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Further Development, Inc. InterEcho Demo Manual - May 1 1996 ====================================================================== (c) Copyright 1993-1996 Further Development, Inc. All rights reserved. ^ | Further Development, Inc. | Further P.O. Box 821864 ____|____________ South Florida, FL 33082 (____|____________) USA | | Development, Inc . Phone 1-954-436-2080 M-F 2pm-8pm EST ____|______________________ 1-500-675-0049 5pm-10pm PST (____|______________________) Fax 1-954-432-2223 | BBS 1-954-436-1085 | Fidonet 1:369/35 InterMailnet 211:211/101 E-Mail fdi@furtherdev.com See our Website at http://www.furtherdev.com This short manual is a quick guide to help you through the basic installation of the demo version of InterEcho. It will not however be sufficient for you to learn everything about InterEcho and make a perfect setup. To do that, you will need the 90 page manual which you will receive when you purchase InterEcho. This manual on file is also shipped with the registered version of InterEcho. It may come in handy. In the following text and in the setup program, we refer to our front end mailer InterMail and our sysop message editor InterEdit. They are other products made by us to be used with InterEcho, but they are not shipped with InterEcho or with this demo. Free demo versions of them are sometimes available on our BBS. Trademarks ---------- All products by Further Development, Inc. are trademarks or registered trademarks of Further Development, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Fable of Contents ----------------- 1. System Requirements 2. Installation 3. Jump Start 4. Starting IESetup and InterEcho 5. Path and DOS variable 6. Mail Processing Status 7. Using IESetup 8. Message Folders 9. Areafix Commands System Requirements =================== * IBM AT (80286) or higher, or true compatible. An 80386 is recommended. * DOS version 3.1 or higher. * Hard drive with a minimum of 2 MB of free space. This is sufficient for InterEcho alone. Much more space will be needed for the message bases and for the inbound and the outbound echomail. * 640 KB minimum RAM, with at least 400 KB of DOS memory available for InterEcho. Installation ============ * At the DOS prompt, create a temporary directory: md \temp * Decompress the InterEcho archive: pkunzip ie*.zip \temp * Change directory and start the install program: cd \temp install * Follow the instructions on the screen. The install program will first create the directories, install the files, and then the setup program will take you on a guided tour. Remove the temporary directory \temp when you are done. InterEcho shares setup files with our front end mailer InterMail. We strongly recommend that you install both in the same directory, that is c:\im. Jump Start ========== * Install on hd * Move AREAFIX.HLP from \im to \im\system * Verify paths in IESetup, specially the netmail folder * Enter links * Enter echomail areas in your BBS (makewild, pcbsetup, scfg) * Select your BBS in Message Folder Template * Import echomail folder setup from your BBS, FIDONET.NA or AREAS.BBS * Connect links to echomail areas * Run INTRECHO /TAG * Check the log file * Enter a few test messages on your BBS * Test scan by runing INTRECHO * Check the log file * Test toss a small echomail packet from \im\secure * Check the log file * Enter netmail folders on your BBS * Import netmail folder setup in IESetup * Enter a few test netmail messages on your BBS * Test scan netmail with INTRECHO * Check the log file * Back up inbound mail BEFORE you toss them the first few days * If something goes wrong, check the log, check folder and link setup, read the manual, correct the error, delete the dupe database IEDUPFIL.IDX and re-toss the backup. * Automate the start of InterEcho from batch file AFTER you have verified that everything works ok. Starting IESetup ================ If you are already using InterMail or an earlier version of InterEcho, you will need to verify the configuration in the IESetup program before you run this version of InterEcho for the first time. * At the DOS prompt, change to your InterEcho main directory: cd \im * To start the setup program, type iesetup There is only one command line option for IESetup: iesetup /install It will take you one the same guided tour as the install program did. The first time you start InterEcho ---------------------------------- InterEcho tags exported messages in your message base. This stops InterEcho from exporting the same messages the next time. No such tags exist the first time you run InterEcho. To stop InterEcho from exporting all of your messages, you need to run InterEcho in the tag mode, but only if you have defined folders that already exist and contain messages. If your folders are new or empty, you do not need to run InterEcho in the tag mode, since there are no messages to mark. If you do export all your messages by mistake, InterEcho will create fairly huge outbound echomail packets in the directory for outbound echomail \IM\OUTECHO. You should just delete them. If you do not delete them, and your mailer sends the files to your links, they may or may not classify your messages as dupes and delete them accordingly. If they do not delete them, your dupe messages may travel farther along the echomail paths and you may receive embarrassing comments, complaints or threaths on decapitation. * At the DOS prompt, change to your InterEcho main directory: cd \im * The first time you start InterEcho (note the spelling, the missing "e"), type: intrecho /tag Start InterEcho manually ------------------------ At any time you may start InterEcho manually from the DOS prompt: * Change to your InterEcho main directory: cd \im * Start the InterEcho program: intrecho Command line options for InterEcho ---------------------------------- You may combine the options as you wish on the same line. intrecho Contrary to some other echomail processors, InterEcho will give you full performance when you start it without any options. This includes tossing, scanning and areafix. As a result, you don't need to worry about cryptic command line options just to get the job done. intrecho /areafix Process messages to Areafix in the InterMail netmail folder. (If the %RESCAN option is used, the message base will also be scanned for mail.) This is also done if you start InterEcho without any command lines options at all. Use this switch only when you don't want InterEcho to do the full job. intrecho /mem Gives extra memory debug information on the bottom line. Does not affect the operation. Shows number of file handles in use, free (unused) memory and the lowest level of free memory during the run. intrecho /noareafix Do not process messages to Areafix in the InterMail netmail folder. Use this switch only when you want other programs to see messages to Areafix. intrecho /notify Create netmail status reports to links that have the "Send notify list" checkbox selected in IESetup -> Links -> Edit -> Areafix. intrecho /scan Scan the message base and export newly locally entered mail to your up and downlinks. This is also done if you start InterEcho without any command lines options at all. Use this switch only when you don't want InterEcho to do the full job, for example when a caller logs of the BBS. intrecho /tag Use the first time you scan messages in a non-empty message folder. InterEcho marks all messages as exported, but does not export anything. intrecho /toss Toss inbound echomail to up and downlinks, and import to the local message base. This is also done if you start InterEcho without any command lines options at all. Use this switch only when you don't want InterEcho to do the full job. intrecho /unknown Re-toss mail from the folder for Unknown areas. Make sure you have added the missing areas (or correct spelling errors) before you re-toss. intrecho /unsecure Re-toss mail from the folder for Unsecure mail. Make sure you have added the correct packet password before you re-toss, or that you have selected Unsecure mode under Application -> InterEcho -> Options. If you do scan out mail after every caller logs off the BBS, you don't need to scan out again when you toss inbound mail. You will save a few seconds by letting InterEcho do only the tossing and areafix processing: intrecho /toss /areafix Exit from InterMail 2.2 ----------------------- If you are running InterMail and a BBS, you probably want to automate the processing of echomail. You will get the best performance by starting InterEcho from the same batch file that you use to start InterMail, that is IMRUN.BAT. By letting InterMail exit with an errorlevel, for example 50, you may use the errorlevel in the IMRUN.BAT to start InterEcho. For more information about errorlevels, see your DOS manual. You may only run one copy of InterEcho at a time, and only one of your mailer tasks may start InterEcho. The following describes three methods. Exit InterMail on received echomail file ---------------------------------------- You may set InterMail to exit and run InterEcho a few seconds after a compressed echomail file is received. InterMail will check the file name, and does not exit when other types of files are received. This method works well if you receive only a few echomail files per day. * Start IMSetup, the InterMail 2.2x setup program * Go to Manager -> Events. * Select an event and go to the Behavior sub menu. * Set Exit when mail is received = Yes. * Go to Mailer -> Errorlevels. * Set Received mail = 50. * Change your IMRUN.BAT according to one of the methods described below. Exit InterMail on timed event ----------------------------- By setting up one or more timed events per day, you may do the mail processing during off-peak hours, when not so many users are calling. This method works well if you receive many files per day and it is this method we recommend for multi-line setup of InterMail. * Start IMSetup, the InterMail 2.2x setup program. * Go to Manager -> Events. * Create a new event with the Ins key. * Make it an external event, by setting the event Tag to X. * Set the Errorlevel = 50. * Change your IMRUN.BAT according to one of the methods described below. Exit InterMail by pressing a function key ----------------------------------------- The function keys in InterMail "waiting for a call" screen may be defined to run external programs. This feature is nice to combine with other methods of starting InterEcho, since it allows you to process the mail with just one single keystroke. * Start IMSetup, the InterMail 2.2x setup program. * Go to Mailer -> Function keys. * Press the key you want to assign, for example F2. * Enter the title to appear in listing, for example InterEcho * To exit with an errorlevel, enter in the Action field: ?50 * Set the Pause = No and Check = No. * Change your IMRUN.BAT according to one of the methods described below. Start InterEcho from a batch file --------------------------------- The following text describes several similar methods of using errorlevel 50 to start InterEcho from IMRUN.BAT. Direct from the if-errorlevel line ---------------------------------- The syntax of the DOS batch command "if errorlevel" lets you enter any DOS command after the errorlevel, to be executed when this particular errorlevel is set. A program name is a valid DOS command, and therefore you may simply enter "intrecho" after the errorlevel. :loop c: cd \im im if errorlevel 100 dobbs if errorlevel 50 intrecho goto loop Starting InterEcho cannot be easier than this and, in most cases, does not have to be more complicated. Jump to another section with GOTO --------------------------------- If you would like to run other programs in the same event as you process mail, you may want to jump to another section in IMRUN.BAT: :loop c: cd \im im if errorlevel 100 dobbs if errorlevel 50 goto procmail goto loop :procmail rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here intrecho rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here goto loop Start other batch file ---------------------- If you plan to do so many things that you feel the need of running InterEcho from a separate batch file, DOS allows you two methods of starting the other batch file. The first one starts the ANOTHER.BAT but will not make DOS automatically continue in IMRUN.BAT after ANOTHER.BAT ends. It is therefore very important that the last command in your ANOTHER.BAT starts IMRUN.BAT again: :loop c: cd \im im if errorlevel 100 dobbs if errorlevel 50 another.bat goto loop This is a sample of your ANOTHER.BAT: :start rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here intrecho rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here c:\im\imrun.bat Use CALL to start other batch file ---------------------------------- The second method uses the CALL statement that makes the IMRUN.BAT continue on the line after the CALL when the other batch file ends: :loop c: cd \im im.exe if errorlevel 100 dobbs if errorlevel 50 call another.bat goto loop This is a sample of your ANOTHER.BAT, started with the CALL statement: rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here intrecho rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here Note that the last command does not start IMRUN.BAT. If you manually test this ANOTHER.BAT by starting it direct from the DOS prompt, it should return to DOS when it ends. It should not return to IMRUN.BAT. Run InterEcho after a BBS caller logs off ----------------------------------------- If you want to export messages entered by your BBS callers immediately after they log off, you may start InterEcho from your POSTCALL.BAT or whatever batch file name you use for similar tasks: :start rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here intrecho /scan rem enter_whatever_commands_you_like_here :end Another method is to start InterEcho direct from the EXEBBS.BAT. This is a sample for Wildcat! 4.0, that works with most modems: @echo off set MNP= if %4 == /Arq set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Hst set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/V32 set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Mnp set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Mnp/Mnp5 set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Lapm set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Lapm/V42bis set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Hst/Hst set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Hst/Hst/Mnp5 set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/Hst/Hst/V42bis set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/V32/Mnp set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/V32/Lapm set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/V32/Lapm/V42bis set MNP=MNP if %4 == /Arq/V32/Lapm/Mnp/Mnp5 set MNP=MNP cd \wildcat wildcat /b %1%MNP% %3 cd \im intrecho /scan imrun.bat You may save some processing time by just doing the scanning and no tossing. Path and DOS variable ===================== Both InterEcho and IESetup read the IM environment variable, if it is available, to determine the location of the setup file FD.SYS. This means you do not have to change directories to \im before starting InterEcho. We recommend you add this line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: set IM=C:\IM The program files do not have to be present in the directory from which you start them. DOS will find them if you add the \im directory to your PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Sample: path c:\;c:\dos;c:\im Mail Processing Status ====================== InterEcho gives you a full real-time status report during the mail processing. This information is useful for fine tuning your system. ┌─ Inbound ──────────────────────────┬─ Outbound ────────────────────────┐ │ Processed (tossed) mail: 0 │ Scanned message base: 0 │ │ Echomail imported: 0 │ Echomail exported: 0 │ │ BBS netmail: 0 │ BBS netmail exported: 0 │ │ InterMail netmail: 0 │ InterMail netmail packed: 0 │ │ Msgs in unlisted areas: 0 │ Echomail for links: 0 │ │ Unsecure mail (no psw): 0 │ │ │ Dupes: 0 │ │ └────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────┘ - Processed (tossed) mail Number of processed inbound messages, both echomail and netmail. - Echomail imported Number of inbound echomail messages imported to your message folders. Passthru echomail is not included. - BBS netmail Number of incoming netmail messages saved to the BBS netmail folder. - InterMail netmail Number of incoming netmail messages saved to the InterMail netmail folder. - Msgs in unlisted areas Number of incoming echomail messages with an Area tag not listed in the Message Folder manager. - Unsecure mail (no psw) Number of incoming echomail and netmail messages with a bad packet password or received by InterMail from a link with no session password. - Dupes Number of duplicate messages received. - Scanned message base Number of scanned messages, both echomail and netmail. Messages in folders that has no new mail may not be counted. - Echomail exported Number of echomail messages exported from your message base or BBS. - BBS netmail exported Number of netmail messages exported from your BBS. This value will be zero if you don't offer netmail for your BBS callers. - InterMail netmail packed Number of netmail messages moved from the InterMail netmail folder and compressed along with the outbound echomail. - Echomail for links Number of echomail messages forwarded to your links, both uplinks and downlinks. Using IESetup ============= This program lets you configure the operation of InterEcho. You may define your echomail areas, your links, paths, netmail behavior, colors etc. After starting IESetup, you will see the desktop and the main menu. Global ------ The Global menu contains the most frequently used menus and all the settings that are shared with InterMail, InterEcho and InterEdit (the InterMail message editor). Global -> Message Folders ------------------------- Described further down. Global -> Links --------------- A network link is a connection between a node and a hub. Your links are the nodes and hubs you connect with to send and receive echomail and netmail. The link (hub) you call to get the majority of the mail, is called an Uplink. If you forward echomail to other nodes, you may call them Downlinks. The Link manager lets you define the settings for all your links, both up and downlinks. InterEcho and IESetup will support more than a thousand links. The Link manager lists all your links. The field at the bottom displays some extra information about the highlighted link. - Press the New button when you want to add a new link. - Edit a link by double clicking with a mouse, or move to it with up/down arrows and press Enter or Alt-E. Edit and add New links ---------------------- The Link dialog box lets you add and change the settings for a link. - Network Address The network address is a node number that may consist of four parts; the zone, the net, the node and the point number, separated with a colon, a forward slash and a point. You should use the point number only when the address is a point node. InterEcho uses the address as the destination of netmail with attached echomail files. If the address is a regular node, you only need to enter the first three parts. Example: 1:249/1 If the link is a point, include the point number: 1:369/102.17 - Sysop name InterEcho will place the Sysop name in the header of outbound netmail. Enter the real name of the person, for example: John Doe - Access to Groups The Area Group letter provides a means for you to set (and block out) groups of echomail areas for your links. You must select one or more Area Group letters for each link. The Area Group letter must be a capital letter from A to Z. For example: ABC - AKA to use on mail Select one of your AKAs (Node Addresses) to use as sender address for mail to this link. - Netmail msg status These settings cover the status of netmail messages to your link. + None No flag at all gives you the chance to fully control the treatment of netmail through the InterMail routing file, for example in a nightly event. + Hold Use the Hold flag when you want to be sure no mail gets sent on your dime. Note that the routing command Unhold in InterMail doesn't affect the Hold flag in a message. + Crash Use the Crash flag when you want InterMail to send the mail at once, for example on toll free local calls. + Direct The Direct flag in netmail overrides your routing rules in InterMail, which is proper for echomail. Avoid routing of echomail. We suggest you select the direct flag for all your links. + Hold Direct Combines the Hold flag and the Direct flag features as listed above. + Crash Direct Combines the Crash flag and the Direct flag features as listed above. - Comment Here you may enter extra information about the link, for example phone number and street address. Does not affect the operation. - Options + Accept unsecure mail When selected, InterEcho will process mail from this link, even if the expected packet password is wrong/missing or if the mail was found in the directory for inbound unsecure files (usually \im\files), that is if your mailer has no session password defined for this link. When not selected (default), InterEcho will toss unsafe mail from this link to the folder for unsecure mail. This option can not be set if you have selected to run InterEcho in the Unsecure Mode. See Application -> InterEcho -> Options. MsgAreas button The screen shows a list of all echomail folders, both locally stored areas and Passthru areas. You may connect areas by clicking with the mouse or pressing the space bar. Press and hold the space bar to connect many areas in an easy way. Areafix button If you are feeding mail to others, you may want to let them change their settings from remote, without your intervention. The Areafix area manager lets them do it. This feature is disabled if you leave the Areafix password field blank. - Allow link to use You may disable or enable each and every Areafix command for this link. A selected checkbox lets the link use the command. An empty checkbox will block the link from using the command. For more info on the following commands, see the Areafix section below. [X] %NOTIFY [X] %PAUSE [X] %RESUME [X] %RESCAN [X] %HELP [X] %AREAFIXPSW [X] %LIST [X] %QUERY [X] %UNLINKED [X] %STATUS [X] %NOTE + Forward Areafix Select if you want Areafix to connect this link to unlisted areas found in one of the Echolists (see below). If not selected, Areafix will not honor requests of areas that are not listed locally (in your Message Folder manager, see below). - Current options + Send notify list If selected, InterEcho will create a netmail status report to this link, when started with the /NOTIFY option. This setting may be changed from remote by the link, if you have enabled the use of the %NOTIFY command. + Paused If selected, InterEcho will not prepare mail for this link. Useful for vacations. The link may temporarily turn off the mail flow, without disconnecting from areas. This setting may be changed from remote by the link, if you have enabled the use of the %PAUSE and %RESUME commands. - Areafix password Enter a password to enable areafix. If you leave this field blank, InterEcho will not honor areafix requests from this link. The link needs to place this password on the subject (Re:) line in messages to areafix. MsgPacket button When feeding mail to others, it's useful to be able to adjust the look of your outbound mail. Your links may prefer a specific compression program, they may not be able to process certain file names or they may want to limit the size of the archives. - Allow Areafix You may disable or enable each and every Areafix command for this link. The list of checkboxes works like the list under the Areafix button. A selected checkbox lets the link use the command. An empty checkbox will block the link from using the command. [X] %COMPRESS [X] %ARCNAME [X] %ARCAGE [X] %ARCSIZE [X] %PKTSIZEKB [X] %PKTSIZEMSG [X] %PKTPSW - Compression All common archive formats are supported. Some are built-in and does not require additional compression programs. Others do and we assume they are placed in a PATH listed directory. The internal PKZIP 1.10 compatible method is faster than the others, and is recommended. InterEcho appends new outbound *.PKT files to existing archives if possible, that is, if the archive has not been transfered by InterMail. InterEcho will automatically select the proper de-compression method for inbound mail. ARC (internal) ARJ LZH PAK (internal) PKT (no compression) RAR ZIP1 (1.10 internal) ZIP (2.0+ external) ZOO - Archive name There are six options to name the outbound archives. You don't have to worry about the names of inbound archives, because InterEcho will look for them all, no matter what you have defined for the outbound names. + MO1 - always the same No matter what day of the week or the size of the file, InterEcho will keep adding new PKT files to this single archive. Useful for links with low volume or links that transfers the mail less than once a week. + SU1 - 1 per day InterEcho creates one archive file per day, and keep adding PKT files no matter the size of the archive. The file name extensions will be MO1, TU1, WE1, TH1, FR1, SA1 and SU1. + SU9 - 10 per day InterEcho creates up to ten archive files per day. For example, the file name extension for a Monday will be MO1, MO2, MO3, MO4, MO5, MO6, MO7, MO8, MO9 and MO0. Note that we use one through nine and end with a zero. The size of the first nine is determined by the Archive max size. The last archive has no max limit. It will grow as much as needed. This naming convention is the most common one and should work with most other mail tossers. + SUF - 16 per day Works just like the "10 per day" option, but in addition, the last character for a Monday can be MOA, MOB, MOC, MOD, MOE and MOF. This naming convention is also common. + SUZ - 36 per day Works just like the "16 per day" option, but in addition, we use the rest of the alphabet for the file name extension, for example MOG, MOH and MOZ. This naming model is useful for links with high volume mail flow, but may not be supported by other mail tossers. + SZZ - 1296 per day Works just like the "36 per day" option, but in addition we use the middle character of the file name extension, for example M11 and TAQ. This gives a whopping 36*36=1296 combinations per day, but may not be supported by other mail tossers. Use with caution! - Del old archive NOT IN USE YET - WILL BE ADDED LATER. Set number of days you like to keep mail archives. Older archives will be deleted. If set to zero (default), no archives will be deleted. This feature is useful if you want to keep some control over the volume of untransmitted mail, for example if the link suddenly stops polling for mail and the mail starts to pile up on your hard drive. Use with caution! - Archive size You may set the max size for the compressed archives, but it's only approximate, because InterEcho estimates the compressed size before the compression is done. - Max PKT size You may set the max size of outbound PKT files in kilobytes. - Messages per PKT You may set the max size of outbound PKT files in number of messages. - Packet password Enter a password for higher security against bogus echomail. The password will be written to all outbound echomail packets to this link, and the password will be expected in all inbound echomail packets from this link. It is necessary that the link enter the same packet password in his/her mail tosser setup. Note that the packet password has nothing to do with the areafix password or the session password. If you receive a mail packet without packet password, from a link for which you have defined a packet password, InterEcho will toss the content to the folder for Unsecure messages. If you leave this field blank, no packet password will be used for this link. By default no packet passwords are used and will not be used until you manually enter them. Note: You may override the demand for correct packet password by NOT selecting to run in SECURE mode, enforce passwords, etc. in the Option dialog under Application -> InterEcho. Global -> Address ----------------- When you join networks, you will receive node numbers to identify who you are. The node number may consist of four parts, the zone, the net, the node and the point number. They are separated with a colon, a forward slash and a period. You may use the point number only when the address is a point node. If the address is a regular node, you only need to enter the first three parts. The list of addresses is used in other sections of IESetup. Global -> Paths and files -> System ----------------------------------- The install program creates all needed subdirectories and files. You may change all directory names, but we strongly recommend against it. Technical support and future upgrades will be easier if you follow our recommendations. If you need to place some of the files on separate hard drives, then please use the same directory names. - Config file dir This directory contains configuration files. We recommend: c:\im\system\ - Rcvd Files (no pwd) Files received by InterMail from nodes with whom you have no session password will be stored here. We recommend: c:\im\files\ - Secure Files (pwd) Files received by InterMail from nodes with whom you do have a session password will be stored here. We recommend: c:\im\secure\ - Nodelist Not used by InterEcho. InterMail and InterEdit looks here for the nodelist. We recommend: c:\im\nodelist\ - Swapping This directory is used for swapfiles, for example when InterEcho is swapping out to run external programs for file compression. Place this directory on a ramdrive for faster performance. We recommend: c:\im\ - Semaphore InterEcho, InterMail and InterEdit use this directory for mutual semaphore files. It is important that they share the same directory. Place this directory on a ramdrive for faster performance. We recommend: c:\im\sema\ Global -> Paths and files -> Msg base Paths ------------------------------------------- - Hudson message base directory If you plan to use the Hudson or Goldbase file format for local storage of messages, you need to enter the path where it is located. Example: c:\hudson\ - Wildcat! main directory If you use Wildcat! BBS, enter the path to the Wildcat! BBS home directory. For Wildcat! 3.5 - 3.91 we recommend: c:\wc30\ and for Wildcat! 4.0 we recommend: c:\wildcat\ - Synchronet main directory If you use Synchronet BBS, enter the path to the Synchronet BBS home directory. Example: c:\sbbs\ Global -> Local Users --------------------- You may enter up to ten persons as local users. A local user in this context, is a person like you that has access to your keyboard. It may be your spouse, employee or similar. A local user is not a caller to your BBS, even if the caller connects through a LAN. To avoid confusion, we simply call them "BBS callers". InterEcho does not use the security levels (they are reserved for InterEdit), but if you define passwords, IESetup will ask you for a password when started. Global -> General -> Options ---------------------------- - Your Country code Not used by InterEcho. InterMail use the direct dial code for your country when compiling the nodelist, for example 1 for USA and Canada; and 46 for Sweden. - Fast kbd repeat rate If you want to use the built in "keyboard accelerator" function, but use it only if you are NOT loading Fastkey or a similar program. - 101/102 key Enhanced keyboard InterEcho always uses 101/102 keyboard. - Screen flickers If you are using a CGA screen you may select this option to avoid screen flicker. - Force 24 hour format Not used by InterEcho. All time information will use 24-hour military format. Global -> General -> Origin Lines ---------------------------- An origin line is a type of signature at the bottom of an echomail message, usually giving the system name and location. Both InterEcho and InterEdit may use them. You should not enter your node address here, because the AKA you have defined in your Message Folders will automatically be added at the end of the line, by either InterEcho or InterEdit. You may enter up to 20 origin lines, and later pick one of them in the Message Folder manager. Feel free to be creative. Origin lines that are too long will be truncated to the correct length, with a warning message in the log. Application -> InterEcho ----------------------- This group of menus covers all settings that are unique for InterEcho. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Colors ------------------------------------------------- The two lists show all colored items used by the application. Scroll to the one you want to change and select background and foreground colors. The square in the lower right corner shows a sample of the color combination. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Display -------------------------------------------------- You can change the screen mode. Not all video adapter cards support these modes. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Memory & Swapping ------------------------------------------------------------ You can set the application to swap to EMS instead of to the hard drive. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Options -------------------------------------------------- - Import BBS netmail for local users, i.e. those listed in IESetup. NOT IN USE YET - WILL BE ADDED LATER. - Only import netmail for listed users NOT IN USE YET - WILL BE ADDED LATER. Note: InterEcho imports all netmail to the BBS netmail folders, if such folders exist, with exception of netmail to sysop, or more exact, to one of the ten names listed under Global -> Local Users. In a future release, when the two options above are implemented, you will be able to import netmail for sysop to the BBS netmail folders, and you will be able to make a list of BBS callers for whom you wish to import the netmail. - Use AREAS.BBS instead of internal database Select this option in case you insist on using an external Areafix utility. It will force IESetup and InterEcho to use AREAS.BBS and to not use the IEAREAS.CFG, just like InterEcho 1.02. In addition if you set this option, InterEcho will ignore any received Areafix requests, even if you use the /AREAFIX command line option. - Run in SECURE mode, enforce passwords, etc. If not selected (default), InterEcho will not use packet passwords or secure mail, leaving you wide open for attacks. If selected, InterEcho will ensure that you don't receive or pass on bogus mail. We strongly recommend that you select this option and use all the built in security features. - Days to keep dupe data Enter the number of days you want to keep information about messages for dupe checking. The more days you enter, the bigger the dupe database and the better dupe checking. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Log ---------------------------------------------- You have the option to save all the information written to the screen when InterEcho runs, to a log file for your perusal. This log file may be very useful if you run into problems. Use this file, or excerpts from it, whenever you contact us or others for technical support. - Automatic daily renaming You have the option to automatically start a new log file with a new name every day after midnight. The file name will be of the style IEYYMMDD.LOG, where YY = year, MM = month and DD = day. For example the log file for August 17, 1994, will be named IE940817.LOG. This is useful when you want to keep the current log file small. This file name convention also makes it much easier to find the log file for a particular day. - Log path + filename You may define the name and path for the file in several different ways. + If you want your log files named in the IEYYMMDD.LOG format, select Automatic daily renaming, enter the path, trail with a backslash, but skip the file name. This is the method we recommend. Example: c:\im\ + If you want a single log file named IE.LOG (and keep the same file name every day), do not select Automatic daily renaming, enter the path, trail with a backslash, but skip the file name. Example: c:\im\ + If you want to define your own path and filename (and keep the same file name every day), just type the path and filename you prefer, but do not select Automatic daily renaming. Example: c:\log\tosser.log + If you select Automatic daily renaming and then type your own path plus filename, the name you entered will be used the first day, but the second and following days, your log files will be named in the IEYYMMDD.LOG format, in the directory you specified. + If you do not want a log file, leave the path field empty and do not select Automatic daily renaming. - Log message types Select what type of messages you want InterEcho to save to the log file. We recommend that you select the last option DEBUG: All of the above. It will make your log file larger, but the extra debug information is very useful if you run into problems. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Paths ------------------------------------------------ - Outbound echomail InterEcho saves the outbound echomail files here. It's important that you do not combine this directory with the directory InterMail uses for outbound netmail packets. We recommend: c:\im\outecho\ - Work dir unsecure Used for unsecure temporary files. It is very important that no other program uses this directory. We recommend: c:\im\echowork\ - Work dir secure Used for secure temporary files. It is very important that no other program uses this directory. We recommend: c:\im\worksafe\ Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Echo lists ----------------------------------------------------- The Echo list manager lets you define lists of echomail areas. This information is needed for the Areafix Forward feature. When a downlink requests a new area via Areafix, and that particular area is not listed in the ordinary Message Folder manager, InterEcho may turn around and request this area from your uplink, and at the same time create the area in the Message Folder manager and connect the requesting link. The autoadded area will be of the Passthru type (not available on your BBS) and will get Group letter 'A'. InterEcho will search the Echolists (for area tags) in file name alphabetical order. The Forward Areafix feature is powerful, but can sometimes be misused, therefore is it protected with several layers of security: * The field for the downlink Areafix password must not be empty. * The link must know his/hers Areafix password. * The "Allow link to use Forward Areafix" option must be selected. * One or more Echolists must be defined, with correct settings such as path and uplink Areafix password. * The link must have at least one of the same Group letters as the Echolist. * The requested areatag must be listed in the qualified Echolist. Only if all the above is set and used correctly, will areas be auto-added. - Echolist file Enter a file name, for example FIDONET.NA - Echolist path Enter the path where the Echolist file is located, for example: E:\BBS\FIDO\ - Comments Here you may enter extra information about the echolist. Does not affect the operation. - Link Select the uplink from one of your links. This is the link from where you get the major part of your mail. - Groups Select one or more Groups. Only links with minimum one matching Group letter, will be able to connect a new area via Areafix Forward. If you want to block some links out from auto-adding new areas, simply make sure they don't have any of the Group letters that you enter here. - Forward Areafix program Enter the name of the Areafix program that your uplink uses, for example: areafix - Forward Areafix password Enter the Areafix password that your uplink assigned for you. Application -> InterEcho -> Areafix synonyms -------------------------------------------- Here you may enter up to 16 different names for Areafix. These synonym names may be used by your links when sending area manager requests. The list gives them a chance to continue to use whatever name they have grown used to, for example RAID. Application -> InterEcho -> Preferences -> Area Group names ----------------------------------------------------------- The Area Group letters provides a means for you to set (and block out) groups of echomail areas for your links. You must select one Area Group letter for each message folder and you must select one or more Area Groups for each link. In this menu you may add some extra information about the group. You may, for example, enter networks names. It will make it easier to identify the group. Area Group names are optional and will not affect the operation of InterEcho. Application -> IESetup -> Preferences -> Options ------------------------------------------------ - Create backup (*.BAK) files IESetup lets you save backups of the config files. We recommend you select this option. The backup may be useful, if a config file becomes damaged. - Auto save desktop on exit NOT IN USE YET - WILL BE ADDED LATER. IESetup lets you save the desktop when you exit. The desktop is the place where you work with ASCII files. File, Edit and Window (on the top menu line) -------------------------------------------- A good ASCII file editor comes with IESetup. It may be useful whenever you need to do a quick change to an ASCII setup file. You may open several windows to edit ASCII files and you may arrange them on the desktop. This menu lets you tile, cascade, move, zoom and close all windows. Global -> Message Folders ------------------------- The most frequently used part of IESetup is the manager for your message folders. Here you may add, delete, rename and change their settings. This is not a message editor, however. To read and reply to messages, you need a message editor like InterEdit. If you are not familiar with the word "folder", think of it as a conference (Wildcat!), an area (PCBoard), a board (Hudson & Goldbase), a sub-board (Synchronet) or a directory (*.msg). A folder is a place for messages. The messages may be of certain type or of a specific topic. You may have just a few folders or you may have thousands and they may each contain thousands of messages. Your hard drive space, your RAM memory and/or your BBS software set the limits. InterEcho does not use all of the options in IESetup. We included them so users of InterMail and InterEcho should not have to switch between two setup programs to do almost the same job. The Message Folder manager in IESetup completely replaces the folder manager in InterMail IMSetup 2.2x. If you are running a BBS, we suggest that you first enter your folders in the BBS software setup program (Makewild, PCBSetup, Scfg, etc.). That way you may later use the built-in quick-import function in IESetup, thus saving a lot of typing. You may also import from FIDONET.NA and AREAS.BBS type of files. If you for some reason cannot import your folders, you will have to type them in manually. Some hints may come in handy: - Make a list on paper of message areas available on your BBS. The list should include name, area tag and location in your BBS (either board #, conference #, path or filename). - An alternative is to download (or areafix query) a list of available areas from your uplink, print it out and write the location of the folders in your BBS. With the list beside you, the typing will be much simpler. Be especialy careful with the spelling of area tag names. The dialog box for Message Folders works in much the same fashion as the dialog box for Links. You will see a list of all your message folders. The leftmost character in the list marks the folder type. N means BBS Netmail, E means Echomail and L means Local messages. Folders without a letter in the leftmost column are of a special type, see below for more information. The field at the bottom displays some extra information about the highlighted folder. Template -------- The folder template is used when you create new folders, either by pressing the New button or by importing folder setup from file. All the settings in the template will be copied to the new folder. This makes it very fast and convenient to add many folders. The Folder Template dialog box works in the same fashion as the Message Folder dialog box described below. Import ------ This feature lets you quickly import folder configurations from other programs and from common echomail area lists such as FIDONET.NA and AREAS.BBS, thus saving you hours of typing. IESetup creates new folders with information from the folder template and the areas you have selected to import. Before you start to import, take your time and fine tune the settings in the folder template, specially the folder type and the message format. - Import file type Select the list or program you want to import from. + AREAS.BBS This file is used by many programs for storage and transfer of area and link information. IESetup imports both the location of the folders, area tags and the node numbers of the links. Make sure you have entered the links in the Link manager before you import the areas. Passthru areas area marked with a "P" in AREAS.BBS and IESetup will set the message format to the Passthru type, even if your folder template is set to another format. + FIDONET.NA This is a list of all echomail areas available on the FidoNet North America backbone. The list is updated every week and can be downloaded from most FidoNet nodes. Some Fido style networks maintain similar lists in the same format. If you type a filename in the import file field, instead of selecting one of the pre- defined types, IESetup will assume that the file uses the same format as FIDONET.NA. + PCBoard 15.0+ IESetup lists all the areas you have defined in PCBSetup. IESetup honors the echomail flag in PCBSetup by setting those folders to the echomail type and the others to Local. Netmail folders must be changed manually to Netmail type. + Synchronet IESetup lists all the sub-boards you have defined in SCFG. IESetup honors the three methods of storage: Self-packing, Fast Allocation and Hyper Allocation, but you will not be able to see or change the storage method in IESetup. Whatever method you have selected in SCFG will be used. Please make sure that the file name is valid in the "Internal Code" field in SCFG for each sub-board. + Wildcat! 3.5-3.91 and Wildcat! 4.0 IESetup lists all the conferences you have defined in Makewild. The conference type (echomail, local) is determined by the settings in your template, except for conferences that are defined as FidoNet netmail in Makewild. - Path and filename The path and filename for the program or list should be filled out automatically in most cases. Change if necesary. IESetup reads the config file or area list you selected and matches the list against the list of folders you already have defined in IESetup. Existing area tags are not listed. The remaining list is presented to you as a picklist to the left. The right side lists all the areas/conferences that you want to import. You select an area by moving the area name from the left side to the right side. There are several ways to do this: * Double click on the area name in the left list. * Select the area in the left list and press Alt-A or click on the right-pointing button. * Select the area in the left list and use the Tab key to move to the right-pointing button and press Enter. (Our testing has shown that this is not a very popular method...) IESetup starts to create new folders and fill them with information from the folder template and the list you import from. Some information may have to be entered manually depending on what program or file you import from. If that is the case, IESetup will ask you for the additional information in a pop-up window, one for each area. Export ------ This feature lets you quickly export folder configurations to an AREAS.BBS file. Edit folder - Add new folder ---------------------------- The Message Folder dialog box (under the Edit button and New button) lets you add and change the settings for a folder. - Folder type There are different types of folders. The first three types are available when you add and edit folders. The other four types are "hardcoded" and you cannot remove or rename them. + Echomail Define one folder of this type for each echomail area you use. + Local InterEcho does not scan or toss to a Local folder. Use this folder type with InterEdit to access local folders on your BBS, or to better organize your private messages. + BBS Netmail If you run a BBS you may want to let your callers exchange netmail with callers on other BBSs. Make sure your BBS supports netmail, and a method for the caller to enter the destination node address. Hints for netmail in PCBoard 15.x: The "ROUTE" extended header line can be used to specify the destination address for outbound netmail or enter it on the first line of the message, in one of the following two methods: To: 1:369/102 @>1:369/102 + InterMail Netmail This is the most important folder of them all. You will not be able to move, remove, rename or inactivate this folder. InterEcho will create empty-body messages here, which attach outbound echomail files. InterEcho will also move some incoming netmail to this folder. If you are not using our front end mailer InterMail, change the path for this folder to where your mailer stores netmail. + Unlisted areas InterEcho moves inbound echomail messages with unknown area tags to this folder. This happens if you misspelled an area tag. It will also happen if you receive a new echo from your uplink before you had time to create a new folder. Use InterEdit to view them. You will not be able to remove or rename this folder, but you may set it inactive in the option menu. InterEcho automatically deletes all messages with unknown area tag, if the folder is inactive. + Unsecure messages InterEcho moves mail received in the directory for inbound unsecure files \IM\FILES to this folder. It also moves messages without packet password to this folder, if a packet password is defined in the Link manager. To avoid this, simply set up a session password and/or a packet password with your link. You cannot remove or rename this folder, but you may set it inactive. InterEcho deletes all unsecure messages if the folder is inactive. We suggest you keep this folder active. + Dupes You may receive echomail messages that you have already received before. They are duplicate messages, or "dupes". They are created by an incorrectly configured mail tosser somewhere else, or by echomail links going in circles. InterEcho keeps a database of information about all echomail messages you have received and sent. InterEcho compares incoming echomail with information in the dupe database and moves dupes into this folder. View them with InterEdit and delete them. You will not be able to remove or rename this folder, but you may set it inactive in the option menu. InterEcho deletes dupes automatically, if the Dupe folder is inactive. We suggest you keep it active. If you (for test purpose) let InterEcho process the same inbound echomail file a second time, all the new messages are considered duplicates. You may override this by manually deleting the dupe database (c:\im\system\iedupfil.idx) before you toss the second time. - Message format InterEcho supports several different files formats for local storage of messages. This makes it possible to use InterEcho with many of the available BBS programs on the market. You may switch from one BBS to another without much more effort than changing a couple of options per message folder. InterEcho also allows you to freely mix different message formats. If you plan to use InterEcho with InterEdit, but without a BBS, *.msg is your best choice. They are described below. - Board #, Conference #, Filename, Path, Sub-board The name and location of message folders are described somewhat differently in each message format and each BBS software. Common names are Conference, Board, Sub-board, Path and Area. This field will change the label and type of input field depending on which message format you have chosen in the previous field. + *.msg Hundreds of software programs support the *.msg ("star-dot-emm-ess-gee") message format well. It is slow, however, because each message is stored in a separate file. The file name is the number of the message and the extension is always MSG. You must create a separate directory for each folder. Use, for example, the first eight characters in the area tag as a directory name: c:\im\mail\scuba\ + Goldbase Similar to Hudson, but with room for many more messages. Select from the pick list the same Board number as your BBS uses, for example : 27 + Hudson Supported by several BBS programs and a lot faster than *.msg. The only real drawback is the relatively limited space for messages. Around 15500 messages will fit before you need to purge. Select from the pick list the same Board number as your BBS uses, for example : 37 + JAM This format is used by BBS software like ProBoard, RemoteAccess and others. Enter the same drive, path and filename as you did in the BBS software. Do not trail with a backslash and do not enter a file name extension. For example: c:\pcb\fido\scuba + PCBoard 15.0+ This format is used by the PCBoard BBS software version 15.0 and higher. * You may place several conferences in the same directory. Enter the same drive, path and filename as you see in PCBSetup. Do not trail with a backslash and do not enter a file name extension: c:\pcb\fido\scuba * Or, if you wish to place each conference in a separate directory: c:\pcb\fido\scuba\scuba Hints for echomail in PCBoard: On page 2 of your conference setup in PCBSetup, you must set "Echomail in conference" to Yes. You may also want to set "Force echo on all messages" to Yes, "Disallow private messages" to Yes, "ORIGIN info in messages" to No and "Prompt for ROUTE info" to No. Set "Level to save file attachment" and "Level to request return receipt" high enough to disable their use, since most echomail areas don't allow them. + Synchronet This format is used by Synchronet BBS software version 2.11. Enter the same path+filename as you see in Scfg. Note that the filename extension MUST NOT be entered, and that the there MUST NOT be a trailing backslash after the filename. Hints for netmail: Enter C:\SBBS\DATA\MAIL in the Filename field. + Wildcat! 3.5-3.91 This format is used by Wildcat! BBS software from version 3.5 up to 3.91. Enter the same conference number as you see in Makewild, for example: 85 + Wildcat! 4.x This format is used by the Wildcat! version 4.0 and higher, including version 4.11. Enter the same conference number as you see in Makewild, for example: 62 + Passthru If you plan to forward echomail to downlinks, but have no interest in keeping the messages available on your BBS or in InterEdit, you may define the folder as a Passthru. This makes InterEcho send the echomail in the same manner as with the other message formats, but not waste any space by saving them locally. If you later change your mind and would like to view the messages, you can just switch the format type and keep links and other settings. You cannot enter a path or board #, simply because none of these messages are stored locally on your hard drive. - AKA to use Select the sender address for messages entered in this folder. The address will be added to the end of the origin line in echomail folders. The address will be used as sender address for BBS Netmail folders. - Title Enter the name you would like to see in the folder list. If you cannot come up with anything else, enter the area tag. - Area Tag Each incoming echomail message contains an area tag. The area tag is the actual conference name used by the network. InterEcho compares the area tag from the inbound echomail message with the list of area tags you have entered. If the area tag is found in one of your folder definitions, InterEcho will toss the message to this folder. The area tag is the only information InterEcho uses to determine where to toss the message. InterEcho will not be able to find the correct folder if you spell the area tag wrong. These messages will then be tossed to the folder for Unlisted areas. - Comment The comment line is optional. It is not really needed for the operation of InterEcho, but it is a good place for a short comment about the folder. - Origin Line An origin line is a type of signature at the bottom of an echomail message, usually giving the system name and location, sometimes with quite a bit of personal flair. InterEcho adds the AKA you selected to the end of the Origin line. Make sure they are not too long to fit on one line in your message editor, otherwise they will be truncated. An origin line is not allowed to be wrapped. - Group Each folder must be assigned to an Area Group. There are 26 Area Groups available, and you may define them as you wish. We recommend that you define one group letter per echomail network. The group letter lets you more easily identify which network the area belongs to. In the Link manager you may select the groups to which each link is connected. This provides a method off blocking some areas. - Links button The screen shows a list of all links. You may connect links by clicking with the mouse or pressing the space bar. Press and hold the space bar for to easily connect many links. Note that you must connect both uplinks and downlinks. This dialog looks and works very similarly to the one under Global -> Links -> Edit/New -> MsgAreas. - Seen-By button Each exported echomail message has a list of addresses to which you have sent the message. The list will be used by your links to determine to whom they should toss the message. They will not toss messages with your address in the Seen-By list, back to you. Normally you only need to add your main address, but if you participate in several networks, you may want to add more of your AKAs to the list. This menu gives you the chance to pick the addresses you wish to use. - Password button This option is not used by InterEcho. A folder may be password protected in InterEdit. This means that even if the folder is visible to the local InterEdit user, he/she will have to enter the correct password in order to access it. - Options button This dialog box gives you the chance to fine tune the behavior of the folders. Some options are not available with some folder types. They are shown in gray and will not accept input, or they may not even be visible at all. Some options are not used by InterEcho, but by InterEdit. + Inactive Useful if you want to discontinue using the folder for a short period of time, but do not want to delete it. InterEcho will not toss to or export from an inactive folder. + Read-only This option is not used by InterEcho. InterEdit will not let you create a new message in a Read- only folder. + Restricted This option is not used by InterEcho. If the folder is restricted, messages with the Private status will not be accessible to the InterEdit user unless they are addressed to (or written by) him or her. Messages without the private status can be accessed by anyone, even in a restricted folder. + Allow local export This option is not used by InterEcho. InterEdit will only let you copy, move, print or export a message to file from a folder with this option selected. + Use Translation tables This option is not used by InterEcho. InterEdit uses character translation tables when reading and writing messages if this option is selected. Useful if you would like to see country specific characters in an echo that does not support them. + Tiny SEEN-BYs If selected, InterEcho strips unnecessary addresses from the SEEN-BY list on exported messages, in order to make them smaller. InterEcho will only place your links in the tiny list. Ask your uplink if you should use this option. + Allow Private status Some BBS software, like PCBoard, offers the option of Private status even for echomail messages. InterEcho does not export private messages if this option is not selected. + Allow high ASCII If not selected, InterEcho strips characters with an ASCII value above 127. Select this option in folders where you allow high ASCII graphics, ANSI or national characters like ñ, é, ç, ä etc. + Preserve formatting InterEcho does not adjust the format of the message body if this option is selected. This is useful for example in ANSI conferences supported by PCBoard and sometimes for gated Internet newsgroups. + Hidden Select this option if you never want to list this area in Areafix messages, even if some links may have access to it. + Visible Select this option if you always want to list this area in Areafix messages, even if some links may not have access to it. + Mandatory This option lets you prevent links from disconnecting this echo. + Default message status This option is not used by InterEcho. Sets default status flags for messages you create with InterEdit, in netmail folders only. + Default message priority This option is not used by InterEcho. Sets the default priority for messages you create with InterEdit. Only available in netmail folders. + Add Origin/Tear line Sets what program should create the Origin line and the Tear line. If you choose InterEcho, any existing Origin line and Tear line will be over written upon export. If you choose InterEdit, existing Origin lines and Tear lines will be kept, but if they do not exist, InterEcho will set them anyway. Only available in echomail folders. Areafix Commands ================ <area> - Connect to a specified area. -<area> - Disconnect from a specified area. %HELP - Request Areafix help: this text. %LIST - List all areas available to you. %QUERY - List connected areas. %UNLINKED - List unconnected but available areas. %STATUS - Status report of your current settings. %RESCAN <area> - Scan out and send all mail in the specified area. %PAUSE - Temporarily stop sending mail in all areas. %RESUME - Resume from pause. %NOTIFY <ON|OFF> - Turn on/off periodical status reports. %COMPRESS <method> - Select archiver among: PKT, ARC, ARJ, LZH, PAK, RAR, ZIP1, ZIP and ZOO. %NOTE - Write message to sysop. %AREAFIXPSW - Change Areafix password. %ARCNAME <option> - Select name and number of archives per day. MO1 - always the same SU1 - 1 per day SU9 - 10 per day SUF - 16 per day SUZ - 36 per day SZZ - 1296 per day %ARCAGE - Set number of days to save mail. %ARCSIZE - Set max size of compressed archive in kb. %PKTSIZEKB - Set max size of PKT files in kb. %PKTSIZEMSG - Set max size of PKT files in number of messages. %PKTPSW - Change PKT password. --- - End of msg. Everything below is ignored. Please note that some of the options above may not be available. The sysop has the option to disconnect any and all of them. End of manual. When you purchase InterEcho, you will receive a comprehensive printed manual with an additional 60 pages, pictures, screen grabs, references, index, glossary, table of contents etc, etc. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. ^ | Further Development, Inc. | Further P.O. Box 821864 ____|____________ South Florida, FL 33082 (____|____________) USA | | Development, Inc . 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