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- Title : ConnectPal Professional
- Version : 6.30
- Author/Programmer : L. Christopher
- Release Date : March 1, 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
-
- **********************************************************
-
- 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.
- **********************************************************
-
- IMPORTANT :
- By using this software, you ( the licensee ) hereby agrees to
- the terms and conditions as stated in the accompanying file
- "license.txt".
-
- **********************************************************
-
- REGISTERING CONNECTPAL
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Read the accompanying "order.txt" for more information.
-
- **********************************************************
-
- GETTING STARTED
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Read the accompanying "getstart.txt" for more information.
-
- **********************************************************
-
- BUG REPORTS/SUGGESTIONS/FEEDBACK
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Email me at feedback@connect-pal.com for any bugs,
- suggestions or feedback relating to ConnectPal.
-
- **********************************************************
-
- VERSION HISTORY FOR CONNECTPAL
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- 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
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-
- DISCLAIMER
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- 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.
-
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