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Aaron's News Stand 1.0 for Windows 95 
Readme file date : 5th May 1997
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Contents
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What is Aaron's News Stand?
Aaron's News Stand Is Trialware
Main Features
Requirements
Installation Instructions
Latest Version/Additional Information
Getting Help
Registering Aaron's News Stand


What is Aaron's News Stand?
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Aaron's News Stand is an internet application 
that automates the downloading of Newsgroups 
articles from the Internet for off-line 
reading or viewing using your favourite 
news reader. Aarons news stand can be used
with all popular news readers like Microsoft,
Netscape, WinVN, Trumpet and Free Agent.

Aaron's advanced features will save you time 
and money through advanced article filters, 
off-line and scheduled downloads. You can 
even use your favourite news reader to read 
Aarons articles.

See Main features section for further details.


Aaron's News Stand Is TrialWare
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After you download and install Aaron's News 
Stand, you have 30 days to try the product 
with no obligation.  If you want to use it
beyond the 30-day trial period, you must 
register the product. Registering Aaron's 
News Stand entitles you to free updates 
and support until the next major release (2.0).


Main Features
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1)  Scheduled Newsgroup and Article Downloads
2)  Faster Download of Information
3)  Super Quick Information Retrieval
4)  Can be used by All Newsreaders
5)  Powerful Filtering to Restrict Articles
6)  Tiny installed footprint

1)  Scheduled Newsgroup and Article Downloads

Downloading of Newsgroups and Articles can be 
performed at off-peak times. For example; 
when you are not using your PC, sleeping or 
when the Internet Service Provider's rates are
discounted. This means you will save money and
you don't have extended delays while you wait 
for large articles. 

2)  Faster Download of Information

Because Aaron's News Stand downloads information 
as a batch it is actually much faster than 
downloading Newsgroups and Articles through a 
conventional browser. This will save you both 
time and money. 

3)  Super Quick Information Retrieval

Once a download has completed, access to 
Newsgroups and Articles through your Newsreader 
will be lightning quick as everything is sitting 
on your hard drive.

4)  Can be used by All Newsreaders

Aaron's News Stand uses Internet Newsgroup standards 
which means it will work with all commercial 
Newsreaders that meet RFC internet standards.

5)  Powerful Filtering to Restrict Articles

Aaron's News Stand has a filtering facility which 
allows you to include or exclude certain articles 
by age or size. This facility can be used to save 
time by avoiding unwanted articles or as a means 
for screening unsuitable articles.

6)  Tiny installed footprint

The application when compressed is approximately 
1.4 MB in size. This is exceptionally small when 
considering the functionality and performance of 
the product.


Requirements
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1) Windows 95 operating system.

2) A correct installation. See Installation section 
for details.

3) An internet service provider that supports news 
groups.

4) Auto Dial setup with your (ISP) Internet Service 
Provider.  See "Setting Up Auto Dial" in the help 
file (Newsstand.hlp)for instructions.


Installation Instructions
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Unzip NewsStand1.zip to a temp directory and run
setup.exe. Follow the install wizard instructions
to complete the installation. 

Latest Version/Additional Information
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Please visit our web site at 
http://www.ozemail.com/~attemt for the latest
news about Aaron's News Stand and any updates.

Getting Help
============

Firstly, have a look at the extensive help that 
comes with the product. The help file is 
NewsStand.hlp.

If you are still experiencing problems you can obtain 
support by sending e-mail to :

     attemt@ozemail.com.au

	  OR

     wisenerd@ozemail.com.au

Registering Aaron's News Stand
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Aarons News Stand can be registered after the
installation has completed. Simply start Aaron
and fill in the Regstration window through
the help menu.

Thank you for trying Aaron's News Stand!

     -- Absolute Solution Microsystems (ASM) Pty Ltd.
