SAM@SRI-NIC.arpa (10/16/86)
The DDN Network Information Center (NIC) is pleased to announce a new
IBM-PC software package for Simple Access to electronic Mail (SAM).
SAM is a total communication and mail management system that makes
electronic mail fast, efficient, and easy to handle on a PC. SAM can
help you get the maximum benefit from DDN electronic mail, especially
if your mailbox is on a heavily loaded host.
At the push of a key, SAM will connect to your mail host, retrieve any
messages in your mail file, and move them automatically to your PC.
Using SAM, you can read and compose mail on your PC thus saving
connect time and avoiding the delay of working on a slow host. Once
messages are composed and ready to go, SAM will automatically send
them to the mail host for online delivery.
SAM currently works with 4 host mail programs: MM, UNIX Mail, VMS Mail,
and InfoMail.
Additional SAM features:
. A built-in EDITOR for editing messages and DOS text files
. Desk-like screen display with IN, OUT, and other FILE BASKETS
to hold your documents
. A personal online ADDRESS BOOK
. A LEARN script facility
. Programmable function keys
. VT100 emulation
. XMODEM and KERMIT file-transfer capability
SAM was developed jointly by SRI International, Menlo Park, CA and the
Transend Corp., Portola Valley, CA under sponsorship by the Defense
Communications Agency. It has been beta-tested at four representative
sites on the network.
Trial disks will be available in November. For more information, FTP
or request from SRI-NIC the file NETINFO:SAM-INFO.TXT. (Send messages
to SAM@SRI-NIC.ARPA).
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