[last updated 5/19/2004]

RATIONALE

Pegasus Mail is a cross-platform software client for electronic mail
that operates in both local area network (e.g., Novell Netware) and
off-line (e.g., Internet dialup) modes. Native support is currently
provided for Microsoft MS-DOS, and Microsoft Windows (including Windows
3.x, Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP), as well as other
platforms by emulation (e.g., IBM OS/2). Native language support has
included Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish,
and Swedish. Pegasus Mail is completely free, and has grown over the
past several years to a user base now estimated in the millions. Mercury
Mail Transport is a companion delivery system for Novell Netware,
Windows NT/2000/XP, and other networks.

In addition to this newsgroup, Pegasus Mail is currently served by:
* the Pegasus Mail Discussion List <PMAIL@BAMA.UA.EDU>
and related mailing lists:
* <PM-NEWS@BAMA.UA.EDU> [moderated announcements]
* <PM-WIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> [Microsoft Windows platform]
* <PM-DOS@BAMA.UA.EDU> [Microsoft MS-DOS platform]
* <MERCURY@BAMA.UA.EDU> [Mercury Mail Transport system]

Pegasus Mail is also served by:
* Official Web site at <http://www.pmail.com/>.
* Distribution for Asia and South Pacific (Wellington, New Zealand) at
<http://www.pmail.com/downloads_nz_t.htm>.
* Distribution for Europe (Mannheim, Germany) at
<http://www.pmail.com/downloads_de_t.htm>.
* Distribution for North America (East Coast - Maine, U.S.A) at
<http://www.pmail.com/downloads_maine_t.htm>.
* Web server for the PMAIL list at <http://bama.ua.edu/archives/>.
* Web server for the Technical Support Knowledgebase at
<http://kbase.pmail.gen.nz/>.


CHARTER

A forum for discussing all aspects of the use of Pegasus Mail and the
Mercury Mail Transport system, and in particular:

* Pegasus Mail for Microsoft MS-DOS (including add-ons)
* Mercury Mail Transport
* Both local area network (e.g., Novell Netware) and off-line (e.g.,
Internet dialup) modes

Posts regarding Pegasus Mail for Windows (including add-ons and
Extensions) should be made to <news:comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows>;
cross-posting to more than one comp.mail.pegasus-mail.* newsgroup is
generally discouraged.

This newsgroup is NOT an official support forum for Pegasus Mail,
although participants are encouraged to post problem reports that may
be answered by volunteer members of the Pegasus Mail Support Team.
This group is intended to complement, not completely replace, the
PMAIL mailing list. (It is not expected that this group will be gated
to a mailing list.)

General Usenet "netiquette" guidelines as posted in
news.announce.newusers and news.answers shall apply to this newsgroup.
In particular, participants are asked to show courtesy and respect for
other participants, and to avoid the use of offensive language,
excessive quoting, or long signature blocks. Participants are
encouraged to use descriptive Subjects (e.g., "Mac PMail can't access
mail server" rather than just "Help").

The following types of posts are strictly PROHIBITED in this
newsgroup:

* Material unrelated to Pegasus or Mercury Mail (off-topic)
* Spam (defined as articles posted to more than 5 newsgroups)
* Make-money-fast or other chain or fraudulent schemes
* Work-at-home or other off-topic scams
* Commercial advertisements, "infomercials," or announcements
* Binaries or other encoded/encrypted material
* Forged posts (anonymous posts are allowed)
* Personal insults or repetitive flaming (attacks)
* Employment (help and/or position wanted) notices
* For Sale, Trade, and/or Wanted notices

The use of e-mail addresses from articles posted to this group for the
purpose of sending junk (mass unsolicited) e-mail or for compiling a
list so that others may do so is specifically PROHIBITED.

In the absence of moderation, prohibitions can, of course, only be
enforced by the collective will of the group and/or by after-the-fact
complaints to the offender's service provider. Nevertheless, it is
hoped that this charter will help in getting complaints resolved. The
copyright holder of Pegasus Mail (currently David Harris) shall be the
sole and final judge in the case of any otherwise unresolved disputes
under this Charter.


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