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BetweenUs Version 2.3
Copyright © 1998-1999, TamoSoft, Inc.
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October 28, 1999
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CONTENTS
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• About BetweenUs
• System Requirements
• Installing BetweenUs
• Uninstalling BetweenUs
• What's New in Version 2.3
• Other Products by TamoSoft
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About BetweenUs
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BetweenUs is a real-time chat and instant messaging
program for individual and corporate users who want to
keep sensitive information away from prying eyes. The
strongest encryption algorithms used in BetweenUs
ensure uncompromising privacy that no other chat tool
can offer today. A user-friendly customizable interface
and convenient online directory service provide an
excellent environment for zip-fast secure
communication, file transfers, instant messaging, and
private conferencing with your associates and friends
on the Internet or a LAN.
BetweenUs can be configured to work in three different
encryption modes: public-key mode (uses 3072-bit
Diffie-Hellman key-exchange protocol), symmetric mode
(uses a secret passphrase), and PGP-compatible mode
(uses existing Pretty Good Privacy keys). All the
messages and files are encrypted using the most
reliable and proven ciphers that have resisted any form
of cryptanalysis by the best mathematicians in the
world: CAST (128-bit key), Triple DES (168-bit key), or
Blowfish (448-bit key).
The source code of the program was reviewed by
independent security analysts in April 1999 and no
security flaws were found. BetweenUs was developed and
compiled outside of the USA, and has no back doors or
escrow keys and is not subject to US export
restrictions.
Even if you are not concerned about privacy and security,
BetweenUs is an excellent choice for text chat and instant
messaging for two or several people who don't want to
hassle with public servers and chat rooms. Familiar
IRC-like chat window and ICQ-like system tray operation
were designed to get you started quickly and to let you
enjoy what communication programs are made for: communication!
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System Requirements
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• 486DX2-66 CPU
• Windows 95/98/NT/2000
• 8 MB RAM
• 2.5 MB of free disk space
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Installing BetweenUs
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• Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder.
• If you want to verify the integrity of the installation pack
you can check our PGP signature enclosed in the ZIP archive.
Our PGP key is available at http://www.tamos.com/pgp.htm.
To verify the signature add our DH PGP key to your keyring and
double-click on the signature file (setup.EXE.sig). The key
fingerprint is 3C95 F1E3 C7DC 3941 DA08 3970 A119 B6C7 3FFD 34C5.
• You must have administrative privileges to install BetweenUs on a
Windows NT/2000 system.
• Double-click setup.exe to execute it.
• Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation
process.
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Unistalling BetweenUs
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• Choose Uninstall from the BetweenUs program group.
OR:
• Open the Windows Control Panel.
• Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
• Search the list for the item "BetweenUs" and
double-click on it.
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What's new in version 2.3
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· New private messages received by users can either pop up
immediately (like in the previous versions), or remain
hidden until you click on the program icon in the system
tray;
· On systems with multiple IP addresses you can now set the
rule for using either dial-up or LAN IP address when
connecting to the Directory Service;
· In PGP-compatible mode the passphrase dialog shows the PGP
key for which the passphrase should be entered;
· IRC fans can now use /ME IRC-style command to show actions;
· Bug fix: firewall user/password authentication now works
in full compliance with RFC1929.
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Other Products by TamoSoft
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SmartWhois - a handy utility for obtaining information
about any IP address or hostname in the world. Unlike
standard whois utilities, SmartWhois automatically
delivers information associated with an IP address no
matter where it is registered geographically. In just
a few seconds you get all you want to know about a
user: domain, network name, country, state or
province, city. Even if the IP address cannot be
resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won't fail.
Essential NetTools - A toolkit useful in diagnosing
networks and monitoring your computer's network connections.
It includes a fast multithreaded NetBIOS scanner, a front
end for the popular NetBIOS Auditing Tool (NAT), a netstat
utility that displays all the computer’s network connections,
a monitor of external connections to your computer’s shared
resources, a handy tool for quick connection to remote
resources that gives Windows 95/98 users NT user-level
connectivity features, a convenient LMHosts editor, and
other useful tools. The program is an easy-to-use and
powerful replacement for such Windows utilities as nbtstat,
netstat, NetWatcher. It has a lot of advanced features
that standard Windows tools can’t offer.
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