 OFFLINE * A QWK offline message manager
 Copyright (c) 1991 Harvey Parisien                     FidoNet 1:249/114

This is a brief information file on OFFLINE.  Please read the documentation
in the file called OFFLINE.DOC.

 Brief Description

A QWK message manager let's you read and reply to your BBS mail offline.
You can enjoy your mail at your own leisure.

PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION FOR OFFLINE.  If you want to print the
documentation, enter this command...   COPY OFFLINE.DOC PRN

 Quick Start

Setting up is automatic.  Simply Download a QWK mail packet from your
favourite BBS, and run OFFLINE.  It will set itself up the first time you
run it.  You can always change the setup from the main menu at any time.

QWK structure, assumes the user will have ANSI.SYS loaded. You will need
the following line in your config.sys file:   Device=c:\dos\ansi.sys

 Files required

The archive should include ...

   FREQ          (information only)
   README        (information only)
   OFFLINE  DOC  (information only)
   OFFLINE  EXE  (required)
   OFFLINE  HLP  (optional)
   OFFLINE  HLX  (optional)
   OFFLINE  TAG  (optional)
   WHATSNEW TXT  (information only)
   SAMPLE   QWK  (sample qwk packet for local testing only)

OFFLINE.CFG will automatically be created by OFFLINE.EXE.  You will also
require an archiver, and an editor.  OFFLINE  supports PKZIP, LHA, LHARC,
and ARJ.

 Registration

Offline is a copyrighted program.  It is available to NON COMMERCIAL USERS
WITHOUT COST.  To any commercial users, this means anyone who uses the 
software for commercial gain for a "for profit" organization, OFFLINE must
be licensed.  Please see the OFFLINE.DOC for more information.

