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+Before running the client for the first time, be sure to:
+ 1. visit the Server Uptimes project web site and register yourself
+ (WWW: http://uptime.hexon.cx/register.html),
+
+ 2. log in (WWW: http://uptime.hexon.cx/login)
+
+ 3. Add your host (WWW: http://uptime.hexon.cx/login/cgi-bin/addhost.cgi)
+
+Note that in order to send your uptime information to the uptime server,
+you hosts need more-or-less full-time Internet access.
+
+You will also need to edit /usr/local/etc/upclient.conf:
+HostID is the ID you've received when you added your host
+Login and pass are your login and password
+Interval is the amount of time between each update.
+Don't set this higher than 10 minutes, or else your host
+won't appear in the list.
+