
 Beemail/WildBee Demo Version
 ============================

 - Beemail is a Windows GUI FidoNet E-mail system, Scanner and AreaFix
   processor for Microsoft Windows 3.1x and Windows 95/NT - All-in-One
   package! Beemail can be used as a front-end mailer for any Windows or
   DOS based BBS supporting front-end mailer.

 - Beemail includes Philip - the internal tosser and scanner to *.MSG,
   JAM, Squish, PowerBBS 5.0, PCBoard 14.5, PCBoard 15.2x message base
   formats. 

 - Special features are included for Excalibur BBS and PowerBBS sysops. 

 - 'WildBee' - FREE Beemail demo version - available for download on 
   Beemail FTP and WWW sites: 

     ftp://beemail.com/pub/files/
     http://beemail.com/pub/files/

 Beemail/WildBee is fully functional and FREELY distributable software.
 There is no expiration date in this program. 

 The WildBee version is the same as a regular Beemail version but there
 are some limitations (only 16-bit version, limited number of phone
 lines, message bases and areas, etc).


 1. Installation
 ---------------

 After extraction run an INSTALL.EXE from DOS command prompt or Windows |
 Start | Run | Open.

 On-line Help is available during the Installation of Beemail by pressing
 'Help' button in all dialogs.


 2. Features
 -----------

 SUMMARY

 - Native Windows GUI application 
 - Multiple language support compiler is included for all (100%) Beemail 
   Menus, Dialogs and all error and informative messages 
 - Two functionally identical 16-bit (Window 3.1x) and 32-bit 
   (Windows 95/NT) versions
 - Easy menu-driven configuration
 - Multi-line operation
 - Accept incoming calls and process them according to call type (E-mail, 
   Windows BBS Client, ASCII or ANSI caller to DOS BBS, incoming FAX, etc.)
 - Initiate outbound calls for the delivery and collection of mail packets
 - Weekly external and mail event scheduler
 - Front-end for any Windows 16-bit/32-bit or DOS based BBS
 - Front-end for FAX receiver (e.g. BGFAX)
 - FidoNet Technology Networking netmail and echomail processor
 - Internal tosser supports JAM(mbp), Squish, PCBoard 14.5, PCBoard 15.2x, 
   PowerBBS 15.x, 
 - Excalibur BBS Grail database and SDM (Star Dot *.Msg) message area formats 
 - Internal AreaFix processor 
 - Communication port can be closed during external events, and reopened 
   after external event is complete, thus allowing to start another mail 
   programs (like UUCP client) to pickup mail 
 - FidoNet type Nodelist support 
 - Includes BeFido - FidoNet for Excalibur BBS 
 - Includes tosser / scanner for PowerBBS message forums 

 FTSC COMPATIBILTY (FidoNet Technical Standards Committee)

 - FTS-0001 compliant (Basic FidoNet(r) technical standard)
 - FTS-0004 compliant (Echomail specification)
 - FTS-0005 compliant (The distribution nodelist)
 - FTS-0006 YOOHOO and YOOHOO/2U2 netmail handshake 
 - FTS-0007 SEAlink protocol extension 
 - FSC-0011 Experience/corrections to FSC-0001 (by B. Hartman) 
 - FSC-0053 compliant (Specifications for the ^aFLAGS field)
 - FSC-0056 compliant (EMSI/IEMSI Protocol Definition)

 OUTBOUND QUEUE

 - FrontDoor-style (*.msg) outbound queue support
 - BinkleyTerm-style style (*.flo, *.out) outbound queue support

 INBOUND FILES

 - All files are first stored in a separate RESTART directory
 - Only successfully received files are moved to inbound directory
 - Duplicate files are renamed by changing the file extension

 FILE REQUESTS

 - Support for long file name (including file names with spaces)
 - File requests by file name (multiple file areas supported)
 - Magic requests - file requests by using a 'magic' name to request 
   one or more files
 - Service requests - starting a 'service' program and sending results 
   back to the caller during the same mail session (triggered by 
   reception of a file with the specific 'service' name)
 - Full-path file requests - allow the system operator to request 
   ANY file from it's system

 SECURITY

 - Password protected mail sessions (using EMSI session handshake protocol)
 - Password protected file requests, magic requests, and full-path 
   file requests

 MAIL SESSION

 - FTS-0001 session handshaking protocol 
 - YOOHOO session handshaking protocol 
 - EMSI session handshaking protocol 
 - DirectZap - Zmodem variant, reduced escape set (DZA capability flag)
 - ZedZap - Zmodem variant, up to 8192 byte blocks (ZAP capability flag)
 - ZedZip - WaZOO ZedZip, maximum packet size is 1024 bytes 
   (ZMO capability flag)
 - 32-bit CRC and crash recovery is supported for Zmodem protocols 
 - External FAX receiver support - passing control to external FAX 
   application if FAX client is identified during connect
 - Z-modem file transfer for human callers - a Beemail BBS 

 NODELIST

 - Nodelist support (FTS-0005 compatible St.Louis, regional list and 
   point list formats)
 - Nodelist compile and update
 - Nodelist browser for address search for file requesting, and for file sending
 - 4D addressing (zone, net, node, point)
 - Multiple address (a.k.a.) support

 EXTERNAL BBS SUPPORT

 - Shell to any Windows or DOS based BBS system 
 - Excalibur E-mail and message export and import in one pass during 
   Fido mail toss
 - PowerBBS Client session negotiation 
 - Configurable gateway protocol (server ping) 
 - Starts 16-bit or 32-bit DOS or Windows BBS with closed 
   communications port 
 - Starts 16-bit Windows BBS from Beemail/win16 passing 
   16-bit communications port handle 
 - Starts 16-bit Windows BBS from Beemail/win32 passing 
   16-bit communications port handle 
 - Starts 32-bit Windows BBS from Beemail/win32 passing 
   32-bit communications port handle 
 - Starts Windows BBS passing communications parameters via DDE 

 VERIFIED EXAMPLES FOR SHELLING THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS (BBS):

 - BGFAX external FAX receiver 
 - Concord BBS 
 - DOS Doors 
 - Excalibur BBS 
 - Illusion BBS 
 - Iniquity BBS 
 - Maximus BBS 
 - Nano BBS 
 - Nexus BBS 
 - Osiris BBS 
 - PCBoard BBS 
 - PowerBBS (for PowerAccess Client and ANSI caller) 
 - ProBoard BBS 
 - QuickBBS 
 - RemoteAccess BBS 
 - Renegade BBS 
 - Searchlight BBS 
 - Synchronet BBS 
 - Telegard BBS 
 - Terminate BBS 
 - Tornado BBS 
 - TriBBS 
 - Wildcat! BBS 
 - WME BBS 
 - WWiW BBS 

 Visit Beemail WWW FAQ pages on http://beemail.com/html/faq for the
 recent information about Beemail and BBS configuration.


 3. Where to get more information about Beemail
 ----------------------------------------------

 Visit Beemail WWW and FTP sites on Internet:

   ftp://beemail.com
   http://beemail.com

 Send the message to the following Beemail autoresponders to 
 get more information:
 
   info@beemail.com    - information about Beemail
   help@beemail.com    - information on Beemail listserver commands

 Subscribe to FREE Beemail listserver sending a message to:
 bee-list@beemail.com with the following text in a message body:

 SUB bee-list

 Send a message to hq@beemail.com if you have any questions or suggestions
 on Beemail operation.

 Thank you!

