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Last Updated Feb 13, 1996 |
You should carefully read the following terms and conditions
before using this software. Unless you have a different license
agreement signed by Lateral Technologies your use of this software
indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.
Shareware Version Evaluation and Registration
This is not free software. You are hereby licensed to use this
software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 21
days. If you use this software after the 21 day evaluation period
a registration fee of $10 is required. Payments must be by money
order or cash in US dollars, and should be sent to Lateral
Technologies, 325 Carmichael Road, Hornby Island, British Columbia,
Canada V0R 1Z0. When payment is received you will be sent a
registered copy of the latest version of this product via E-Mail.
Unregistered use of this product after the 21-day evaluation period
is in violation of Canadian, U.S. and international copyright laws.
Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Shareware
Version you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the
Shareware version of this software and documentation as you wish;
give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone;
and distribute the Shareware version of the software and
documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.
There is no charge for any of the above.
You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting
donations, for any such copies, however made; and from
distributing the software and/or documentation with other products
(commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission, with
one exception: Disk Vendors approved by the Association of
Shareware Professionals are permitted to redistribute this product,
subject to the conditions in this license, without specific
written permission.
One registered copy of this product may either be used by a single
person who uses the software personally on one or more computers,
or installed on a single workstation used nonsimultaneously by
multiple people, but not both. You may access the registered
version of this product through a network, provided that you have
obtained individual licenses for the software covering all
workstations that will access the software through the network.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the province of
British Columbia, Canada.
THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
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various hardware and software environments into which this product
may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
OFFERED.
Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be
thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.
The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. ANY
LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT
REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
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What is IDC: Internet Direct Chat? Internet Direct Chat (IDC) is a Shareware program designed to enable you to interactively (and privately) 'chat' DIRECTLY with your friends anywhere over the Internet, WITHOUT NEEDING TO USE AN EXTERNAL SERVER!
In Internet terms, IDC is both a Client and a Server - capable of sending and responding to specially encoded IDC messages. This means that with IDC, you can directly connect between any two (or more) Internet addresses. When you type your chat messages, they are sent directly to the person(s) you are chatting with. In addition, you can easily direct each and every message to one or more of your chat friends at the same time. When messages come to you, the name of your friend precedes the displayed message - this way you can keep track of chats with numerous friends.
IDC is fast! By using IDC's proprietary message 'bursts', the time it takes for your message to zip from one corner of the Internet to the other is minimal. With IDC, your communications are much more private than using an external server such as IRC - you are connected only to the person(s) you are chatting with. If you have used IRC (Internet Relay Chat), you will appreciate that IDC does not suffer from 'net split' or many of the other problems relayed chat systems often present.
IDC was designed with two purposes - to be fast and to be private! With IDC, you will chat only with your friends (if they want to chat with you). This is accomplished (and secured) using Password Pairs. IDC friends are identified by their E-Mail address (or some other chosen ID name). In addition, for each friend there are TWO passwords - the password your friend must use to contact you, and the password you must use to contact your friend. In order to chat, IDC must find correct IDs and passwords on BOTH ends of the conversation!
To run this product, you need the following minimal system:
Should you decide you want a Registered (fully functional, non-expiring) version of IDC,
simply mail $10 (US$ - money order or cash) to:
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Getting Started To use IDC, you need to create a directory on your hard drive and copy all of the files included with IDC into that Directory. To start IDC, from Windows, you must run the program file IDCHAT.EXE. You can do this by selecting 'File|Run' from either the Program or File Manager. Once the program is running you should see a main control form as shown below:
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'My Name'
'My E-Mail Address'
To Add a Friend...
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'Friend's Name'
'Friend's E-Mail Address'
'Password I Must Use to Contact Friend'
'Password Friend Must Use to Contact Me'
'IP Address of Friend'
Once you have added one (or more) friends, you are almost ready to turn IDC ON.
IP Access
Turning IDC ON
Selecting Which Friends to Chat With
Sending a Message
Receiving a Message
What if Your Friend is Not On-Line?
IDC also Works in the Background
Turning IDC OFF
Editing a Friend
Deleting Friends
IDC Saves Automatically
Exiting IDC
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We hope you find our product useful and that it serves your needs well. Feel free to write to us with your ideas and suggestions for this and/or other products you think might be useful. Of course, should you encounter any difficulties, please let us know right away. We will be happy to help you through any technical problems, and we do encourage your feedback - it's the only way to ensure a better product!
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