[20-DEC-1990]

Message Exchange V2.1

Message Exchange (MX) is electronic mail software for VAX systems running
VMS V5.0 or later, including VMS V5.4.  It supports Internet mail over
CMU-Tek TCP/IP and VMS/ULTRIX Connection, BITNET mail over Jnet, and UUCP
mail over DECUS UUCP. 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.

    * Provides SMTP (RFC 821) message transfers over CMU-Tek TCP/IP
      or VMS/ULTRIX Connection.  Includes support for Internet domain
      system MX records.

    * 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.

    * 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.


Files in this directory:
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    MX021.%_Z               The installation kit (for use with VMSINSTAL).
                            Each file is a compressed BACKUP saveset.

    MX021_SRC.BCK_Z         Source code, in a compressed saveset.

NOTE: The B saveset of the installation kit contains the documentation for
      MX in both PostScript and plain ASCII formats.

<<< You will need the LZDCMP program in the [ANONYMOUS] directory to expand >>>
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CONTACTING THE AUTHOR

Comments, suggestions, and questions about this software can be directed to
the author at one of the following addresses:

Mail:    Matthew Madison
         Engineering Computing Services
         Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
         Troy, New York 12180-3590

Phone:  +1 518 276 2606
Fax:    +1 518 276 4860

E-Mail: (Internet)  madison@vms.ecs.rpi.edu
        (BITNET)    MADISON@RPIECSVX

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This software is COPYRIGHT © 1989, 1990 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
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 author and Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute disclaim all warranties on the software, including without limitation,
all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.