• Any printout can be sent via mail. To do this use F9 to switch printer and scroll until you see the mail option. Additionally, for the advanced user the system will use the script file 'email.ps' if present.

  Internally, the system will use printer 'Z' for the formatting codes so it is advisable to make sure that this printer has NO codes setup.

• Within the print spooler any of the spooled reports can be sent via mail. This could be in the case of the branch surgery where the End of Month report need sent to the administrator. They can be spooled and sent directly to the main site.

• On the 'Operation' option on the management record card an option 'Email' is present. This will prompt you for the address and subject and optionally for a definition file.

  If the definition files email.top or email.bot are present they will be included at the top and bottom of the mail as appropriate.

E-Mail is sent to Unix users - that is to the name you enter when you first startup the system e.g. at the machine!login prompt. This option is ideal if you have staff spread over multiple sites or want to tell Auntie Flo in Australia she is a granny.

Every site has a mail address in the format:

The user name is your UNIX login name and the machine is the name of your unix box e.g. tom@hannah.bdsl.com.

To access your E-Mail from Premvet 5 you should use any of the following options:

If you are using a Windows Mailer e.g. Outlook, Eudora etc. just click the Icon - these do not require you to type anything on the Unix box. See the FAQ on setting up a Windows mail client.

There are on-line manuals for Mutt and Elm, popular readers on your system accessed via the help menu.

This option is built into Premvet 5 and does not depend on any Operating System commands. Messages are sent to specific (or groups) of Vet users - that is the user name you known as by Premvet 5.

Messages are sent by pressing the function key F5 (or ^T).

At this point you can:

Multiple users can be specified by separating the user names/ID's with either a space or a comma.

You will then be prompted for up to 10 lines of text - enter as required.

The main menu will show you how many 'personal messages' you have (assuming option is switch on). Messages can be read by entering an '=' at the main menu, management or clinical prompt lines.

When you display the messages, the 1st 2/3 will be displayed and you can use the 'M'ore option to scroll through them. You have additional option to Print and Delete them. See for details.

This is an oldish Xenix utility that allows you to have a 'real-time' conversation with another logged in user. To access this, press the function key F2 while logged into the vet System.

The screen will display the currently logged in users, select as required. The user you are contacting will be 'called' five times - a message will appear on their screen advising them you are calling, if they want to talk to them you press F2.

The screen will split into two, anything you type will appear in the top box and anything the other user types appears in the lower windows. To exit talk either user should press the DELete key.

Note: you must have set mesg y in you start up profile for this option to work.

The option 'U'tilities - 'S'ystemwide Message can be used to post a message that all users will see when they start up the vet system.

The message is one screens worth and can be used to advise staff of rota changes, parties, changes in practice policy, prices etc.

The System-Wide message can also be read by pressing an '=' at the main menu.

If you are shutting down the system or need to advise all logged in users in a hurry something is about to happen. Wall does not care about what is on the screen and does not care if the user is using a vet system - if they are logged in they will get the message.

Login as root (you can do it as a 'normal' user but need a couple of changes beforehand) and type wall. The cursor will jump down a line - type in the text, taking as many lines as required then when finished press <ctrl>d - the text will be sent to the remote screens.