NewsWerthy Offline Mail Reader ------------------------------ This is the README.TXT file for version 1.60 of NewsWerthy. NewsWerthy is a DOS based offline mail reader for the SOUP format. It is copyrighted and it is shareware. There is a registration fee of $20 for use of NewsWerthy after the 30 day evaluation period. You are encouraged to make copies and distribute NewsWerthy, as long all files (as listed) are included in the archive. The lastest version can always be found using ftp at: ftp.eskimo.com in the billw directory. You should have the following 10 files in the archive: NWERTHY.RDR (Registration Form) NWERTHY.EXE (The executable) NWERTHY.H16 (Online help for NewsWerthy) README.TXT (This file) NWERTHY.DOC (NewsWerthy Manual) FILE_ID.DIZ (Short discription of NewsWerthy for BBS's) PGPSHELL.BAT (shell for use with pgs.exe) SOUP (Unix script file to get mail and news) RFC1036.TXT (Detailed description of usenet message) SOUP12.DOC (Detailed description of SOUP format) WHATS NEW: 3/15/95 (1.60) * Added deleting newsgroups from the newsgroup list. * Added propagating the Cc: header line to the reply. * Added instructions in manual for using PGP. * Fixed problems introduced by sorting the picklists. * Several small impovements and bug fixes. 3/4/95 (1.52) * Improved (fixed), method for deleting old replies. * Changed "Enter Msg" to "Post to Newsgroup", to make more visible. * Added Alt-W at message, to toggle word wrap (and tab expansion). 2/23/95 (1.51) * Picklists are now sorted. * Right mouse button can be used same as Esc in windows. * Fixed bug, where message would appear if right mouse button was pressed when reading message. 2/20/95 (1.50) * Date appears on auto-saved replies. * Press Alt-R, to decode ROT-13 messages. * Wild cards can be used in kill files (see manual). * Added options to set Top margin and eject page on printer. * Added options to word wrap message text and expand tabs to 8 spaces. * Turned off the somewhat annoying, but helpful "Are you sure you want to edit the message selected?" message, for registered users. * Added several other small improvements and minor bug fixes. 2/5/95 (1.40) * Press ALT-S from message to shell to DOS. * Fixed unix script file (SOUP), where it is possible to lose email, if run with the upload option. * Added labels at the bottom of newsgroup and message lists. * Added marking of individual messages as unread. * Added several other small improvements. 1/28/94 (1.30) * Reply dialog now appears before editing message. * Pressing End now takes you to the end of the displayed message. * Added "smart searching" of newsgroups (see page 10 of manual). * Added reading messages using keypad (see page 16 of manual). * Added auto-saving of replies. * Added optional overwrite of saved file, when saving message. * Fixed adding new folders, where if any folders had been deleted, creating a new folder may cause it to use an existing .MSG file. If this has happened to your folders, upgrade to 1.3 and contact me. 12/31/94 (1.20) * Added an address book which uses aliases. * Added cc and bcc addressing for email replies. * Added mail forwarding. * Added several other minor improvements. 12/28/94 (1.12) * Added smart making of folder indexs (only generated when changes made). * There is now only one exe file (swapping version only). * Added fix to allow monochrome displays to work. 12/16/94 (1.11) * Made several minor bug fixes, plus fixed saving to folders. 12/14/94 (1.10) * Added Reply-To picklist. * Added search, delete and edit message from message viewing screen. * Added using + key to highlight next find in message. * Added optionally allowing the filename of the reply packet to be entered. * Made several minor bug fixes, plus fixed allowing running on 8086 systems. 12/02/94 (1.04) * Added + in message to go to next message. 11/22/94 (1.03) * Made several minor bug fixes. 11/18/94 (1.02) * Made several minor bug fixes, plus fixed editing message in message packet. 11/12/94 (1.01) * Added check box added to make adding signiture file optional. * Made several minor bug fixes, plus fixed editing messages feature. TO INSTALL: To use NewsWerthy, first make a directory named NWERTHY, then copy NWERTHY.* to it. You'll also need a subdirectory named FOLDERS (for saved messages). Make sure pkzip and pkunzip are on your path. Make sure you have set the TEMP or TMP environment variable (enter set, at a DOS promt to check). If not add a "SET TEMP=C:\TEMP" to your autoexec.bat file and create the TEMP directory. For those who are upgrading: Turn on the Word wrap feature in the Message Options dialog under the Setup menu. The NWERTHY.BKM file is no longer used, and may be deleted from the work directory. Ignore the error message about not being able to remove 0000000.BKM file, the first time NewsWerthy is run. GETTING STARTED: If you haven't used UQWK with the SOUP format before, read section III of the manual. Read NWERTHY.DOC for information on on how to run and setup NewsWerthy or just wing it along with a little help from the online help. To contact the author send email to billw@eskimo.com (Eskimo North BBS).