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  W i n N E T (TM)  M a i l   a n d   N e w s
    w i t h   T C P / I P

  Copyright (c) 1992-1995 by WinNET Communications, Inc.
  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  WinNET Communications, Inc.
  Post Office Box 4189
  Louisville, KY 40204

  Telephone:       [phone]
  Fax:             [phone]
  Internet Mail:   [e-mail]
  CompuServe Mail: 76130,1463

  Note: This file assumes that you are *not* planning to use
  WinNET Communications, Inc., as your Internet/Usenet service
  provider.  If that is not the case, please read the file
  READ_1ST.TXT instead of this file for introductory
  information.  Please keep in mind that if you use WinNET
  Communications as your service provider, setup is completely
  automatic and you don't need to know any advanced technical
  information.  Setting up with an alternative provider will
  tend to be challanging for all but experienced users.  If
  you still want to set up with an alternative provider, please
  do not hesitate to call us for technical assistance.

  (ALT.TXT)

  Please read this file *carefully* before installing or
  attempting to use WinNET Mail.

    C o n t e n t s

    What is WinNET?
    What you need to run WinNET
    Registration fee for WinNET
    Setting up WinNET Mail on Your System
    Upgrading From an Earlier Version of WinNET
    Distribution of WinNET Mail


    W h a t   i s   W i n N E T ?

  WinNET Mail (TM) is a Windows 3.1 application for sending
  and receiving Electronic Mail and News articles with the
  world-wide Internet and Usenet networks using just your
  Windows system and a modem.

  W h a t   i s  TCP/IP?

  TCP/IP is software that allows you to establish a direct
  connection to the Internet network so that you can use client
  software that requires interactive access to network resources.
  Examples of such client software would include WWW browsing
  software such as NETSCAPE, on-line FTP
  programs, Internet Relay Chat, Internet Talk Radio, Gopher,
  and so forth.  These programs are available through WinNET
  Communications once you set up an account.

  You can set up WinNET to work
  in conjunction with any system providing UUCP/PPP services,
  including commercial providers, your local University
  systems, or your UUCP/PPP network at your place of work.  When
  WinNET is used with an alternative UUCP/PPP provider (i.e., if
  you will not be a WinNET Communications service client),
  WinNET is shareware software with a registration fee of
  $39.95 plus S&H.  When you register we will provide you with
  a registration number and then mail you a copy of our new retail
  version WinNET Plus.

  To register all you have to do is send E-Mail to [e-mail]
  with the information from Register.txt or you can
  call us toll-free 9AM to 9PM EST Monday through Friday at:

        1-800-WIN-NET2

  or fax your order to us at 502-589-7300.

  Please provide a current shipping address and telephone
  number with your order along with and a credit card number
  and expiration date.

        Shipping and Handling to receive WinNET Plus:

        U.S.            $3.50

        Canada
        & Mexico        $5.00

        UK & Europe     $9.00

        All Other      $12.00
        Counties

Site license pricing is available as well as wholesale
pricing for qualified retailers and resellers.

"WinNET will hold you spellbound .."  PC Magazine, Sep. '94

What is WinNET Plus?  WinNET Plus is similar to the WinNET
Mail and News with which you are familiar, but includes new
features and comes with a comprehensive manual in attractive
shrink wrapped retail box.  A few of the new features that
we you will especially like are:

        *  Ability to selectively call to:

           +  Just get your mail - get in quickly get
              your mail and leave the news for later.

           +  Just send, don't pick up anything for now.

           +  Send and Receive everything normally.

        *  Select News group subscriptions from a
           built-in list of News Groups.

           +  All recent news groups are included built-in
              - easy to search, easy to select.

           +  Interested in all groups that mention
              tennis?  Just type in tennis, press a button,
              and sign-up from a list of just those news
              groups.


"... possibly the best Technical Support in the business"
PC Magazine.


    W h a t   y o u   n e e d   t o   R u n   W i n N E T


  1. Intel 80386/486/Pentium system
     with a minimum of 2 Mbytes RAM.

  2. Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups
     Microsoft Windows NT, or OS/2.

  3. A Hayes compatible modem.

  4. A UUCP provider -- For WinNET to be able to
     communicate with the rest of the Internet, you need to
     have a UUCP service provider (unix-to-unix-copy).



    R e g i s t r a t i o n   F e e   f o r   W i n N E T


  WinNET is *NOT* freeware when used with alternative
  service providers; instead, it is a shareware program
  with a registration fee of $39.95.  If you find WinNET
  useful, please take the time to read through the file
  REGISTER.TXT which explains how to register WinNET, and
  please contact us to register the product.



    S e t t i n g   u p   W i n N E T   M a i l

      o n   Y o u r   S y s t e m

  Introduction

  For WinNET to be able to successfully communicate with
  your service provider, you need to have gotten in touch
  with your provider to obtain the following information:

    1. Provider's service telephone number (modem).

    2. Connection characteristics of your provider's
       communication equipment (maximum connect
       speed, etc...)

    3. Your assigned login name

    4. Your assigned password.

    5. Your assigned UUCP system name.

    5.5 Your assigned PPP login name and password if different from UUCP names.

    6. Your provider's server's uucico "machine" name.

    7. If you wish to use the automatic newsgroups signup
       procedure, the email address of the news administrator.

    8. The login sequence to your provider's server.
       (Many providers can provide a sample login
       script that shows what prompts and responses are
       required).  You will need both UUCP and PPP login
       sequences.

  If you have just acquired WinNET from CompuServe or some
  other electronic bulletin board, you may not as yet have a
  service provider, or may not yet know the details about
  your account.  Even so, you may still be curious to see how
  the program works, and it is fine to set up the software
  without having your account information ready so that you
  can experiment with the software.  You can just make up
  the information required by the setup program if you don't
  know it yet.  Then, when you have bona fide information
  from your provider, you can set up the software again.

  SETUP STEP 1.  If you received WinNET from CompuServe or some
  other electronic bulletin board, create a temporary
  directory and copy the wnmail.zip file to this directory.
  Run the pkunzip program (commonly available shareware from
  PKWARE) to unzip the wnmail.zip file in this directory. If
  you received WinNET on a diskette, insert the diskette in
  drive A: or B: of your computer system.

  STEP 2.  From the Windows program manager File menu, or
  directly from the Window's File Manager program, run the
  SETUP.EXE program supplied with the WinNET distribution.
  Use the More Information button to get more information on
  each screen.

  Most of the selections you need to make are not
  difficult, but the screen that asks you about UUCP names
  is an area where you may need to don your "thinking cap"
  for some moderate intellectual exercise.  Please press
  the 'More Information' button when you get to this
  screen, and print out the setup help file when it comes
  up.  If you make a mistake here, you can rectify it later
  by re-running the installed version of SETUP.EXE and
  making the required changes.

  When you have finished making your selections and entering
  required information, setup will copy the WinNET program
  files to the directory you specified and ask if you want to
  create a Program Manager group for the installed programs.
  It is recommended that you create a Program Manager group.

  Also, the setup program will generate a file called
  CHAT.RC in the directory with the rest of your programs.
  This file will contain a simple script that the
  communications program uses to negotiate the login sequence
  after it connects to your UUCP provider.  This chat.rc
  file will work unmodified for many systems, but in other
  cases additional configuration of this file may be
  required.  (The file CHAT.TXT documents the syntax and
  contains pointers about working properly with login
  issues, and should make your life much easier if the
  default script doesn't work for logging in to your service
  provider's system).

  STEP 3.  After the software has been installed, test to
  see if you can connect to your UUCP provider's server.
  To do so, first make sure that your modem is properly
  attached to your computer and powered on, etc.  Next, start
  the main WinNET program (wnmail.exe -- its icon is labeled
  "WinNET Mail" in your Program Manager group) and click the
  picture of the silver telephone labeled "Call" on the
  toolbar. After doing this, select "Switch To" from the
  WinNET Mail system menu (located in the upper left hand
  corner of the title bar) and select "UUCICO -- File
  Transferer" from the "Task List" that comes up.  You will
  then see the display of the communications program.  The
  display shows numerous statistics but you should direct
  your attention to the two text fields at the bottom of the
  screen, labeled "Latest Error" and "Latest Event".  If your
  system is configured properly, you should see the
  following messages in the field labeled "Latest Event":

     Port Opened Successfully
     Connected to Server
     Establishing Protocol
     Protocol Set

  If you already have messages waiting at your provider's
  server, you would then see the message(s):

     Reversing Role, becoming Receiver
     Receiving file <filename>
     File successfully received
     etc...

  for as many messages as are queued for you.

  If you have no messages waiting, you will see:

     Closing connection with remote

  The sequence outlined above indicates that your WinNET UUCP
  software is successfully installed, and you should give
  yourself a "high-five".  If you aren't tired yet, go ahead
  and experiment more with the main program "WinNET Mail",
  and browse through the on-line help (F1), which contains
  full documentation for WinNET aside from setup procedures.

  If you didn't have the results outlined above, please
  read the section below regarding connection problems and
  how to resolve them.


  WHAT TO DO WHEN WINNET WON'T CONNECT

  Most of you will have to read this section at least once,
  as Murphy's Law operates extensively everywhere and at all
  times.

  Debugging your Installation

  The other field in the communication's program's display
  that was mentioned above was "Most Recent Error".  Here
  are some of the more common error messages that occur
  and some pointers on getting past them.

  "No OK from modem"

  This error indicates that the communications program is
  not able to work properly with your modem.  This may be
  because the modem is not turned on, or because the
  incorrect port has been selected when you configured
  communications. Please see the file "TROUBLE.TXT" for an
  explanation of how to use the "Terminal" program,
  supplied with Windows, to determine the correct
  communications port for your modem.  Another potential
  source of this error is your having input a Hayes AT
  command that your modem does not recognize in the
  communication's section of setup.  Please review your AT
  command strings and check with your modem manual to make
  sure that the AT commands you've included are supported
  by your modem.  Also, if you are using a Telebit modem or
  a U.S. Robotics modem, please see TROUBLE.TXT for some
  suggested settings for configuring these modems properly
  for use with WinNET.

  One other possibility: make sure that the interface speed
  you selected during setup is not to great for you modem to
  handle.  This should be documented in your modem manual.

  "No "connect" -- busy or no answer"

  This message means that, although your modem attempted to
  dial, it never connected with a modem at the server's
  site.  This could be for the reasons given, "busy or no
  answer", and it may be necessary to wait for a time before
  attempting to call again.  It may also indicate that you
  have entered your service provider's telephone number
  incorrectly.  In this later case, run the installed copy of
  SETUP.EXE and make the necessary correction.  If, however,
  you hear your modem connecting to another modem, and still
  get this message, it means that the two modems were not
  able to properly agree or sync on a common modem protocol.
  In this case, please consult with your provider and/or
  modem manufacturer about modem compatibility issues.  (This
  can also happen when you connect to a fax machine, or if
  the hardware connection between your modem and computer
  system is loose or faulty).

  "login failed, suspect line noise"

  This error message indicates that something went wrong
  while logging in.  Once you have a working installation,
  this problem usually occurs because of line noise
  conditions, but at this point (just after installation), it
  is much more likely that your CHAT.RC configuration may be
  faulty. As you will recall from the earlier discussion, the
  CHAT.RC file is a script which controls the initial login
  sequence on your provider's system.  Please carefully read
  "CHAT.TXT" at this point to work with login issues.

  "UUCP login failed"

  This error message usually occurs when the login process
  is successfully passed, but the remote server doesn't
  accept either your login name or your password, and refuses
  to start its corresponding communication's process
  (UUCICO). This is usually because one of these two names is
  incorrect, or because your account is not yet set up on
  your provider's system.

  One other possibility is that you have entered the remote
  server's "machine" name incorrectly in the setup UUCP
  names section of the setup program.  Please double-check to
  make sure you've entered this information correctly.
  (Please see the file SETUP.009) for more information.

  "UUCP System Recognition Failed"

  This error occurs because the provider's server doesn't
  recognize or acknowledge the validly of your
  "machine"/"system" name.  Please double check to make
  sure that you have entered this correctly.

  STEP 4: PPP Setup

  After configuring UUCP, which will allow your WinNET Mail
  and News client applications to work properly, you will
  want to configure the TCP/IP stack so that you can aquire
  some TCP/IP client applications like a Web Browser and
  start using them.  (WinNET Recommends NETSCAPE as the
  best Web browser for use with WinNET).

  Once you have contracted with a service provider and
  received details of your account, you can set up PPP for
  the WINSOCK TCP/IP stack.

  Use a text editor to open the file CORE.INI, which is
  located in your \wnmail\wonline directory.  You need to
  modify several sections of this file to conform with the
  account information provided to you by your PPP service.

  Set the following fields as instructed by your service
  provider:

[winsock]
domainname= put your provider's domain name here
nameservers=put your provider's primary dns server IP address here

[tcpip]
netmask=ask your provider for an appropriate netmask (255.255.255.0
        will ususally work as a default
gateways=probably blank, but your provider may require an entry
         here.

[wsacore]
visible=defaults to no, but you may want to change this while
        you debug the setup...

[serial_0]
port= make sure the com port selected is correct
netmask=255.255.255.0 (again, ask about the correct netmask)
myuserid=these fields should be left blank
mypassword= ""

  LEAVE ALL OTHER FIELDS IN CORE.INI AT THEIR DEFAULTS!

  Next it is necessary to edit the wsaslip.scr file, which
  controls the login process to your providers PPP
  system.  This file is located in the \wnmail\wonline
  directory.  Use a text editor to edit the file.

  The syntax of the scripting language used in this file
  is fairly straight-forward.  Use the default script
  produced by the setup program as a model.

  The script executes from top to bottom. The most important
  commands are the 'send' and 'expect' commands. The 'send'
  command allows causes the local system to emit the text
  that follows it.  If the text contains punctuation
  characters or spaces, enclose the text in quotes.  The
  'expect' command programs the script to wait until the text
  immedeately following is received by the local software
  from the remote system. The 'expect' command is followed
  by an explicit timeout value followed by a label that
  tells the script where to route execution if the timeout
  specified occurs.

  Before actually editing the script, it is a good idea to
  use a terminal emulation program to dial up your PPP
  provider and log in once or twice by hand, using the
  login name and password provided to you by your PPP
  service.  This will give you a clear idea of how to
  actually program the script.

  NOTE:
  If there is a considerable pause before the PPP protocol
  starts up (after login), it is a good idea to put in an
  'expect' command that looks for some part of the message
  emitted by the remote to the effect that it is ready to
  start PPP.  The example script contains an example of this:

  expect witching 30 failexit
  pause 1

  where 'witching' is part of the phrase 'switching to PPP'.

  This keeps processing within the script long enough for
  the remote server to start up PPP, so that the local
  side doesn't time out waiting to negotiate dynamic IP
  assignments.

  When you think you have the script configured correctly,
  save the file, and try starting Enhanced Mosaic or some
  other on-line TCP/IP application to test your
  configuration.  Configuration of the script can be
  tricky.  Please don't hesitate to contact your provider
  for technical assistance if you have difficulty.



  Please call WinNET Communications' technical support staff
  for help if you continue to have problems getting your copy
  of WinNET installed and working properly.



    U p g r a d i n g   f r o m   a n

      e a r l i e r   v e r s i o n   o f   W i n N E T


  The instructions for upgrading a previous version of
  WinNET are basically the same as outlined in the above
  steps describing a new installation.  Make sure that you
  put the distribution .zip file wnmail.zip in a
  *temporary* directory before you start (NOT the directory
  that currently contains WinNET) and run setup from this
  temporary directory.  When you are asked to specify the
  directory where WinNET should be installed, specify the
  same directory where your old copy of WinNET was
  installed.  This will cause the setup program to overwrite
  the old WinNET files with the files from the new version.
  Your old setup parameters will be detected and appear as
  the defaults in the setup process.

  FOR THOSE WISHING TO DISTRIBUTE WinNET MAIL (TM), PLEASE
  READ ON.


    D i s t r i b u t i o n   o f   W i n N E T   M a i l (TM)


  WinNET Communications, INC., UNCONDITIONALLY RETAINS ALL
  RIGHTS PURSUANT TO THE COPYRIGHT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

  That said, we very much encourage distribution of this
  product, under the following conditions:

  1.  Any person serving as a distributor of WinNET Mail (TM)
      must retain exactly the original form of the
      WinNET Communications, Inc., distribution by including
      ALL files in unmodified condition.

      The following files that are included with the WinNET
      Mail (TM) distribution:


          REGISTER.TXT
          READ_1ST.TXT    SETUP.007       QUEUED.EX_
          TERMS.TXT       SETUP.008       CLEANUP.EX_
          TROUBLE.TXT     SETUP.009       MEGAED.DLL
          VENDOR.TXT      ACCOUNT.001     BWCC.DLL
          CHAT.TXT        SETUP.EXE       WNMAIL.HL_
          ALT.TXT         VIEWER.EXE      CLEANUP.HL_
          SETUP.001       WNMAIL.EX_      QUEUEED.HL_
          SETUP.002       UUCICO.EX_      SOURCE.DAT
          SETUP.003       MAILMAN.EX_     ENCODE.EX_
          SETUP.004       ACCOUNT.EX_     DECODE.EX_
          SETUP.005       MAILCALL.EX_    FILE_ID.DIZ
          SETUP.006       DAEMON.EX_      HOSTS
          PROTOCOL        SERVICES        RESOLVER.CFG
          CORETCP.DL_     WINSOCK.DL_     WSACORE.EX_
          WSASLIP.EX_     CTL3D.DL_       CORE.INI
          NETSCAPE.INI

  2.  Owners or operators of Electronic Bulletin Boards
      (EBB's), such as CompuServe, may acquire or accept, and
      then distribute copies of WinNET Mail (TM) through
      their EBB service, subject to the conditions above, and
      may further do so in the context of charging subscribers
      to their services a general fee for belonging to the
      membership of the service, and/or for time on-line, as
      long as these charges are not specifically related to
      overt sale of the WinNET Mail (TM) product.  This should
      in no way be construed as relinquishment, by
      WinNET Communications, Inc., of its copyright
      protection and sole ownership of WinNET Mail (TM).

  3.  Persons wishing to contact WinNET Communications, Inc.,
      for the purpose of negotiating limited distribution
      rights for WinNET Mail (TM) should review the file
      VENDOR.TXT, included with this distribution, which
      contains an application form that distributors may use
      to initiate the process.

  4.  Any persons possessing a bona fide copy of WinNET Mail
      (TM) as originally distributed by WinNET Communications, Inc.,
      may freely copy and distribute the product to whomever
      they like, as long as exactly the original form of the
      distribution is retained, by including ALL files, in unmodified
      condition, especially but not limited to all documentation files,
      as long as they assess no fees beyond those required for
      materials needed in distributing the product, i.e.,
      matching exactly the cost of floppy disks, mailing
      materials and costs, or long-distance phone charges
      relevant to electronic distribution.

  5.  With the exceptions of EBB operators, under the
      conditions described above, and that of persons entering
      into written contractual distribution agreements with
      WinNET Communications, Inc., other persons engaged in the
      distribution of software for profit ARE EXPLICITLY
      PROHIBITED from marketing or selling, in any form, any
      files or parts of files, or modified versions of files,
      that are part of WinNET Communications' distribution.

  6.  Developers of software products who incorporate ANY
      portion of the binary portions of the author's product,
      or who copy features or aspects of the user-interface of
      the product subject to protection by the laws of
      copyright, SHALL BE PROSECUTED, unless they have the
      express, written permission of WinNET Communications,
      Inc., to do so.