Copyright: Yellow  ® 1994 - 1995 Soren Kahlke


Contents
Help Contents - YELLOW v0.95

•	YELLOW - An overview

•	Sending a message

•	Receiving a message

•	Editing a message

•	Saving a message

•	Options

•	Security

•	Registration

•	Authors

•	Index


Authors

The authors of YELLOW are:

Soren Kahlke and Henning Hovmoller.

We can be reached at the following places:

CompuServe: Soren Kahlke: 100350, 3162

Internet:        100350.3162@compuserve.com

Mail:             Soren Kahlke
                    Vagtelvenget 24
                    DK-2600 Glostrup
                    Denmark


Editing
Editing a message

The Edit menu gives access to the normal Windows editing functions:

Cut
cuts the selected text from the message to the Clipboard

Copy
copies the selected text from the message to the Clipboard

Paste
copies the selected text from the Clipboard to the message

Select all
selects all text in the message


Index

A

Ack required

Ack

All

authors

C

Clr on send

Copy

Cut

G

global message area

L

local message area

M

message storage area

Min on send

O

Options

Overview

P

Paste

PopUp

Position

R

Receiving a message

Registration

S

Select all

Send

Sound


Message Storage Area

YELLOW uses two kind of message storage areas: global and local.

The global message area is used for storing messages that have been send, but not received / collected. It is used by all YELLOW users.
This must be an area / service on your your fileserver, where all users of YELLOW have Read, Write, Create and Delete access.
When you send a message a file is created in this area, containg your message,
When the receiving part get´s the message it is deleted in the global message area.
The global message area is defined in Yellow.ini.

The local message area is a subdirectory on the users pc (or a subdirectory on any drive where the user have Read, Write, Create and Delete access).
The received messages are moved to this area when YELLOW detects a message to the current user.
The message is only deleted when the user closes the messagewindow.


Options

A number of options are available for configuring YELLOW.
The configuration are accessed by pressing ctrl-O, or selecting the File-Options menu.

You have the following possibilities:

Sound:
When enabled the Yellow.wav file, in the program directory will be played.

Position:
When the "Save at exit" box is checked, the YELLOW window position will be
saved when exiting YELLOW.
Pushing the "Save now" button, will save the current position.

Misc:
When the "popup" box is checked, YELLOW wil pop up and become the active window, when a message is received.

Ok:
Saves the selected options and exits the options window.

Cancel:
All option changes are cancelled, and the options window is closed.


Overview
YELLOW - An overview

YELLOW is a simple, peer-to-peer "mail" program, designed to be used on PC´s connected to (almost) any kind of network.

You specify the addressee, writes the message, press the SEND button, and the message pops up on the receivers PC (if YELLOW is running there).
YELLOW support up to 32k messagesize and an ulimited no of messages.
There are a couple of options, explained later, but this is the main functionality.

All you need is a (previously agreed upon) file exchange area, called the global message area, on your network.
Messages that you write will be moved to this area.
At fixed intervals your (local) copy of YELLOW will check the area for messages addressed to you. If a mesage for you is detected, it will be moved to your local message area and displayed.

YELLOW is NOT a full featured mail program; it is designed to be used by (and is being used by) small workgroups for phonemessages, remainders and other simple notifications.
It wil NOT be expanded with all kinds of gadgets, filing cabinets, ressource monitors and other kind of stuff our desktops already are cluttered with.
But any suggestion to refine the main functionality is welcome by the authors.


Receiving a message

When YELLOW is started, it checks for new messages every 30 seconds.

When you get a message it will pop up on your PC (if this option is enabled) and show the message.
The window title will be "Yellow note from XXX", where XXX is the senders initials.

If an acknowledge is required the "Ack" button will be visible in the window (otherwise not).

Pressing "Ack" will generate a (new) YELLOW, to the sender containing the message:
"Acknowledge:" in the first line followed by the original message.

A message will be saved until the "Close" button on the message is pressed.

If you restart Windows, with open messages, the next time YELLOW is started these messages wil be iconized.


Registration

Why Register:
Registration gives you a diskette with the newest version, a printed manual, the next update free, and news about future versions.
Registration also gives you support via CompuServe or Mail.

How much:
The cost is 25$ (US) which includes handling and shipping.
This is for a 3-user license.
Additional licenses cost:
                                          1 - 5:           7$ each
                                          6 - 10:         5$ each
                                          11 - 50:       3$ each
                                          unlimited:    200$

Additional licenses consist only of a new registration code and is only available to registered users.

How to Register:

By mail:
Complete the registration form, Register.wri, and send it (with payment) to:

    Soren Kahlke
    Vagtelvenget 24
    DK-2600 Glostrup
    Denmark

By CompuServe:
GO SWREG and use Registration ID:  #3918

The unregistered version will only work with two users.


Save as
Saving a message

Using Save As... from the File menu gives access to the Save Yellow note function. This is the standard Windows "Save As" dialog.

This will save the contents of the message field in a file.


Security

In this version of YELLOW, everyone who has read access to the global storage area, will be able to read other peoples messages.

AFTER you have received a message, it can physically reside on your harddisk, and would thus be controlled by whatever security measurements you have taken here.

If needed, security features will be added in a future version.


Send
Sending a message

You send a message by following this procedure:

Activate YELLOW.

Activate the icon "Yellow note - Network" if iconized.

Select the receipient from the TO box.

Enter the message in the white message area.

Click on Send-button.

Entering an illegal (ie not defined) receipient will result in an "Illegal destination" Error.
Trying to send a blank message will result in an "Illegal message" Error.

For further description og "advanced features" see Send features.


Send features

You have the following "advanced" features when composing a message:

TO
If you select ALL in the "TO" Combobox, all the defined users will receive the message, except the author.

"Min on send"
If this box is checked, the message windows will be minimized after the message is transmitted. This makes it easyer to read incoming messages.

"Clr on send"
If this box is checked, the message area is cleared after the message is send.
If sending the same message to more than one (but not ALL) this is a handy feature.

"Ack required"
If this box is checked, an acknowledge is required by the receipient (before the message can be closed).
In this case an "Ack" button will be visible on the recived message.


authors

<Authors>


Editing a message

<Editing>


global message area

<Message storage area>


Index

<Index>


local message area

<Message storage area>


option

<Options>


Options

<Options>


Receiving a message

<Receiving a message>


Registration

<Registration>


Saving a message

<Save as>


Security

<Security>


Send features

<Send features>


Sending a message

<Send>


Stored messages

<Stored messages>


YELLOW - An overview

<Overview>


YellowBook - An overview

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