Karen, The R:Mail installation is comprised of several files. There are the Help and samples, which are installed in the default directory, "C:\RBTI\RMail26" and there are the DLL and CPL files, which are installed into the SYSTEM32 directory.
The DLL is the file which actually sends the email through the SMTP server. The CPL file is the Control Panel file that allows the user to configure how the email messages will be sent. These values for the SMTP server and other settings are stored in the registry. Whether they run the installer or perform a simple file copy/paste, these files need to be in the SYSTEM32 directory. I guess it just depends on their definition of "install". Then, the workstations must be configured with the SMTP settings. You should be able to perform a registry merge to load these settings in. Whether the company is big or small, the IT Dept. has likely installed other software on their computers. It is only logical to run the recommended installer for any software. If you need any more descriptive details on merging the settings into the registry, let me know. John At 03:32 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote:
Had a preliminary discussion with the client about the fact that I might have to "install" RMail on all their workstations, and their early decision is that this is not feasible. There's alot of people who telecommute that I wouldn't have their laptops available. And they don't "allow" people to install anything on their computer without an IT person being there. Maybe an RBTI person would be the only one who could answer this, but is there no way that I could install on one workstation and have a file / files that can just be sent to a person in an email that they copy somewhere? Also the fact is that these are all relatively "thin" clients, with no actual applications installed. If they aren't plugged into the network, they come in through a VPN. Their RBase.cfg files are on a directory on their local C: drive, which is part of the path. Would I put the RMail DLL on the C: drive? Would RBase find it there? I'm sorry to be so paranoid, but this is a Fortune 1000 (or maybe even 500?) company whose new management holds a very dim view of RBase. If they agree to buy a site license to RMail and then not be able to install it, that would reflect bad on RBase, the last thing I want to do! That would definitely put a nail in the coffin in terms of RBase's future at the client. Karen
