How does a user write an Internet e-mail message?

When FidoNet user (set in IGATOR configuration) writes an Internet e-mail
message his/her FidoNet message must satisfy following conditions:

  - in FROM: name field must be his/her e-mail address specified in IGATOR
    configuraion, eg: john@miracle.com or his/her name and FTN address as
    they are stated in IGATOR.INI

  - in TO: address field main IGATOR FidoNet address must be specified

  - in TO: name field should be either Internet address that message should
    be sent to (eg: stef@ritlabs.com) or UUCP or `@' symbol or IGATOR
    user command. If none of above is specified in TO: name field, IGATOR
    ignores the message.

  - Internet addresses placed in message body.

    If `TO:' is the beginning of the very first line of a message, the
    rest of the line is considered as comma-divided list of Internet
    addresses. Eg:
    TO: Max Masytin <max@ritlabs.com>, stef@ritlabs.com, etc.

    Note: if the next line of a message contains `TO:' in the beginning as
          well, the same applies, any other character sequence is considered
          as the beginning of a message itself.

    If `@TO:' is the beginning of any line of a message, the rest of the
    line is considered as single Internet address that message must be sent
    to. One can place as many lines with `@TO:' as desired. Eg:
    @TO: Max Masyutin <max@ritlabs.com>
    @TO: stef@ritlabs.com
    . . .

  - if there are files attached to a message, SUBJECT: field must contain
    full (including file path) name of the attached files, divided by space
    symbols.


User commands

The current version of IGATOR supports three commands can be placed in
TO: name field of incoming FidoNet messages: @Broadcast, @Report and @Help.

@Broadcast command tells IGATOR that the message should be sent at least to
all local users of IGATOR (if any Internet addresses are mentioned in the
message body the message will be sent to them as well).

@Report command makes IGATOR to send the Statistic report back to the user -
how many messages and what total size were sent/received.

@Help command is Help file of IGATOR request. The help file name must be
specified in Help parameter of section [General] in the configuration file.

