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+                         The Alpine Message System
+
+BACKGROUND
+
+Alpine, is a tool for reading, sending, and managing electronic
+messages built upon the venerable Pine Message System.  It was
+designed specifically with novice computer users in mind, but can be
+tailored to accommodate the needs of "power users" as well.  Alpine
+uses Internet message protocols (e.g. RFC-822, SMTP, MIME, IMAP, NNTP)
+and runs on Unix and PCs.
+
+The guiding principles for Alpine's user-interface were: careful
+limitation of features, one-character mnemonic commands,
+always-present command menus, immediate user feedback, and high
+tolerance for user mistakes. It is intended that Alpine can be learned
+by exploration rather than by reading manuals.  At the same time, Alpine
+is highly customizable and provides numerous advanced features
+intended to help the most experienced users manage large mail
+collections.
+
+Alpine's message composition editor (Pico) and its file browser (Pilot) are
+also available as separate stand-alone programs.  Pico is a very simple
+and easy-to-use text editor offering paragraph justification, cut/paste,
+and a spelling checker.
+
+FEATURES
+
+   - Online help specific to each screen and context.
+
+   - Message index showing a message summary which includes the status,
+     sender, size, date and subject of messages.
+
+   - Commands to view and process messages:  Forward, Reply, Save,
+     Export, Print, Delete, capture address, and search.
+
+   - Message composer with easy-to-use editor and spelling checker.
+     The message composer also assists entering and formatting
+     addresses and provides direct access to the address book.
+
+   - Address book for saving long complex addresses and personal
+     distribution lists under a nickname.
+
+   - Message attachments via the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
+     (MIME) specification.  MIME allows sending/receiving non-text
+     objects, such as binary files, spreadsheets, graphics, and sound.
+
+   - Folder management commands for creating, deleting, listing, or
+     renaming message folders.  Folders may be local or on remote hosts.
+
+   - Access to remote message folders and archives via the Internet
+     Message Access Protocol version 4.1 (IMAP) as defined in RFC-2060.
+
+   - Internet news support via either NNTP or IMAP.
+
+   - Aggregate operations, e.g. saving a selected set of messages at once.
+
+AVAILABILITY
+
+Alpine, Web Alpine, PC-Alpine, Pico, and UW's IMAP server are made
+freely available under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  The latest
+version, including source code, can be found on the Internet host
+"ftp.cac.washington.edu" in the file "alpine/alpine.tar.Z" (accessible
+via anonymous FTP).
+
+For further information, visit the Alpine Information Center at
+  http://www.washington.edu/alpine/
+
+Alpine is brought to you by the Office of Computing & Communications at the
+University of Washington.
+
+2007.12.13
+
+