Shareware registrations for ASTARTE MPEG Exporter™ are handled by Kagi. Kagi is NOT a software publisher, and they do not provide technical support for ASTARTE MPEG Exporter™ or any of the other programs they handle. For technical support, contact the authors of the individual programs.
The “Kagi Online Order Processing” Service
The simplest way to register is via credit card over the web using the Kagi Online Order Processing service. The URL for this is <http://order.kagi.com/?1UM>. If you do not have a credit card, or if you do not want to send money over the net, read on...
Kagi
1442-A Walnut Street #392-1UM
Berkeley, California 94709-1405
USA
The “Register” Application
Your copy of ASTARTE MPEG Exporter™ should come with a small application called “Register”, which you use to create a customized registration form to send to Kagi Shareware. If you do not have the “Register” application, you should download a fresh copy of the whole ASTARTE MPEG Exporter™ package. It is vital that you use the registration form since payments sent without the appropriate form can be delayed or lost.
When you launch the “Register” application, it puts up a window asking for all the necessary information. Type your name, postal address, and e-mail address in the corresponding boxes at the top of the window. So that we can contact you, you must provide either a postal or e-mail address (please note that we do not reply by FAX). If you do not have an e-mail address, you must check the “Postcard Receipt” box (which automatically adds $1 to your charge) at the bottom right of the window. Otherwise, you will not receive any reply to your registration. Then, fill in the payment details at the bottom left of the window. Choose your method of payment from the popup and complete the relevant information (credit card number, type of currency, etc.) below.
Next, indicate the programs you want to register in the middle of the window. Type the number of copies you want to register into the “Single User” box. In most cases you should just type “1”. Do not type the shareware fee into this box since the “Register” application computes the fee for you. The “Site” and “World-Wide” check boxes are intended for companies or organizations that want a license to use the shareware on all their machines. If you feel that the shareware program is worth more than the registration fee, you can add an optional bonus in the “Bonus US$” box.
Once you have filled in all this required information, the “Register” application displays the total amount at the bottom right of the window. You then need to create a registration form by clicking one of the following three buttons:
• Print... prints a hard copy of the registration form, which you can then mail to Kagi Shareware.
• Copy... puts a copy of the registration form on your clipboard for you to paste into an e-mail message to send to Kagi Shareware. This method works only with credit cards since it is not yet possible to e-mail cash or checks.
• Save... saves a copy of the registration for to your hard disk as a SimpleText document for you to print out or e-mail later.
The Kagi Shareware e-mail and snail-mail addresses are given on the registration form.
The Annoying Shareware Message™
After you register, Kagi Shareware automatically sends you an e-mail reply titled “Thanks for your payment”. In addition to confirming your payment, this message also contains the key to disable the Annoying Shareware Message™ (make sure you read all the way to the end of that message). You should save this message as your receipt and also in case you reinstall the shareware on a new machine and need the key to disable the Annoying Shareware Message™ again. If you checked the “Postcard Receipt” box in the Register program, Kagi will send you a postcard with this information. Again, if you do not have an e-mail address, you must request a “Postcard Receipt” since otherwise you will not receive any reply.
It can take Kagi Shareware up to a week to process a registration from the date they receive it (please make sure to factor in the delivery time if you use snail-mail). If you do not receive the “Thanks for your registration” e-mail message, contact Kagi Shareware at <support@kagi.com> or the postal address given on the registration form to ask about the status of your registration. Keep in mind that some registrations can get lost in the mail on the way to Kagi Shareware. Also, sometimes the e-mail reply gets lost as well (America Online is particularly unreliable when it comes to receiving e-mail from the internet).
Once you have registered, you are considered registered for all future shareware versions of ASTARTE MPEG Exporter™, so you do not need to reregister or pay any additional fees when you upgrade to a new version. We do not maintain a mailing or e-mailing list to distribute upgrades or announce new versions. However, you can always download the latest versions from the online services, internet archives, or my ASTARTE MPEG Exporter™ web site <http://www.astarte.de>.
