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+Roundcube Webmail 
+=================
+[roundcube.net](http://roundcube.net)
+
+
+ATTENTION
+---------
+This is just a snapshot of the current SVN repository and is **NOT A STABLE
+version of Roundcube**. It's not recommended to replace an existing installation
+of Roundcube with this version. Also using a separate database for this
+installation is highly recommended.
+
+
+INTRODUCTION
+------------
+Roundcube Webmail is a browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an
+application-like user interface. It provides full functionality you expect
+from an email client, including MIME support, address book, folder management,
+message searching and spell checking. Roundcube Webmail is written in PHP and
+requires the MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite database. With its plugin API it is
+easily extendable and the user interface is fully customizable using skins
+which are pure XHTML and CSS 2.
+
+The code is mainly written in PHP and is designed to run on a webserver.
+It includes other open-source classes/libraries from [PEAR][pear],
+an IMAP library derived from [IlohaMail][iloha] the [TinyMCE][tinymce] rich
+text editor, [Googiespell][googiespell] library for spell checking or
+the [WASHTML][washtml] sanitizer by Frederic Motte.
+
+The current default skin uses icons designed by Stephen Horlander and [Kevin 
+Gerich][kmgerich] for Mozilla.org.
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+------------
+For detailed instructions on how to install Roundcube webmail on your server,
+please refer to the INSTALL document in the same directory as this document.
+
+If you're updating an older version of Roundcube please follow the steps
+described in the UPGRADING file.
+
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (**with exceptions
+for skins & plugins**) as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see [www.gnu.org/licenses/][gpl].
+
+This file forms part of the Roundcube Webmail Software for which the
+following exception is added: Plugins and Skins which merely make
+function calls to the Roundcube Webmail Software, and for that purpose
+include it by reference shall not be considered modifications of
+the software.
+
+If you wish to use this file in another project or create a modified
+version that will not be part of the Roundcube Webmail Software, you
+may remove the exception above and use this source code under the
+original version of the license.
+
+For more details about licensing and the exceptions for skins and plugins
+see [roundcube.net/license][license]
+
+
+CONTRIBUTION
+------------
+Want to help make Roundcube the best webmail solution ever?
+Roundcube is open source software. Our developers and contributors all
+are volunteers and we're always looking for new additions and resources.
+For more information visit [roundcube.net/contribute][contrib]
+
+
+CONTACT
+-------
+For any bug reports or feature requests please refer to the tracking system
+at [trac.roundcube.net][tracreport] or subscribe to our mailing list.
+See [roundcube.net/support][support] for details.
+
+You're always welcome to send a message to the project admin:
+hello(at)roundcube(dot)net
+
+
+[pear]:         http://pear.php.net
+[iloha]:        http://sourceforge.net/projects/ilohamail/
+[tinymce]:      http://www.tinymce.com/
+[googiespell]:  http://orangoo.com/labs/GoogieSpell/
+[washtml]:      http://www.ubixis.com/washtml/
+[kmgerich]:     http://kmgerich.com/
+[gpl]:          http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+[license]:      http://roundcube.net/license
+[contrib]:      http://roundcube.net/contribute
+[support]:      http://roundcube.net/support
+[tracreport]:   http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki/Howto_ReportIssues
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