This Archive contains the first release of JobMail.


This is a beta release and expires 30 June '93, but a new release will be 
available by that date. 

The program, which includes a very nice windowing, multi-file text editor, is 
free.


Job Mail allows you to prepare and upload Job listings to the JOB SEARCH BBS 
(directly or via your local NANET BBS).  JOB SEARCH will then automatically 
include these listings in its jobs database.

The purpose of the program is to facilitate uploading of job listings to 
JOB SEARCH.

The program has built-in help (F1 and Help menu).  The standard CUA user 
interface is used (Windows style), allows the use of a mouse and supports 
25 or 50 line screen modes on compatible VGA monitors, as well as a clipboard 
and editors with "undo" capability.

Detailed operating instructions are included in the file JOBMAIL.HLP, which 
can be accessed in Browse (read-only) mode using the  Help/Browse ...  menu 
option.


A companion version, to create and upload Resumes is under development, as is 
one that can query JOB SEARCH about available job listings that meet specified 
criteria.



JOB SEARCH provides online information about jobs available in the Metro 
Toronto area, as well as across Canada.

Through the JobMail system we can now allow any user of any BBS that is part 
of NANET (and echoes the Trans Canada Jobs conference) to post their job 
listings on our database, simply by calling their local board and posting the 
message there.



This is the initial release of this program, so we would appreciate any and
all feedback.

If you are downloading this file after June 30th 1993, please note that this 
is an older version and a newer one should be available.

The program itself remains fully functional, except that the message format
is expected to be changed and that messages produced by this version may no
longer be accepted.  


The message format used (DbMail) allows for routing across Echo Net-type 
networks, and contains certain control information that allows the receiving 
application program to extract the particular information it wants.  (In the 
case of JobMail to post to its database.)  A key feature is that this can be 
done automatically and without human intervention.

The DbMail format is still under test, but the DbMail specifications are 
expected to be published as part of a future release.


Frans van Duinen
Master Programmer Group, Inc.
15 May 93