Who Is Slip.Net ?

Slip.Net is a nationwide Internet Service Provider with extensive
experience in voice and data communications.  Our goal is to make
the internet as easy to use as possible. Many users are overwhelmed
with the vast resources on the Internet and just plain don't know
where to start. The Slip.Net Launcher is a pre-configured
installation and program manager which includes all of the latest
and greatest internet applications, most of which are Shareware.
The Slip.Net Launcher could also be thought of as an Internet
Shareware Suite which is constantly updated with the 'best of
class'. We've found that many of the Shareware applications are
actually better than their commercial counterparts.

Slip.Net offers local dial-up from many cities around the United
States. For users who can't access Slip.Net with a local call, we
offer free dial-up access to our service for anyone willing to make
a long distance call. This service is provided as a marketing
research vehicle to identify where to open our next local site and
as a service to internet users who are in remote areas where a
local point of presence  will probably never be installed.

Slip.Net is also committed to providing you with the technical
support you need to get the most out of your Internet experience.
We offer 24 hour technical support to help you overcome any
challenges that meet you along your way. While the manufacturer's
of the various commercial on-ramp packages are probably in the best
position to answer your specific questions about their
applications, we can help make sure you can overcome any
configuration or dial-in script specifics needed to connect to
Slip.Net. We do provide complete support for any of the Shareware
applications included in the Slip.Net Launcher. Our technical
support department can be reached by calling 415.281.3196.

For assistance on getting setup with a Slip.Net account please call
our sales department at 1.800.SLIP.NET.

What's included in the Slip.Net Launcher

The Slip.Net Launcher is your one-stop setup to all of the great
windows internet applications available on the internet as
Shareware or Freeware. This version of the "Launcher" includes:

Dialer + TCP/IP Stack (Winsock.DLL):        Trumpet Winsock
Electronic Mail                             Eudora 1.44 E-mail
World Wide Web Browser                      Cello /Netscape Info
File Transfer (FTP)                         WS_FTP
Terminal Program (Telnet)                   EWAN - Ansi + VT100
Gopher                                      HGOPHER
File Locator (Archie)                       WS_ARCIE
User Lookup (Finger)                        finger
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)                   WSIRC
News (usenet newsgroups)                    Trumpet newsreader
Graphics Viewer                             LVIEW
Ripscript Communications Software           RIPTERM 1.54
Telnet modem                                COMt
Help                                        Slip.Net assistance
                                              knowledgebase

Each of these packages has use and redistribution restrictions.
Please register any of the packages that you use. The Shareware
concept works because highly talented shareware authors rely on
your good faith to support their efforts by paying a small
registration fee. The registration information can be found in each
application's subdirectory which is located in C:\SLIPNET\appname
.

In order to use the Slip.Net Internet Launcher you will need a
Slip.Net account which you can obtain for FREE. Please call us at
415.281.3197 if you don't already have an account.


Registering your copy of the Slip.Net Launcher

While we hope that you use the Slip.Net Launcher to access
Slip.Net, we realize that in order to share the value of the
Launcher with the entire Internet community we shouldn't restrict
it to only accessing Slip.Net's service. You may reconfigure the
dialer and dial-in script to access another provider although we
will not provide assistance with such.

This software is not Public Domain, nor is it Freeware. It may be
re-distributed as long as it is not modified in any form whatsoever
and as long as no fee other than shipping/handling is charged. You
may not distribute the Launcher with dial-in scripts to access any
other provider than Slip.Net although you may provide an additonal
readme file that explains how as long as you don't alter this
readme file.

Registration:
If you use Slip.Net as your Internet Service Provider you may use
the Slip.Net Launcher free of charge. If you use another Internet
Service Provider you may use this software free for 30 days after
which you must either de-install the software or send $30 to
Slip.Net at 25 Stillman Street #200, San Francisco, CA, 94107.  For
site licensing of the Launcher and a separate Network Installation
disk, please contact our sales department at 415.281.3197.

Updates and Suggestions:
Please e-mail support@slip.net with any suggestions you have on how
to make the Launcher a better product. We are interested in hearing
about bugs, quirks or your recommendations on which applications to
include. If you find an application that is better than the one's
we've included, we'll be happy to include it instead. The goal of
the Launcher is to provide  the best of each type of internet
application. Please attach the application you've found in your
e-mail message to support@slip.net.
