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From: olsen@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (Jim Olsen)
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Subject: Summary of 16-bit mail user agents
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Date: Wed, 29-Apr-87 16:56:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed Apr 29 16:56:41 1987
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Here is a summary of responses to my inquiry about Unix mail user agents
for 16-bit computers.  I thank Chris Rusbridge, Craig Jackson, Dave
Marquardt, Chris Paris, Klaus Eldridge and Karl Kleinpaste for responding.

1. mailx
     Unix System V has had the "mailx" program, derived from Berkeley
Mail, since V.2.  Unfortunately, the System V I'm using, Venix 2.0 for the
DEC Pro-380 (a PDP-11 with split I and D address space), doesn't have
mailx.  I've ordered a Venix update which may provide it.

2. ELM
     Dave Taylor's ELM works on an IBM PC/AT under Xenix.  It doesn't fit
on a Pro-380.

3. MH
     The Rand MH mail handling system works on an IBM PC/AT under
Microport System V/AT.  I haven't tried it on a Pro-380, but I doubt it
would fit.

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