To Substitute an Alternate Mail Application for All Users

Do this procedure on every system before users start getting mail. If you do it later, you will need to clean up the contents of directories created by the window system in every .dt/fp.dynamics directory in every SLD in every home directory MLD.

1. Make sure that the alternate mail action has been fully tested.

2. Assume the System Administrator role and go to an ADMIN_LOW workspace.

3. In a terminal, go to the /etc/init.d directory and stop sendmail.

   $ cd /etc/init.d $ sendmail stop

4. Assume the Security Administrator role and go to an ADMIN_LOW workspace.

5. Use the Admin Editor to replace the CONTROL Mail section of the /usr/dt/appconfig/types/locale/dtwm.fp file with the contents of the mail.fp file.

   Replace --

   CONTROL Mail { TYPE icon CONTAINER_NAME Top CONTAINER_TYPE BOX POSITION_HINTS 5 ICON DTmail LABEL Mail ALTERNATE_ICON DtMnew MONITOR_TYPE mail DROP_ACTION Compose PUSH_ACTION DTWmail PUSH_RECALL true CLIENT_NAME dtmail HELP_TOPIC FPOnItemMail HELP_VOLUME FPanel }

   With the contents of the mail.fp file --

   CONTROL OW_Mail { TYPE icon CONTAINER_NAME Top CONTAINER_TYPE BOX POSITION_HINTS 5 ICON OWmailtool LABEL OW Mail Tool ALTERNATE_ICON DtMnew MONITOR_TYPE mail DROP_ACTION Compose PUSH_ACTION OWmailtool PUSH_RECALL true CLIENT_NAME mailtool HELP_TOPIC FPOnItemMail HELP_VOLUME FPanel }

6. Change the name of the CONTROL back to Mail and save the dtwm.fp file.

   CONTROL OWMail :wq

7. If the system has been receiving mail, remove all contents of the $HOME/.dt/fp.dynamics directory.

8. Restart the Workspace Manager from the workspace menu to see the changes to the dtwm.fp go into effect in the Front Panel.

9. Assume the System Administrator role and go to an ADMIN_LOW workspace.

10. In a terminal emulator such as dtterm, restart sendmail.

    $ cd /etc/init.d $ sendmail start