Copyright Notice: ----------------- Copyright (C) 1992-1996 Gnanasekaran Swaminathan Permission is granted to use at your own risk and distribute this software in source and binary forms provided the above copyright notice and this paragraph are preserved on all copies. This software is provided "as is" with no express or implied warranty. Copyright Notice: ----------------- Portions Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Herbert Straub for all my changes (see ChangeLog)