Installing or upgrading to the ForKeeps Mail & Message Archiver Version 4.2
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Thank you for checking out ForKeeps! We hope you will find it as useful as many other people already have. 

ForKeeps imports messages to a relational database from many different file formats produced by Internet mail programs, news readers and CompuServe Forum/Mail readers. 

Browse, maintain and search your messages in one place, regardless of how and with which browser or mail program they were downloaded. The tools provided within ForKeeps to organize and find the information you need are superior to those you can find in any browser or mail program. 

ForKeeps is highly modularized so you can register an Archiver with any combination of the basic Mail, Newsgroup and Compuserve Forum Message modules. All Standard versions will give you:

* Presorted message browse views
* Context sensitive view switching
* Instant filtering
* Thread Tree
* Incremental locators
* Lookup lists
* A powerful string search
* Automatically updated address lists
* Alias addresses
* Duplicate elimination
* Message export
* Message printing

The Professional extension for power users will add:	

* Word Indexing
* A more advanced search engine
* A scheduler
* Message classification

New in version 4.2:

* AOL mail now supported
* Winvn newsgroup reader now supported
* Address bok export can now be filtered

Note: ForKeeps 4.2 is not compatible with the IntelliMouse scrolling wheel. Using the wheel to scroll any list in ForKeeps will cause a general protection failure.


Supported message formats
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Newsgroup messages: 

* Agent
* Gravity
* MS Internet News
* Netscape News
* OUI
* Outlook Express News
* Generic News (standard RFC-822 format)
* Virtual Access
* Winvn

Internet mail messages: 

* Agent
* AOL
* Becky Internet Mail
* Eudora
* MS Internet Mail
* Netscape Mail
* OUI
* Outlook Express Mail
* Outlook (ForKeeps 32-bit only)
* Pegasus
* Generic Mail (standard RFC-822 format)
* Virtual Access

CompuServe mail and Forum messages: 

* Autosig
* CISComm
* CompuServe 3.0 and 4.0
* CSNav
* DOSCIM
* GoldenCompass
* NavCIS
* OzCIS
* OzWin
* TAPCIS
* Virtual Access
* WinCIM

The enclosed installation program (FK16TL.EXE for 16-bit or FK32TL.EXE for 32-bit) will take care of the installation for you. Use it both if you are making a new installation and if you are upgrading an existing installation. In the latter case be sure to select the directory where you have your existing ForKeeps program files.

NOTE: When upgrading from version 3.3 or later - please be aware that the file format has changed, so that you will have to run a conversion program directly after the install, to convert your databases to the new format, se below. You cannot use this conversion program to convert from version 3.2 or earlier. In this case you will have to upgrade to version 3.94 first and from that to version 4.2.

The installation program will not modify any files or make any settings outside of the ForKeeps program directory. Here is what it does:


Making a new installation
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1. The installation program will create a separate directory for the ForKeeps program files. It's called \FORKEEPS by default, but any name will do.

2. It will unzip the ForKeeps program files into that directory. The following files should appear:

16-bit version

FKEEPS16.EXE	Main program
FKFIL16.DLL	File specifications
TMAN16.DLL		Thread manager
PBROWS16.DLL	Browse engine
C4ASC.DLL		ASCII file driver
C4DOS.DLL		DOS file driver
C4FOX.DLL		FoxPro file driver
C4TPS.DLL		TopSpeed file driver
C4CLA.DLL		Clarion file driver
C4RUN.DLL		Library functions
CN42V16.EXE	File conversion utility v.3.3 - 4.1 to 4.2
FKEEPS.HLP		Help file
README.RTF		This file

32-bit version

FKEEPS32.EXE	Main program
FKFIL32.DLL	File specifications
TMAN32.DLL		Thread manager
PBROWS32.DLL	Browse engine
C4ASCX.DLL		ASCII file driver
C4DOSX.DLL		DOS file driver
C4FOXX.DLL		FoxPro file driver
C4TPSX.DLL		TopSpeed file driver
C4CLAX.DLL		Clarion file driver
C4OLEX.DLL		OLE library functions
C4RUNX.DLL		Library functions
CN42V32.EXE	File conversion utility v.3.3 - 4.1 to 4.2
FKEEPS.HLP		Help file
README.RTF		This file

3. It will create two separate directories below the ForKeeps program directory called \CFG and \TEMP. Do not change these two directory names!

4. It will add the main program (FKEEPS16.EXE in 16-bit and FKEEPS32.EXE in 32-bit) to your program manager or start menu. That's all!


Upgrading from v3.3 - v4.1 to v4.2
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NOTE: If you are already a registered user of ForKeeps please note that the upgrade to version 4.2 may no longer be free. If you initially purchased ForKeeps before November 1998 and you haven't purchased a version upgrade license after it became available in August 1999 your program license is no longer valid in version 4.2. 

Version upgrades have been free of charge since the introduction of ForKeeps but this is not a reasonable policy in the long run. Starting with version 4.0 version upgrades are now free for versions released during a 12 months period from initial program registration or within 12 months from the last paid version upgrade.

To get a new valid license you must purchase a version upgrade ($20) via the ForKeeps web page at http://www.fkeeps.com. The last free upgrade - version 3.94 - is still available for download from http://www.fkeeps.com.

1. The installation program will unzip the ForKeeps program files into the directory that you have selected (which should of course be the existing ForKeeps program directory. No special considerations are necessary if you are switching from 16-bit to 32-bit or vice versa. Both versions can reside in the same program directory and will use the same data files. 

2. The following files should appear after decompression:
16-bit version
FKEEPS16.EXE	Main program
FKFIL16.DLL	File specifications
TMAN16.DLL		Thread manager
PBROWS16.DLL	Browse engine
C4ASC.DLL		ASCII file driver
C4DOS.DLL		DOS file driver
C4FOX.DLL		FoxPro file driver
C4TPS.DLL		TopSpeed file driver
C4CLA.DLL		Clarion file driver
C4RUN.DLL		Library functions
CN42V16.EXE	File conversion utility v.3.3 - 4.1 to 4.2
FKEEPS.HLP		Help file
README.RTF		This file

32-bit version

FKEEPS32.EXE	Main program
FKFIL32.DLL	File specifications
TMAN32.DLL		Thread manager
PBROWS32.DLL	Browse engine
C4ASCX.DLL		ASCII file driver
C4DOSX.DLL		DOS file driver
C4FOXX.DLL		FoxPro file driver
C4TPSX.DLL		TopSpeed file driver
C4CLAX.DLL		Clarion file driver
C4OLEX.DLL		OLE library functions
C4RUNX.DLL		Library functions
CN42V32.EXE	File conversion utility v.3.3 - 4.1 to 4.2
FKEEPS.HLP		Help file
README.RTF		This file

3. Before starting ForKeeps version 4.2 you must run the conversion program (CN41V16.EXE for 16-bit version and CN41V32.EXE for 32-bit version) to convert the existing databases to the new format. The conversion program can be run by the installation program or you can run it manually after the installation, from the Windows RUN menu. 

4. As new windows have been added and the default size of other windows may have been changed, ForKeeps will reset all window sizes and positions to default during the first start up. 

5. You're done! If you are curious as to what is new in the latest versions, read What's new? in the HELP file.


Upgrading from v2.0 - v3.2 to v4.2

This is not directly possible. You will have to download version 3.94 from http://www.fkeeps.com and upgrade to that first, then use this installation program to upgrade to version 4.1.






Upgrading from v1.0 - v1.3 to v4.2
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If you are upgrading from version 1.3 and earlier contact Ragnar Hellspong by email for advice:

CompuServe		Ragnar Hellspong 100044,1214 
Internet		ragnar.hellspong@swipnet.se.



If you are new to ForKeeps
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Please take a look at the Help file FKEEPS.HLP before starting ForKeeps - it will help you understand what ForKeeps is all about. You can run it directly from the Windows RUN menu without starting ForKeeps. 

Checking for SHARE/VSHARE
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If you run ForKeeps under Windows 95/98/NT you don't have to read the following regarding SHARE and VSHARE.

If you run ForKeeps under Windows 3.1x however, you must check that you have either SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.EXE loaded. This is necessary as ForKeeps is a multi threaded application. The easiest way to test if SHARE or VSHARE is already being loaded is simply to start ForKeeps. If it runs, everything is fine and you don't have worry about it.

If it doesn't then you should add a line similar to this in your AUTOEXEC.BAT:

C:\DOS\Share.Exe 

Reboot your computer to let this command take effect.


Registration
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ForKeeps is a shareware program that can be evaluated free of charge during a 30 day period. If you like the program and would like to purchase it, please see HELP, section Program registration for details.


Program support
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Please see HELP, section Support and future updates.


Uninstallation
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No uninstall program is included for removal of ForKeeps, should you decide not to use it anymore. However, uninstallation is quite simple - just remove the ForKeeps program directory and all it's subdirectories plus the program icon on your desk top and you are done.

