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- The Blue Wave Mail Door Version 3.10
- for ProBoard Version 2.1x
-
- Copyright (C) 1992-1995 by Cutting Edge Computing
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
- This short documentation file contains instructions for both NEW and
- UPGRADE installations. Please read the appropriate section in this
- document carefully before attempting to install the mail door. A "What's
- New" section is included at the end of this file.
-
- PLEASE NOTE THAT DAVE PARKER IS NO LONGER THE EUROPEAN REGISTRATION SITE.
- Steve Stacher (2:443/888) has assumed the European registration site
- position. Please see the form REGISTER.EUR for further information.
-
-
- =================
- NEW INSTALLATIONS
- =================
-
- Please read Chapter 5 in BWMAIL.DOC for full installation instructions.
- Sections 5.1 and 5.2 contain the quick step-by-step installation procedure.
-
-
-
- =====================
- UPGRADE INSTALLATIONS
- =====================
-
- The first step in performing this upgrade is to determine the version
- number of the door that you are currently running. If you are currently
- running version 3.06 of the mail door, proceed immediately to step #4.
-
- If you are running version 3.05 of the mail door, please be aware that
- this version (3.10) only works with ProBoard v2.10 or higher. Do not try
- to install this mail door unless you are running ProBoard v2.1x!
-
-
- 1) If your current mail door version is 3.05:
- Locate the file 305to310.exe. This file should have been enclosed
- in the main BW310PRO.ZIP archive. Copy this file to the directory
- where your mail door is currently installed.
-
- 2) If your current mail door version is 3.05:
- Get a directory listing of "*.PRM" in your Blue Wave Mail Door
- directory. If the only *.PRM file listed is "BWMAIL.PRM", you will
- only need to run the conversion program once. If your system is
- configured with multiple door configuration files, you will need to run
- the conversion program once for *each* .PRM file in the directory.
-
- 3) If your current mail door version is 3.05:
- Run the program 305to310.exe -- this will upgrade your current data
- files to be compatible with the new version of the mail door. You must
- run this once for each mail door configuration file (see step #2).
- If the data file conversion is successful, you may delete 305to310.exe.
- This program is no longer needed.
-
- 4) If your current mail door version is 3.05 or 3.06:
- Unpack the ENTIRE contents of BWMAIL.ZIP (enclosed within the
- BW310PRO.ZIP archive) to your current mail door directory. The entire
- contents of this archive need to be unpacked -- overwrite all files
- with duplicate file names.
-
- 5) The following file should be deleted from your mail door directory,
- as they it no longer used:
-
- * BWDOOR.USE (replaced with BWDOOR.DOC)
-
- 6) Run the new BWSETUP program to insure that the conversion completed
- successfully. Please be sure to check out the new "FidoNet->Internet
- Gateway" menu item in BWSETUP. There is both online documentation
- (press <F1> at any time while in BWSETUP) and standard documentation
- (BWMAIL.DOC) for this new feature.
-
-
- ==========
- WHAT'S NEW
- ==========
-
- *> BWSETUP now includes extensive online help. At any time while using
- BWSETUP, press <F1> for context-sensitive help.
-
- *> A new seamless FidoNet->Internet Gateway which allows users of The
- Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader version 2.20 or higher (and third-party
- readers that support the BW 3.0 Packet Specifications) the ability
- to easily address/send Internet E-Mail messages through standard
- FidoNet NetMail.
-
- *> The mail door now supports offline configuration of the following
- new items when used with a mail reader capable of creating BW 3.0
- Packets:
-
- * Extended Message Information (Seen-By, Control-A Lines)
- * New File Listings
- * Bundling Command Macros
- * Auto-Executable Bundling Commands
- * Numeric Packet Extensions
- * Maximum Uncompressed Mail Packet Sizes
- * Personal-Only Message Downloading in Specific Message Areas
- * Personal and To: "All" Message Downloading in Message Areas
-
- *> The mail door now includes an enhanced File Request mechanism, which
- allows a user to download requested files at the same time they
- download a mail packet. In order for this to work, the user must
- enter the mail door in "Interactive" menu mode, and must first perform
- a reply packet upload, followed by a mail packet download.
-
- *> The mail door, when used with a BW 3.0 Packet compliant mail reader,
- will now generate FidoNet ^aREPLY: kludge lines in EchoMail and NetMail
- message areas.
-
- *> Enhanced the mail door internal protocol module to consume less time
- slices under multitaskers such as DESQview and Windows 3.1, and
- operating systems such as OS/2 and Windows 95. Additionally, the
- internal protocol module should yield much better transfer rates
- with all operating systems and multitaskers.
-
-