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AmigaPoint version 2.1
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Stuart Grier
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AmigaPoint_Install.DOC
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With the release of version 2 of the Amiga point system, the
installation has been dramatically reduced by the development of an
automatic installer developed jointly by myself and John Keniry.
This now means that users no longer have to manually make directories,
new users do not even have to edit the TrapDoor configuration file
TrapDoor.cfg. The autoconfiguration takes place from within the
installation program, so the new user does not even have to load an
editor, except to write mail which is the reason why this point
system has been developed - to get as many people into the
SuperHighway as possible.
If you wish to learn the installer script, you should get the
file - Inst126.lha available from many BBS's. This file includes
version 1.24 of the Amiga Installer program, doc files and
registration / licence notes.
The sequence of commands are almost identical to those described in
Setup.doc, so I shall not duplicate what I said there here. Suffice
to say that the script has taken a long time to get
to this stage of development.
I hope the installation is easy to follow, and that the help
available is easy and fully informative. Since I have used this
Point system for almost 6 months, I feel that I am assuming a little
too much for those who are brand new to this method of communication.
If I have made some assumptions then accept my appologies, and please
let me know where I did this and also, if you wish, a suggestion of
the prefered help or other piece of text which would have been easier
for you to understand what is going on, or what is asked from you.
In the future I hope to be able to include a first message as part of
the installation, so as once it is installed, the first message is
there and ready to be sent - possibly the autosending could also be
included, but as I say that is in the future of this project.
Sequence of Events in Installation
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1. April is unarchived to a user defined directory.
2. TrapDoor is unarchived to a user defined directory
3. User is asked for their FidoNET address.
4. User is asked for the FidoNET address of their Boss sytem.
5. User is asked for the data phone mumber of the Boss system.
6. User is asked for the name of their system.
7. User is asked for their own name.
8. User is asked for their session password.
The user is asked for the name of their system because TrapDoor can
also be run as a BBS frontend server.
9. The nodelist is compiled using TrapList.
10. user-startup is ammended to add the necessary assigns made during
the installation.
If you need any assistance don't hesitate to ask me. I can be contacted
at -
Stuart Grier at 2:250/364.4