Micro-Mail User's Guide

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Abstract:

Two NOSC electronic mail utilities, MSG UNIX-based and umail PC- based are contrasted. umail is an electronic mail utility that transfers mail between mini-computers running the UNIX operating system and personal computers running the MS-DOS operating system. You must have a valid userid and password on a mini-computer in order to send and receive electronic mail. Chapter 1 discusses the nature of electronic mail in general, and Micro-Mail or umail in particular. Chapter 2 is an overview of umails different modes. Chapter 3 contains a detailed How To cookbook for using umail written in cookbook format. Chapter 4 contains a description of the entire umail command set. Every command is described in detail. Chapter 5 contains instructions for installing umail. Chapter 6 contains a description of the Micro-Mail configuration file. Appendix 1 presents the MS-DOS commands you must know in order to manage your mail effectively within the MS-DOS environment. Appendix 2 contains a tabular summary of the umail command set. Appendix 3 contains a list of umail error messages and their meanings. Appendix 4 is the umail manual pages containing useful technical reference material. Keywords Computer communications.

Author(s):
Hall, H. R. ; Bueche, B.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA197932
Pagination:
0065

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NOSC/TD-1280
Monitor Series:
NOSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, *USER MANUALS, *ELECTRONIC MAIL, MESSAGE PROCESSING, MICROCOMPUTERS, ERRORS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Systems, Telemetry
Keyword(s):
UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM, MSG COMPUTER PROGRAM, UMAIL COMPUTER PROGRAM
Report Date:
1988 Jun 01