Not to mention the project description and update is phrased incredibly weirdly. > So that the answer to these questions is meaningful, one must first have an

Not to mention the project description and update is phrased incredibly weirdly. > So that the answer to these questions is meaningful, one must first have an elementary grasp of the manner in which microcomputer software in general, and HERMES Mail in specific, is structured. The current fashion in computer science is for all complex programs to be modular; software for Microsoft Windows follows this trend in that functions (such as mail retrieval or message composition) are grouped into so-called "DLL's" or dynamic link libraries, as well as the main executable containing the interface that talks to the user. Also, when writing code of any description, one may use either "native" functions included with the system or a "library" supplied by a third party for any fee or none.