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From: mitroo@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
Subject: NeXTmail from home!
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Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1991 03:23:58 GMT
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Here's a really simple way for people who have a NeXT at home (connected
through a modem using kermit) to receive and store their e-mail on their NeXT.

Instead of typing "mail" or "elm" or whatever from your mail account, type:
	cat /usr/spool/mail/login_name
(login_name is the name of your account, of course)
Then, just highlight your entire mail file with the mouse and copy it to the
clipboard - command-c.

Then, open up a new document in Edit and paste in the text from the clipboard.
Save this file into your /usr/spool/mail directory on your NeXT with the name
of the file being the name of your account on your NeXT.  (You could also type
"cat > /usr/spool/mail/login_name" command-v control-d)

When you run Mail, your e-mail will show up on your NeXT (you may have to
select "New Mail" from the menu.)  This will also receive NeXTmail correctly.
Now you can create mailboxes and store your mail with the nice features of
the NeXT! (including pictures of people)


I know this may seem really simple to some people, and I know there are better
ways to do this, but I'm tired of hearing USER GROUP LEADERS for the NeXT
complaining that they do not want to receive NeXTmail as they have no way of
interpreting it.
-- 
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