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- Ameol - The CIX OLR
- Version v2.50
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- (C) Copyright 1996-2004 Parkglobe Consultants Ltd
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- To view this file on screen in
- Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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- To print this file, open it in Notepad or another word
- processor, then use the Print command on the File menu.
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- After installation this text is stored in your Tutorials/Readme topic.
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- Table Of Contents
- =================
- INSTALLING AMEOL2 FROM CD
- CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
- DISCONNECTING UNDER WINDOWS 3.X
- DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING AMEOL2
- SUBMITTING PROBLEM REPORTS
- USING AMEOL ADDONS
- COMPATIBILITY WITH AMEOL
- Keystrokes
- Ameol Configuration
- Spelling Checker
- KNOWN PROBLEMS AND WORKAROUNDS
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- INSTALLING AMEOL2 FROM CD
-
- The CIX Software CD provides all the software you need to launch you onto
- the Internet, allows you to participate in the unique world of computer
- Conferencing, send worldwide Internet email, surf the World Wide Web
- (WWW), create your own web page(s), download software and much, much,
- more...
-
- If you have the CIX Software CD, insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive and
- follow the onscreen instructions. It caters for the complete new
- user/novice to upgrade solutions for existing subscribers and
- non-supported third party software products.
-
- The CD contains:
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- The latest version of Ameol - v2.50 for 32-bit users, 2.12 for 16-bit
- users.
- The latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer
- A wide selection of Addon and third party software products for Ameol,
- including:
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- Acronyms: Decode acronyms by right-clicking on them
- AdnExec : Put all addons on one menu.
- AmEdit : General file editor for Ameol
- BList : Blink History, notes all action performed during blink
- FFind : File List Manager
- Gallery : View mugshots (pictures of other CIX Conferencing users)
- GetMM : Get Missing Messages from CIX Conferencing
- Ignore_M: Delete ignored messages immediately
- IOBask : Manage your CIX Conferencing mail baskets
- OBRec : Recover outbasket items
- ShowConf: Show CIX Conference information
- TopicInf: Statistics and information about your Ameol database.
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-
- Other files included that can be used with Ameol are:
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- Interbot : Performs internet actions via email
- Mollusc : A Windows email shell for PGP encryption
- PGP Newbie: A Windows installer for PGP
- Spam Hater: Tracks down and emails junk emailers
- Text2Html : Converts a text file into HTML
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- CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
- --------------------------
-
- If you wish to use your CIX Internet internet connection outside of Ameol v2
- you will need to enter your internet username/password the first time you see
- the Connect To... dialog box. To do this:
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- 1. Double-click the Internet Explorer icon in your CIX Software group
- 2. In the dialog that opens, enter your ICA username in the Username field.
- 3. In the same dialog enter your password in the Password field.
- 4. Click the "Save Password" box if you want Windows to save your ICA password.
- If you do not ask Windows to save the password you will need to enter it every time
- you want to connect to the internet.
- 5. Click the Connect button. After using Internet Explorer your username and password
- will be saved.
-
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- DISCONNECTING UNDER WINDOWS 3.X
- -------------------------------
-
- Under Windows 3.x, the Microsoft dialler will not automatically disconnect after
- an Internet Explorer or Ameol connection is completed. To disconnect, double-click
- on the Connection icon in Program Manager and click on the Disconnect button.
-
- DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING AMEOL2
- =================================
- There are two versions of Ameol; a 16-bit version for Windows
- 3.1, 3.11 and 3.11 for WorkGroups, and a 32-bit version for Windows NT
- 3.50 or later, or Windows 95. You can install and run the 16-bit version
- under Windows NT or Windows 95, but you cannot install or run the
- 32-bit version under Windows 3. Windows 3.x users with WIN32S
- must use the 16-bit version as WIN32S does not support comms.
-
- The setup file is a Windows installation executable. Run it from within
- Windows and follow the instructions.
-
- Users of Ameol v1.xx - Please don't install Ameol v2 into the same
- directory as Ameol. The installer will not allow you to do this, but
- please don't try it anyway. There is a facility to import your Ameol v1
- database if you want to, this will start automatically the first time
- you start Ameol v2 if Ameol2 can detect your Ameol v1 database. If it
- does not start automatically you can run it by selecting
- File|Import|Ameol Import Wizard.
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- SUBMITTING REPORTS
- ==================
- Choose Submit Report from the Help menu to submit any reports or
- questions regarding Ameol or CIX.
-
- USING AMEOL ADDONS
- ==================
- All Ameol addons should work fine with Ameol v2 (excluding those
- mentioned below which have specific problems). If in doubt or you are
- experiencing problems, please contact the author of the addon directly.
- It is our intention that all existing Ameol addons work directly under
- Ameol v2 with no changes. Those which will not work should only
- require minor modifications to allow them to work properly.
-
- To install an addon under Ameol v2, use the Install Addons command on
- the Settings menu.
-
- The following is a list of addons which have known problems.
-
- Questionnaire
- -------------
- This will not run under Ameol v2.
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- Report
- ------
- The Report addon is now built into Ameol v2. You should not attempt
- to install the old Ameol report addon or a conflict will occur.
-
- Get Missing Messages
- --------------------
- Version 3.01 of GETMM incorrectly adds two 'Get Misc Msgs' commands to
- the end of the Folder menu. This cosmetic bug is corrected in version
- 3.03 which is in beta test.
-
- Thread Manager
- --------------
- The functionality of this addon is now integrated within Ameol v2 and
- is no longer required. The author recommends that you do not use this
- addon with Ameol v2.
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- Immediate Message Deletion
- --------------------------
- The functionality of the IDEL addon is now integrated within Ameol v2
- and is no longer required. However it will continue to work with Ameol
- v2.
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- Acronyms
- --------
- Ameol v2 provides its own ROT13 capability on the Edit menu. The
- Acronym addon is still required for the decoding of acronyms.
-
- Gallery
- -------
- Ameol v2 provides a simple mugshot viewer without support for sounds
- or the more sophisticated features of Gallery. If you wish to use Gallery
- instead then disable mugshots in Ameol v2 as follows:
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- 1. Choose Preferences from the Settings menu.
- 2. Click the Viewer tab.
- 3. Uncheck the 'Show authors mugshot when message is displayed'
- option.
- 4. Click OK to close the dialog.
-
- Note that the current version of Gallery does not use the MUGSHOT.INI
- file created and maintained by Ameol v2.
-
- Show Conference Information
- ---------------------------
- SHOWCONF v2.03 will crash if you have a conferencing folder name longer
- than 14 characters in your In Basket. This is not necessarily a bug with
- the addon which was designed only to work with CIX conferences names
- which are limited to a maximum of 14 characters.
-
- File Find Manager
- -----------------
- Because FFIND v1.02 relied on a undocumented window class not supported
- in Ameol v2, it is unable to display the Tabs along the top of the
- window. FFIND v1.03 is available now from ameol.support/files.
-
- General File Editor
- -------------------
- AMEDIT v1.02 will not work if the In Basket window is not open. A newer
- version, v1.03, is now available from the ameol.support/files conference.
-
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- COMPATIBILITY WITH AMEOL
- ========================
- This section explains some areas in which Ameol v2 is compatible
- with Ameol. Please read this section after installing Ameol v2 for the
- first time.
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- Keystrokes
- ----------
- Where possible, we have tried to keep the keystrokes used by Ameol v2
- identical to those used in Ameol. This includes Ctrl+T to initiate a
- blink, Ctrl+E to open the Export dialog and so on.
-
- You can easily customise the keystrokes from the Customise dialog
- in the Settings menu.
-
- Ameol Configuration
- -------------------
- The 16-bit version of Ameol v2 does not use a configuration file in
- your Windows directory. Rather it stores the configuration file in the
- USERS subdirectory. Within that subdirectory are further subdirectories
- for each user. By default, Ameol v2 creates a user called
- Administrator and stores the settings in the ADMIN.INI file in the
- USERS\ADMIN subdirectory.
-
- The format of this file is similar to AMEOL.INI, but is not the
- same. Do NOT attempt to migrate your Ameol configuration to Ameol v2
- by copying over your AMEOL.INI file. It will not work.
-
- The 32-bit version of Ameol v2 stores configuration in the registry.
- Two registry locations are used:
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- Registry Location Purpose
- ================= =======
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CIX\Ameol2 Local machine (global)
- information is stored
- here. This includes your
- username and site
- details entered during
- installation, and a list
- of Import and Export
- filters.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CIX\Ameol2 Settings local to each
- user are stored here. All
- configuration details are
- local to each user
- both within Windows NT
- and Windows 95, and for
- each account set up
- under Ameol v2.
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- There is no provision for multiple message databases in Ameol v2.
-
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS AND WORKAROUNDS
- ==============================
- There are a few known problems with Ameol v2 which we were unable to
- fix before release. A fix for these should appear in the near future.
- Keep your eye on the ameolnews conference for an announcement of a free
- upgrade.
-
- Aborted downloads when using TAPI (Telephony Modem)
- ---------------------------------------------------
- CIX displays the contents of a downloaded file in the terminal
- screen then reports "Download aborted". To cure this select
- Settings|Communications, select the blink type you are using to
- connect. Click Edit and change Dial Up Conferencing (Win95/NT) to
- Dial Up Conferencing (Ameol).
-
- Pause then disconnection under Windows95/NT
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- Using Dial Up Conferencing (Win95/NT) under Windows95 or NT, you
- connect to CIX but nothing happens for a minute or so, then Ameol
- v2 disconnects.
- Open the file ameol2\script\connect.scr in a file editor such as
- notepad. Directly after the "pause 1000" line, enter
-
- put ""
-
- Save the file and Ameol v2 will connect correctly.
-
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- End of readme.