Welcome to the Forte Agent v.99e release!

Agent .99e is a pre-release version of Forte's commercial newsreader,
Agent.  Agent .99e includes all of the features and functionality of
Free Agent 1.0 plus a multilingual spelling checker, basic email
functionality, folders, sorting, address book, and kill/watch lists.

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16-bit Agent requires the following:

1. Windows 3.1 or greater, or Windows NT 3.5.

2. A TCP/IP driver that supports winsock 1.1 applications.
   Agent has been tested with the following drivers:

   - Trumpet Winsock 2.0B and 2.1B
   - NetManage Chameleon 3.11N
   - Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 3.11
   - Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 TCP/IP
   - Microsoft Windows 95 with Microsoft TCP/IP
   - Spry dialer (Internet in a Box; CompuServe)
   - NetCruiser 1.6 or greater

3. Access to an NNTP news server.
   For posting email, access to an SMTP mail server.
   For receiving mail, access to a POP3 or SMTP mail server.


32-bit Agent requires the following:

1. Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5.

2. 32-bit TCP/IP protocol support with a 32-bit winsock.

3. Access to an NNTP news server.
   For posting email, access to an SMTP mail server.
   For receiving mail, access to a POP3 or SMTP mail server.


UPGRADING
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If you are upgrading from a previous version of Free Agent or Agent:

-  You should back up your existing Agent databases.

-  You can then unzip the ZIP file directly into the directory where
   your previous copy of AGENT.EXE resides.


INSTALLING
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Follow these steps to install Agent:

1. Create a directory on your hard disk for Agent and copy the
   contents of this ZIP file to the directory.

2. Make an icon for Agent in Program Manager.  To do this, choose New
   from the File menu and select the Program Item option.  Fill in
   the Program Item Properties dialog box as shown in the example
   below:

      Description:       Agent
      Command Line:      c:\agent\agent.exe
      Working Directory: c:\agent

3. The first time you run Agent, it will prompt you for the
   information it needs to operate.

4. Once you have supplied the necessary setup information and Agent
   is operational, press F1 to display the online help.

   You may want to start by reading the Getting Started topic.
   To view this topic, click on the phrase Getting Started on the
   Agent Contents page or search help for "Getting Started."

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To keep up to date on the latest information about Agent -- FAQ's,
known bugs, etc. -- check our WWW page at

   <URL:http://www.forteinc.com/agent/support.htm>.


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WHAT'S COMING NEXT?

- MIME support