CDmax                                                 04/17/1998
Version 1.5 Build 1.5.2.0


CDmax is a 32-bit Windows Audio CD player program.
It was developed and tested on Windows 95.
At this point some testing has been done on Windows
NT 4 and best I can tell all seems to operate fine.


Version 1.5.2 changes
=====================
1) added proxy server support for CDDB access
2) various user interface adjustments


Installation
============
CDmax is distributed as a ZIP file containing two files:
1)  ReadMe.txt (this file)
2)  CDmax.exe (you can check version info in the about box
               or by right-clicking CDmax.exe, selecting
               Properties and viewing the Version tab)

Copy CDmax.exe to the directory of your choice and run it.
(If you are updating from any previous version, copy CDmax.exe
over the other one)


Features
========
Check the website listed below for features and future 
development items.  Please use the website as a source of 
information on CDmax.  It is a more dynamic environment
than this type of document.


Setup of CDDB Options
=====================
Assuming you have your Internet connection established, access
the CDmax Options panel and fill in the information on the CDDB
tabs.

Submissions
-----------
If you have a CD that is not in the CDDB, you can submit it for
inclusion, using CDmax.  You will need to supply your Email 
address and the name of your SMTP mail server.  Check with your
ISP if you are not sure of the SMTP name.  This data is needed
in order to identify you to the CDDB and to allow for return 
email if you should have a submission reject from the CDDB.
(more about this later)

Once you have entered the required data, submit the entry from
the main panel.  You can submit changes to existing entries in
this way, as well.  An email message will be formatted and sent
to the CDDB Admininstrators for inclusion in the database.

Important Note:
---------------
If you submit an entry and for some reason it rejects, you will 
receive an email message in return from the CDDB.  Please forward 
this message to the author of CDmax at the email address listed 
below.  This will assist in correcting the software if there are 
problems.

Retrievals
----------
There are a number of sites all over the world where the CDDB is 
stored.  To begin using the retrieve process you will first need
to retrieve a list of these sites.

First, you must specify your email address mentioned above.
This is used to identify you to CDDB on retrievals as well as
submissions.

A number of retrieval options exist.  Two different access
protocols can be used, CDDBP and HTTP.  And you can access
through a proxy server now also.  Several different combinations
are possible and one or more may work for you depending on
your internet access situation.  Check the website listed
below for detailed explanations on each of the options.

Once you have selected an access option, press the button named 
'Sites' under the Refresh group.  This will populate the 
Site to Query list.  When complete, select a site.

Additionally, there is a button to refresh the valid list of 
CDDB categories.

You may need to adjust the number of seconds in 'Timeout'
depending on your response time.


Legal stuff
===========
This program is provided for your enjoyment and is free for your use.
While every attempt has been made to insure that the software is free 
of problems, the developer cannot warrant it or accept any 
responsiblity for problems it may cause you or your system.


Status
======
Freeware.
Freely distributable.


Contact Information
===================
Developer: Clark Tisdale
Email: clark_tisdale@mindspring.com
Web: http://clark_tisdale.home.mindspring.com/CDmax/