Hey, Joe! 1.5 - A simple messaging utility
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© 2001 Alberto Martinez Perez
E-mail: alberto_mtnez@yahoo.es
WWW: http://go.to/ampsoft


Contents
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1. Description
2. Legal stuff
3. Installation
4. Usage tips
5. Credits


1. Description
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This program is a simple messaging utility, designed to send messages
over Windows local networks and intranets. It consumes only a small
portion of memory and resources, and is the ideal solution for people
that only want to send messages or talk to other people in his network,
without overload the system with a commercial instant messenger full
of unused features.

Some of this features are:

- Send text messages over a Windows network.
- Talk window for a two-people real time talk.
- Minimun consumption of memory and resources.
- Displays a pop up window when a message arrives.
- Option of automatic response to incoming messages.
- Option of save the received messages.

See Changes.txt for changes history.

If you have any suggestion, you find a bug, etc., send me an e-mail.


2. Legal stuff
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This program is freeware, but only for private use (not commercial).
For commercial use or inclusion in distributions that you gets paid
(CD's, ...) contact with the author for authorization. You can
redistribute it for free, whenever you use the original package. If you
don't have an original package, you can find it at http://go.to/ampsoft

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. The author declines responsibility for any
possible damage due to the use of this program.


3. Installation
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The program is distributed in two formats:

Installer: Execute the .EXE file and follow the instructions of the
install windows.

ZIP file: Simply extract the program's files to the directory where you
want to install them, and make a shortcut to the executable file.


4. Usage tips
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- Although this program is designed for local networks, if should
  work over an active Internet connection if you use IP's instead of
  computer names.

- The auto-response messages are stored in the Session log instead of in
  Received messages

- The auto-response feature works only if sender has a program version
  that is >= 1.5

- When when the message is successfully sent, a check mark will
  appear in the tray icon

- A question mark appears in the tray icon when the message is
  successfully sent but the receiver has the alerts disabled (works
  only if receiver have a program version >= 1.5)


5. Credits
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© 2001 Alberto Martinez Perez
E-mail: alberto_mtnez@yahoo.es

Thanks to Juan Ignacio and Freddy for their colaboration.