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- RAnews (tm) V1.1
- Copyright (C) 1992-93, By Software Plus
- All Rights Reserved
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- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
- registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
- using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
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- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
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- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
- product, you don't pay for it.
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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- Users of RAnews must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- RAnews is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
- expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the
- warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse-
- quential, which may result from the use of RAnews."
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- RAnews is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to
- the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
- provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
- continue to develop new products. If you find this program
- useful and find that you are using RAnews and continue to use
- RAnews after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
- istration payment of $10.00 to Software Plus The $10.00
- registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
- computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
- a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
- location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
- being used at one location while it's being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
- same time.
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- Commercial users of RAnews must register and pay for their copies
- of RAnews within 30 days of first use or their license is
- withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by con-tacting
- Software Plus.
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- Anyone distributing RAnews for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact Software Plus at the address below for
- authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted
- to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its
- guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may
- begin offering RAnews immediately (However Software Plus must
- still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date
- with the latest version of RAnews.).
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- You are encouraged to pass a copy of RAnews along to your friends
- for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if
- they find that they can use it. All registered users will
- receive a copy of the latest version of the RAnews system.
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- Send Payment to:
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- Software Plus
- P.O. BOX 231253
- Tigard, Oregon 97281
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- Overview:
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- RAnews is a News bulletin generator for the Remote Access BBS
- It allows the SysOp to use his or her favorite editor like Qedit,
- or DOS 5 EDIT program Etc. RAnews will make both color ANSI and
- ASCII Text files for the NEWS. or ANEWS. files. On screen color
- selection, Easy setup, faster than anything that I have found so
- far.
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- Questions:
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- call (503) 626-3511 Voice
- (503) 639-5839 BBS
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- Upon payment we will ship you a registered copy of RAnews
- with out the long Shareware delays.
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- Instructions:
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- RAnews is very simple to use, place RAnews in your BBS directory
- and type RAnews.
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- You will see a short Shareware screen, then you will come to the
- main menu, scroll down to the setup menu, here you will be asked
- for the editor you want to use. If your using DOS 5 editor then
- just type EDIT.COM ( .COM is optional ) or any other editor that
- allows the document file that your using to be given on the
- command line. ( Qedit works great also )
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- Next you will be asked where your text files are stored,
- example: d:\ra\txtfiles\
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- after you have finished setting up the program you will be
- returned to the main menu.
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- **** NOTE ****
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- You only have to run the setup program if you make changes to
- your editor preference, or Text Files directory on your BBS.
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- As for the rest of the program, just select NEWS.ANS/ASC or
- ANEWS.ANS/ASC depending on what file you want to edit or create.
- you will then be taken to your editor, If this is your first time
- using RAnews it will crate a file NEWS.TMP or ANEWS.TMP that will
- later be automatically converted to the ANSI and ASCII bulletin
- files. don't delete these .TMP files or you won't be able to add
- new news to old bulletins, if you want fresh bulletins then
- deleting the .TMP files would be ok.
- Now when in the editor just type in what you want in your
- bulletin, do not go past margin 65 or some of your text may be
- lost in the conversion. after your finished save your file and
- exit the editor, you will now be shown a color menu, and be
- prompt for the primary color selection, enter the color you want
- for the first selection, then you will be asked for the secondary
- color if you select a different color you will get a bar paper
- effect on the ANSI news file, or just single color paper if you
- select the same color ( or press enter for the same color ).
- after you have selected the colors, you will see the conversion
- take place on screen, and the file will be copied to your text
- file directory in both ANSI & ASCII formats.
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