GovernMail 1.20
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Description:  GovernMail is a new program which links people with
government representatives around the world.  The program features
an easy-to-use interface which quickly links users to the main
portions of the program, US government, International governments,
multimedia links, and other links.

GovernMail features complete listings of US House and Senate members
so users can visit their representatives or representatives around
the United States.  Users can email representatives individually
or select groups of representatives to email. GovernMail allows
users to easily save their contact information and add it to email
messages so Congress members can respond.

In addition to the US representative listings, GovernMail also
brings users listings of World Parliamentary websites and listings
of World Leader sites and email addresses.

GovernMail also features a multimedia section so users can quickly
link to the latest political news sites.  Users can gain the latest
political news from popular news sources in US such as C-Span or CNN or
link to news sites from countries around the world.

GovernMail is a free ad-sponsored application.
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System Requirements:


Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT 4.0
486 DX or higher processor
16MB RAM Win 95,98 / 32 MB Win NT 4.0/2000
10 MB Hard Drive Space
SVGA Video Card/16-bit color mode or higher recommended
Internet connection
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Installation Instructions:

1. Run setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions
2. To run GovernMail, click on the Windows Start Button, select
   Programs, the GovernMail folder, and then click on the GovernMail
   program icon.
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Current Status:

8/1/00
Version 1.20
1. Created new install and uninstall procedure to allow more thorough
   handling of ad modules.
2. Added new links button to interact with new newspaper listings
   on website.
3. Added order form link under File menu.
4. Fixed problem which caused some email systems to have problems
   on multiple recipient messages.
5. Recompiled program with latest compiler and component versions.
6. Changed all internal program links from vista-x.com to governmail.com
   after acquisition of WebCam Sam.

8/8/99
Version 1.10
1. Added options to load and save messages.
2. Added ability to include file attachments in emails.

6/20/99
Version 1.01
1. Fixed issue with non-standard email header which prevented group
   messages from being sent on some servers.
2. Provided more descriptive error messages when SMTP errors occured.

5/17/99
Version 1.00
1. Added compatibility with Internet Explorer 3.0.
2. Added warning message to alert users without Internet Explorer that
   GovernMail requires Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher. Provided link
   to Microsoft site.

5/9/99
Version .090
1. Added option to set grid colors.
2. Fixed bug in email send form which caused line-feeds to be entered
   into message on word-wraps.
3. Fixed button sizes on main window.

5/6/99
Version .081
1. Fixed issue with incorrect date format message which occured on
   systems using a local date separator of "-" instead of "/"

5/2/99
Version .080
1. Fixed issue in browser to allow tab,backspace, and delete keys to
   be used.
2. Fixed issue in browser to allow users to copy or cut from browser
   window.
3. Added option to hide FROM field in large messages.
4. Added link to online support.

4/29/99
Version .071
1. Added ability to split messages into multiple emails if the number
of recipients was greater than what the user's mail server could
handle
2. Fixed proxy support in list updater screen.
3. Fixed bug which caused an invalid focus message to appear.
4. Changed email sender to allow messages to be sent without a TO
   address.

4/25/99
Version .07

This is the first limited release of GovernMail. Users are
encouraged to send feedback to support@vista-x.com.  Since this
is a Beta release, there are no warranties stated or implied for
this release.
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Contact Information:

For any technical support issues, please email:
support@governmail.com.

GovernMail may be freely distributed as long as GovernMail is distributed
at no cost to the end customer or for less than $10 in a shareware bundle.
If you would like to distribute GovernMail in any other method please
contact dweidig@acrovista.com.

AcroVista Software
http://www.acrovista.com/

