Inside Multimedia 1995 October/IMM1095.ISO/share/dfue/winnet/read_1st.txt

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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

  1-800 Tech Support: (800) WINNET2
  Direct Dial:        [phone]
  Fax:                [phone]
  Internet Mail:      [e-mail]
  CompuServe Mail:    76130,1463

  Note: This file assumes that you are planning to use
  WinNET Communications, Inc., as your Internet/Usenet service
  provider.  If that is not the case, please read the file
  ALT.TXT instead of this file for introductory
  information.


  (READ_1ST.TXT)

  Please read this file *carefully* before installing or
  attempting to use WinNET Mail.  Getting WinNET set up on
  your system is quite straight-forward, but if you don't
  read this file before getting started, you will overlook
  important information necessary for proper operation of
  the software.

   C o n t e n t s

    What is WinNET?
    What you need to Run WinNET
    Costs of Using WinNET Mail
    Setting up WinNET Mail on Your System
    Upgrading From an Earlier Version of WinNET
    Problems with WinNET Setup
    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.  The connection with the
  Internet and Usenet is provided through WinNET
  Communications' computer system providing WinNET (SM)
  service.

  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 World Wide Web
  (WWW) browsing software such as Mosaic or NETSCAPE, on-line FTP
  programs, Internet Relay Chat, Internet Talk Radio, Gopher,
  Telnet, and so forth.  These programs are not included in the
  electronic distribution of WinNET, but public domain versions
  of various Internet applications are available (free of
  charge) through WinNET Communications once you set up an
  account.  In fact, you can start downloading these programs
  as soon as you get connected -- we provide installation support
  to make setting up TCP/IP and various applications completely
  automatic.

  WinNET's TCP/IP software is a special, high-performance version
  of Core System's highly regarded Internet Connect product.  When
  you set up WinNET, the TCP/IP software is transparently installed and
  set up to operate using PPP (Point-to-Point) protocol for serial
  (modem) communications.

    W h a t   y o u   n e e d   t o   R u n

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

  2. Microsoft Windows, version 3.1, OR Chicago
     OR Microsoft NT OR OS/2.

  3. A Hayes compatible modem.


    C o s t s   o f   u s i n g   W i n N E T   M a i l

  The WinNET Mail & News (TM) software, Core TCP/IP
  protocol stack, and WWW browser installation software is
  distributed freely for the purpose of connecting with
  the WinNET service.  There is no charge for the software
  as long as it is used for this purpose.

  The WinNET service is billed on a monthly flat rate
    basis of

              $19.95 per month.

  This provides service for up to

              four (4) connect hours per month.

  Usage beyond the first four hours is billed at the rate
  of

                $5.40 per hour.

  Service is billed on a calendar month basis.  The flat
  rate and the corresponding four connect hours are
  prorated in the first and last calendar month of
  service.


  See TERMS.TXT for full details.



  S e t t i n g   u p   W i n N E T   o n   y o u r   S y s t e m


  From the Windows program manager File menu, or
  directly from the Window's File Manage program, Run the
  SETUP.EXE program supplied with the WinNET distribution.
  Use the More Information button to get more information on
  each screen.  This program will also set up an Internet
  Account for you with WinNET Communications Inc.'s Internet
  Service.

  This will ask you for billing and credit card information.
  The program will call the WinNET Communications WinNET server
  and submit your account request.  After a one minute
  pause, the program will call back to verify that the
  account was accepted.

  All account requests will be accepted unless the System
  Name that you choose under SETUP is already taken by
  another WinNET customer.  If the account request is not
  successful, you will need to re-run SETUP, select a different
  System Name, and re-run the account program.



      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.   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.

    P r o b l e m s   w i t h   W i n N E T   S e t u p

  The most likely source of problems that you may have with
  WinNET Mail is the SETUP Communications Parameters:

    1.  Make sure that the COM port is set to the port that
        your modem uses.

    2.  Make sure that the interface speed it not set faster
        than your modem can handle.

    3.  Verify that the telephone number being dialed will
        work correctly from your facility and area.

        The telephone number of the WinNET server is:

                [phone]

                or our local number:

                [phone]

        Which is located in Louisville Kentucky,
        U.S.A.  If you are local to Louisville, use
        simply 589-4131.  You may also need to add digits
        to obtain an outside line or for credit card
        dialing.

  You can verify that these settings work for your system by
  using the Windows Terminal program.  You can also check that
  the modem strings supplied on the Communications Parameters
  screen work with you modem as well.

  Please see TROUBLE.TXT for more possibilities.

  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:

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

  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.