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LOGTIME 2.1c for Windows 95/98/NT
Copyright (c) 1998-1999 by Christopher S L Heng. All rights reserved.


CONTENTS

1.  WHAT IS LOGTIME?
2.  WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.1c?
3.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
4.  PACKING LIST
5.  INSTALLING LOGTIME FOR THE FIRST TIME
6.  UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER VERSION
7.  UNINSTALLING LOGTIME
8.  TIME ZONE SETTING
9.  GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LOGTIME
10. LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT
11. CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
12. BUG REPORT CHECKLIST



1.  WHAT IS LOGTIME?

LOGTIME is a utility that assists users in tracking the amount of
time they spend and cost they incur while connected to their
Internet Service Providers ("ISP"). It is useful for people who
use ISPs that charge according to the amount of time you spend
connected to them.

LOGTIME supports a plethora of charging schemes used by ISPs and
phone companies all over the world. It has support for ISPs that
charge different rates depending on the period of the day you
connect. It has support for ISPs that give you a certain amount
of "free" connection time each month or day. It has support for
users who connect to more than one ISP.

For users who connect to their ISPs using multiple operating
systems on their PCs, the same log and configuration files that
are used by LOGTIME for Linux can be used by LOGTIME for Windows
95. Now you can connect in any system you happen to be working
in, and not have to worry that you have forgotten to keep track
of your connection time.



2.  WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.1c?

Please see the file whatsnew.txt for more information on this.
A copy of this file was installed into the same directory as
the LOGTIME program when you ran SETUP.EXE.

Upgraders should read the section UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER
VERSION.



3.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

LOGTIME for Windows 95/98/NT has the following minimum system
requirements:

    Windows 95/98 and above or Windows NT 4.0 and above
    A dialer like the Dial-Up Networking that comes
    with Windows 95/98/NT

If you do not have the above, you probably will not need LOGTIME
anyway!



4.  PACKING LIST

For a list of items in this package, please see filelist.txt.
A copy of this file was installed into the same directory as
the LOGTIME program when you ran SETUP.EXE.



5.  INSTALLING LOGTIME FOR THE FIRST TIME

If you are upgrading from a previous version of LOGTIME, please
see the appropriate section on upgrading in this file. This
section is applicable only to new users of LOGTIME.

a. Run SETUP.EXE and follow the instructions given to install
LOGTIME on your computer.

b. Configuring LOGTIME. Start up LOGTIME and hit the Help button.
Read through the Getting Started and Configuring LOGTIME sections
of the online manual (just press the "Getting Started" button on
the button bar at the top of the window). Then configure LOGTIME
for your system and ISP as indicated in the manual.

c. If you are running LOGTIME on multiple operating systems,
such as Windows 95 as well as Linux, make sure that your time zone
setting on all the operating systems are identical. If you are
not sure about this read the section TIME ZONE SETTING in this
document for more information.

d. Testing LOGTIME. You should not test until you have read the
online help. If you did not properly configure the program, do
not expect the program to yield any meaningful results. You also
need to know how to get LOGTIME to log your calls. So read the
online help! Then test run your setup of LOGTIME by making a call
into your ISP, running LOGTIME accordingly, and then checking the
results by clicking the "Current" button on the main dialog
window.

e. NOTE: If you get an error message when you try clicking the
Options button on the main dialog box, you may need to update
one of your Windows system components (COMCTL32.DLL). The update
is free from Microsoft, and can be obtained from

    http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/ie/comctrlx86.asp

If the above URL does not work, check out the LOGTIME FAQ at my
web site for the updated location.



6.  UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER VERSION

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of LOGTIME (such
as one of the version 2.0x or 2.1x products), please
uninstall the older version first.

Uninstalling LOGTIME will not remove the log and configuration
files you originally installed, so if you install this new
version into that same directory, the new version of LOGTIME will
continue to use those log and configuration files.

To uninstall, see the instructions on UNINSTALLING LOGTIME
below.

Then proceed to install LOGTIME by running the SETUP program.

Please note the following:

a. The handling of time zones has changed between LOGTIME
2.0x and 2.1 and above. Please read the section TIME ZONE
SETTING in this document for more information, to see if
this change affects you.

b. Please check out the WHATSNEW.TXT file for more changes.
You should look out for portions that are highlighted with
the words "UPGRADERS:".

c. NOTE: If you get an error message when you try clicking the
Options button on the main dialog box, you may need to update
one of your Windows system components (COMCTL32.DLL). The update
is free from Microsoft, and can be obtained from

    http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/ie/comctrlx86.asp

If the above URL does not work, check out the LOGTIME FAQ at my
web site for the updated location.



7.  UNINSTALLING LOGTIME

a. If you configured LOGTIME to automatically start up everytime
Windows 95/98 runs, simply go to the Monitor options and uncheck
the box that says "Automatically run LOGTIME everytime Windows
starts up".

b. Next, go to the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs and
select the LOGTIME entry. Click the Add/Remove button and follow
the instructions given.

c. The Uninstall program will not delete the logtime.log and the
logtime.ini files. To completely uninstall LOGTIME, remove those
files and the directory in which they reside. Remember not to
delete the log and configuration files if you are still using
LOGTIME on other platforms or if you are uninstalling as a
preliminary step to installing a new version.



8.  TIME ZONE SETTING

a. LOGTIME needs to know the time zone in your country for it
to calculate the connection time correctly. This is particularly
so if your country practises daylight saving time.

b. In earlier versions (2.0c and earlier), LOGTIME allowed you
to set the time zone from within itself. The setting would
be used by LOGTIME on all platforms (Windows 95/98/NT, Windows 3.1
and Linux) using the same configuration file.

c. As of version 2.1, this is no longer supported. LOGTIME 2.1
and above will ignore any setting of the time zone you made in
the LOGTIME configuration files. LOGTIME now relies exclusively
on the time zone setting you make in your operating system.

d. If you use Windows 95 or 98, you can set your time zone
using the Date/Time program from within the Control Panel. If
you use Linux, you should read your documentation on how to
set the time zone, if you have not already done so when installing
the system.

e. Note that if you use LOGTIME on multiple platforms (for example,
on Windows 95 as well as Linux), the time zone settings on all
the platforms must be identical, or the connection time/cost
computation made by LOGTIME will be hopelessly inaccurate.



9.  GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LOGTIME

For information on how to configure and use LOGTIME, install the
package, run LOGTIME, and click the Help button. There is
also a file with some frequently asked questions about LOGTIME
installed on your computer. You can access it from your
Programs Start Menu.



9. LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT

Please see the file licence.txt for more information on this.
A copy of this file was installed into the same directory as
the LOGTIME program when you ran SETUP.EXE.



10. CONTACTING THE AUTHOR

If you wish to contact me about LOGTIME, you may email me on the
Internet via one of the addresses given below (kindly use only
one and not both or I'll wind up with two copies of your email).

I would appreciate if you would do the following before
emailing me:
    - read the documentation
    - read the list of Frequently Asked Questions. There's
    a copy located in your Logtime folder and a (probably)
    more recent copy at my web site (see below)
    - furnish me the information requested in the section
    BUG REPORT CHECKLIST (below) (even if you're simply
    asking me a question on how to get LOGTIME to operate
    in a certain manner).

The majority of my email comes from people who do not do
the above. Note that if I'm especially busy, and you do
not do the above things, I may simply ignore your email.

Internet email addresses (use only ONE!!!!):
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]

Web sites:

    PRIMARY SITE (SINGAPORE):

    http://logtime.cjb.net/
    http://www.bigfoot.com/~chrisheng/logtime/

    (at the date of this writing, the above two
    URLs resolve to the following site)
    http://web.singnet.com.sg/~cslheng/logtime/


    PRIMARY MIRROR (USA):

    http://chrisheng.hypermart.net/logtime/

DISCLAIMER: Please note that while I generally would like to hear
from you if you are using the program, and I certainly would like
to know if you discover any bugs in the program, I am under no
obligation to fix any bugs. In fact, I make no promises about
even replying.

NOTE: If you would like to be informed about future versions of
LOGTIME, please join the Logtime Announcements mailing list.
You can join it by completing the form found on my web site.
You can also view the list of previous announcements posted
to the list without actually joining.



11. BUG REPORT CHECKLIST

Please furnish me the following information when emailing me
about bugs. In fact, it would be good if you provide the
information even if you are simply requesting new features. This
will enable me to answer your questions/problems/requests more
relevantly.

1.    The version of LOGTIME you are using, eg Version 2.1.
2.    A copy of your logtime.ini file, the logtime.err file
    (if it is present in your logtime directory) and, if
    relevant, a copy of your logtime.log.
3.    The platform (or platforms) on which you are running
    LOGTIME: ie whether Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0
    or Linux or all of the above.
4.    The dialer (Windows versions) that you are using, and
    the version number (if available) (eg Dial-Up Networking
    1.2).
5.    A description of the problem. Please do not email me a
    screen dump without stating what the problem is. In
    fact, please do NOT email me screen dumps. They are
    useless for my purposes. If you really feel strongly
    about emailing me screen images, please ZIP it up first.
    Better still, ask first if I want them (the answer
    will usually be "no").
6.    Any other information that might be relevant.

Or you can simply complete the bug report form at my web
site listed in the section above (CONTACTING THE AUTHOR).


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