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Welcome to SLIPCommander3.21.


	This is a maintenance upgrade to the previous SLIPCommander 3.2. SLIPCommander contains lots of great ideas that you would ever think of doing over your SLIP connection. Check this out if you are a serious SLIPper.

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nextbaby> ls -l SLIPCommander3.21.tar.gz
-rw-r--r--  1 garyc     524466 Aug 19 11:35 SLIPCommander3.21.tar.gz
nextbaby> sum SLIPCommander3.21.tar.gz
35864   513

Version 3.21 Improvements & bug fixed
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* SLIPCommander is now FAT, in MAB format for both NeXT Black hardware and Intel boxes. (not sure about whether it will still be compatible with SLIP/Intel or not! But worth a try anyway)

* Yes, you may send out NeXT-Mails off-line to save connection cost. SLIPCommander now automatically flushes the mail queue where your outgoing mails are stored while SLIP was inactive.

* A bug in BackUp Plan that caused incomplete Plain Directory backup has been fixed.

* Change the default button in the disconnecting alert panel to be <Disconnect> instead of  <Cancel>.

* Added a <cmd-M> for GetMail short-key.



================= From About.rtfd  ============================================

	SLIPCommander.app  is a NeXTStep Interface to the SLIP commands provided in the TransSys DialUpIP  SLIP package by Louis A. Mamakos.   Installation of  the latest SLIP_v1.pkg version 920904 is highly recommended. 

	SLIPCommander simplifies the SLIP connection/disconnection process as well as 'rlogin' and retrieving mails from multiple remote sites.  A set of very informative panel buttons are used to provide a NeXTStep looks & feels Interface. All the features are further enhanced by a built-in CRON that can be set to download mails and news while you are away from your NeXT. And the Backup Plan creates a Mirroring disk of your local NeXT on your SLIP connected remote account. Multiple sites mail retrieval and rlogin are no longer a hassle. Plus the TimeSync with remote host via your SLIP connection. If you use SLIP connection a lot, you will find SLIPCommander a very sexy companion along with your NeXT. So, don't SLIP out without SLIPCommander.

What's in the SLIPCommander?
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*	TimeSync with remote time keeper. 

*	Toggle SLIP with connection/disconnection button.

*	NeXTMails are always just a 'click' away.

*	Auto-redial within time-out on a busy phone line .

*	Monitoring your SLIP connection status.

*	Toll-Saver clock showing the total connection time.

*	Retrieving Mails from multiple accounts on remote sites.

*	Need more dock space? Automatically 'rlogin' into remote sites using Stuart.

*	Backup plan for remote to/from local storage backups (Disk Mirroring).

*	CRON clock, a silent worker, which wakes up at a specific time to do things such as retrieving mails, downloading news, ftp, backups, synchronize system clock,...,etc.

		garyc@eecs.nwu.edu (NeXT-Mail O.K)

These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.