Lydia Version 2.1 Release Notes
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What's in this readme.txt file
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  1. What's new in version 2.1
  2. If you are upgrading
  3. Why can't Lydia load Extended RAS Support (NT Users)
  4. Note to AOL users
  5. Peek line problem


1. What's new in version 2.1
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  * Improved Dial-Up support. 
  * New, improved Help file.
  * Resizable Header View, Message Peek and QuickMail windows.
  * The last 10 email addresses used in QuickMail are stored in a dropdown list.
  * Several bug fixes which are detailed in the HISTORY.TXT file.

2. If You Are Upgrading
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  If you are upgrading from version 2.0 and had received a "Can't find
  phone book" error message; After installing version 2.1 go into Setup 
  and check that the correct dial-up account is selected under the 
  Connection Tab.

  If you are upgrading from version 1.2 or prior there are several
  new options. Please run Setup and set these new options before
  using Lydia. The help file describes the various options.


3. Why it can't load Extended RAS Support (NT Users)
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  When Lydia starts it checks to see if the current operating 
  system supports the extended RAS functions that is uses to 
  connect to the Internet. If it can't find them (such as with 
  NT, which handles RAS differently than Windows 95) it will 
  disable this feature. Lydia will still work, but the program 
  may not be able to automatically connect to the Internet. 
  In such a case simply choose 'Check only while online' under
  Setup.

  If you receive an error that it can't find RASAPI32.DLL and the
  program exits then you need to ensure that you have Dial-Up 
  Networking installed.
  	

4. Note to AOL Users
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  Lydia makes use of Windows 95's Dial-Up Networking to check
  if you are connected to the internet. If you are using AOL's 
  software to connect to the internet Lydia's "dialup, check and
  disconnect" feature may not work.

  Lydia may also not be able to determine if you are online when
  checking for new mail. To over come this do the 
  following:

  1. Under the Connections tab in Setup select 'Connect via LAN
     or other direct connection'.

  2. Under the Mail tab in Setup place an X in 'supress error
     messages'.



5. Peek Line Problem
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  Some POP3 mail servers do not follow the internet standard
  for retrieving portions of messages. These servers count the
  lines of the message header as part of the message. If you 
  notice that the number of lines seen when you peek at a 
  message is consistantly short of the number of lines you have 
  specified under the Mail tab in Setup then your Mail Server 
  may be one of these. There is no way to get around this other 
  than convincing your ISP to change Mail Server software. A 
  suggestion would be to increase the number of lines to peek 
  at by 15. (This is the average number of lines in a message 
  header)


Contact Information
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kabsoftware@usa.net

http://www.magiccarpet.com/~kbingham

Keith Bingham
KAB Software
101 Clark Place
Maybrook, NY. 12543




