Title		  : ConnectPal Professional
Version		  : 3.1
Author/Programmer : Christopher Low
Release Date      : February 17, 1998
License           : Shareware
Features 	  : Fully functional
Legal Use Period  : 21 days
ConnectPal Webpage: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~chrissam/cppro.htm
Registration Page : http://web.singnet.com.sg/~chrissam/regcppro.htm
Chris's Software- 
Mall		  : http://web.singnet.com.sg/~chrissam/appletma.htm

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Thank you for using ConnectPal Professional. I hope that you 
would find pleasure in using this software and that it 
would make your task in connecting to the internet much more 
powerful, convenient and user-friendly! Others have!

When you first start up ConnectPal Professional, it would
detect that it is your first time and would pop up a 
ConnectPal Configuration Console. 
TAKE YOUR TIME TO CAREFULLY CONFIGURE THE SETTINGS
INDIVIDUALLY. This would ensure that you would get optimum
performance with ConnectPal Professional.
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IMPORTANT : 
By using this software, you ( the licensee ) hereby agrees to 
the terms and conditions as stated in the accompanying file 
"license.txt".

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REGISTERING CONNECTPAL
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	Read the accompanying "order.txt" for more information.

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GETTING STARTED
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	Read the accompanying "getstart.txt" for more information.

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BUG REPORTS/SUGGESTIONS/FEEDBACK
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	Email me at chrissam@mbox2.singnet.com.sg for any bugs,
suggestions or feedback relating to ConnectPal.

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VERSION HISTORY FOR CONNECTPAL
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ConnectPal Deluxe v1.0 : Added Core RAS function.
		  v1.1 : Added save username/password function.
		  v1.2 : Added dial default function.
		  v2.0 : Added Cost, Warning and Configuration functions.
			 Added Artificial Intelligence algorithms to handle
			 disconnections external of ConnectPal and
			 other connection scenarios.
		  v2.2 : Added Option function.
		  v2.3 : Bug fix for modal dialog box error and cost
			 mismatch reporting.
		  v2.4 : Added Connection Uptime function to Option function.
		  v2.5 : Added Create Shortcut function.
		  v2.6 : Refined GUI for the ConnectPal's main console.
		  v2.7 : Beta testing and fine tuning for 1 month.
		  v2.8 : Patch/Bug corrections to ConnectPal.
		  v2.9 : Final review of ConnectPal.
		  v2.95: Completion of ConnectPal Deluxe (Release Version)

Henceforth, ConnectPal Deluxe has received some suggestions to have more
useful features added to it. Plans and feasibility studies were made and
it was decided that it would be expensive to upgrade ConnectPal 
incrementally, hence the next version of ConnectPal, titled 
"ConnectPal Professional" was scheduled to be released in one major
upgrade.

ConnectPal Deluxe v2.96: Planning/Feasibility studies for new features 
			 integration to ConnectPal Deluxe. ConnectPal Deluxe
			 christened to "ConnectPal Professional"

ConnectPal Professional v2.97:  Added "Dial multiple phone number" capability.
			        Changed RAS control to MRAS32.OCX for better
			        and more efficient Windows Remote Access Service
				functions.
				Removed the original VFRAS.OCX. (Replaced
				by the much better MRAS32.OCX)
				Porting of ConnectPal Deluxe source code to new and
				improved source code optimised for MRAS32.OCX.
			v2.98:  Added Program Launcher capability. 
				Launch up to 5 programs. 
				Improved ConnectPal's internal state management.
				Fixed remaining Modal Dialog Box bugs.
			v2.99:  Added Mail Watch capability.
				Added MMAIL32.OCX for mail function.
				Added optional functionalities for Mail Watch.
				Fixed Error Dump for Mail Control.	
				Optimised and fixed a minor bug in the Artificial
				Intelligence algorithms for the part of
				disconnection external of ConnectPal.		
			v3.00:  Added NetToolkit protocol suite.
				Added Finger function.
				Added WhoIs function.
				Added Get GMT Time function.
				Added Get IP/Hostname function.
				Fixed Error Dump for finger control.
				Fixed Error Dump for WhoIs control.
				Added status display for each function.
				Beta testing of the 4 functions.
			v3.05:  Refined GUI and beta testing,bug fixing.
				Extensive alpha testing for 1 week followed 
				by 2 weeks of beta testing.
			v3.05.50: Added Connection Status Display option.
				  Final check on ConnectPal's state
				  management controls.
			v3.09: Final review.
			v3.10:  Completion of ConnectPal Professional
			       (Release Version)
 
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DISCLAIMER
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THE SOFTWARE,"CONNECTPAL PROFESSIONAL", IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT 
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DEVELOPER, 
"CHRISTOPHER LOW", FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT 
LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT 
OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS 
WITH RECIPIENT. 
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL 
DEVELOPER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, 
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT 
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, 
LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF 
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF 
DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

SOME IMAGES DISPLAYED IN THIS SOFTWARE WERE CREATED WHOLLY BY ME. IN THE 
EVENT THAT THE IMAGE IS NOT CREATED BY ME, IT IS ACQUIRED FROM A PUBLIC
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MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEVELOPER FOR IMMEDIATE RECTIFICATIONS. THE 
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NOTICE.	
