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 (8.17 or later) and FLIM (1.9.2 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.
55 The package enriched.el is required to compose text/enriched, so if
56 you use Emacs anything 19.28 or older (including official version of
57 MULE 2.3), WYSIWYG composing for text/enriched is not available.
63 (a) run in expanded place
65 If you don't want to install other directories, please do only
70 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
74 If `EMACS=...' is omitted, EMACS=emacs is used.
78 If you want to install other directories, please do following:
82 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
84 % make install EMACS=xemacs
86 If `EMACS=...' is omitted, EMACS=emacs is used.
88 You can specify the prefix of the directory tree for Emacs Lisp
89 programs and shell scripts, for example:
91 % make install PREFIX=~/
93 If `PREFIX=...' is omitted, the prefix of the directory tree of the
94 specified emacs command is used (perhaps /usr/local).
96 For example, if PREFIX=/usr/local and EMACS 19.34 is specified, it
97 will create the following directory tree:
99 /usr/local/share/emacs/19.34/site-lisp/ --- emu
100 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/apel/ --- APEL
101 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/flim/ --- FLIM
102 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/semi/ --- SEMI
104 You can specify site-lisp directory, for example
106 % make install LISPDIR=~/share/emacs/lisp
108 If `LISPDIR=...' is omitted, site-lisp directory of the specified
109 emacs command is used (perhaps /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp or
110 /usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-lisp).
112 (c) install as a XEmacs package
114 If you want to install to XEmacs package directory, please do
117 % make install-package
119 You can specify the emacs command name, for example
121 % make install-package XEMACS=xemacs-21
123 If `XEMACS=...' is omitted, XEMACS=xemacs is used.
125 You can specify the package directory, for example:
127 % make install PACKAGEDIR=~/.xemacs
129 If `PACKAGEDIR=...' is omitted, the first existing package
132 Notice that XEmacs package system requires XEmacs 21.0 or later.
136 You can specify other optional settings by editing the file
137 ${archive}/SEMI-CFG. Please read ${archive}/README.en and comments
138 in ${archive}/SEMI-CFG.
146 If you are using Emacs or Mule, please add directory of emu, apel,
147 flim and semi to load-path. If you install by default setting, you
148 can write subdirs.el for example:
150 --------------------------------------------------------------------
151 (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path
152 '("apel" "flim" "semi"))
153 --------------------------------------------------------------------
155 If you are using XEmacs, there are no need of setting about
160 Please insert the following into your ~/.emacs:
168 To get started, please read ${archive}/README.en.
170 RFC's 822, 1524, 1806, 1847, 1896, 2015, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048 and
171 2049 are available via anonymous ftp:
173 ftp://ftp.merit.edu/internet/documents/rfc/
179 If you write bug-reports and/or suggestions for improvement, please
180 send them to the tm Mailing List:
182 bug-tm-en@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
183 bug-tm-ja@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
185 Via the tm ML, you can report SEMI bugs, obtain the latest release
186 of SEMI, and discuss future enhancements to SEMI. To join the tm
187 ML, send an empty e-mail to
189 tm-en-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
190 tm-ja-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
192 Notice that you should not send mail to author(s), such as
193 morioka@jaist.ac.jp, directly. Because your problem may occur in
194 other environments (if not, it might be your problem, not bug of
195 SEMI). We should discuss in the tm mailing lists. Anyway
196 direct-mail for authors might be ignored. Please send mail to the
200 CVS based development
201 =====================
203 If you would like to join CVS based development, please send mail to
205 cvs@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp
207 with your account name and UNIX style crypted password. We hope you
208 will join the open development.
216 MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@jaist.ac.jp>
217 (the author of mime-view and various parts of SEMI)
218 UMEDA Masanobu <umerin@mse.kyutech.ac.jp>
219 (the author of mime.el of emacs-mime-tools. mime.el is the
220 origin of mime-edit.el of SEMI)
224 Shuhei KOBAYASHI <shuhei-k@jaist.ac.jp>
225 (a major author of signature.el and a lot of codes)
226 MASUTANI Yasuhiro <masutani@me.es.osaka-u.ac.jp>
227 (anonymous ftp codes of mime-play.el)
228 OKABE Yasuo <okabe@kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
229 (a major author of mime-partial.el and signature.el)
231 Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no>
232 Steven L. Baur <steve@miranova.com>
233 Kevin Broadey <KevinB@bartley.demon.co.uk>
234 Alastair Burt <burt@dfki.uni-kl.de>
235 Eric Ding <ericding@San-Jose.ate.slb.com>
236 Thierry Emery <Thierry.Emery@aar.alcatel-alsthom.fr>
237 Simon Josefsson <jas@pdc.kth.se>
238 Jens Lautenbacher <jtl@tkm.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de>
239 Carsten Leonhardt <leo@arioch.tng.oche.de>
240 Pekka Marjola <marjola@bilbo.ntc.nokia.com>
241 Hisashi Miyashita <himi@bird.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
242 Kazuhiro Ohta <ohta@ele.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp>
243 Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
244 François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>
245 Artur Pioro <artur@flugor.if.uj.edu.pl>
246 Dan Rich <drich@morpheus.corp.sgi.com>
247 (contribute to evolve mime-image.el with XEmacs)
248 Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@ga.sony.co.jp>