Inv3rsion SinterPoint client API and server application, DEMO Version 1.0.0

DEMO SOFTWARE RESTRICTIONS
The demo version of the sinterserv executable will only run for 15 minutes at a
time to facilitate testing and development.  For information on how to obtain a
non-crippled version of the server, please visit the Inv3rsion website at
http://www.inv3rsion.com.  At the time of this writing, only the demo version is
available.

INTRODUCTION
SinterPoint is a tool for developing network-distributed applications. A 
SinterPoint-based solution comprises a server application and several clients. 
Text strings are relayed to and from clients, and those strings may be 
processed as command strings by client applications.  The SinterPoint software
comes with the server, sinterserv, and a client API and examples.

FEATURES
SinterPoint is cross-platform, meaning the server and client API work on multiple
platforms, and a SinterPoint-based solution is possible across a mixture of 
operating systems.  The server requires no configuration, except an optional 
maximum data buffer size for send operations.  When a client connects to the 
server and no other clients of that type are connected, the server accepts 
configuration information such as software name & version, and limits on the 
number of send or receive clients.  When a receive client connects late to a 
session on the server (i.e. after commands have been sent), the server sends the
entire command history to that client, so no information is lost.  When all 
clients disconnect from the server, a session ends, and the history information 
is lost.

EXAMPLE PROGRAMS
1. sendclient.cpp
   This example connects to a SinterPoint server and allows a user to input text
   strings.  The text strings are sent to any receive clients that are
   connected.
2. receiveclient.cpp
   This example connects to a SinterPoint server and prints out any text strings
   that are received from the server.  Use in conjunction with the sendclient
   example to see how strings are communicated to any receive clients.
3. onreceiveclient.cpp
   This example is a variation of a receive client.  Instead of checking for
   data in the user's event loop, a separate thread is created that calls a
   callback function specified by the user.   
   
RELEASE NOTES

version 1.0.3 changes
- Much faster data transfer than previous versions
- No more limit on message size
- Licensing scheme added

Windows
o The Windows version of SinterPoint depends on the pthreads-win32 library, 
available here: http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
o Only Windows XP is supported.  The software may work on other versions of
Windows, but the sinterserv process will have to be killed manually.

Linux/Irix
No known issues

Other Unix
SinterPoint has not been tested on other platforms.  Please contact Inv3rsion 
at sinterpoint@inv3rsion.com to request support for other platforms.