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FreeMail, Copyright 1995 by FreeMail, Inc.  
This is  version 4.0 of FreeMail  for Windows95
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Terms of  EVALUATION of FreeMail for Windows95
FreeMail products are provided for use for 30 days for evaluation 
purposes. If you use the software longer than 30 days or for any 
commercial purpose you must obtain a license by calling 406-586-4200.
 
At the end of this document there is a list of recent additions to   
FreeMail.  There is also a list, before the list of additions, of known   
problems that sometimes occur with FreeMail. 
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FMW95R4.TXT    11/15/95  copyright 1995 by FreeMail, Inc. (406) 586-4200

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to evaluate FreeMail.

FreeMail is available for several different platforms:
Windows, Windows95, WindowsNT, and Macintosh.

The file called  FMW95R4.ZIP contains FreeMail Extended Family Router 
                                     for Windows95.
                          This is version 4.0 of FreeMail.

Installation instructions:
1)  Save FMW95R4.zip to any temporary directory.
2)  Use an unzipping utility and unzip FMW95R4.zip in the temporary 
    directory:     pkunzip   fmw95r4.zip
3)  From the Windows95 Start button, choose the 'Run' Menu, and then 
      type  'a:setup'
4)  FreeMail will setup on your computer's hard disk. It will take about  1 
    megs of space. When prompted for the directory that FreeMail will be 
    installed to, choose the default c:\freemail, or enter a new directory; do 
    NOT enter the same temporary directory where you have unziped fmw95r4.zip.

NOTE:  Your copy of  FreeMail for Windows95 creates Window95 child disks.
These Window95 Child disks will NOT work on Windows 3.x machines.
If you have someone you need to communicate with who is using a Windows 3.x
computer, they will need to get a copy of FreeMail for Windows 3.x.

Running FreeMail for the first time:
1)  To run FreeMail, click on the Windows95 Start button, and then choose the
 'Programs' menu choice . 
2)  Double click on the FreeMail Group Item, and then double click on the
        FreeMail icon (a small bird in a blue circle).
2)  You will be asked to supply information about the FreeMail site you are 
      creating in the 'This Site's Information' dialog box.
3)  Enter your Site Name. Your site name can be up to 20 characters long. Do 
    not use spaces or special characters.
4)  Enter the area code and phone number of your modem. Press the OK 
    button.
5)  Fill in the 'Personal Information' dialog box that appears.
6)  Make sure that your modem, if external, is properly connected to your 
    computer is turned on and plugged into a functioning telephone jack.

Using FreeMail. Basic Concepts:
1)  Writing a message and transmitting it are two separate operations. 
    Similarly, choosing a file and sending it are two separate operations.
2)  When a modem-to-modem connection is made between two FreeMail sites, mail
    is transmitted in both directions. Thus, mail can be sent actively at any
    time, or can be left waiting for the recipient site to call and pick up.
3)  Parent - Parent communications, and Parent - Child communications are 
    unlimited and can be direct between each other. Child - Child 
    communications must be made by calling `through' an Extended Family 
    Parent  (This evaluation copy of FreeMail is an Extended Family Parent).
4)  FreeMail has a great depth of powerful features and is easy to customize 
    for yourself. This evaluation copy of FreeMail, and all child copies as 
    well, have a full on-line help system. 

Terms of the Evaluation:
FreeMail products are provided for use for 30 days for evaluation purposes.
If you use the software longer than 30 days or for any commercial purpose you
must obtain a license by calling 406-586-4200.

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The most recent changes and improvements to FreeMail are    
described in the on-line help system. The on-line help system will almost   
always be more up-to-date than our printed user manual.  
  
For those of you who are not familiar with Windows on-line help   
system,  you can get on-line help at any time when you are using   
FreeMail by pressing the F1 key, or by selecting the 'Help' menu choice   
in the upper right of the FreeMail screen. Once you are viewing the on-  
line help, you can search for any subject, print any subject, and jump to   
related subjects by  Clicking the mouse pointer on any green text   
(underlined if you are not using a color display). You can move back and   
forth between FreeMail and the on-line help by pressing , and then   
letting go of, the Alt and the Tab key at the same time.  
  
You  can view, search and print the online help system from FreeMail,   
as well as from the installed FreeMail Group box. We have also included   
an introduction help system for FreeMail, which is accessible from the   
FreeMail Group box.  
  
Please note:  do not make diskcopies of any FreeMail disks (either   
Parent or Child) for the purpose of giving to other people. If you do so,   
these copies will all have the same serial number as your own copy of   
FreeMail, and will complicate message sending and receiving for you. If   
you need additional Child copies of FreeMail, please make them from   
the 'Create Child Diskette' button on a FreeMail Parent.  
  
If you need to test your copy of FreeMail, or if you need to ask a   
technical support question, you can send FreeMail E-Mail to either of   
these two sites:  
  
FreeMail-Inc   (406) 586-4774   14.4 baud  
     this is the main business support line for FreeMail Inc.  
 
FreeMail  (406) 549-7457    14.4 baud  
     this is the secondary technical support line.  
  
These three sites should already be in your Sites and Address list. If   
they are not, you can add them.  
  
Please note: calls to FreeMail and FreeMail-Inc are    
most likely long-distance calls; you are responsible for all of your own  
long-distance phone charges.  
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Known problems  
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FreeMail uses the interrupts on the modem and or the serial card in   
your computer. Most communication programs do not use interrupts,   
but instead use an inefficient method called 'polled mode'   
communications. If FreeMail can not locate or initialize your modem,   
but you are able to use other communication programs (such as   
Procomm or the Windows Terminal), most likely you have and IRQ   
conflict, which you must get resolved. Commonly, a multi-port / IDE   
disk controller cards are installed incorrectly, which will lead to IRQ   
conflicts. On these multi-port cards there are two serial ports. If you   
have an internal modem, you must make sure that one of the two ports   
on the serial card(s) is disabled.  
 
Please, if you have what appears to be an interrupt conflict, make a good   
attempt at resolving your hardware problems with the people who installed  
or sold you your computer.  However, we will certainly try to help you.  
  
Other modem problems:  
We have had several tech support call from people who had the phone line  
from the wall plugged into the "phone" modem jack. Make sure that the  
phone line from the wall is plugged into the jack called "line," or "wall."  
  
If you  are having trouble connecting with your other FreeMail sites,   
please locate the documentation for the modem you are using, and then   
call us.   
  
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Errors when starting FreeMail.  
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If when first starting FreeMail you receive the error(s) Error Opening  
XXXXX.NTX files, exit FreeMail.  You do not have enough file handles  
to run FreeMail at this point.  To correct the problem you may need to  
do either the first or both of the following items.  First look at the   
line:  
  
FILES=XX  
  
in your CONFIG.SYS file. (This file is usually in your root directory  
on your C: drive.)  Make sure you edit this with a simple ASCII or text  
editor.  Change the value of the XX to 80 or greater.  
  
FILES=80  
  
Save and exit this file.  
  
Next, if you are running the program SHARE in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, 
or sometimes in the CONFIG.SYS file, you need to add or   
modify the /F parameter.  For example, if you have the following line   
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:  
  
C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE  
  
Modify it, adding the /F parameter with the following value:  
  
C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /L:80 /F:8096  
  
You should now save the files and reboot the entire system.  This should  
solve your lack of file handles problem  
  
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