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- Contents:
- A. Registration, Licensing and Support Guidelines
- B. End User License Agreement For DNEWS News Server
- (IMPORTANT - Read this License Agreement Carefully)
-
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- A. Registration, Licensing and Support Guidelines
- _______________________________________________________________
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- DNEWS a NetWin LTD Product. You may for the purpose of evaluating
- this product use this software for a single period, not exceeding
- 2 months following the month of installation at no charge.
-
- After that period you MUST register your copy and pay the
- appropriate fee or stop using it, if you are a University or School
- using this software for a NON PROFIT purpose then you can register
- for free. Schools or Universities may still wish to purchase a
- support contract.
-
- License and Support Fees:
- Full version with unlimited user access and 12 months standard
- support and upgrades US$485
- Lite version with two concurrent user access and 12 months
- standard support and upgrades US$222
- 12 Months email support and upgrades for School or University
- using DNEWS US$350
- Extending standard email support and upgrades for 12 months US$350
- Priority support with remote assistance for 12 months US$2950
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- For bulk purchase discounts, email our sales staff netwin@netwinsite.com.
-
- Standard Support/Updates includes:
- Email advice on installation configuration and management.
- Free upgrades to new versions of the software during the supported period.
- This level of support is provided free for the first 12 months when you
- purchase a DNEWS Server license. It is recommended you continue this level
- of support when you have some technical expertise in house but do not have
- years of experience running news software. Response will vary depending on
- your time-zone but in general all messages are responded to by the next
- working day.
-
- Priority Support includes:
- Standard support plus direct telnet support on your machine if/when
- requested. In addition your problems will be given priority when multiple
- fault calls are waiting. This level of support is recommended for commercial
- customers who cannot afford any down time. Basically with this support, we
- drop what we are doing and work on your problem.
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- In future support may be moved from NetWin to a nominated company
- specializing in this service.
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- License life time:
- The license to continue using your version of the software does
- not expire with your support contract. However if you wish to run new
- versions after the 1 year period then you must purchase a new license or
- take up a support contract.
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- How to register?
- Open DOS Window (or from shell prompt)
- tellnews register
- This will ask a few questions and then create a file REGISTER.TXT
- which you then email to:netwin@netwinsite.com or registerred DNEWS
- reseller. You will receive an email reply confirming your registration
- or license or support contract depending on which options you selected.
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- The confirmation will also include your registration key which will
- disable the registration reminder notices. If your key was
- ax343acd3, then to enter it you would type:
- $ tellnews key ax343acd3
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- We require payment before issuing a permanent license key. Payment
- by Credit Card is preferred. Payment may be made by Visa, Mastercard,
- American Express, cheque or bank transfer.
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- B. End User License Agreement For DNEWS News Server
- _______________________________________________________
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- End User License Agreement For Netwin Software:
- DNEWS News Server
-
- IMPORTANT - Read this License Agreement Carefully:
-
- This License Agreement (LA) is a legal agreement between you
- (either an individual or a single entity) and Netwin Limited for the
- Netwin Software Product identified above, which includes computer software,
- and may include associated media and online or other documentation
- "Software Product" or "Software"). By installing, copying, or otherwise
- using the Software Product, you agree to be bound by the terms of this LA.
- If you do not agree to the terms of this LA, you may not install, copy or
- otherwise use the above software.
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-
- Software Product License
-
- The Software Product is protected by copyright laws and international
- copyright treaties, as well as other interlectual property laws and treaties.
- The Software Product is licensed, not sold.
-
- 1 Grant of License. This License Agreement grants you the following rights:
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- 1.1 Systems Software. You may install and use one copy of the Software Product
- on a single computer,which may be connected at any point in time to an unlimited
- number of computers operating on one or more networks.
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- 1.2 License FEES. You may use the software for a single period not exceeding 2
- calendar months following the month of installation for the purpose of evaluating
- the software (the evaluation period) at no charge. To use the Software beyond the
- evaluation period you MUST register your copy and pay the applicable fee(s).
-
- 2. Description of other Rights and Limitations
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- 2.1 Limitations on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Disassembly. You may
- not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software Product, except and
- only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law
- notwithstanding this limitation.
-
- 2.2 Rental. You may not lease or rent the Software Product.
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- 2.3 Proprietary notices. You may not remove any proprietary notices or labels
- on the Software Product.
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- 2.4 Software Transfer. You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this
- LA, provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the Software Product
- (including all component parts, the media and printed materials and any upgrades),
- AND the recipient agrees to the terms of this LA. If the Software Product is an
- upgrade, any transfer must include all prior versions of the Software Product.
-
- 2.5 Termination. You may terminate this Software Product License at any time.
- In addition, without prejudice to any other rights, this Agreement and the license
- granted hereunder will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with the terms
- and conditions described herein. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of
- the Software and Documentation. Your obligations to pay accrued charges and fees
- shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
-
- 3. Copyright
- All title and copyrights in and to the Software Product, and accompanying printed
- materials are owned by Netwin LTD. The Software Product is protected by copyright
- laws and International treaty provisions. Therefore you must treat the software
- product like any other copyrighted material except that you may either (a) make
- one copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT solely for backup or archival purposes, or
- (b) install the software product on a single computer provided you keep the
- original solely for backup or archival purposes.
- The software DNEWS is Copyright (C) 1995 NetWin LTD, New Zealand, All rights
- reserved. The software remains the sole and exclusive property of NetWin at
- all times.
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- 4. Updates and Technical Support:
- Upon registration and payment of appropriate fee(s) Netwin LTD for the specified
- period from the date of registration of the Licensed Software will make available
- to you Technical Support in the manner and under the quidelines set forth in the
- Licensed Software User Documentation, which may be modified from time to time by
- Netwin at its discretion without notice. Netwin may, from time to time, revise or
- update the licensed software. In so doing, Netwin incurs no obligation to furnish
- such revision or updates to you. Updates and further support terms are available
- to you on the same basis as Netwin makes them available to its other licensees at
- then current prices.
-
- 5. Disclaimer of Warranty
- The Software is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind,
- including without limitation the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
- particular purpose and non-infringement. The entire risk as to the quality and
- performance of the Software is borne by you. Should the Software prove defective,
- you and not Netwin or its suppliers assume the entire cost of any service and repair.
- In addition, the security mechanisms implemented by Netwin software have inherent
- limitations, and you must determine that the Software sufficiently meets your
- requirements. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of the agreement.
-
- 6 Limitation of Liability
- To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any conditions or warranties
- imposed or implied by law are hereby excluded. Consumers may however have the
- benefit of certain rights or remedies in respect of which liability may not be
- excluded. Insofar as such liability may not be excluded then to the maximum extent
- permitted by law, such liability is limited, at Netwin's exclusive option, to
- either (a) the price paid for the SOFTWARE or (b)replacement of the SOFTWARE.
-
- 7.Exclusion of Liability/Damages
- The following is without prejudice to any rights you may have at law which cannot
- legally be excluded or restricted. You acknowledge that no promise, representation,
- warranty or undertaking has been made or given by Netwin (or related company ) to
- any person or company on its behalf in relation to the profitability of or any other
- consequences or benefits to be obtained from the delivery or use of the SOFTWARE and
- any accompanying Netwin Supplied software, manuals or other materials. You have relied
- upon your own skill and judgment in deciding to acquire the SOFTWARE and any
- accompanying manuals and other materials for use by you. Except as and to the extent
- provided in this agreement, neither Netwin nor any related company will in any
- circumstances be liable for any other damages whatsoever (including, without
- limitation, damages for loss of business, business interruption, loss of business
- information or other indirect or consequential loss) arising out of the use, or
- inability to use, or supply or non-supply, of the software and any accompanying
- written materials). Netwin's total liability under any provision of this agreement
- is in any case limited to the amount actually paid by you for the software.
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- NetWin will make reasonable efforts to solve any reported problems but we must limit
- our legal liability for obvious reasons to an extent which is proportionate to the
- commercial value of this transaction.
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