ET> Hello Fred,
ET> 
ET> 12 Nov 99 02:31, Fred Springfield wrote to All:
ET> 
ET> FS> Also unfortunately, PMMail is not a candidate for this project,
ET> FS> because there is no way to get it to do anything automatically upon
ET> FS> opening, such as send, or fetch, the mail.
ET> 
ET> PMMail does that just fine, it's in the "Account settings" under
ET> the tab  "Preferences". And PMMail honores the requested start
ET> minimized: yes it starts  minimized if you ask. PMMail has a fine
ET> filter system to automate the handling  of messages, PMMail can also
ET> call external programs for this and this includes  REXX files.
ET> PMMail has also (in the account settings) fields (hooks) for REXX 
ET> files to call for "Message Send Exit", "Message Receive Exit",
ET> "Custom REXX  Send", "Custom REXX Receive"; and in the PMMail
ET> settings under the REXX tab  "Program Open Exit" and "Program Close
ET> Exit"; all of which can be set to run  in the foreground or in the
ET> background.
ET> 
ET> I use the OS/2 TCP/IP stack on OS/2 Warp 4 fixpack 9, works great!
ET> :)
ET> 
ET>   Greetings   -=Eddy=-        email: eddy.thilleman@net.hcc.nl
ET> 

Thanks, Eddy.  I guess I didn't look hard enough.  I'll have to
revisit this situation and re-evaluate the possibilities.

Fred

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