PopNote - The worlds FIRST UDP Chat Client/Server
   by G. Mike Raymond - K5HUM - Copyright 2008
                 

Do you know.......

You can Send a popnote using the Send button OR either Ctrl+Enter or Ctrl+S
You can automatically re send the "last" popnote with Ctrl+Q
You can use Ctrl+U to recover your last transmitted PopNote to the Send window.
You can broadcast to all your populated user buttons with F6.
You can send text from the upper dialog window if the send window is empty.
You can see the Echo Round Trip Time (or Lags in ms) in the Status bar.
You can use Ctrl+W to restore a corrupted address file if you used Ctrl+N first.
You can run multiple copies of PopNote on one PC, but only with each on unique ports.
You can leave PopNote in Away mode, chat and have Away restore x minutes later.
You can use Ctrl+T to toggle through Away activation delays of 3 to 14 seconds.
You can run a VOIP client like PicoPhone (now bundled) from the PopToy menu.
You can use PopNote to chat between terminals (LAN mode) on a private Network.
You can STOP PopNote from minimizing and clearing on initial run with Ctrl+G
You can backup your copy of PopNote.exe and CFG's with Ctrl+N.
You can manually resave your copy of PopNoteD2.CFG with Ctrl+I.
You can manually resave your copy of PopNoteA.CFG with Ctrl+L.
You can populate a user button with Alt+G (pick one first from address box)
You can delete the user from any User Button with F1 thru F5.
You can turn on IP address sharing with F7 (requires remote to send /USERS)
You can choose between minimize to TaskBar OR Tooltray (the default and preferred).
You can force PopNote to skip a line in chat with Ctrl+J
You can Minimize PopNote with Ctrl+M or the "X" in the top right corner.
You can see what Version your buddy has by sending "/version" less quotes.
You can close PopNote by right clicking the PopNote ToolTray Icon.
You can temporarily block PopNote from popping down with Ctrl+B.
You can reset the Font to Courier in the Send window with Ctrl+F.
You can read the latest "Bug and Build" report from the "Help/Whats New" menu.
You can minimize PopNote from the keyboard with Ctrl+M.
You can kill (close or exit) PopNote anytime with Ctrl+K.
You can customize your own away message by creating an "away.txt" file.
You can reply to any previous incoming PopNote IF you first select their IP.
You can send a voice message using the PopToys WAVE and FTP Extensions.
You can send pictures using the PopToys VIEW and FTP extensions.
You can rename any image Viewer that accepts command tails (parameters) to VIEW.EXE 
You can toggle "Auto Record ON" and auto save users popnotes to unique ID.TXT logs.
You can use PopNote's top (incoming) dialog window as a basic text editor/viewer.

More PopNote details:

The five User Buttons populate automatically with incoming popnotes.
Using PopNote's menu "Main/Send Clear" will also clear all five users buttons.
The Echo return of what you send is confirmation of its delivery.
Many of PopNote's menu choices are Toggles (one click on, another click off).
There are many ways to record text chat, including but not limited to Auto Record.
The last person to PopNote always has their IP displaying in the address window.
If you include a URL in your text message, the recipient can click it to launch it. 
Closing PopNote re indexes and re writes the PopNoteA.CFG file.
CAVEAT: PopNote by default does not detect a change in your IP after it is launched.
The FQDN/IP window also serves as an input field for resolving FQDN's.
The FQDN/IP window also serves as an input field for adding IPs.
FTP_PN is totally secure and will not run without your approval.
Internet routers now relay UDP with a 99.9999% guarantee of delivery. 
Turning "Cloak ON" stops your PopNote from Echoing back, making you invisible.
The PopToy WAVE utility records and builds sound files at 11k per second.
The PopToy VIEW utility is limited to displaying no more than 800x600 pixels.

The biggest headache setting up PopNotes: Configuring your Firewall(s) to pass 
Port 54538 and 54539 in both directions. The next big headache: Running through 
the various hoops to obtain a free sub domain address.

Why is a Sub Domain URL useful? It gives you a virtual permanent address
on the Internet, overcoming ISP's who issue dynamic (changing) IP addresses.

How a URL or FQDN works: You run a DNS "tickler" or "updater" on your PC that 
monitors your IP and reports changes to the DNS servers supporting your URL name.
A URL, FQDN or sub domain all do the same thing, resolve vi DNS to an IP.

Finally, if you knew everything mentioned above you can give yourself 
the title of "The Supreme Magnanimous Exalted PooBar of PopNotes",
or an Expert Popper for sure :)

73,
Mike K5HUM