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+KPILOT 4.2.2 by Dan Pilone
+===========================
+ Additional work by Robert Ambrose,
+ Preston Brown, Adriaan de Groot,
+ Heiko Purnhagen, Jorg Habenicht,
+ and probably many more.
+
+ KPilot is software for syncing the 3Com Palm Pilot, Palm III, IIIe,
+IIIc, IIIx, V, Vx, M100, Handspring Visor and IBM Workpad with a machine
+running some flavor of unix. The actual PC->PP communcations was originally
+based on pilot-link.0.8.7, though you should use pilot-link.0.9.3 now.
+By default KPilot attempts to connnect using /dev/pilot which should be
+a link to the actual serial port, however this is configurable in the
+settings dialog.
+
+ This is the second release of KPilot 4.x, the first version of
+KPilot that works with and under KDE2. It is released as part of KDE 2.2.
+KPilot 4.2.2 is the revision released AFTER KDE 2.2 alpha 1.
+
+INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
+=========================
+
+ The file ../README contains minimal information on how to compile
+and install KPilot. Since KPilot is part of the kdepim package, you
+should also have the INSTALL file for kdepim, probably in ../../INSTALL.
+
+ This README file only contains the release notes for KPilot 4.2.2.
+
+UPGRADING FROM OLDER KPILOTS
+============================
+
+The first time you run KPilot 4.2.2, it may automatically display
+the setup screen and you can check all the configuration settings.
+If you used KPilot 3.x, you should also immediately configure all your
+conduits (again) because many things have changed there.
+
+CURRENT FEATURES
+================
+ * XML GUI support (courtesy of Martin Junius).
+ * Conduit for abbrowser (experimental).
+ * Conduit for expenses (experimental).
+ * Improved international-character support.
+ o Conduit for KNotes (still experimental).
+ o Now a KDE2 application.
+ o Plug in conduit support, currently including
+ KOrganizer, todolist, null and PopMail
+ o Hot-Sync daemon. - Now hot-sync with just the push of the
+ Hot-Sync button on your cradle. No need to launch KPilot.
+ o Add/Delete/Edit memos.
+ o Add/Delete/Edit addresses.
+ o Full Category support for both memos and addresses.
+ o KPilot now respects secret data.
+ o More configuration options including port speed and
+ docking control.
+ o Now supports signature files for email.
+ o Drag and drop to docked icon for file install.
+ o International Support
+ o Full Backup/Restore capabilities of Palm Pilot
+ o File (prc,pdb) installation
+ o Email syncing capabilities (via POP3 & sendmail)
+ o SmartSync backing up modified data even
+ for databases KPilot doesn't recognize
+ o Import/Export to/from virtually any text format for
+ Addresses.
+ o Import/Export to/from text files for memos
+ o Sort and display addresses in different ways
+ o A null conduit (programming example)
+ o Syncing with UNIX mailboxes
+ o Database dispositions (sync, backup only, or ignore)
+
+(* = new in this release)
+
+
+KNOWN BUGS
+==========
+ All the known bugs in KPilot can be found in the KDE bugs database
+
+ http://bugs.kde.org/db/pa/lkpilot.html
+
+Please check with that database before reporting bugs.
+
+
+
+
+STANDARD DISCLAIMER, WARNINGS, ETC..
+====================================
+ THIS SOFTWARE HAS BUGS. Use at your own risk. It has not even
+been tested anywhere but on my machine and only with my Palm Pilot. I
+have been using it against XCopilot for development then verifying it
+works with a real pilot with my Palm Pilot Professional running OS v2.0.4.
+It works with Adriaan's Palm V running PalmOS 3.5 as well.
+I make no claims that it will work, or even try to work. I take no
+responsibility for any data loss, damage, etc. done by this software.
+ie: Should your pilot burst into flames while trying to sync a new game..
+sorry.
+ That being said, I _really_ want comments regarding the software
+as well as suggestions. Bug fixes are even snazzier and code
+contributions are welcome. :)
+
+ Dan Pilone
+ pilone@slac.com
+ http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home/
+ July 20, 2000
+
+ Adriaan de Groot
+ adridg@cs.kun.nl
+ http://www.cs.kun.nl/~adridg/kpilot-bugs.html
+ April 14, 2001