The 640 MEG Shareware Studio 2/The 640 Meg Shareware Studio CD-ROM Volume II (Data Express)(1993).ISO/mail/sig200.zip/SIG200.DOC

Text File | 1992-09-14 | 16KB | 425 lines

                       -=> INFORMATION ON SIGNATURE <=-

 Files that must be included in the distribution of Signature 2.00:

 Filename       Size *  Date ^    Time ^          CRC Checks ~
 ------------   -----   -------   -------------   --------------
 SIG.EXE        46675   9/13/92   19:48 (7:48p)   4915   111E
 SIGCFG.EXE     44928   9/14/92   19:03 (7:03p)   6C21   1364
 SIG200.DOC     15699   9/14/92   19:32 (7:32p)   Not applicable
 VALIDATE.COM   12197   3/24/92   14:20 (2:20p)   D5BB   166F
 VALIDATE.DOC    2423   3/24/92   14:34 (2:34p)   Not applicable

 * The size has been listed to help prevent alterations to the program
   and text files.  These sizes are accurate; if they do not match the
   size listed by DOS, DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE.  Any alterations to the
   software could mean that there is a virus in the software.

 ^ The date and time of these files are offered to help prevent
   alterations to these files.  If SIG200.DOC has been altered, the
   time and date stamps MAY be different from the times and dates
   listed above.

 ~ The CRC Checks are listed to be safe in case your software has been
   infected with a virus.  To obtain these checks, type the following
   at your DOS prompt:

    VALIDATE [filename.ext]

  where [filename.ext] is the filename and extension.  So, if you wanted
  to obtain the CRC checks for SIG.EXE, type the following:

    VALIDATE SIG.EXE

  then you should see the following appear on your screen:

VALIDATE 0.4 Copyright 1988-92 by McAffe Associates.  [phone]

          File Name:  SIG.EXE
               Size:  43,539
               Date:  9-5-1992
File Authentication:
     Check Method 1 - 4915
     Check Method 2 - 111E


   You can do the same for the other executable files (SIGCFG.EXE and
   VALIDATE.COM)


                     -=> REQUIREMENTS TO RUN SIGNATURE 2.0 <=-

 Signature 2.0 is a major update in that it has many new features,
 including the following:

     1) You can have Signature ask you if you want to insert your
        signature or have it insert it automatically.

     2) Now works with monochrome monitors.

     3) You don't need to download a separate file each time you upgrade
        to a newer version of your Off-Line Reader -- Signature 2.00 now
        supports Blue Wave, Jabber, Silly Little Mail Reader, and Offline
        Xpress in ONE PROGRAM!

     4) A configuration program.

 Because of these features, Signature now requires LESS than Signature
 1.x!

 Requirements:  Color OR Monochrome monitor
                Silly Little Mail Reader, Offline Xpress, Jabber,
                  or Blue Wave
                ONLY 109k of free memory!
                81k of free disk space (for the program files)
                DOS 2.0 or later

 Recommended:   Swapping turned on (in SLMR, OLX, Jabber, and Blue Wave)
                  to either the disk or memory (EMS or XMS)
                  (see the documentation that came with your off-line
                   reader for more information on swapping)
                DOS 3.3 or later


                          -=> INSTALLATION PROCEEDURES <=-

 These proceedures assume that you are using the text editor that
 comes with your Off-Line Reader.  If you use a different editor,
 just insert the  path and filename of the program you are using instead
 of the one I specify.  For example, in the case of Blue Wave, the
 editor there is TED3.COM.  I would say something to the effect of
 "Now load TED3 and edit the file..."  You would then type the name
 of your program, in place of TED3.  So, if you are using Boxer, for
 example, you would type "B ...." instead.

              -=> Installation Proceedures for Blue Wave 2.10 <=-

 This section assumes that you have installed Blue Wave in the directory
 C:\BWAVE.

 Locate the files SIG.EXE and SIGCFG.EXE, the two main files needed to
 use Signature.

 Once you have located them, copy them to your Blue Wave directory, in
 this case, C:\BWAVE.

 Next, run Blue Wave like you would normally, but don't bother opening a
 mail packet.

 At the Main Menu, highlight or click on "Setup Parameters".  Then, at
 the next menu that is presented to you, highlight or click on
 "Directories".  Then, after pulling down that menu, highlight or click
 on "Editor File Path", and hit enter.  Then, enter the path to where you
 have saved the file EDITOR.BAT; in the case of this example, it would be
 C:\BWAVE.  Then, add a backslash (\) and type EDITOR.BAT.  So, if you are
 using C:\BWAVE, enter the following:

C:\BWAVE\EDITOR.BAT

 Then hit enter.

 Quit from this menu, and make sure that when you are prompted, to save
 the changes that you have made.

 Now you can quit Blue Wave... you're ALMOST done!  Skip past the next
 three sections to the section labelled "CONFIGURING SIGNATURE".


               -=> Installation Proceedures for Jabber 1.2 <=-

 NOTE:  You need to have an external editor handy, TED3, Boxer, or
 some sort of text editor.  Jabber has an internal editor, but that
 editor only supports messages and no other files.  Also, whatever editor
 you use, you may want to keep.  There is a conflict between Signature 2.0
 and Jabber's internal editor, so you will need an external editor to use
 Signature 2.0.  There may be a future update that will fix this conflict.

 This section assumes that you have installed Jabber 1.2 in the
 directory C:\JABBER.

 Change into your Jabber directory, in this case, C:\JABBER.  Load up
 your editor and create a file called EDITOR.BAT in your Jabber directory.

 Enter the following text into your new file:

@ECHO OFF
[path of editor] %1
SIG %1

 Where [path of editor] is the path and filename of the external editor
 you are going to use.  For demonstrative purposes, use the following as
 an example:

@ECHO OFF
C:\BOXER\B %1
SIG %1

 Now, when you are done entering this text, save the file.

 Locate the two files SIG.EXE and SIGCFG.EXE.  Copy these to your Jabber
 directory.

 Now, re-run your text editor and load up JABBER.CFG.  This file is already
 located in your Jabber directory.

 Find the section named "External Program Files".  In this section of the
 file should be a line that says "External editor (blank = internal editor)"
 On the line after that should be "{EDITOR=}" (This assumes that you have
 not used any other editors besides Jabber's internal editor).  Once you
 have located this line, change the text to read:

{EDITOR=[path]\EDITOR.BAT}

 Where [path] is the directory where Jabber is located.  In this example,
 Jabber is in C:\Jabber:

{EDITOR=C:\JABBER\EDITOR.BAT}

 Now, save this file.

 You're almost done!  Skip past the next two sections to the section
 labelled "CONFIGURING SIGNATURE".


       -=> Installation Proceedures for Silly Little Mail Reader 2.1a <=-

 This section assumes that you have installed SLMR 2.1a in the directory
 C:\SLMR.

 Locate the two files SIG.EXE and SIGCFG.EXE.  These two files are needed
 to operate Signature properly.  Once you have found them, copy them into
 your SLMR directory.

 Now, open a file named CONFIG.MR with your text editor.  (You can load
 it by running SLME by typing SLME CONFIG.MR.  SLME is the editor that
 comes with SLMR)  This file is already in your SLMR directory.

 On the first line, you should see the following:

EDITOR       = SLME

 (This assumes that you have not been using any other editor besides the
 one that comes with SLMR.)  Change this line to read:

EDITOR       = EDITOR.BAT

 Now, save this file as you would a message.

 You're almost finished installing Signature... skip the next section
 and start reading the section titled "CONFIGURING SIGNATURE".


            -=> Installation Proceedures for Offline Xpress 2.1 <=-

 This section assumes that you have installed OLX 2.1 in the directory
 C:\OLX.

 Locate the two files SIG.EXE and SIGCFG.EXE, which are the two main
 Signature files.  These are required for Signature to run properly.
 Once you have found them, copy them to your OLX directory, in this case,
 C:\OLX.

 Open up a file called "CONFIG.OLX", which is located in your OLX
 directory.  (You can edit this file by using OLXED, the editor that comes
 with OLX.  Just type OLXED CONFIG.OLX and hit enter.)
 Use the same text editor as you used above.

 On the first line, you should see the following:

EDITOR       = OLXED

 (This is assuming you have not used any other editors with OLX besides
 the one that comes with it)

 Change this line to read:

EDITOR       = EDITOR.BAT

 Save this file as you normally would a message.

 Now, you're almost there!


                        -=> CONFIGURING SIGNATURE <=-

 This is probably the easiest and quickest part of the installation...it
 shouldn't take more than one minute!

 Change into the directory where you have your off-line reader located.

 In the part of the installation that you did earlier, you copied two files,
 SIG.EXE and SIGCFG.EXE into the directory where you have your Off-Line
 Reader.  Now that you have changed into that directory, run SIGCFG by
 typing SIGCFG and pressing Enter at your DOS prompt.  Then you will
 be presented with a question:

SIGCFG -- Signature 2.12 Configuration Program

Do you wish to continue?
[Y/n]

 Since this is the first time you are installing Signature, press Y
 or Enter.  Then, you will be presented with another question:

Do you want to use 1, 2, or 3 Signatures?
[1/2/3/q]

 Choose how many signatures that you wish to use.  If you choose two or
 three, you will be required to make additional files later, and to make
 a choice every time you write a message to insert Signature one, two, or
 three.

 Next, you're presented with another question:

Do you want Signature to ask you if you want to insert your Signature?
[Y/n/q]

 This is a new feature in Signature.  You can have Signature ask you
 if you want to insert a Signature after you have entered your message,
 or you can have it automatically insert the message for you, without
 asking.  Press Y or Enter if you want to be asked every time.  Press
 N if you don't want to be asked at all, or press Q to quit the
 installation.  This question only appears if you chose to use only one
 Signature.

 The next question is also a new feature.

Do you have a color monitor?
[Y/n/q]

 This is an easy question...if your monitor displays colors, press Y or
 Enter.  If it doesn't, press N.  If you want to quit, press Q.

 And, another important question:

Do you use B)lue Wave, J)abber, S)LMR, or O)LX?
[B/J/S/O/q]

 Press the letter that corresponds to the OffLine Reader (OLR) that you are
 using.  If you are using Blue Wave, press B; Jabber, press J; Silly Little
 Mail Reader, press S; Offline Xpress, press O.  If you want to abort the
 installation, press Q.

 Now you'll be asked the following:

Please supply the path and filename for the editor that you wish to use.
Make sure to include any parameters to pass to the editor.
If you are using the internal editor, just hit [Enter].
>

 Here you must type the path and filename that allows you to run your
 editor.  For example, if you are not using the internal editor, and you
 are using Boxer, you might type the following:

F:\BOXER\B.EXE -b -c -j -M255 -7 -5 -3

 and hit enter.  If you don't pass any parameters on, you might type

F:\BOXER\B.EXE

 and hit enter.  Or, if you are using the internal editor, just press
 enter.  This question will not be presented to you if you are using
 Jabber.

 The next question is required to run the batch file properly.

Are you using DOS version 3.3 or later?
[Y/n/q]

 If you use a version of DOS between 2.0 and 3.2 then press no.  If you use
 DOS 3.3 or later, press Y.  Press Q to quit, and stop setting up Signature.

 Now you'll be presented with the choices you have made, and a question
 asking you

Is this correct?
[Y/n/q]

 If the choices displayed are correct, press Y or Enter.  If not, press
 N, and you will go through the configuration questions again.  If you
 want to abort, press Q.

 Once you have finished configuring Signature, SIGCFG will create and write
 a file to your hard disk, named SIG.CFG.  DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE.  If you
 delete SIG.CFG, you will need to re-configure Signature for it to work.


                         -=> CREATING YOUR SIGNATURE <=-

 The last step in installing Signature is to create a text file called
 SIGNATUR.E01 in your OLR's main directory.  If you decided to use two
 or three signatures, you will have to create one or two more files for
 Signature to work properly.  They will be called SIGNATUR.E02 and
 SIGNATUR.E03.

 Load up a text editor and create a file named SIGNATUR.E01 by typing
 the following:

[editor] SIGNATUR.E01

 Where [editor] is the name of the editor that you use.

 Now, in this file, enter whatever you want added to your messages.  This
 will be added to the end of every message, if you configured Signature
 to not ask you if you want to insert a signature.  If you configured
 Signature to ask you every time you enter a message if you want to insert
 a signature, this will be inserted only when you permit.

 Save this file when you are done.

 If you are going to use two Signatures, do the above, except create a
 new file called SIGNATUR.E02.

[editor] SIGNATUR.E02

 If you are going to use three Signatures, create SIGNATUR.E01 as described
 above, and also create SIGNATUR.E02 and SIGNATUR.E03.

[editor] SIGNATUR.E02
[editor] SIGNATUR.E03


                             -=> YOU ARE NOW DONE! <=-

 You are now done installing Signature!  If you have any problems or
 questions, leave a message to me in the Shareware conference on FidoNet,
 or in the Shareware conference on WildNet.  I'll try to respond as soon
 as possible!


                          -=> UPDATES AND REGISTERING <=-

 The place where updates to Signature can be located first is at Echos
 Of The Fourth Magic, a BBS located in Rindge, New Hampshire.  The SysOp
 of this BBS is Michael Klein.  The number is 603/899-5019, with settings
 of 8N1, Full duplex, and speeds to 14.4k.  Echos Of The Fourth Magic is
 running a USR Sportster Dual Standard modem.

 You can leave a message there... leave it in conference #0, Private E-Mail,
 to Daniel Stratton.

 Registering Signature won't cost you much!  Signature will cost $5 OR any
 amount that you offer...any amount sent will be accepted!

 You can register Signature by sending a personal or bank check to the
 following address:

         Dan Stratton
         PO Box 144
         Rindge, NH  03461-0144
               Re: Signature 2.0

 Make the check out to Daniel Stratton.  Please do not send cash!

 SPECIAL THANKS TO MICHAEL KLEIN AND KEN WHITON, MY ßETA TESTERS.
 You two were great helps, thanks for everything!

 Thank you for your interest in Signature!  Please, even if you DON'T use
 Signature, upload it to any BBS's that you call as SIG200.ARJ or
 SIG200.ZIP.


 Thanks,

 Dan Stratton.