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 freeDUM 1.02					20 February 1997
 The free Dial-Up Manager for Windows 95	Written by Sameer Kalidas
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Here is a list of topics covered by this file :

	0...What's changed

	1...Introduction

	2...Requirements

	3...Installation

	4...Uninstall

	5...Upgrading from AutoDial 0.91 or 0.92.

	6...freeDUM start up errors.

	7...Distribution and Disclaimer

	8...Contacting the Author

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0...WHAT'S CHANGED
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This version fixes the following bugs:

- Fixed passwords being shortened
- Abort/Cancel buttons are now enabled when reconnecting.
- Better error detection when reading configuration files.
- Fixed lock problem if directory does not exist.
- Fixed paths which do not have a directory component.
- And some other minor things.

The following features have been added:

- There is now a file called Language.cfg in freeDUM's directory which has
  all the detection strings used. You may edit this to get freeDUM to work for
  your language of Windows 95. Make a backup of the file first before editing
  just in case. If freeDUM can not find Language.cfg it will default to its
  default strings.
  Feel free to email your Language.cfg file, so I can put them on freeDUM's
  web page and distribute it with future version's of freeDUM. You will be
  acknowledged for your efforts.

- In the Options dialog (goto menu Connections|Options|Edit), you can change
  the detection time out value. By incresing this value, freeDUM will wait
  longer for the Connect To dialog and other dialogs to show up.

- There is a new menu item Connections|Options|Remove All Settings.
  Use this to delete all of freeDUM's registry settings, this is includes
  connection properties and options.

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1...INTRODUCTION
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freeDUM is a powerful dial up manager for Windows 95. freeDUM does not replace
Dial Up Networking but integrates and extends the features available.
What freeDUM offers:

- Dial-Up Automation.
- Device and Server time out.
- Multiple Phone Numbers for each connection.
- Sequential and Random dialling.
- Logging connects.
- Simple billing.
- Launch an unlimited number of applications when connected.
- Connections can be started when freeDUM is run.
- Automatic disconnect after a period of time.
- Customisable connected window with 10 launch buttons.
- All aspects of the connected window can be altered.
- Connected window displays online time, total online time etc.
- Automatic and manual Reconnection.
- Play wave files when connected, disconnected, on errors etc.
- Alarms to display reminder messages, launch programs at a particular
  online time.
- Ability to create, copy, rename, delete, import and export both freeDUM
  connections and dial-up networking connections.
- Schedule to start a connection at a particular date and time.
- Schedules can be done once or on a regular basis, hourly, daily, weekly,
  monthly.

freeDUM is FREEWARE.

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2...REQUIREMENTS
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- Windows 95.

- Dial Up Networking installed.

- RNAPH.DLL from Microsoft's web site.
  In your web broswer enter :
  http://www.microsoft.com/WIN32DEV/APIEXT/RAS1244B.ZIP
  This will download RAS1244B.ZIP(36k), unzip it and copy RNAPH.DLL to your
  windows\system directory.

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3...INSTALLATION
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- If you are upgrading from AutoDial 0.91 or 0.92, see Upgrading below.

- If you are upgrading from freeDUM 1.00, uninstall first. Select Yes when ask
  if you want to delete ADS.DLL. You do not need to remove connections or
  directories. NOTE: If you made modifications to the custom windows Default,
  Sample1 or Sample2 these files will be removed when uninstalling. It is
  recommended you rename them to prevent this.
  When freeDUM 1.02 is installed any connections you previously
  had will still be there.

- Unzip the freeDUM zip file to a temporary directory.

- From the start menu or explorer run setup.exe from the temporary directory
  and follow the instructions.

- When setup has finished, you can run freeDUM by going to
	Start|Programs|freeDUM menu on the taskbar.

- You may delete the zip file and its contents after installation,
  a copy of this file is available in the application's directory.

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4...UNINSTALL
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- Run freeDUM, select menu Connections|Options|Remove All Settings.
  This will remove all settings stored in the registry, this includes
  connection properties and options.

- Go to Control Panel. Select Add/Remove Programs.

- Select freeDUM and Click Add/Remove.

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5...UPGRADING FROM AUTODIAL 0.91 or 0.92
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Firstly uninstall Autodial, do not remove your connections from the DialBook
or delete their folders. When prompted if you are sure to delete ADS.DLL select
yes.

Install freeDUM 1.00 as above.

From the Start menu, go to program|freeDUM and select Upgrade AutoDial.

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6...FREEDUM START UP ERRORS
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Error: RNAPH.DLL not found.
See Requirements on how to obtain this file. Then make sure you copy rnaph.dll
into the windows\system directory.

Error: ADS.DLL not found.
If you are upgrading from AutoDial 0.91 or 0.92, you must uninstall AutoDial
before installing freeDUM, see Upgrading above.
If not then check freeDUM's directory for ADS.DLL, if it's not there try
reinstalling freeDUM.
 
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7...DISTRIBUTION AND DISCLAIMER
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This program may be used in any way, for any purpose, at no cost. It may be
distributed by any means, provided that the original files as supplied by the
author remain intact.

You do not need to register to use this program, or buy a licence.

This program may be placed on any archive or BBS system.

This program can not be bundled with any commercial package or distributed by
itself without express written permission from the author.

The author of this program accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from
the use of this product and makes no warranty or representation, either express
or implied, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of
merchantability or  fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided
"AS IS", and you, its user, assume all risks when using it.

By installing this program you implicitly agree to the rules outlined above.

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8...CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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Feel free to send email to sameerk@ihug.co.nz, please include the words
freeDUM in the subject line.
For the latest version, information and support, check out freeDUM's web
page at	http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~sameerk/freedum.html 
