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- This file has been installed as README.TXT, and you can view it again at
- any time by double-clicking on the README Icon in Smart Address's group in
- Program Manager. Please take the time to read it. Use the scroll-bar at
- the right to move down the text.
-
- Smart Address is Shareware!
-
- The registration fee for Smart Address, together with an order form, is
- available by clicking on the 'Order Form' button on the Help menu. You can
- also register by Phone or Fax using VISA or MASTERCARD.
-
- You are entitled to evaluate Smart Address for a period of up to 30 days. If after
- that time you intend to continue to use the program you must register it.
- If you do not intend to continue to use the program you must delete it from
- your system.
-
- When you register your copy, the 'reminder screens' will no longer appear,
- and you also get support via the phone, by fax, mail or Compuserve, and we
- can keep you up to date with information about enhancements and new and
- complementary products.
-
- So what is Shareware?
-
- Shareware is copyrighted software which is distributed by authors through
- bulletin boards, on-line services, disk vendors, and by copies being
- passed among friends. It is commercial software that you are allowed to try
- before you pay for it. This makes shareware the ultimate in money back
- guarantees.
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
- There is good and bad shareware, just as there is good and bad retail
- software. The primary difference between shareware and retail software
- is that with shareware you know if it's good or bad before you pay for it.
-
- You benefit because you get to use the software to determine whether it
- meets your needs, before you pay for it. Authors benefit because they are
- able to get their products into your hands without the expenses it takes
- to launch a traditional retail software product.
-
- The shareware system and the continued availability of quality shareware
- products depend on your willingness to register and pay for the shareware
- you use. It is the registration fees you pay which allow us to support and
- continue to develop our products. Please show your support for shareware by
- registering those programs you actually use and by passing them on to
- others. Shareware is kept alive by your support!