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*** Important Information ***
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INDEX
1. State of Mountain Software / Pirate Notification
2. Using Mountain Reader II to read Internet (Usenet) messages offline
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1. State of Mountain Software
It recently came to my attention that someone has hacked an illegal pirate
version of the Mountain Reader II security key. This key currently holds the
serial number "01234567", though I suspect this will probably change once the
pirates learn that I am aware of that version.
Please keep in mind that software piracy hurts everyone, including those
who pirate the software in the first place. Software developers like myself
will only continue producing software for the ST if it continues to earn an
income. And, considering the current state of the Atari market, even a few
lost sales mean a big loss to a small developer like myself.
So, please do everyone a favor, and pay for the software you use. This
includes not only avoiding pirate software, but paying shareware authors the
fees they deserve. It takes a long time to develop quality software. Show
those that do that you appreciate their hard work...
Unfortunately, due to the discovery of this pirate key, the serial number
security routines will be changing in a future version. So, this will most
likely be the last free update. The next update will include new security
routines, and will require an update fee to cover shipping/handling for
registered users. It is unclear at this time what that fee will be.
Also, registrations by E-mail, while already rare, will no longer be
allowed. All registrations must be handled in writing with proper payment.
As to the payment procedure, I have been receiving an ever increasing
number of bad personal checks in the last few months. As such, I am now
delaying all orders paid with a check until the check clears. I regret the
inconvenience this may cause, as I have always tried to provide next day
shipping. But, I simply cannot afford the losses anymore.
If you are in a hurry to receive your product, you can pay with a money
order, in which case your product will be shipped the next day. Or, you can
purchase the product from your local dealer. If you purchase from a dealer,
you may also be able to purchase with a credit card.
Finally, there are several exciting products/improvements planned for 1995.
The first is a specialized financial manager, that is being written primarily
for Mountain Softwares own use. But, I will be releasing it as shareware so
that others may be able to use it. Next up will be a long overdue update to
The Recipe Box. I recently released a Macintosh version of The Recipe Box, and
would like to bring the Atari ST version up to the same level. I also have
some rather exciting plans in store for Mountain Reader II. It's too early to
detail what those plans are, but they should be good...
I would like to thank everyone for their support!
Anthony Watson
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2. Using Mountain Reader II to read Internet (Usenet) messages offline
With the ever increasing world of the Internet, many users were starting to
have problems with Mountain Reader II and the Internet. The primary cause was
long messages. The QWK standard specifies that QWK messages "should not"
exceed 100 lines in length. Knowing that this could happen, Mountain Reader II
was originally designed to handle up to 500 lines. This worked fine for
messages from standard sources like FIDO net. But, messages from the internet
often exceed this limit, sometimes being thousands of lines long. The new
version 2.6 now allows messages to be any length, assuming you have sufficient
memory to load them.
Version 2.6 will now automatically extract the appropriate internet
addresses when you reply to an internet message. Note that this only applies
when "replying" and not when adding a new message. You will still need to
manually enter the Internet address information when starting a new reply.
Also, if you have access to an Internet UNIX shell account, you may be able
to use UQWK to download messages for reading with MR2. To accomplish this,
your internet provider must have UQWK and ZIP installed. You will also need to
subscribe to your desired newsgroups first, using a standard on-line
newsreader.
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To RETRIEVE Usenet messages, use the following commands:
uqwk +n +e -B\8000 -l\58
zip internet.qwk messages.dat control.dat
sz internet.qwk
rm internet.qwk *.ndx *.dat
Note that all names and commands ARE case sensitive. The 8000 number in the
first line signifies a packet of 8000 blocks (128 bytes each). This gives a
packet size of around 1 Meg in size. You can increase or decrease this number
to achieve any packet size you wish to receive. This is the size of the packet
BEFORE compression, which usually cuts the size down to less than half the
original size.
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To SEND Usenet replies, use the following commands:
rz
unzip internet.rep
uqwk +X -R\internet.msg
rm internet.rep
Note that all names and commands ARE case sensitive. Also, the names
"internet.rep" and "internet.msg" will need to be modified to reflect the
names used by your provider.
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These commands can be entered manually, or you can use a script file in your
terminal program to automate the procedure.
God Bless! See you on-line...
Anthony Watson
Mountain Software