Mailing List Digest Reader for DOS
Version 0.99 by Rick Kozak
Copyright 1997-1998 Colloquist Systems Inc.
 
This is a nifty little program to ease the task of reading
mailing list digests on your palmtop (or any other DOS machine). 
 
The program takes a digest file, extracts the subjects of each message
and presents them to you in a scrollable list at the top of the screen.
Moving from subject to subject  changes the displayed message in the
remainder of the screen.

Usage is simple: 
 
lxdr filename    - Loads a welcome screen with usage instructions  
 
up/dn arrow      - Moves one message up/down in the subject list

left/right arrow - Move through a message by pages
  
PgUp/PgDn        - Move through the message headers by fives

Home/End         - Go to first/last message

Type message number + ENTER to go there 
 
<filename>/      - Save the current message to the specified file

Enter            - Advance a page and on to next message

+                - Advance a page and on to next message

-                - Backup a page and back to previous message

ESC              - Quit 
 
 
Disclaimers: 
 
This software is beta. Use it at your own risk. Neither the author nor
The Palmtop Network(tm) will be responsible for any damage to your
computer or any lost data that may result from its use.  
 
Please report any bugs you may find. Also, please report any digests
you find that this reader will not read.

Distribution:

This program is freeware.

History:

Version 0.93 - First public release on 01/10/97
Version 0.95 - Now handles other mailing list digests
Version 0.96 - Now handles reverse order Date/From fields and the
               possibility of no header line
Version 0.97 - Small bug fix for expanded digest compatibility
Version 0.98 - Control improvements
Version 0.99 - Parsing bugs fixed; control improvements

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Version 0.99P
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This is a special commercial version that will copy messages you want
to reply to or archive into a POST/LX mailbox. One key press writes
out a chosen message which will show up as a new message in POST/LX.
this special version can be obtained directly from the author for
$4.95. Special thanks to Andreas Garzotto of D&A Software for sharing
the details of the POST/LX mailbox format.  

Upgrade possibilities: 
 
1. EXM version (or Windows, etc.) 
2. quicker (there's always some room for optimization). 
3. string searches 
4. formatting to strip extraneous stuff at the ends of messages 
5. kill list for subjects and authors 
6. address extraction to clipboard
7. keep the current message in the middle of the subject display area
 
This package may or may not be improved and/or upgraded depending on
the level of interest that is generated by this beta. Your comments are
welcome. 
 
Rick Kozak <rick@colloquist.on.ca> 
Mitch Hamm <mitch@palmtop.net>
