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                              Aeria Leech (3.0.1)
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                                    Overview
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This ReadMe file contains last-minute product information for Leech.  For full
instructions on using this product please reference the online help information
by selecting the HELP > CONTENTS menu.

Leech is a high-speed offline web browser for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 that
downloads web site content to your hard drive. It is a multi-threaded
application which allows you to simultaneously "leech" multiple files from a
server. These files are stored on your hard drive and can be viewed later
without having to access the Internet. Files can be filtered by file type and
size.  Links can be filtered by directory, server, and levels.  Additional
options allow you to restrict the amount of time and disk space used to save a
site.

Leech is installed as an evaluation version.  This version is fully functional
and will expire 10 days from the date it was installed.  To continue using
Leech beyond the evaluation period, you must register the product by either
selecting the HELP > REGISTER menu or by visiting the Aeria web site at:

   http://www.aeria.com



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                               System Requirements
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Leech requires the following items to be installed:

   * Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000

   * 2MB hard disk space

   * Internet Explorer (4.0) or later.



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                                  Installation
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To install Leech, perform the following steps:

   (1) Verify the installation of Internet Explorer.  Leech requires Internet
       Explorer (4.0) or later to be installed on your machine.  If Internet
       Explorer is not already installed, you may install Leech, however, you
       must install Internet Explorer prior to running Leech.

   (2) Unzip "leech.zip" to a directory.

   (3) Run the "setup.exe" program.

   (4) The setup program will display the installation welcome message.  Click
       the "Next" button to continue.

   (5) The setup program will display a message asking you to select the
       destination directory where Leech will be installed.  Click the "Browse"
       button to select a different directory.  Click the "Next" button to
       continue.

   (6) The setup program will display a message after it has completed the
       installation process.  Click the "OK" button to exit the setup program.

   (7) Run Leech by double-clicking the Leech icon in the Leech program group
       window or by selecting "PROGRAMS > LEECH > Leech" in the Windows start
       menu.



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                                Technical Support
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For technical support, please visit the aeria web site at:

   http://www.aeria.com

or send email to:

   support@aeria.com



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                                 Release History
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   * 3.0.1 (10/20/2000) - Added background leeching of sites
                          Optimized Leech engine
                          Added on-the-fly queueing/dequeueing of sites
                          Added status pane to display leech statistics
                          Added groups for better organization of sites list
                          Reorganized browser controls
                          Improved toolbar icon legibility
                          Added drag/drop of links into sites list
                          Moved worker threads setting to site properties
                          Added URL history to browser address control
                          Changed project file format to XML

   * 2.1.4 (06/13/2000) - Bug fixes

   * 2.1.3 (03/20/2000) - Bug fixes

   * 2.1.2 (02/22/2000) - Minor enhancements
                          Bug fixes

   * 2.1.1 (01/14/2000) - Security enhancements
                          Enhanced leech engine
                          GUI reorganization
                          Bug fixes

   * 2.0.3 (01/06/2000) - Bug fixes

   * 2.0.2 (01/03/2000) - Windows 2000 testing
                          Bug fixes

   * 2.0.1 (10/31/1999) - Added several link and file options
                          Redesigned spider engine
                          Improved leech engine
                          Added error log
                          Added event log
                          Changed help files to HTML format
                          Enhanced toolbar icons
                          Reduced install application size

   * 1.0.1 (04/29/1999) - Improved toolbar legibility
                          Added new web site format to installation

   * 1.0.0 (04/11/1999) - Initial release



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                                 Known Problems
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   * JavaScript - Does not leech/convert links within script tags.
