TIFNY 3.8 for Windowsâ 95, Windowsâ 98, Windowsâ ME, Windows NTâ 4.0, Windowsâ 2000 and Windowsâ XP. 

Copyright © 1996-2002 TIFNY All rights reserved.

Contents
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PLATFORMS SUPPORTED
COPYRIGHT
HOW TO REGISTRER TIFNY
ADVERTISER SUPPORTED TRIAL VERSION
NEW FEATURES
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
TIFNY FEATURES 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
INSTALLATION NOTES
TO RUN TIFNY
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PLATFORMS SUPPORTED

TIFNY is a 32 bit multi-threaded compatible application that runs on both Windows 95, 98, ME, Windows NT 4.0 and Window’s 2000 platforms. TIFNY will not operate correctly on Windows 3.x, 3.11, or Windows NT versions previous to 4.0.

TIFNY software was developed in Visual Basic running under Windows 98 and has been tested under Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP and NT 4.0.
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COPYRIGHT

TIFNY is copyrighted (as opposed to uncopyrighted software that is "public domain"). Please refer to the licensing agreement, license.rtf in the directory where TIFNY was installed.
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HOW TO REGISTRER TIFNY

The 60-day trial version is fully featured and advertiser supported. After this period expires, electronic registration is available for $29.95.

If You’re running a trial version of TIFNY (If you already registered TIFNY, proceed to “After you register TIFNY”)
1	Go to http://www.tifny.com/register.html to purchase TIFNY
2	Enter the required information 

After you register TIFNY 
1	You will receive a serial number and a download link by email
2	Install the setup package from the specified download link.
3	Enter the serial number when prompted for a registration number.
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AN ADVERTISER SUPPORTED TRIAL VERSION

You can use TIFNY for free for 60 days with advertiser support. This is a full-featured version of TIFNY. There are no features disabled. TIFNY is not "Time Stamped" and does not stop functioning after a specific date.

Trial users of previous TIFNY versions will receive up to 30 additional free days to try the latest version.
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NEW FEATURES
New Features in TIFNY 3.8

Now TIFNY opens up to 6 NNTP server connections simultaneously! It uses different servers and multiple connections to a single server.
Re-designed NNTP server input screen
New preference “quiet mode” to control the amount of output displayed during a search.
New preference to specify if TIFNY deletes repeat files.
New Bubble tooltip shows filename, date download, newsgroup and server the file was downloaded from, the author, the file size, and the message subject.

New Features in TIFNY 3.7

Support for the yEnc decoding. yEnc is a new encoding method that offers more efficient transmission of binaries on the Usenet.
Performance when downloading files has been greatly improved.
Limit searches by file series. Series are identified by common parts of the filename.  For example tulip01.jpg and tulip02.jpg are part of the same series.
Thumbnails for files that don’t contain images are color coded by author.
Various fixes to multisegment files.

New Features in TIFNY 3.6

New "Explicit" search mode.  In this mode only download files posted by authors you already have downloaded from.
Crashes related to playing video files have been fixed.
Problems related to rendering thumbnails have been fixed.

New Features in TIFNY 3.5 

A slider to control for better control in the built-in MP3 player.  
A simpler interface. To make TIFNY easier to use, we simplified the interface.  In doing so some features have been removed.

The web browser has been removed.
The views by date, artist, album, author, and organization have been removed.
The tool bars on the left and the right have been removed. The same features can be performed with your keyboard , or from the popup menu that appears when you right click a thumbnail. 
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

TIFNY connects to up to 5 NNTP compatible news servers simultaneously, and will automatically download and catalog YENC, UUENCODED and BASE64 encoded binary files to your hard disk. Plus it automatically puts together files posted in more than one segment. Files are placed in user defined directories. Additional file information, including author, subject, newsgroup, organization, date, album and artist, is cataloged in an indexed database. 

You specify the newsgroups to search with optional filters. TIFNY lets you filter by author, organization, newsgroup, file type and keyword as well as the number of newsgroups the article was posted to and the size of the file. TIFNY also avoids redundant searching and duplicate downloading, saving you time and bandwidth. And with TIFNY’s author and newsgroup limits discover not only the quantity but also the diversity of the Usenet's treasures.

TIFNY has a built-in image viewer, text viewer, and a music and video player.  They showcase files cataloged in the database, while immediately displaying new files as they are downloaded. The music player includes a jukebox that lets you play your favorite songs. And with TIFNY’s thumbnail gallery, you can view thumbnail versions of your files by directory like with a traditional thumbnailer... Plus see them by newsgroup, file type or just make your custom selections.

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TIFNY FEATURES

* Optimal automation mode for scanning for files in thousands of newsgroups!
* Supports downloading yEnc, UUencoded, and Base64 binary encodings formats. 
* Opens up to 6 NNTP server connections simultaneously! Uses different servers and multiple connections to a single server.
* An explicit mode to download only from known authors.
* Downloaded files are stored in user named directories for off-line viewing with TIFNY or third party viewers. 
* A built-in image viewer to browse images as they are downloaded as well as images cataloged in you database.
* A picture thumbnail gallery. Lets you view thumbnails by directory like with a traditional thumbnailer... Plus you can see them by newsgroup, file type or just make editing selections. 
* A built-in music and video player. 
* Related file data such as author, subject, newsgroup, organization, data, size, and dimensions is stored in an indexed database. 
* Database summary views for sorting and grouping your data by newsgroup, file folder, or file type. 
* Full database search by keyword.
* Database "remembers" what newsgroups and articles have been downloaded and resumes where it last left off. 
* Filters to deny authors, organizations, newsgroups, file types or keywords in the message header.
* Filters to deny a message based on the number of newsgroups it was posted to or the file size.
* Delete unwanted files from the database and your hard drive by pressing the Delete key on your keypad.
* TIFNY supports NNTP login authentication, if your news server requires a user id and password.
* Newsgroup and author limits help you discover the diversity as well as the quantity of newsgroup files. 
* Lets you subscribe to your favorite newsgroups with an easy to use interface. 
* TIFNY automatically downloads and puts together multi-segment files. 
* TIFNY can download any file type.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

- You must be running Win95, Win98, WinME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
- MS Internet Explorer 4.0+ or greater. (You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm)
- A connection to the Internet. TIFNY supports modem connections as well as high speed Internet connections including Cable Modems, DSL, ISDN, T1, and LAN.
- An NNTP (News) server. This is a basic service provided by most Internet Service Providers.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Visit http://www.tifny.com or Send email to info@tifny.com.

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INSTALLATION NOTES

1) The following files are included in our setup package named TIFNY38.exe

ACTBAR.OCX		1.0.6.5 **
ASYNINET.DLL		1.0.2 **
CTSLID32.OCX		1.0.001  **
DAO350.DLL		3.51.1027.0 ***
EMEDIT32.OCX		2.1.7.00  **
FLP32X20.OCX		2.0.15  **
FXIMG50G.OCX		5.0.1.5 **
FXLBL50G.OCX		5.0.0.8 **
FXTLS532.DLL		5.0.0.5 **
INETWH32.DLL		1.10.1.1  **
LICENSE.RTF		3.8  *
MSJET35.DLL		3.51.2026.0  **
MSJINT35.DLL		3.51.0623.0  **
MSJTER32.DLL		3.51.0623.0  **
MSWINSCK.OCX		5.01.4319    **
OIK32.OCX		3.00.14 ** 
PICN1320.SSM		1.0.0.11 **
PICN1820.SSM		1.0.0.11 **
PICN20.DLL		1.0.0.11 **
PICN8220.SSM		1.0.0.11 **
REVBART10.OCX		1.009 *
TIFNY38.CNT		3.8  *
TIFNY38.HLP		3.8  *
TIFNY3.EXE		3.8  *
TOOLTIPW.OCX		1.0.0.2
TWBCUST.DLL		1.0.0.5 **
TIFNYDEC.DLL		3.7  **
VB5DB.DLL		5.00.3724  **
vbajet32.dll		5.0.7122  **

TIFNY's setup program will only copy these system files if they do not exist or you have an older version of the file. It will create a backup of your original file before replacing it. The files copied into the TIFNY installation directory are copied unconditionally.
*  Copied into your TIFNY installation directory
** Copied into your Window’s system directory.
*** Copied into $(CommonFilesDir)\Microsoft Shared\DAO
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TO RUN TIFNY

* Select TIFNY then TIFNY 3.8 from the Programs section of your Window's Start Menu

* Select Getting Started from the Help menu.

* Read the Help file for answers to any questions. 
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FILE DESCRIPTIONS

Tifny3.mdb is a Microsoft Access database of file information. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

Thumbs3.mdb is a Microsoft Access database of thumbnails. It is used to as a cache to speed up the thumbnail display.

The files are not stored in the database, but on your hard disk. The default locations are sub directories under your TIFNY installation directory. 

tifny.log Log file for program trace of exceptions. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

unwise.exe will remove TIFNY from your system. Unwise. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

Tifny38.hlp and tifny38.cnt are the help files. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

license.rtf is a rich text format file detailing the licensing agreement to use TIFNY. Please read it.

readme.rtf is this file.