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InterMail Software Inc. InterMail Info - Jun 29 1994
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Copyright 1992-1994 InterMail Software Inc. All rights reserved.
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This leaflet is a short description of InterMail. Please see
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README.1ST for more details.
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What is InterMail?
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InterMail is a computer software for electronic mail and automatic
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file transfers via modem. InterMail can be used both alone and with a
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BBS (Bulletin Board System). InterMail is the kind of software often
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referred to as a "front-end mailer". InterMail can easily communicate
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with BBSes and nodes within FidoNet and other Fido Technology based
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networks, no matter which type of computer or software they use.
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Why InterMail?
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InterMail lets you transfer all types of files much more easily and
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cheaper than with any ordinary communications program. Everything is
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taken care of automatically. InterMail takes all the hassle out of
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file transfers. You just tell it the destination and which files to
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send, InterMail takes care of the rest. It will keep dialing a busy
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number until it gets through, establish a connection with the correct
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settings, identify itself, send the proper password, and then send or
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receive files with the highest possible security. It will even call
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up and try again if line conditions should be so adverse that the
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modems lose the connection. If the connection is lost during a file
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transfer, InterMail will dial again and when a session is established
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it will continue from where it was interrupted. It will not start the
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file transfer from the beginning.
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InterMail and a BBS
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InterMail is often used in front of a BBS. You can recognize it, if
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you call with a terminal program and find this:
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InterMail 2.28
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Press ESC twice for ......
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InterMail takes care of the modem, answers incoming calls and starts
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the BBS software. When the caller quits from the BBS software,
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InterMail will start again, ready for the next caller. If you are
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running a BBS and want to connect it to FidoNet or any other
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email-net, you may use InterMail for this purpose. Keep your old
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setup and just add InterMail.
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InterMail without a BBS
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InterMail works very well even without any BBS software. When run as
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a "Mail Only System" only another mailer like InterMail is allowed to
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call in. A human calling with a terminal program may be shown this:
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InterMail 2.28
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Mail-only system. Please hang up.
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One reason for not having a BBS program set up behind InterMail, is
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to get more time available for automatic file transfers.
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The Building Blocks
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===================
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InterMail comprises several separate programs which work together by
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sharing common databases.
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The Mailer
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The Mailer is the most important part. It is responsible for the
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modem and the actual transmission. It answers all incoming calls and
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dials all outgoing calls. The Mailer is controlled by mail events,
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user-defined periods of the day and night. Each event may be
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programmed to send all, or some, of the waiting mail. Events may also
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make InterMail call (poll) another InterMail and pick up waiting
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mail. Events may even be used to exit from the Mailer to run other
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programs, for example a daily system maintenance.
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InterMail may use several modems and phone lines simultaneously. This
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is called multi-line. Each modem is governed by one Mailer. To be
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able to run several Mailers, you need the ability to run several
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DOS-tasks at the same time. This is possible under Windows 3.x, OS/2,
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DESQview or in a LAN (Local Area Network) environment.
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The Mailer picks the right messages to send, packs them in bundles
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and puts them in a queue. For each bundle of mail, the correct
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telephone number is fetched from the nodelist. A check is made to see
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if there are any special rules governing how the bundle should be
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sent (routing), such as via another mailer (hub/host) or direct.
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Finally, the Mailer checks the queue, chooses a bundle, dials the
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number, makes contact and transfers the mail. If it's busy it chooses
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another bundle and dials another number. The Mailer produces a log
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file and history files, allowing you to keep track of what is
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happening on your system, and what calls are made where and at what
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cost.
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InterMail has its own script language which allows you to closely
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define call routines, and log-on procedures. This makes it possible
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to automatically contact database hosts and pick up information, even
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if the database host is not directly compatible with InterMail.
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The transfer window lets you know how much time is left with just a
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quick look at the graph to the right.
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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ InterMail 2.25 - Node 1:369/102 Wen 30 Jun 93 12:46 PM ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ + Using internal SIO driver, UART=16550A ³ BUSY ³
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³ Running under DESQview 2.42 ³ OK ³
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³ Mail SÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͵ Receiving ÆÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸ ³
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³ Checki³ The InterZone Cafe InterMail 2.23 ³ ³
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³ Initia³ Pembroke Pines FL 1:369/35 ³ ³
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³ WaitinÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄ´ ³
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³ + Event ³ Protocol : Zmodem/32 Speed : 16800 ³ ° ³ ³
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³ Checki³ File : NODELIST.ZIP Time : 3:27 ³ ° ³ ³
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³ Using:³ Left : 1:93 Ã Û ´ ³
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³ - Prepar³ Size : 663729 Cps : 2116 ³ Û ³ ³
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³ 1:369/³ Bytes : 416768 (8192) Eff % : 126 ³ Û ³ ³
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³ + CallinÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄ´32³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄij ³ÄÄ´
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³ From: Ke³ Synchronizing with sender ³ ³
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³ 6-³ Receiving file ³ ³
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³ To : MiÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ;a ³
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³ 6-22-93 9:35p V„xj”, Sverige ³ ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ Press F10 for menu ³
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ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
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The Editor
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The Editor is a word processor with extra features to facilitate the
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management of messages. You can create, edit and reply to messages.
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Passwords limit a user to only access his or her own private
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messages. This makes it possible for several users to share one
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mailer on a singel PC or via a LAN. The Message base can be divided
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into different areas (folders), with each folder storing messages for
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a certain topic or echomail conference. See IEINFO.DOC.
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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ 1:369/102 3:41p Net mail folder ³
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³[5] Fri 22 Jan 93 2:45p Cost: 0 ³
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³By: Patrik Bertilsson, InterMail Tech Support (369/102) ³
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³To: Peter Stewart, InterZone Software (369/35) ³
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³Re: D:\INTRMAIL.ZIP ³
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³St: Pvt File Kill Direct ³
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³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄij
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³Hi Peter ³
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³ ³
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³ > Next time, could you please run this through a spell checker ³
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³ > before submitting it for my perusal? ;-) ³
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³ ³
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³And here I thought I was being creative with my spelling! ³
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³ ³
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³TTYL - Patrik ³
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³ ³
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³ ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ Ctrl-Z Save F10 Menu ³ Line: 14 Col: 2 ³
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ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
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IMSend
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------
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IMSend is a robot message maker that lets you create messages
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automatically from batch files or other programs. It is a very
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powerful tool if you need to setup automatic file transfers. This
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sample creates a message similar to the one above:
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C:\>imsend mf d:\intrmail.zip 1:369/35 /t=MsgBody.txt /s=pfkd
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There is also a DLL version for windows available. You may run
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InterMail in a background DOS-box and let your own windows program
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"talk" with InterMail via IMSEND.DLL. Price on request.
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The Nodelist Manager
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Names and telephone numbers are stored in the nodelist. The Nodelist
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Manager helps you maintain and edit your own nodelist. You may export
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parts of the nodelist and distribute them to other nodes in your own
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network.
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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ InterMail 2.24; Nodelist manager ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͵ Flags Æ͸ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ ³ CM : 24 hour Mail þ ³ ³
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³ Node number: ³ MO : Mail Only ³ Status : ³
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³ ³ XX : File requests þ ³ ³
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³ Node name : ³ HST : USR HST þ ³ Cost : 0 ³
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³ Location : ³ H96 : Hayes V9600 ³ ³
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³ Phone no : ³ PEP : TeleBit ³ Max baud: 9600 ³
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³ ³ MAX : Microcom AX/96 ³ ³
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³ Routing : ³ CSP : CompuCom ³ Group : ³
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³ ³ ZYX : Zyxel ³ ³
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³ Flags : ³ V29 : V.29 ³ ³
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³ ³ V32 : V.32 þ ³ ³
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³ Sysop : ³ V33 : V.33 ³ ³
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³ ³ V34 : V.34 ³ ³
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³ ³ V42 : V.42 þ ³ ³
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³ ³ V32b: V.32bis þ ³ ³
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³ ³ V42b: V.42bis þ ³ ³
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³ ³ H14 : HST 14400 ³ ³
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ÃÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄ ³ H16 : HST 16800 þ ³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
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³ ³ ³ ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ;Prev. ³Next ³ ³Exit ³
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³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³field ³field ³ ³/Save ³
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The IMSetup program
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Nearly all settings may be changed from this program. The structured
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pull-down menus make it quick and easy to find just the area you are
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looking for. The short text line at the bottom gives you extra
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on-line help.
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ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ Exit Global Mailer Editor Terminal Modem Printer Manager ³
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³ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͳ
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³±±±±±±±³ Mail Server ³±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±³
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³±ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Filenames and paths »±±³
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³±º System C:\IM\SYSTEM\ º±±³
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³±º Netmail C:\IM\MAIL\ º±±³
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³±º Files C:\IM\FILES\ º±±³
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³±º Sec Files C:\IM\SECURE\ º±±³
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³±º*Packets C:\IM\PACKETS\ º±±³
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³±º*Log file C:\IM\IM.LOG º±±³
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³±º Banner C:\IM\SYSTEM\WELCOME.TXT º±±³
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³±º Nodelist C:\IM\NODELIST\ º±±³
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³±º In-event C:\IM\SYSTEM\MAILONLY.TXT º±±³
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³±º Swapping C:\IM\ º±±³
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³±º Semaphore C:\IM\SEMA\ º±±³
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³±º º±±³
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³±º * = Must be unique for each Mail Server º±±³
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³±ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ±±³
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³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ Mail server: 01 Ãij
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³ Where InterMail's system files are located ³
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ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
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The Terminal Emulator
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The Terminal Emulator allows you to communicate with other systems
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such as database hosts and bulletin boards. It provides several
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terminal emulations: VT100, VT52, ANSI (with Avatar/0) and TTY. The
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Terminal emulator has no role in the exchange of mail and is merely
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included as an extra convenience for the user. However, such
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convenience includes power script language, automatic Zmodem
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downloads, screen capture and other useful abilities.
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The Manual
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A brief description of the contents of the manual with number of
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pages per chapter.
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A. Table of Contents 8
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B. General Section
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This section gives you instructions on how to install the program on
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your computer and then a short presentation of the InterMail system.
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1. Introduction 4
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2. Installation 2
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3. Getting Started 7
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4. How to Write and Send a Message 4
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5. How to Send and Receive Files 6
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6. General Overview 12
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7. Planning Your System 6
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C. Tutorial Section
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This section contains information on all InterMail features which are
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relevant to the normal user.
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8. The Editor 72
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9. The Mailer 40
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10. The Terminal Emulator 26
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D. Reference Section
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This section describes in depth how to configure your system.
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11. The IMSetup Program 52
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12. Events 17
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13. Folders 12
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14. Security 16
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15. Routing 22
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16. Nodelist 20
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17. Script Language 18
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18. Serial Port 12
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19. Miscellaneous 36
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E. Appendices
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Information that may not be immediately necessary, but sometimes can
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be useful.
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A. Error Messages 6
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B. Errorlevels 2
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C. Input fields 3
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D. Glossary 8
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E. File information 6
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F. Index 7
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How can I use InterMail?
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The main idea behind InterMail is that it can be used as an automated
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messaging and mailing system for companies, both large and small,
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national and multinational or individuals. It can be used internally
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within a company, or to link up companies, consultants,
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subcontractors, and clients both in the USA and overseas.
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As a final link, you may install InterMail on your computer at home
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and send files and messages between home and work. No more time
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consuming last minute rushes to see that you get the right diskettes
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and files home with you! The Server function even allows you, to a
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limited extent and with password security checks, to control a remote
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system by sending DOS commands or running certain programs.
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Receiving Files
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To receive files with InterMail couldn't be easier. The only thing
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you have to do is to make sure that the Mailer program is running and
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ready to answer incoming calls on the modem. InterMail will take care
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of the rest and place the received files in the directory you've
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specified for incoming files.
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Requesting a File
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Requesting files is similar to sending file attaches, the main
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differences being the message status of File request. You just
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specify the file you wish to request from the other system instead of
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a file you wish to send.
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Events
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The term events refers to the different times of the day and night
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when InterMail performs various tasks. The Mailer program is the part
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of InterMail that is primarily affected by events. The events decide
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which messages are qualified for sending and how they should be
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sent.
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The event based way of governing the activities of the Mailer makes
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it immensely flexible. Events may be set up in innumerable ways to
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suit the needs of the individual organization, from the most simple,
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where all messages are always qualified to be sent, 24 hours a day,
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to complex schemes where messages are sent - or held back - in
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different ways for every hour of the day.
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Routing
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In many cases it may not be desirable or possible to send a message
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directly to the addressee. Nodes in a net may not be available for
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incoming calls and use a central (host) InterMail as a "post office"
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for all their mail. It may often be more cost effective to send a
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large number of messages for different systems in a single call to a
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network host. When mail is sent via another system instead of direct,
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it is called routing. InterMail supports routing in many different
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ways.
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User password
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It is possible to severely restrict access to InterMail, by setting
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up password protection for various features. Some features are
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protected by the password for the individual user, others are
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protected by a common access password.
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Session passwords
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-----------------
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If a session password has been installed for a system, that system
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will not be able to pick up its mail without presenting the correct
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password. If mail from unprotected systems is allowed, it will be
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able to call in with another alias and deliver mail, but won't be
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able to pick up anything.
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File request security
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No file may be requested from a system, unless it is placed in a
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directory that is explicitly listed as requestable, or has been
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listed under a "magic" filename. No other parts of your system are in
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any way available to a caller.
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Files may be password protected one by one or even on a directory
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wide basis. Unless the proper password is sent for each file
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specification, the caller will only get a message back saying that
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the files is missing or there has been a password error.
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Trademarks
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All products by InterZone Software, Inc. are trademarks or registered
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trademarks of InterZone Software, Inc. All products by InterMail
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Sales, Inc. are trademarks or registered trademarks of InterMail
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Sales, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or
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registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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InterMail Software Inc. Voice 1-305-436-1587
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10620 Washington Street #101 Fax 1-305-436-5587
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Hollywood, FL 33025-3552 BBS 1-305-436-1884
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USA Fido 1:369/102
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InterMailNet 211:211/0
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