MultiMail version 0.40
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What's New in version 0.40?
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 * Fixed crashing from 0.39

What's New in version 0.39?
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 * Mouse support for X, Linux console, and Win32
 * New "Saved" flag for messages
 * New transparency method -- not limited to black backgrounds
 * Fixed "can\'t rename" bug
 * Substantial code cleanup
 * Etc.

See the HISTORY file for other changes. See INSTALL for the installation
procedure, and the man page (mm.1) for information on usage.


What is MultiMail?
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MultiMail is an offline mail packet reader for Unix and other systems.
(This version also compiles under MSDOS, with DJGPP or Turbo C++; OS/2,
with EMX; Win32, with RSX/NT or Borland C++; and BeOS.) It currently
supports the Blue Wave, QWK, OMEN, SOUP and OPX formats. It uses a simple
curses-based interface.

MultiMail is free, "open source" software, distributed under the GNU
General Public License (q.v.).

You can get the latest version by anonymous ftp from:

 ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/multimail/mmail-0.40.tar.gz

or at the MultiMail home page:

 http://multimail.sourceforge.net/


Features
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 * auto-decompression of packets with external compress programs
 * user-friendly menus to select packet, area, letter, etc.
 * save whole area or one letter in a text file
 * enter mail in any area (using external editor)
 * insert tagline from a tagline file
 * reply with quote
 * write netmail
 * netmail addressbook


Requirements for compiling
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 * Unix-compatible (POSIX) API, or Borland/Turbo C++
 * curses -- tested with ncurses 1.9.3+, Solaris curses, and PDCurses
 * GNU make *may* be required on some systems


Tested Systems
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I'd like to get MultiMail tested on as many platforms as possible. I've
personally used it on:

Operating Systems:  Linux, Solaris, NetBSD, DOS, OS/2, Windows, BeOS
Processors:         i386, Sparc, m68k, Alpha, i86
Compilers:          GCC (including DJGPP, EMX, and RSXNT), Compaq Alpha
                    (w/ GNU make), Borland C++
Libraries:          ncurses, Solaris curses, PDCurses

If you get it going on a dissimilar system, please let me know (along with
any necessary patches). Or, let me telnet to your machine, and I'll try
porting it myself. :-)


Credits
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MultiMail was originally developed under Linux by Kolossvary Tamas and
Toth Istvan. John Zero was the maintainer for versions 0.2 through 0.6;
since version 0.7, the maintainer is William McBrine
<wmcbrine@users.sourceforge.net>.

Additional code has been contribued by Peter Karlsson, Mark D. Rejhon,
Ingo Brueckl, and Robert Vukovic.

Bug reports and suggestions are noted in the HISTORY file.