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The
freeware
email
program
Pegasus
Mail,
when
invoked
without
arguments,
runs
as
the
(Pegasus)
default
user.
If
Pegasus
is
the
default
program
for
the
mailto:
protocol
(used,
e.g.,
when
you
click
on
an
email
address
in
a
WWW
browser)
then
Pegasus
will
begin
composing
an
email
message
as
the
default
user.
This
is
painful
for
multiple
users
sharing
a
computer.
PegUser
is
a
work-around
for
this
problem.
It
invokes
Pegasus
with
the
user
ID
given
in
the
%USERNAME
environment
variable
provided
no
overiding
-I
or
-ID
option
was
specified.
The
problem
can
also
be
solved
via
a
DOS
batch
file,
but
I
was
too
scared
of
DOS
to
try
detecting
options
in
a
batch
file,
and
could
not
stomach
ugly
DOS
windows
cluttering
up
the
environment
:-).
- If
you
downloaded
PegUser
as
a
.zip
file,
use
a
tool
like
Unzip
to
extract
the
.exe
fom
the
.zip
file
- Rename
your
Pegasus
program
by
prefixing
it
with
'real-'
e.g.:
ren
C:\PMAIL\winpm-32.exe
C:\PMAIL\real-winpm-32.exe - Move
the
extracted
file
peguser.exe
to
your
Pegasus
directory
and
rename
as
your
Pegasus
program,
e.g.:
move
peguser.exe
C:\PMAIL\winpm-32.exe - It's
ready
to
run!
- To
de-install,
just
undo
the
steps
above.
That
is,
delete
the
disguised
peguser.exe
(it's
the
22 kbyte
.exe!)
and
restore
the
Pegasus
program
(it's
the
huge
.exe!)
by
removing
the
'real-'
prefix.
- Freeware:
You
may
freely
use
PegUser
and
its
source
code.
You
may
freely
distribute
PegUser
and
its
source
code
provided
(a)
no
charge
is
made
for PegUser
and
(b)
no
files
in
the
distribution
are
modified.
- None:
PegUser
is
supplied
"as-is".
Use
PegUser
at
your
own
risk.
By
using
PegUser
you
agree
to
hold
harmless
the
developer,
Fred
Curtis,
against
damages
arising
out
of
that
use.
