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NEW OS/2 EMAIL CLIENT: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition version 0.99
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (nick@secant.com)
Thu Nov 9 18:57:22 1995
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 04:40:55 GMT
From: nick@secant.com
Reply-To: nick@secant.com
Submitted by: Nick Knight (nick@secant.com)
Source: Nick Knight (nick@secant.com)
Date received: 1995 November 6
Date posted: 1995 November 6
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information:
NOVEMBER 06, 1995 http://nicksecant.com
New OS/2 PM Internet Email Client Enters Wide Public Beta
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MR/2 ICE v0.99 - the Internet Cruiser Edition was released today in the form
of a wide public beta. While the closed beta program has been active for
several months, this is the first release available to anyone and everyone
that wants to try the product
MR/2 ICE is the latest addition to the MR/2 family of electronic messaging
software for OS/2. While the MR/2 line of QWK-based mail readers is
relatively well-known in the OS/2 world, direct Internet access products
are a new addition.
What MR/2 ICE is at this time is an Internet EMail client. It can read
mail via a POP3 mail server, and has preliminary support for direct SMTP
hooks in place. Future plans are to, while beefing up the email interface,
add newsreading to its function. You might see some minor evidence of
where the newsreader might fit into this scheme
PARTIAL LIST OF FEATURES
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o POP3 or SMTP reads (special need for SMTP beta testers)
o POP3 or SMTP sends.
o Auto configures to existing IAK setup, when available.
o Use of pop-up or "context" menus abound. Try the right mouse button
in index lists, on toolbar buttons and in address fields.
o Persistently sizable windows almost everwhere. Multiple message
windows can each have different positions.
o Toolbars w/bubble hints ("tooltips"), status bars, progression
indicators. Optional whenever possible. Hint bubble display and/or
delay configurable. A RMB click will always display hints, if they
are turned on.
o Font and color selection dialogs, as well as drag/drop support from
OS/2 pallets for message viewer windows.
o Powerful message viewer and editor. Things like a split screen
editor. Spelling checker and thesaurus available (as separate files,
get the MR/2 QWK-reader files via www/ftp). Simple things like Rot13
support and case conversions supported. Mono/PS font toggle (you can
configure the font for each mode).
o Formated *and* draft printing.
o Selectable reply "templates" allow you to boiler-plate needed replies.
Powerful set of reply-time variables available.
o Auto-checking for new messages via configurable time period. Beeping
when mail arrives, and (optional) periodic beeping when new mail has
arrived and MR/2 has not acquired focus. Minimized icon and task list
show new mail count.
o UUEncoding/decoding. Multiple files-per-message supported.
o Address book with description, email address, notes and "tags"
o Pop up calendar (will be enhanced to provide to-do list/appointments).
o Multiple account support (preliminary ... looking for testers/input).
o Sort message indexes to 3 levels (lots of options :). Find text
in the message list
o Dynamic window index ... easily find any open window and/or
messages index.
o Many configurable options. For example, turn on/off various
warnings and prompts.
o Auto-backup feature. MR/2 ICE will recover most/all of any open
editor sessions if an application *or FULL SYSTEM* crash occur.
This includes lock-ups where a manual reboot has to be performed.
o Clipboard access enhanced to include APPENDING to clipboard and
pasting *with* quote string.
o Bcc's work the way they're *supposed* to :)
Since my WWW and personal ftp site have become quite overloaded, I've
uploaded mr2i_099.zip (590k) to the incoming directory on Hobbes. Suggested
placement is os2/network/tcpip. Please check my home page periodically for
late-breaking news
WWW: http://nick.secant.com
email: nick@secant.com
