Mailer or FAX? Both mailers and FAX systems do basically the same thing, they take an item such as a letter and transmit it to another location. Mailers are vastly superior to FAX systems in respects to SPEED, ability to send a conglomerate of different items such as files, archived documents, spreadsheets, graphics, etc., and more importantly, Mailers offer a much higher degree of control (routing, scheduling, forwarding), safety, and security. FAX systems have two rather big drawbacks. First, their VERY slow in comparison to a mailer. Second and maybe the most significant is the fact that once you get this FAX document, your only recourse is to print it out. You can't work with it ie. can't load it into your word processor, spreadsheet program, or database system. ISIS, the leader in high tech electronic mail systems, designed to meet TODAYS mailer needs with innovative concepts. Supporting five mail session protocols; HTMS (High Speed Mail Sessions), Zmax, Wazoo, SEAlink, and FSC001. Uses innovative message and addressing scheme to allow maximum control and flexible. On the fly message, address, and file conversions to remain compatible with almost all known mailer types. No need for an external message packer. Does NOT require a nodelist. Optional Primary nodelist record contains: Syops Name System Name HTMS Address Echo Address Session Type Non-ISIS Mailer Local System Node Pre-Dial String Session Level Password System Level Password Software ID Number Echomail Allowed Matrix Mail Allowed File Attach Allowed Calls To System Total Connect Time Calls From System Total Connect Time Bytes Rcvd Number of Files Requested Bytes Requested Quality Level Extensive routing and forwarding capabilities. Route mail addressed to one system to another system, forward for (including the ability to forward files), HOST routing, and several other unique routing features. Supports up to 400 events. You define the following for each event you set up: Exit Errorlevel HTMS Allowed IFNA Allowed TAG Name Poll File Req Allowed Dynamic Exit On Inbound CBIS Allowed Pickup Allowed Starting Time Ending Time Day(s) of week Restrict Requests to Primary Nodelist Max Files Requestable per session Max Kilo-Bytes Requestable per session Min Connect Rate for Requests You can even define systems to POLL during an event and ISIS will take care of polling the system and cleaning up any polls that did not make it during the event. You can pre-set mail session types for individual systems for faster, more reliable connections. Session Type Sessions Attempted 0 HTMS, Zmax, Wazoo, Fsc001 1 HTMS, Zmax, Wazoo 2 Zmax, Wazoo 3 Fsc001 4 HTMS 5 Zmax (For NON-ISIS Mailers) 6 Wazoo 7 HTMS but use ZMAX instead of Translink. Four Level Security system that can not be broken. In addition to the primary security system you also have secure echomail (no system may drop off echo unless authorized), secure matrix mail (no system may drop off matrix mail unless authorized), and secure file attaches. ARQ fail safe option that automatically disconnects should throughput fall below a certain level. IF the ARQ fail safe causes a disconnect it will generate a poll, if one is needed and you placed the call, to get you connected to resume transfer. Extensive ROUTE verbs to custom tailor each event including dial out delay time, busy attempts, number of times to connect with a system during the event, and more. You can tell at a glance what you have for who, what type of bundle it is (file attach, echomail, matrix message, file request, etc.), the file size, the status (hold, send, crash, not on my dime, zero quality). Each item is individual listed and the status of each individual item can get changed without bring the mailer down. Ability to change your Fidonet primary address to an AKA address when you call a specific system or specific zones. Ability to change your Fidonet primary address to an AKA address when a specific system or zone calls YOU. Answer the phone with the AKA address THEY are looking for. Matrix mail address to that system will be contain your AKA address instead of your primary address. Will cross index any calling systems AKA to their primary net/node number to find their mail (AKA's and primary addresses much use the same phone number). MOUSE Support with multiple layer pull down menus. A host of secondary support programs to make life even easier. ISIS offers MUCH more than we've listed and is ONLY 99.95. So don't be stifled by mailers based on the outdated Fidonet technology, check out ISIS today.