Proxy README file                                                   11/30/92
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This file contains information that is not covered in the Proxy manual:

*       Version information for IPX and VIPX files contained in the NOVELL
        subdirectory of both the Proxy Master and Proxy Host diskettes

*       A description of the PROXYRES.EXE program, which can be used on 
        heavily loaded Windows systems to reserve the low memory that the 
        Proxy Master requires.


The NOVELL subdirectory
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The NOVELL subdirectory, provided on each of the Proxy diskettes, contains 
recent versions of VIPX.386 and IPX. If your versions are earlier you should 
install these new ones:

        VIPX.386        version 1.11
        IPX.OBJ         version 3.10
        IPXODI.COM      version 2.00
        LSL.COM         version 2.00


PROXYRES.EXE
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When you load the first Proxy window during a Windows session, it must 
allocate a special type of memory in the lower part of the machine's address 
space in order to work properly with IPX. It is possible to run out of this 
type of memory, even though there is plenty of memory available in general. 
If this happens, you will get the following error:

        "Cannot allocate low memory for IPX use."

You are more likely to get such an error if you run a number of other 
programs prior to running Proxy, or if you use advanced desktops that 
consume more memory than Program Manager. Note that once you are running a
single Proxy window, additional Proxy windows can be opened without fear of 
getting this error.

PROXYRES.EXE is a TSR that reserves low memory for the exclusive use of 
Proxy, and will prevent this error from occurring. You can automate the 
loading and unloading of PROXYRES in one of two ways:

*       If you are using Windows 3.1 in enhanced mode, you can include 
        PROXYRES in your WINSTART.BAT file; this will ensure that it is 
        loaded whenever you run Windows, and unloaded when you exit to DOS. 
        Simply add the following line to your WINSTART.BAT file, or create a 
        new WINSTART.BAT if you don't already have one, with just the 
        following line:

                PROXYRES.EXE

        [Note: WINSTART.BAT is a batch file that is automatically run 
        whenever you run Windows (v3.1). Any TSRs loaded from WINSTART.BAT 
        are removed upon exit from Windows. WINSTART.BAT must be located in 
        your Windows directory.]

*       If you are using Windows 3.0, or Windows 3.1 in standard mode, you 
        can create a batch file such as the following:

                PROXYRES
                WIN
                PROXYRES /U

        This batch file will load PROXYRES, invoke Windows, then unload 
        PROXYRES.

Note that PROXYRES is only used with the Proxy Master, not the Proxy Host.

