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- DATE: 07/14/91
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- *-*-*-* Silver Xpress Beta Installation Document *-*-*-*
- (c) copyright 1988-1991 by Santronics Software
-
- NOTICE: THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL RELEASE. IT IS A CONTROLLED RELEASED.
- BY THIS WE MEAN, IT IS THE NEAT LAST RELEASE BEFORE THE OFFICIAL
- RELEASE. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SILVER
- XPRESS SYSTEM TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE XPRESS_SYSOP AVAILABLE OFF THE
- FIDONET BACKBONE. PLEASE LIMIT DISTRIBUTION. THIS IS NOT DESIGNED AS A
- OFFICIAL PACKAGE AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR LACK OF
- INFORMATION NOT FOUND IN THIS DOCUMENT. IF YOU ARE A BRAND NEW SYSOP
- INSTALLING THE XPRESS SYSTEM, YOU WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION IN THE
- CURRENT OFFICIAL PACKAGE AVAILABLE ON MOST FINE BULLETINS BOARD SYSTEMS.
-
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL XPRESS MODELS:
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-
- UPGRADING
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- There is no Upgrade Path. Simply delete (Zip up) your old setup
- and keep only the following:
-
- XPUSER.DAT
- XPDUPES.DAT
-
- Now follow the new installation path.
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- If you are a Xpress Beta tester and you have the previous version,
- all you have to do is replace the EXE files.
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- NEW INSTALLATION
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-
- The setup is the same for all BBS Xpress Models except where noted
- for your specific BBS type and Xpress Model.
-
- 1) Make a Silver Xpress directories:
-
- md \xpress
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- 2) unzip the package into the \Xpress directory
-
-
- 3) Make some more Silver Xpress directories:
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- md \xpress\bulletin Unzip XPBULL in here
- md \xpress\misc Unzip XPMISC in here
- md \xpress\extra
- md \xpress\util Unzip XPUTIL in here
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- 4) Run XPCFG.EXE and answer all questions. Compile the system.
- Do Not Proceed Until A Successful Compilation is Performed.
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- QBBS/RA ONLY: Type XPMAIL -J to setup sysop record.
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- 5) Copy the Xpress batch file into your home BBS directory.
-
- One of two files are supplied:
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- XPRESS - This is only for PCBOARD Xpress
- XPRESS.BAT - This is for all others.
-
- The batch files are similar except the pcboard version has some
- extra lines. Modify the file and change the directory statement
- for you setup. In general, the XPMAIL.EXE statement in the file
- are equivalent. The simplest XPMAIL command line is:
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- NON HST: XPMAIL -P<commport>
- HST: XPMAIL -P<commport> -F -B<lockbaud> -FCTS
-
- SWITCHES.DOC has a complete list of all the command line switches.
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- BBS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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- PCBOARD: Make sure USERS.SYS is created for Xpress by PCBoard
- RBBS: Make sure DORINFO1.DEF is created by RBBS
- TAG: Make sure DORINFO1.DEF is created by TAG
- OPUS 1.1x: Make sure SECURE (BBS.CTL) is set 2 or 3.
- OPUS 1.70: Make sure SECURE (BBS.CTL) is set 2 or 3.
- QBBS 2.75: Requires the old 2.64 CONFIG.BBS files
- MAX 1.02 : Tell MAX to reload LASTUSER.BBS upon DOOR exit.
- QBBS/RA: Never Call Xpress.bat with a -J with a Type 7.
-
- 6) Make sure your have PKZIP/PKUNZIP or other compression,
- decompression utilities are located in a pathed directory (or
- put them in \XPRESS\UTIL)
-
- 7) Once you setup the BBS interface with Xpress with your DOOR calling
- logic, you should test out the system by logging into the BBS and
- calling Xpress. Do it local first, then remotely if you can.
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- 8) I highly recommend printing and reading the Beta.Doc file.
-
- This is basically it!
-
- By all means, it sounds more complicated than it is. If you have any trouble,
- please don't hestitate to call me or send me mail:
-
- Hector Santos, President
- Santronics Software
- FidoNet 1:129/82
- Voice Line: 412-864-2060 1pm-9pm EST weekdays 12pm-9pm Weekends
- BBS Line: 412-864-2294 24hrs
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