LunaMail*	
Lunatech Research's modular mail client for Newton* Technologies

LunaMail adds extra mail facilities to your Newton, and it works alongside NewtonMail from Apple. With LunaMail you can not just send text-only mail, but you can also send attachments from applications that you have installed into your Newton. This means, for example,  you can send graphical notes, appointments, name cards, or even a page of your favorite spreadsheet.

Plug-In Packages:
LunaMail is very flexible and will allow you to create your own categories in the InBox and OutBox of your Newton (one for each account you own). The accounts don't all have to be on one system either. LunaMail uses plug in modules for different types of systems. There are three plug-in modules currently available:

% LunaMailInternet: This is the plug in module if you have serialpop access to a internet POP or SMTP server.
% LunaMailCompuserve: This is a plug in module for access to Compuserve.
% LunaMailTeleFinder: A plug in module for TeleFinder users. This module will allow you to get your Telefinder mail.

Connection Module:
LunaMail also provides several ways of establishing a connection with your server. The connection facilities in LunaMail are provided by an engine which supports the following connection methods:

% Serial: A simple plain serial connection; if you're connected to your host via a serial cable (for instance a  serial cable into a Unix system).
% Serial Modem: A connection method for a modem serially connected to your Newton.
% Internal Modem: A connection method for modems on PCMCIA inside your Newton.
% AppleTalk ADSP: For access to your system via AppleTalk, or for the LunaRoute application (LunaRoute is an application that works as a router on a Macintosh, that routes between your Newton and IP).
% Infra Red: Support infra red connections to your host.

Utility Packages:
LunaMail comes with several utilities which enhance LunaMail, help you to quickly read your mail, and easily create messages. 

%LunaMailAction: This utility will add a RLunaMailS item to all the action menus (routing) of all the applications in the Newton (also builtin) that support NewtonMail.
%LunaMailEditor: A text-only mail editor for LunaMail, just like Eudora for the Macintosh or PC. Normally, text-only mail will be stored in the Notes application. If you install this utility, text-only mail will be stored in here.
%LunaMailRestart: A simple utility for restarting the Newton.

With all these utilities and functions, LunaMail is an excellent basis for all store and forward communications between Newton and other entities. Programmers can easily extend the possibilities of LunaMail, and build intelligent mail systems on top of it. An intelligent mail system would enable the user to send, for instance, forms with buttons and text-fields to other users who should then fill those out, and return them.

Additional information?

info@lunatech.co.uk
