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+\chapter{Introduction}
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{Overview}
+
+VMime is a powerful C++ class library for working with MIME messages and
+Internet messaging services like IMAP, POP or SMTP.
+
+With VMime you can parse, generate and modify messages, and also connect to
+store and transport services to receive or send messages over the Internet.
+The library offers all the features to build a complete mail client.
+
+The main objectives of this library are:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item fully RFC-compliant implementation;
+\item object-oriented and modular design;
+\item very easy-to-use (intuitive design);
+\item well documented code;
+\item very high reliability;
+\item maximum portability.
+\end{itemize}
+
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{Features}
+
+\noindent MIME features:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item Full support for RFC-2822 and multipart messages (RFC-1521)
+\item Aggregate documents (MHTML) and embedded objects (RFC-2557)
+\item Message Disposition Notification (RFC-3798)
+\item 8-bit MIME (RFC-2047)
+\item Encoded word extensions (RFC-2231)
+\item Attachments
+\end{itemize}
+
+\noindent Network features:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item Support for IMAP, POP3 and maildir stores
+\item Support for SMTP and sendmail transport methods
+\item Extraction of whole message or specific parts
+\item TLS/SSL security layer
+\item SASL authentication
+\end{itemize}
+
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{Copyright and license}
+
+VMime library is Free Software and is licensed under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License\footnote{See Appendix \ref{appendix_license} and
+\url{http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html}} (GPL) version 3:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Vincent Richard
+
+   VMime library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
+   the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   VMime 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.
+
+   Linking this library statically or dynamically with other
+   modules is making a combined work based on this library.
+   Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+   License cover the whole combination.
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\newpage
+\noindent This document is released under the terms of the
+GNU Free Documentation
+License\footnote{See \url{http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html}} (FDL):
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   Copyright (C) 2004-2013 Vincent Richard
+
+   Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
+   this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation
+   License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the
+   Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no
+   Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
+\end{verbatim}
+