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Mail (with SMTP) Client Program
The MAIL program provides local and internet mail services.
This program is recommended for systems not requiring a POP3
server. The startup options for MAIL are:
MAIL [?] [-fp filespec] [-i IP Address] [-z s]
? List the Help Text and Exit MAIL
f filespec Command File
h Help list
i IP Address Intermediate Host Name / IP Address
p filespec Specify the Password Filespec
z s Connection Timeout in Seconds
The Intermediate Host IP option provides a means of routing the
internet mail through another host machine. The RT-11 MAIL pro-
gram does not support retry operations if the mail cannot be
delivered, using an intermediate host supporting retries will
provide this feature to the RT-11 MAIL system. Permission to
use a particular host as a MAIL relay should be obtained from
the hosts' system manager. The option must be specified using
the complete name (an IP address may also be used). A typical
invocation follows:
-i mail.domain.name
The MAIL program is invoked from the IND control file MAIL.COM:
.sets cmdlin "-hpz PAS:paswrd.fil 60 ...
... "+"'p1' 'p2' 'p3' 'p4' 'p5' 'p6'"
.open sy:tcpfun.com
.data r sy:vbgexe.sav
.data TCP:mail.sav
.data 'cmdlin'
.close
$@sy:tcpfun
The MAIL program supports the following command line options:
? print local help information
bye terminate the MAIL program
copy copy a message to a file
debug toggle/set debugging mode
delete delete a message
dir list of unread mail messages
exit terminate the MAIL program
hash toggle printing `#' during transfers
help print local help information
home go to home (initial) directory
index an index of received mail
interactive turn on prompting on multiple commands
last read most recent mail message
lcd change local working directory
ldelete delete local files
ldir list contents of local directory
listmail list of unread mail messages
lls list contents of local directory
lprotect set protection flag on local file
lpwd show local working directory
lrename rename a local file
ltype print a local file to the screen
lunprotect clear protection flag on a local file
mail go to mail directory
newmail count number of new mail messages
noninteractive turn off prompting on multiple commands
prompt toggle interactive prompting
on multiple commands
quit terminate the MAIL program
read read a mail message
scan scan directory for all mail messages
send [filespec] initiate the sending of a message
status show current status
user enter a new user/password access key
verbose toggle verbose mode
version MAIL-11 version displayed
wild toggle wildcard expansion of local file names
Mail is sent to a local user if only a name is specified and to
a remote machine if the user and IP address are specified.
Local: username
Internet: username@machine.domain.name
The MAIL programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, MAILER.SAV, RPOP3.SAV,
and RSMTP.SAV make use of the password file to restrict access
to the mail system. A user may have local and/or remote MAIL
access (or no access) depending on the password file parameters.
Incoming mail may be directed to a users' default directory
or to a specific mail directory (specified in the password
file). A typical configuration is to create a mail directory,
SY:MAIL.DSK, and have mail subdirectories for each user. Thus
the path SY:/MAIL/USER1/ specifies the users' unique mail direc-
tory and should be specified in the password configuration. The
local mail programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, and MAILER.SAV and the
remote mail programs RSMTP.SAV and RPOP3.SAV check the password
file to verify that the user has the privilege to send or re-
ceive mail via the network and places any received mail in the
specified mail directory. These programs will use/create a mail
index file in the mail directory which is used to keep an index
of all received mail.
Mail (without SMTP) Client Program
The MMAIL program is a front end interface to the MAILER ser-
vice. This program is recommended for systems requiring a POP3
server. The startup options for MMAIL are:
MMAIL [?] [-fp filespec] [-h]
? List the Help Text and Exit MMAIL
f filespec Command File
h Help list
p filespec Specify the Password Filespec
The MAILER delivery task must have been started in TCPIP.RUN.
The MAILER actually sends the mail messages produced by MMAIL.
The MMAIL program is invoked from the IND control file
MMAIL.COM:
.sets cmdlin "-hp PAS:paswrd.fil ...
... "+"'p1' 'p2' 'p3' 'p4' 'p5' 'p6'"
.open sy:tcpfun.com
.data r sy:vbgexe.sav
.data TCP:mmail.sav
.data 'cmdlin'
.close
$@sy:tcpfun
The MMAIL program supports the following command line options:
? print local help information
bye terminate the MMAIL program
copy copy a message to a file
debug toggle/set debugging mode
delete delete a message
dir list of unread mail messages
exit terminate the SMAIL program
help print local help information
home go to home (initial) directory
index an index of received mail
interactive turn on prompting for multiple commands
last read most recent mail message
lcd change local working directory
ldelete delete local files
ldir list contents of local directory
listmail list of unread mail messages
lls list contents of local directory
lprotect set protection flag on local file
lpwd show local working directory
lrename rename a local file
ltype print a local file to the screen
lunprotect clear protection flag on a local file
mail go to mail directory
newmail count number of new mail messages
noninteractive turn off prompting for multiple commands
prompt toggle interactive prompting
on multiple commands
quit terminate the MAIL program
read read a mail message
scan scan directory for all mail messages
send [filespec] initiate the sending of a message
status show current status
user enter a new user/password access key
version SMAIL-11 version displayed
wild toggle wildcard expansion of local file names
Mail is sent to a local user if only a name is specified and to
a remote machine if the user and IP address are specified.
Local: username
Internet: username@machine.domain.name
The MAIL programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, MAILER.SAV, RPOP3.SAV,
and RSMTP.SAV make use of the password file to restrict access
to the mail system. A user may have local and/or remote MAIL
access (or no access) depending on the password file parameters.
Incoming mail may be directed to a users' default directory
or to a specific mail directory (specified in the password
file). A typical configuration is to create a mail directory,
SY:MAIL.DSK, and have mail subdirectories for each user. Thus
the path SY:/MAIL/USER1/ specifies the users' unique mail
directory and should be specified in the password configuration.
The local mail programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, and MAILER.SAV and
the remote mail programs RSMTP.SAV and RPOP3.SAV check the pass-
word file to verify that the user has the privilege to send or
receive mail via the network and places any received mail in the
specified mail directory. These programs will use/create a mail
index file in the mail directory which is used to keep an index
of all received mail.
POP3 Server Program
RPOP3 is a server program for remote access to the RT-11 mail
system via the extended POP3 protocol. This server supports the
PC shareware packages PC Eudora and WinQVT/Net for Windows 3.x
and NT in particular and others using the POP3 protocol. The
program startup options are:
RPOP3 [?] [-p filespec] [-eqrvyz] [parameters]
? List the Help Text and Exit RPOP3
e Enable Monitoring of RPOP3 Transactions
p Specify the Password Filespec
q n Specify an Alternate Connection Port
r Restart RPOP3 after Disconnect
v Verbose Mode
y s Login Timeout in seconds
z s Inactivity Timeout in seconds
If an extended POP3 client is sending mail to the POP3 server
then the MAILER delivery task must have been started in
TCPIP.RUN. The MAILER actually sends the mail messages produced
by RPOP3.
The program may be started interactively (for diagnostic pur-
poses) by the IND control file RPOP3.COM:
.sets cmdlin -rpyz PAS:paswrd.fil 15 600 ...
... "+"'p1' 'p2' 'p3' 'p4'"
.open sy:tcpfun.com
.data r sy:vbgexe.sav
.data TCP:rpop3.sav
.data 'cmdlin'
.close
$@sy:tcpfun
The program is normally started as a system job by the TCPIP.RUN
command file. When started as a foreground or system job the
program gets the command line arguments from the file
TCP:RPOP3.CML:
-r -p PAS:paswrd.fil -y 15 -z 600
The MAIL programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, MAILER.SAV, RPOP3.SAV,
and RSMTP.SAV make use of the password file to restrict access
to the mail system. A user may have local and/or remote MAIL
access (or no access) depending on the password file parameters.
Incoming mail may be directed to a users' default directory
or to a specific mail directory (specified in the password
file). A typical configuration is to create a mail directory,
SY:MAIL.DSK, and have mail subdirectories for each user. Thus
the path SY:/MAIL/USER1/ specifies the users' unique mail direc-
tory and should be specified in the password configuration. The
local mail programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, and MAILER.SAV and the
remote mail programs RSMTP.SAV and RPOP3.SAV check the password
file to verify that the user has the privilege to send or re-
ceive mail via the network and places any received mail in the
specified mail directory. These programs will use/create a mail
index file in the mail directory which is used to keep an index
of all received mail.
Mail Server Program for MMAIL and RPOP3
MAILER is a backend program for MMAIL and RPOP3 which
provides mail delivery to local users and remote destinations.
When MAILER is activated it scans all user mail directories for
files with names similiar to ml____.nnn created by MMAIL or
RPOP3. These files are routed to their respective destinations
and then deleted. If the mail is not deliverable then the mes-
sage is directed back to the sender.
MAILER is also a backend program for MAIL, MMAIL, RPOP3, and
RSMTP which provides mail forwarding from a local user to
another local user or remote destination. When MAILER is ac-
tivated it scans each user-mail-directory enabled for forwarding
and sends any received mail to the forwarding address. After a
successful forward the local mail file is deleted. Forwarding
is enabled by specifying a forwarding address in the PASWRD pro-
gram.
MAILER [?] [-p filespec] [-i IP-address] [-z s] [-ev]
? List the Help Text and Exit MAILER
e Enable Monitoring of MAILER Transactions
i IP-address Intermediate Host Name / IP Address
p filespec Specify the Password Filespec
t n (minutes) Continuous Scanning Time Interval
v Verbose Mode
z s Connection Timeout in Seconds
The Intermediate Host IP option provides a means of routing the
internet mail through another host machine. The RT-11 MAIL pro-
gram does not support retry operations if the mail cannot be
delivered, using an intermediate host supporting retries will
provide this feature to the RT-11 MAIL system. Permission to
use a particular host as a MAIL relay should be obtained from
the hosts' system manager. The option must be specified using
the complete name (an IP address may also be used). A typical
invocation follows:
-i mail.domain.name
The program may be started interactively (for diagnostic pur-
poses) by the IND control file MAILER.COM:
.sets cmdlin "-pit PAS:paswrd.fil ...
... mail.domain.name 15 "+"'p1' 'p2' 'p3' 'p4'"
.open sy:tcpfun.com
.data r sy:vbgexe.sav
.data TCP:mailer.sav
.data 'cmdlin'
.close
$@sy:tcpfun
The program is normally started as a system job by the TCPIP.RUN
command file. When started as a foreground or system job the
program gets the command line arguments from the file
TCP:MAILER.CML:
-p PAS:paswrd.fil -t 15 -i mail.domain.name
The specification of device wf: is required by MAILER to tem-
porarily store local mail messages before writing the mail to
the users mail directories. If wf: is undefined, inaccessable,
or not initialized then mail will not be delivered.
The MAIL programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, MAILER.SAV, RPOP3.SAV,
and RSMTP.SAV make use of the password file to restrict access
to the mail system. A user may have local and/or remote MAIL
access (or no access) depending on the password file parameters.
Incoming mail may be directed to a users' default directory
or to a specific mail directory (specified in the password
file). A typical configuration is to create a mail directory,
SY:MAIL.DSK, and have mail subdirectories for each user. Thus
the path SY:/MAIL/USER1/ specifies the users' unique mail direc-
tory and should be specified in the password configuration. The
local mail programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, and MAILER.SAV and the
remote mail programs RSMTP.SAV and RPOP3.SAV check the password
file to verify that the user has the privilege to send or re-
ceive mail via the network and places any received mail in the
specified mail directory. These programs will use/create a mail
index file in the mail directory which is used to keep an index
of all received mail.
SMTP Server Program
RSMTP is a server program for remote MAIL into RT-11. The
program startup options are:
RSMTP [?] [-hp filespec] [-eiqrvz] [parameters]
? List the Help Text and Exit RSMTP
e Enable Monitoring of all RSMTP Transactions
h Specify the Help Filespec
i i m IP Validation and Mask
p Specify the Password Filespec
q n Specify an Alternate Connection Port
r Restart RSMTP after Disconnect
v Verbose Mode
z s Inactivity Timeout in Seconds
The RSMTP help file RSMTP.HLP is of diagnostic use only.
The program may be started interactively (for diagnostic pur-
poses) by the IND control file RSMTP.COM:
.sets cmdlin "-rpz PAS:paswrd.fil 600 ...
... "+"'p1' 'p2' 'p3' 'p4'"
.open sy:tcpfun.com
.data r sy:vbgexe.sav
.data TCP:rsmtp.sav
.data 'cmdlin'
.close
$@sy:tcpfun
The program is normally started as a system job by the TCPIP.RUN
command file. When started as a foreground or system job the
program gets the command line arguments from the file
TCP:RSMTP.CML:
-r -p PAS:paswrd.fil -z 600
The specification of device wf: is required by RSMTP to tem-
porarily store incoming mail messages before writing the mail to
the users mail directories. If wf: is undefined, inaccessable,
or not initialized then incoming mail will not be delivered.
The MAIL programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, MAILER.SAV, RPOP3.SAV,
and RSMTP.SAV make use of the password file to restrict access
to the mail system. A user may have local and/or remote MAIL
access (or no access) depending on the password file parameters.
Incoming mail may be directed to a users' default directory
or to a specific mail directory (specified in the password
file). A typical configuration is to create a mail directory,
SY:MAIL.DSK, and have mail subdirectories for each user. Thus
the path SY:/MAIL/USER1/ specifies the users' unique mail direc-
tory and should be specified in the password configuration. The
local mail programs MAIL.SAV, MMAIL.SAV, and MAILER.SAV and the
remote mail programs RSMTP.SAV and RPOP3.SAV check the password
file to verify that the user has the privilege to send or re-
ceive mail via the network and places any received mail in the
specified mail directory. These programs will use/create a mail
index file in the mail directory which is used to keep an index
of all received mail.
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Last Updated: June 2008