JEM v1.1.4
Copyright (C) 1999 Waqas Shafiq.
All Rights Reserved.


Table of contents
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What's New
Introduction 
Main Features 
Requirements 
Install & Uninstall
Licensing and Distribution
Registration 
Known Problems
Contacting the author  


What's New
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  - Bug fixes:

    * Unresponsive close buttons at the far right of dialog title bars. 

    * "Array index out of range" exception when "File > Compress
      Address List" was selected.

    * "CreateProcess" exception when "Email Application" was  not 
       correctly specified in "JEM Confifuration".

  - Upgrades:
 
    * You can now switch between Java, Windows and Motif look & feel.
   
    * A popup menu which provides cut, copy and paste functions.


Introduction 
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  - What is Spam?
    Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message, 
    in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise
    choose to receive it. Most spam is commercial advertising, often for 
    dubious products, get-rich-quick schemes, or quasi-legal services. 
    Spam costs the sender very little to send -- most of the costs are 
    paid for by the recipient or the carriers rather than by the sender.
  
  - Dealing with spam
    Most users come across spam or junk email every day. Junk mail is 
    more than an annoyance. It is an invasion of your time and privacy. 
    You didn't ask for it. You don't want it. Your replies to "have your 
    name removed" seem to go nowhere, or worse end up coming back to you 
    as undeliverable. Why should you waste your time (and money) 
    downloading junk messages? With JEM around, there is no need to 
    "accept" junk email as a "normal" occurence. 

    If you want to eliminate spam as quickly and easily as possible, JEM 
    is the tool of choice. No other software is as simple yet easy to set 
    up and use. Of course, you can continue spending a lot of time 
    reading and deleting those unwanted messages. Or, you could use JEM.
   
    Download JEM now, and see it in action. You can try it free for as 
    long as you like. My guess is that you will want to keep it. 

  - How it works
    Before you can use JEM you must configure it to connect to your pop3 
    account by specifying your user name, password and pop3 server. You
    can also specify a list of email addresses. 

    JEM has two different modes of opeartion which make it unique among 
    other mail filtering programs. 
    
    * You can configure JEM to "mark email from specified addresses as 
      junk". In this case JEM will scan incoming email to find if the 
      "From" header of any message matches an address specified in the 
      list. If a match is found, the corresponding message will be marked
      as junk. You can also specify any other message(s) as junk beside 
      the ones already marked. JEM automatically adds any such address to
      its list of addresses. If you wish, you may select to download a 
      message from an address which was previously blocked. After you are
      done making your selections you can delete the junk messages by 
      hitting the delete button. 

    * Alternately you may specify the addresses where you wish to receive
      email from. All messages that do not come from any of the specified
      addresses will be marked as junk. You may make changes as in 
      previous mode and then delete the junk by pressing the delete
      button. 
    
    When you are done clearing your mailbox JEM will automatically
    launch your email client. 


Major Features
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  - No more SPAM! 
  - Works with all email software including Eudora, MS Outlook and 
    Netscape Messenger 
  - Automatically marks junk messages 
  - Displays full message headers without downloading the message itself
  - Does not require any time consuming junk filter configuration 
  - Two different modes of operation give you ABSOLUTE control 
  - Displays the size of each message (in octets) 
  - Automatically updates junk email address list 
  - Compacts the junk email address list if no junk message is received 
    from a certain address for 3 or more months. 


Requirements 
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  - You must have JRE 1.2 or higher in order to run JEM. JRE 1.2 for 
    Windows 95/98/NT and Solaris is avaiable for download for free at 
    http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/jre/. Ports for other platforms
    can be found at http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/java-ports.cgi. 

Install & Uninstall
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  - Install the program as follows:
    * unzip the archive jem114.zip in a temporary directory
    * run "install.exe" located in this directory
    * follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation
    * remove the temporary directory and its contents

  - You can safely remove JEM from your computer from by deleting the 
    JEM installation folder and all the files in it.
   


Licensing and Distribution
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  The term "JEM" identifies release version 1.1.4 of JEM series.

  The term "SHAREWARE version" identifies the complete package
  which include JEM's jar (class) file, readme file and other
  files included in the distribution package.

  The term "SHAREWARE copy" identifies an instance of the
  SHAREWARE version.

  The term "REGISTERED version" identifies a SHAREWARE version
  of JEM, together with registered user information.

  The term "REGISTERED copy" identifies an instance of the
  REGISTERED version.

  No component part of JEM may be distributed individually,
  disassembled, copied, reverse engineered, or altered in any form.
  This includes all elements in the JEM package.

  1. SHAREWARE copies may be freely distributed by individual
     users for trial and leisure utilization

  2. SHAREWARE copies may be uploaded to Bulletin Board Systems,
     FTP sites, Usenet newsgroups and any network sites providing
     its users with access to download it for trial and leisure
     purposes. 

  3. SHAREWARE copies may NOT be distributed in CD-ROM disks,
     diskettes or any other media, without express authorization
     of the author. 

  4. SHAREWARE copies may NOT be distributed with any software package,
     or be systematically recommended to users of any software system
     or service, without express authorization of the author.

  5. REGISTERED copies may only be distributed by the author of JEM.
   
  The software remains the sole and exclusive property of the copyright 
  holder.

  This software has not undergone complete testing and may contain 
  errors. It may not function properly and is subject to change or 
  withdrawal at any time.

  The author of this program accepts no responsibility for damages 
  resulting from the use of this product and makes no warranty or 
  representation, either express or implied, including but not limited 
  to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular
  purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume 
  all risks when using it. 


Registration
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  If you like JEM and use it regularly, you must register it by paying a 
  small fee. By registering the software, you will be able to use it 
  legally, and will be supporting my efforts to continually develop 
  innovative poducts to best serve your needs. 

  The registered users will receive: 
  - a snag free version of JEM 
  - updates and all future versions for free! 
  
  Registration can be performed in the following ways: 

  - Register online at Register Now! 
    https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=2831-2

  - Click the link below to register JEM (Product# 16715) over the 
    Internet using a Credit Card, via a TOLL-FREE Voice Order Line at 
    1-877-REGSOFT (1-877-734-7638), or by fax at 770-497-9234. The 
    Product ID # is REQUIRED for both Voice and Fax orders. 

    https://www.regsoft.com/cgi-bin/reg_it_offsite.pl?16715
 
  - By sending 15 U.S. dollars by check. Payments must be made to "Waqas 
    Shafiq" and mailed together with Your E-mail Address, Company Name 
    (if applicable), and Contact Name to: 
   
    Waqas Shafiq 
    B-119 Gulshan-E-Hadeed Phase I 
    Karachi - 75010 
    Pakistan 

  Your E-mail Address, Company Name, and Contact Name are required to 
  provide the registration file. It is imperative that I receive your 
  E-mail address in order to fulfill your order. 
  
  The registration file will be sent to you as an e-mail attachment 
  together with instructions to register the software. 


Known Problems
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  - While you are offline any attemp to connect to pop server will result
    in an "UnknownHostException". With JEM still running, when you 
    connect to the internet and again try to connect to your pop server, 
    you will still receive the same exception. 
  
    Fix: To over come this problem specify the IP address of your pop 
    server in Edit->Configuration->POP3 Server rather then the domain 
    name.


Contacting the author 
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   1. Send email to wshafiq@cyberjunkie.com, mentioning JEM
      in the subject line.

   2. Visit home page at: http://www.cyberjunkie.com/wshafiq

