
                        VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
                        ---------------------------

 New registrations have slowed significantly over the last few years, and are
 now at a level that makes it no longer financially viable to continue with my
 decision in 1996 to not charge upgrade fees.

 While I will continue to honour my "free to existing licensed users" commitment
 for this v1.71 release, I am requesting that you consider paying a "voluntary
 upgrade fee" of $10 at this time.

 Future major releases of ZTreeWin beyond v1.70 will require an upgrade fee of
 $10, while minor updates will continue to be free of charge.

 * * For those who have registered or upgraded recently, or have already made
 some extra contribution over the years, I certainly do not expect you to feel
 obligated at this time, but your generosity is greatly appreciated.

 Although I am extremely unhappy about having to make this policy change, the
 very real alternative is to stop further ZTree development altogether.

 This latest release is the best and most stable ever, but there is still so
 much more that can be done.  Some suggestions from users can be found on the
 ZTreeWiki site: http://www.ztwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Wishlist

 These, and other enhancements I have planned, will give ZTree even more
 capability and power, and will hopefully attract more new users to ZTree.

 If you've been enjoying the ZTree experience for some time, and the regular
 addition of new features, your voluntary $10 contribution should provide the
 financial support that will enable me to develop the next ZTree upgrade,
 while continuing to provide regular updates and unlimited support.

 Please visit: http://www.ztree.com/html/upgrade.htm for more information, and
 to make your voluntary contribution.

 Thank you for your understanding, and to all who have kindly supported, both
 financially and otherwise, my efforts over these past twelve years to provide
 the very best file-management software available.


 Sincerely,
 Kim Henkel
