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- * Installing AmigaFax *
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- 1. Install AmigaFax on your on Hard Drive
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- Decide where you would like to install the software. The installation
- script creates the drawer if necessary.
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- Insert AmigaFax diskette.
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- Open the disk icon. Then open the Install_Now icon.
- Or just highlight Install_Now, and open the drawer where you want the
- software installed.
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- If you are working from a Shell window,
- change to the appropriate directory,
- eg. cd df0:AFaxDemo
- or cd df0:AmigaFax
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- type: Install
- or: Install disk:drawer
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- where disk:drawer is the directory path where you want
- the software installed.
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- If one is not provided, the installation script will ask for the name
- of the disk and drawer. It will also create the drawer if necessary
- and copy the software into it.
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- If you already have AmigaFax installed and you are updating to the
- current version, your configuration files will not be overwritten.
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- 2. The installation procedure will create a file afax:s/User-Startup.
- You must edit your user-startup or startup-sequence to include the
- contents of that file.
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- 3. If your devs:MountList doesn't contain an entry for the NULL: device,
- append the MountList file from the devs directory on the AmigaFax
- diskette to it. You must also ensure that the null: device is
- mounted somewhere in your startup sequence, with the line:
- Mount NULL:
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- 4. Edit the file afax:s/AFAX-Start to bring the system up the way you
- want. I normally just run up the GETTY, (not FAA), and only run the
- FaxSpooler when I need it. (AFAX will auto-run it).
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- 5. Edit the files in the FaxLib: directory (Config, Aliases, Address,
- Letter) to reflect your preferences. (The system will operate if you
- don't, but your faxes will have my address!)
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- 6. Many AmigaFax commands require a large stack. Use 20000 or more.
- Add the line:
- stack 20000
- to your s:shell-startup file.
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- 7. There are some sample documents in the FaxDoc: directory. The
- current UserGuide is a Beta version, the release documents are not
- complete.
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- 8. FONTS - There have been instances of the standard Amiga fonts not
- working correctly. If this is the case, you can overwrite them from
- the install script. Do NOT do this unless you have problems with
- your original fonts. The newer ones may not be compatible with your
- workbench release.
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- 9. Using a terminal program while FAA or GETTY is running.
- If you want a terminal program, such as VLT, to be able to access
- the serial port while FAA or GETTY is running, you must use the
- LockSerial program which comes with the AmigaUUCP package. A copy
- of this program is provided in the afax:uucp/c directory. The
- syntax is:
- LockSerial [-D device] [-U unit] "command"
- For example, I use the following alias to run up the VLT program in
- background, arbitrating with GETTY/FAA for use of the port:
- alias vlt runback lockserial vlt
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- 10. Note that at this stage it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you use the
- Getty front-end, rather than faa in standalone mode, even if you do
- not intend to receive data calls, or use UUCP. This allows a lot
- more freedom in configuring the software to different FaxModems.
- For those who wish to run solely from the WorkBench, an faa
- configuration window may be provided in the future. Let us know if
- you would find this a useful feature.
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