AetherMud (C)2000-2017 Bo Zimmerman
Please read the LICENSE file for license information
Please read the NOTICE file for credits information

After that open up the guides/InstallationGuide.html and start reading.
The installation guide covers installation and primary configuration.
It also points you to where you need to go to do secondary configuration,
and learn how to do content building.

Informational web sites:

Development Home Page:     http://www.aethermud.org
Support forums:            http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aethermud
Facebook Group             http://www.facebook.com/groups/115679705136630
Wiki                       http://wiki.aethermud.net
Home playtest site:        http://www.aethermud.net
Home Twitter:              https://twitter.com/aethermud1
Select distribution pkgs:  ftp://ftp.zimmers.net/pub/projects/aethermud
Sourceforge site:          http://sourceforge.net/projects/aethermud
SVN repository:            svn://aethermud.net/public/AetherMud
GIT repository @github:    https://github.com/bozimmerman/AetherMud
GIT repository @bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/bozimmerman/aethermud

Files in this directory:

Windows:
mud.bat           : set JAVA_HOME, and execute this to run aethermud in windows
make.bat          : set JAVA_HOME, and execute this to build aethermud in windows
build.xml         : ANT build file for aethermud binaries
aether.ico        : Windows icon file for shortcuts

Linux:
mudUNIX.sh        : Executing aethermud. (See installation guide)
InstallUNIX.sh    : Configuring mudUNIX.sh (See installation guide)
Makefile          : Building aethermud. (See installation guide)
build.xml         : ANT build file for aethermud binaries

AetherMud:
aethermud.ini     : main aethermud server configuration file
changelog.txt     : high-level list of changes per version

Directories in this directory:

com               : aethermud source and "binaries"
guides            : html manuals and help
lib               : external java libraries
resources         : aethermud file-based configuration data
web               : base directory for http server config and files

Favorite Clients for playing AetherMud:
TinTin++
WinTin++
ZMUD/CMUD (fully supports MXP and MSP)
Siplet (built into the web site)
MushClient