Subj : Can't open packet w/MMail
To   : Max Chamberlain
From : Linda Proulx
Date : Sun Aug 06 2000 01:22 pm

-=> MAX CHAMBERLAIN wrote to LINDA PROULX <=-

 MC> Later...  After poking around in Help I found the Sysedit command, but
 MC> the autoexec.bat file had only one line of code (for the sound card).

Check the path statement.  It would look like:

PATH=c:\

If there is a path statement add your zip path to it like:

PATH=C:\;E:\PKZIP

Very important to put the ';' after the program path info.

EG:

PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;E:\PKZIP;E:\LIST

If something is in the path statement, the full program path line does
not have to be in the program pointers.  Some programs won't allow
enough space to put full path pointers, so these have to be in the
autoexec.bat path line.


 MC> statement, I decided to first try putting a copy of Pkzip/unzip right
 MC> in the c: root directory.  That worked after explicitly coding the full

It will because c:\ is in the implicit path line in Win9 but it isn't a
good idea to do this all the time.

 MC> It will take a bit of getting used to the new commands, and I really
 MC> miss being able to toggle back and forth between a message and its
 MC> reply.  After saving and looking at this reply I see I will also need
 MC> to use something other than this MS editor.  :(

I use a small DOS text editor Slme.doc from the SLMR mail reader.  There
are others like Ted that are easy to use & don't need a mouse to write a
message.

 MC> Thanks again for the suggestion.

No prob.  I had the same problem with Win9 & MMail.  Even the full path
line in the rc file didn't work.  I had to put PKzip in my path line.

Take care,

Linda

.... A Windows utility is a virus with seniority.

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