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Subject: MX V4.1 is now available!
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From: goathunter@alpha.wku.edu (Hunter Goatley)
Date: 20 Jun 94 15:10:44 CDT
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Message Exchange (MX) V4.1 is now available. A full description of MX is
included below my sig. V4.1 provides more I/O performance enhancements and
a few new features.
You can get MX via the following channels:
WWW: http://www.wku.edu/www/madgoat/madgoat.html
FTP: ftp.wku.edu in [.MX.MX041]
ftp.spc.edu in [.MX.MX041]
E-mail: SEND MX in the body of a mail message to
FILESERV@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU
Hunter
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Hunter Goatley, VMS Systems Programmer, Western Kentucky University
goathunter@ALPHA.WKU.EDU (or goathunter@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU)
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[20-JUN-1994]
Message Exchange V4.1
Message Exchange (MX) is electronic mail software for OpenVMS VAX systems
running VMS V5.0 or later, including OpenVMS V6.0, and OpenVMS AXP systems
running OpenVMS AXP V1.0 or later. It supports Internet mail over
CMU-OpenVMS TCP/IP, VMS/ULTRIX Connection, TGV MultiNet, Process Software's
TCPware, and Wollongong's WIN/TCP and PathWay; BITNET mail over Wingra's
Jnet; and UUCP mail over DECUS UUCP. Also included is support for SMTP
message transfers over DECnet and X.25 (using VAX P.S.I) and support for
L-Soft International's LISTSERV software. MX uses VMS Mail for local
message entry and delivery, and includes support for mailing lists and
mail-based file servers.
Features:
* Users send and receive messages using VMS MAIL. Support
for "signature" files is included in the VMS MAIL interface.
Full support for automatic forwarding with the VMS MAIL SET
FORWARD command is included. User-defined alias databases
for e-mail addresses is supported. Binary files may be sent
through MX to other VMS sites running MX, PMDF, or MultiNet.
* Provides SMTP (RFC 821) message transfers over CMU-OpenVMS TCP/IP
(aka CMU-Tek TCP/IP), DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (aka
VMS/ULTRIX Connection), TGV MultiNet, TCPware from Process
Software, and PathWay and WIN/TCP from Wollongong. Includes
support for Internet domain system MX records. Also supports
SMTP over DECnet and X.25 (using VAX P.S.I.).
* Provides BSMTP message transfers with other BITNET mailers
over Jnet, compatible with the CU Mailer package for VM systems.
Fully supports BITNET-Internet gateways for non-Internet-connected
systems. When combined with the SMTP support, can also provide
a BITNET/Internet gateway service.
* Interfaces with DECUS UUCP to provide a single mail interface
to all mail protocols. Can also gateway between UUCP and
other networks. (Not supported under OpenVMS AXP yet because
DECUS UUCP has not been ported to AXP yet.)
* Provides a mailing list processor with automatic subscription
requests. Mailing lists can be configured to restrict postings
only to subscribers or list owners, and to restrict the
automatic subscription handling. Internet mailing list
conventions and a subset of LISTSERV commands are supported.
* Supports one or more file servers that can be set up by the system
manager to handle automatic distribution of packages of files using
mail as the distribution medium. Large transfers can be deferred
to off-hours, and daily per-user, per-system, and/or per-server
limits can be placed on each server.
* Provides interfaces for a site-provided custom mail transport
and custom address processing routines.
* Provides its own message queueing subsystem. RMS block I/O is
used to provide extremely fast queue access with little overhead.
Files in this directory:
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MX041.ZIP The installation kits for MX V4.1 (for use
with VMSINSTAL).
MX041_SRC.ZIP Source code, in a compressed Zip file.
MX041_DOCS_ONLY.ZIP The MX041.K saveset containing the docs. This
separate .ZIP file is provided for those who
want to start with just the docs.
NOTE: The K saveset of the installation kit contains the documentation for
MX in PostScript, Bookreader, and plain ASCII formats.
<<< You will need the UNZIP program in the [ANONYMOUS.VMS] directory >>>
<<< to expand the compressed files. >>>
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CONTACTING THE AUTHORS
Comments, suggestions, and questions about this software can be directed to
the current maintainer at one of the following addresses:
Mail: Hunter Goatley
Western Kentucky University
Academic Computing, STH 226
Bowling Green, KY 421201
E-mail: goathunter@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU
Phone: 502-745-5251 (e-mail is preferred)
The original author of MX is Matthew D. Madison:
Mail: Matthew Madison
TGV, Inc.
E-Mail: (Internet) madison@tgv.com
A mailing list for additional support of MX exists. To subscribe, send the
following command in the body of a mail message to MXserver@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU:
SUBSCRIBE MX-List "Your real name here"
The MX-List mailing list is gatewayed to the vmsnet.mail.mx newsgroup.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This software is COPYRIGHT © 1993, 1994, MadGoat Software. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this software for no commercial
gain, providing all copyright notices remain intact.
DISCLAIMER
This software is provided "AS IS". The authors and their respective
employers disclaim all warranties on the software, including without
limitation, all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.