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+This archive contains the source code for Mystic BBS software.
+
+Mystic BBS is Copyright 1997-Current year by James Coyle.
+
+Mystic BBS is currently compiled exclusively using Free Pascal
+compiler (www.freepascal.org) the current release being 2.4.4.
+
+Mystic BBS is released under GPL Version 3 licensing which is
+included in the archive.  An information header is prefixed on
+each source file that compiles to an executable.
+
+Current build options used with Free Pascal are as follows:
+
+fpc -CX -XX -Xs -O3 -B -OpPENTIUM4 -OoREGVAR -OoSTACKFRAME -OoPEEPHOLE -OoASMCSE -WN <source file>
+
+Mystic BBS project can be found at mysticbbs.sourceforge.net
+
+Additional support can possibly be found at mysticbbs.com and wiki.mysticbbs.com.
+
+The author can be contacted at this time through e-mail at mysticbbs@gmail.com.  It is
+encouraged that fixes and additions be coordinated with the current authors.
+
+The current code here reflects the latest 1.10 alphas and is not yet compatible with 1.09 or
+previous 1.10 alphas.  With the 1.10 official release, the code will branch off to current
+stable and development release code bases.