A help file IS on the way. Watch CICA, Oak, SimTel and Demon for it to appear soon! Until then, this will help, and Email P_B_E@Delphi.Com if you need help. Announcing the release of SlipStream Jet 1.000. This Windows program will let you download your selected USENET newsgroups and EMail from your internet provider (SLIP/PPP) or TCP/IP Winsock 1.1 compliant network and convert them to QWK format for use with your favorite offline reader. It will read your reply packets and upload them to your NNTP server. It will create 100% correct USENET and mail headers. This program requires Windows 3.1 or higher, a TCP/IP connection, and a Winsock 1.1 compliant stack installed. Please be sure to read the license.txt for important legal, license and warranty information. The current unregistered version will allow up to 5 newsgroups to be selected. SlipStream requires VBRUN300.DLL and may not run in Windows Standard mode. VBRUN300.DLL can be found at most FTP sites and most BBS'. Please make sure your VBRUN300.DLL is dated 5-12 or later, and not 4-28-93. INSTALLATION 1. Unzip the file you downloaded into a temporary directory (ie: c:\unzip). SETUP.EXE will NOT run if run from the same directory as specified in the TEMP environment variable. ***Also*** see WINSTALL.HLP - MOST apply to Slipstream. 2. Select the "Run" command from Windows File Manager, type in [dir]\setup.exe and click on "OK". 3. Answer installation questions according to your preferences. 4. Delete unzipped files from your temporary directory. SETUP 1. Start Slipstream from the Slipstream Program Group the installation created. 2. Click on the button showing a Wrench icon. 3. Enter your NNTP server hostname (or IP address), your email address and organization. 4. Click on path and enter the names of your mail packet directory (where your QWK reader looks for QWK packets), your reply directory (where you upload from) and the directory and filename of your QWK reader. 5. Click on the button showing the File Cabinet icon. 6. Using the Add button enter the names of the newsgroups you wish to subscribe to. Slipstream defaults to updating the high message number for each new group. If you know the number of the last message you marked as read, you can uncheck "Reset High" and enter a new number under "High Pointer". 7. Click on "OK" when you are done entering newsgroups (remember the unregistered version only allows 10). 8. Your setup is now complete. RUNNING SLIPSTREAM JET 1. Establish your TCP/IP connection to your Internet provider. 2. Double click the program icon in the SlipStream program group. 3. Click on the button showing a Robot icon. You will be presented with a dialog box. Check whether to just download articles or also post Replies (SlipStream will automatically sense a reply packet and mark "Post Messages" as checked). Email is not available as of this version, but will be very soon. When you are finished making your selections, click on "OK". Slipstream will take it from here. 4. When the MSDOS icon (or window) is gone the QWK packet has been created and is ready to be read. You can either click on the button with the Photo and Envelope icon to start your QWK reader or quit SlipStream (by clicking on the button with the Arrow icon) and start your QWK reader by your normal method. NOTES: Some Windows QWK readers make changes to the header info when you edit an existing reply message. This will cause a "Bad Article Number" on your NNTP server and the message will *not* be successfully uploaded. If you must edit a message you've already created, the best work around for this is to copy the text of the message to the clipboard and then paste it into a new message. You will have to manually enter the subject and newsgroup. The 2 pass threading is also not fully implemented as of this release. This will allow you to download subject headers and select which specific articles to download. A help file is still in development and will be included soon. Planned Features: - Two pass usenets - Auto UUE/XXE/MIME Extraction (including multi-part files) - Retrieval of list of usenets offered by your NNTP site - Scheduled runs - Crossposting - Full compliance with RFC 1036, Son of 1036, and "Good Net Seal" - Support for distribution lists Remember, this is shareware. It is NOT free. PLEASE register if you continue use. Besides, you'll be the envy of your "Net" block as they say, "Gee, this person actually registers stuff!" ; ) You will also be able to sleep at night knowing that you are not stealing the food out of our kids mouths, and you will be provided with full program technical support. Problems, suggestions, etc should be directed to: P_B_E@Delphi.Com Phoenix Business Enterprises P.O. Box 312 Edinboro, PA 16412-0312 (814) 734 - 7334 If you are on Delphi, we can also be reached by typing GO CU 267, or from Delphi UK by typing GO DELPHI JET