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Article #3039Re: V-MailServer 1.22
From: Rick Vandenberg
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 06:35
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 06:35
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Gess Shankar <gess@knex.via.mind.ORG> writes: > rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca (Rick Vandenberg) writes: > > > Version 2.0, slated for release in February, handles multiple > > addresses, up to 128 characters in length. This is an MSDOS limitation. [...] > > > V-MailServer creates its own queue files, but it generates individual > command and data files for each address. I suppose this facilitates > passing it to the mailing agent such as Rmail. I suggest an option > (configurable) that will generate one data file with most of the > headers set and individual command files. V-MailServer (vmailx) can > use these to create the queue files of the host (rnews or whatever). > Anyone wishing to change the scheme of things can write a program to > take the above and create the spool they want including 512 byte > address lines. V-MailServer itself can include such a utility or 3rd > parties can step in. If the format changes (what doesn't), one still > has the option of using the native code (rnews in Waffle), while scrambling > to update the add-on. ;-) Working on it :) It can get a little complicated, as the command file(s) must store the variable header information, and vmailx must have new logic added to deal with headers and the like. Rick -- Rick Vandenberg rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca Vandenberg Systems Research For more information about V-MailServer 204 - 2255 West 5th Ave. send a blank e-mail to Vancouver, BC V6K 4K1 vmail-info-request@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!van-bc!vsystem!rick From: rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca (Rick Vandenberg) Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle Subject: Re: V-MailServer 1.22 Message-ID: <k6FswB4w165w@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 22:35:19 PST References: <ui5qwB1w165w@knex.via.mind.ORG> Organization: Vandenberg Systems Research, Vancouver BC Lines: 32