I've been able to make good use of MultiMail but I also notice
that some folks are using SLMR 2.1... I'm curious to know how
it's working and if they're in Linux or Windows. My Windows
box won't let me run it.

Also, for MultiMail is there a way to plug in a better editor?
I'm stuck using Notepad at the moment.

Thanks!
Hatton

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Hatton wrote to All <=-

I've been able to make good use of MultiMail but I also notice
that some folks are using SLMR 2.1... I'm curious to know how
it's working and if they're in Linux or Windows. My Windows
box won't let me run it.

Also, for MultiMail is there a way to plug in a better editor?
I'm stuck using Notepad at the moment.

Thanks!
Hatton

On Linux, when you edit the Multimail Config file, there is an "editor" option, where you can change that to any editor you like. I'm guessing its similar in Windows.

... MultiMail, the new multi-platform, multi-format offline reader!
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I've been able to make good use of MultiMail but I also notice
that some folks are using SLMR 2.1... I'm curious to know how
it's working and if they're in Linux or Windows. My Windows
box won't let me run it.
Also, for MultiMail is there a way to plug in a better editor?
I'm stuck using Notepad at the moment.

Gosh it won't be much help, but I've HEARD folks saying they can use any
editor inside there.. Even the ones that SBBS uses. (Or more.)

Lol, I don't know HOW they doso... so I'll shutup again.



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HATTON wrote to ALL <=-

Also, for MultiMail is there a way to plug in a better editor?
I'm stuck using Notepad at the moment.

Yes, change the command that launches your editor in mmail.rc (under
Windows). This would be the "editor" option in that file. With Linux,
we are set to use vi by dedault, but I prefer nano instead as my editor
for offline Mail.

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DENNISK wrote to HATTON <=-

I'm stuck using Notepad at the moment.

On Linux, when you edit the Multimail Config file, there is an "editor" option, where you can change that to any editor you like. I'm guessing its similar in Windows.

Windows: mmail.rc
Linux: .mmailrc


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I've been able to make good use of MultiMail but I also notice
that some folks are using SLMR 2.1... I'm curious to know how
it's working and if they're in Linux or Windows. My Windows
box won't let me run it.

I am using both. SLMR 2.1 I use because it was the first QWK reader I ever
got to work right and I am used to it. I run it in a dosemu session under linux. I use Multimail because it is still in development and can handle emails which are longer than ~ 140 lines (SLMR cannot). Also, MM can
handle bluewave packets (where SLMR cannot).

I also run MM in a dosemu window, and use the old Q-Edit for DOS as my
editor.


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Re: Offline Mail Reader
By: Dumas Walker to HATTON on Fri Sep 11 2020 01:43 pm

I am using both. SLMR 2.1 I use because it was the first QWK reader I ever got to work right and I am used to it. I run it in a dosemu session under linux.

Ahh, okay. I'm trying to get something working on Windows 10 and SLMR flat out won't do that.

I'll poke around for DOS text editor that will still work in Windows, I was hoping to find something that would run in-line instead of opening a new window when I type anything. Supporting 80x25 would be nice too :)

Thanks for all the replies!
Hatton

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Re: Offline Mail Reader
By: Hatton to Dumas Walker on Sat Sep 12 2020 12:36 pm

I'll poke around for DOS text editor that will still work in Windows, I was hoping to find something that would run in-line instead of opening a new window when I type anything. Supporting 80x25 would be nice too :)

After a bit of digging I found a working solution for a command-line style message reader and "integrated" text editor in Windows 10.

For the reader I got MultiMail for Windows (https://multimail.sourceforge.io/)

For the editor I discovered that GIT for windows effectively includes a CygWin instance (https://git-scm.com/download/win -- Warning it auto-downloads the installer version). There is also a Portable version available and I downloaded that. Included with that are both Nano and VIM that you can call directly.

Once I got both programs extracted, I made a simple change to <MultiMailFolder>\mmail.rc on or around Line 36
Old Line: editor: start /w notepad
New Line: editor: <Portable GIT Folder>\usr\bin\nano.exe

The whole point of this was to have a seamless interface. Having my message editor break out in a new window, not embracing the command-line goodness, was just jarring.

I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish this but for now, this works :)

Hatton

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Re: Offline Mail Reader
By: Hatton to Dumas Walker on Sat Sep 12 2020 12:36 pm

I'll poke around for DOS text editor that will still work in Windows, I

https://turtlewar.org/projects/editor/


i use kinesics text editor
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The whole point of this was to have a seamless interface. Having my message edi
or break out in a new window, not embracing the command-line goodness, was just
jarring.

I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish this but for now, this works :)

That is the most important thing for sure, getting it working. Seamless is also very nice. :)


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