WDR Computer Club Digital 1995 August/CLUB_0895.BIN/antiviru/arfav/register.doc

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    SHAREWARE AND LICENSE - WHAT THEY MEAN
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    When you "buy" a software package you will get several things,
    such as diskettes, the manuals, the shrink wrap, etc.  These are
    merely the visible parts of your purchase; what you're actually
    paying for is a LICENSE to use the software.

    That's an important distinction; you DO NOT buy the software it-
    self.  Ownership of the software, and all rights that come with
    ownership, remain with the copyright holder.

    We're no different.  We reserve all rights with respect to owner-
    ship, distribution and publication of any of our software and/or
    related materials.

    These products are also what is known as "shareware".  Shareware
    is software that is released on a "try-before-you-buy" basis.  We
    decided that, instead of spending a lot of money on marketing and
    packaging, we would put our products out in the marketplace and
    rely on the shareware distribution system.

    To get a license to use our product, you REGISTER it by paying us
    -- NOT necessarily the source you got the package from! -- a fee.

    The main feature of our license agreement is our committment to
    provide registered users with proactive support in the event of a
    suspected virus attack.  We'll give you active assistance via E-
    Mail or by phone (you must be willing to accept collect charges
    if you want us to call you).


       REGISTER.DOC (cont)                                   page 2

    HOME USE - REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED
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    The ARF anti-virus package was actually written with the profes-
    sional user in mind.  These utilities require little maintenance;
    INJECTed files check themselves automatically, ARFMAIN is launched
    into memory from the CONFIG.SYS file, and PROBOOT checks the main
    boot record (MBR) automatically at bootup.  Your employees and co-
    workers don't have to be computer whizzes; all they have to do is
    alert the IS Manager or System Administrator if our software rep-
    orts a problem.

    Professional users may be reluctant to buy this product because it
    doesn't have the glitzy packaging, the famous name on the package,
    and large price tag.  (Go figure on that last one, but it's true!)
    But we believe that if we can get this product into as many hands
    as possible, everyone -- including professional users -- will
    learn how good it is; so we've made this decision ...

        A PRIVATE HOME USER IS NOT REQUIRED TO SEND IN A REGISTRA-
         TION FEE TO USE THE PROGRAMS CONTAINED IN THIS PACKAGE,
        SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS LISTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS DOCUMENT

    That right, free lunch.  If you are a private home user, you can
    use these programs to your heart's content and never pay us a
    dime.  Private home users are granted a license to unlimited
    PERSONAL use at no charge.  Give copies to all of the neighbors!

    All we ask in return is that you let your workplace know about our
    package.  After a 30-day free trial period, the boss'll have the
    option of registering the product, or discontinuing its use.

    Just so there is no mistake, OUR definition applies ...


       REGISTER.DOC (cont)                                   page 3

        A "PRIVATE HOME USER" IS A PERSON WHO USES THESE PROGRAMS
        AT HIS/HER PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, ON A COMPUTER THAT WAS
        PURCHASED AND PAID FOR BY THEM PERSONALLY, AND THE PURCHASE
        OF WHICH WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A BUSINESS-RELATED EXPENSE
        OR DEDUCTION UNDER US TAX LAWS.

    This definition allows you bring work home from the office and
    still be considered a "private home user".

    Just because you don't have to pay us doesn't mean you can't.
    First, a registered user receives the latest copy of our software
    on a guaranteed-clean system recovery disk (and that alone is well
    worth the price).

    There's another important benefit (also worth the price): regist-
    ered users have access to full support in the event of a suspected
    virus attack.  While we'll certainly help unregistered users if we
    can, and we'll certainly answer questions about our products and
    their use, we cannot provide or guarantee support to unregistered
    users.  Let's reiterate:

        REGISTERED USERS RECEIVE:
        1 - A GUARANTEED-CLEAN COPY OF OUR UTILITIES ON DISK
        2 - FULL SUPPORT AS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT IN THE
        EVENT OF A SUSPECTED VIRUS ATTACK

    Active support includes exchanging files via e-mail, phone consu-
    lation (you pay for the call), and consultation via standard US
    Snail Mail (if preferred ... but why?).

    The only limiting factors are that we cannot guarantee any results
    (no data recovery service can do that), and we reserve the right


       REGISTER.DOC (cont)                                   page 3

    to terminate support for a given problem if, at our discretion, it
    appears that the problem cannot be resolved by E-Mail or phone, or
    is clearly not being caused by a virus.

    The license fee for private home users is $25.00 per calendar year
    plus $10 for shipping and handling if you require a new disk cont-
    aining the latest copy of our products.  (You might want to renew
    your registration at the end of a calendar year, and won't need a
    new disk; that's why we word it that way.)

    Or, if you're looking for a deal, you can register for five (5)
    calendar years with full support (including update disks as
    required - and WE pay shipping and handling) for $100.

        YOU CAN REGISTER THIS PRODUCT TWO DIFFERENT WAYS:
        1 - $25 PER CALENDAR YEAR + $10 S/H IF A DISK IS REQUIRED
        2 - $100 FLAT FEE FOR FIVE CALENDAR YEARS, ALL UPDATES
        INCLUDED (WE PAY S/H).

    Just to cover the legalities, update disks will be made available
    by us at our discretion; we do not state, nor even imply, that
    we will follow any kind of a fixed schedule, and/or produce a
    fixed or certain number of disks per year.  We DO warrant that we
    will produce updates, and will make those updates available on-
    line and via disk to registered users, as our research indicates
    that such an update would be advisable.

    It's hard to predict how often we'd update (the people who write
    viruses don't exactly follow a fixed schedule), but for example,
    we would do so if we received word of a new type of virus that
    needed special treatment.

    The licensing agreement is non-transferable and will only apply to
    the original purchaser.


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    PROFESSIONAL USE - REGISTRATION *IS* REQUIRED
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    Why do we require a fee for professional use?  Simple; there's a
    world of difference between the casual home user and someone who
    uses their PC professionally.

    With the professional user, we're more likely to have to provide
    consultation for cleanup after an attack, and that consultation is
    likely to be more involved and time-intensive.  (Not to mention
    more URGENT; downtime can be expensive for a professional user!)

    For that and other reasons, we require a registration fee for any
    professional use; and for our purposes,

       A "PROFESSIONAL USER" IS DEFINED AS ANYONE WHO DOESN'T MEET
         OUR DEFINITION OF A "PRIVATE HOME USER" AS STATED ABOVE.

    "Professional use" would include (but is not limited to) use in or
    by business, government, industry, or educators.

    Professional users are allowed to use this software for a period
    not to exceed thirty days in order to evaluate its usefulness.
    After 30 days a professional user must either register the product
    or discontinue any use of our software, and must remove any
    modules that were INJECTed into any files.

    Professional users should contact us to negotiate a licensing fee.
    Due to the nature of our products and the wide variance in the
    number of software units, and the extent to which our support
    services may be required, it is impossible to produce a uniform
    table that would satisfy every user's requirements.

    Small, single-PC users (especially those who work at home) will


       REGISTER.DOC (cont)                                   page 5

    generally be charged the private home user registration fee of $25
    per calendar year.  We do give substantial discounts for more than
    one PC at a given site.  Contact us.

    DISTRIBUTION STUFF
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        ALL USERS:
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    All users and evaluators of this program are free to distribute
    this entire package to anyone else, subject to all provisions in
    this document.  You are required to distribute all of the files
    in this package without alteration, except for the possible addi-
    tion of a FILE_ID.DIZ file that contains a short description of
    the contents of the archive.

        BBSes:
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    If you operate a BBS or on-line service, you may include a separ-
    ate text file with this package that advertises your service; such
    an advertisement must not make any mention of any other software
    product or service not owned, produced, or provided by ARF Enter-
    prises.  You may, however, make reference to the brand of BBS
    software used by your service.

        SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS:
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    If you distribute Shareware for a fee, you have our permission to
    distribute this program for a fee not to exceed $10.00 exclusive
    of handling, shipping and mailing costs, and you must make it
    clear to those who obtain the package from you that payment of
    your fee DOES NOT provide registered status to the purchaser.


       REGISTER.DOC (cont)                                   page 6

    If our software is bundled with other software, for example, as is
    often the case with shareware distributed via CD, our package must
    reside, as a unit, in a separate and unique subdirectory (or other
    such file grouping), the name of which should be "ARFAV."  Only
    ARF products may be placed in this subdirectory or group.

    WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER STUFF
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        UNREGISTERED USERS:
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    The unregistered version of our products contain absolutely no
    guarantee or warantee of any kind, including express and implied
    warrantees, including but not limited to the warrantee of fitness
    for a particular purpose.  The user is cautioned that the unreg-
    istered software may have passed through many computers before
    he/she received it, and ARF Enterprises has no control over the
    condition of such software by the time it reaches the user.

    In return for the "no-fee" usage policy in particular, private
    home users agree to use this software totally at their own risk.

        REGISTERED USERS:  LIMITED MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
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    The registered version of our software is guaranteed to be free of
    programming errors and to perform as stated in this manual.

    This is very important: we make no claim, and DO NOT warrant or
    guarantee that our software will provide 100% protection against
    any or all computer viruses (or virus-like programs).  There's no
    way to guarantee that.


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    We expressly disclaim any liability for any damage as a direct or
    indirect result of a computer virus that was not detected or
    stopped by our software.

    The rest of the guarantee is simple: if you're not happy, you can
    cancel your registration and get your money back as follows:

        FOR THE FIRST 30 DAYS AFTER REGISTRATION, YOU MAY CANCEL
        YOUR REGISTRATION FOR ANY REASON AND RECEIVE A FULL REFUND
        OF THE FEE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

        FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS AFTER REGISTRATION, YOU MAY CANCEL
        YOUR REGISTRATION AND RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF THE FEE,
        PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT YOU HAVE NOT UTILIZED OUR SUPPORT
        SERVICES.

        IN EITHER CASE, SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES ARE NOT
        REFUNDABLE; THE REGISTRATION FEE ONLY WILL BE REFUNDED.
        IN ADDITION, YOU MUST RETURN TO US, AT YOUR EXPENSE, ANY
        DISKS CONTAINING COPIES OF OUR SOFTWARE WHICH HAVE BEEN
        RECEIVED BY YOU DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD.

    HOW TO GET AHOLD OF US
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    To register: send certified funds or money order (personal checks
    are OK, but require 2 weeks to clear the bank) to the address
    shown below.  Tell us what size disk you want (3.5" or 5-1/4").


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                   ARF Enterprises

    Leonard P. Gragson       «» «» «» «»       Stephen M. Poole, CET

    1405 Sheridan Bridge Lane                  122 N Main Street
    Olathe, Kansas  66062                      Raeford, NC  28376
    [phone]                             [phone]

    CompuServe  73131,1034                     71234,3263
    AOL         ARFMAN2                        SMPoole
    Internet    [e-mail]          [e-mail]

    You can also visit our FTP site on vine.net for the latest copies
    of our stuff.

    Our goal is to return all E-Mail to the above addresses within 24
    hours.  Stephen and I wrote these programs and are proud of them.
    We have absolutely no qualms in giving you our names and personal
    contact information.

    How many programs do you own that tell you not only how to contact
    the company, but the names of the authors of the program?  Let us
    hear from you, good and bad; we can't make it better unless we
    know what you think!

    This product was the cumulative result of one year of intensive
    research, disassembly and programming. There was no "corner
    cutting", nor did we use any third party libraries in our
    development.  (To be honest, we didn't trust them.)  All of the
    actual utilities were written in hand-coded Assembler for speed
    and compactness; the other programs (the installation stuff) was
    written in a combination of Assembler and highly-optimized C.

    Thank you for trying our products!

    Leonard P. Gragson