  hynm, version 1.0
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    hynm - program for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0 platforms which places
  itself in system tray and periodicaly checks for new messages on the
  remote mail server.

  Features include:
    * unlimited numbers of mailboxes
    * separate configuration for different users
    * protocols finger, pop3, imap4
    * shows headers of new messages
    * reports about new incomming mail messages by means of
      - icon blinking in system tray
      - sound effects
      - videofragments
      - interactive dialog with headers of new messages
      - external program executing (e-mail client)
    * decoding of MIME headers in order to display characters of national
      alphabets (now only for cyrillic character sets)
    * tiny size of the program file (about 90 kb)

  What you'll find in next versions:
    * support for mailboxes of well-known e-mail clients
    * enhanced program interface
    * direct mail control on the mail server (pop3, imap4)
    * localized program interface
    * SPAM filters
    * ... and more.

    hynm is shareware (see license.txt) - so, if you decide to use it after
  trial period (15 days), you have to register and pay registration fee($
  10). Registered users will receive all future versions and upgrades
  absolutely free, as well as technical support.
    Registration is available on the home page of the program in Internet.

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  Installation
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    Simply put hynm.exe in any folder (for example in "Program Files/hynm"). 
  Next add link to hynm.exe in your "Startup" menu to execute hynm
  automaticaly on system startup or/and in "Program Files" menu to execute
  hynm by hand.

  Getting starting
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    After execution the program places a program icon in system tray and
  checks for new messages in mailboxes of the users, mentioned in the
  configuration. If you click on the icon by the right mouse button, a
  configuration menu appears, with the help of which you can configure the
  program. The icon begins to blink, when new messages arrive to the
  mailboxes on the mailserver. You can browse the headers of new messages,
  by choosing the corresponding menu item or by clicking on the program icon
  by the left mouse button.

  Mailboxes
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    You can control an unlimited number of mailboxes. Press "Add" button to
  add information about new mailboxes and press "Delete" button to delete
  inputed information. You can edit the name of the existing mailbox by
  pressing the "Edit" button or by clicking on its header name in the list
  by the left mouse button.  The information about new mailboxes should
  contain : address of the mail server, user name, password, protocol, check
  interval, method for informing about new incoming messages.

  Protocols
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  * finger is one of the standard services in UNIX-like systems. By means of
    this service you can get information about user/users, registered in the
    system. This information usually includes a nickname and a full name of
    a user, his home directory, command shell, date of last login, date of
    last reading of mail messages and so on. The indicated information is
    usually limited by a system administrator (even finger service can be
    restricted on your mail server). If you are lucky, and information about
    new mail is avaliable with finger request, then you can bravely use this
    protocol in the program hymn.  Advantage is that you won't enter the
    password for you mail box in the dialog with the mail server (especially
    for those, who are afraid of trusting your passwords to a great number
    of programs).  Disadvantage is that you can't know about the number of
    new mail messages, arrived to your mail server, and you can't see their
    headers.
  * pop3 is one of the most well-known protocols for exchanging messages
    with the mail server. It is very likely, that you'll use this protocol
    for mail operations.
  * imap4 - another protocol, different from pop3, all the messages are kept
    directly on the mailserver. There you can also create additional
    directories, save, move, delete mail messages, using these additional
    directories. It will suit those people, who has no ability to read mail
    messages, always using the same remote computer. If your mail-server
    supports this protocol, you may choose it as default.

    While working with pop3 and imap4 protocols, you can also browse headers
  of incoming messages.

  Support of national alphabets
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    When you receive messages, containing symbols of national alphabets, the
  program hymn will automatically decode them so, that they will be
  displayed correctly on the monitor, is the message is written in
  accordance with MIME format. Default setting is the encoding type,
  mentioned in the global program setup, so that when the program can't
  recognize the encoding type, this default setting will be used instead. A
  standard encoding in Russian Internet is koi8-r.

  Report about new mail arrival
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    When new messages arrive, the program icon begins to blink. You can also
  be informed about new incoming messages by :

    * playing audio files of .WAV format
    * playing video files of .AVI format
    * another mail client program executing
    * showing a dialog with headers of new messages

    The first three methods demand mentioning of file names (*.wav, *.avi,
  and *.exe respectively), but you can choose only one additional method for
  reporting about new messages.

  Errors
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    In case of errors the color of a program icon becomes red. You can
  browse error description by choosing "Errors" menu item. The errors
  usually occur in case of incorrect address for a mail server, incorrect
  user name or password.

  Additional features
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    Usually, when you click on the program icon by the left mouse button, an
  interactive dialog appears, which shows you new arrived messages. But
  also, in the global program setup you can mention the name of the program,
  which will be executed automaticaly when you click on the program icon by
  the left mouse button.

