1 [README for SEMI kernel package (English Version)]
6 SEMI is a library to provide MIME feature for GNU Emacs. MIME is a
7 proposed internet standard for including content and headers other
8 than (ASCII) plain text in messages.
10 RFC 2045 : Internet Message Bodies
11 RFC 2046 : Media Types
12 RFC 2047 : Message Header Extensions
13 RFC 2048 : MIME Registration Procedures
14 RFC 2049 : MIME Conformance
16 SEMI has the following features:
18 - MIME message viewer (mime-view-mode) (RFC 2045 .. 2049)
19 - MIME message composer (mime-edit-mode) (RFC 2045 .. 2049)
21 MIME message viewer and composer also support following features:
23 - filename handling by Content-Disposition field (RFC 1806)
24 - PGP/MIME security Multiparts (RFC 2015)
25 - application/pgp (draft-kazu-pgp-mime-00.txt; obsolete)
26 - text/richtext (RFC 1521; obsolete; preview only)
27 - text/enriched (RFC 1896)
28 - External method configuration by mailcap (RFC 1524)
30 Notice that this package does not contain MIME extender for any
31 MUAs. They are released as separated packages.
37 SEMI supports XEmacs 20.2 or later with mule, and Emacs 20.
39 SEMI does not support anything older than Emacs 19.28 or XEmacs
40 19.14. SEMI also does not support Emacs 19.29 to 19.34, XEmacs
41 19.15 or XEmacs 20.2 without mule, but SEMI may work with them.
43 SEMI requires APEL (9.20 or later) and FLIM (1.13.1 or later)
44 package. Please install them before installing it. APEL package is
47 ftp://ftp.etl.go.jp/pub/mule/apel/
49 and FLIM package is available at:
51 ftp://ftp.etl.go.jp/pub/mule/flim/flim-1.13/
53 PGP/MIME and application/pgp require mailcrypt or tiny-pgp package.
59 (a) run in expanded place
61 If you don't want to install other directories, please do only
66 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
70 If `EMACS=...' is omitted, EMACS=emacs is used.
74 If you want to install other directories, please do following:
78 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
80 % make install EMACS=xemacs
82 If `EMACS=...' is omitted, EMACS=emacs is used.
84 You can specify the prefix of the directory tree for Emacs Lisp
85 programs and shell scripts, for example:
87 % make install PREFIX=~/
89 If `PREFIX=...' is omitted, the prefix of the directory tree of the
90 specified emacs command is used (perhaps /usr/local).
92 For example, if PREFIX=/usr/local and EMACS 19.34 is specified, it
93 will create the following directory tree:
95 /usr/local/share/emacs/19.34/site-lisp/ --- emu
96 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/apel/ --- APEL
97 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/flim/ --- FLIM
98 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/semi/ --- SEMI
100 You can specify site-lisp directory, for example
102 % make install LISPDIR=~/share/emacs/lisp
104 If `LISPDIR=...' is omitted, site-lisp directory of the specified
105 emacs command is used (perhaps /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp or
106 /usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-lisp).
108 If the emu modules (included in APEL package) have been installed in
109 the non-standard directory, you should specify where they will be
112 % make install VERSION_SPECIFIC_LISPDIR=~/elisp
114 (c) install as a XEmacs package
116 If you want to install to XEmacs package directory, please do
119 % make install-package
121 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
123 % make install-package XEMACS=xemacs-21
125 If `XEMACS=...' is omitted, XEMACS=xemacs is used.
127 You can specify the package directory, for example:
129 % make install PACKAGEDIR=~/.xemacs
131 If `PACKAGEDIR=...' is omitted, the first existing package
134 Notice that XEmacs package system requires XEmacs 21.0 or later.
138 You can specify other optional settings by editing the file
139 ${archive}/SEMI-CFG. Please read ${archive}/README.en and comments
140 in ${archive}/SEMI-CFG.
148 If you are using Emacs or Mule, please add directory of emu, apel,
149 flim and semi to load-path. If you install by default setting, you
150 can write subdirs.el for example:
152 --------------------------------------------------------------------
153 (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path
154 '("apel" "flim" "semi"))
155 --------------------------------------------------------------------
157 If you are using XEmacs, there are no need of setting about
162 Please insert the following into your ~/.emacs:
170 To get started, please read ${archive}/README.en.
172 RFC's 822, 1524, 1806, 1847, 1896, 2015, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048 and
173 2049 are available via anonymous ftp:
175 ftp://ftp.merit.edu/internet/documents/rfc/
181 If you write bug-reports and/or suggestions for improvement, please
182 send them to the tm Mailing List:
184 bug-tm-en@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
185 bug-tm-ja@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
187 Via the tm ML, you can report SEMI bugs, obtain the latest release
188 of SEMI, and discuss future enhancements to SEMI. To join the tm
189 ML, send an empty e-mail to
191 tm-en-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
192 tm-ja-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
194 Notice that you should not send mail to author(s), such as
195 morioka@jaist.ac.jp, directly. Because your problem may occur in
196 other environments (if not, it might be your problem, not bug of
197 SEMI). We should discuss in the tm mailing lists. Anyway
198 direct-mail for authors might be ignored. Please send mail to the
202 CVS based development
203 =====================
205 If you would like to join CVS based development, please send mail to
207 cvs@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp
209 with your account name and UNIX style crypted password. We hope you
210 will join the open development.
218 MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@jaist.ac.jp>
219 (the author of mime-view and various parts of SEMI)
220 UMEDA Masanobu <umerin@mse.kyutech.ac.jp>
221 (the author of mime.el of emacs-mime-tools. mime.el is the
222 origin of mime-edit.el of SEMI)
226 Shuhei KOBAYASHI <shuhei-k@jaist.ac.jp>
227 (a major author of signature.el and a lot of codes)
228 MASUTANI Yasuhiro <masutani@me.es.osaka-u.ac.jp>
229 (anonymous ftp codes of mime-play.el)
230 OKABE Yasuo <okabe@kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
231 (a major author of mime-partial.el and signature.el)
233 Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no>
234 Steven L. Baur <steve@miranova.com>
235 Kevin Broadey <KevinB@bartley.demon.co.uk>
236 Alastair Burt <burt@dfki.uni-kl.de>
237 Eric Ding <ericding@San-Jose.ate.slb.com>
238 Thierry Emery <Thierry.Emery@aar.alcatel-alsthom.fr>
239 Simon Josefsson <jas@pdc.kth.se>
240 Jens Lautenbacher <jtl@tkm.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de>
241 Carsten Leonhardt <leo@arioch.tng.oche.de>
242 Pekka Marjola <marjola@bilbo.ntc.nokia.com>
243 Hisashi Miyashita <himi@bird.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
244 Kazuhiro Ohta <ohta@ele.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp>
245 Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
246 François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>
247 Artur Pioro <artur@flugor.if.uj.edu.pl>
248 Dan Rich <drich@morpheus.corp.sgi.com>
249 (contribute to evolve mime-image.el with XEmacs)
250 Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>