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- FILE viegophr.readme (.rme)
-
- written: 1992-10-30 <Gerhard.Gonter@wu-wien.ac.at>
- latest update: 1993-06-16
-
-
- =========================================================================
- INTRODUCTION:
-
- This file gives a short overview about the items from the VieGOPHER
- package along with quick'n'dirty installation instructions.
-
- I finally decided to ship the package at this stage, knowing that some
- clean-up work needs to be done, mostly in the documentation. The basis
- for my decision was that the current version is fairly stable.
-
- The files are available from
- olymp.wu-wien.ac.at /pub/src/VieGOPHER
- boombox.micro.umn.edu /pub/gopher/VieGOPHER (not yet ??)
- awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at /gopher.191
- (userid=anonymou, passwd=guest)
-
- =========================================================================
- THE PACKAGE:
-
- The standard package contains the following files:
- viegophr.readme this file
- viegophr.product PRODUCT file with all REXX modules
- viegophr.ps documentation in Postscript format
- vieg-um.ps user documentation in Postscript format
- rose.exec the installation engine
- rose.doc instructions for the installation engine
- viegophr.question a few questions about VieGOPHER
-
- There are a few files that you need to fetch from elsewhere:
- rextcpip.module TCP/IP transport from Ken Hornstein; vers. 1.8.4
- (available from LISTSERV@DEARN.bitnet)
- rxsocket.module TCP/IP transport from Arthur Ecock
- (available from LISTSERV@CUNYVM.bitnet)
- ywakeup.module Wakeup system, available from
- LISTSERV@DEARN.bitnet
-
- You might also find the following files on the same distribution
- media, respectively on the same ftp server:
- rextcpip.assemble the modified version 1.8.4 of Ken Hornstein's
- REXTCPIP.MODULE (the TCP transport system)
-
-
- Note: For TCP/IP version 1 you need to have REXTCPIP.MODULE; if you
- have TCP/IP version 2 then you can choose between RXSOCKET
- and REXTCPIP for the client. The server needs REXTCPIP in any
- case (a future version might also allow a choice).
- Note: You can get RXSOCKET.MODULE or REXTCPIP.MODULE in a modified
- version 1.8.4 directly from me. The modifications are
- documented in VIEGOPHR.PS.
- Note: YWAKEUP.MODULE is possibly not needed.
-
-
- Source Listing:
- viegophr.tex documentation in LaTeX format
- vieg-um.tex user documentation in LaTeX format
- rosetex.awk generate a LaTeX file from a product file
- vieg-pro.tex LaTeX source listing of viegophr.product
- vieg-pro.ps Postscript source listing of viegophr.product
- lpr.sty Line-Printer Style File used for running
- vieg-pro.tex down
- appleps.sty page definitions in LaTeX, possibly not needed
-
-
- The complete main source in NED's HYX format together with the necessary
- tools can be obtained on request. NED is a 'hypertexty' MSDOS editor.
- The file VIEGOPHR.HYX contains the documentation as well as the source
- code together with other items that are not included in the standard
- package. NED can itself be used as an (experimental) Gopher client
- running under PC/TCP. The files are:
- viegophr.hyx HYX file
- viegophr.idx Index file
- viegophr.lut Lookup Table
- viegophr.bat generate PRODUCT and TEX files from the HYX
-
- If you want to use the HYX file you need the MSDOS text editor NED,
- put the hyx, idx and lut file in one directory and enter
- ned -hy viegophr.hyx
-
- =========================================================================
- QUICK'N'DIRTY INSTALLATION:
-
- (For more information about the installation refer to the documentation
- found in VIEGOPHR.PS.)
-
- Use this checklist to get the system off the ground:
-
- 1 [ ] Put VIEGOPHR.PRODCUT and ROSE.EXEC on any readable minidisk.
-
- 2 [ ] Prepare a R/W minidisk with filemode A with at least 2 cylinders
- (275 blocks with 4096 byte).
-
- 3 [ ] If you have VIEGOPHR.FIX around somewhere, you can place it on
- minidisk A, but this is not necessary.
-
- 4 [ ] Start the program generator by entering:
- ROSE VIEGOPHR
-
- 5 [ ] Read the options presented by ROSE and answer the questions
- appropriately. In most cases you will want to use the
- predefined option. In this case simply enter code 1 or hit
- the ENTER key. If you want to change something enter code 3
- (followed by pressing the ENTER key of course) and then enter
- the value that you want to use.
-
- 6 [ ] After prompting for all options ROSE will generate all
- modules and invoke the postinstallation procedure GOPHINST.EXEC.
-
- 7 [ ] Fetch any missing file that the postinstallion procedure might
- point out. If the postinstallation procedure finds
- inconstencies in your installation, remove the appropriate
- line from VIEGOPHR.FIX and go back to step 4.
-
- 8 [ ] Put the file VIEGOPHR.FIX at a safe place. You might want
- to use it again for a fast re-installation later on.
-
- 9 [ ] Place RXSOCKET.MODULE and/or REXTCPIP.MODULE on minidisk A.
-
- 10 [ ] Done! Your minidisk A should now contain all necessary programs
- for the client and server.
-
- 11 [ ] If you don't want the server you can remove GOPHERDD.EXEC.
-
- 12 [ ] If you want to run the server it's time to look at the
- documentation (VIEGOPHR.PS) now to find out about index files,
- access groups, etc...
-
-
- =========================================================================
- If you have earlier version of VieGOPHER ...
-
- ... you might want to know about a couple of changes.
-
- GOPHERC.EXEC, Postinstaller
- The client code is not longer named GOPHER.EXEC, instead it's
- GOPHERC.EXEC. The also new postinstaller generates a GOPHER.EXEC,
- if there doesn't exist one. GOPHER.EXEC is intended to be customized
- by the administrator to access whatever disks are needed etc.
-
- Files that are not longer needed and can be removed:
- GOPHRNG2.XEDIT rolled into GOPHER.XEDIT
- GLOBALVV.EXEC handled by standard GLOBALV
- GLOBALXV.EXEC handled by standard GLOBALV
- FDNS.EXEC only needed for REXTCPIP versions before 1.8.4
- FDNS.IN ditto
-
-
- =========================================================================
- COPYING and USING:
-
- The files can be distributed and used freely in the spirit of the
- GNU Public License. The point is, if you manage to sell this program
- to someone, I want my share. If you give away the program for free and
- you're able to sell your expertise in installing and administrating the
- package, this is fine with me and I wish you the best.
-
- "No risk, no fun"... Have fun, but use it at your own risk.
-
-
- =========================================================================
- TROUBLES? SHOOT 'EM...
- (or what can go wrong will)
-
- There are a couple of problems that you might run into:
-
- * The client starts but presents only an empty screen.
- (REXTCPIP version)
-
- -> Check out if your TCPIP.DATA file contains an entry for a
- nameserver at the loop-back address 14.0.0.0 or on your
- local mainframe. If so, put a modified TCPIP.DATA file on
- a minidisk with a low enough filemode letter. This file
- should provide an entry for a nameserver on a Unix machine
- instead of the loop-back address.
-
- On my own installation (awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at), the modified
- TCPIP.DATA is placed on the same disk as all the other Gopher
- modules. Users are told either to access the Gopher disk as
- a lower disk than TCPIP or not to use TCPIP at all.
- (TCPIP is needed if the user wants to use Telnet-items from
- Gopher menus, however.)
-
-
- * The file VIEGOPHR.README doesn't contain any information about
- a special problem and VIEGOPHR.PS doesn't help either.
-
- -> Try to describe your problem as complete as you can. If you
- have problems when you access a certain item on some fancy
- server, please write down the Gopher coordinates (name, host,
- port, type, path).
- Send your problem description together with the FIX file
- by email to <Gerhard.Gonter@wu-wien.ac.at>.
-