This package contains Semi-gnus.

What is Semi-gnus?
==================

  Semi-gnus is a replacement of Gnus with gnus-mime for SEMI.  It has
all features of Gnus and gnus-mime, so there are no need to install
Gnus to use it, and you must not use gnus-mime for SEMI.

  It requires SEMI package, so please get and install SEMI package
before to install it. You can get SEMI from
ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/elisp/semi/
Required environment for SEMI is written in README.en of SEMI package.

How to get? (via CVS)
=====================

(0) cvs login (first time only)

    % cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp:/hare/cvs/root \
	login

    CVS password: [CR] # NULL string

(1) checkout

    % cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp:/hare/cvs/root \
	checkout [-r TAG] gnus

(2) compile

    % cd gnus
    % make EMACS=<file name of your emacs>

(3) update

    % cvs update [-r TAG]

Major tags are following:

    semi-gnus		assigned to the latest stable version.  It is
			very conservative.

    for-semi-N1_N2	assigned to the latest stable version for SEMI 
			API N1.N2 (N1 and N2 are natural number).
			(e.g. `for-semi-1_3' is for SEMI API 1.3)

    gnus-N1_N2_N3	assigned to gnus(Gnus) N1.N2.N3
			(e.g. `gnus-6_2_1' means gnus 6.2.1).

    larsi		Original Gnus

    himi		himi branch

    ichikawa		ichikawa branch
			Based on pGnus.

    akr			akr branch

    shuhei-k		shuhei-k branch
			Mail-Followup-To/Mail-Reply-To, gnus-cache fix.

For more detailed information, please read README.branch.


How to get? (via ftp)
=====================

  Semi-daily snapshots are also available from

    ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/GNU/elisp/semi-gnus/

  NOTE: These snapshots are automatically created from our repository
if something was changed within a day, and will usually not be tested.


How to join development
=======================

  If you have found a bug in Gnus proper, please do `M-x gnus-bug' and
send a bug report to the Gnus maintainers.

  If you have found a bug in Semi-gnus, or if you're not sure whether it
is a Gnus proper, please send a bug report to the Semi-gnus mailing list:

    semi-gnus-en@meadow.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp	(English)
    semi-gnus-ja@meadow.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp	(Japanese)

Suggestions for Semi-gnus improvements are also welcome.

  Via the Semi-gnus ML, you can report Semi-gnus related bugs, obtain
the latest release of Semi-gnus, and discuss future enhancements to
Semi-gnus.  To join the Semi-gnus ML, send an empty e-mail to

    semi-gnus-en-help@meadow.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp	(English)
    semi-gnus-ja-help@meadow.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp	(Japanese)

  In addition, we need developers.  If you would like to develop it,
please send mail to cvs@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp with your account name
and UNIX /etc/passwd style crypted password.