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- VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 12-Oct-1995
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: WinNET Software and Service with TCP/IP
- Version: 2.60
- Version Date: 1-Oct-1995
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
-
- Product Description: WinNET is a Super Fast Internet Software and
- service that provides a Flat Rate Package
- throughout the US and Canada which includes
- Toll-Free 800 Access and Tech Support, a Web
- site, an FTP site, UUCP, PPP, 28.8v.34 and
- ISDN access, and all USENET Newsgroups
- including Clarinet. The Software has
- integrated mail and news readers, text editor
- for files of any size, integrated uuencode,
- folders with long names and more.
- Reason for version: Fixed setup for Windows 95, much faster
- UUCICO, drop down phone list for setup.
-
- Category: Communications; Service-specific programs;
- For Internet
- Keywords: INTERNET USENET EMAIL NEWS UUCP WWW PPP
- TCP/IP WINSOCK FTP ISDN Windows95
- Required Packages: WNMAI260
- This Package: WNMAI260
- Registration Fee: 39.95 (US Dollars)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
- Clock Speed: 16 MHz
- Minimum OS: MS-DOS 3.3
- Standard RAM: 512K
- Extended Memory: 2000K
- Hard Drive Space: 2000K
- Required:
- Expanded *or* Extended Memory
- Extended Memory
- HIMEM
- Hard drive
- Serial
- Keyboard
- Hayes-compatible serial modem
- Won't Work With:
- Floppy only
- Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
- Hercules Graphics Card
- Tandy Display Adapter
- Color Graphic Adapter (CGA)
- Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA)
- Multi-Color Graphics Array (MCGA)
- Multi-Color Graphics Array 256 (MCGA 256)
- Network
-
- Orders:
- Address: WinNET Communications, Inc.
- PO Box 4189
- Louisville, KY 40204
- Toll-Free Phone: 800 589 5999
- Phone: 502 589 6800
- FAX: 502 589 7300
- BBS Name: WinNET Communications Server
- BBS Phone: 800 815 1482
- AmOnLine: robuster
- CompuServe: 76130,1463
- Internet: orders@win.net
-
- Support:
- Address: WinNET Communications, Inc.
- PO Box 4189
- Louisville, KY 40204
- Phone: 800 589 5999
- FAX: 502 589 7300
- AmOnLine: robuster
- CompuServe: 76130,1463
- Internet: help@win.net
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- 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. More information is included in the text
- files in the distribution package.
-
- C o n t e n t s
-
- What is WinNET?
- What you need to Run WinNET
- Costs of Using WinNET Mail
-
- W h a t i s W i n N E T ?
-
- WinNET Mail (TM) is a Windows 3.1/Windows 95 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.
- WinNET Communications provides a Web and FTP site for all accounts and
- ISDN and 28.8v.34 access for no extra charge.
-
- 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 3.1, Windows 95, 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.
-
- If you dial the direct access number (502) 589-4131 you get
- twenty (20) hours for $19.95 and
- $1.00 per hour thereafter.
-
- Canadian Toll-Free access is $19.95 for one and one-half(1.5)
- hours and $15.40 per hour thereafter.
-
- See TERMS.TXT and READ_1ST.TXT for full details.
-
-
-
- ===== Packing List =====================================
-
- As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
- following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
-
- Filename Size Date Time CRC32
- FILELIST. 1543 22-Sep-1995 10:25p 87DBC39C
- HOSTS. 318 5-Apr-1995 01:49p 93356B08
- PROTOCOL. 298 22-Dec-1994 02:10p 94E38426
- SERVICES. 1772 30-Nov-1994 12:00a F7862799
- ACCOUNT.001 5833 30-Aug-1995 12:00p 1604DBCE
- SETUP.001 3106 30-Aug-1995 12:03p FC93D0C5
- SETUP.002 718 30-Aug-1995 12:04p 4751B402
- SETUP.003 1418 6-Sep-1995 12:24p 1BA980B9
- SETUP.004 5391 21-Sep-1995 05:07p 10BCB755
- SETUP.005 696 30-Aug-1995 12:07p B1326518
- SETUP.006 4514 22-Sep-1995 09:12a 8D1BBE0E
- SETUP.007 5298 22-Sep-1995 09:08a 8C058F97
- SETUP.008 5015 30-Aug-1995 12:09p 902F519E
- SETUP.009 765 30-Aug-1995 12:09p A98156B4
- RESOLVER.CFG 81 5-Apr-1995 01:51p 3F0F106F
- SOURCE.DAT 256 12-Oct-1995 10:10a C91F1900
- FILE_ID.DIZ 437 1-Oct-1995 02:59a 5F61C92A
- LZEXPAND.DLL 9936 16-Jan-1995 02:23p CB8B5A55
- BWCC.DL_ 100563 16-Jan-1995 02:23p 750CF40F
- CORETCP.DL_ 67942 6-Aug-1995 02:26p 9B27271A
- CTL3D.DL_ 10439 31-May-1993 12:00a 90B28EA7
- MEGAED.DL_ 1384 16-Jan-1995 02:23p BE94BEB7
- WINSOCK.DL_ 34762 6-Aug-1995 02:21p 3A4FD8B8
- VENDOR.DOC 216 1-Oct-1995 02:59a 13796CEE
- SETUP.EXE 18176 22-Aug-1995 02:21p 62089FD6
- CLEANUP.EX_ 37038 5-Jul-1995 02:01p 5D99E73D
- CUS.EX_ 4034 22-Sep-1995 11:20p 431B605B
- DAEMON.EX_ 19269 5-Jul-1995 02:01p 043D04F5
- DECODE.EX_ 15257 16-Jan-1995 02:23p 114DA0F0
- DOICONS.EX_ 117323 22-Sep-1995 12:08a 86C865B5
- ENCODE.EX_ 11880 16-Jan-1995 02:23p 3B311833
- MAILCALL.EX_ 15903 5-Jul-1995 02:01p B041827F
- MAILMAN.EX_ 38731 22-Aug-1995 01:41p 63BC03FB
- QUEUEED.EX_ 57388 5-Jul-1995 02:01p C5FCE470
- UUCICO.EX_ 50669 21-Sep-1995 09:55p 14145AFD
- VIEWER.EX_ 34535 16-Jan-1995 02:23p E63D28EC
- WNMAIL.EX_ 211892 22-Aug-1995 02:15p CBA7AFDA
- WSACORE.EX_ 46713 6-Aug-1995 01:37p 7FCF200F
- WSASLIP.EX_ 82900 3-Jun-1995 05:16p B806DFE6
- _SETUP.EX_ 67777 22-Sep-1995 11:09p 24854AB4
- CLEANUP.HL_ 7603 16-Jan-1995 02:23p B4916721
- QUEUEED.HL_ 8232 16-Jan-1995 02:23p 8FEE9037
- WNMAIL.HL_ 82975 16-Jan-1995 02:23p 6361A3BA
- CORE.INI 3715 25-Sep-1995 03:36p AF367BA2
- NETSCAPE.INI 2385 26-Aug-1995 04:01p B3C77396
- WS_FTP.INI 2313 21-Sep-1995 11:55a A933CA44
- WS_FTP.LOG 4 21-Sep-1995 12:00p 8BC21544
- ACCESS.LST 324 21-Sep-1995 10:46p 46D626D0
- ICONS.LST 165 24-Jul-1995 03:18p 10718E4F
- SETUP.LST 542 21-Sep-1995 10:12p 9BFA4D19
- ALT.TXT 23267 15-Sep-1995 03:51p 45F0EE08
- CHAT.TXT 8515 16-Mar-1995 02:42p 94EE4059
- ISDN.TXT 938 20-Sep-1995 05:54p BF4C7CE7
- NODE.TXT 3534 21-Sep-1995 05:05p E36F2F77
- READ_1ST.TXT 10333 12-Oct-1995 10:07a C1266252
- REGISTER.TXT 6630 15-Sep-1995 03:59p C15983CF
- RELEASE.TXT 17275 15-Sep-1995 04:01p EC154F1E
- TERMS.TXT 3614 6-Sep-1995 01:30p 0BD7B20A
- TROUBLE.TXT 5182 12-Oct-1995 09:46a E97EFF7F
- VENDOR.TXT 6006 12-Oct-1995 11:43a 11B5CF7A
-
-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- 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
-
- Following are instructions for setting up WinNET Mail on your system.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- NOTE: Do not update WinNET with a earlier version of WinNET. Always use
- the same version as installed or a later version.
-
- SPECIAL EXCEPTION: Version 2.50 and later of the sharware WinNET will
- recognize WinNET Plus 3.0 (and later versions) and will not overwrite
- the executables and will just install the online software and related
- files.
-
- 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. (28.8 v.fc modem owners please see node.txt)
-
- 3. Verify that the telephone number being dialed will work correctly
- from your facility and area.
-
- The telephone number of the WinNET server is:
-
- (800) 800-1482
-
- or our local number:
-
- (502) 589-4131
-
- 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.
-
- See TROUBLE.TXT for more information.
-
-
- ===== Warranty =========================================
-
- WinNET Communications exercises no control whatever over the content of
- the information passing through the WinNET system. WinNET Communications
- is not responsible for the accuracy, quality, or content of the
- information obtained through its service. WinNET Communications makes no
- warranty, whether expressed or implied, for the service it offers.
- WinNET Communications disclaims any warranty of merchantability of
- fitness for a particular purpose.
-
- WinNET Communications makes no warranty whether expressed or implied for
- the WinNET Mail software. No warranty of merchantability or fitness for
- a particular purpose is provided for the WinNET Mail software.
-
- WinNET may only be used for lawful purposes. Transmission of any material
- in violation of United States law, laws of the nation in which WinNET is
- used, or state law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is
- not limited to: copyrighted material, material legally judged to be
- threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secret. You agree
- to indemnify and hold harmless WinNET Communications from any claims
- resulting form your use of the WinNET service or WinNET Mail software
- which damages you or another party.
-
-
-
- ===== License for Use and Distribution =================
-
- TRIAL USE LICENSE
-
- WinNET is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by WinNET
- Communications, Inc. This software and accompanying documentation are
- protected by United States copyright law and also by international treaty
- provisions.
-
- WinNET Communications, Inc provides this software free for the purposes
- of connecting to the WinNET mail and news service but when used for the
- purposes of connecting to other UUCP service providers WinNET
- Communications, Inc grants you a limited license to use this software for
- evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed thirty days. If you
- continue using this software after the thirty-day evaluation period, you
- MUST make a registration payment to WinNET Communications, Inc.
-
- You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble,
- otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as
- provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in
- immediate and automatic termination of this license. All rights not
- expressly granted here are reserved to WinNET Communications, Inc.
-
-
- LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
-
- The following may distribute WinNET mail and news, completely unaltered,
- without further permission: anyone who gives the distribution files
- without receiving any money or other valuable consideration in return or
- any Electronic BBS that only charges for connection or any CD-ROM or
- diskette distributor that only charges for the cost of distributing the
- CD-ROM or diskette but does not charge for or implies a charge for the
- program WinNET mail and news; for other cases or to distribute in
- modified form, you must consult the attached VENDINFO data record, which
- is hereby incorporated by reference. Any distribution satisfying all the
- distribution requirements expressed in that data record is hereby
- authorized.
-
- Permission to distribute the WinNET mail and news package is not
- transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing
- to distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this
- limited distribution license.
-
- U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S.
- Government of the computer software and documentation in this package
- shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable to commercial
- computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in
- Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013 (DFARS
- 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is WinNET Communications,
- Inc., PO Box 4189, Louisville, KY, 40204.
-
- WinNET Communications, Inc may revoke any permissions granted here, by
- notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are
- reserved to WinNET Communications.
-
- WinNET Communications, Inc. encourages vendors to consider distribution
- of its WinNET Mail (TM) product. We require that you sign the agreement
- below and return it to us by mail or by Fax. Vendors returning this
- agreement will be placed on our mailing list and will receive updated
- versions from time to time.
-
- Thank you for your interest,
-
- Michael Tague
- President
- WinNET Communications, Inc.
-
- WinNET Mail (TM) DISTRIBUTION LICENSING AGREEMENT
-
- Only those who provide WinNET Mail (TM) for a fee or other valuable
- considerations need sign and return this agreement.
-
- Name of Organization: ____________________________________
- Your Name: _______________________________________________
- Address: _______________________________________________
- _______________________________________________
- Telephone: ______________________________________________
-
- TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION OF WinNET MAIL (TM):
-
- 1. Your library's catalog or listing must indicate that this
- program is shareware. It is not free, but it is provided
- to allow the user to evaluate it before paying.
-
- 2. The offering and sale of WinNET Mail (TM) will be stopped at
- any time WinNET Communications, Inc., so requests.
-
- 3. Copies must be made from the copy of WinNET Mail (TM) sent
- to you with this agreement. Your copies for distribution must
- include the ENTIRE WinNET Communications, Inc. distribution.
- No files may be altered or removed. This is required.
- Information files can be added that might facilitate
- connecting with other UUCP services but in no case can changes
- be made to bypass the requirement to register WinNET with
- WinNET Communications, Inc., or can changes be made to the
- registered version to allow unauthorized use.
-
- 4. Problems or complaints about the program will be reported to
- WinNET Communications, Inc. for investigation.
-
- In return for a license to charge a fee for the distribution of
- the program WinNET Mail (TM), I agree to comply with
- the above terms of distribution.
-
- Signed,
-
- ______________________________________ ______________
- your signature date
-
- __________________________ _________ ______________
- WinNET Communications, Inc. control # date
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SUGGESTED PRODUCT "BLURB":
- -------------------------
- Title: WinNET Mail Software & Service ver 2.60 with TCP/IP
-
- Keywords: WINDOWS95 INTERNET USENET EMAIL NEWS UUCP WWW FTP WINNET ISDN
- TCP/IP WINSOCK
-
- Product Description:
-
- WinNET (TM): "Puts a friendly face on the Internet ... their tech support
- might be the best in the business." PC Magazine's Trends.
-
- WinNET Mail is a an MS Windows MDI application that provides a Super Fast
- front end interface to any UUCP Internet/Usenet provider. Account setup
- with WinNET Communications UUCP service is automatic and provides a Flat
- Rate Package throughout US and Canada which includes Toll-Free 800 Access
- and Technical Support, a Web and FTP site, UUCP, PPP, 28.8v34 and ISDN
- access, and all USENET Newsgroups including Clarinet. The package has
- WINSOCK TCP/IP-PPP support, integrated mail and article-threading news
- readers, a high performance Windows implementation of UUCP, a dial-up
- scheduler, extensive on-line help, integrated uuencode/decode for
- sending/receiving binary files, built-in news subscription tools for
- easily adding and removing usenet news groups, a powerful text editor
- that can handle files of any size, sizable display fonts, user-definable
- folders for mail messages, search tools for finding specific text in the
- folder systems, and more. $39.95 plus S&H registration.
-
- Requires MS Windows 3.1/Windows 95, Modem
-
-
- ===== About VENDINFO Files =============================
-
- Each VENDINFO.DIZ file contains extensive information about a product.
- This "human-readable" section is followed by a compressed data record
- useable by automated tools. The data record allows BBSes and other
- distributors to automate package handling, and provides users with a
- wealth of product information. VENDINFO tools (free viewer for users,
- free or inexpensive processors for distributors, editors for authors)
- are available from many sources, including the originators of VENDINFO:
- Rams' Island Software Voice: 303-841-2848 CompuServe: 76244,324
- 7644 E. Lakecliff Way BBS: 303-841-6269 FidoNet: 1:104/333
- Parker, CO 80134-5904 USA FAX: 303-841-6269 RIME: 1235
-
-
- ===== Compressed Data Record Follows ===================
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