Zebra server,
 Copyright (c) 1995-2003, Index Data ApS

Introduction
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Zebra is a high-performance, general-purpose structured text indexing
and retrieval engine. It reads structured records in a variety of input
formats (eg. email, XML, MARC) and allows access to them through exact
boolean search expressions and relevance-ranked free-text queries. 

Documentation
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You'll find documentation in subdirectory 'doc' in various
formats (PDF, HTML, Docbook XML). You can also browse the
documentation from the zebra home page.

Installation
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Install YAZ. Optional external packages: Tcl, iconv and EXPAT.
Many Unices already have Tcl, iconv and EXPAT installed.
Quick compile and install:
  ./configure
  make
  make install
For detailed instructions and Windows installation refer to
the documentation.

License
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Zebra is covered by the GNU GPL v2. See LICENSE.zebra.

Support
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To get more information or assistance, send mail to zebra-help@indexdata.dk

We maintain a mailing-list for the purpose of announcing new versions of
the software, bug-reports, discussion etc. You can sign up at the URL
http://www.indexdata.dk/mailman/listinfo/zebralist

$Id: README,v 1.17 2003/02/20 21:13:37 adam Exp $
