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- README for NewzCrawler
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- Version 1.7 RC3 (v1.7.0 build 2270)
- May 1, 2004
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- Copyright (C) 2001-2004 ADC Software. All rights reserved.
- http://www.newzcrawler.com/
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- Contents:
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- Software overview
- System requirements
- Uninstallation
- Registering
- Copyright and license
- Bug reports
- Contacts
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- Software overview
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- NewzCrawler is a web news reader & browser which provides access to the a news
- content from different sources:
- - Syndicated news given in XML-based formats
- (XML\RSS, CDF, BackSlash, ScriptingNews etc.);
- - Usenet (NNTP) newsgroups;
- - Web pages.
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- NewzCrawler gathers news content from each source channel and displays them in
- different views: scrolling list, News Balloon and News Ticker. NewzCrawler
- features habitual MS Outlook Express-like user interface, many back-end
- headline syndication files formats support and embedded web browser for extra
- fast news surfing.
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- The main difference from similar software is that NewzCrawler rapidly retrieves
- news from different web sources in background and displays them in comfortable
- customizable views. It is the only solution available that combines news from
- different sources.
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- With help of the NewzCrawler you'll be able to:
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- - Organize news channels in a fully customizable tree view;
- - Read news from different sources: XML\RSS, Usenet Newsgroups, Web;
- - Browse actual news articles in the web using built-in browser;
- - Keep informed about the most recent news in elegant manner with
- News Ticker and News Balloon;
- - Synchronize news content using permanent or dial-up connection;
- - Email news and web pages to your friends;
- - Search for news by keywords;
- - Use MS Agent characters for speech synthesis;
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- System requirements
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- In order to run NewzCrawler your system must accord to the following
- minimal requirements:
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- - Pentium-compatible processor;
- - Windows 95/98/NT4/Me/2000/XP;
- - 32 MBytes of RAM (64 MBytes recommended);
- - 4 MBytes of HDD space;
- - Internet connection (permanent or dial-up);
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- In order to gain access to all features (optional):
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- - E-Mail client with MAPI support for sending news and web pages;
- - MS Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher for fast news browsing;
- - Sound card for sounds;
- - MS Agent v.2.1 or higher for speech synthesis;
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- Uninstallation
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- Important! You must exit NewzCrawler before uninstalling. Otherwise
- some files and registry settings could not be removed.
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- Run Uninstall from the NewzCrawler program group.
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- Registering
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
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- You may use the NewzCrawler product during evaluation period free of charge.
- The evaluation period is limited to 14 days. After evaluating you must to
- either buy this software or remove it from your computer. After purchasing you
- will receive the software registration code to remove trial limitations.
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- Your registration code will be emailed to you within two business days after
- your order is processed.
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- See NewzCrawler.hlp for more details.
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- Copyright and license
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- See "license.txt" file.
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- Bug reports
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
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- If you've got a problem, please send your emails to support@newzcrawler.com
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- We'll appreciate if you provide us with the following information:
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- - program version (from the "About" dialog)
- - OS version (including service packs and other fixes installed);
- - computer information: CPU type, memory size etc.
- - description of your problem (as much information as possible to solve
- your problem quicker).
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- Contacts
- ~~~~~~~~
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- We hope you will like this program!
- We will very appreciate your comments, your offers on improvement for this
- software.
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- Please feel free to contact us at:
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- Product support
- support@newzcrawler.com
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- Sales Information
- sales@newzcrawler.com
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- General questions
- info@newzcrawler.com
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- Official NewzCrawler web site is available at:
- http://www.newzcrawler.com/
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- Also, please visit ADC Software's Delphi web site:
- http://adcsoft.hypermart.net/
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