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            JVDE ICQ Backup 2.20
     "the easiest way to backup your ICQ"

         Created by: Jeroen van de Erve
        http://home.wanadoo.nl/jvderve

                   Readme
                11th June 2000
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First of all, thank you for downloading JVDE ICQ Backup !

JVDE ICQ Backup is made for those who easily want to backup their ICQ 98 and/or 99(a/b) files. If you spot any bugs, please report them to: jvderve@hotmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: JVDE ICQ Backup is freeware and may be distributed anywhere on a non-profit base, free of charge and in its original package. The author makes no warrenty regarding JVDE ICQ Backup. If you distribute JVDE ICQ Backup, please inform the author. Thanks !

By using JVDE ICQ Backup, you accept that JVDE ICQ Backup is created and written by Jeroen van de Erve.

BACKUPS CREATED WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS (VERSION 2.00 AND LOWER) OF JVDE ICQ BACKUP ARE NOT SUPPORTED ANYMORE. PLEASE CREATE NEW BACKUPS.

Installation:
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1. Unzip the jvdeicqb.zip file to a directory (eg. c:\jvdeicqb\) using PKUnZip or WinZip (http://www.winzip.com/)
2. Double-click on jvdeicqb.exe and JVDE ICQ Backup will be started.

Contacting the author:
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You can contact me by e-mail and ICQ. My e-mail address is: jvderve@hotmail.com and my ICQ number is: 8013646

Special thanks:
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Special thanks goes to Yasar Kemerci for testing the beta versions of JVDE ICQ Backup and to all the other people who sent bug reports!

Jeroen van de Erve
jvderve@hotmail.com

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