 61 69 6c 4d 61 6e  |ed', the MailMan|
00000120  20 63 61 6e 20 63 6f 6e  73 75 6d 65 0a 61 6c 6c  | can consume.all|
00000130  20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20  70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 6f  | of the processo|
00000140  72 20 74 69 6d 65 2e 20  54 68 69 73 20 77 69 6c  |r time. This wil|
00000150  6c 20 73 6f 72 74 20 69  74 73 65 6c 66 20 6f 75  |l sort itself ou|
00000160  74 20 73 6f 6f 6e 20 61  66 74 65 72 20 74 68 65  |t soon after the|
00000170  20 6e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b  0a 72 65 63 6f 76 65 72  | network.recover|
00000180  73 2e 20 54 68 65 20 6f  6e 6c 79 20 77 61 79 20  |s. The only way |
00000190  6f 75 74 20 69 66 20 74  68 65 20 6e 65 74 77 6f  |out if the netwo|
000001a0  72 6b 20 64 6f 65 73 6e  27 74 20 72 65 63 6f 76  |rk doesn't recov|
000001b0  65 72 20 69 73 20 74 6f  20 75 73 65 0a 63 74 72  |er is to use.ctr|
000001c0  6c 2d 62 72 65 61 6b 2e  0a 0a 54 68 65 72 65 20  |l-break...There |
000001d0  69 73 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20  6f 6e 65 20 63 68 6f 69  |is only one choi|
000001e0  63 65 73 20 66 69 6c 65  20 70 65 72 20 63 6f 70  |ces file per cop|
000001f0  79 20 6f 66 20 4d 61 69  6c 4d 61 6e 2e 20 53 6f  |y of MailMan. So|
00000200  2c 20 69 66 20 73 65 76  65 72 61 6c 20 75 73 65  |, if several use|
00000210  72 73 20 6f 6e 0a 61 20  6e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 20  |rs on.a network |
00000220  61 6c 6c 20 73 68 61 72  65 20 61 20 63 6f 70 79  |all share a copy|
00000230  20 6f 66 20 4d 61 69 6c  4d 61 6e 2c 20 6c 6f 61  | of MailMan, loa|
00000240  64 65 64 20 66 72 6f 6d  20 61 20 66 69 6c 65 73  |ded from a files|
00000250  65 72 76 65 72 2c 20 74  68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 79  |erver, then they|
00000260  0a 77 69 6c 6c 20 67 65  74 20 74 68 65 20 73 61  |.will get the sa|
00000270  6d 65 20 63 68 6f 69 63  65 73 20 66 6f 72 20 74  |me choices for t|
00000280  68 65 20 6d 61 69 6c 20  73 65 74 74 69 6e 67 73  |he mail settings|
00000290  2e 20 41 20 77 61 79 20  72 6f 75 6e 64 20 74 68  |. A way round th|
000002a0  69 73 20 69 73 20 74 6f  20 73 65 74 0a 74 68 65  |is is to set.the|
000002b0  20 6d 61 69 6c 20 76 61  72 69 61 62 6c 65 73 20  | mail variables |
000002c0  77 69 74 68 20 2a 73 65  74 20 28 66 6f 72 20 65  |with *set (for e|
000002d0  78 61 6d 70 6c 65 2c 20  69 6e 20 61 20 62 6f 6f  |xample, in a boo|
000002e0  74 20 73 65 71 75 65 6e  63 65 29 20 42 45 46 4f  |t sequence) BEFO|
000002f0  52 45 0a 6c 6f 61 64 69  6e 67 20 4d 61 69 6c 4d  |RE.loading MailM|
00000300  61 6e 2e 20 54 68 69 73  20 77 6f 72 6b 73 20 62  |an. This works b|
00000310  65 63 61 75 73 65 20 74  68 65 20 76 61 72 69 61  |ecause the varia|
00000320  62 6c 65 20 73 65 74 74  69 6e 67 73 20 69 6e 20  |ble settings in |
00000330  74 68 65 20 63 68 6f 69  63 65 73 20 66 69 6c 65  |the choices file|
00000340  0a 61 72 65 20 69 67 6e  6f 72 65 64 20 69 66 20  |.are ignored if |
00000350  74 68 65 20 76 61 72 69  61 62 6c 65 20 69 73 20  |the variable is |
00000360  61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 20  73 65 74 2e 0a           |already set..|
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