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IPPort (TM) Custom Control Version 1.0
Copyright (C) 1994, DevSoft - All rights reserved.
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The IPPort Custom Control enables a VB application to connect to 
TCP/IP services on the Internet and your LAN. A Winsock 1.1 
compliant TCP/IP subsystem is required. 

IPPort was designed for ease of use. Download it, and the Internet 
will be only a few lines of code away from your VB application. The 
package includes four examples: the first illustrates World Wide Web
access, the second access of a Webster server on the Internet 
(in case you need a dictionary!!), the third and the fourth are 
examples of simple 'ping' and 'finger' clients. The attached help 
file explains the functionality in detail.

This is the second release of IPPort. It contains major improvements,
has been widely tested, has a few more properties, and some minor 
changes in the functional interface as shown in the help file.

The package can be downloaded from Library 17 (Third Party Tools),
MSBASIC forum, or ftp.cica.indiana.edu, sunsite.unc.edu, and their
mirrors. It contains a fully functional SHAREWARE version. You can
use it for evaluation purposes for a period of 30 days. Further
use requires a license. Registration fee is US $25, no royalties.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The registration fee for IPPort is $25. You can register by email, 
phone, or mail. Payments can be made by check, money order, or credit 
card.

By registering, you will be able to distribute royalty-free executables 
that use IPPort. You will also receive prioritized online support, 
code samples and tips from our mailing list, free minor updates (1.x), 
discounts on major updates (2.x, 3.x, etc..),  and our thanks. And if 
for any reason you find our registration fee unsuitable or unacceptable, 
please write to us. Give us a good reason why, and we would be happy to 
send you a free copy.

MAIL ORDERS

You can order IPPort by mail by sending a check or money order for 
US$ 25 to the following address:

	DevSoft
	P.O.Box 13821
	Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
	U.S.A.
	INTERNET: devsoft@aol.com     COMPUSERVE: 75244,2736

All funds must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank. For faster service, 
please specify an email address with your order.

CREDIT CARD ORDERS

You can order with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card 
from Public (software) Library by:

	Phone: (800) 2424-PSL or (713) 524-6394
	Fax: (713) 524-6398
	COMPUSERVE mail: 71355,470

Please mention product number 11682. 

The above numbers are for orders only. Any other inquiries, including 
inquiries about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, 
registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, 
dealer pricing, site licenses, etc., must be directed to:

	DevSoft
	P.O.Box 13821
	Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
	U.S.A.
	INTERNET: devsoft@aol.com     COMPUSERVE: 75244,2736

Please specify your card number and expiration date with your order, as well 
as the name of the package you are ordering and product id (#11682).

COMPUSERVE SWREG ORDERS

You will be able to register through the SWREG forum on CompuServe. At the 
time this file is created, we have not yet acquired an SWREG ID number. This 
number will be supplied with future updates. For the moment, you can make a 
search using the keyword IPPort.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we thought it would be better to make 
the product available now, rather then wait until CompuServe assigns an ID.

LICENSING

i) shareware  version

You may use the shareware version of IPPort for up to 30 days in your 
design environment for evaluation purposes only. You may copy and distribute 
it freely as long as all the files in the package, including the demo 
programs and this help file are distributed with it and no changes or 
additions of any kind are made to the original package.

There is no charge for any of the above, however, you are specifically 
prohibited from charging, or requesting donations for any copies, however 
made, and from distributing IPPort and/or it's accompanying files with 
other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission 
from DevSoft.

ii) registered version

As a registered user, you can use IPPort in your design environment as well 
as distribute executables that use IPPort as a runtime component. DevSoft 
asks for no royalties or runtime fees for such distribution. The only 
requirement is that you distribute a license file (ipport.lic) which will 
bear your unique serial number. You will obtain that file upon registration. 
We also ask you as a courtesy to distribute this help file with your 
application, but you are not required to do so. 

Please note that the rights to ipport.lic are not transferable: users of your 
application cannot legally use ipport.lic in their own applications, or 
distribute their own code using the ipport.lic with your serial number on 
it. Only registered users can distribute executables using IPPort. You may 
install only one registered copy of IPPort in a single workstation at any time. 
Use of a registered copy in more than one workstation is against the terms 
of this licensing agreement. In particular, you are specifically prohibited 
from distributing a registered version of IPPort, except as a runtime component 
of one of your applications.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES 
AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED 
OR IMPLIED. THE EXTENT OF LIABILITY OF THE SELLER IS HEREBY LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY 
TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE. IN PARTICULAR, IN NO EVENT 
SHALL DEVSOFT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, 
LOSS OF DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, 
OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.


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* P.O.Box 13821                                                            *
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