WinVN Visual Newsreader
Version 0.93.14

*** Make sure you read and follow the Installation Instructions. ***

Contents
========
What is WinVN?
Requirements
Installation Instructions
WinVN Files
Getting Technical Support
How to get the latest version
Contacting the developers
Credits


What is WinVN?
==============

WinVN is an NNTP newsreader for the Microsoft Windows family.  You can use
it to read and post Usenet News, and send email via the SMTP or MAPI
protocols.  

Requirements
============

1) An appropriate operating system: Windows, Windows for Workgroups.

2) A correct installation as described below.

3) An appropriate network connection with a TCP/IP stack such as
	Reflection Network Series

4) An NNTP News Server that supports at least one of the following NNTP
   extensions:
     XHDR    Most news servers can do this
     XOVER   INN is a news server that does XOVER

   WinVN will use XOVER, a better protocol, if your server supports it.
   You need the name or address of the server.  A few news servers require
   a username and password for authentication--most do not.  Contact your
   news server's adminstrator if in doubt.


Installation Instructions
=========================

0) Read this file, the help file, and the FAQ.  They will answer most of
   your questions.  Also, read the card with installation instructions 
	which came with your disks.

1) Create a WinVN directory on your hard drive.
 
2) Copy the contents of this disk into the WINVN directory.

3) Look in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory for a file called
	CTL3DV2.DLL.  If you have this file and it is newer than the one
	supplied with WINVN, continue to use the newer version and
	delete the older version from the WINVN directory.  Otherwise,
	move (don't copy) the CTL3DV2.DLL file from the WINVN directory
	to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

4) Start Windows and create an icon for the winvn.exe.  (Use
	whichever program group you prefer.)

5) Configure the Communications Options.  The first time you start WinVN
   you will be asked to configure these options.  You must have the name or
   address of your news server.  The TCP port should be NNTP or 119 if the
   former does not work.  The Username and Password should *only* be
   filled in if your news server requires them for authentication.
   Contact your news server's adminstrator if in doubt.

   If you are using SMTP mail, fill in the appropriate SMTP host name or
   address.  See the help file for more information.

6) Configure your Personal Info.  The first time you start WinVN
   you will be asked for your name, email address, and organization.  Make
   sure you provide a valid email address.



WinVN Files
===========

File           Location                Description
------------   ---------------------   ------------------
WINVN.EXE      WinVN directory         The program itself
WINVN.HLP      WinVN directory         The help file
WVTB.DLL       WinVN directory         Toolbar support
GWINSOCK.DLL   WinVN directory         Generic Winsock interface
PWKSOCK.DLL    WinVN directory         For non-Winsock compliant TCP/IP stacks
GENASYNC.DLL   WinVN directory         For modem and Trumpet or NetManage
README.TXT     WinVN directory         This file
WINVNFAQ.TXT   WinVN directory         Frequently Asked Questions (and answers)
NEWSRC         WinVN directory*        List of newsgroups and read articles
WINVN.INI      WinVN directory*        Configuration file
CTL3DV2.DLL    \WINDOWS\SYSTEM         3-D control support



*This is the default location.  These files can be moved, and their
location pointed to on the command line or by the WINVN environment
variable, to support multiple configurations.  See the help file for more
information.


Getting Technical Support
=========================
WRQ will provide support for WinVN to registered users of Reflection 
Network Series software. WRQ provides technical assistance for
this product in the following ways:

Bulletin Board

You can connect to the WRQ BBS over the Internet: telnet to bbs.wrq.com.

WRQ's anonymous FTP server is ftp.wrq.com.

In the USA, use your modem to dial into WRQ's bulletin board system (BBS):
call (206) 217-0145. There are four dial-in lines at up to 14,400 BPS.

In Europe, use your modem to dial into WRQ's satellite BBS:
call +31(0)70-356-27-25.  There is one dial-in line at up to 9,600 BPS.

Automated Fax Request Line

Request Reflection Technical Notes through a 24-hour automated fax request
line: call (206) 216-2680.


CompuServe

Join the WRQ Reflection Forum on CompuServe: enter GO REFLECTION or
GO WRQFORUM.


Technical Support

If all else fails, call the Reflection technical support team. In the USA,
support hours are from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific time, Monday through Friday.

Voice:	206.217.7000
Fax:	206.217.9492
Internet:	support@wrq.com

Outside the USA, contact your WRQ authorized distributor:

* In Europe, call +31.70.375.11.00 for the name of the distributor nearest
  you.  The corresponding fax number is +31.70.356.12.44.

* In other countries, call 206.217.7100 and ask the International Department
  for the name of the nearest distributor.  Or fax 206.217.0196.


How to get the latest version
=============================

The official FTP site for WinVN is at ftp://ftp.ksc.nasa.gov/pub/winvn/

Always use FTP.KSC.NASA.GOV to get only the IP number that is outside the
firewall.  Always check there for the latest binaries and sources.  Other
sites that keep fairly current with the main site are:
        ripem.msu.edu       (/pub/pc/win/winvn/titan.ksc.nasa.gov/)
  and   shannon.mee.tcd.ie  (/winvn)

Matching hardcopy documentation by Jim Dumoulin (dumoulin@titan.ksc.nasa.gov)
for this release is also available on ftp.ksc.nasa.gov.


Contacting the developers
=========================

Email:
  You can send comments to the WinVN developers by sending mail to
  winvn@news.ksc.nasa.gov.

Mailing List:
  If you don't mind a lot of traffic on WinVN, you can join the developers
  mailing list by a mail message to majordomo@news.ksc.nasa.gov with the
  Subject line blank and the contents of the message "subscribe winvn".

Newsgroup:
  An easy way to keep up on WinVN developments is to point your newsreader
  at news.ksc.nasa.gov (currently 128.159.4.21 for those of you with
  broken DNS's but soon to be changing to 163.205.1.3).  There should be a
  single newsgroup, mail.winvn, which is a gatewayed version of the mailing
  list.  Announcements and discussions of common problems can be found here.
  It's very likely the best place to get the scoop on _your_ problem.  If
  mail gets much worse, we may consider starting an alt newsgroup.

WWW:
  A World Wide Web node has been developed for WinVN by Mike Downs
  (downsm@titan.ksc.nasa.gov) and is available at the following URL:
  http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/software/winvn/winvn.html.


Credits
=======

Thanks to Mark Riordan for the original WinVN!

Many people have worked on WinVN--it's been a fun, international project.

Here are a few of them:

  Matt Bretherton         MBretherton@cmutual.com.au
  Harvey Brydon           brydon@tulsa.dowell.slb.com
  John S. Cooper          jcooper@netcom.com
  Michael Downs           mdowns@eos.arc.nasa.gov
  Mike Downs              downsm@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
  Jim Dumoulin            dumoulin@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
  Michael Finken          finken@conware.de
  Don Gardner             gardnerd@keystone.ksc.nasa.gov
  Jody Glasser            jglas@tdycont.com
  Masaki Ishido           ishidou@yhp.hp.com
  Jim Martin              jim@noc.rutgers.edu
  Tom Menshik             tmenshik@hpcvitlm.cv.hp.com
  Conor Nolan             cnolan@tcd.ie
  Roger Pearse            pearse_w_r@bt-web.bt.co.uk
  John Piraino            jpiraino@execpc.com
  Mark Riordan            mrr@scss3.cl.msu.edu
  Sam Rushing             rushing@titan.ksc.nasa.gov

  (Countless others we don't really mean leave out.)
-John Cooper, Sam Rushing & Jim Dumoulin

Note: README.TXT revised by WRQ. 
