diff --git a/mail/app/Makefile.in b/mail/app/Makefile.in
index fe76bdf01b55..f9a51ab3eb40 100644
--- a/mail/app/Makefile.in
+++ b/mail/app/Makefile.in
@@ -227,3 +227,9 @@ libs:: $(PROGRAM)
 clean clobber::
 	rm -rf $(DIST)/$(APP_NAME).app
 endif
+
+README_FILE = $(topsrcdir)/README.txt
+
+libs::
+	$(INSTALL) $(README_FILE) $(DIST)/bin
+	$(INSTALL) $(topsrcdir)/LICENSE $(DIST)/bin
diff --git a/mail/config/basemail-win b/mail/config/basemail-win
index 65323b7bd3b0..761f4883284b 100644
--- a/mail/config/basemail-win
+++ b/mail/config/basemail-win
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ components\xmlextras.xpt
 ; Base Package Files
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
+LICENSE
+README.txt
+
 ; NSPR:
 nspr4.dll      
 plc4.dll