MAILCHK.EXE - DOS
Made with Borland C++ 3.1, Novell Client Netware API 1.00e, DOS 5.0
Netware 3.11, Token-Ring

MAILCHKW.EXE - Windows
Made with Borland C++ 3.1, OWL, Novell Client Netware API 1.00e, DOS 5.0
Netware 3.11, Token-Ring

Thomas H. Smith [70674,3300]
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The two EXE programs will count the number of unread Pegasus email
messages.  The DOS version is intended for use from within the Netware
login script.  The program can also be run from the DOS prompt if
wanted.  After displaying the number of unread mail messages it waits
for a key response from the user.  The windows version displays a dialog
box with the amount of unread email and waits for an OK button to be
pressed.  Many have put this program in their windows Startup program
group.  Both versions display the message only if mail is there.  No
mail - no message.

The directory for email is determined from the default connection, that
is, the server that the user is logged-in to.  Mail directories are made
by the Netware system by default when a user is created.  They are made
as subdirectories of SYS:MAIL .  This is where the programs look for
user mail.  If the mail directory is somewhere else the EXE programs
will not work.  The numeric value used for the directory corresponds to
a numeric object-id used by Netware services.  The object-id ties to
Netware character ID's created by Administration for each user and other
object such as routers, printers, etc.

These programs were written to work with Pegasus Email.  All mail files
have "CNM" as the filename extension.  Pegasus will mark mail that has
been opened by making an '!' the mail-message files' first character.

Basics of Program Logic:
 1.) Determine server logged in to.
 2.) Get users object ID
 3.) Check if Drive O: exists as Netware drive
     a. If O: exists, save O: settings
 4.) Make O: the mail directory.
 5.) Change to drive O:
 6.) Count all files with "CNM" extension that do not have '!' as first
     character in program name.
 7.) If O: had previous Netware setting, restore it
 9.) If number of files is greater than 0 and less than 1500, display
     message.
 9.) Get user response.
10.) Exit

It is possible to use these programs with other email packages.
If you use another type of email and can determine how email files are
marked after being read, adjust the code in the source files to suit
your needs.

Programming Settings:
Windows:  Program made in c:\bcpp\wprogs
Large
include directories = ..\classlib\include;..\owl\include;..\include;..\nov\include;.  
library directories = ..\classlib\lib;..\owl\lib;..\lib;..\nov\lib
/* Note period on end of include list */

Code Generation, Defines : STRICT;WIN31


DOS:  Program made in c:\bcpp\progs
Large
include directories = ..\classlib\include;..\owl\include;..\include;..\nov\include;.  
library directories = ..\classlib\lib;..\owl\lib;..\lib;..\nov\lib
/* Note period on end of include list */