DISCLAIMER & OTHER ISSUES.
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The SigmaMD5 program was written by Keith Merrington and is (C) Copyright 2005 by Keith Merrington. 

All rights reserved. 

These programs are freely distributable, and may be used by and distributed along with any other software, provided that these files are not internally modified, nor sold as a complete package by themselves.   The program will function for 31 days after which it will require registration. Registration is 
 completely free and without any obligation whatsoever.   Registration is only for me so that I can get a feeling if its worth my effort to continue developing this program further. 

These programs are provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied. This version is a Beta version. 



Registration
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This program is fully functional for 31 days after first running the program. After 31 days the generate and check functions are disabeled unless you register. In the About message box the number of days left before registration is required can be seen. 

Registration is FREE and without obligation. To register this program just send an email to me (Keith Merrington) at k.merington@gmail.com (be careful my name in my email address is mispelt), with the name you want to be registered under. I will send you your registration name and code.  

Please state in your email PLEASE NOTIFY ABOUT UPDATES only if you want to be informed about any future update.   
     
The ONLY reason that I have included registration is to get an idea if it is worth my while to develop this program further. This information will NEVER go to any thirdparty whatsoever. 

Once you have the registration code you can enter it by selecting the pull down menu Options -> Register and then entering your registration name and code without any additional spaces 


Installation
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The program is currently supplied as a ZIP file created with INFO-ZIP. I assume you have unzipped it as you are reading this file! 

I have not yet implemented an installation routine so just UNZIP the programs to a directory of your choice preferably referred to in the PATH statement in config.sys. You should associate this program with all file types with the extension '.MD5'.  (A utility "assoed21.zip" written by Henk Kelder available on Hobbes - http://hobbes.nmsu.edu - is ideal for this task). If you do this, then whenever you double click on such a file, SigmaMD5 will  automatically open that file, and check the checksums listed in that file against the files   themselves.   
   
 

If you like or dislike my program LET ME KNOW send me an email or a postcard! 

If you have ideas, improvements LET ME KNOW. 

If I should improve the help file LET ME KNOW. 

If you find a bug (heaven forbid) not listed under known problems, LET ME KNOW giving as much detail as 
 possible, I will try to solve it.          
                                              
                                              
Enjoy. 

  Keith Merrington 
  Nimrodel 31 
  5663 TE 
  Geldrop 
  The Netherlands 

  k.merington@gmail.com   
    
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