WASD yahMAIL for generic VMS CGI
 February 2004, 1.8.0

WASD VMS Hypertext Services, Copyright © 1996-2004 Mark G. Daniel.
This package (all associated programs), comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under the conditions
of the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, version 2.


WASD  yet another hyperMAIL  provides direct, on-line Web access to a VMS system's native Mail environment via a standard browser. For further information see yahMAIL Usage Guide.


Installation


Unbundled from the WASD VMS Hypertext Services package. Configuration information for generic environments is by definition imprecise. The essentials of what is being described here may need to be adapted to any given environment.

Tested Environments:

Installation steps:

  1. THIS SCRIPT REQUIRES CAREFUL CONFIGURATION
    read the yahMAIL Usage Guide thoroughly first!

  2. build executable

  3. copy executable and support procedure

  4. yahMAIL script startup

    $ @WWW_ROOT:[SYSTEM]YAHMAIL_STARTUP HTTP-server-username

  5. add mapping and authorization rules

  6. read configuration chapter of yahMAIL Usage Guide again then modify YAHMAIL$CONFIG against local requirements:   $ EDIT YAHMAIL$CONFIG

  7. It is possible to localize the language of the text and messages provided by yahMAIL. Check the file LANG_EN.C for details.

The startup procedure must be executed at system startup or if the software is reinstalled or updated. Ensure this becomes part of the Web environment's startup.


Mark G. Daniel
Mark.Daniel@wasd.vsm.com.au
Mark.Daniel@dsto.defence.gov.au

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