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- Running MkQWK on the QuickBBS System By: Jim Hale
- ------------------------------------ The Isle of Melnibone
- FIDO 1:380/3
-
-
- Initial Setup
- -------------
- You will need the following programs in order to get MkQWK up and
- running with QuickBBS:
-
- 1) QuickBBS (2.75 or 2.66) Naturally ;-)
- 2) 275to266.EXE (Not needed if you are running 2.66)
- 3) QtoRA.EXE ]
- 4) RAConfig.EXE ] -- These Files are in the RA BBS Archive(s)
- 5) The MkQWK Mail System. Which you MUST have or you wouldn't be
- reading this. B-)
-
- [-- IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE PROGRAMS, GET THEM BEFORE CONTINUING!! --]
-
- QuickBBS (2.75)
- ---------------
- 1) Move the following files into your QuickBBS MAIN Directory (I use
- C:\QUICKBBS).
-
- a) 275to266.EXE (Not needed if you are running 2.66)
- b) QtoRA.EXE
- c) RAConfig.EXE
-
- 2) Run 275to266.EXE. This will create the necessary CONFIG.BBS file to
- work with. (Skip this step if you are running 2.66)
-
- 3) Run QtoRA.EXE. This will create the necessary *.RA files. Select "N"
- for Selections 5. Select "Y" for 1,2,3 & 4.
-
- [----------- Now Comes the "Bubble Gum" & "Barbed Wire" :) ------------]
-
- 4) Run RAConfig.EXE. Modify the following sections:
-
- a) Select O)ther. Select P)aths.
- Change "Menus Directory" to "C:\QUICKBBS\MENUS\"
- Change "Text FIles Directory" to "C:\QUICKBBS\TEXT\"
- Change "Message Base Directory" to "C:\QUICKBBS\"
- Change "Nodelist Directory" to "C:\DB\NODELIST\"
- (Note the Backslashes!)
-
- Press [ESC]
-
- NOTE: If you're setup is different then mine, just modify it
- to suit your needs. For Instance, I use the D'Bridge Email
- System so that's my my nodelist path is set the way it is.
-
- b) Select A)ddresses.
- Make sure that your Main Network Address (0.) and your AKA's
- (1. - 9.) match those setup in your QConfig.
-
- i.e. If your QConfig Address screen shows:
-
- Main Address: Zone 1 Net 380 Node 3 Point 0
- AKA #1: Zone 8 Net 7003 Node 4015 Point 0
- AKA #2: Zone 90 Net 8181 Node 5 Point 0
- etc.
-
- then the RA Address screen SHOULD show:
-
- 0. 1:380/3
- 1. 8:7003/4015
- 2. 90:8181/5
- etc.
-
- Press [ESC]
-
- NOTE: The first time that I did this, it put a couple of
- empty addresses between the 1st and 2nd AKA. BE SURE that
- you're address listing for RA MATCHES the address listing for
- your QuickBBS setup.
-
- c) Select S)ystem.
- Change "System Log File" to "C:\QUICKBBS\SYSTEM.LOG" or
- wherever your QuickBBS "System.Log" is located.
- (NO BackSlash!)
-
- Press [ESC][ESC] (Twice)
-
- d) Select M)essages. Select M)essage Areas.
- Go through *EACH* Message Area and make sure of the
- following:
-
- 1) The AKA Address listed is correct for that Message Area.
- If you have different addresses for different NetWorks (like
- I do) than you will need to modify those. When I first ran
- this setup, the enhancement put my Main FIDO Address in ALL
- the Message Areas (even though some of them needed to be
- setup for the OTHER NetWorks).
-
- 2) The Security Levels and Flags for the Message Areas SHOULD
- be correct. If not, just modify them to whatever you have
- them set to in QConfig.
-
- Press [ESC][ESC] (Twice)
-
- e) Select Q)uit. Select Y)es.
-
- 5) Setup MkQWk as per Mark's Instructions.
-
- 6) The Batch File for running MkQWK is as follows:
-
- If errorlevel 50 goto MkQWK <- Appropriate errorlevel with a
- drop type "15". *NOT* a "7".
-
- :MkQWK <- Just the Label.
- c: <- Change to Drive MkQWK is on.
- cd\quickbbs <- Change to where MkQWK is located.
- MkQWK <- Run MkQWK ;)
- Goto RestartQuick <- Or whatever it takes to reload
- QuickBBS after a Door.
-
- That SHOULD do it! If you have any questions regarding running MkQWK on
- the QuickBBS System, you can NetMail me at 1:380/3 (FIDO) OR you can
- call my board straight (The Isle of Melnibone - (318) 443-8227 - *HST*).
- Questions regarding MkQWK should go to Mark. ;-)
-