# b3270 4.0 General Release

b3270 is the back end of a IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator.

Documentation is in the directory. The files are:

Intro
  What b3270 is
Lineage
  Where b3270 came from (copyright stuff)
Build
  How to build and install b3270
FAQ
  Frequently Asked Questions (what to do when something goes wrong)
ReleaseNotes
  What's new in this release
Resources
  A complete list of b3270 resources (configuration items)
SSL
  How to use b3270 with the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Bugs
  What's broken in this release
Wishlist
  What isn't in this release

There is also a hypertext version of the b3270 man page, and of the man pages for x3270-script and x3270if. Please read Build before going ahead and building the program. Also, if you have a problem, scan through FAQ; there are lots of interesting answers there.

Updates to b3270, as well as the current status of development and bugs, are available from the x3270 Web Page.

Feel free to send comments, criticism, suggestions, complaints, etc., to Paul Mattes, paul.mattes@case.edu. Requests will be addressed as time and resources permit.

There is also an x3270 mailing list, which also includes information about b3270, and which receives news about new releases. You can subscribe to this list here.