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Eberhard Mater <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 1 Mar 1995 09:16:56 EST
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Hallo Catherine,
 
i'm using the message exchange software (MX) for OpenVMS (VAX+AXP)
on my vmscluster for years. Have a look at the SPD:
 
Eberhard
 
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You can get MX via the following channels:
 
  WWW:          http://www.wku.edu/www/madgoat/madgoat.html
 
  FTP:          ftp.wku.edu in [.MX.MX041]
                ftp.spc.edu in [.MX.MX041]
 
  E-mail:       SEND MX in the body of a mail message to
                [log in to unmask]
 
Hunter
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Hunter Goatley, VMS Systems Programmer, Western Kentucky University
[log in to unmask] (or [log in to unmask])
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[20-JUN-1994]
 
Message Exchange V4.1
 
Message  Exchange  (MX) is electronic mail software for OpenVMS VAX systems
running VMS V5.0 or later, including OpenVMS V6.0, and OpenVMS AXP  systems
running  OpenVMS  AXP  V1.0  or  later.   It  supports  Internet  mail over
CMU-OpenVMS TCP/IP, VMS/ULTRIX Connection, TGV MultiNet, Process Software's
TCPware,  and  Wollongong's  WIN/TCP and PathWay; BITNET mail over Wingra's
Jnet; and UUCP mail over DECUS UUCP.  Also included  is  support  for  SMTP
message  transfers  over  DECnet and X.25 (using VAX P.S.I) and support for
L-Soft International's LISTSERV software.   MX  uses  VMS  Mail  for  local
message  entry  and  delivery,  and  includes support for mailing lists and
mail-based file servers.
 
Features:
 
    * Users send and receive messages using VMS MAIL.  Support
      for "signature" files is included in the VMS MAIL interface.
      Full support for automatic forwarding with the VMS MAIL SET
      FORWARD command is included.  User-defined alias databases
      for e-mail addresses is supported.  Binary files may be sent
      through MX to other VMS sites running MX, PMDF, or MultiNet.
 
    * Provides SMTP (RFC 821) message transfers over CMU-OpenVMS TCP/IP
      (aka CMU-Tek TCP/IP), DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (aka
      VMS/ULTRIX Connection), TGV MultiNet, TCPware from Process
      Software, and PathWay and WIN/TCP from Wollongong.  Includes
      support for Internet domain system MX records.  Also supports
      SMTP over DECnet and X.25 (using VAX P.S.I.).
 
    * Provides BSMTP message transfers with other BITNET mailers
      over Jnet, compatible with the CU Mailer package for VM systems.
      Fully supports BITNET-Internet gateways for non-Internet-connected
      systems.  When combined with the SMTP support, can also provide
      a BITNET/Internet gateway service.
 
    * Interfaces with DECUS UUCP to provide a single mail interface
      to all mail protocols.  Can also gateway between UUCP and
      other networks.  (Not supported under OpenVMS AXP yet because
      DECUS UUCP has not been ported to AXP yet.)
 
    * Provides a mailing list processor with automatic subscription
      requests.  Mailing lists can be configured to restrict postings
      only to subscribers or list owners, and to restrict the
      automatic subscription handling.  Internet mailing list
      conventions and a subset of LISTSERV commands are supported.
 
    * Supports one or more file servers that can be set up by the system
      manager to handle automatic distribution of packages of files using
      mail as the distribution medium.  Large transfers can be deferred
      to off-hours, and daily per-user, per-system, and/or per-server
      limits can be placed on each server.
 
    * Provides interfaces for a site-provided custom mail transport
      and custom address processing routines.
 
    * Provides its own message queueing subsystem.  RMS block I/O is
      used to provide extremely fast queue access with little overhead.
 
 
Files in this directory:
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    MX041.ZIP               The installation kits for MX V4.1 (for use
                            with VMSINSTAL).
 
    MX041_SRC.ZIP           Source code, in a compressed Zip file.
 
    MX041_DOCS_ONLY.ZIP     The MX041.K saveset containing the docs.  This
                            separate .ZIP file is provided for those who
                            want to start with just the docs.
 
NOTE: The K saveset of the installation kit contains the documentation for
      MX in PostScript, Bookreader, and plain ASCII formats.
 
<<< You will need the UNZIP program in the [ANONYMOUS.VMS] directory       >>>
<<< to expand the compressed files.                                        >>>
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CONTACTING THE AUTHORS
 
Comments, suggestions, and questions about this software can be directed to
the current maintainer at one of the following addresses:
 
Mail:   Hunter Goatley
        Western Kentucky University
        Academic Computing, STH 226
        Bowling Green, KY 421201
 
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
 
Phone:  502-745-5251 (e-mail is preferred)
 
The original author of MX is Matthew D. Madison:
 
Mail:    Matthew Madison
         TGV, Inc.
 
E-Mail: (Internet)  [log in to unmask]
 
A mailing list for additional support of MX exists.  To subscribe, send the
following command in the body of a mail message to [log in to unmask]:
 
SUBSCRIBE MX-List "Your real name here"
 
The MX-List mailing list is gatewayed to the vmsnet.mail.mx newsgroup.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
 
This software is COPYRIGHT ) 1993, 1994, MadGoat Software.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this software for no commercial
gain, providing all copyright notices remain intact.
 
DISCLAIMER
 
This  software  is  provided  "AS  IS".   The  authors and their respective
employers disclaim  all  warranties  on  the  software,  including  without
limitation, all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.

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