E-mail and FTP / Report Distribution / Spool Archival

• Saves paper and shipping costs
• Eliminates report distribution hassles
• Improves information access
• Archives important information
• Saves YOUR time

ESEND provides a wide range of e-mail distribution (for reports and files), spool archival and output queue forwarding capabilities for the System i - at a fraction of the cost of competitive solutions.

ESEND automatically e-mails System i spooled files and PC files on the IFS in a variety of formats. It can also FTP System i database files or IFS files to other servers. In addition to file transfer, ESEND is also useful as means for backing up or archiving output queues. ESEND provides a series of intuitive, easy-to-use menu options to facilitate its use. Default settings tailor many aspects of e-mail to individual user requirements.

ESEND is a standalone product that may be used on an ad-hoc basis from a command line or from promptable menus. ESEND commands may also be called from within a program or job scheduler to incorporate e-mail or FTP delivery within regular operations. ESEND also includes a System i Navigator plug-in that lets you operate even more efficiently than the green screen. It appears as an option via the Basic Operations node or its own node.

E-mailing a spooled file has never been easier. Within System i Navigator, you can define your own rules for bursting and distributing spool files via e-mail or FTP.

ESEND is easy to install and use. You'll be able to e-mail or FTP files within minutes of installation, or even set up a complex report distribution mechanism in a single day!

E-mail Attachments

Supports up to 300 attachments per message with a maximum message size of 16 Mb.

Attachment contents may optionally be embedded within the message body. If you wanted to include graphics and other formatting with a spooled file, you could merge HTML headers and footers before and after a spooled file report in the body of an email.

Spooled files

Sends spooled files to another System i server in standard spooled file format. Spooled files may also be converted to HTML, RTF, TXT or PDF for deployment on a company's web site or for other external distribution requirements.

Database files

Sends System i file data in binary mode to remote System i computers to preserve packed data. (The target file must already exist on the remote system).

Distribution Lists

E-mail and FTP address lists can be predefined in external physical file members to facilitate broadcast delivery.

Intuitive Menu Options

ESEND provides a series of intuitive, easy-to-use menu options to facilitate its use.
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Customization

Default settings tailor many aspects of e-mail to individual user requirements. E-mail messages may include 'date sent' and up to 6 lines of signature text.

Advanced Function Printing (AFP) and Form Overlay Support

ESEND provides the ability to work with AFP spooled files - including conversion of AFP to PDF format. ESEND also support Form Overlays.

iSeries Navigator Plugin

Attain even greater degrees of productivity with this client version of ESEND. Also inter operates with spooled file output from Basic Operations in System i Navigator.

Report Distribution

Spooled files may also be "burst" or subdivided to multiple recipients for report distribution.

Distribution Address Books

This feature allows you to integrate existing SMTP addresses on the host into distribution lists. It also facilitates the building of such lists if they don't already exist. This feature is superior to and replaces the external source member approach in the base version of the product.

Spooled File Manager

Manages spooled files with option driven list displays.

Output Queue Forwarding

Monitors output queues and automatically sends selected spool files. The files can be sent to email or FTP recipients, or can be archived in the IFS in a variety of PC formats.

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