This is a 32-bit MSDOS executable of MultiMail v0.46. It requires at
least a 386 to run. It also runs under 32-bit Windows and OS/2; under
Windows 95 or 98, it supports long filenames.

I've copied the basic Unix documentation to MSDOS-format text files here,
but the full source code is available in a separate archive.

The first thing MultiMail will do when run is to look for its config file,
MMAIL.RC. It will look for an environment variable, MMAIL, to specify a
directory. If that's not defined, it will look for HOME; and finally, if
neither is defined, it will use the current directory.

If HOME is used, MultiMail will by default generate a directory "mmail"
underneath that, and place its files and directories there; otherwise
they'll go directly into the directory specified by MMAIL, or the current
directory. (This distinction in behavior between HOME and MMAIL is new in
version 0.45.) After the default MMAIL.RC is created, and before the paths
are actually created, you have the opportunity to edit them.

Temporary files and directories are created under the directory specified
by the "TempDir" line. ("TMP" and "TEMP" environment variables are
no longer used.) "TempDir" defaults to the same value as "mmHomeDir".

In addition to the MultiMail package itself, you'll also need InfoZip or
PKZIP (and/or LHA, ARJ, etc.) to uncompress the packets and compress the
replies. InfoZip is available from:

    http://www.info-zip.org/

PKZIP is at:

    http://www.pkware.com/

PKZIP is the default for DOS; InfoZip is the default for other platforms.
The programs should be installed somewhere in the PATH; otherwise, the
full path must be specified in MMAIL.RC.

This package includes some example color schemes, with ".col" extensions.
How or whether you install these is up to you. (If you want to use them, I
suggest putting them in your "mmail" directory. To select one, alter the
"ColorFile" keyword in MMAIL.RC to point to it.)

You can switch from direct video to BIOS writes by setting an environment
variable, "PDCURSES_BIOS". (Any value will do; I normally use "set
pdcurses_bios=y". To return to direct video, type "set pdcurses_bios=".)
Note that BIOS mode is extremely slow in this version, primarily because
it requires a real/protected mode switch for each character. (It works
better in MultiMail/XT.)

This was compiled with DJGPP 2.03, and linked with the PMODE DPMI server
and PDCurses 2.6. See http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ and
http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/ for more information.
