I_M_P_O_R_T_A_N_T
    ***********************************************************************
    SMTP in TCP/IP services for OpenVMS V5.3 (or V5.3-18 as shown by a
    PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT command) has a bug that causes leading periods
    ("."  in position 1 of any line(s)) to be doubled.  Until this is fixed,
    PLEASE SEARCH DCL_DIET.COM for this problem and correct it using any
    OpenVMS editor.  (This _ONLY_ applies to doubled "." in position 1 and 2
    -- or, if mail is forwarded, you may see tripled "." in 1, 2 and 3, etc.)

    If you do not make this correction, DCL_DIET.COM will not work. 

NOTE: The version of DCL_DIET.COM that I send you may have this problem
corrected by adding a SPACE at the start of lines that would otherwise
have a period in position 1.

    As an alternative, if you have DCLDEIT or DCL_DIET available, you can
    recreate DCL_DIET.COM by using either of these to process
    DCL_DIET.COM_SOURCE.  You can also use DCL_DIET.COM_SOURCE directly,
    but this is much slower when processing large DCL command procedures.
    ***********************************************************************


The next three email messages from me will be:

    DCL_DIET.COM
    DCL_DIET.COM_SOURCE
    DCL_DIET FREEWARE_README.TXT


Please let me know when you have received this -- or if you do not.

To use DCL_DIET just execute it

    $ @DCL_DIET <procedure-to-diet> [<dieted-file>]

DCL_DIET.COM_SOURCE is the full version, with comments.  The .COM has
had the comments removed and been "compressed" by DCL_DIET.  This makes
it execute somewhat faster.

DCL_DIET_FREEWARE_README.TXT is a copy of what is provided on the
OpenVMS Freeware CD.

Please let me know when you have received these files, and feel free
to contact me with any questions or comments.

    Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Pompano Beach  FL  USA
        OpenVMS  mailto:hammond@peek.ssr.hp.com ("Plain Text" only)
        Exchange mailto:Charles.Hammond@HP.com