WASD  yet another hyperMAIL  provides direct, on-line Web access to a VMS system's native Mail environment via a standard browser. For further information see yahMAIL Usage Guide.

Installation

Development environment was VMS Apache v1.3.9 (BETA). Installation steps:

1. THIS SCRIPT REQUIRES CAREFUL CONFIGURATION
   read the yahMAIL Usage Guide thoroughly first!

2. build executable
   • link-only:
     $ @BUILD_YAHMAIL MIME LINK
   • alternatively COMPILE+LINK (requires DECC 5.n or 6.n):
     $ @BUILD_YAHMAIL MIME BUILD
   • in a PMDF environment, to enable MIME uploads COMPILE+LINK:
     $ @BUILD_YAHMAIL MIME PMDF BUILD

3. copy executable and support procedure
   • initial installation:
     $ @INSTALL INSTALL APACHE
   • subsequent update:
     $ @INSTALL UPDATE APACHE

4. yahMAIL script startup
   • if server username is "APACHE":
     $ @APACHE_ROOT:[000000]YAHMAIL_STARTUP
   • if server username is something else:
     $ @APACHE_ROOT:[000000]YAHMAIL_STARTUP username

5. add mapping and authorization rules as described in Configuration below

6. read configuration chapter of yahMAIL Usage Guide again then modify YAHMAIL$CONFIG against local requirements:   $ EDIT YAHMAIL$CONFIG

7. It is possible to localize the language of the text and messages provided by yahMAIL. Check the file LANG_EN.C for details.

Configuration

As discussed in the documentation, private access to user email requires authentication and authorization. Apache offers a number of mechanisms for authentication and authorization configuration. Please consult the relevant documentation.

The author would be pleased to hear from anyone who can provide examples of working setups. Essentially, access to the /~ part of the path must trigger an authorization username/password dialog with the browser, which in turn supplies the username to yahMAIL via the WWW_REMOTE_USER CGI variable.

The startup procedure must be executed at system startup or if the software is reinstalled or updated. Ensure this becomes part of the Web environment's startup.

For an VMS Apache installation the files are distributed as follows:

• APACHE_ROOT:[CGI-BIN]YAHMAIL.EXE
• APACHE_ROOT:[CGI-BIN]YAHMAIL.COM
• APACHE_ROOT:[CONF]YAHMAIL.CONF
• APACHE_ROOT:[000000]YAHMAIL_STARTUP.COM

Demonstration & Download
http://wasd.vsm.com.au/
http://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd/
ftp://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd/index.html