* From: innoval@ibm.net (Dan Porter)
 * Subject: Beta: Program for RazDaz
InnoVal is seeking OS/2 beta testers for a new Java application, code named
RazDaz. RazDaz adds significant function for almost any email user.
Initially, RazDaz will be supported for the following OS/2 email clients:
MR2/ICE, Netscape, PMMail, Post Road Mailer, and J Street Mailer*. It
should, however, work with any standard POP3 email client software running
on any Java 1.1 enabled platform. The initial price point is $20.00 for a
single license with significant discounts for volume, academic, and
enterprise licenses to follow. The beta program will begin during June.
Anyone interested in beta testing RazDaz should contact Marianne Roderus as
soon as possible at innoval@ibm.net. Preference will be given to J Street
Mailer users and those with experience running Java applications. For
additional information about InnoVal and the J Street Mailer, please see
http://www.innoval.com.
About RazDaz
RazDaz supports automatic time-interval and manual mail retrieval from one
or more email accounts to a local queue. Mail can be read into a mail
client at local disk speeds. Internet connection is not needed when
retrieving email to your client email program if the mail has already been
retrieved from your accounts' email servers and placed in the queue. For
dial-in users however, RazDaz may be configured to check for new email when
a connection is found. The mail client does need to be running for mail
retrieval to local queues. The main benefits for RazDaz are faster mail
retrieval when working with an email client and reduced connection times.
Many-to-one and one-to-many email mapping is supported. At the simplest
level you can map messages from multiple accounts into a single client-side
account. With filters, you can move email from one account to another
client-side account. Customers with virtual domains can divide email
addressed to numerous people, when collected under a single virtual pop
account. Since RazDaz includes a POP3 server, different users can access
email from RazDaz when using different locations (the RazDaz machine must
be connected to the Internet for this capability). Organize mail the way
you want to and overcome limitations of your email client software.  For
instance, create your own client-side accounts when working with mailing
lists.
Preview your Email
An additional feature, "Preview mail," gives users the ability to list mail
on a POP3 or an IMAP4 server. Email can be selectively read without
downloading, downloaded for your mail client, or deleted. Being able to
delete mail without downloading is particularly useful for removing obvious
spams and getting rid of "stuck" messages. Reading messages while leaving
them on a POP3 or IMAP4 server is also useful for checking office mail from
home or while away from your primary email client machine.
Additional Bonus Features
Detail or summary retrieval logs are available in RazDaz, showing you when
your email was retrieved from one or more accounts. Logs will also show
failed attempts due to timeouts and down conditions.
Advanced filters, similar to those found in Innoval's J Street Mailer, may
be used to move or copy email between client-side accounts, to send
automatic replies, to forward email to another email address, to notify an
email address that a message has been received (useful for email enabled
pagers and cell phones), and to isolate web-generated forms from email
clients into separate directories for  separate processing.
Powerful spam filters can be configured to trap spam through specific
wording, origin IP addresses, from and reply-to tags, and rules that you
set on or off. You have complete control over all spam filter settings.
Spam messages can be placed in a special spam trap account.
People with a rudimentary knowledge of Java may also create filter class
files. These work with a series of preset variables (e.g. from, subject,
body, etc.) so that no file reading or writing is necessary. A sample
script is provided along with instructions for implementing your own
filters in Java.
IMAP4 to POP3 conversion in RazDaz allows users to access IMAP4 accounts as
though they were POP3. Some IMAP4 servers also allow POP3 commands. RazDaz
is especially useful for people using POP3- only email clients who need to
access IMAP4 servers that do not accept POP3 commands.
Sign up today to be one of the first beta testers for RazDaz.  Anyone
interested should contact Marianne Roderus at innoval@ibm.net.  If you are
a J Street Mailer Charter User, please be sure to mention that fact.
* Note: most of the features included in RazDaz are included, or will be
added to J Street Mailer.
Posted Using: J Street Mailer (build 98.5.3)
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