VMS Smart Mailer

This directory tree contains the VMS Smart mailer from the DECUS
library. All binaries and sources are present. However, to save
space (and because the program is available separately via the library)
the files are in two VMS Backup savesets, one containing the sources
and the other the binaries. This is a fairly complete mailing list
manager system and associated utilities. There is even a VMSINSTAL
command file.
	To decompress, find LZDCM.EXE elsewhere here and define it
as a foreign command. Then the command

$ LZDCM file.BZK file.BCK will decompress file.BZK into file.BCK,
the .BCK file being a VMS BACKUP saveset. Be sure you have room
on your disk for a file about 3 times the length of the original
.BZK file when you do this.

	This utility is being presented on these tapes at all due to
its general usefulness. You are encouraged to read your DECUS library
catalog CAREFULLY. There are a large number of programs there which
are as useful as anything on the SIG tapes which you can only get
separately. Don't expect everything useful to appear here! The symposium
tapes are a great place to start looking for tools, but there is a LOT
more in the library for you.
	Also: as a general tip, look for tools in areas other than your
own OS and machine. I have often found programs (in HOLs) that run nicely
on a PDP11 in VAX collections, and others that work well on VMS, in native
mode, on RSX and other Library offerings. Many of these ran with no changes
at all; others needed some TI: to TT: changes or some similar 5 minute
hacks. You too can save time and effort; just don't limit what you look at
to one machine.
	Glenn Everhart