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.

  T-gnus major change has been done. It won't work with the old versions
of SEMI packages, e.g. FLIM 1.11.3, SEMI 1.10.2, etc. If you have that one,
please update your environment before installing it. The recommended
versions of SEMI packages are APEL 9.11, FLIM 1.12.0 and SEMI 1.11.0 or
newer than them.


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.