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- Quick setup for BBserv.EXE (c) 1990-1992 by F. M. Crosby W1NPR
-
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- This setup procedure will let you get BBserv going to try it out very
- quickly & easily. This setup may be expanded on as you wish only by
- adding database directories & rerunning BBcreate.exe
- ==============================================================================
-
- 1.Copy all the .EXE, .REP, .DOC & .TRL files from the distribution disk to
- to any directory you wish like c:\bs\ or your "BB" default directory.
- Make sure whatever one you put them in is the one ;bbserv_dir = points to !
-
- You may run the BBserv.exe program from your "BB" default & just put all
- the other files in the bbserv_dir, This makes calling it up easier (no path)
-
- 2.Edit BBserv.cfg with at least the following lines as follows EXACTLY !
- Including comment markers ;
-
- ;server_name = bbserv
-
- ;bbserv_dir = c:\bs\ (or whatever you have all the bbserv files in)
-
- ;dir srv = c:\srv\
- ;dis srv = Files related to the developement of BBSERV.EXE
- ;dio srv = W1NPR
-
- 3. Create the directory as stated c:\srv\
-
- 4. From the directory you have BBcreate.exe in, run BBcreate.exe
-
- 5. Tell BBcreate.exe where you have "BB" use all defaults,
- enter "Y" when asked to check directories.
-
- 6. Place BBserv.exe in the default "BB" directory ( Path it later if wanted )
-
- 7. You can then try a message to BBserv sp BBSERV Subject? DU
-
- 9. Enter at the BB command line ES [QELIZ] BBSERV BBSERVE.EXE
-
- 10. If all goes well there should be a message for you on your BBS from
- the server. The first time it runs will be quite long as it will look
- at all messages the first time and each time you run BBcreate.exe
-
- 11. If you got this far OK you are home free, Now add whatever database
- directories you want following the same format as the one set up for
- the server. You may place the server directory anywhere you want as
- long as you call it srv & leave W1NPR as "OWNER" or if you don't want
- it updated then just leave it out, make another "OWNER" etc. Max is
- 50 databases. ( we are not updating it via packet anymore anyway )
- See the "SHADOW" & "OWNER" doc files for additional types of databases.
-
- 12. Edit all the .TRL (trailer) and .REP (Reply files to suit yourself)
-
- 13. I would recommend reading over the other .DOC files to get the
- most from the server.
-
- 14. This only creates one directory called SRV and you must put in more
- using your own data. These may be either existing REBBS ones or just
- BBserv ones or a combination. Add them to BBserv.cfg and run BBcreate.exe
-
- 15. Good luck, & 73 Free, W1NPR .......