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From: rob@GOLDILOCKS.MIT.EDU (Robert Kassel)
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Subject: What to do for mail?
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Date: 22 Aug 88 13:31:00 GMT
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We're in the process of switching from using a DEC-20 for mail and text
processing to using a network of Mac's.  I've been having difficulty
locating applications to handle mail.

Here's the situation I envision.  We will have a Sun 4 acting as a file
server and store-and-forward mailer.  Alternatively, we could use a Mac
as a mail server.  We will be using a Cayman Systems GatorBox as a
network bridge.  Users start up an application on a workstation which
allows them to read and send mail using a Mac-style interface.  SMTP is
a must.  It would be nice if a user is alerted to the availability of
new mail, but that is not a necessity.  It would also be nice if
Mac-to-Mac mail within the office could include pictures and files.

Does anyone know of anything with these capabilities?  I'd appreciate
anything you have to say.  If you want a summary of the responses I get,
please let me know.

Thanks for your help!


						ROB