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The Blue Wave Offline Mail Door, Version 4.00
for PCBoard-DOS and PCBoard-OS/2 v15.2x
Copyright (C) 1992-1996 by Cutting Edge Computing
All Rights Reserved
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Table of Contents
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Section I Important Compatibility Information
Section II Contact and Registration Information
Section III Installation/Upgrade Instructions
Section IV Unregistered Mail Door Limitations
Section V Reporting Problems
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Section I: Important Compatibility Information
===============================================
This version of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Door will work with
PCBoard-DOS or PCBoard-OS/2 v15.20 or later only. Although this mail
door has been tested with the latest beta version of PCBoard v15.30
available as of 16 June 96, we cannot guarantee absolute compatibility
with the final release version. Both DOS and OS/2 executables are
included.
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Section II: Contact and Registration Information
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At the time of this writing, all Blue Wave Mail System files and contact
information were available on the Internet through our World Wide Web site.
Simply point your web browser at http://www.concentric.net/~bluewave to
keep up to date on the latest available versions of the mail system.
In addition to Cutting Edge Computing in the USA, we are pleased to be
able to offer registration agents in Australia, Europe and South Africa.
Please consult the following files for registration details:
REGISTER.AUS Australia, New Zealand, and nearby countries
REGISTER.EUR Europe
REGISTER.RSA Republic of South Africa and nearby countries
REGISTER.BW United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Asia, and
anywhere else in the world
As always, our BBS is available 24 hours per day at +1-810-743-8464. All
Blue Wave files are available for download on your first call. If you are
a FidoNet SysOp, you may request FILES from 1:2240/176 to receive our
current list of available files.
Our support BBS also offers immediate online registration by credit
card. Simply log into our BBS and select "R)egister Blue Wave" from the
main system menu. After you have entered the requested information, the
online registration system will provide you with a temporary 30-day
registration number. When your credit card purchase has been authorized,
you will receive a permanent registration number from us via SnailMail.
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Section III: Installation/Upgrade Instructions
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You must perform a full installation of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Door
for PCBoard. Full installation instructions are provided in Chapter 5 of
the file BWMAIL.DOC. An upgrade installation from another version of the
mail door (i.e. Maximus, RemoteAccess, QuickBBS, etc.) is not possible.
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Section IV: Unregistered Mail Door Limitations
===============================================
The following limitations apply to unregistered versions of The Blue Wave
Offline Mail Door:
*> A maximum of 2 remote nodes plus 1 local node is supported.
*> QWK mail packet downloads are disabled.
In order to facilitate a full evaluation of The Blue Wave Offline Mail
Door, Cutting Edge Computing will begin offering *FREE* 30-day trial
registrations on 01 July 96. The free trial registration number provides
you with a fully functional mail door -- none of the above limitations
are present.
To receive your free 30-day trial registration, simply do one of the
following:
*> Log into our support BBS at +1-810-743-8464, select "R)egister Blue
Wave" from the main system menu, then choose "Free PCBoard 30-day
trial". The online system will ask you a few questions, then
provide you with a working 30-day registration number on-the-spot.
*> Send a self-addressed STAMPED envelope (**), along with the "SysOp
Real Name" and the "Mail Packet Name" you have entered in the
BWSETUP->General Information Menu, to Cutting Edge Computing.
** If you live outside of the USA, you will need to send a
self-addressed envelope and include an International Reply Coupon
(available from your Post Office), $1.00 in US Currency, or the
equivalent of $1.00 US in your own currency to cover return
postage.
Cutting Edge Computing
PO Box 90476
Burton, MI 48509-0476 USA
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Section V: Reporting Problems
==============================
Please send problem reports, with as many details about the problem as
possible, to any of the following addresses:
Internet E-Mail: bluewave@concentric.net
Fido NetMail : 1:2240/176, addressed to George Hatchew
Fido EchoMail : BLUEWAVE message echo, addressed to George Hatchew
SnailMail : George Hatchew
c/o Cutting Edge Computing
PO Box 90476
Burton, MI 48509-0476
Thank you for taking the time to evaluate The Blue Wave Offline Mail
Door!