MailView V1.10 by Malcolm Weller 14/6/96 MailView is an off-line mail reader that provides an easy method of managing mail downloaded from Compuserve using the ThreeCIS application. Both sent and received mail are displayed in a date sorted list along with Author and Subject information. Mail can be searched for, viewed replied to, resent, forwarded or deleted. Backup files are kept of all revised or deleted data until MailView is closed when an option to delete them is presented. CONTENTS 1) THE MAIL LIST 2) MENU, Options. 3) READING THE MAIL 4) PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS 5) INSTALING THE PACKAGE 6) LICENCING, REGISTRATION AND SUPPORT. 1) THE MAIL LIST This screen displays a list of mail that has been sent and received. The list can be scrolled up and down with the cursor keys or Page Up and Down. Psion-Ctrl-Up or Down takes you to the first or last item in the list respectively. A flashing cursor marks the selected item. Press the MENU key to see the following options; 2) MENU, Options. [MAIL] All the following options work with the mail item selected by the flashing cursor. [Read] the mail item. [Reply/Forward/Resend] A mail item to the author of the note. [Delete] The mail item from the list and the file on disk. [Information] Display information about the mail item. [Exit] Quit from MailView [[Mail Lists]] The following options work on the whole Mail List. [View the Out Tray] This option displays a list of mail that is waiting to be sent. Included in the list are files titled "\CIS\*.OUT" which may be mail items you are writing but do not wish to send yet. Only files titled "\CIS\MAILx.OUT" (where x=1,2,3,4,5) will be sent by ThreeCIS V1.6. Only files titled "\CIS\MAILxx.OUT" (where x=01,02...16) will be sent by ThreeCIS V1.7. [Process new mail] After using ThreeCIS, any outgoing mail will be in files titled "\CIS\MAILxx.OUT" and incoming mail will be in a file titled "MAIL!.CIS". These files are renamed by this option using the current date and moved to the "\CIS\ARCHIVE\" directory. The new items are then added to the mail list. If some outgoing mail has not been sent for some reason (eg. MAIL4.OUT and MAIL5.OUT were not sent due to a communication error) you will have the option not to process these files and then rename them (eg. to MAIL01.OUT and MAIL02.OUT) ready for the next logon with ThreeCIS. If any Internet headers are found in the incoming mail then the option will be given to remove the header to save storage space. [Re-compile the mail List] If the mail list becomes corrupted or lost for any reason it can be recompiled by this option although this process may take quite a few minutes. If any mail files are found that contain no mail items you will be given the option to delete them. [[Utilities]] [Read help file] Read this help file. [Registration] MailView is shareware, which means you can try the program before deciding to purchase it, and you may give copies of the trial version to other Psion Series 3a users to try. The trial version of MailView will manage up to 15 mail items. To obtain the full benefit of the program and management of 200 or more mail items, please register your use of the program. Please see the section below titled LICENCING, REGISTRATION AND SUPPORT. [Edit the Signature File] This option alows you to edit a text signature file. The contents of this file can be added to the end of your outgoing mail items. [[Search]] [Jump to Item] To jump directly to a mail item use Psion-J and enter the item number. [Find Text] To search the list for a string of text use Psion-F [Find Text Again] To find the next matching string use Psion-G [Filter on Name] To list only those items sent to or received from one person. To restore the full mail list, delete the filter string. To list only incoming mail use the filter "Fr:". Likewise use "To:" for outgoing mail. 3) READING THE MAIL The mail is viewed with the built in Psion 3a WORD application where all the usual commands work. The viewed text is only a copy of the original mail item and any changes will not be saved. Text may be copied from the viewer to another document using Psion cut and paste functions. Changes to the zoom size and status window size are retained from viewing one mail item to the next as long as a change is made to the text thus instructing WORD to save the file. 4) PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS MailView has been written on the Psion Series 3a and is only expected to run on that machine. The software will currently manage up to 200 mail items. If you do not use ReadCIS and have no mail items in files named *.CIS or *.OUT in either \CIS\ or \CIS\ARCHIVE\ directories on any drive then MailView will not run. 5) INSTALING THE PACKAGE MailView.ZIP ZIPped with PKZIP.EXE V2.04g for DOS Contains 4 files; FileName Description Copy to MAILVIEW.OPO The MailView program file. \OPO\ MAIL1.OUT A sample outgoing mail file \CIS\ MAIL!.CIS A sample incomming mail file \CIS\ MAILVIEW.TXT The help file. \OPD\ Once these files have been installed the MailView program will appear under the RunOpl program icon. If you do not have a RunOpl application icon (it looks like a speach bubble with OPL written in it) then you can install one from the system screen menu, by pressing Psion-J and selecting the RunOpl application before pressing enter. When you first start MailView there will be no mail in the list. The 2 sample mail files may be added to the list by selecting the 'Process new mail' option (only use the 'Recompile mail list' option if the mail list has become corrupt). The new mail files will be renamed and moved to \CIS\ARCHIVE and the new mail will be added to the list. 6) LICENCING, REGISTRATION AND SUPPORT. MailView is shareware, which means you can try the program before deciding to purchase it, and you may give copies of the trial version to other Psion Series 3a users to evaluate. The trial version of MailView will manage up to 20 mail items. To obtain the full benefit of the program and management of 200 or more mail items, please register your use of the program either online to Compuserve by; GO CIS:SWREG (Software registration) The MailView ID number is: 11400 or writing to; Malcolm Weller [100114.1236@compuserve.com] 36 Bishops Road London W7 2NY England United Kingdom The cost is œ15 (pounds sterling) MailView is copyright material of Malcolm Weller and all ownership rights are retained. If you have any problems with the software or a wish list for future versions please contact me (Malcolm Weller) via CompuServe Mail at 100114,1236. The program works reliably my Psion 3a but I cannot warrant that the software is error free, nor do I assume any liability for consequential, incidental or indirect damages of any kind, including lost data. Use at your own risk.