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 (1.12.5 or later)
44 package. Please install them before installing it. APEL package is
47 ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/elisp/apel/
49 and FLIM package is available at:
51 ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/elisp/flim/
53 PGP/MIME and application/pgp require Mailcrypt or tiny-pgp package.
54 In addition, if you want to use PGP 5.0i or GnuPG for PGP/MIME, it
55 is needed that the version of Mailcrypt package is 3.5.3 or later.
56 If Mailcrypt is not installed on your system, obtain the latest
57 version from the Mailcrypt home page at:
59 http://www.pobox.com/~lbudney/linux/software/mailcrypt.html
61 and follow the instructions in the file `INSTALL'.
67 (a) run in expanded place
69 If you don't want to install other directories, please do only
74 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
78 If `EMACS=...' is omitted, EMACS=emacs is used.
82 If you want to install other directories, please do following:
86 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
88 % make install EMACS=xemacs
90 If `EMACS=...' is omitted, EMACS=emacs is used.
92 You can specify the prefix of the directory tree for Emacs Lisp
93 programs and shell scripts, for example:
95 % make install PREFIX=~/
97 If `PREFIX=...' is omitted, the prefix of the directory tree of the
98 specified emacs command is used (perhaps /usr/local).
100 For example, if PREFIX=/usr/local and EMACS 19.34 is specified, it
101 will create the following directory tree:
103 /usr/local/share/emacs/19.34/site-lisp/ --- emu
104 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/apel/ --- APEL
105 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/flim/ --- FLIM
106 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/semi/ --- SEMI
108 You can specify site-lisp directory, for example
110 % make install LISPDIR=~/share/emacs/lisp
112 If `LISPDIR=...' is omitted, site-lisp directory of the specified
113 emacs command is used (perhaps /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp or
114 /usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-lisp).
116 If the emu modules (included in APEL package) have been installed in
117 the non-standard directory, you should specify where they will be
120 % make install VERSION_SPECIFIC_LISPDIR=~/elisp
122 (c) install as a XEmacs package
124 If you want to install to XEmacs package directory, please do
127 % make install-package
129 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
131 % make install-package XEMACS=xemacs-21
133 If `XEMACS=...' is omitted, XEMACS=xemacs is used.
135 You can specify the package directory, for example:
137 % make install PACKAGEDIR=~/.xemacs
139 If `PACKAGEDIR=...' is omitted, the first existing package
142 Notice that XEmacs package system requires XEmacs 21.0 or later.
146 You can specify other optional settings by editing the file
147 ${archive}/SEMI-CFG. Please read ${archive}/README.en and comments
148 in ${archive}/SEMI-CFG.
156 If you are using Emacs or Mule, please add directory of emu, apel,
157 flim and semi to load-path. If you install by default setting, you
158 can write subdirs.el for example:
160 --------------------------------------------------------------------
161 (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path
162 '("apel" "flim" "semi"))
163 --------------------------------------------------------------------
165 If you are using XEmacs, there are no need of setting about
170 Please insert the following into your ~/.emacs:
178 To get started, please read ${archive}/README.en.
180 RFC's 822, 1524, 1806, 1847, 1896, 2015, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048 and
181 2049 are available via anonymous ftp:
183 ftp://ftp.merit.edu/internet/documents/rfc/
189 If you write bug-reports and/or suggestions for improvement, please
190 send them to the tm Mailing List:
192 bug-tm-en@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
193 bug-tm-ja@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
195 Via the tm ML, you can report SEMI bugs, obtain the latest release
196 of SEMI, and discuss future enhancements to SEMI. To join the tm
197 ML, send an empty e-mail to
199 tm-en-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
200 tm-ja-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
202 Notice that you should not send mail to author(s), such as
203 morioka@jaist.ac.jp, directly. Because your problem may occur in
204 other environments (if not, it might be your problem, not bug of
205 SEMI). We should discuss in the tm mailing lists. Anyway
206 direct-mail for authors might be ignored. Please send mail to the
210 CVS based development
211 =====================
213 If you would like to join CVS based development, please send mail to
215 cvs@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp
217 with your account name and UNIX style crypted password. We hope you
218 will join the open development.
226 MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@jaist.ac.jp>
227 (the author of mime-view and various parts of SEMI)
228 UMEDA Masanobu <umerin@mse.kyutech.ac.jp>
229 (the author of mime.el of emacs-mime-tools. mime.el is the
230 origin of mime-edit.el of SEMI)
234 Shuhei KOBAYASHI <shuhei-k@jaist.ac.jp>
235 (a major author of signature.el and a lot of codes)
236 MASUTANI Yasuhiro <masutani@me.es.osaka-u.ac.jp>
237 (anonymous ftp codes of mime-play.el)
238 OKABE Yasuo <okabe@kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
239 (a major author of mime-partial.el and signature.el)
241 Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no>
242 Steven L. Baur <steve@miranova.com>
243 Kevin Broadey <KevinB@bartley.demon.co.uk>
244 Alastair Burt <burt@dfki.uni-kl.de>
245 Eric Ding <ericding@San-Jose.ate.slb.com>
246 Thierry Emery <Thierry.Emery@aar.alcatel-alsthom.fr>
247 Simon Josefsson <jas@pdc.kth.se>
248 Jens Lautenbacher <jtl@tkm.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de>
249 Carsten Leonhardt <leo@arioch.tng.oche.de>
250 Pekka Marjola <marjola@bilbo.ntc.nokia.com>
251 Hisashi Miyashita <himi@bird.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
252 Kazuhiro Ohta <ohta@ele.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp>
253 Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
254 François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>
255 Artur Pioro <artur@flugor.if.uj.edu.pl>
256 Dan Rich <drich@morpheus.corp.sgi.com>
257 (contribute to evolve mime-image.el with XEmacs)
258 Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>