Name:         PowerTalk Gateways
Version:      n/a
Released:     March 14, 1995
Description:  Please refer to the information below.

The enclosed file is a self-extracting archive. To use, download, double-click the downloaded file (this decompresses it).

Once expanded, a "PowerTalk Gateways" folder will be created with the following folders within:

CompuServe Gateway
ExMachina Notify! Pager Gateway
StarNine Internet Gateway
StarNine Microsoft Mail Gateway
STF PowerFaxª PE Gateway
StarNine QuickMail Gateway

PLEASE NOTE:  All references below to "Look in the...folder" refer only to these expanded folders on your hard drive, not separate postings here.

About PowerTalk Gateways

What are PowerTalk Gateways?

PowerTalk gateways from third-party vendors let you take advantage of PowerTalkÕs Mailbox for sending to and receiving from a variety of sources, including CompuServe mail, FAX, the Internet, pagers, Microsoft Mail and QuickMail. When installed on your Macintosh or Powerbook computer, a personal gateway provides direct access to any or all your specific communication services.

Before you install or use the gateways, read the important information below.

Also described below, but not included on this release, is a publically available X.500 PowerTalk Catalog gateway.  This gateway is available via the Internet as described below.

Included in this posting:

ExMachina Notify! Pager gateway v1.0 - Allows pages to be sent from PowerTalk.

STF PowerFaxªPE gateway v1.0.5 - Allows FAXes to be sent and received from PowerTalk.  This new version supports additional modems.

CompuServe Mail gateway v1.0.2 - This gateway connects PowerTalk to CompuServe mail.

StarNine QuickMail gateway v1.0.4 - StarNineÕs QuickMail gateway allows PowerTalk users to exchange mail directly with QuickMail users via a QuickMail server.  The QuickMail gateway is a 60 day trial version. Look in the StarNine QuickMail folder for a ReadMe that describes how to obtain the key to convert your trial gateway license into a full use license.

StarNine Internet/SMTP gateway v1.5.1 - StarNineÕs PT/INET gateway provides PowerTalk users direct access to UNIX based mail systems and to the Internet.  This new version of the gateway supports dialup connections (via SLIP or PPP) to the Internet.  The Internet gateway is a 60 day trial version. Look in the StarNine PT/INET folder for a ReadMe that describes how to obtain the key to convert your trial gateway license into a full use license.

StarNine Microsoft Mail gateway v1.0.0 - StarNineÕs new Microsoft Mail gateway allows PowerTalk users to send and receive mail from any other Microsoft Mail for the Macintosh user. The Microsoft Mail gateway is a 60 day trial version. Look in the StarNine Microsoft Mail folder for a ReadMe that describes how to obtain the key to convert your trial gateway license into a full use license.

Known Limitations

The following describes the known limitations of the selected gateways.

CompuServe Mail Gateway

Selecting the option to connect "when waiting message count is 1" may, under
rare conditions, result in the phone dialing every five minutes.  An update is
available for download from CompuServe. See the Readme in the CompuServe
Gateway folder for instructions on how to download the latest version.

ExMachina Notify! Pager Gateway

When running the pager gateway on a PowerPC based Apple Macintosh, sending to a page 
server will fail.  See the Readme in the Notify! gateway folder for additional
information on this gateway.

Modem-Based Software

Some gateways put your modem into auto-answer mode. When your modem is in auto-answer mode, you can still use any gateway to send calls.  However, only one gateway at a time should set the modem to auto-answer.

Two gateways will attempt to put your modem into auto-answer mode: STF PowerFax PE and Apple Direct Dialup Mail. You may have either of these gateways set to auto-answer, but not both.  (Direct Dialup is posted here separately.)

To avoid conflict between STF PowerFax PE and Apple Direct Dialup Mail, you can open the Special menu and use the ÒIÕm atÓ menu item to turn one or the other package off.

You can also disable auto-answer for  STF PowerFax PE.  To disable auto-answer, do these steps:

1. Open the STF PowerFax key in the Key Chain and click the Other Settings button.
2. In the Other Setting dialog, choose Fax Modem.
3. Open the Answer On (number of rings) pop-up menu and choose Never. 
With PowerFax configured this way, the gateway will not attempt to set your modem to auto-answer. However, you may still send a fax at any time.

X.500 Catalog Gateway for PowerTalk (University of Michigan)

X.500 is an international standard suite of protocols defined to provide directory and other services. Most X.500 directory services provide information about peopleÑnames, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.  However, some help to locate documents, servers and so on.

How does it work?

With the X.500 Catalog Gateway installed, a PowerTalk user with TCP/IP access to the Internet can browse and search X.500 catalogs. The user can use e-mail addresses stored in X.500 to address messages via SMTP e-mail gateways (such as those available from StarNine). 

IMPORTANT This X.500 gateway provides no access to, or any provision for, X.400 e-mail systems.

The X.500 Catalog Gateway uses the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) protocol, which is specifically targeted at simple management applications and browser applications that provide read/write interactive access to a directory.

LDAP is a widely used Draft Internet Standard for access to X.500 Directory Services. It provides almost all the functionality of X.500 without the overhead of the OSI protocol stack. LDAP operates over TCP/IP networks to query X.500 servers. LDAP is described in Internet Request for Comments: RFC-1487 [July 1993]:  W. Yeong, T. Howes, S. Hardcastle-Kille, ÒX.500 Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolÓ (available at all the usual ftp sites for IETF Internet Drafts).

How do I get it?

The latest version is available for anonymous ftp from terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu in the directory /x500/aoce. An e-mail mailing list is used to inform users of new versions and news about the X.500 Catalog Gateway. To get on the mailing list, send your request to CSAM-LIST-Request@UMich.EDU.

Other University of Michigan LDAP implementations (server and client) are also available from the same host. Unix, Macintosh, and MS Windows platforms are supported. For more information about the non-PowerTalk aspects of the Michigan LDAP work, send a message via Internet e-mail to x500@umich.edu.

You can contact the author by by e-mail at Gavin.Eadie@UMich.EDU on the Internet or at A67 on AppleLink. You can also call (313) 936-0816 during USA Eastern Time working hours or fax at (313) 763-0523.

Copyright 1994-5  Regents of the University of Michigan.  All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use of the X.500 Catalog Gateway for PowerTalk is permitted provided that this notice is preserved and that due credit is given to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. This software is provided Òas isÓ without express or implied warranty.

(3/9/95)

Copyright 1995  Apple Computer. Inc.
Apple and  the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. DigiSign, Finder, and PowerTalk  are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.


 