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From: mouse@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Dhanapong Saengrussamee-University of North Texas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mailbox on my Mac...
Message-ID: <1991Jan4.142345.44214@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 4 Jan 91 14:17:45 GMT
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In article <537.2783DE45@busker.fidonet.org>,
Chris.Silverberg@f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Chris Silverberg) writes:
> Reply-To: macman@wpi.WPI.EDU
> 
> This is a hypothetical situation.... say I have two Macs connected via
> Appletalk. Mac "A" has a folder that may contain files in it, mostly text
> files, but perhaps regular binary files as well.
> 
> On Mac "B", I want to treat that folder on Mac "A" as a mailbox. Thus, if
> a new text file is placed into the folder in Mac "A", Mac "B" will beep, or
> flash the menubar, some way of notifying me that there is a new item in my
> "mailbox." Using a program or DA, I can easily read the text file, and
> copy the binary files to my hard drive.
>
> [...] 
>
> Ideas, i'm looking for ideas....
> --
>    Chris Silverberg                     INTERNET: macman@wpi.wpi.edu

What about Public Folder and HyperCard 2.0?

Both Macs use Public Folder and Mac "B" is running a HyperCard 2.0
stack that keep checking `published' folder using FileList? (GetDir?)
XCMD/XFCN.  Of course, Mac "B" gotta run under MultiFinder if you want
to use Mac "B" (that's why have to use the 2.0).

The cheapest and easy to implement, IMHO.  Me-think.

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