NewtonMail Users,

Over the last several months, many of you asked us for a number of enhancements to NewtonMail.  In order to provide you with an immediate solution to your most frequent requests, we have developed a set of NewtonMail Modules which are enclosed in this folder. These modules give you an immediate upgrade path for NewtonMail which will be supported and integrated within future releases of NewtonMail.  

This document gives an overview of the current functionality of these NewtonMail Modules.  The modules are an addition to the existing mail software that is built into your Newton ROM.   The Newton Connection Kit is required in order to install the modules in this folder. 

NEWTONMAIL EXTENSION 1.1 AND FOUR ADDITIONAL MODULES

The new NewtonMail Modules consist of one new extension and four modules.  The extension is "NewtonMail Extension 1.1" and the modules are ÒNewtonMail 1.2Ó, ÒGroup Mail 1.0Ó, ÒMailMany 1.0Ó, and ÒTymnet/MCI 1.1Ó.

The "NewtonMail Extension 1.1" is a base extension required for the new modules.  This extension should be installed in the Newton's Internal RAM. 

The new enhancement modules (NewtonMail 1.2, Group Mail 1.0, MailMany 1.0, and Tymnet/MCI 1.1) can be installed on the internal RAM or on a PCMCIA card.  The modules do not appear in the Extras Drawer, nor will they take up a slot in the Extras Drawer.  The modules can be removed via the remove software function.  Since each of the optional modules can operate independently, the user has the flexibility to save space by installing only those modules that are desired. 

OVERVIEW OF FUNCTIONALITY:

NewtonMail Extension 1.1 (Size 7.5K)

     This extension, which should be installed in the Internal RAM, is required as a base for the additional modules.  It may also be installed without any additional modules, in which case it will serve to greatly reduce mail truncation problems and provide a simple "Copy" button to allow the user to copy basic text notes to the NotePad. 

Newton Mail 1.2 (Size 16K)

     Newton Mail 1.2 provides additional functionality via a new action envelope within the in and out boxes.  The following are the main functions that were added:
     -  Integrates Copy Text to Notes button for documents In/Outbox 			(including mail 
        	header information).
     -  Allows received items to be easily forwarded.
     -  Allows mail messages to be readdressed while still in the Outbox.
     -  Allows mail messages to be printed from the In/Outbox.
     -  Allows the item's text to be faxed from the In/Outbox.
     -  Leaves additional space to write in the reply message area.
     -  Offers automatic save the sender's address to names file feature.

GroupMail 1.0 (Size 16K)

     GroupMail adds a ÒGroup MailÓ button to the routing slip.

     -  Enables users to send messages to a set of people in the name card  
        	file that have Email addresses.
     -  Provides selection of multiple names  by check boxes. 
     -  Offers automatic creation of mailing lists as Name Card Items. 

Mail Many 1.0 (Size 12K)

     Mail Many allows users to mail multiple NotePad items. 

     -  Offers a list of all the notes in your NotePad via an additional "Mail 		Many" option on  
        	the NotePad action envelope.  
     -  Provides selection of multiple items by check boxes, beginning with 		most recently 
        	created notes.

Tymnet/MCI 1.1 (Size 12K)
A Newton Connection Kit is required to install the module.

     Tymnet/MCI 1.1 is a Mail network script that allows users to connect to NewtonMail via Tymnet/MCI networks.  

     -  Offers Tymnet option as a diamond under Network choices in Mail 
        Preferences. 
     -  Changes between version 1.0 and 1.1, include a revision to the script 
        to succesfully connect in Europe as well as the US.

FEEDBACK

Feedback and suggestions regarding these new modules can be sent to the NewtonMail/eWorld address, MAIL.  When you first download the Modules, please send a message to this address to let us know that you have installed the modules, and so that we can easily inform you of future updates.