JP Software

            Shareware (Trial) Version Distribution Policies

                   4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command/16,
                 Take Command/32, Take Command for OS/2

                             July 24, 1997


Copyright 1988 - 1997, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved.  Published
by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA.


This file provides information for user groups, online system
adminstrators, and shareware vendors on the distribution of shareware
(trial) versions of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command/16, Take Command/32,
and Take Command for OS/2.

We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our products, as
online services, user groups, and vendors are a key part of the
shareware distribution system.

To distribute our trial version files online, or provide links to them,
you must clearly mark them as trial or shareware versions, and properly
identify us as the author.  The products may NEVER be described in any
way as as "free" software, or otherwise described as anything but trial
versions requiring payment to the author for continued use.

Online services may not distribute registered or purchased versions of
JP Software products for a fee without a written distribution agreement
with us.

Before placing any JP Software product, or any part of any JP Software
program package, in any user group, shareware, or other disk or CD
library, or distributing shareware copies for a fee in any way, you must
meet these conditions:

   * If you are a U.S.-based shareware vendor, you must be an approved
     member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), and
     your application must be fully approved in writing by the ASP, not
     simply submitted or awaiting review.  If you are not an ASP member,
     we cannot currently offer you permission to distribute our
     products.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you,
     but we have found that the administrative overhead required to
     handle non-ASP vendors from within the U.S. is simply too high.

   * If you are a U.S.-based, non-profit, tax-exempt user group, you may
     place shareware copies of our programs in your library without
     prior written permission, provided you obtain your copy from one of
     our upload locations (see below), and check regualrly to keep it up
     to date.

   * If you are a vendor based outside the U.S., you must either be an
     ASP member, or you must obtain prior written permission from us
     before distributing our products.

   * If you distribute our products, you MUST obtain your copy directly
     from one of our official upload locations:  Our Compuserve forum,
     our web site or ftp site (both access the same physical set of
     files), or the Channel 1 BBS.  Details on all locations are below.
     
   * CD-ROM distribution is permitted but ONLY if you contact us for
     permission prior to starting distribution of any JP Software
     product via CD-ROM.  You only need to contact us once for each
     product, not separately for each edition of your CD-ROM.  We
     reserve the right to revoke permission for CD-ROM distribution at
     any time, and for any reason.  If we do so you must cease
     distribution of our products on CD-ROM the next time your CD is
     remastered after we notify you of the revocation.
     
   * JP SOFTWARE DOES NOT PERMIT RETAIL RACK DISTRIBUTION OF OUR
     PRODUCTS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  Please do not contact us for
     approval of rack distribution, as it will be denied.  This applies
     even if you have distributed our products via rack or CD- ROM in
     the past.

Non-ASP vendors who wish to consider becoming ASP approved can obtain
information from:

           Association of Shareware Professionals
           545 Grover Road
           Muskegon, MI 49442-9427

You can contact JP Software at any of the addresses below.  The fastest
methods are CompuServe, Internet, phone, or fax.  Please mail any
materials to us at the P.O. Box address.

   CompuServe    JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO JPSOFT
                 or GO PCVENB); or CompuServe Mail to 75020,244 (sales /
                 customer service), or 75300,1215 (technical support)

   Internet      sales@jpsoft.com (sales / customer service), or
                 support@jpsoft.com (technical support)

   WWW           http://www.jpsoft.com/

   FTP           ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/jpsoft (product directories
                 are below this main directory)

   BBS           Channel 1 BBS, Cambridge, MA, 617-349-1300 for 28.8K,
                 617-354-3137 for 33.6 K. Join the "free files"
                 conference (J FREE or J 5 at the main menu) for JP
                 Software file downloads.

   Voice         *(617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
   Fax           *(617) 646-0904

                     * This area code changes to (781) effective
                       September 1, 1997

   US Mail       JP Software
                 P.O. Box 1470
                 E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA