[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: ------------------------ 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. >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: goathunter@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU 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) madison@tgv.com A mailing list for additional support of MX exists. To subscribe, send the following command in the body of a mail message to MXserver@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU: SUBSCRIBE MX-List "Your real name here" The MX-List mailing list is gatewayed to the vmsnet.mail.mx newsgroup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.