From: rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca (Rick Vandenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle,comp.mail.misc
Subject: Announcing V-MailServer 2.0 Beta
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 07:25:38 PST
Organization: Vandenberg Systems Research, Vancouver BC



     Contact: Richard Vandenberg (604) 739-6150

                                                         January, 1993

                 F O R   I M M E D I A T E   R E L E A S E

          Vandenberg System Research  announces V-MailServer 2.0 beta,
     a free upgrade to V-MailServer 1.22 for registered users.



          Vandenberg  Systems   Research  (Vancouver,   BC)  announces
     V-MailServer 2.0  beta, a  free upgrade for  registered users  of
     previous  versions  of  Vandenberg  Systems'  MSDOS  mail  server
     software.

          V-MailServer  is a  powerful MSDOS-based  mail  server.   It
     provides all  the usual file  server features, plus  full mailing
     list support, automatic file  requests, user-defined commands and
     a  scripting  language.    It   is  designed  to  work  with  any
     RFC822-compliant mail system that runs under MSDOS.

          "V-MailServer  is the most  powerful MSDOS-based file server
     and mailing list management  software available." says Vandenberg
     Systems Research  Proprietor Richard Vandenberg.  "It affords the
     system  administrator with  full  control  over  access  to,  and
     operation of the mail server."

     Many  features   requested  by   V-MailServer  users  have   been
     implemented in  version 2.0.   "Users of  our products  know that
     their requests  and  suggestions are  an  important part  of  our
     development effort.  We consider them as an integral  part of our
     design team."


     Features available in V-MailServer 2.0

     General:

     -    File Server commands ( /GET, SEND, etc )
     -    Mailing List Server commands ( SUBSCRIBE, SIGNOFF, REVIEW )
     -    Automatic file sending features
     -    Password capability, per user
     -    Reject or accept requests by address, site, or domain
     -    Administrator-defined daily and message limits
     -    Full request logging
     -    Full traffic logging
     -    Access Control Language (ACL) for creating custom scripts
     -    User-defined commands, that use scripts
     -    Full header control,  including the ability to  add, delete,
          change, and order any mail headers
     -    Kill messages based on header contents
     -    VINFO, a  traffic statistics and  mail server  configuration
          program


     Mailing lists:

     -    Mailing list digests
     -    Moderated lists
     -    Restricted posting and/or one-way mailing lists
     -    Restricted subscription  to mailing  lists  if desired.  The
          request if relayed to the list owner.
     -    Multiple addresses per message
     -    Mailing  list owner's address,  for sending subscription and
          signoff requests
     -    Review command may be disabled per-list



     UPGRADE POLICY

          Users who register previous versions of V-MailServer will be
     eligible  to obtain  this  beta release,  upon  receipt of  their
     registration.   All  registered  users  will  receive  the  final
     release, free of  charge.   To be  eligible for  this offer,  the
     registration  must  be   received,  with  full  payment,   before
     February 15, 1993.   After February 15, the registration  fee for
     V-MailServer will be $ 39  Canadian without a printed manual, and
     $49 Canadian,  with a printed  manual.  See the  V-MailServer 2.0
     documentation  for  more  information  on  pricing  schedules and
     applicable taxes.

          The  scheduled  release   date  for   V-MailServer  2.0   is
     February 15, 1993.  This date  is subject to change,  pending the
     results of the beta testing phase.


     SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

     Minimum  system requirements for  V-MailServer 2.0 are  640K RAM,
     MSDOS 3.3, and 2  MB of free  disk space.  A  RAM drive or  disk-
     caching software is helpful, but  not necessary.  Installation by
     itself will require 600K free.


     Vandenberg  Systems  Research is  a  computer systems  consulting
     firm,   founded   in  1988,   specializing  in   custom  software
     development and database applications.

          For further information contact Vandenberg Systems Research,
     #204   -  2255   West  5th   Avenue,  Vancouver,   BC  V6K   4K1;
     (604) 739-6150.  Email: Rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca.

          Copies   of  the   V-MailServer   documentation  ONLY   (for
     unregistered  users and other interested parties) may be obtained
     from mail-server@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca, by sending this command:

     GET VMS20DOC.ZIP


     The  documentation  provides  a more  complete  reference  of the
     abilities of V-MailServer 2.0.


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