NPCOMM v1.50
                           Release Notice

                             Copyright (C) 1997,1998 Hiroyoshi Kurohara
                                                      1998, May


Thank you for downloading this English release of NPCOMM v1.50.
Since very  important information  is contained in this document, please read 
the entire of this document before using this software.


Overview of this software
  NPCOMM(Network Pseudo Communication port) is a software which offers the 
  function to share COM ports on the LAN and the function to connect to telnetd
  through COM port.
  You can use this software for  sharing modem(s) on your LAN or connecting BBS
  via Internet with a terminal software which has no TELNET ability.

Environment and requirement
  NPCOMM v1.50 can works on Windows95, WindowsNT4.0, WindowsNT3.51.
  PortServ.exe, which makes a machine a PortSharing server, can work on 
  Windows95, WindowsNT3.51, NT4.0.
  NPCOMM and PortServ are using TCP/IP as their transport protocol, so you have
  to set up TCP/IP as network protocol on your LAN.

Files in this package
  Following files are contained in this release of NPCOMM.

  NPCOMM.exe      main application of this software.
  Win95tcp.dll    DLL file for NPCOMM (Windows95)
  Winnttcp.dll    DLL file for NPCOMM (WindowsNT)
  PCOMM32_.vxd    port driver for NPCOMM (Windows95)
  pserial.sys     serial driver for NPCOMM (WindowsNT)
  Instnp.exe      serial driver installer for NPCOMM(WindowsNT)
  PortServ.exe    PortSharing server program
  PSS.exe         PortSharing server program as NT service
  instps.exe      Service installer program for PortSharing server programs
  Resetps.exe     reset tool for PortServ
  Readme-e.txt    this file
  NPCOMM-e.hlp      HELP file for NPCOMM
  NPCOMM-e.cnt      HELP contents file
  License.txt     License Agreement
  Register.txt    document file describing registration instruction
  Register.exe    small program for registration
  Register.hlp    help file for Register.exe

  Readme-j.txt    Japanese version of readme file
  NPCOMM-j.hlp    Japanese HELP file for NPCOMM
  NPCOMM-j.cnt    HELP contents file for Japanese HELP.

Installing NPCOMM
  This release of NPCOMM has no installer program.
  At fist, please unpack all files from archive to appropriate directory.
  [Windows95]
  Simply start up NPCOMM.exe.
  Working directory of NPCOMM.exe must be the same  as that of pcomm32_.vxd
   and Win95tcp.dll.

  [WindowsNT]
  First, you have to register pserial.sys to your system by using Instnp.exe.
  And then, you can start up NPCOMM.exe.
  
  About PortServ, you can use PortServ.exe or PSS.exe.
  If you want to start up PortServ as SERVICE, you have to register PortServ
  to your system by using Instps.exe.

  About detailed instruction of installing, please refer to NPCOMM.hlp

Uninstalling NPCOMM
  NPCOMM software doesn't require to copy any files to another directory.
  So uninstalling is simple.
  If you have registered PortServ or pserial.sys to your system,
  please de-register it first.
  Then remove all files you extracted from archive.

  About detailed instruction of uninstalling, please refer to NPCOMM.hlp.

Other information

  * You can get more information about this software from URL below.
    If you have  problems, please check the following URL first because you may
    find a fixed version of this software or useful information.

	http://www.yk.rim.or.jp/~kurohara/npcomm.html

  * E-mail address of the author is kurohara@yk.rim.or.jp.  You can contact the
    author by this address when     you have questions, problems, or 
    suggestions.



Revision history

ver1.50
  * Changed user interfaces.
  * DDE controlleability has added.
  * PortServ(especially PSS.exe) had been crashing very often on 
    English version of WindowsNT.
    I fixed this problem.
  * TELNET function now can connect to other TCP/IP service.
  * Supported AOL3.0i(Window95 version only).
  * Using HyperTerm on WindowsNT with NPCOMM makes HyperTerm to 
    "Hi priority polling" state.
    This problem has been fixed.
  * Better support for Dialup network on WindowsNT4.0.
  * And other fixes are applied.

ver1.12-e

  * After IE4 problem fixed, I informed that ver1.10 gone to worse about
    connectivity than ver1.05.
    I checked and fixed that.

ver1.10
  * I informed that NPCOMM can't work for connection to ISP if 
    Internet Explorer 4  is installed.
    I fixed this by changing first part of protocol to PortServ.

ver 1.05(Not release officially)
  * MicrosoftFax support(Windows95)
  * WindowsNT version of NPCOMM is added.
  * "Autodial problem" is fixed
  * Pinger! function is added.
  * Wrong host name no longer makes long time hang up.
  * And miscellaneous bug fixes.

ver1.04-e (Aug/8/1997)
  * Win16 support.
  * WindowsNT SERVICE version of PortServ(PSS.exe) is added. 
  * The function automatically connect to ISP is added to TELNET 
    conversion function.
  * The bug of "baud rate sometimes misset" has fixed.

ver1.03-e  (July/12/1997)
  * Initial release of English versions.

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