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From: mha@memory.UUCP (Mark H. Anbinder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mailbox on my Mac...
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Date: 6 Jan 91 19:45:32 GMT
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Subject:   RE> Mailbox on my Mac...              QuickMail Reply

In article <1991Jan4.142345.44214@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> mouse@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
(Dhanapong Saengrussamee-University of North Texas) suggests, in response to
Chris Silverberg's request for a Poor Man's Mail System:
  >
  > 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).                                                         

Unfortunately, Public Folder does not allow you to mount the other computer's
public folder as a volume (in other words, it's not a file server).  You must
access the remote folder through the Public Folder's rdev, or Chooser
interface.

Using HyperCard isn't that bad an idea, though, as long as you don't mind
taking up that much memory under MultiFinder.  Using SingleShare to mount the
remote folder as a volume, you could then pick up in the above quoted paragraph
after the words "Public Folder."

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