talk about phar deps

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@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ bdrem - Birthday reminder by mail
 *********************************
 Birthday reminder that sends out e-mails.
 
-It can also generate ASCII tables on your console/shell and normal HTML pages.
+It can also generate ASCII tables on your console, iCalendar files
+and normal HTML pages.
 
 .. contents::
 
@@ -17,13 +18,14 @@ Data sources
 
   - Multiple date fields per record supported.
 - An LDAP server
-- `Birthday reminder <http://cweiske.de/birthday3.htm>` files (``.bdf``)
+- `Birthday reminder <http://cweiske.de/birthday3.htm>`_ files (``.bdf``)
 
 Output formats
 ==============
 - ASCII table
 - HTML
 - Email (text + HTML parts)
+- iCalendar
 
 
 =====
@@ -80,6 +82,24 @@ If you only want an email if there is a birthday, use ``--stoponempty``::
 Make sure your config file contains ``$mail_from`` and ``$mail_to`` settings.
 
 
+iCalendar
+=========
+Exporting birthday events into an ``.ics`` file is easy::
+
+   $ bdrem --renderer=ical > birthdays.ics
+
+It is possible to access the calendar via HTTP, too::
+
+    http://example.org/bdrem/?renderer=ical
+
+You can subscribe to it in your calendar or email application.
+Integration has been tested with Thunderbird's Lightning__ and Claws Mail's
+vCalendar__ plugin.
+
+__ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/lightning/
+__ http://www.claws-mail.org/plugin.php?plugin=vcalendar
+
+
 HTML page
 =========
 Simply point your web browser to the ``.phar`` file, or ``index.php``.
@@ -195,6 +215,10 @@ Dependencies
   - `Net_LDAP2 <https://pear.php.net/package/Net_LDAP2>`_
 
 
+Note that the ``.phar`` file already includes all dependencies;
+you do not need to install anything.
+
+
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 License
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