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- Thank you for taking the time to read this file and to evaluate the
- shareware program BBSee. I believe that it will become one of your
- favorite BBS utilities. Included with this package is a file
- QUICKST.ART which will give you a very quick intro. into BBSee and is
- MUST reading. To best understand the program you will need to read the
- documentation, for if you don't you will miss a LOT of power.
-
- The BBSee program and documentation is distributed in two .ZIP files
- BBSEE##A.ZIP and BBSEE##B.ZIP. The ## refers to the current version,
- which presently is 2.2 (hence BBSEE22A and BBSEE22B). Two other files
- BBSEE##X and BBSEE##C (the 'extras' and 'conversion' files) are also
- available but they may not be uploaded to every BBS, I leave it up to
- users to distribute it. These files are not necessary for BBSee
- operation, but they do add power to the use of BBSee. The latest
- version of all BBSee files are available on the Synapse BBS as detailed
- in BBSee's documentation.
-
- 1. WHAT FILES DO I NEED TO UPGRADE FROM VERSION 2.0?
-
- The BBSEE22A.ZIP contains the significant portion of the upgrades to
- version 2.2.
-
- The changes in the BBSEE22B (since 20B) file are minor. The
- documentation has of course been changed to cover the new features (as
- covered in WHATS.NEW).
-
- BBSEE22C.ZIP. The converstion utility from other programs has been
- completely rewritten as CATCON.EXE. This one program now converts from
- CatDisk, Intelicat, Wssindex, DiskTrak, and CUDM. In addition there is
- a new small utility to convert the ASP catalog to a format which can be
- imported into BBSee.
-
- BBSEE22X.ZIP is the same file as BBSEE20X.ZIP with one exception.
- BBC2PCB.EXE has been refined to allow output without the PCBoard '|'
- character, and with a maximum column width of 78.
-
- 2. ATTENTION WILDCAT USERS:
-
- Note that for Wildcat listings the AUT Import type is required with the
- parameter 2NA in Import, or 2N in BBSee. If you wish to use Ronald
- Cronenwett's Boyan macros with BBSee, use WC3 instead of AUT as the BBS
- type, (and select Boyan as the file type)
-
- Also see the documentation for various options of IMPORT.EXE which deal
- with WildCat files. There seems to be MANY variations of Wildcat
- format, so if BBSee doesn't support the Wildcat BBS you use, send me a
- copy of it file list, and I'll see if I can add it to IMPORT. I have
- not as yet seen any WC 3.5 formatted lists, so I cannot comment on
- these.
-
-
- 3. AUTOMATED FILE TRANSFER PROGRAM USERS:
-
- I have attempted to make BBSee conform to the file formats required by
- CatCalls and Telix Square, although these formats have not been tested.
- If you have problems or question let me know. Other formats for
- standard protocols can be supported if you provide me with the
- appropriate up/download file formats.
-
- Note also that I have been advised that the file BBSee creates for
- Access, needs to be modified as there are differences between what the
- registered and unregistered user requires in a download file. Until I
- get a sample of the format used by registered users, I will only be able
- to support the distributed shareware version.
-
- Robocomm users note that the support in BBSee is for creating download
- agendas only. I will entertain more requests for Robocomm support if
- registered users require it. Please indicate that you use Robocomm when
- you register.
-
- Martin Vallevand
-