On 29 Oct 97 at 17:16, James Clifford <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> First off, I was wondering if the file format for the address book
> file is available... I must admit that I haven't spent much time
> looking for it, but just out of curiousity it'd be nice to have to
> facilitate importing addresses etc. from databases that I've got.
There are two methods of importing data into an address book, direct
and with PMIMPORT. The format of the data files are slightly
different, they cannot be interchanged. The critical fields are Key,
Name and Email address. All other fields may be blank or missing.
The direct method from WinPmail is Addressbook | Import from text
file while the address book is open. The DOS Pmail method is F10,
Import from text file while the book is open.
The format of this file is:
Name: Stephenson T.
Of: Home E-Mail Address
Key: STEPHENSON
Street address:
Postal address:
E-mail address: Thomas R. Stephenson <[log in to unmask]>
Phone number: (408) 263-2836
Fax number:
Notes: LCDR, USN (RET)
--
Name: Stephenson Thomas
Of: 42-10 B/575
Key: STEPHENSON
Street address: Logistics Engineering, Life Cycle Cost, Provisioning
Postal address: Network Management, Programming, User Support, SLJO
E-mail address: Thomas R. Stephenson<[log in to unmask]>
Phone number: (408) 743-2971
Fax number: (408) 756-8266
Notes:
--
The PMIMPORT method can be either a command line or batch. The batch
commands are:
PMIMPORT: batch usage -
PMIMPORT /i textfile addressbook
or PMIMPORT /e textfile addressbook
where the file format is:
(This information can be found in the GUIDE)
The following is a sample of an input file suitable for use with
PMIMPORT. Note the very first line of the file, which is the long
name of the address book. Note the missing fields in some entries -
this is perfectly permissable.
----------------------- Cut here --------------------------
New personal address book
;
Name: Brad Clements
Dept: ERC
Key: BRAD
Email: "Brad Clements" <[log in to unmask]>
Notes: Author of Charon
; This line is a comment - it will be ignored.
Name: David Harris
Dept: Pegasus Mail
Key: DAVID
Email: "David Harris" <[log in to unmask]>
Postal: P.O. Box 5451, Dunedin New Zealand.
Street: University of Otago, Leith Street, Dunedin.
Phone: (+64) 3 453-6880
Fax: (+64) 3 453-6612
Notes: Author of Pegasus Mail.
Name: Wyatt Barbee
Dept: CBA
Key: WYATT
Email: [log in to unmask]
Postal: CBA, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
Notes: Maintains PMail-updates.
>
> My second question is more of a request for help than anything else.
> I've got my computer running Klos' DOSPPP, and Pegasus for DOS for
> all my email needs. I recently lent a friend an old modem, and spent
> some time setting up her computer with the modem, and a more-or-less
> duplicate of my setup so that she can get her email as easily as I
> do. She's got a Pentium, and the modem's an old 2400.
>
> In setting things up, I encountered a problem with the PPP dialer...
> it'd dial once, and then you can watch the send and receive lights on
> the modem dance back and forth, but it doesn't try and redial. I
> overcame this by using a batch file and PPPSTATE to handle redialing.
> It's not an elegant or efficient solution, but it does work.
>
> Now the problem that's relevant to Pegasus is that she's complained
> that her address book has disappeared, and that her signature is
> apparently cut off.
>
> I haven't yet had the chance to take a look at things to see what I
> can do. The address book could simply be in the wrong directory. The
> signature file could be damaged. I'm concerned, however, that it's
> more serious than that since I've already had the problem with the
> dialer, and it'd be nice to see if anyone's got any ideas as to what
> could be going on.
>
The address book is a PMR and PMI file pair and it should be in the
home mail directory. Use Help | About Pegasus Mail | Info on her
system to determine the actual directory names.
> Thanks in advance for any help that you have to offer!
>
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> James Clifford http://members.tripod.com/~MrBobo
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>
> In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure
> refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they
> are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime
> of life they incite to noble deeds.
> Aristotle
>
Thomas R. Stephenson, CPL Phone: (408) 263-2836
2030 Lockwood Drive, San José CA 95132
Work: [log in to unmask]
Home: [log in to unmask]
Member of Pegasus Mail Support Team
Thought for the day:
Will the information superhighway have any rest stops?
