1# README.about -- about nmh
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5what is it?
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7nmh (new MH) is an electronic mail handling system.  It was
8originally based on the package MH-6.8.3, and is intended to be
9a (mostly) compatible drop-in replacement for MH.  If you have
10previously used MH, check the file DIFFERENCES for a list of the
11differences between nmh and MH (not up-to-date as of this writing).
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13Although development of nmh is ongoing, it is generally stable and
14is in current use.  But it is possible that we may break things as
15changes are made.
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18ftp and web sites, mailing lists
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20To find out about the mailing lists, ftp sites, and web page
21for nmh, check the FAQ included in this distribution.
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24nmh maintenance
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26nmh is currently being developed and maintained by a loosely organized
27group of volunteers. General discussion of the development work takes
28place on the nmh-workers@nongnu.org mailing list. Please send bug
29reports and suggestions there.
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32acknowledgments
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34The MH system was originally developed in 1979 by the RAND
35Corporation.  It was written primarily by Bruce S. Borden after ideas
36in a memo by R. Stockton Gaines and Norman Z. Shapiro.  In 1982,
37the University of California, Irvine took up maintenance of the
38software, under the direction of Marshall T. Rose and John L. Romine.
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40nmh was started by Richard Coleman (coleman@math.gatech.edu) after
41development on MH mostly stopped.  He did the original autoconfiscation
42and most of the other work up until version 1.0.
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44nmh uses (v)snprintf code from the Apache web server, so we need to
45make the following acknowlegement:
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47This product includes software developed by the Apache Group
48for use in the Apache HTTP server project (http://www.apache.org/).
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