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- Binary Boy Attachment Finder
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- 1. What is it?
- 2. System Requirements
- 3. Installing
- 4. Uninstalling
- 5. How to Report Bugs and Suggest Features
- 6. Distribution Info for FTP sites, CD-ROM Distributors and Sysops
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- 1. What is it?
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- Binary Boy Attachment Finder searches internet newsgroups for pictures,
- sounds and other attachments matching your search criteria, then
- downloads and decodes the files. The adware version is fully functional
- Freeware.
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- Features:
- o A scheduler for unattended downloads.
- o Easy searching and filtering using AND, OR and NOT.
- o Fast - Typically discards 1,000 or more unwanted articles in
- minutes on a 28.8k connection.
- o Search and filter globally, within a list of groups or specific to
- a newsgroup.
- o Assembles split uuencoded files.
- o Decodes MIME base-64.
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- 2. System Requirements
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- o Windows 95/98 only
- o 16megs RAM
- o 486 or higher processor
- o 3 megs of disk space for installation.
- o Several megs for downloaded files.
- o An internet connection
- o Access to a standard news server (MSN is not supported in this
- version)
- o COMCTL32.DLL v4.71 or later (If you have IE3.0 or later, Outlook
- Express or any other recent Microsoft product, you should already
- have this.)
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- 3. Installing
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- If the program files came in a ZIP file, extract the files to a
- temporary folder using an unzip utility, then run setup.exe.
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- WinZip will handle this for you automatically. Click on the 'Open'
- button and double click on BBAD100.ZIP filename. WinZip will display
- a list of the files in the archive. Double click on SETUP.EXE.
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- It's best to keep the setup program's default settings by clicking the
- Next button in each window, then selecting 'Finish' at the end.
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- After you click Finish, Binary Boy Attachment Finder should be
- available from the Start Programs menu.
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- The first time you run Binary Boy, you should enter your news server
- address and dialing information. Click on the Settings toolbar button
- and select the 'Server' tab. Check your internet service provider's
- documentation for the news server address you should use.
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- If you don't have access to a news server, you can find one by clicking
- on 'Search Yahoo! for News Servers' under the Help menu. When you find
- a news server, go back to the Settings and type in its address. The
- address will usually look similar to 'news.myisp.com'. Don't include
- any extra numbers or quotes.
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- To enable unattended dialing, go to the settings and click on the
- 'Dialer' tab. Click on 'Use Phonebook Entry' and select the entry to
- dial, then click OK.
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- Click on 'Help Contents' in the Help menu for more information.
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- 4. Uninstalling
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- Uninstall by using the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel.
- Click on the Start button, Settings, then Control Panel. Double-click
- on the 'Add/Remove Programs' icon. Click on 'Binary Boy Attachment
- Finder' in the list, then click on the 'Add/Remove' button.
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- 5. How to Report Bugs and Suggest Features
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- Report bugs or suggest features on the Binary Boy Info Site:
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- http://www.binaryboy.com
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- Or e-mail to: howard-support@redrose.net
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- 6. Distribution Info for FTP sites, CD-ROM Distributors and Sysops
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- There are no restrictions on the distribution of the ad version of
- Binary Boy. Add it to your download section or distribute it however
- you want.
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- The adware version is available at http://www.binaryboy.com/dlbbad.html
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- If you distribute Binary Boy on a CD-ROM, ftp site or web site, you can
- e-mail webmaster@binaryboy.com and a link to your web site or ftp site
- will be added.
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