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-SquirrelMail version 0.1.1
-December 18, 1999
-------------------------
+Last revised:  December 26, 1999
 
-For information on installing, see INSTALL
+Contents
+--------
+General Information ................................................. 1.0
+  About SquirrelMail ................................................ 1.1
+  History ........................................................... 1.2
+  Contact Information ............................................... 1.3
 
-SquirrelMail's goal is to be an easy-to-configure web-based email
-client.  For more information about SquirrelMail, please visit our
-web site:  http://squirrelmail.sourceforge.net
+Installation ........................................................ 2.0
 
-If you have questions, please direct them to the mailing list 
-specified on the web site.  Please do not email us directly unless
-absolutely necessary.
+Liscensing .......................................................... 3.0
 
-This product is distributed under the GPL liscense.  Please read
-COPYING for more information.
+FAQ ................................................................. 4.0
+  Can SquirrelMail run with PHP3? ................................... 4.1
+  Why PHP4 when it's only in BETA? .................................. 4.2
+  Where did you get the name "SquirrelMail?" ........................ 4.3
+  Is SquirrelMail stable enough to actually use? .................... 4.4
+
+
+
+
+
+-- Section 1.0 --
+   General Information
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   1.1 - About SquirrelMail
+
+   So what exactly is SquirrelMail?  It's a web interface to email that's
+   written in PHP4.  It was designed to allow email access through your
+   server from anywhere in the world via the Web.
+
+
+
+   1.2 - History
+
+   The need arose in our organization for the access of email and address
+   books from anywhere in the world. Obviously a web interface is ideal
+   for this, given that the user has access to the Internet.  After
+   reviewing several open source projects we realized that we were going
+   to need to do some fairly major customizations to get things to be a
+   nice fit for our needs. So the decision was made to create our own for
+   some of these reasons, and for fun (we really like PHP4). We decided
+   to open source the project to contribute to the community that has
+   contributed so much to us.
+
+
+
+   1.3 - Contact Information
+
+   If you need to contact the developers of SquirrelMail for some reason,
+   please email the mailing list.  Bug reports and ideas should be sent
+   to the mailing list also.
+
+   Mailing List:  squirrelmail-list@sourceforge.net
+
+   If for some reason, you need to contact us directly, you can also
+   email us at:
+
+   Luke Ehresman:    luke@usa.om.org
+   Nathan Ehresman:  nathan@usa.om.org
+
+   Web Page:  squirrelmail.sourceforge.net
+
+
+-- Section 2.0 --
+   Installation
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   Please view the INSTALL document that was included in this package.
+
+
+
+
+
+-- Section 3.0 --
+   Liscensing
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   This product is distributed under the GPL liscense.  Please read
+   COPYING for more information.
+
+
+
+
+
+-- Section 4.0 --
+   Frequently Asked Questions
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Q: Can SquirrelMail be run with PHP3?
+
+      Yes, and No. It is fully developed under PHP4 BETA3, however PHP is
+      pretty good about backwards compatability. Theoretically, it
+      shouldn't be too hard to port it to PHP3, but you definately would
+      have to do some code tweaking. Let us know of any success or horror
+      stories if you attempt it.
+
+   Q: Why PHP4 when it's only in BETA?
+
+      PHP4 is significantly faster than PHP3. When we were viewing
+      mailboxes with 500-1000 messages in them, it would take about 15-30
+      seconds to sort them. With PHP4, that time has been cut down to 5-10
+      seconds for large boxes.
+
+   Q: Where did you get the name, "SquirrelMail"?
+
+      It's derived from the over-abundant squirrel population in Georgia
+      this year. We were playing volleyball one day, and saw a squirrel
+      try to jump between trees. He failed miserably and fell 40 feet to
+      the ground. So, we had squirrels on our mind the next day when we
+      were coming up with a name.
+      
+   Q: Is SquirrelMail stable enough to actually use?
+      SquirrelMail is stable, however, many of the features that are 
+      usually desired from an email client have not yet been implemented.
 
-Thanks,
-Luke and Nathan