REGISTRATION AND SHAREWARE FEE

    Up till version 6.1 Downsort was a Freeware product.  But it is not a
    neglectable task to keep Downsort up to standards, migrating to new
    versions of Maximus and keeping up with the stream of requests for new
    features.  From version 6.2 on I ask a small tangible compensation to
    allow me to continue working on Downsort.

    I hate registration-reminders, annoying beeps, restrictions in features
    (cripple-ware), and other tricks to force people to register.  So
    Downsort is uncrippled, full featured, and that will remain so.  I may
    eventually decide to quit further work on Downsort if the registration
    response appears to be considerably below actual use.

    I don't like the unreasonably high fees that banks charge for
    international money transfers or cheques to be made payable, and have
    no agreement with a credit card company.  To keep the shareware fee to
    a reasonable minimum, I ask you to send a "thank you for Downsort"
    letter with carefully hidden 15 US dollars in banknotes (no cheques!!).
    You will be obliged to perform this incredibly pleasant task only once,
    and what is 15 dollars on a lifetime?  You may grasp the chance to tell
    me your strictly private opinion about Downsort or to report your
    requirements or remarks!

    Please address your letter to:

     R. Hamerling
     Hogelandseweg 67
     4132 CV  Vianen
     The Netherlands

    The equivalent of 15 US Dollars in banknotes of another currency is
    welcome too, but please only in a currency of one of the G7 countries!
    For those of you with a Dutch bank account it may be more convenient to
    pay the fee (25 Guilders) into my Postbank account 2087285.  You will
    receive a personal 'key' which will change the signature of Downsort
    slightly to show that you are a registered user.

    If you are running Downsort on your Bulletin Board as service to your
    users, have it available for download and/or file-request, and you
    appreciate to be mentioned, I'll be glad to add your name to the
    reference list.