reduq v1.2 august2001&reduq and unreduq created bij Jacco Mintjes are 
Freeware,for personal,non-comercial use only.For more information,com-
ment,etc.contact me at xanntia@dkrant.myweb.nl."no warranty of whatso-
ever is given,this is a `as is`program and i am in no way responsible
for any damage caused by the uses of reduq.exe or unreduq.exe"
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[see for Frequently Asked Questions below]

> about Reduq
I created this program because i wanted to make my own compress util.
I found that reduq is easy to use when you only have to compress one
file at a time,like when transporting a single document,picture or exe
over the internet or on disk.It is simple and it is free no registry
neccesary!

> reduq using windows
Drag and drop the file to `reduq`=compress,`unreduq`=decompress

> reduq using dos
at dos prompt typ `reduq ?` for help

> file "reduq.zip" must contain the following files:
	
---------N-A-M-E-----K-B----D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N------

*	reduq.exe    58  TO ENCODE/COMPRESS A FILE
*	unreduq.exe  44  TO DECODE/DECOMPRESS A FILE
*	reduq.txt     3  THIS TEXT FILE
*	Rdqicon.rdq   1  AN REDUQ ICON (compressed)
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> EXAMPLE
after you unzipped "reduq.zip" into a directory you will see the file
"Rdqicon".To see how reduq works,drag & drop the file to the program 
called "unreduq" and it will be uncompressed into its original state:
the [rdq] icon.

>FAQ

Q: how can i encode a file?
A:
"there are two ways to encode/compress a file: 1st is to open two ex-
 plorers in windows,one explorer viewing the directory containg Reduq
 the other viewing the file you wish to encode.Point with the mouse to
 the file you wish to encode and click on it with the left button,
 hold the button and drag it to the `reduq` file in the other explorer
 if your file `touches` the `reduq` file let go of the left button and
 your file will be encoded.The encoded file has the extension ".rdq"
 and you will find it in the same directory as the original file."
"the 2nd way is to open the Dos mode and typ in the directory contain-
 ing Reduq to encode `reduq [path+filename]` or `reduq [filename] and
 to decode typ `unreduq [path+filename]` or `unreduq [filename]."


Q: how can i decode a file?
A:
"same as above but this time use `unreduq` instead of `reduq`."

Q: how relliable is reduq?
A:
"as far as i know it is a good working,safe and simple program"

q: where can i get the latest version?
A:
"if you like this program please tell me and i will work to make it
 better,You can check www.dkrant.myweb.nl for any progs"

> limitations (known)
-*when compressing large files,>2Mb,a fast computer is desired >300mhz
-*this version does not support long filenames
(if anyone knows of a basic language for windows,please tell me)

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History:

* v1.1
>First release

* v1.2
>fixed the extension bug,all extension lengths from 0-3 are allowed
>erased some useless codelines
>added message saying,`in windows:you now may close this window`
