                            NPCOMM v1.12
                           Release Notice

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


Thank you for downloading this English release of NPCOMM v1.12.
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 v1.12 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.

  Readme.txt      README file.
  License.txt     License agreement.
  NPCOMM.hlp      This help file.
  NPCOMM.cnt      Contents file for help system.
  NPCOMM.exe      Main program of NPCOMM
  pcomm32_.vxd    Pseudo COM port driver for Windows95
  instnp.exe      Pseudo COM port driver installer for WindowsNT
  pserial.sys     Pseudo COM port driver for WindowsNT
  Winnttcp.dll    NPCOMM Dll for WindowsNT
  Win95tcp.dll    NPCOMM Dll for Windows95

  PortServ.exe    PortSharing server program for Windows95 and NT
  PSS.exe         PortSharing server SERVICE for WindowsNT
  instps.exe      PortSharing SERVICE installer for Windows95 and NT

  Register.txt    Instructions for registration work.
  Register.exe    A program for generate your payment data.
  Register.hlp    Help document for Register.exe


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.


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