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VBBS 6.11 Documentation -- 1-1
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║ CHAPTER ONE VBBS INSTALLATION ║
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Initial installation of VBBS is quite straightforward. It
is perhaps the easiest BBS software in the world to install!
Before You Install VBBS
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Before you install VBBS, you need to make sure you have
copies of the following programs and that they are in a directory
specified in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file's PATH statement:
∙ PKZIP and PKUNZIP archive programs
--> IMPORTANT NOTE: VNet only uses version 1.10 of PKZip
at this time. Make sure you have this
version if you wish to participate in the
VNet and other networks under VBBS.
▓▓ OS/2 VERSION : Please refer to the VBBS OS/2 installation
instructions in the Appendix.
∙ ZModem transfer protocol (usually named DSZxxxx.xxx)
Other programs that would be useful in the day to day
operations of your BBS might include:
∙ TheDraw 4.60 or later (for creating your own menus)
∙ ARJ 2.11 or later (an alternative archive program)
∙ DCOM 3.44 or later (DOS shell to speed file moving/copying)
--> IMPORTANT NOTE: These programs are NOT supplied with the
original VBBS archive; you have to get
them on your own. Fortunately, many BBSes
have them available for download.
New VBBS Installations
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To install VBBS as a NEW installation, follow these in-
structions:
1) Create a temporary directory on your hard drive and make it
your current directory.
2) Using PKUNZIP, extract the contents of VBBS611.ZIP and
VDOC611.ZIP into the temporary directory.
3) Run INSTALL.EXE; when asked if this is a NEW installation,
answer "yes".
VBBS 6.11 Documentation -- 1-2
4) As the VCONFIG.EXE program is presented, verify the configu-
ration, particularly in the MAIN configuration and -- MOST
importantly -- in the CHANNEL configuration. All single-
node VBBS installations use the same command line:
BBS 1
This names channel 1 as the primary channel. After this,
you only need to correctly identify your modem port number
and baud rate in the channel 1 configuration.
Upgrading Existing Installations
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--> IMPORTANT NOTE: VBBS 6.11 upgrades VBBS version 6.10 ONLY!
Sysops of previous versions will need to
either upgrade to version 6.00 prior to
moving to version 6.11, or install 6.11 as
NEW.
To upgrade to version 6.11 from version 6.10, follow these
instructions:
1) MAKE BACKUP COPIES of the following:
a) files in your database directory (\VBBS\DB)
b) files in your data directory (\VBBS\DATA)
c) your .CFG files
2) Delete ALL occurrences of the file CONTROL.DAT from your sys-
tem.
3) Move VBBS611.ZIP & VDOC611.ZIP into a separate directory
and unZIP them there.
4) Run the INSTALL.EXE program; when it asks if this is a NEW
installation, respond "no", then name the correct path to
your actual VBBS directory. Your .CFG files will NOT be
overwritten.
5) Verify the settings in VCONFIG and change channel 1 in the
CHANNEL configuration to reflect your modem port. Base and
IRQ addresses are set automatically.
--> IMPORTANT NOTE: The INSTALL.EXE program for version 6.11,
when used to upgrade existing installa-
tions, copies ONLY the new .EXE file to
your VBBS directory. It does NOT over-
write menus, script files, text files, or
function blocks.
VBBS 6.11 Documentation -- 1-3
6) Once INSTALL.EXE has finished, you may need to copy or manu-
ally edit some files. Files to consider replacing or editing
are noted in the 610_READ.ME! file. Some are:
*.ANS *.ASC *.TXT *.PDM *.FB
7) After the upgrade to 6.11, you should go into VCONFIG to
SORT your database configuration and COMPILE network info.
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