From: 	Fido Software
To: 	All
On: 	1:125/111
Option:	Private
Subj:	automail.exe automail.doc

	You just got a copy of FidoMail (previously named¨
"AutoMail"), an automatic way to enter FidoNet messages. FidoMail¨
generates one or more FidoNet messages from text files you¨
generate yourself, using your favorite (or least favorite, I dont¨
care) text editor or word processor.

	The FidoMail documentation, FIDOMAIL.DOC, is itself a¨
script FidoMail can use to generate Fidonet messages. The format¨
of an FidoMail script is quite simple; four lines of message¨
header, followed by text of any length or format.

		OPERATION

	Run FidoMail from the default Fido directory. MAIL.SYS is¨
read to determine the Fidonet message area, and the node number¨
of the originating system. The nodelist (NODELIST.SYS and¨
NODELIST.IDX) is used to enter the messages.

	FIDOMAIL [script-file-name(s)]

	The script file name can be a single file, many files¨
using wild cards, or a directory name. Each file found is¨
processed as described below. Each script file can generate one¨
or more FidoNet messages.

	FidoMail displays status information on the local¨
console, and also appends it to the MAILER.LOG file, where Fido¨
keeps FidoNet status.

	FidoMail returns ERRORLEVEL 1 if there is no script file¨
or the disk is full. No error is returned if a system specified¨
to mail to is not in the node list.


	ENTERING AUTOMATIC MESSAGES

	The lines in the header are what defines the FidoNet¨
message. 

	from:
	to:
	on: 	one or more FidoNet nodes to send to

	(only one of the following)

	subj:	message subject
	file:	one or more files for file attach
	files:	same as file:

	(optionally one or more of the following)

	option: (list of options)
	options: (list of options)

	These four lines can appear in any order, and may have¨
blank lines between them, and may have leading spaces. They can¨
be in upper or lower case (FROM:, from: and From: are all OK) but¨
the colon: MUST be there. 

	Put at least one space (tab, comma, etc) after each¨
keyword, so FidoMail can find them.


	The From: and To: fields are what you think they are.¨
Lines too long will be truncated to fit the FidoNet message¨
format.

	The On: line is the list of FidoNet systems to send this¨
message to. You can specify any number of nodes here, as long as¨
it fits on a line. The usual kinds of numbers can be entered:

	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 99		nodes in your net

	125/2 77/88 1/0			specific net/node

	3:1/345				a node in Australia

	Only one Subj:, File: and Files: line can be used in one¨
message. Use Subj: for most ordinary messages. File: and Files:¨
are used to do FidoNet File Attaches. FidoMail will not stop you¨
from entering a Subj: line followed by a File: line, or vice¨
versa, but please realize that things may not work as you plan.¨
You cannot have both. File: following Subj: will be as if Subj:¨
was never entered, but Subj: following File: will replace the¨
list of attached filenames with the contents of the Subj: line.

	The Option: line is how certain FidoNet message options¨
are entered. There can be any number of option lines, and each¨
can contain one or more option words:

	Kill	means	(KILL/SENT)
	Private means	(PRIVATE)

	These can be abbreviated to their first letter.
