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Article #742Re: Searching for a suitable internet suite
From: Paul Carpenter
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:00
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tomw@tsys.demon.co.uk "Tom Wheeley" writes:
-chris@exonline.demon.co.uk "Chris James" wrote:
-> Tom Wheeley <tomw@tsys.demon.co.uk> wrote:
-> >Currently I am quite satisfied with the DOS DIS software suite, as it has all-> >the main features required etc, but especially because it's `bitty' nature
-> >has let me implement lots of little mail and news utilities
....
-> >So therefore, what I need is an easy to use set of programs -- most probably
-> >for Windows (running '95), that I can integrate lots of utilities into
-> >(I will want to add a smart mail forwarding system at least, plus perhaps
-> >some more complex utilities).
->
-> >I think because of the second consideration that Turnpike is out of the
-> >question -- if it can't run a mailing list then it definitely won't be able
-> >to do what I want it to do. I know you can't play with its mail files.
See below..
-> >Is there anything which people here use and are able to `hack'? I of course
-> >prefer free software here, but I don't mind paying a _small_ amount.
....
-> Hi.
->
-> I use Windows 95 dialup to dial, whichis quite easy once you have
-> written a script (i can mail you one). I use Pegasus for mail, with
-> WinDIS to convert it to a pop3 system. It imports all settings from
-> DIS dos. I then have created a program that automates the loading of
...
-
-Hmm. Currently I am trying Win95 dial up with InTray to recieve the smtp
-mail. Assuming I can persuade it not to delete the mail then I can get
-my programs to read the incoming mail temp files and send mail accordingly.
.....
Tim Illingworth's Smoflist is currently being BETA released for Pegasus support
in running mailing lists etc.. Check out http://www.smof.demon.co.uk/ and
follow the links for descriptions of the shareware and beta release.
--
Paul Carpenter | paul@pcserv.demon.co.uk
Consulting for General, Scientific, Industrial Computing & more..
email: listuser@pcserv.demon.co.uk - how to _use_ UK Consultants listings
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10bb05,9d9254f6ec5aaa9c X-Google-Attributes: gid10bb05,public From: Paul Carpenter <paul@pcserv.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Searching for a suitable internet suite Date: 1996/08/28 Message-ID: <841223284snz@pcserv.demon.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 177018471 x-nntp-posting-host: pcserv.demon.co.uk references: <839364888snz@tsys.demon.co.uk> <841167015.25812.0@exonline.demon.co.uk> <841182970snz@tsys.demon.co.uk> x-mail2news-path: pcserv.demon.co.uk organization: PC Services reply-to: paul@pcserv.demon.co.uk newsgroups: demon.ip.developers