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Sync-It with Atom 2.2 (Oct 23rd 2000)
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CONTENTS
1. LEGAL
   1.1. Copyright
   1.2. License agreement
   1.3. Disclaimer
2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3. HOW TO INSTALL & UNINSTALL
   3.1. Before installing
   3.2. Installing
   3.3. Help?
   3.4. Uninstalling
4. DESCRIPTION
5. AUTHOR
   5.1. Contacting
   5.2. Web site
   5.3. Secure Online Registration
6. VERSION HISTORY

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1. LEGAL

   1.1. Copyright

        Sync-It with Atom Copyright  1999-2000 by Sami
        Tolvanen. All rights reserved.

        By using this software you accept all the terms and
        conditions of the license agreement and disclaimer
        below.

   1.2. License agreement

        Sync-It with Atom is a shareware program and is provided
        at no charge to the user for evaluation.  You are
        encouraged to share unregistered copies with your
        friends, but must not give it away altered or as part of
        another system. The essence of shareware software is to
        provide personal computer users with quality software
        without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
        programmers to continue to develop new products.

        If you find this program useful and find that you
        continue to use it after a reasonable trial period (15
        days), you must make a registration payment (see the
        registration instructions in the help file for details).
        This registration fee will license one copy for use on
        any one computer at any one time.

        You must treat a registered copy this software just like
        a book. For example, it may be used by any number of
        people and may be freely moved from one computer
        location to another, as long as there is no possibility
        of it being used at more than one location at a time.
        Just as a book cannot be read by two people at the same
        time.

        You are encouraged to pass an unregistered copy of this
        software along to your friends for evaluation, but you
        must include all files in the original distribution.
        Please encourage them to register their copy if they
        find that they make use of it.

   1.3. Disclaimer

        Sync-It with Atom is provided on an "AS IS" basis,
        without warranty of any kind either express or implied,
        including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
        particular purpose. In no event will the author be
        liable to you for damages, direct or consequential,
        which may result from the use of this software and
        therefore, the user must assume the entire risk of using
        it.

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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

   Sync-It with Atom runs on Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000
   and later.

   A network connection to the Internet (or other network
   containing timeservers that understand Network Time Protocol)
   is required. Sync-It with Atom can be used over Dial-Up
   Networking connection (modem, ISDN) or over Local Area
   Network (LAN).

   It is recommend having a SVGA display capable of showing at
   least 64K colors (16-bit) with 800x600 resolution or better.
   Your system should be set to use either Small Fonts or Large
   Fonts. Systems that do not meet these recommendations may
   have problems displaying the main window properly.

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3. HOW TO INSTALL & UNINSTALL

   3.1. Before installing

        Be sure to uninstall any previous version of Sync-It
        with Atom before installing. Also make sure your
        system meets the requirements in section 2.1.

        If the setup program asks you to reboot Windows after
        installation, you must do that before running Sync-It
        with Atom.

   3.2. Installing

        SETUP.EXE is a self-extracting executable containing the
        program files.

        Run SETUP.EXE to install Sync-It with Atom. The setup
        program will extract the files and copy them to a
        desired location.

   3.3. Help?

        After installing, you can open the help file (in the
        program directory) by double-clicking the SYNCIT.HLP
        file.

        If the help file does not answer your question, do not
        hesitate to contact the author (see section 5.1).

        You can also get answers to some frequently asked
        questions at Sync-It with Atom home page (see section
        5.2).

   3.4. Uninstalling

        You can uninstall the program normally via Control
        Panel, Add/Remove Programs. You should not remove the
        files manually because the settings in the registry
        would not be removed.

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4. DESCRIPTION

   Sync-It with Atom is a network time protocol client that
   calibrates the system time of your computer with a timeserver
   on the Internet using the Network Time Protocol. Features
   include automatic selection of the closest server, scheduled
   time synchronization, taskbar tray support and easy-to-use
   and attractive user interface.

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5. AUTHOR

   Sami Tolvanen, the author of this software is a student in
   university of technology in Finland. For more information,
   visit his home page at http://www.tolvanen.com/sami/.

   5.1. Contacting

        Via Internet e-mail, syncit@tolvanen.com.

   5.2. Web site

        You can download the latest version of Sync-It with Atom
        and the required libraries at Sync-It with Atom home
        page, http://www.tolvanen.com/syncit/.

   5.3. Secure Online Registration

        To register your copy of Sync-It with Atom using one of
        the major credit cards, visit the home page (section
        5.2 - see the help file for more information).

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6. VERSION HISTORY

   2.2
     - Oct 23rd 2000
     - The program now keeps track of failed connection attempts
       and uses only the most reliable time servers.
     - Added support for username/password authentication with
       SOCKS5 proxy servers.
     - Added the option to save Dial-Up Networking password and
       prompt if the password is not otherwise available.
     - Added the option to change the network connection type
       from the tray menu.
     - Added the time difference before last synchronization to
       the tray icon tooltip.
     - Fixed the problems that occured on some systems when
       running on a user account on Windows 2000.
     - Service must now be installed to run on a user account
       and therefore, "-svcinstall" asks for a password.
     - Automatic startup is now disabled after the trial period
       has expired (unregisted version).
     - Updated setup program, now more efficiently compressed.
     - Updated help file. New screen shots.
     - Updated server list (1.4).

   2.1
     - May 31st 2000
     - Added support for SOCKS5 proxy servers for accessing
       time servers behind firewall.
     - Added support for adjustable level of window
       transparency. On Windows 2000 only.
     - Added an option to set the main window to always stay
       on top.
     - Added the possibility to create own clock hands and
       adjust the Remote Access Service (RAS) poll frequency.
     - Added Synchronize Now entry to the taskbar tray menu.
     - Fixed the small resource leak that occured on some
       systems running Windows 9x.
     - Extra libraries are not required to run the program
       anymore. Static linking.
     - Site license no longer available. It is recommend to use
       the online registration form.
     - Updated help file. Added instructions for the new
       features.
     - Updated server list (1.2).

   2.0
     - January 24th 2000
     - Updated user interface. Larger time and date display.
       Looks better (IMHO).
     - Updated preferences windows. More informative.
       Synchronization interval can be adjusted one minute at a
       time, maximum is now one week. Some display options can
       be adjusted.
     - Updated language extension modules available at web site.
     - Updated help file. New information for phone and fax
       registrations.
     - Updated server list (1.0).
     - Moved user interface into a separate library. Requires
       less memory when using language extension modules.
     - Added possibility to run as service on Windows NT. New
       command line parameters documented in the help file.
     - Increased Remote Access Service poll frequency. Lower
       resource consumption.
     - Fixed problem handling dial errors on Windows 9x. If
       dialing would fail for some reason, connection could not
       be established again.
     - Home page moved to http://www.tolvanen.com/syncit/. Added
       Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section.
     - Support questions should be sent to syncit@tolvanen.com.

   1.5
     - November 3rd 1999
     - Fixed the problem that caused server list updating not to
       work properly on Windows 9x.
     - Fixed problems in networking code that could cause
       connection failure in some cases.
     - Improved multi-threading. Will now shut down immediately
       even though synchronization would be in progress.
     - Added "debug" mode, which will write additional
       information to the log file and therefore, help tracing
       possible problems. Activate with "-debug" command-line
       switch.
     - Added a mention of the "debug" mode to the help file.
     - Updated server list (0.8)

   1.4
     - September 15th 1999
     - Fixed a problem when update interval was set to zero and
       the program was set to dial automatically.
     - Fixed a problem updating server list when backup copy of
       the old list still exists.
     - Fixed a problem when changing synchronization interval.
       Instead of using the last synchronization time, the new
       time was calculated from current time.
     - Improved, more efficient, drawing code.
     - Changed language extension module format. Original
       modules are not compatible with this version. New modules
       (1.1)have been available for a while now.
     - Updated server list (0.7).

   1.3
     - August 16th 1999
     - Fixed a problem in log file truncating when maximum size
       was achieved.
     - Fixed a display problem in information window when no
       server information was available.
     - Fixed a problem in detecting Dial-Up connection that was
       causing problems with certain configurations.
     - Fixed a problem that caused "Dial-Up Connection Closed"
       message to be added to the log even though automatic
       dialing was not selected (did not close the connection
       though).
     - Fixed bugs in the setup & uninstall utilities and added a
       warning if MFC Libraries on the system are old.
     - Fixed incorrect information on this file.
     - Fixed even more typos in the help file.
     - Added support for localized language extension modules
       available at home page.
     - Updated server list.

   1.2
     - July 14th 1999
     - Fixed a problem in uninstalling a registry key that
       handles running the program on Windows startup.
     - Fixed some more typos.
     - Fixed the tab order of controls on Synchronization
       Settings window.
     - Improved exception catching; more robust.
     - Improved logging and included View Log command to the
       pop-up menu.
     - Improved validation of the Network Time Protocol packet
       received from the timeserver.
     - Added time-out for establishing Dial-Up Networking
       connections.
     - Added logging and displaying (on information window) of
       time difference between local system and timeserver
       before synchronizing.
     - Added synchronizing when Dial-Up Networking connection is
       manually established if update interval is set to zero.
     - Added secure online registration.
     - Updated screenshots on the help file.

   1.1
     - June 26th 1999
     - Fixed problems with server list updating.
     - Fixed known typos in the program and the help file.
     - Fixed problems with over 10 dial-up networking
       connections.
     - Fixed known problems in multithreading support.
     - Improved error handling and logging.
     - Improved server list updating.
     - Changed registration window to allow selecting and
       copying registration information to the clipboard.
     - Changed trial period to 15 days instead of 120 hours of
       running the program.
     - Added context sensitive help (F1) to all windows.
     - Added display of next synchronization to the information
       window.

   1.0
     - June 12th 1999
     - The initial release.

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