blueMail installation procedure
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1. Make sure any needed packages are installed.

    In addition to the blueMail package itself, you'll also need InfoZip
    (and/or LHA, ARJ, etc.) to uncompress the packets and compress the
    replies. You can get it at:

    ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/

    In DOS, you can use PKZIP instead of InfoZip.

    To compile blueMail, you'll need curses -- either ncurses, SysV
    curses (e.g., Solaris curses), or PDCurses. You can get ncurses from:

    ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/dickey/ncurses/

    PDCurses is available at:

    http://www.lightlink.com/hessling/#PDCURSES

    (If you're using Linux, you may already have ncurses and InfoZip.)
    Also, bear in mind that blueMail needs the C++ standard libraries,
    not just C.

2. Configure it (for compilation).

    Check the paths at the top of the Makefile (for installation) and
    go thru the section appropriate to your operating system (a short
    explanation can be found at the end of the Linux section which is
    used as default).

3. Compile blueMail.

    At the base directory, type: make

4. Run it.

    Type: ./bmail
    (For DOS or OS/2, set the BMAIL or HOME variable, then run bmail)

5. (Optional:) Configure it (for end user).

    Edit the ~/.bmailrc file.
    (For DOS or OS/2, bmail.rc.)
    Please have a look into the man page (bmail.1, or bmail.doc for DOS
    or OS/2) whether there are new options/keywords.

6. (Optional:) Install it system-wide.

    Type: make install
    This will install the manual in MANDIR and the binary in BINDIR.
    (Requires root access and does not work in DOS or OS/2.)

See the man page (bmail.1, or bmail.doc for DOS or OS/2) and README for more
information.
