Short: CixEd 2.0 beta - An off-line mail and conference reader for CIX
Author: Steve Litchfield
Uploader: psion-adm@nic.funet.fi
Type: s5/comms/mail

CixEd 2.0 beta
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An off-line mail and conference reader for CIX for the Psion Series 5

Note to upgraders: in an attempt to get to the bottom of some of the blink
hangs people have been experiencing, please a) edit your CIX profile to
remove any "mail status" commands,  b) clear your read mail every day, 
and c) try not to let your messagebase become fragmented (i.e. gaps of more
than a couple of missing messages in a topic)


Changes from 1.9:
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Terminal mode added (automates just the log on); uses single-pass 
scratchpad collection for speed; null sender names now handled;
cancelling resign or join requests now doesn't crash program later on;
now handles up to 80 topics (max displayable on screen!!); longer 
conference/topic names allowed on 'join'; dialling locations dialog
added for mobile/office/home deployment; handles Ameol 'terse' scratchpads,
though be careful about not leaving gaps in your CixEd messagebase; 
message sender can now be added directly to the address book;
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Installation
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To install CixEd and try it for yourself, put all the unzipped files into a
\System\Apps\CixEd folder on any disk. A new icon will appear on your Extras
bar if you've done things correctly.

Instructions
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Mostly on-line in the help file. Experienced CIXen will already know how
the program works, as it tends to mimic the operation of CIX itself.
The help file will be expanded significantly in future versions, to help
new CIX users. Please also join and refer to extra information in the 'cixed' 
conference on CIX itself.

The future
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Things still to come in future versions:
  1) More configurable blinks and more preferences
  2) A fix for the XModem-delay problem. I'm beginning to lose heart,
     though. If any of you have comms expertise and can get a S5 to
     upload successfully to CIX using any protocol without a startup
     delay, then PLEASE tell me how!

Registration
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So there we have it. CixEd is born and hopefully will meet with your
approval so far. If you would like to register with me and support
future development, then please send a cheque for 15 pounds to

Steve Litchfield
22 Grays Crescent
Woodley
Reading
RG5 3EN

As with all my shareware projects (I program for the Psion full-time),
I depend on you for my livelihood and obviously only want to put
effort into projects which I think will help me pay my bills! 8-)

Cheers

Steve Litchfield, November 1997

Acknowledgements
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Thanks to stevegodfrey, hwright, hzk, rtrue and others on Cix
for their help and suggestions.