LM> I downloaded a copy of Qmodem 5.0 and uploaded it into a few other
 LM> local BBS, but one Sysop told me that it was a non-shareware version. 
 LM> Is this so? 
yes. qmodem 5.0 and 5.01 are commercial releases. if you want the
version that can be legally distributed, you need one of the
test-drive versions which are free-to-use in non-commercial settings.
version 4.60 is the most recent test-drive release and is functionally
identical to version 4.52, only msi's contact and ordering information
was changed to reflect a relocation of their offices.
olx 2.1 is the test-drive version of olx 2.2, included with qmodem
5.0x, but distributed separately from the test-drive version of qmodem.
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