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- Setup hints for using BGFAX with TriBBS version 5.11 12-28-95
- B.J. Guillot
- FidoNet 1:106/400 InterNet: bjg90783@jetson.uh.edu
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-
- Because TriBBS does not offer the ability to exit when it detects a fax
- response code from the modem, you must run BGFAX in /HOST mode. Thus,
- BGFAX will answer the phone rather than TriBBS.
-
- 1. From now on, to get your system ready to answer calls, start up your
- BBS by using the FBBS.BAT file included with BGFAX
- 2. Be sure all the BGFAX files are copied into the directory as specified
- by the BGFAX environment variable (A "SET BGFAX=C:\BGFAX" line must
- exist in either your AUTOEXEC.BAT or FBBS.BAT file).
- 3. Make sure your BGFAX.CNF file is configured to use the proper fax class
- that your modem supports (you may need to comment and uncomment some
- lines in the BGFAX.CNF file).
-
- You need to make a file called EXEBBS.BAT in the BGFAX directory.
-
- EXEBBS.BAT
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- @echo off
- c:
- cd\tribbs
- call board /f%1 /v
- %bgfax%\fbbs.bat
-
- Another user suggested "call board /f%1/%4 /t%3" instead of
- "call board /f%1 /v". Please let me know which works better.)
-
- BOARD.BAT
- ~~~~~~~~~
- @echo off
- cd \tribbs
- if exist door.bat del door.bat
- if exist event.bat del event.bat
- if exist endbbs del endbbs
- bbs %1 %2
- if exist door.bat door
- if exist event.nat event
- if exist endbbs goto end
- board
- :end
-
- The most frequent problem people have with this setup... Once people get
- every thing configured, a data call comes into BGFAX, it transfers control
- to TriBBS, but the user that called in sees only garbage characters on
- their screen. The problem is that you have BGFAX's DTE speed set to a
- speed different than that of what TriBBS is using. The port speeds in
- BGFAX and TriBBS **MUST BE LOCKED AT THE SAME SPEED** (BGFAX.CNF defaults
- to sp=57600, while TriBBS may default to a locked speed of 38400. You
- must change the speed in either BGFAX or TriBBS so that they are the same!)
-
- Regards,
- bgfax author
-