AS400 Spool Files Sent by email

NetMail*400 enables AS400 users or application programs to send AS400 spool files to any email address. The recipient can be on an intranet address on a LAN email system attached to the AS400, at an Internet address or at a stand alone PC that has an integrated email capability. NetMail enables ad hoc requirements to be accomplished easily and transparently through simple screen menus, as well as enabling automated processes to distribute spool file reports to external email addresses simply and reliably through the NetMail APIs.

If you have AS400 based reports that need to be sent to external email addresses, NetMail is the product for you to use.

Features

Send Options:

Sending from screen menus: Select View Spool Queue Select file(s) to be sent Select Send as AS400 email or Send as attachment to an AS400 email Input name of spool file (e.g. spool.txt, spool.doc, etc.) Input email address of recipient(s) Select Function key to send.

Sending from APIs: Execute  a specific NetMail API in your application program to send spool file as an email or as an attachment. API parameters include spool file name, recipient email address(s) and other parameters.

Electronic burst spool files

Spool files can be 'read' by NetMail and burst into separate sections for email delivery to different addresses. Two levels of selection parameters can be specified, e.g. Territory and Sales Rep can be used to result in all reports being emailed to a sales manager for their territory and each Sales Reps reports being sent to their specific e- mail address. This significant facility enables you to automate much of your report distribution to multiple addresses without changing your spool file reports.

Launch with PC programs:

NetMail enables you to assign a specific name to a spool file that is being sent. This allows it to be launched by the PC program that is associated with the file extension used in the name. For example, xxxxx.doc files would be automatically launched with Microsoft Word, etc. Format control such as line length, page size, etc. needs to be established so that the received file has maximum usability.

Pagination and line control

NetMail reads the spool file characteristics and re-creates the pagination and line control characters in a form that can be used by PC based systems.

eMail integration

NetMail can send spool files to any LAN based email system such as Microsoft Mail, Exchange, cc:Mail, GroupWise, etc. using NetMail PC Gateway or the AS400 SMTP capabilities. Spool files can be emailed to Internet addresses or to e- mail integrated stand alone PCs.