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=== MAIL MANAGER +PLUS+ - Shareware QWK Mail Door for RBBS-PC & Fido *.MSG ===
Version 4.00 - January 26, 1996
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This file includes instructions for upgrading your existing Mail Manager
or Mail Manager +Plus+ installation to version 4.00. Please see
HISTORY.DOC or WHATSNEW.400 for a complete list of changes in this
version. There are many.
First, some quick notes about our "wide beta" program:
For our brave registered users, we tried a "wide beta" distribution of
early v4.00 code, to help wipe out the early bugs in this major update.
We had been working on v4.00 since September of '94, and there were
a sufficient number of changes to warrant testing outside of our own
environments. Those of you who are currently running one of these wide
betas (v3.91a through 3.94b) need basically only drop in the new
executables and go. There are no format changes from the wide betas
to this actual release.
Those of you running 3.91a or 3.91c should also do this:
- Run the new MAILCFG, and set the 2nd option on the 2nd screen
accordingly, for whether or not to allow RIP detection.
- Copy your existing MAILMGR.PRO (or PROTO.DEF) that you're using
with the door to a file named MMGR.PRO, in the directory for text
files, as specified in MAILCFG. Node-specific versions of MMGRx.PRO
are supported.
That should be it. Users of 3.92a and up should have already done this.
Next, what all is included in this package:
WHATSNEW.400 - Differences since the previous release (v3.61).
HISTORY.DOC - Everything that has changed since the release of the v1.3x
series of the door.
MMGR.DOC - Instructions for setting up/using the door to its full
capabilities.
NETINFO.DOC - How to use the QWK networking features of the door.
(Definitely a separate subject in and of itself).
README.1ST - This file - to tell you what you're getting into. <g>
REGISTER.DOC - To help you support the SHAREWARE concept!
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UPDT361.ZIP contains two executables for users of v3.51 and lower.
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UPDATE.EXE - Converts your existing setup to v3.61. This allows the
UPDATE.EXE for v4.00 to work with your setup.
UPDATUSR.EXE - Converts your existing v1.3x MAILMGR.USR to the format
of v3.61. * RUN THIS ONE ONLY IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM
THE FREE v1.3x SERIES!!! *
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UPDT400.ZIP contains two executables to update your v3.52 through 3.61
setup to v4.00.
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UPDATE.EXE - Update a Mail Manager +Plus+ v3.52-v3.61 configuration to
v4.0 format. This makes a lot of new filenames.
UPDATUSR.EXE - Updates MAILMGR.USR to the new format of Mail Manager +Plus+
v4.0 and higher (MMGR.USR). For users of v2.xx and above
only!
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400-EXE.ZIP contains all executables (* = changed since v3.61).
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* MAILCFG.EXE - Configuration program.
* MMGR.EXE - Mail Manager +Plus+ itself.
* CFG2TXT.EXE - Convert binary MMGR.CFG config file to text format.
* TXT2CFG.EXE - Convert text config file to MMGR.CFG binary format.
MMGRNODE.EXE - Nodelist compiler for FIDO netmail areas. (Version number
change only - no functional differences from 3.61).
* MMINDEX.EXE - FIDO *.MSG message indexer to add to your nightly event.
* MUSER.EXE - User file editor for MMGR.USR binary user file.
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400-TXT.ZIP contains all text files, menus, etc., used by MMGR+. ALL of
these files have changed since the release of v3.61.
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MMGR.HEL - Opening screen that users see in their mail reader.
MMGRC.HEL - ANSI color version of same.
MMGR.BYE - Sign-off message users will see in their mail reader.
MMGRC.BYE - ANSI color version of the above.
MMGR.HL1 - Online help file - main menu options.
MMGR.HL2 - Online help file - configuration menu options.
MMGRC.HL1 - Ansi color version of main menu help.
MMGRC.HL2 - Ansi color version of configuration menu help.
MMGRR.HL1 - RIP version of main menu help.
MMGRR.HL2 - RIP version of configuration menu help.
MMGR.MNU - Non-graphic \
MMGRC.MNU - Ansi > Main menu shown to users.
MMGRG.MNU - ASCII /
MMGRR.MNU - RIP /
MMGR.PRE - Non-graphic \
MMGRC.PRE - Ansi > Opening screen shown to users.
MMGRG.PRE - ASCII /
MMGRR.PRE - RIP /
MMGR.PRO - Sample "PROTO.DEF" for use with Mail Manager +Plus+
MMGR.AKA - Sample list of AKA addresses for FIDO netmail.
MMGR.OB - Sample list of outbound directories for netmail.
MMGR.ARL - Sample list of archivers available to the users.
MMGR.BUL - Sample list of RBBS-PC system bulletins.
MMGR.FMS - Sample list of FMS directories for NEWFILES listings.
MMGR.SWP - Sample settings for "swap to disk" options.
MMGR.OPT - Optional list of default configuration options for new
users. If you would like to customize the default options
for your new users, you can modify this file accordingly.
If you're happy with our defaults, you can delete this
file.
RBBSQWK.BAT - Batch file called when list of archivers is not used.
If you use MMGR.ARL, RBBSQWK.BAT need not exist.
MMGR.TXT - Sample text configuration file, created by the
CFG2TXT.EXE utility. This file can be directly
compiled to Mail Manager's binary format with
TXT2CFG.EXE.
SAMPLE.CFG - Sample MNET configuration file for the NODE end of
a QWK network.
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Also included are two of our supplemental programs:
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MFIX433.ZIP - Version 4.33 of our purge/renum/repair utility for *M.DEF's,
now included as a complete package, with source code. v4.33
is a maint. release to the 4.3 series, fixes problems with
handling messages greater than 4K in length, and works with
the new auxiliary user files in MMGR+ v4.x.
MNET210.ZIP - Version 2.10 of our QWK->REP Conversion utility for QWK
networks, now included as a complete package. v2.10
includes a new MNETCFG utility to automate the creation
of program configuration files. The MNET package can be
registered separately.
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UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION:
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If you are upgrading from a version lower than 1.30, your best bet is
to set up Mail Manager +Plus+ from scratch. The changes are simply
too extensive to be handled as an update.
Version 4.00 is a MAJOR update to Mail Manager +Plus+. The formats of
the configuration and user files have both changed, as well as the
file names of most of the door's other support files. We suggest
following this checklist IN ORDER:
[ ] - Back up your Mail Manager directory! It never hurts to
play it safe in case you need to fall back to your current
version for some reason.
[ ] - We distributed several wide beta versions of the door, on
the road to the very version that you're installing now.
The final wide beta was v3.94b, and if you are upgrading
from that version, you need only replace the executables,
install the *.HL* help files, and the rip files (MMGRR*.*).
The rest of you, keep reading. :)
[ ] - If you are currently running a version of the door that
contains an MUSER.EXE utility, we suggest running your
current MUSER to purge inactive users prior to converting to
v4.00. This will speed up the conversion process.
[ ] - Overwrite all executables with the ones contained within
400-EXE.ZIP. (You backed up your old ones, right?)
[ ] - If your current version of the door is between v1.30 and
v3.51, you must do the following next:
A - Unzip the enclosed file UPDT361.ZIP, and run
the enclosed UPDATE.EXE utility.
B - If you are upgrading from the free version of Mail
Manager (v1.30 through v1.36a), run the
UPDATUSR.EXE that was included in the UPDT361.ZIP
archive. DO NOT run this utility if you are
upgrading from any version of Mail Manager +Plus+,
v2.00 to v3.61!!
C - Delete UPDATE.EXE and UPDATUSR.EXE. You won't need
them again.
This will update your setup sufficiently so that the files
contained in UPDT400.ZIP can do their job. At this point
you have effectively upgraded your setup to v3.61.
[ ] - Unzip the enclosed file UPDT400.ZIP, which contains the new
UPDATUSR and UPDATE utilities. THESE TWO UTILITIES WILL
ONLY WORK WITH VERSIONS 3.52 THROUGH 3.61 OF THE DOOR!
[ ] - Run UPDATUSR.EXE. This will carry your MAILMGR.USR data
forward into the new MUSR.MGR file format used by v4.00.
Some of the data formerly stored in MAILMGR.USR will be moved
out to new conference auxiliary user files which will be
created automatically. (More on these later.)
[ ] - Run UPDATE.EXE to convert your current MAILMGR.CFG file to the
new format (MMGR.CFG). This will carry your current
configuration settings over into the new file format for
version 4.00. If you wish to convert a node-specific
configuration file (MMGRx.CFG instead of MMGR.CFG), pass the
full path/filename on the command line (such as UPDATE
C:\MMGR\MAILMGR1.CFG), and repeat for each node-specific file.
UPDATE.EXE will also copy many of your support files over to
the new file name conventions used by v4.00.
UPDATE.EXE should be run *AFTER* UPDATUSR.EXE. UPDATE.EXE
gives you the option of deleting your old configuration and
text files when it is finished running. The UPDATUSR
utility requires that your old door configuration file
(MAILMGR.CFG) be present in the current directory when it runs.
We strongly suggest that you make a backup of your MAILMGR.CFG
and MAILMGR.USR before updating your setup.
After you have run UPDATUSR and UPDATE, you will not need
them again, and you can delete them from your disk.
[ ] - Overwrite the MMGR*.HL1 and MMGR*.HL2 help files that the
conversion process created with the ones included in the
400-TXT archive. These are the new help files, which have
been revised with this release.
[ ] - If you plan to allow RIP graphics in the door, install the
MMGRR*.* files from the 400-TXT archive. Put these in the
same directory in which you have installed the door.
At this point the basics are in place. Depending on which version of
the door you are upgrading from, some or all of the rest of the text
and configuration files contained in the 400-TXT archive may have
changed. You will want to have a look at them and compare against
your existing setup.
The options in MAILCFG have changed. You will want to run the new
MAILCFG against all of your door configuration files (MMGR*.CFG) to
set the new options accordingly for your system.
Some of the system text files have changed in format, and there may be
new ones that you need to be aware of and modify accordingly. At this
point, you may want to load up the main documentation (MMGR.DOC), and
have a look at the section of this manual that discusses the text
configuration files that the door uses, and modify yours accordingly.
The door is now MMGR.EXE instead of MAILMGR.EXE. Change the batch
file that loads the door accordingly.
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IF YOU'RE SETTING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME:
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There is no such thing as a "QUICK INSTALL" for Mail Manager +Plus+,
although the first steps would be:
- Create the directory \MMGR directory off of your root,
- De-compress the archives 400-EXE.ZIP and 400-TXT.ZIP there,
- Edit the text files MMGR.SWP and MMGR.FMS accordingly,
- Run MAILCFG.EXE, and follow the prompts, then...
- Follow standard procedure for adding a new door to your system
(DOORS.DEF, MENU5*, etc. etc.)
- A minimal MMGR.BAT file might look something like:
copy c:\rbbs\dorinfo1.def c:\mmgr\dorinfo1.def
cd\mmgr
mmgr 1
cd\rbbs
However, we do *NOT* recommend that you do it this way if you have
more than a handful of conferences, and plan to add or delete any
in the forseeable future. A little advance planning *NOW* can save
you a world of grief later, and there are many customizable text
files that you may want to change.
Full installation instructions are found in the MMGR.DOC file.
Mail Manager +Plus+ is a VERY involved door, with many capabilities,
and encompasses just about your entire RBBS-PC (and frontend mailer)
setup. There is no substitute for having a printed copy of MMGR.DOC
handy.
Best,
Chip Morrow & Doug Wilson,
Makai Software