Copyright (c) 1993-1998 by Eugene G. Crosser

This is a README file for ifmail - Internet to FidoNet gateway and transport package.

You may do virtually what you wish with this software, as long as the explicit reference to its original author is retained:

Eugene G. Crosser [email protected], 2:5020/230@FidoNet

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND COME WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

This is freeware. Except for the modules taken the other packages, (which may be subject to different distributing policy), you may use this software for any purpose, commercial or noncommercial, including even selling it, without paying anything.

The package consists of two major parts: ifgate (gateway programs, analog of FidoNet tosser/packer), and ifcico (transport agent, analog of FidoNet mailer), each in its own subdirectory. Routines common to these programs are in the iflib subdirectory. In the top-level subdirectory are: README (this file), CONFIG (your system configuration definition) and top-level Makefile. There is also a "misc" subdirectory with examples of configuration, some useful scripts, FAQ list etc.

Each of the subdirectories (ifgate, ifcico, iflib and misc) contains its own README file, refer to them for more technical details.

To install the package, edit the CONFIG file to match your configuration and run "make" and (if you are satisfied) "make install".

There is a mailing list for ifmail-related discussions. To subscribe, send request to: [email protected] (this is a SmartList program). Just put a word subscribe' into subject, message body is irrelevant. Likewise, to unsubscribe, send mail to <[email protected]> with a wordunsubscribe' in the subject. The HTML-ized archieve of the mailing list is available on the WWW at http://www.average.org/ifmail/maillist/

The official home for the package is:

http://www.average.org/ifmail/

or ftp://ftp.average.org/pub/ifmail/

-- Eugene G. Crosser [email protected]; 2:5020/230@fidonet Voice: +7 095 214 7492; http://www.average.org/~crosser/ Moscow, Russia