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- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Silver Xpress Off-Line Mail/Fax/Forms System Version 5.4 │
- │ (c) copyright 1988-1995 by Santronics Software │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Welcome to the Silver Xpress Mail System Version 5.4!
-
- The Silver Xpress Mail System is a powerful, 8-year old, electronic mail
- system system available for the growing BBS industry. Simply put, there
- is really nothing like Silver Xpress in the BBS world!
-
- The Silver Xpress Off-Line Mail System has been the basis for many of
- the features and functionality found in other off-line systems, and each
- new version continues to set the standard with new technology and
- features! See the FEATURES.DOC to get a glance of what we have done to
- define the off-line mail market.
-
- To install Silver Xpress, type INSTALL.EXE at the DOS prompt.
-
- We designed Xpress for simple installation in mind. It should only take
- you a few minutes. You should never spend more than 1 hour installing
- Silver Xpress. If you get stuck somewhere, call the Xpress technical
- support voice line at 305-248-3204 during normal support hours (See
- SUPPORT.DOC). At the very least, please read this "README" file
- completely and the ADDENDUM.DOC file before seeking support.
-
- If you wish to manually install or manually upgrade, please read the
- INSTALL.DOC file.
-
- Even though it may seem very technical and detailed, installing Silver
- Xpress is quite simple. If you have a printer, we recommend you print
- out the CHECKOFF.DOC file. This file contains a list of things that you
- should consider when installing and configuring Silver Xpress.
-
- All sysops should browse the ADDENDUM.DOC, the HISTORY.DOC file to see
- if any last minute changes were made and to get a idea of the changes
- since the last version.
-
- After the install process is completed, all you need to do or check the
- following:
-
- 1. Check XPRESS.BAT and copy it over to your BBS directory. This is
- your DOOR batch file for Xpress. Edit it and make the appropriate
- changes to call this batch file from your BBS.
-
- Sample batch files (utilities and menus for your BBS) are provided in
- BBSTOOLS.ZIP file. This is included for most of the models of Xpress.
-
- NOTE: PCBOARD sysops do not need to do this. The XPRESS file should
- remain in the Xpress directory. The install program will
- automatically correct the directory in XPRESS and add the XPRESS
- entry into the DOORS.LST file.
-
- 2. Silver Xpress requires external utilities such as PKZIP, LHARC or
- others to compress mail. They must be callable from Xpress. Make
- sure they can be located by putting them in a PATH directory. You
- can copy them to the Xpress directory if you wish.
-
- 3. If you want to change menus or any of the display or help screens,
- download the XEXT53.ZIP file. This contains all the *.VCC files for
- the MISC and HELP screens, and the XPMENU.CTL menu file, and the
- XPLANG.CTL language files.
-
- NOTE: A complete French version of the display and language file is
- available by downloading XFRENCH.ZIP from our BBS or from a local XDS
- site. XCHINESE.ZIP is also available but it is not up-to-date with
- the V5.03 layout.
-
- 4. If you do not want to use the RIP files, you can delete the *.RIP
- files from the MISC directory. If an user, using a RIP compatible
- terminal, attempt to use RIP when you don't have the RIP files,
- Xpress will disable RIP.
-
- 5. A new "Silver Xpress Door Usage Guide for Users" was included in the
- package. SXGUID01.ZIP (in XPSYS.ZIP which install will unzip for you).
-
- The Xpress Main Menu now has a new option to allow users to easily
- download this file SXGUID01.ZIP or the unzipped file SXGUID01.TXT.
-
- It is assumed these files will be stored in the XPRESS directory.
- Please make sure you unzip this file into the Xpress Directory. Keep
- the original ZIP there too. The menu option will give the user the
- choice to download the ZIP or the TXT file.
-
- If you want to move these files into a different location, i.e.,
- into your FILE DIRECTORY where your off-line readers are located,
- then you will need to modify the VCC script called DLGUIDE.VCC in
- the MISC directory and recompile it with the VCC.EXE program. Do
- not edit the DLGUIDE.XPV file.
-
- Note: Only the compiled VCC files are included in the 5.x package.
- See note 3.
-
- That's it! Except for RBBS, you can type XPMAIL -J to run Xpress in
- local mode to test it out. (-J will retrieve the FIRST user from the
- BBS user database file).
-
- When you are finished and you wish to explore Silver Xpress advance
- features, download the mail door documentation from our BBS Xpress
- Technical Support Center file or your closest BBS which offers the XDS
- system.
-
- The following documents are included in the package for quick reading:
-
- ADDENDUM.DOC : Summary, Last minute changes
- HISTORY.DOC : Complete History of changes since
- FEATURES.DOC : Summarizes all the major features
- WHATSNEW.DOC : Summarizes all the major changes since last version
- XPRIP.DOC : Documentation on using RIP with Silver Xpress
-
-
- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS │
- │ o IBM PC 286 or compatible (8088 available upon request) │
- │ o Hard Disk with minimun 3 megs of extra space │
- │ o IBM DOS or MS DOS 3.3 or better │
- │ o 640K Ram Memory │
- │ o Monochrome/Color Monitor │
- │ o PKZIP and other archivers such as ARJ, LHArc, ARC, PAK │
- │ │
- │ IDEAL SETUP │
- │ o IBM DOS or MS DOS 3.3 or better │
- │ o CGA Monitor or better │
- │ o Hard disk with 5 megs or more │
- │ o 640K Ram Memory with 2K or more of Expanded/Extended memory │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- ┌─────────────┐
- │LIST OF FILES│
- └─────────────┘
-
- This is the list of files you should expect in this package:
-
- README.NOW - This file.
- FILE_ID.DIZ - File description for File Door Systems.
- ADDENDUM.DOC - Documentation Changes since V5.00.
- PRICES.DOC - Current Price Schedule, Discounts, Groups.
- REGISTER.DOC - Registration and Purchasing Information.
- REGISTER.SYS - Order form for Sysops
- BETATEAM.DOC - Silver Xpress Beta team members.
- CHECKOFF.DOC - Quick Check Off List to ensure installation is OK.
- FEATURES.DOC - List of all the features in Silver Xpress.
- SUPPORT.DOC - Silver Xpress Support Policy.
- LICENSE.DOC - Licensing, Copyrights, etc.
- XDSLIST.DOC - Xpress Distribution System Site List.
- HISTORY.DOC - History of changes since last V5.00
- WHATSNEW.DOC - What's new since version 4.00 to 5.x
- INSTALL.DAT - Installation control file (do not edit).
- INSTALL.DOC - Quick Manual Installation Guide.
- INSTALL.EXE - Install program.
- DISK.DAT - For Install program (do not edit).
- POSTINST.BAT - For Install program (do not edit).
- PREINST.BAT - For Install program (do not edit).
- SAMPFORM.ZIP - Example Silver Xpress Data Entry Forms.
- XPBULL.ZIP - Xpress Bulletins.
- XPEXE.ZIP - Main executables/system files for Xpress.
- XPHELP.ZIP - Help files for online usage.
- XPMENUS.ZIP - Sample/optional Xpress Display file menu.
- XPMISC.ZIP - Display files.
- XPRIP.ZIP - RIP files.
- XPSYS.ZIP - Main Xpress System files (also has SXGUID01.ZIP)
- XPUTIL.ZIP - Utilities programs.
-
- Depending on the model of Xpress you are installing...................
-
- BBSTOOLS.ZIP - Specific BBS files for calling Xpress and utilities.
- Each BBS will have a ZIP file with sample menus
- (PCBOARD and RBBS do not have a BBSTOOLS.ZIP)
-
- If you have anything different or missing, please contact us and inform
- us of the discrepancy. We want to ensure that your copy of Silver
- Xpress was not maliciously manipulated in any way. Silver Xpress was
- checked for viruses before and after the packaging process.
-
- Other Santronics Software Files available on the Xpress Technical
- BBS Support Center or on the Xpress Distribution System Network.
-
- SX500DOC.ZIP Silver Xpress V5.00 Mail Door Documentation
- SX500DWW.ZIP Door Documentation (WinWord Format)
- See ADDENDUM.DOC for up-to-date changes.
-
- XEXT53.ZIP Optional script compiler for Menu, Language and Screen
- Display System. If you want to alter your menu, language
- file or screen display files, you will need this ZIP
- file.
-
- Also includes SXFAX.EXE, the CAS based Fax utility. This
- is not a CLASS I/II Fax Utility. We are working in a
- CLASS I/II FAX utility. See QFAX20.ARJ for CLASS I/II
- fax services using Silver Xpress Forms application.
-
- XFRENCH.ZIP French Language Files of Silver Xpress Mail Door.
-
- FIXJAMLR.ZIP Correction program to fix JAM last read pointer files.
- See ADDENDUM.DOC for discussion about this file.
-
- PEXPRESS.ZIP Silver Xpress Auto-Login PEX program for ProBoard 2.0
- allows Proboard Users to take advantage of the auto-login
- feature of Silver Xpress. When Users log into Proboard,
- this PEX program will check the Xpress user's auto-login
- flag to see if they want to enter the mail door
- automatically. Your users will love this feature!
-
- QFAX20.ARJ QuickFax System with Silver Xpress Fax Forms to create
- off-line Fax services for your Silver Xpress Reader
- Users.
-
- Enhance your Silver Xpress Mail Door Services by offering the powerful
- Silver Xpress QWK/OPX Mail/Fax/Forms Reader to your end-users. If you
- want to offer a special pricing for your users or subscribers, please
- see the PRICES.DOC file for PC User Group Orders.
-
- SXR43.ZIP Silver Xpress QWK/OPX Off-Line Mail/Fax/Forms Reader
- SXR43P.ZIP Complete Protected Mode version of SXR401.ZIP
- SXR43PU.ZIP EXE only Protected Mode Upgrade from SXR401.ZIP
- DPMI110.ZIP Borland DPMI Drivers for SX (required for Protected Mode)
- SXCLR43.ZIP Silver Xpress Visual Color Customization Utility
-
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────┐
- │HOW TO PURCHASE SILVER XPRESS│
- └─────────────────────────────┘
-
- Please read the REGISTER.DOC file. The order form is in REGISTER.SYS
-