BACKMAIL Product Description: A new kind of micro-computer communications program which provides modem to modem E-Mail and file transfers between any two MS-DOS machines running the program. A small (35K RAM) TSR automatically schedules, calls and sends mail to up to 100 destinations at a time in the background. TSR answers the phone, receives messages or files and sends any messages or files addressed to the calling program (identified by phone number). Automatically retries if busy, or broken connection. A hot key brings up (by memory swapping) a front end program which allows the user to read, send and monitor mail flow. *Very* fast and unobtrusive in operation. Point and shoot menus throughout. Easy to use. A full screen text editor for messages (max 3.5K), word wrap, full cursor movement. Messages automatically stamped with: time sent or received; letter heads, forwarding and reply history. Incoming and outgoing mail listed by subject line, time received or posted and destination name. Mailboxes support: delete message, delete all messages, delete all read/sent messages. Messages can be appended to separate files. On screen notification of arrival of mail. Eight user definable prefixes (for inter-office numbers, local, long distance...). Handles Long numbers or short extensions. Allows separate phone entries for destination's voice and data lines. Destinations can be give priority in scheduling. Destinations can me marked so calling system refuses return mail (for long distance calling). Status Display shows pending messages, number of times called for all pending files or messages. Calls to specific destinations can be suspended so traffic is delivered only when that destination calls. Status Display also records aborted transmissions with diagnosis of cause of failure. Program maintains a mailing list of up to 1000 phone numbers. Messages are addressed by menu of phone directory. A message can be addressed to up to 100 separate destinations per access. Allows bulk mailing for inter-office or local numbers (up to 1000). For each destination in mailing directory the program stores information on when the destination is available for data traffic and how many times the destination should be retried if busy. Each user declares own availability time and maximum retries and this info is exchanged whenever two BackMails communicate. Calls are automatically scheduled and retried to take account of destination's window of availability. File directory listing, wildcards permitted. Up to 100 files can be addressed at to 1-100 separate destinations each access. Sends files of any size. File sending protocol insures destination has sufficient disk space. Setup menu allows user extensive control of program parameters, including: toggle user notification, data only versus voice & data operation, Wait for dial tone, defining hot keys, on screen clock, screen colors, customized modem command strings and modem response codes. Happily cohabits with most other TSRs. The program is share ware. It periodically asks you to register your copy ($30), whines for 20 seconds if you don't. To register you hit a key and fill out a form with credit card info. As soon as the registration screen is completed the program will not bother you again. The credit card info is sent to an 800 data number (US & Canada). Registered users receive strong technical support. BackMail is available through BBS's and Information services. Alethic offers SYSOPS and SIGs a royalty arrangement which provides a $3.00 royalty for each copy registered. Contact Alethic for details. Alethic Software, 52 Parkhill Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3P 1R2 Voice: (902) 420-0734 BIX: (alethic)