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Title : ConnectPal Professional
Version : 6.40
Author/Programmer : Christopher Low
Release Date : July 09, 1999
License : Shareware
Features : Fully functional
Legal Use Period : 50 successful connections.
ConnectPal Webpage: http://www.connect-pal.com
Registration Page : http://www.connect-pal.com/cporder.htm
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Thank you for using ConnectPal Professional. I hope that you
would find pleasure in using this software and that it
would make your task in connecting to the internet much more
powerful, convenient and user-friendly! Others have!
When you first start up ConnectPal Professional, it would
detect that it is your first time running it and would pop up a
ConnectPal Configuration Console.
TAKE YOUR TIME TO CAREFULLY LOOK THROUGH AND CONFIGURE THE SETTINGS
INDIVIDUALLY.
This would ensure that you would get optimum
performance with ConnectPal Professional.
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IMPORTANT :
By using this software, you ( the licensee ) hereby agrees to
the terms and conditions as stated in the accompanying file
"license.txt".
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REGISTERING CONNECTPAL
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Read the accompanying "order.txt" for more information.
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GETTING STARTED
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Read the accompanying "getstart.txt" for more information.
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BUG REPORTS/SUGGESTIONS/FEEDBACK
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Email me at feedback@connect-pal.com for any bugs,
suggestions or feedback relating to ConnectPal.
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VERSION HISTORY FOR CONNECTPAL
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ConnectPal Deluxe v1.0 : Added Core RAS function.
v1.1 : Added save username/password function.
v1.2 : Added dial default function.
v2.0 : Added Cost, Warning and Configuration functions.
Added Artificial Intelligence algorithms to handle
disconnections external of ConnectPal and
other connection scenarios.
v2.2 : Added Option function.
v2.3 : Bug fix for modal dialog box error and cost
mismatch reporting.
v2.4 : Added Connection Uptime function to Option function.
v2.5 : Added Create Shortcut function.
v2.6 : Refined GUI for the ConnectPal's main console.
v2.7 : Beta testing and fine tuning for 1 month.
v2.8 : Patch/Bug corrections to ConnectPal.
v2.9 : Final review of ConnectPal.
v2.95: Completion of ConnectPal Deluxe (Release Version)
Henceforth, ConnectPal Deluxe has received some suggestions to have more
useful features added to it. Plans and feasibility studies were made and
it was decided that it would be expensive to upgrade ConnectPal
incrementally, hence the next version of ConnectPal, titled
"ConnectPal Professional" was scheduled to be released in one major
upgrade.
ConnectPal Deluxe v2.96: Planning/Feasibility studies for new features
integration to ConnectPal Deluxe. ConnectPal Deluxe
christened to "ConnectPal Professional"
ConnectPal Professional v2.97: Added "Dial multiple phone number" capability.
Changed RAS control to MRAS32.OCX for better
and more efficient Windows Remote Access Service
functions.
Removed the original VFRAS.OCX. (Replaced
by the much better MRAS32.OCX)
Porting of ConnectPal Deluxe source code to new and
improved source code optimised for MRAS32.OCX.
Program functionality check.
v2.98: Added Program Launcher capability.
Launch up to 5 programs.
Improved ConnectPal's internal state management.
Fixed remaining Modal Dialog Box bugs.
v2.99: Added Mail Watch capability.
Added MMAIL32.OCX for mail function.
Added optional functionalities for Mail Watch.
Fixed Error Dump for Mail Control.
Optimised and fixed a minor bug in the Artificial
Intelligence algorithms for the part of
disconnection external of ConnectPal.
v3.00: Added NetToolkit protocol suite.
Added Finger function.
Added WhoIs function.
Added Get GMT Time function.
Added Get IP/Hostname function.
Fixed Error Dump for finger control.
Fixed Error Dump for WhoIs control.
Added status display for each function.
Beta testing of the 4 functions.
v3.05: Refined GUI and beta testing,bug fixing.
Extensive alpha testing for 1 week followed
by 2 weeks of beta testing.
v3.05.50: Added Connection Status Display option.
Final check on ConnectPal's state
management controls.
v3.09: Final review.
v3.10: Completion of ConnectPal Professional
(Release Version)
v3.20: Added auto-redial module for sudden line
dropped scenario.
Enhanced timer coordination with main module.
v3.30: Added Minimize to System Tray upon launching
ConnectPal capability.
Refined registration module.
Refined the GUI.
v3.40: Added Dialup Sequencer.
v3.50: Added Hangup Sequencer.
v3.60: Added Print, Copy to Finger and WhoIs
Enhanced more accurate timer for time logging.
v3.70: Added Total Monthly Time Display
Refined GUI
Added Online Help to main window.
v3.80: Fixed month lapse connection time log.
Added Ping, Traceroute protocol to Net ToolKit.
v3.90: Change Shareware scheme to 100 connections.
Removed unneccessary new profile notification
window.
Alpha, Beta Testing for 2 weeks.
v4.00: Added Program LaunchPad
Fixed Dialup/Hangup Sequencer error
Trial/beta testing
v4.10: Added Registration Status.
Added Double-click to quickdial
Added Check New Mail on connection
Improved State Management
v4.10.5: Fixed Reminder Bug
Added Monthly Interval Settings Customisation
Added Quickdial access
Refined GUI to Windows convention
Added Security Option to Configuration Console
v4.15: Fixed incorrect first run detection bug
Upgraded to Asynchronous sound play
v4.16: Refitted with Year 2000 compliant Active X components
Confirmed non-existant of the Millenium bug
v4.17: Fine tuned event queues for connection uptime
Enhanced Disconnection for external connection
Changed misleading exit error message display
Added Monthly Cost Display
Display connection status in main form caption
v4.18: Fine tuned the tab indexes for most controls
Changed Notification Window screen
v4.19: Alpha testing for 1 week.
Beta testing for 2 weeks.
v4.20: Added Popup Connection Status Window on startup
v4.30: Modifed Cost to display after free time
v4.40: Fix hangup for external connection
v4.50: Added option to minimize to tray after connection
v4.60: Added shutdown option after timed hangup
Added Local currency symbol detection
v4.70: Added run no two copies of ConnectPal detection
v4.80: Added Mail Scheduler
v4.90: Refined timer value to zero-filled
Refined GUI
v4.95: Alpha Testing
v4.96: Beta Testing (Build 1.01.24)
v4.97: Beta Testing (Build 1.29.46)
v5.00: Fined tuned the memory usage of ConnectPal
Improved Help Online Documentation
v5.05: Added File Association run time capability
Changed to single step fast registration process
Improved GUI with a more consisten look and feel
v5.10: Release
v5.20: Implemented multiple profile management
v5.40: Alpha testing for 5.20 completed
v5.50: Fixed a fatal database bug
Ability to launch connection time window from system tray
v5.60: Implemented statistical data tracking tool
v5.70: Included date and time stamp in the connection status report
Included ability to print and copy connection status
Print the number of new mails waiting.
v5.80: Fixed statistical bug
Initial phase of Windows NT compatibility objective
v5.90: Windows NT compatibility achieved
Beta testing
v6.0 : Release
v6.01: Added advance keep alive tool
v6.10: Added pulse/tone dialing option
Fixed Type Mismatch bug
Added Hangup and exit option
v6.20: Added Comprehensive Cost tracking tool.
v6.25: Alpha testing
v6.30: Release
v6.31: Fixed bug reports associated with cost
v6.32: Save mail settings and provide autostart mail
v6.34: Save cost on sudden disconnection
v6.35: Fixed add/delete connection profile runtime error
v6.38: Advanced Scheduler
v6.39: Alpha and beta testing
v6.40: Release
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DISCLAIMER
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THE SOFTWARE,"CONNECTPAL PROFESSIONAL", IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DEVELOPER,
"CHRISTOPHER LOW", FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS
WITH RECIPIENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
DEVELOPER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF
DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME IMAGES DISPLAYED IN THIS SOFTWARE WERE CREATED WHOLLY BY ME. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE IMAGE IS NOT CREATED BY ME, IT IS ACQUIRED FROM A PUBLIC
DOMAIN SITE OR FROM A PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE. THE DEVELOPER HAS DEEMED THAT IT IS
NOT VIOLATING ANY COPYRIGHT LAWS WHEN ACQUIRING IMAGES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITE.
ANY INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL COPYRIGHT LAWS IS NOT INTENDED AND SUCH BREACH
MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEVELOPER FOR IMMEDIATE RECTIFICATIONS. THE
DEVELOPER SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR BREACH OF
COPYRIGHT LAWS FOR THE USE OF ANY IMAGES IN THIS SOFTWARE WHICH ARE
COPYRIGHTED IF THE DEVELOPER SHALL RESOLVE THE BREACH WITHIN 1 MONTH OF
NOTICE.