MAILSMITH 1.1.6 NOW AVAILABLE FROM BARE BONES SOFTWARE

Bedford, MA -- October 31, 2000 -- Bare Bones Software today announced the
release and immediate availability of Mailsmith 1.1.6, the company's
powerful Internet email client. This new version includes support for SMTP
authentication, a Show Message Data command to view the "raw" contents of
messages, and a Re-Send command that makes it easy to send a message again.
An update is available free of charge to all Mailsmith customers.

Mailsmith 1.1.6 also incorporates numerous other enhancements, interface
refinements, and bug fixes. A detailed list of changes made in this release
can be found online:

(http://www.barebones.com/support/mailsmith/mailsmith-notes.html)

All registered Mailsmith customers may upgrade free of charge to Mailsmith
1.1.6 by downloading the update package available from the Bare Bones
Software web site:

(http://www.barebones.com/support/updates.html)

Pricing & Availability

Mailsmith 1.1.6 is available now, with a suggested retail price of US$79.
It may be purchased directly from Bare Bones Software, as well as from all
major Macintosh software resellers. Mailsmith is also available for online
purchase from eMacsoftware.com. For a partial listing of domestic and
international resellers, visit (http://store.barebones.com/resellers.html).

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, US$59, which is only available direct from Bare Bones Software.

For additional details, visit the company's Web site
(http://www.barebones.com/), send email to (sales@barebones.com), or call
(781) 687-0700.

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 premier HTML and text editor for Macintosh. For more
information, visit (http://www.barebones.com/) or send email to
(sales@barebones.com).