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Re: V-MailServer 1.22

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From: Rick Vandenberg
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

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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
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