Conference virke::mrmemo

    1. MEMO is available om MVS and DOS and during 1990 for VM.
       (the Gwy only under MVS and DOS)
    2. They have Gwy to: PROFS, SNADS and spring 1991 X.400 (??). Wang and
       HP also have build a Gwy like MR/MEMO but much simplier (API, LU6.2).  
       They also have a product called Memo/PC for DOS and OS/2 it's a
       product like cardinal: user dialogue, host directory access, download 
       of new mail..... 
    3. MEMO is only a mailsystem but a very good one. It is very,very fast
       with good support for notification, on-line directory and you can
       see where you mail are and if people read you mail. It is today only
       support for ASCII files...
       This is the most important plans for the next version of MEMO 3.1 with
       FCS September 1990: 
       o new user dialogue
       o transparant document transport
       o public distribution lists
       o doc. size up to 500K
       o enhancement to Memo/Calender
       o adressing enhancements (X.400)
       o support for Memo/PC v2.0
       
       /Jan	 
     

    
    Let me, as a complement to Jan' reply, highlight a few MEMO weaknesses:
    
    1) The "word processor" available within MEMO itself is (to quote a
       major customer directly) atrocious! There may be a MEMO-PC application
       but the fact remains that you cannot call a directly integrated
       proper Word Processor as easily as, say WPSPLUS from ALL-IN-1.
    
    2) X.400 is not available NOW! "Next year" is a term very liberally
       used by Verimation representatives. 
    
    3) MEMO is a stand-alone Mail system. I don't know of any integration
       or customization features. 
    
    4) Since the "word processor" is Text only there is no support for
       graphics or any advanced format. 
    
    5) I'm sure there's more...
    

    Re: .1, .2
    
    	Thanks for your info.  Some further questions :-
    
    1. You mention about ASCII text only, can a user attach a binary
       document like spreadsheet and send it out?  If it cannot then its a
       advantage to us!
    
    2. For the word processor, that means that they can't change the
       default editor?  Not even on the PC?
    
    Rgds,
    Cecilia
    

    
    
    
>    1. You mention about ASCII text only, can a user attach a binary
>       document like spreadsheet and send it out?  If it cannot then its a
>       advantage to us!
    
    If they just use plain MEMO they can't do any such thing. You bet it's
    an advantage!
    
    
>    2. For the word processor, that means that they can't change the
>       default editor?  Not even on the PC?
    
    I know too little about MEMO-PC (or is that PC-MEMO?), I can only guess
    that it's clever enough to have MEMO relay more or less any format from
    the PC, and thus the PC user can possibly choose his WP flavour. Anyone
    out there with PC-MEMO knowledge feel free to jump in on this.

    Hello,
    
    	I have received a copy of the VOLVO technology report on MRMEMO
    throught internal mail, as there is no indication of who the sender is,
    I would like to thank him/her here, appreciate the article very much!!
    
    
    Thanks & Rgds,
    Cecilia

    My electronic mail that was to describe the paper mail did not reach
    its destination since I didn't use the correct address.

    I have now sent another (electronic) mail that I hope will reach you.

    Anders