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Dear netters:

Two questions--related, and (so far as I can tell) not included
in the comp.mail.misc FAQ--the only FAQ I could find.

First of all, what is NeXTMail?  I presume it's reg'lar email with
sound annotations, correct?  If so, do the annotations conform to
MIME standards, or, more to the point, was the MIME standard 
written to allow for NeXTMail transmission?

Second, does software exist for the Mac to generate and output
(i.e. record and transmit, and receive and playback--usefully)
NeXTMail on the Mac?  Is such software in the works?  Will it
(I hope) work with Apple's Communication Tool Box (thereby 
allowing its use via serial dialup and terminal emulation,
not merely via TCP/IP--which I do not have.)

I suggest that responses be posted, as I think this is a 
question of general interest--I've neen netting for several
years, used a NeXT for a total of about 15 minutes, and this is
all I know about NeXTMail.

I'll post a similar message on comp.sys.mac.comm, and post
here if I get anywhere.

Thanks in advance,
Mitch Silverman,
Student, New College of the University of South Florida