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                         Dial-Up Monitor README File
                      Version 1.3 build 2 - Open Source
                              December 26th 1999
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                     Copyright (C) 1999 Radu Stanciu.

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CONTENTS
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1. What is Dial-Up Monitor
2. What's new in Dial-Up Monitor 1.3 build 2
3. System Requirements
4. Installation
5. Known problems
6. Disclaimer
7. Distribution
8. Source code
9. Contacting Radu Stanciu

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1. What is Dial-Up Monitor
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Dial-Up Monitor is a utility that counts the time you stay connected to the
Internet. Simply keep it opened while you stay connected and it will count
the time without any user interaction. Its graphical interface is very
simple to use and you will have no problem understanding how this program
works.
It also has a log to keep you informed of the actions Dial-Up Monitor is
performing.
Dial-Up Monitor can also be used as a dialer, using for this feature the 
settings and connections from Dial-Up Networking.

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2. What's new in Dial-Up Monitor 1.3 build 2
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- minor bug fixes and improvements
- the Maximum Dialing Time feature has been updated
- you can now edit the values of the Total Time and Total Calls counters
- the Schedule save method has been modified, so it's not compatible with
  older versions. because the previous method was pretty messy, I couldn't
  find a way to update it, so you will have to rewrite your schedule.
- added an Alarms/Events feature, allowing you to set custom alarms which
  will be triggered at specified times
- the Time Limit feature has become obsolete due to the new Alarms/Events
  option and it was removed

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3. System Requirements
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- 486DX2/66
- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 or Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98
- VGA or SuperVGA monitor
- 1.0 MB of free disk space
- A mouse or equivalent pointing device

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4. Installation
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If you have a previous version of Dial-Up Monitor and you want to keep the
settings in the new version, it is recommended to install the newer version
over the older one.

If you received this version of Dial-Up Monitor in a ZIP file (it should
usually be DMON13.ZIP), you can install it as follows:

First extract the files to a temporary directory. You can delete this
directory when setup has completed.

Select Run from the Windows 98/95 Taskbar Start menu, type the full name of
the temporary directory followed by a backslash and the name of the
installation program (e.g., C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE), press the ENTER key, and
follow the instructions displayed.

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5. Known problems
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- Dial-Up Monitor may not detect the connect speed properly if the Dial-Up
Networking 1.2 upgrade is not installed (Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows 98 users
already have it installed).

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6. Disclaimer
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DIAL-UP MONITOR IS PROVIDED AS IS. Radu Stanciu will in no way be
responsible, in financial or any other terms, for damages (either
consequential or incidental) resulting from the use or misuse of
Dial-Up Monitor or from following directions in this document.  No warrantee
as to fitness to a particular purpose is given or implied.

Because of the wide variety of hardware and software combinations available
today, it is up to the user to ensure that Dial-Up Monitor functions well in
his or her environment. The user must assume the entire risk of using the
product.

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7. Distribution
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Dial-Up Monitor is provided as OPEN SOURCE. Information about this type of
software and legal notices can be found in the file LICENSE.TXT.

Provided that you respect the terms stated in the LICENSE.TXT file, you are
allowed to distribute this program freely, as long as the contents and the
documentation of the destribution remains unmodified.

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8. Source code
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When you install Dial-Up Monitor, its source code will not be installed by
default. If you want to use the source of the program, you can download it
separately from http://open-source.home.ro.

If you want to use of modify the source code, please read first the license
agreement from the LICENSE.TXT file and make sure you agree with ALL terms
present in the GPL license.

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9. Contacting Radu Stanciu
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You can use the following ways to contact me:

E-mail: urgur@hotmail.com
WWW: http://open-source.home.ro