================================================== BetweenUs for Windows 95/98/NT v.1.0 Final Release Copyright © 1998-1998, TamoSoft * IMPORTANT INFORMATION * ================================================== January 4, 1998 ======== CONTENTS ======== • About BetweenUs • System Requirements • Installing BetweenUs • Uninstalling BetweenUs • Registration • License Agreement • Contacting Us • Changes From Version 1.0 Beta • Other Products by TamoSoft =============== About BetweenUs =============== BetweenUs is a real-time chat program for individual and corporate users who want to keep sensitive information away from prying eyes. The strongest encryption algorithms used in BetweenUs ensure uncompromising privacy that no other chat tool can offer today. A user-friendly customizable interface and convenient online directory service provide an excellent environment for secure communication, file transfers, and private conferencing with your friends and colleagues. Up to 100 users can chat simultaneously. The three ciphers offered by BetweenUs are CAST (128-bit key), Triple DES (168-bit key), and Blowfish (448-bit key). They are the most reliable and proven ciphers that have resisted any form of cryptanalysis by the best mathematicians in the world. Developed and compiled outside of the USA, BetweenUs has no back doors or escrow keys and is not subject to US export restrictions. BetweenUs can be easily integrated with ICQ and used for conducting chat that requires more privacy than the standard chat and messaging tools like ICQ or IRC. =================== System Requirements =================== • 486DX2-66 CPU • Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 or higher • 16 MB RAM • 4 MB of free disk space • Standard Microsoft TCP/IP stack ==================== Installing BetweenUs ==================== • Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder. • Double-click setup.exe file to execute it. • Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process. ===================== Unistalling BetweenUs ===================== • Choose Uninstall from the BetweenUs program group. OR: • Open the Control Panel (on the Start menu choose Settings, Control Panel). • Double-click the on the "Add/Remove programs" icon. • Search in the list for the item "BetweenUs" and double-click on it. ============ Registration ============ This program is an evaluation version. You may evaluate it for 30 days. If you like this program you can purchase it: 1 license - $19.00 2..9 licenses - $15.00 each 10..99 licenses - $12.00 each Site license - $1000.00 We also offer the Directory Service Server (DSS) for setting up your own private directory that nobody can access. The DSS can run on Unix and Windows NT servers. A pack of 20 user licenses and the DSS is $890. Please contact us for more information. As a registered user you will receive: · A personal registration key which will remove the reminder screen and UNREG nick suffix. · All updates that will be released within 24 months from the date of registration. And we plan to add a lot of new nice features. · Information on updates and new products. · Free technical support. We accept credit cards orders, orders by phone, fax and checks. For the latest registration options please visit our WWW registration page: http://www.tamos.com/soft/register.htm ================= License Agreement ================= Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using this software. Your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must remove this software from your storage devices and cease to use the product. Copyright This software is copyright 1998, TamoSoft. Its use and copyright is governed by international copyright treaties. TamoSoft retains full title and rights to this software and documentation, and in no way does the license granted in any way diminish the intellectual property rights of TamoSoft. You must not redistribute the registration codes provided, either on paper, electronically, or in any other form. Evaluation and Registration This is not free software. You are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. Unregistered use of this software after the evaluation period is in violation of copyright laws and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Registered Version One registered copy of this software may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non simultaneously by multiple people, but not both. Disclaimer THIS SOTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL TAMOSOFT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LICENSE, UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS. Distribution This software may be distributed freely in its original unmodified and unregistered form. The distribution have to include all files of its original distribution. Distributors may not charge any money for it. Anyone distributing this software for any kind of remuneration must first contact us for authorization. Other Restrictions You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble this software in any way, including changing or removing any messages or windows. ============= Contacting Us ============= Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Bug reports? Don’t hesitate to contact us. WWW: http://www.tamos.com/soft E-mail: soft@tamos.com ============================= Changes From Version 1.0 Beta ============================= • Added "Refresh IP" button to the directory window. • Added the drop-down list of recently visited directory names. • Fixed a bug in the directory service that sometimes made the program update the listing after the directory window was closed. Closing the directory window now immediately logs off a user from the directory. • Added "Open Download Folder" command to the file menu. • Alert sounds are now customizable. • File transfer windows now show the encryption algorithm used to encrypt files. ========================== Other Products by TamoSoft ========================== SmartWhois - a handy utility for obtaining information about any IP address or hostname in the world. Unlike standard whois utilities, SmartWhois automatically delivers information associated with an IP address no matter where it is registered geographically. In just a few seconds you get all you want to know about a user: domain, network name, country, state or province, city. Even if the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won't fail. Essential NetTools - a pack of 3 tools for network administrators and security professionals for Windows 95/98/NT. The first tool is a multithreaded NetBIOS scanner for locating computers offering resource sharing and viewing name tables. It works much faster than the standard Windows nbtstat utility and allows to easily manage lmhosts file. The second tool provides friendly user interface for popular NetBIOS Auditing Tool (NAT), eliminating the need to work with DOS prompt window. The third tool is a utility for connecting to remote resources over the network, convenient for Win NT users and indispensable for Win95 users because it gives them NT user-level connectivity features. You can learn more about these products at http://www.tamos.com/soft