QUOTES.EXE
                                    v1.00
                          Mark Zec - Galahad Software

 This is just a quick little utility I wrote to use with David Harris'
 excellent Pegasus Mail.  I was prompted to write it after seeing a few
 comments on the PM-WIN support mailing list for an easy way to add quotes
 to the RQUOTES.R file, which is designed to allow people to utilize random
 signatures from within Pegasus.  One utility was indicated, available via
 email auto-response, but after requesting it and not receiving it, I
 decided to write my own.

 QUOTES.EXE is pretty simple to use.  It's "quick and dirty", but it works
 well as long as a few steps are taken.

 1) The three files necessary all need to be in the same directory.  These
    three files are: QUOTES.EXE, the executable file contained in this
    archive; RQUOTES.R, the raw data file that contains the random
    signatures; QUOTES.TXT, the source file for new signatures that are
    going to be appended to the RQUOTES.R file.

 2) The source file, QUOTES.TXT, needs to be formatted in a specific manner
    (see the included sample file).  But basically, every individual
    signature, whether a single line or multi-line sig, needs to be
    separated from the preceding/following quotes by a blank line.  This
    blank line must be a "null" string, without even having spaces in it.
    If you're unsure about this, go to a blank line and hit the <Delete>
    key.  If the line underneath shifts upwards, it was a null string.  If
    it doesn't shift upwards, the blank line has some "hard" spaces embedded
    in it.

 3) The last line of the QUOTES.TXT file can be a blank line, or it can be
    the last line of the last quote.  Either will be recognized correctly
    as the EOF (End of File).  Again, refer to the included sample file for
    further explanation.

 Once these three steps are followed, all you need to do is type QUOTES in
 a DOS window, and the new quotes/signatures will be appended to your
 RQUOTES.R file.  If all goes well, you won't see anything output to the
 screen.  If one of the two files (RQUOTES.R or QUOTES.TXT) are missing,
 the program will generate an error message.  This is the only situation
 that generated an error message during my testing.

 This doesn't guarantee that, after running the QUOTES.EXE program, you
 won't have errors when your RQUOTES.R file is compiled.  It does no error
 checking to determine if characters in the QUOTES.TXT file will cause
 compile errors.  All it does is read and write...no more.  You'll have to
 chase down compilation errors after this program is run.

 The execution of the program is fast.  I used this to add about 50 more
 random quotes to my quote file, and the total execution time was well
 under one second.

 One other disclaimer, and one that a lot of people seem to forget.  It's
 so important, I'm going to yell:

 BACKUP YOUR OLD RQUOTES.R FILE BEFORE DOING THIS.  IT'S BEEN TESTED, BUT
 THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S 100% PERFECT.  BEFORE YOU INSTALL OR UPDATE
 ANYTHING, YOU SHOULD BACK UP THE OLD VERSION AS A MATTER OF ROUTINE.

 The sample batch file I've included (TAGS.BAT) will always backup your
 RQUOTES.R file before any processing is done.  It's *always* a good idea.

 In the spirit of David Harris' Pegasus Mail, I'm releasing this little
 utility as freeware.  However, I retain all rights to the original source
 code.  Reverse engineering, decompiling, or any other nasty things like
 this will result in God hitting you with a bolt of lightning.  Really.
 I've seen it happen before.

 Should you find that this is the best little program known to mankind, and
 that you can't live without it, donations are always happily accepted.
 Please....don't send a lot of money, though, because it didn't take me all
 that much time to put it together.

 Questions, comments, adulation, or monetary bequests can be directed to:

 Mark Zec
 P.O. Box 291164
 San Antonio, Texas  78229

 Email: markzec@earthlink.net  -or-  mark.zec@haremail.com