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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
        Sylpheed - a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client
 
-   Copyright(C) 1999-2001 Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp>
+   Copyright(C) 1999-2002 Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ X Window System, and aiming for
 The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for
 Windows, such as Outlook Express, Becky!, and Datula. The interface is also
 designed to emulate the mailers on Emacsen, and almost all commands are
-accessible with the keyboard.
+accessible with the keyboard. You'll figure out the usage if you have ever
+used some e-mail clients for Windows, or Mew or Wanderlust.
 
 The messages are managed by MH format, and you'll be able to use it together
 with another mailer based on MH format (like Mew). You can also utilize
@@ -42,40 +43,43 @@ imget).
 
 Currently implemented features are:
 
-       o user-friendly and intuitive interface
-       o 3-paned view like many Windoze-based mail client
-       o ability of keyboard-only operation
-       o Mew/Wanderlust-like key bind (most of normally used keys have been
-         implemented)
+       o POP3 support
        o IMAP4rev1 support
-       o multipart MIME
+       o integrated NetNews client
+       o unlimited multiple account handling
+       o thread display
+       o filtering
+       o MIME (attachments)
        o built-in image view
        o X-Face support
+       o multiple MH folder support
+       o mbox importing / exporting
+       o remote operation by command line
+       o per-folder configuration
        o external editor support
-       o unlimited multiple account handling
        o message queueing
-       o filtering
+       o automatic mail checking
        o draft message function
+       o template function
        o line-wrapping
+       o clickable URI
        o XML-based address book
-       o APOP support
-       o unread message management
-       o multiple MH folder support
-       o integrated NetNews client
+       o LDAP, vCard, and JPilot support
+       o newly arrived and unread message management
+       o Mew/Wanderlust-like key bind
+       o printing
+       o APOP authentication support
+       o SMTP AUTH support
+       o SSL support (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4rev1)
        o IPv6 support
-       o GnuPG support (currently implementing)
-       o multithread support (experimental)
-       o mbox importing / exporting
        o drag & drop (partially implemented)
-       o fast thread display
-       o high-speed message processing
-       o lightweight resource usage
-       o easily customizable configuration
-       o supports automake + autoconf, and internationalization of message
-         by gettext
+       o GnuPG support (currently in progress)
+       o automake + autoconf support
+       o internationalization of messages by gettext
+       o support of many code sets, including UTF-8 (Unicode) (when using
+         libjconv)
 
-You'll figure out the usage if you have used a mailer on Windows, or
-Mew or Wanderlust.
+and more.
 
 Installation
 ============
@@ -85,6 +89,24 @@ See INSTALL for installation instructions.
 Usage
 =====
 
+Preparation before running
+--------------------------
+
+If you want to use characters other than English (aka US-ASCII),
+you must specify some environmental variables related to locale.
+For example:
+
+% export LANG=de_DE    (sh, bash etc.)
+
+or
+
+% setenv LANG de_DE    (csh, tcsh etc.)
+
+(replace de_DE to appropriate locale name)
+
+If you don't want translated messages, set LC_MESSAGES to "C"
+(and unset LC_ALL if specified).
+
 How to run
 ----------
 
@@ -110,6 +132,25 @@ the toolbar. Then, fill the required settings.
 
 Refer to the manual supplied with this program for the general usage.
 
+Hidden settings
+---------------
+
+You can configure most of the features in Sylpheed through the preferences
+dialog, but there are a few parameters which don't have user interface
+(you don't have to modify them in normal use). You must edit
+~/.sylpheed/sylpheedrc by an editor when Sylpheed is not running.
+
+bold_font                      bold font used in folder, summary and text view
+small_font                     small font used in summary view etc.
+enable_hscrollbar              enable horizontal scroll bar in summary view
+                               0: off  1: on   [default: 1]
+bold_unread                    show unread messages using bold font in
+                               summary view
+                               0: off  1: on   [default: 1]
+folderview_vscrollbar_policy   specify the policy of vertical scroll bar
+                               of folder view
+                               0: always  1: automatic  2: never [default: 0]
+
 Information
 ===========
 
@@ -155,5 +196,5 @@ To update to the newest source tree, run the command:
 
 on the top directory of the source tree.
 
---
+-- 
 Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp>