                               Welcome To VENDOR

This file contains important "Getting Started" information.  Please read 
this file first.  
This file contains important "Last Minute Information" that is not contained in the regular VENDOR documentation.  


Getting Started:

   The "Vendor Server Installation Diskette" contains an INSTALL.EXE program 
   in the root directory.  This program creates a "Vendor Admin" group on the 
   current workstation and then runs the "Vendor Administration Program".  The 
   "Vendor Administration Program", also known as VNDADMIN, is used to install 
   or update Vendor Servers, as well as configure Vendor Servers.

   On-line documentation is located in the \DOCS subdirectory of the 
   installation diskette.  The ADMINDOC.INF file contains administrative 
   information and describes in detail how to install and maintain a Vendor 
   Server.  The RXUTILS.INF file contains information regarding the RXUTILS 
   function package.  The GIME.INF file contains information regarding the
   GIME utility.  All INF files may be browsed with the OS/2 VIEW program.
   For example, to view the ADMINDOC, you would execute:  VIEW ADMINDOC 


Additional Information:

 1. The INSTALL program contained in the same directory as this READ.ME file
    has been C/I/D enabled to the extent that it supports a response file
    and can be run from any drive and directory.  VIEW the ADMINDOC for
    more information regarding the INSTALL program.

 2. The Vendor client program requires the VENDOR.DLL, VNDPRG.DLL,
    VNDNET.DLL and VNDTCP.DLL Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files.  
    Please ensure that they are installed in a directory along the
    users LIBPATH.

 3. The administrative documentation does not describe the Vendor Client
    program.  See the User's Guide for Vendor Client information. All
    Vendor Client modules are located in the \VNDCLNT subdirectory of
    the "Vendor Server Installation" diskette.

    - Copy VENDOR.EXE to a directory specified in the users PATH.
    - Copy *.DLL files to a directory specified in the users LIBPATH.
    - Copy *.HLP files to a directory specified in the users HELP path.

 4. This version of Vendor supports OS/2 TCP/IP with NFS as well
    as IBM LAN Server for a LAN infrastructure.
