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- This programm is freeware, all rights reserved!
-
- Please check the following before executing OzConv:
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- 1) Remove any forums form your OzCis 1.2 forum setup which are installed in
- the OzCis 2.0 forum setup. Otherwise you will get duplicates and an unclean
- system!
-
- 2) Check all your Ver 1.2 forumpath's to make sure you don't have any *.U??
- files. These are library scan update files and will not be handled by
- OzConv. To update your *.L?? or *.S?? files, please
- enter OzCis 1.2, choose the correct forum, choose download and click on
- every library section (with Libchain). OzCis 1.2 will then automatically
- update your *.L?? and *.S?? files with your *.U?? files.
-
- 3) Ozcis 2.0 places a default Forums.db in your installation path. If you
- later define a mail/forums path, this forums.db is the *only* valid
- one. Please check this and delete (or rename) any non-valid forums.db.
-
- 4) You *have* to setup a default (dummy) forum for V2.0 that can be used as
- a pattern. This is necessary since I don't know all the stuff in the
- forums.db and the purge options are too different. You can use a forum
- that already exists as the pattern forum.
-
- 5) The program supports just one path level. I've didn't make
- the effort to program a path parser. Some restriction have to be made!!
-
- That means - If your V2.0 forums.db is in path 'D:\OZ2\MAIL'
- Forum path in 1.2 New Forum path
- '' (blank) D:\OZ2\MAIL\IBMCOM (like GoWord)
- IBMCOM D:\OZ2\MAIL\IBMCOM
- ..\IBMCOM D:\OZ2\IBMCOM
- ..\..\IBMCOM D:\OZ2\IBMCOM
- ^^^^^ Note: this kind of path setting will not be supported when
- coping the forums file!!!!
- D:\COM\OZ\IBMCOM D:\OZ2\MAIL\IBMCOM
- D:\COM\TEMP\OZ\FORUM\IBMCOM D:\OZ2\MAIL\IBMCOM
- If you don't like these new path settings, you have to edit (move) them
- manually!
-
- 6) Save file for Saved msg's '.SAV' extension is used.
- Outbox filename '.OBS' extension is used.
-
- 7) Please ensure that there is enough free disk space! All files
- will be copied, without erasing the old one!
-
-
- ----
- The following files will be copied, if the Oz 1.2 path is valid:
- *.SEC
- *.PRG
- *.OBS
- *.MES --> *.MSG
- *.L?? --> *.CAT
- *.S?? --> *.LST
- ADDRBOOK.DB --> ADDRBOOK.ADR
-
-
- Version 1.5 - (Bug) Fixes:
- ------------------------
- Fixes copy file procedure. It copies now the whole file (for files > 64KB).
-
- Version 1.4 - (Bug) Fixes:
- ------------------------
- Adding notify of cismail.mes/msg to log file.
- Checking if forums.db is realy ozcis 2.0
-
- Version 1.3 - (Bug) Fixes:
- ------------------------
- 'Reset high Msg Num' always set to 'no'.
- Convert address book.
-
- Version 1.2 - Bug fixes:
- ------------------------
- The default filename for saved msg's was wrong.
- The .OBS filename will now be stripped to 8 char's.
- The update date for long/short scan libs will now be the youngest date of your
- *.L??/*.S?? files. If none are found the current day will be inserted.
- Insert a blank line in the log file for better reading.
-
- (Un)Commonly Q/A:
- -----------------
- Q: Why need a pattern/dummy forum?
- A: Since I've didn't written OzCis <G> I don't know which data have to be
- in the various fields, which are not shown on the screen. To make sure there
- is no wrong data I need a dummy/pattern forum from where I can copy those
- data.
-
- Q: Can I cancel ozconv without cause any damage or problem?
- A: Yes, you can. But please remember 1) at the top of this read.me and
- remove those forums which were generated by the previous run before you excute
- ozconv one more time!
-
- Q: Why you don't convert the hosts.db?
- A: It seems that it's not worth the effort. Most user don't have more than
- three or four forums. It's easier to setup them manually.
-
- Q: I have a more complex path than ozconv support. What can I do?
- A: The best is to run ozconv and then move the files in the appropriate
- directory. Don't forget to change the forums path in the forums
- configuration!
-
- Q: Do I need a backup?
- A: Ozconv don't touch any Oz 1.x files. If you've already entered some
- forums in Oz 2.0 or/and make some 1st or 2nd passes you should either aware
- that this forums are deleted from Oz 1.x or make a backup/copy of these Oz
- 2.0 forums (including forums.db).
-
- Q: CP-AV say's there is a virus in ozconv.exe!
- A: No, there is no virus if you've downloaded it from CIS. These is a false
- alarm. Please download the newest signature file from CPSDOS lib 4.
-
- Q: Why you don't handle these .xyz files?
- A: Cause I don't know these .xyz files! <g> If it is something that should
- be handled post a message to me with explanation.
-
- Q: How much disk space need I?
- A: You need as much disk space as all your oz 1.x forums data files need.
- Including address book, forums.db, cismail.mes, etc.
-
- Q: What's your favorit color?
- A: Blue.
-
- ---
- For further information and problem solving please look in the OzConv.log,
- it will be generated during processing! If you post parts of this log
- please post it unformatted.
-
-
- PSi. Vienna/Austria
-
- CIS: 100024,1603
- FIDO: 2:310/14.13@fidonet.org
-