********************************************************************************* NetScanTools 4 Welcome to the "readme" file Trial Version 4.03, 8 May 2000 (c) 1995-2000 Northwest Performance Software, Inc. ********************************************************************************* -------------- DOCUMENT INDEX -------------- This file contains the following sections: 1. General Notes 2. Contact Information 3. Installation Instructions 4. Revision History 5. Client Function Summary ********************************************************************************* GENERAL NOTES Program Requirements. *This program is designed for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server, any Service Pack, Windows 2000, Windows 98 or Windows 95. Windows 95 users must install the Winsock 2 update available at Microsoft's website. (all the preceding are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation). *Approximately 2 MB disk space *TCP/IP Network connection with DNS License Agreement. Please see License.txt linked from the NetScanTools program group Suggestions/Comments/Bug Reports Please email all suggestions/comments/bug reports to: sales@netscantools.com Online bug report form: http://www.netscantools.com/email.html Support: http://www.netscantools.com/support.html ********************************************************************************* CONTACT INFORMATION email: sales@netscantools.com or sales@nwpsw.com WWW-main site: http://www.nwpsw.com/ http://www.netscantools.com/ Mailing address: Northwest Performance Software, Inc. PO Box 148 Maple Valley, WA 98038-0148 USA Telephone. VOICE: (425) 413-0354 (8am to 5pm Pacific (Seattle-LA) Time) 24 hour/7 day FAX: (425) 413-0639 ********************************************************************************* INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Unzip the nst4*.zip file to a temporary directory/folder such as c:\temp, then run setup.exe. 2. Follow the instructions in the setup program. Problems installing? See the support section of www.netscantools.com. (The most common problem is unzipping the files into a directory which has more than 8 characters or a space included in any level of the directory tree. Please unzip the contents of the zip file into a short-named directory like c:\temp or c:\mytemp etc.) ********************************************************************************* REVISION HISTORY 8 May 2000 nststd.exe 4.0.2.1 -> 4.0.3.1 -Changed phone numbers to reflect change in sales office location. -Fixed default whois server names. smtpmail.dll 4.0.0.3 -> 4.0.0.4 -Corrected for time zone when generating email message send time. 17 January 2000 Fixes nststd.exe 4.0.1.1 -> 4.0.2.1 -Removed code section which forced requirement for Windows 95 OSR2. -Improved thread communication. -MRUs now properly saved immediately upon clearing. nstmtspt.dll 4.0.0.5 -> 4.0.0.6 -Scrolling for PING/Traceroute/NetScanner now implemented. -Bind socket correction. smplsrvs.dll 4.0.0.3 -> 4.0.0.4 -Fixed UDP close upon read from UDP socket for chargen. -Bind socket correction. 4 January 2000 Fixes nststd.exe 4.0.0.1 -> 4.0.1.1 -Fixed problems populating the Port Probe results tree. All ports found are now correctly reported. 20 December, 1999 Initial Release ********************************************************************************* CLIENT FUNCTION SUMMARY NetScanTools is a utility toolset. Each tool is kept separately on it's own tab. For information on using each function tab, press the Help button or the F1 key. 5/8/00 [end]