SLIP_IT! 1.0
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'slip_it' is an updated version of my 'xp_slip', a set of (dos based)
tcp/ip applications for automatic up- and download of mail and news
with SLIP, in conjunction with an offlinereader. I changed the name
from xp_slip to slip_it, because the program is not longer limited 
to the usage of 'CROSSPOINT' as offlinereader. Slip_it is SOUP
compliant now, so you can use YARN, NWERTHY or any other SOUP
compliant offlinereader too. 

SLIP_IT! 1.0b comes with an auto-install program now, so you need
not edit or write any script or configuration file. It does
also an automatic installation of YARN, if yarn*.exe or yarn*.zip
is detected in the current directory.

What can slip_it do for you?

- Automatic or manual dialup and login. A simple terminal 
  program is included. Wakeup the sysop with a 'ring' command
  if the connection is established ;-)
- Script controlled modification of configuration files 
  (e.g. if you have dynamic IP's).
- receive the time from a timeserver and adjust the clock
- send mail with smtp 
- get mail from your popserver with the pop3 protocol
- send and receive usenet news, update a 'newgroup' file. Fast 
  downloads: about 2000-2500cps on a 14400bps line.
- pack and unpack SOUP packets, fire up your offline reader
  or any other dos program ...
- Easy to install: copy slip_it!.exe to a directory of your
  choice, unpack the selfextracting file, edit 'x_tcp.cfg'.
  To start a session, launch 'x_script.exe' now.

Slip_it runs fine under windows in a dosbox. It's not a winsocket
application but a completely self contained dos application with
it's own tcp/ip kernal. If you have already the trumpet winsock, 
you can use trumpet's own dialer for the dialup, terminate tcpman
and start slip_it with a script, which reads the entries in 
trumpwsk.ini and puts the ip or other information to it's own 
configuration. With slip_it's scriptlanguage, it's possible 
without manual intervention to download news from more then one
newsfeed, to receive mail from more then one mailbox, to create
an automail system and so on ....

Slip_it! is free for noncommercial use. You may obtain it from:

http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/
http://mv70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ig19/
If you don't have a www browser, login with anonymous ftp or gopher to
mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de and change to the /gopher/public/x_slip dir.

Enjoy!
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khweis@mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de                     19FEB95