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+Meillo's Mail Handler (mmh)
+===========================
+
+Mmh is a modified version of the electronic mail handling system nmh.
+Nmh (new MH) itself was originally based on the package MH-6.8.3, and
+was intended to be a (mostly) compatible drop-in replacement for MH.
+In contrast, mmh is not intended to be a drop-in replacement for nmh,
+rather mmh breaks compatibility to nmh in order to modernize and
+simplify it.
+
+Mmh is small and simple; nmh is established and matured; MH is ancient.
+
+Unfortunately, the usage of the terms `mmh' and `nmh' is not fully
+consistent within the distribution.
+
Installing
----------
-Please read the INSTALL file.
+See the INSTALL file.
+
Copying
-------
-nmh uses a BSD-style license, which should be in the top-level of the
-distribution in a file named COPYRIGHT.
+Mmh uses a BSD-style license, which can be found in the COPYRIGHT
+file.
+
+
+Users
+-----
+Start by reading the man page mmh-intro(7). It explains the first
+steps. For convenience in the shell, have a look at the files
+docs/COMPLETION-*. They give cookbook examples of how to set up mmh-
+specific tab completion in your shell.
+
Developers
----------
-Information of interest to nmh developers can be found in
-the README.developers file in the docs subdirectory of this
-distribution. If you're hacking on the code, you should also
-definately subscribe to the nmh-workers mailing list. To do so, please
-visit the nmh-workers info page at
-http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers
-If you're interested in working on nmh, but aren't sure what to do, see the
-TODO file in the docs subdirectory. There's plenty of work there.
-
-Working with your shell
------------------------
-The files COMPLETION-TCSH and COMPLETION-ZSH in the docs subdirectory
-give cookbook examples of how to use the enhanced features of
-these shells with nmh. There is also a section in Jerry Peek's book
-covering nmh/MH and working with the shell. The section is available
-online here: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mh/book/mh/mhanthsh.htm
-
-For More information
---------------------
-There is more information, including a FAQ and a bit of historical
-information in the docs subdirectory. There are also links to further
-documentation on the nmh website located at http://www.mhost.com/nmh/ .
+Information of interest to mmh developers can be found in the
+README.developers file in the docs subdirectory of this distribution.
+Markus Schnalke's master's thesis explains the existence, shape, and
+focus of mmh. You should read it before working on mmh. If you're
+hacking on the code, you should subscribe to mmh's mailing list. To
+do so, send a message to <mmh-request@marmaro.de> with the subject
+``subscribe''.
+
+
+Changes
+-------
+See the NEWS file for a summary of changes between releases. See
+the ChangeLog file (which is included in releases as a static copy
+of the VCS log) for a more detailed list of changes.
+
+
+Bug reports
+-----------
+Please send bug reports and suggestions to the mailing list:
+<mmh@marmaro.de>.
+
+
+Acknowledgments
+---------------
+The MH system was originally developed by the RAND Corporation,
+starting in 1979. It was written mainly by Bruce S. Borden after
+ideas in a memo by R. Stockton Gaines and Norman Z. Shapiro. In
+1982, the University of California, Irvine took up maintenance of
+the software, under the direction of Marshall T. Rose and John L.
+Romine.
+
+Nmh was started by Richard Coleman (coleman@math.gatech.edu) after
+development on MH mostly stopped. He did the original autoconfiscation
+and most of the other work up until version 1.0. Nmh is currently being
+developed and maintained by a loosely organized group of volunteers.
+
+
+More information
+----------------
+There is more information in the docs subdirectory. Some of the
+documents are historic, however.
+
+The mmh website is located at <http://marmaro.de/prog/mmh/>.
+Feel free to write to mmh's mailing list at <mmh@marmaro.de>
+or contact Markus Schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de> directly.
+(The nmh website is located at <http://nmh.nongnu.org/>.)
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