                            MChat  V0.12
                            ============

                  Written by Jochen-Matthias Wienke
                    <C>2002 , All rights reserved
                      
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
======================

         
         
1.1. DISCLAIMER
===============

This  software comes with no warranty, either expressed or implied. The
author  is  in no way responsible for any damage or loss that may occur
due  to  direct  or  indirect usage of this software. Use this software
entirely at your own risk.



1.2. COPYRIGHT
==============

The usage of this software for  legal purposes is  FREE  and   complete 
distribution of this archive is allowed.  Programm  and   documentation  
are copyright by Jochen-Matthias Wienke.  All  rights  reserved.   That
means especially that  reverse-engineering  or changing the software or
other files of this archive is NOT ALLOWED.



1.3. DISTRIBUTION
=================

Permission is given to include this program in a public archive (such as
an Internet or FTP site, BBS or PD library providing that all  parts  of
the  original distribution are kept intact.

The following files are included:

- README.TXT  ( doc-file ; this file )
- mchat.jad ( MIDlet JAD file)
- mchat.jar ( JAVA programme classes )


1.4. CONTACT
============

Send bug reports, critics, X-mass cards, etc ...

email: j.wienke@worldwidehome.de
or: sl45i@genion.de
homepage: http://www.worldwidehome.de



1.5. REQUIREMENTS
=================

- PC with  internet connection running  JChat Server  ( downloadable for 
  free on my homepage )
- MIDlet and internet enabled device (e.g. Siemens SL45i)  



2. INSTALLATION
===============

MChat doesn't require any special installation procedure.  Read the user
manual of your device for how to install and run Java MIDlets.
For  the  Siemens  SL45i,  simply  copy  the  mchat   directory  to  any 
subdirectory of  JAVA/JAM  on your Multimedia Card (MMC) and  start  the
application via the phone's Java menu.



3. INTRODUCTION
===============

MChat  is a simple free  Wireless Java  chat client  for the  JChat chat 
system. JChat is available for free at my homepage. Please look at JChat
for further information.



4. USAGE
========

Give in IP / port of the  JChat server and your desired nickname for the 
chat within the Connect screen. Also,  "Help" and  "About" are available
within that screen. Choose  "Connect"  to establish a connection between
the device  and the  JChat server.  If anything works fine, the programm 
logs in and you're within the Chat screen.
Within the Chat screen, you can read the messages of other users. Select
"Write" to write a message by yourself  or  "Exit" to leave the chat and
disconnect.

Problems may appear, when a Firewall is used, which blocks  the  desired
port ( standart port is 5123 ) of the JChat server.  Set the  filter  of 
your  firewall to let the phone connect to the server via internet.



5. HISTORY
==========

V0.10
-----
first (beta) version released

V0.11
-----
Added variable port number

V0.12
-----
Fixed some minor problems with devices other than SL45i

