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- This is the README file for Minuet 1.0 (beta releases)
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- Copyright 1993, 1994 - University of Minnesota
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- Minuet is copyrighted software and is owned by the University
- of Minnesota. You can obtain a license to use the software by
- sending $50 to:
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- Distributed Computing Services
- Attn: Minuet Licensing
- 190 Shepherd Labs
- 100 Union Street SE
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN 55455
- U.S.A.
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- If you are a current faculty, staff, or student at the
- University of Minnesota, the license fee will be waived. The
- license fee will remain waived as long as you are a current
- staff, faculty, or student at the University of Minnesota.
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- The license granted for this software is limited to USE only.
- You may not modify, sell, distribute, or incorporate any part
- of Minuet in any other piece of software.
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- The license fee applies to the current version of the software.
- The University of Minnesota may, in its sole discretion, require
- an additional license fee for future versions of the software.
- The University of Minnesota is not promising to create future
- versions. This includes, but is not limited to, the correcting
- of bugs in the current version.
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- The University of Minnesota makes no warranty about the software.
- In particular, THERE IS NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, NO
- WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY, AND NO WARRANTY FOR FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The software is licensed as is. The software
- contains bugs. These bugs may be corrected in future versions of
- the software, but the University of Minnesota does not promise
- such corrections will be made. You agree that you will use the
- software at your own risk and will not hold the University of
- Minnesota liable for any damage that may be caused by this software.
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- Minuet stands for Minnesota Internet User's Essential Tools.
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- Minuet is an integrated package of TCP/IP network tools. It is aimed at
- all network users that wish to do email and other services with a minimum
- of fuss and bother.
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- Minuet includes:
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- * Electronic Mail
- * NetNews
- * Telnet
- * Gopher
- * FTP
- * Address book (Finger)
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- General overview
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- E-MAIL
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- Minuet's e-mail is derived from the U of Minn "POPMail" package.
- Minuet e-mail, like POPMail is an easy-to-use SMTP (internet) mail client.
- User's of POPMail should be able to use Minuet mail with little
- or no trouble.
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- Extensions to POPMail:
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- Multiple composer windows for composing multiple messages off-line.
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- Long folder names ( more than 8 characters).
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- Choice of Text, UU, or BinHex file enclosure formats.
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- Gopher
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- Minuet includes a general-purpose Gopher client.
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- Gopher is a distributed information service developed at the U of Minn.
- With the Gopher window in Minuet, you can browse through a great deal of
- information put up on Gopher servers worldwide.
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- For instance, with a few simple clicks, you can:
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- * Access a library of song lyrics.
- * Browse the library catalog at Long Beach's library.
- * Peruse MIT's student conduct code.
- * View the list of databases at a tech institute in Israel.
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- NetNews
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- Minuet's "news" window lets you access UseNet newsgroups.
- It has a simple point and click interface that lets you easily:
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- * Choose from a list of newsgroups you are interested in.
- * Fetch a number of news messages
- * View the messages.
- * Compose followups or new news messages.
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- Using Minuet's news requires very little extra learning as it uses the same
- user interface as Minuet mail. News messages are treated just like mail messages.
- All the operations one can perform on Minuet mail can also be done on news messages.
- This erases some of the artificial boundaries between e-mail and netnews.
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- FTP
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- Minuet includes a simple FTP client. Again, a point and click interface makes
- it easy for anyone to send or receive files. Minuet's FTP client overcomes
- many of the typical hangups with using FTP:
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- * Automatically displays the available files in a tree-like format.
- * Automatically determines the transfer mode for most files.
- * Automatically determins what are directories and files.
- * Displays file sizes.
- * Built-in text browser for "README" files and the like.
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- Minuet's FTP client is not a FTP "server"-- it does not listen for
- FTP requests from other systems. Use NCSA FTP if you need this feature.
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- Notes on version Beta-14
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- This is the very first release to the public at large.
- This version is quite stable, but as in any complex piece of software there
- may be bugs that only show up when it goes out into the world.
- See 00NEW.TXT for more info about this beta version.
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- The full user's manual for Minuet is not ready. The on-line help is
- relatively complete.
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- SETTING UP MINUET ( At the University of Minnesota )
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- You need to tell Minuet some information about yourself.
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- Under Setup/User, fill in your assigned userid code in the blank labeled
- "User Name". You get the userid by going to any computer lab at the U of M.
- The lab assistant will help you look up your userid.
- Your userid looks something like "john0033@maroon.tc.umn.edu".
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- User Setup/User, fill in your assigned password in the blank labeled
- "Password". Your assigned password is initially set to your student ID
- code or for U of M staff, your social security number.
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- If you are using Minuet from home, you'll also have to setup some information
- about your modem using the "SLIP SETUP" command.
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- All the SLIP software is in a separate directory /pub/pc/slip on
- boombox.micro.umn.edu
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