FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Bare Bones Software Ships Mailsmith 1.1.1 Update

Bedford, MA–October 26, 1998–Bare Bones Software today announced the
release of an update to Mailsmith, the company’s lnternet email client. The
Mailsmith 1.1.1 update adds an assortment of features, many of them
requested by existing Mailsmith customers, and fixes a number of reported
problems.

Additions, changes, and fixes in this release include:

+ Optional coloring of quoted text content in messages, including the
ability to use colors like Emailer’s, or to specify your own. When
the text coloring option is engaged, quoted lines in messages will
be distinctively colored up to five levels deep.

+ The addition of a new “mail account” scripting object to provide
greater control over scripted checking and sending of mail.

+ An option to use Base64 encoding directly for outgoing enclosures.

+ and many additional items!

For a complete list of fixes and additions incorporated in this release,
please refer to the company’s web site:
(http://web.barebones.com/products/msmith/rnotes.html)

Version 1.1.1 is available to all registered Mailsmith customers free of
charge. The updater package may be downloaded from the company’s web site at
(http://web.barebones.com/support/update.html). A 30-day trial version of
the product may also be downloaded from the company’s web site at
(http://web.barebones.com/free/free.html).

Pricing & Availability

Mailsmith 1.1.1 is available immediately. Any BBEdit or BBEdit Lite user,
or owner of Claris Emailer or Qualcomm Eudora, is eligible to purchase
Mailsmith at the cross-upgrade discount price of US$59 direct from Bare
Bones Software.

To order direct from Bare Bones Software, contact the sales department at
781-687-0700, send email to (sales@barebones.com), or use the online order
form at (https://www.barebones.com/store/store.html).

For a partial list of domestic and international resellers, please see:
(http://web.barebones.com/resellers/resell.html). Mailsmith has a suggested
retail price of US$79.

About Bare Bones Software, Inc.

Bare Bones Software, Inc., incorporated in 1994, is based in Bedford, MA.
Mailsmith is the most recent addition to their product family, which is led
by BBEdit, the company’s flagship product. BBEdit has received numerous
accolades from press and users, including the 1996 MacUser Eddy Award for
Best Development Tool, and the Macworld 1997 World Class Award for Best Web
Authoring Tool. For more information, visit the company’s web site at
(http://web.barebones.com/) or send email to (sales@barebones.com).

Contact: Sandra Schneible, 781-687-0784, sandra@barebones.com