AcCIS * is a powerful freeware tool for automated CompuServe Information Service access. (Editor's Note: AcCIS is similar to the MESSAGE program described on pages 14-16 of the May/June issue.)
AcCIS allows you to download CompuServe Mail and forum messages, read and reply offline, send binary mail, scan forum libraries, browse catalogs offline, mark files for download at next session. Session activities can be fully controlled. AcCIS runs external macros. Up to 39 DOS programs can be invoked with a single keystroke. A battery gauge is always visible. AcCIS requires COMMO and an editor.
The next release, which should be ready before the beginning of August, has several enhancements, including: More setup options; clock display; ability to send mail and binary mail to several users with only one upload (multiple mails); the ability, when replying to a forum message or writing a new forum message, to choose to post the reply either public or private or send it via E-Mail; return receipts for E-Mail messages; bug fixes.
AcCIS maintains its own telephone list now, which can hold an
unlimited number of entries. They contain phone number, comm parameters,
modem "init" string and log-on macro. So you can have the setup for different
modems and different CompuServe nodes always ready for use. In Setup you
specify which entry is to be used. Nice for people who travel a lot or
use several modems.