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- Welcome to the Forte Agent v.99e release!
-
- Agent .99e is a pre-release version of Forte's commercial newsreader,
- Agent. Agent .99e includes all of the features and functionality of
- Free Agent 1.0 plus a multilingual spelling checker, basic email
- functionality, folders, sorting, address book, and kill/watch lists.
-
- ===============
-
- 16-bit Agent requires the following:
-
- 1. Windows 3.1 or greater, or Windows NT 3.5.
-
- 2. A TCP/IP driver that supports winsock 1.1 applications.
- Agent has been tested with the following drivers:
-
- - Trumpet Winsock 2.0B and 2.1B
- - NetManage Chameleon 3.11N
- - Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- - Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 TCP/IP
- - Microsoft Windows 95 with Microsoft TCP/IP
- - Spry dialer (Internet in a Box; CompuServe)
- - NetCruiser 1.6 or greater
-
- 3. Access to an NNTP news server.
- For posting email, access to an SMTP mail server.
- For receiving mail, access to a POP3 or SMTP mail server.
-
-
- 32-bit Agent requires the following:
-
- 1. Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5.
-
- 2. 32-bit TCP/IP protocol support with a 32-bit winsock.
-
- 3. Access to an NNTP news server.
- For posting email, access to an SMTP mail server.
- For receiving mail, access to a POP3 or SMTP mail server.
-
-
- UPGRADING
- =========
-
- If you are upgrading from a previous version of Free Agent or Agent:
-
- - You should back up your existing Agent databases.
-
- - You can then unzip the ZIP file directly into the directory where
- your previous copy of AGENT.EXE resides.
-
-
- INSTALLING
- ==========
-
- Follow these steps to install Agent:
-
- 1. Create a directory on your hard disk for Agent and copy the
- contents of this ZIP file to the directory.
-
- 2. Make an icon for Agent in Program Manager. To do this, choose New
- from the File menu and select the Program Item option. Fill in
- the Program Item Properties dialog box as shown in the example
- below:
-
- Description: Agent
- Command Line: c:\agent\agent.exe
- Working Directory: c:\agent
-
- 3. The first time you run Agent, it will prompt you for the
- information it needs to operate.
-
- 4. Once you have supplied the necessary setup information and Agent
- is operational, press F1 to display the online help.
-
- You may want to start by reading the Getting Started topic.
- To view this topic, click on the phrase Getting Started on the
- Agent Contents page or search help for "Getting Started."
-
- ===============
-
- To keep up to date on the latest information about Agent -- FAQ's,
- known bugs, etc. -- check our WWW page at
-
- <URL:http://www.forteinc.com/agent/support.htm>.
-
-
- ===============
-
- WHAT'S COMING NEXT?
-
- - MIME support
-