Article 984 of vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.wintcp: Path: nntpd.lkg.dec.com!crl.dec.com!crl.dec.com!caen!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!usenet From: ebeers@usc.edu (Everitt Beers) Newsgroups: alt.winsock.trumpet,alt.winsock,alt.dcom.slip-emulators,bit.listserv.ibmtcp-l,comp.dcom.modems,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.window,comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip,omp.protocols.ppp,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking,vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.wintcp,trumpet.questions,comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm Subject: ANNOUNCE>Here 1.0b1 Posts dynamic PPP address to finger Date: 6 Sep 1995 04:49:19 GMT Organization: University of Southern California Lines: 76 Sender: ebeers@comserv-d-04.usc.edu Message-ID: <42j98f$7n1@usc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: comserv-d-04.usc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.2 Xref: nntpd.lkg.dec.com alt.winsock.trumpet:5819 alt.winsock:65702 alt.dcom.slip-emulators:4518 bit.listserv.ibmtcp-l:1802 comp.dcom.modems:114461 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc:7610 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip:18867 comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip:41044 comp.protocols.tcp-ip:44253 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc:39050 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking:9033 vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.wintcp:984 comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm:9370 Here 1.0 Beta 1--Copyright © 1995 Everitt Beers DESCRIPTION Here is a program that allows you to easily post your ever-changing dynamic PPP or SLIP Internet address to a finger account, thereby allowing others to look up your current Internet address and contact you. Since other users will now be able to locate your current address, you will be able to use talk servers such as WinTalk; FTP servers such as WinQV/Net, Serv-U, and WFTPD; and HTTP servers such as HTTPD and ZB Server. Here also includes a finger client to allow you to easily check the PPP or SLIP address postings of other Here users. MINIMUM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS At a minimum, Here requires an IBM compatible PC with an 80386+ microprocessor running Microsoft Windows 3.1+ and Winsock 1.1+. VERSION AND DOWNLOAD INFORMATION The latest version of version is Here 1.0 Beta 1. It can be downloaded from: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ebeers/here.html INSTALLATION After unzipping the archive, you will have four files: here.exe here.hlp here.wri here.txt Create a new directory (for example, c:\here) and copy all of the files into it. Then add a Here Program Item to one of your Program Manager groups. HELP The online help feature has complete directions for using Here. COPYRIGHT, LICENSE, AND DISCLAIMER Here was written by and is copyrighted by Everitt Beers. All rights to the program are retained by the author except as expressly licensed herein. Here is being distributed as Freeware. You may use and distribute Here without paying any fees. However, the author retains all intellectual property rights in the material and reserves the right to limit and restrict the licensing of the software in the future. Here is distributed without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Furthermore, the author shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or the inability to use Here, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. BUG REPORTS AND SUGGESTIONS Please send bug reports and revision suggestions to: ebeers@usc.edu