Subj : RE: Netmail/wcWEB
To   : All
From : CHRIS CRANFORD
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:10:38

Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:49:39 -0400
From: CHRIS CRANFORD
To: TODD COCHRANE
Subject: RE: Netmail/wcWEB
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On 11/12/02 10:47 AM, TODD COCHRANE wrote to CHRIS CRANFORD:

 Fidomsg.wcx is a program written by Santronics for Platinum Xpress.  I
 have written my own fidomsg.wcx; however it interfaces with other 
 software products I use here instead of PX :o)...

Chris

-> If someone could make the fidomsg.wcx a little more robust I would be
-> happy..
-> 
-> 
-> -> Hector -
-> ->  
-> ->   Do you think it would be possible to incorporate creating of netmail 
-> ->   messages via the WEB interface as a core piece of functionality to
-> ->   Wildcat!?  
-> 
-> ->   If not I understand, but what I had visioned would be the current 
-> ->   template checks the mailarea type.  If it's a netmail area, the
-> ->   template would display two text boxes (each next to the to/from user
-> ->   names) in the form. 
-> 
-> ->   Since the ansi side looks for fidomsg.wcx to run when creating netmail,
-> ->   I would think there could be a variable that represents whether 
-> ->   html-fidomsg.wcx existed.  If so, then the template would also show
-> ->   a button with like "..." as the caption that spawns a popup window 
-> ->   which runs the html-fidomsg.wcx hook.  
-> 
-> ->   The html-fidomsg.wcx hook would be a custom module that we'd need to
-> ->   write ourselves that parses or reads a nodelist data file and gives
-> ->   the user the option to select a nodelist entry to send to/from.  
-> ->   When the selections are made, the data is set in the calling form and
-> ->   the popup window is closed.
-> 
-> ->   Since the fields for the node numbers are text boxes, the user could
-> ->   also just type in a FTN-address in 3D/4D/5D format that the create
-> ->   message code parses and sets in the message header.
-> 
-> ->   If you want me to modify the code for the hooks and submit it to you,
-> ->   I'll be welcome to in order to try to push this into the core 
package.  I
-> ->   know you want to keep things consistent regardless of connectivity 
type,
-> ->   and I think it's a step in that direction.  I also realize that this is
-> ->   a very LOW LOW item on the list of things to change/add to WINSERVER
-> ->   which is why I'm willing to put it together and submit it to ya if that
-> ->   is what works the best for you.
-> 
-> ->   Thoughts?
-> ->   Chris 

 
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