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- Upgrading From TriBBS 4.X to 5.0
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- 1) Backup your entire NWORK directory, MWORK directory, and SYSDAT1.DAT.
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- 2) Copy the new EXE files over ALL existing copies.
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- 3) From node 1's main directory run TB4XTO50.EXE. This will convert
- the M*.PTR, FAREA.DAT, SYSDAT1.DAT, and *.MNU files to 5.0
- compatibility.
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- 4) Add the following line to your MAIN.MNU file:
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- R,R,Toggle RIPScrip Graphics,security level
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- 5) Add the following command to your FILE.MNU file:
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- E,E,Edit Batch Queue,security level
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- 6) Change the MESSAGE.MNU's Set Conference Queue command to the following:
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- Q,Q,Queue Conferences,security level
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- 7) Add the following command to your MESSAGE.MNU file:
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- S,S,Text Search Messages,security level
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- 8) If you are running a multinode system, be sure to copy the converted
- *.MNU files from node 1's NWORK directory to all of the other nodes'
- NWORK directory.
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- 9) Copy the file LANGUAGE.001 into your MWORK directory.
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- 10) If you are using indexed file areas, run MakeIdx to create new
- 5.0 compatible index files.
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- 11) Replace all existing versions of TriMail, TriNet, etc. with the 5.0
- compatible versions. Do NOT use any utility program that are written
- for previous versions that access the M*.PTR or FAREA.DAT files.
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