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RDMAIL.DOC -- Changes from V3(6) to V3A(10)
September 1978
COPYRIGHT (C) 1976,1977,1978 BY
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, MAYNARD, MASS.
THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNISHED UNDER A LICENSE AND MAY BE USED AND COPIED
ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LICENSE AND WITH THE
INCLUSION OF THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE. THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER
COPIES THEREOF MAY NOT BE PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY
OTHER PERSON. NO TITLE TO AND OWNERSHIP OF THE SOFTWARE IS HEREBY
TRANSFERRED.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION.
DIGITAL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OR RELIABILITY OF ITS
SOFTWARE ON EQUIPMENT WHICH IS NOT SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL.
RDM3A.DOC Page 2
RDMAIL.DOC -- Changes from V3(6) to V3A(10)
September 1978
1.0 SUMMARY
RDMAIL is a program which allows a user to read the messages which
have been sent to him. It always reads the messages from the file
MAIL.TXT.
RDMAIL version 3A(10) runs only on release 3A of TOPS-20.
RDMAIL does not depend on any other software while executing.
RDMAIL is documented in the DECSYSTEM-20 User's Guide.
2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES
RDMAIL now uses the comnd JSYS.
3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES
None as of 1-Sep-78.
4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 Files Needed to RUN RDMAIL
RDMAIL consists of one file, RDMAIL.EXE.
4.2 Instructions for Loading and Installing RDMAIL
Mount the tape labeled Distribution Tape on MTA0: and type the
following commands:
R DUMPER
TAPE MTA0:
REWIND
DENSITY 1600-BPI
SKIP 2
RESTORE <*>RDMAIL.EXE (TO) SYS:*.*.-1
REWIND
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4.3 Files Needed to Build RDMAIL
RDMAIL.MAC
CMD.UNV
CMD.MAC
REL1.MAC
In addition, the following files must be on SYS:
MACSYM.UNV
MONSYM.UNV
4.4 Instructions for Building RDMAIL
Mount the tape labeled Distribution Tape on MTA0: and type the
following commands:
R DUMPER
TAPE MTA0:
REWIND
DENSITY 1600-BPI
SKIP 3
RESTORE <*>*.*.* (TO) <self>*.*.*
REWIND
^C
SUBMIT RDMAIL.CTL/TIME/UNIQ:0/REST
4.5 Special Considerations
None.
5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES
Refer to RDMAIL.TCO for detailed information about changes.
6.0 SUGGESTIONS
The following suggestions are being considered for a future version of
RDMAIL:
1. Allow RDMAIL to delete unwanted messages from the MAIL.TXT
file.
2. Allow RDMAIL to read messages from an arbitrary file.
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