TIFNY 2.2a for Windowsâ 95, Windowsâ 98, and Windows NTâ 4.0. 

Copyright (c) 1996-1998 Phonetics International All rights reserved.

Contents
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PLATFORMS SUPPORTED
MINIMIM REQUIREMENTS
A SHAREWARE PRODUCT
HOW TO REGISTER TIFNY
UPGRADING FROM TIFNY 2.0 or 2.1
UPGRADING FROM TIFNY 1.2 OR BELOW
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
TIFNY FEATURES 
NEW FEATURES IN TIFNY 2.2
NEW FEATURES IN TIFNY 2.1
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2.0
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
INSTALLATION NOTES
TO RUN TIFNY
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PLATFORMS SUPPORTED

TIFNY is a 32 bit multi-threaded compatible application that runs on both Windows 95, 98 and Windows NT 4.0 platforms. TIFNY will not operate correctly on Windows 3.x, 3.11, or Windows NT versions previous to 4.0.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

- CD-ROM drive (Required for registration).
- Internet access to an NNTP server (included with most Internet connections).
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A SHAREWARE PRODUCT

Copies of TIFNY 2.2a downloaded from TIFNY's homepage http://www.tifny2.com or any other on-line software archive are demo copies for evaluation only. The evaluation period ends after 30 calendar days. 

At the end of the evaluation period you must pay a registration fee to continue using TIFNY. See HOW TO REGISTER TIFNY for details. 

If you purchased a license to use this software, to register it on your computer, first place your TIFNY CD-ROM in your drive, then enter the license number from your CD-ROM by choosing Enter License Number on TIFNY's Product menu. 

Below are the limitations during the evaluation period.

* It encrypts image files that TIFNY shows (JPG, BMP, WMF, DIP, PCX, PNG, RLE, TGA) so only TIFNY can display them. That means, for example, that you cannot open those kinds of image files in your bitmap editor if you downloaded them using an unregistered copy of TIFNY. The files will be decrypted when you register TIFNY.

* The double click on an image feature to launch a third party application does not work for image files that TIFNY shows.

* It will not display GIF images because of the limitations of the Unisys LZW license. GIF images will not be encrypted and you can use your own image viewer to see them.

TIFNY is copyrighted (as opposed to uncopyrighted software that is "public domain"). TIFNY may be copied for others to try, but a registration fee is required as a condition of 
continued use beyond the trial usage period arbitrarily determined by the author. TIFNY is not "Time Stamped" and does not stop functioning after a specific date. Please refer to the licensing agreement, license.rtf in the directory where TIFNY was installed.
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HOW TO REGISTER TIFNY?
TIFNY costs US $35.00 + shipping and handling. You can pay by credit card, check or money order. Refer to the Register link at http://www.tifny2.com for current shipping and handling fees. 

SECURE ONLINE REGISTRATION

1 Go to http://www.tifny2.com/register.html and follow the link for Secure Online Order.
2 Enter your name, shipping address, e-mail address, and telephone number. If you are paying by credit card, fill out the credit card information. (We accept VISA, MasterCard, and American Express.)
3 You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your order telling you when to expect your registered CD-ROM.

BY MAIL OR FAX

1 Send us a fax or letter containing your name, shipping address, e-mail address, and telephone number. If you are paying by credit card, send us your credit card information -- card type, cardholder's name, card number, and expiration date. If you are paying by mail, you may send us a check or money order. This is our mailing address.
	  TIFNY
	  163 Third Ave.
	  Box #131
	  New York, NY 10003
  This is our fax number.
  	  1 212-5331456
2 You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your order telling you when to expect your registered CD-ROM.

HOW TO REGISTER USING YOUR CD-ROM

1 Note the license number on the CD-ROM.
2 Insert the CD-ROM.
3 Run TIFNY.
4 On the Product menu, click Enter License Number. The License Number dialog box opens.
5 Enter the license number and click Enter. Your copy of TIFNY is now registered.

Note: Your TIFNY CD must be in your CD drive when you enter your license number.

Once every 90 days TIFNY requests that you insert the TIFNY CD-ROM in your drive. That limits the use of TIFNY to the person who purchased it. Only one person at a time can use each copy of TIFNY.	

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UPGRADING FROM TIFNY 2.0 or 2.1

The short has not changed. You can start TIFNY 2.2 by selecting TIFNY 2 from the programs under your Windows start menu.

You can install TIFNY 2.2 in the same directory as you installed earlier version of TIFNY 2 and your database will be upgraded automatically.

Registered users or TIFNY 2 can upgrade at no cost.

Unregistered users will receive a new 15 day trial period if your trial period expired.

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UPGRADING FROM TIFNY 1.2 OR BELOW
The setup package for TIFNY 2 places the TIFNY 2 short cut under programs instead of directly on your Start menu. It will not override the shortcut for an earlier TIFNY version.

TIFNY 2 uses a different database structure from TIFNY version 1.2 and below. To make it work with a database from a previous version, TIFNY 2 has to import your database. 

TIFNY 2 names its database tifny2.mdb instead of tifny.mdb. If you choose, you can install TIFNY 2 in the directory where you installed TIFNY 1.2 or below. 

To Import a TIFNY 1.2 database select Database then Import TIFNY 1.2 Database from the File menu.

Registered users of TIFNY 1.2 or below are required to pay the  price difference from TIFNY 1.2 plus S&H charges. See HOW TO REGISTER TIFNY for payment details.

Unregistered users will receive a new 30 day trial period.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

TIFNY connects to any NNTP compatible news server, and will automatically download and catalog UUENCODED and BASE64 encoded binary files to your hard disk. Files are placed in user defined directories. Additional file information, including author, subject, newsgroup, organization, date and size, is cataloged in an indexed database. 

TIFNY has a built-in image viewer that can showcase images cataloged in the database, while immediately displaying new images as they are downloaded. Images can also be viewed as grayscale, they can be scaled up or down, flipped, rotated and framed. And there are over 100 transition effects. To play files such as ZIP, WAV, AVI, and others not supported by TIFNY's built-in viewer, just double click the file name to launch your favorite player. TIFNY also shows text messages.

And with our new thumbnail gallery, you can view thumbnail versions of your pictures by directory like with a traditional thumbnailer... Plus see them by newsgroup, author, organization, width, height, size, or just make your custom selections.

You specify the newsgroups to search with optional filters. TIFNY lets you filter by author, organization, newsgroup, file type and keyword as well as the number of newsgroups the article was posted to and the size of the file. TIFNY also avoids redundant searching and duplicate downloading, saving you time and bandwidth. As you build your filter list, TIFNY "learns" to download only what you want.  

Use TIFNY to navigate the newsgroups, either hands-free in automation mode or in preview mode to download only the headers you choose. And with TIFNY 2's new author and newsgroup limits discover not only the quantity but also the diversity of the Usenet's 
treasures.  

With TIFNY's powerful and interactive database views you can easily sort, group, and find our files by author, organization, file directory, newsgroup, date, size, and image dimensions. Or just use TIFNY's keyword search to browse the files you want.

TIFNY software was developed in Visual Basic running under Windows 95 and has been tested under Windows 95 & Windows NT 4.0.

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TIFNY FEATURES

* Downloaded files are stored in user named directories for off-line viewing with TIFNY or third party image viewers.

* A built-in image viewer to browse images as they are downloaded as well as images cataloged in you database. Includes a slide show feature, over 100 transition effects, and image manipulation functions.

* A picture thumbnail gallery. Lets you view thumbnails by directory like with a traditional thumbnailer... Plus you can see them by newsgroup, author, organization, width, height, size, or just make your custom selections.

* A built-in text viewer to browse text messages.

* Related file data such as author, subject, newsgroup, organization, data, size, and dimensions is stored in an indexed database.

* Interactive database views for sorting and grouping your data.

* Full database search by keyword.

* Database "remembers" what newsgroups and articles have been downloaded and resumes   where it last left off. 
    
* Filters to deny authors, organizations, newsgroups, file types or keywords in  the message header.

* Filters to deny a messages based on the number of newsgroups it was posted to or the file size.

* Delete unwanted files from the database and your hard drive by pressing the Delete key on your keypad.

* TIFNY supports NNTP login authentication, if your news server requires a user id and   password.

* Optimal automation mode for scanning for files in thousands of newsgroups!

* Preview mode for downloading only the headers you choose.

* Newsgroup and author limits help you discover the diversity as well as the quantity of newsgroup files. 

* Interactive views allow you full control of your newsgroup searches.

* A view of the Usenet newsgroups sorted by the words they contain to make it easy for you to subscribe to the ones you want.

* TIFNY can run "off-line" as an image utility.

* TIFNY can download all file types.
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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2.2
Released October 1998

* A new thumbnail gallery. View thumbnails by directory like with a traditional thumbnailer... Plus see them by newsgroup, author, organization, width, height, size, or just make your custom selections.

* Switch between landscape and portrait orientations at the touch of a button.

* Remake or delete single thumbnails, multiple selections, entire pages, or the whole database

* Change the directory, newsgroup, author, or organization for selected thumbnails.

* See a slide show of your thumbnail selections.

* Select from 6 thumbnail sizes and switch among them with one button click.

* Move from a thumbnail view to a full image view with a single click.

* Change your Window's wallpaper with the selected image.  You can keep the original dimensions or stretch the picture to fit your screen.

* Plus new convenience functions for getting the newest, the oldest and the biggest files as full images or thumbnails, or both.
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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2.1 
Released August 1998

* A new drop down combo box from the search input box. You can select previously typed search words or file folders.  If you select a file folder TIFNY adds all the newsgroups that use it to your search.

* Typing a word in the input box will not automatically subscribe the newsgroups. It will show you a list and let you select the ones you want.

* The default directory used for a newsgroup will be the word that provoked the newsgroup to get subscribed instead of the last word in the newsgroup name.

* An option to set the newsgroups sequence during an automated search.

* Tip of the Day.

* The ability to deny a file series.

* A preference to download all large files even if the message subject doesn't include an attachment.

* A menu option to search only favorite newsgroups.

* Menu options to subscribe or download newsgroups matching a keyword.

* Tool buttons to find or deny files posted by the author or organization of the file you're looking at.

* Buttons that let you catch-up or skip a newsgroups during a search.

* More buttons including a button to deny a word, to edit your servers, and edit your preferences.

* Tool handles that let you open and close button groups for better screen customization.

* A new feature to turn off database views off when your not using them and turn them on when need them again.
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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2.0
Released May 1998

* Preview mode for downloading only the headers you choose.

* Newsgroup and author limits to help you discover the diversity as well as the quantity of newsgroup files. 

* Support for all file types.

* A built-in text viewer to browse text messages.

* Double click a file name to launch a third party viewer.

* A standard list interface for all data views. Columns can be sorted, rearranged, resized, and hidden.

* Interactive database views for sorting, grouping, and finding your files by author, organization, date, size, file type, image dimensions, and newsgroup.

* A new interactive newsgroup summary gives you full control of your newsgroup searches.

* A view of the Usenet newsgroups sorted by the words they contain to make it easy for you to subscribe to the ones you want.

* New organization, newsgroup, and file type deny filters.

* A file checksum catches duplicate posting even if the poster uses a different file name.	
* New edit box to edit your file data.

* Context sensitive toolbars.

* Context sensitive pop up menus by clicking the right mouse button.

* Tabbed preferences.

* Color and font dialog boxes to easily change your foreground, and background colors and fonts.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Visit http://www.tifny2.com or Send email to info@tifny.com.

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INSTALLATION NOTES

1) The following files are included in our setup package named TIFNY22.exe

COMDLG32.DLL	4.00.951 **
CTCOLR32.OCX	1.0.001  **
CTFOLD32.OCX	1.0.001  **
CTFONT32.OCX	1.0.001  **
CTSLID32.OCX	1.0.001  **
CTTABS32.OCX	1.0.001  **
DAO350.DLL		3.50.3602.0 ***
EMEDIT32.OCX	2.1.7.00  **
ENIGMA5.OCX		1.03  **
FLP32X20.OCX	2.0.15  **
FXLBL432.OCX	4.1  **
FXTLS432.DL		4.0.0.5  **
INETWH32.DLL	1.10.1.1  **
LFAVI90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFBMP90N.DLL	9.00.0.006  **
LFCAL90N.DLL	9.00.0.006 **
LFCMP90N.DLL	9.00.0.006 **
LFEPS90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFFAX90N.DLL	9.00.0.005 **
LFGIF90N.DLL	9.00.0.009 **
LFIMG90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFLMB90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFMAC90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFMSP90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFPCT90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFPCX90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFPNG90N.DLL	9.00.0.008 **
LFPSD90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFRAS90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFTGA90N.DLL	9.00.0.005 **
LFTIF90N.DLL	9.00.0.005 **
LFWFX90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LFWMF90N.DLL	9.00.0.003 **
LFWPG90N.DLL	9.00.0.003 **
LICENSE.RTF		2.2  *
LTDIS90N.DLL	9.00.0.006 **
LTEFX90N.DLL	9.00.0.000 **
LTFIL90N.DLL	9.00.0.009 **
LTIMG90N.DLL	9.00.0.007 **
LTKRN90N.DLL	9.00.0.009 **
LTOCX90N.OCX	9.00.0.006 **
LTTHK90W.DLL	9.00.0.006 **
LTTWN90N.DLL	9.00.0.009 **
LTVDD90W.DRV	9.00.0.006 **
MSJET35.DLL		3.50.3602.4  **
MSJINT35.DLL	3.50.3602.5  **
MSJTER32.DLL	3.50.3602.0  **
MSVCRT40.DLL	4.10.6038  **
MSWINSCK.OCX	5.00.3714  **
TIFNY2.CNT		2.2  *
TIFNY2.HLP		2.2  *
TIFNY2.EXE		2.2.1  *
TIFNYDEC.DLL	1.2  *
VB5DB.DLL		5.00.3724  **
vbajet32.dll	5.0.7122  **

TIFNY's setup program will only copy these system files if they do not exist or you have an older version of the file. It will create a backup of your original file before replacing it. The files copied into the TIFNY installation directory are copied unconditionally.
*  Copied into your TIFNY installation directory
** Copied into your Window's system directory.
*** Copied into $(CommonFilesDir)\Microsoft Shared\DAO

2) The following system files: COMCTL32.DLL, MFC40.DLL, MFC42.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL, OLEAUTO32.DLL OLEPRO32.DLL and MSVBVB50.DLL are NOT included in tifny21.exe but are required to run TIFNY. Most PCs already have these files. If you don't have them in your Window's system directory, install the TIFNY system support file called tifnysys.exe. You can download tifnysys.exe from the download link at http://www.tifny2.com.

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TO RUN TIFNY 2

* Run TIFNY 2 from the Programs section of your Window's Start Menu

* Set the Server address to point to your NNTP server. TIFNY will guess at an appropriate server based on existing settings in your registry.

* Select Getting Started from the Help menu.

* Read the Help file for answers to any questions. 

* Click Go to start downloading files.

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FILE DESCRIPTIONS

tifny2.mdb is a Microsoft Access database of file information. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

Thumbs.mdb is a Microsoft Access database of thumbnails. It is used to as a cache to speed up the thumbnail display.

The files are not stored in the database, but on your hard disk. The default locations are sub directories under your TIFNY installation directory. 

tifny.log Log file for program trace of exceptions. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

remove.exe will remove TIFNY from your system. Unwise. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

Tifny2.hlp and tifny2.cnt are the help files. Location: TIFNY installation directory.

license.rtf is a rich text format file detailing the licensing agreement to use TIFNY. Please read it.

readme.1st is this file.










