IMPORTANT!!!
============

To safely use secure-FTP with Serv-U, using SSL/TLS to encrypt the FTP
session and file tranfers, you *MUST* create your own certificate. To do
this go to the 'Server | Settings | SSL Certificate' tab and fill in your
own entries for the certificate presented there (you can get context
sensitive help for this by pressing F1).

The reason for this has to do with the way SSL works. Associated with the
certificate are two encryption keys named "private key" and "public key".
To keep FTP traffic secret the private key has to be a secret. The default
certificate that gets installed has the same keys for every installation
and is thus no secret.


THE SERV-U PROMO MESSAGE
========================

This is Serv-U version 5.0, a flexible FTP server (or Daemon) for all
32-bit versions of MS-Windows (Win95, Win98, WinME, NT, Win2000,
Win2003,XP). It turns any PC with a network connection into an FTP site on
the  Internet.

Serv-U offers the following:

* Easy to set up and use.
* A Windows standard, with over 50000 registered users!
* Support for Secure-FTP through SSL/TLS.
* Support for ODBC databases for accounts.
* Lots of security through passwords, read/write/append/modify rights per
  directory or file for each user (including Anonymous), and access
  restrictions based on IP address.
* Fast and rock solid!
* Multiple 'virtual' FTP servers can be set up on a single instance of
  Serv-U.
* Server can be administered remotely.
* Supports S/KEY one-time passwords.
* Can run as a native 'system service' in NT, Windows 2000/2003 and Windows
  95/98/ME/XP.
* Support for temporary accounts that are automatically deleted upon
  expiration.
* Support for UL/DL ratios, disk quota limitations, network bandwidth
  limiting, and automatic anti-anti-time-out plus anti-hammering measures.
* Full UNC path support.
* Support for virtual paths. Directories or drives can be mapped to any
  location in a user's directory structure.
* Support for 'links' such as those used in UNIX.
* Full support for all 'ls' directory listing options.
* Support for messages to users, or from users to the server.
* Users can be put into groups for easy maintenance of large numbers.
* A complete implementation of the FTP standard in RFC959, RFC1123,
  RFC1760, RFC2228, RFC2246, RFC2289, RFC2389 and the Secure-FTP draft.
* Supports resuming of file uploads and downloads.
* Configurable messages for sign-on, sign-off, login, and directory
  changes.
* Has time-out and time-limit features, so connections are automatically
  cleared when idle, hung, or connected too long.
* Easy to setup and maintain through a separate administrator program. For
  automated maintenance the settings are stored in either an .INI file,
  registry, or ODBC database of simple format.
* Has an open architecture which makes monitoring, changing and extending
  the server behavior possible through external DLLs.
* Logs all transactions to file and screen that can be read by other
  applications. Includes unique session IDs, time, and date stamps.


EDITIONS
========

Serv-U comes in three editions: A free "Personal Edition" that provides all
the functionality needed for personal home use. Next is "Standard Edition",
intended as the file sharing solution for most personal and business users.
"Professional Edition is for corporate FTP sites that need many virtual FTP
servers and high-volume traffic. For a complete overview of Serv-U's
Editions please see http://www.Serv-U.com/


TRY-OUT
=======

Serv-U is trialware, which means you can try it before you decide to
register. Feel free to pass the try-out version around, but please do not
distribute any registration keys. The 30 day trial version is fully
functional and identical to "Professional Edition". After the trial time
has expired Serv-U automatically becomes a "Personal Edition" server.


INSTALLATION/UPGRADING
======================

Serv-U comes as a self-extracting installation executable. Follow the
interactive setup and it will do the hard work for you. An uninstall
program is also included which makes complete removal of all Serv-U files
easy.

To upgrade from a previous version the same installation program can be
used. It will automatically look for and upgrade your existing installation
of Serv-U. Of course, it never hurts to make a backup of your Serv-U
directory before upgrading.


NOTES FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
===============================

The self-extracting installation executable is a zip-file in itself which
can be unpacked using any unzip utility. This lets one scan the contained
executables for viruses if needed. Also, instead of the interactive setup
the installer can be run silently. The online help file has more
information relevant to system administrators, such as startup options,
installer  options, and network installation.


CONTACT INFORMATION
===================

If you have any questions or comments then please check out the Serv-U Web
site. This site has links for support, information, pricing, and
registration. The WWW address is: 	        

        http://www.Serv-U.com/

Serv-U is published by RhinoSoft.com:

        RhinoSoft.com                
        P.O. Box 53                
        Helenville, WI 53137                
        Voice: +1 (262) 560-9627                
        Fax:   +1 (262) 560-9628                
        http://www.Serv-U.com/sales

Enjoy!

        Rob Beckers                
        Author of Serv-U                
        Cat Soft LLC, an affiliate of RhinoSoft.com