WELCOME TO WILLY WILLY is Copyright (c) 1993 by Eastern Digital Resources. The problem - You need to send a file via E-mail to someone on Compuserve, MCI, Internet - wherever, only the file is a ZIP or program file and you can't "ATTACH" a file that way... and snail mail is just TOO slow. WILLY WANTS IT NOW! Willy will turn the file into a text file which you can then send as a document. I developed Willy because I needed to send program updates to a customer in Czechoslovakia named Willy. He had access to MCI Mail only. Here's the steps to using Willy. 1. Willy the document. From the DOS prompt WILLY Filename.ext /B:packetsize where Filename and ext are the names of your file. This can be a ZIP file, an EXE program file, or a document. Willy don't care. Willy will create a file called WILLY001.BAS The packetsize switch, /B: is used to specify the maximum file size to use when creating Willy files. If you do not specify, the maximum file size will be 30,000 per file. Once Willy finishes, it will tell you that WILLY consists of WILLY001.BAS - WILLYxxx.BAS. You will always have a WILLY001.BAS and a WILLY002.BAS. 3. Log onto AOL. Choose send mail and address the mail as normal. Choose File - Open - Choose the document. Choose Edit - Select All - Copy. Place the cursor in the message area of the E-mail windows. Choose Edit - Paste to put the Willy001.BAS file into the message portion of the E-mail document. 4. Send it. 5. When your recipient receives the document, he can use the QBASIC included with DOS to run the program and recreate your file. Instructions are included in comments at the top of the file, but here they are again. Save the document as WILLY001.BAS From the DOS prompt: QBASIC WILLY001.BAS Use the DELETE key to remove any header information which is above the "***** NOTE *****" line. PRESS F5 Type in the complete path and file name for the new file, or press ENTER to save the default filename (the same one you created it from) in the current directory. Type Alt F X to exit to DOS. 6. That's it. When it absolutely positively has to be there right now... Don't Fed-Ex it. - WILLY it. RELEASE NOTES New for Version 1.01 WinWilly is now included as a part of the package. This program allows you to create your WILLY file from within Windows. It is written in Visual BASIC ver. 2.0. The Visual BASIC runtime library, VBRUN200.DLL must be in your \Windows\System directory to use this module. New for Version 1.02 03/02/93 Willy will now ask for the file name and path before writing out the file, allowing the receiver to specify where the file should go. New for Version 1.04 05/04/93 Willy will now create files of any size allowing you to specify the maximum number of characters to include in each packet. The default packet size is 30,000 characters (the maximum for AOL) but you can set any size which your Internet gateway can handle. The first file, WILLY001.BAS will be the program to recreate your document, and each of the other files, WILLY002.BAS, WILLY003.BAS, etc. will contain the "willied" file. Willy now uses a compression scheme comparable to the scheme used by UUCP, the Unix equivalent to Willy. This compresses the file while still maintaining a file which can be sent as a document (no control or graphics characters). LIMITATIONS: There is a 32k limit on the size of files which may be sent in one E-mail packet through Internet. This limitation applies to all files sent to people who are not members of AOL. (poor benighted souls). If your file is greater than 32k in size, Willy now automatically splits it in chunks and recreates the entire file on the other end (and in the right order) to recreate the file... By all means, you should ZIP your file before you WILLY it to help conserve space. Because of the fact that all WILLY files must be able to squeeze through the INTERNET with no problems, all files are larger than the original unzipped version. WILLY is Copyright (c) 1993 by Eastern Digital Resources. Please Register Your Copy Shareware registration just $15.00 WILLY is distributed as shareware. You may freely copy and distribute this program to others. When you register your copy you will receive the most recent edition. The shareware edition is always 1 release behind the registered version. When we release a new edition to our registered users, we then upload the earlier version to selected bulletin boards. The registered version of WILLY allows you to send files greater than the 32k limit of E-mail packets and provides for putting them all back together into a single file on the other end. Registered users will also receive 1 FREE 1 year's subscrip- tion to our magazine JUST SOFTWARE. This magazine features articles on software and computer usage without the overwhelming hardware focus that most magazines have. P.S. If you don't want to register WILLY, you can still subscribe to JUST SOFTWARE - 1 yr. $15.00 - 2 yrs. $25.00. When you register you will also receive over $100 in FREE discount coupons for other computer products and services. And finally, FREE upgrades to WILLY for 1 year from date of purchase. (There is a nominal $7.00 shipping and handling fee). Send your payment to: Eastern Digital Resources - PO Box 1451 - Clearwater, SC 29822-1451. ... and we thank you for your support! License WILLY is not, nor has ever been, public domain or free software. The commercial, registered version of WILLY may not be duplicated other than for backup purposes. A registered copy of WILLY must be treated like a book, in that the same registered copy of WILLY may not be used in more than one computer at the same time, just as a book may not be read by more than one person at the same time (without making an illegal copy). Users are granted a limited license to use the User Supported, trial version of WILLY for a limited evaluation period of up to 45 days, in order to determine if it suits their needs. Any other use of WILLY or use past this period requires registration. All users are granted a limited license to copy the User Supported version of WILLY only for the purpose of allowing others to try it, subject to the above restrictions as well as these: WILLY must be distributed in absolutely unmodified form, in- cluding ALL program, documentation, and other files. WILLY may not be included with any other product for any reason whatsoever without a license from Eastern Digital Resources. No charge or payment may be levied or accepted for WILLY. Bulletin Board system operators may post the unregistered, User Supported version of WILLY on their BBS for downloading by their users without written permission only if the above conditions are met, and only if no special fee is necessary to access the WILLY files (a general fee to access the BBS is ok). The following section contains information on registration and licensing. REGISTRATION/ORDERING INFORMATION Registering WILLY allows you to use the product after the trial period. Registered WILLY users get the current copy of WILLY on disk along with their own serial number, mailed notification of major WILLY updates, and priority when calling for WILLY Software support. (we guarantee no support to unregistered users). Most importantly, registered users know they are helping to make sure that high-quality software like WILLY continues to be sold in this low cost way. WILLY registration costs $15 US, and includes 'registered' copy of WILLY on disk. An evaluation disk with the current copy of WILLY on it is also available for $7 US. This is to be used to try out WILLY, and does not include registration (the right to use WILLY after the evaluation period). The fee covers the cost of diskette(s) and handling. Payment may be in the form of check, money order, or with a VISA card. We also accept corporate purchase orders. To place an order, please use the order form on the following page, or call us at (803)-393-0870 with your VISA or Mastercard. QUANTITY AND CORPORATE PURCHASES The order form on the following page may be used to purchase multiple copies of WILLY, with discounts as follows: 1 - 10 copies no discount 11 - 20 copies 10% discount 21 - 50 copies 15% discount 51 - 100 copies 22% discount 101 - 200 copies 30% discount 200+ copies 40% discount Purchases of up to 50 copies are bulk purchases and include that many copies of WILLY on disk, as with single registrations. Purchases of 51 or more copies are site licenses. Eastern Digital Resources provides a master copy of WILLY and the appropriate number of diskette labels. The licensee is responsible for copying the disks (backups of the MASTER do not count towards the total copies in the license). The name on the order form is considered the contact and is the person with whom all correspondence will take place. Note: All prices and discounts are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply only to separate orders, they are not cumulative. WILLY version 1.00 Invoice #920722-109 --------------------------------------------------------- Remit to: Eastern Digital Resources P.O. Box 1451 Clearwater, SC 29822-1451 Tel. (803) 593-0870 Fax. (803) 593-4522 --------------------------------------------------------- Quan Item Price ___ WILLY Registration........ @ $15 ea $________ (includes serial #, registration + program and manual on disk) ___ WILLY evaluation disk..... @ $7 ea $________ (includes program and manual on disk, but not registration) Subtotal $________ - Discount $(______) SC residents please add Sales Tax (5%) $________ Shipping ($2.90 per copy) $________ TOTAL $________ Check, money order, or VISA card payments accepted. ------------------------------------------------------------ Payment by: ( ) Check or MO ( ) VISA ( ) PO # ___________ Name____________________________________________________ Company_________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________ City ________________________ ST _______ Zip ____________ Phone _______________________ FAX _______________________ E-Mail ______________________ Following information needed for VISA card payments only Phone(______)________________ Other(______)________________ Card #_____________________________ Expiry date___________ Name on Card___________________________________________________ Where did you hear of or obtain WILLY? _______________________________________________________ Comments_________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------