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Easy and Step by Step Visual Guide Setup Tutorial for
Allfix v1.10 or higher with Wildcat! BBS.
This setup file can also be used for other BBS softwares
with regular or universal Allfix v4.33+)
version 1.0
Written by:
Mufutau Towobola
P.O. Box 860
Bronx, New York 10468
All Rights Reserved
June 10, 1996
FidoNet address 1:278/111
Internet email address: sysop@sysmatic.com
Systematic BBS
Node 1: (718) 716-6198
Node 2: (718) 716-6341
Modems in Operation at Systematic BBS includes the following:
USRobotics Dual Standard 33.6k v.Everything
Practical Peripherals FXSA 14.4k
Supra 28.8k and Zoom 28.8k VFC
DISCLAIMER NOTICE
=================
Although care has been taken to write and test this setup, this
document is as is, without any warranty or guarantee of any kind, either
expressed or implied, as to the quality or performance of this setup
documents, except that it will occupy your precious disk space.
I, Mufutau Towobola, the writer of this setup documentations will
not be held liable to you or anyone for (but not limited to) any direct,
indirect, incidental or consequential damages, including lost of profits,
lost savings, hard drive trash or corruption which may result from the
use or inability to use this setup documentations.
Your use of this setup documentations constitutes an acceptance of
this disclaimer and your release of Mufutau Towobola, the writer of this
setup documentations, from any form of liability or litigation whatsoever.
I want you to know up front that I do not consider the way I get
Filebone files and use of Allfix as the ONLY WAY. There are several other
programs written that will accomplish the same goal.
I am only going to tell you how I use the program that I have chosen to
receive my Filebone files and filetosser.
I have used this same configurations for a long time and it has been
working well for me, your computer hardware configuration may make your
setup behave otherwise.
I am also not claiming that my configurations and these programs will
be absolutely safe and that your systems will not crash. I did not write
any of this programs, and you use them and my suggested setup documentation
and configuration sample files AT YOUR OWN RISK. I am only trying to help
here; I don't want to end in court for my being helpful.
Now I am going to tell you something you may not want to hear.
Setting up your system to accept Filebone files is definitely going to
take some time and efforts on your part. Hopefully this documentation
will smooth a lot of things over for you, but YOU will have to put in
your own dues. As with all things, your effort WILL PAY OFF.
Please do not modify any of this file in anyway, if you have any
suggestions that may improve this setup documentations, please contact
me at the listed Network conferences mentioned in this documentation,
or you can call my board directly.
Please post this file on your BBS so that other Sysops looking
for help in setting-up Allfix with their boards can also enjoy its use.
Thanks for being so patience as to read all the above disclaimers.
STEPS FOR THIS SETUP PROCEDURES:
================================
1. Your Frontend Mailer must already be installed and running.
I also have various documentations on setting-up Mailers.
2. Make sure all the needed fileareas are setup on your BBS.
3. To get started, you need to download the Allfix! program files from
any BBS close to you.
(i) For Wildcat! BBS setup, you need a shareware copy of Allfix! v1.10+
for Wildcat! BBS, or higher version when available.
Filename: AFX!110E.ZIP Filesize: 679k
Available on my BBS for first time caller download and can be
FREQ from my system at 1:278/111 with above filename or
MagicName of: ALLFIXWC
(ii) For All other BBS setup, you need a shareware copy of Universal
Allfix! v4.33, or higher version when available.
Filename: AFIX433.ZIP Filesize: 756k
Available on my BBS for first time caller download and can be
FREQ from my system at 1:278/111 with above filename or
MagicName of: ALLFIX
4. Read the README.TXT and AFIXSET.TXT files that included with this
setup documentation package and follow all the instructions.
Print all the necessary documentations for handy reference.
5. Install your Allfix! v1.10 for Wildcat! in a directory called
\ALLFIX, example: C:\ALLFIX and then create or make the following
sub-directories under the above \ALLFIX directory.
Our example is using drive C: but you can subsitute this for any
drive you intend to use, just make sure all the directory name
are the same... you can change the drive letter reference later.
Uncompress the TEMPLATE.ZIP or TEMPLATE.RAR etc that came in Allfix
program package into C:\ALLFIX\TEMPLATE\ directory.
Make the following sub-directories:
C:\ALLFIX\
C:\ALLFIX\TICS-OUT\
C:\ALLFIX\FILE-OUT\
C:\ALLFIX\AFIX-REC\
C:\ALLFIX\BAD-TICS\
C:\ALLFIX\AFIXDUPE\
C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\
C:\ALLFIX\TAGFILES\
C:\ALLFIX\TEMP\
C:\ALLFIX\TEMPLATE\
C:\ALLFIX\BILLINGS\
C:\ALLFIX\OLD-BILL\
6. Copy over all the files in this archive into the C:\ALLFIX directory
and overwrite any setup file(s) you already have in this directory.
The batch files with *.BAT extension may need editing or modifications.
Then start ASETUP.EXE in C:\ALLFIX directory to modify your settings.
The following files are enclosed in this archive:
README.TXT -- Part of this setup for what to do.
AFIXSET.TXT -- This setup documentation. Print and read carefully.
AFIXTOSS.BAT -- Sample batch file to toss your files with Allfix.
BASIC4.BAT -- Sample batch file to re-index or fix Allfix database.
SATELITE.NA -- Fileecho List for Planet Connect specific files.
FILEBONE.NA -- Fileecho List for Active FidoNet Filebone.
FILEBONE.NO -- Fileecho List for Non-Active FidoNet Filebone.
FILEDUPE.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
STATFILE.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
TOBEREP.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
SETUP.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
AREAS.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
REPORTS.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
FAREAS.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
GRPFILE.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
HATCH.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
MGICFILE.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
NEWFILES.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
NODEFILE.FIX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
STATFILE.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
TOBEREP.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
AREAS.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
REPORTS.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
FAREAS.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
GRPFILE.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
HATCH.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
MGICFILE.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
NEWFILES.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
NODEFILE.IDX -- Allfix database files. Do not edit with text editor.
SETUP.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
AREAS.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
REPORTS.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
FAREAS.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
HATCH.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
MGICFILE.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
GRPFILE.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
NEWFILES.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
NODEFILE.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
ECHOLIST.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
TAGLIST.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
NODEECHO.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
DESTDIRS.TXT -- Allfix exported database files. You may view this.
7. Adjust or modify the batch files (BASIC4.BAT & AFIXTOSS.BAT)
enclosed in this packaged so as to fit or suit your drive letter
and sub-directory setup of your system.
AFIXTOSS.BAT --> This is the batch file you will run to make Allfix
toss your files each time you receive files from
your HUB. You will need to incorporate this batch
into the batch file that starts your Frontend Mailer,
so that it will run automatically when you poll your
HUB and receive files.
Note: If you are using Planet Connect, you may need to modify
AFIXTOSS.BAT to move the files from your Planet Connect
inbound/received files directory to the \ALLFIX\INBOUND\
directory, or you can just point your Inbound Files path
directory in Allfix filenames/path setup to the actual
Planet Connect Inbound directory.
BASIC4.BAT --> This batch file ONLY need to be run when you want to
fix your database. You do not need to run this batch
file unless you want to fix your database.
I have enclosed this for sample purposes only.
I personally run this batch file whenever I make any
changes to my Allfix setup with ASETUP.EXE but it's
not neccessary unless your database is corrupted or
you need to re-index your database.
8. If you are running regular or universal Allfix for other BBS software
you may want to change the color of your Allfix to the regular color
by selecting System Data, then Miscellaneous, then ASETUP colors,
then Homrighausen, and save your setting. Then you should exit
ASETUP.EXE totally and then restart ASETUP.EXE and you should have
the regular Allfix setup colors.
This setup files will come with Wildcat! BBS default color setup and
you may not like this. If you are running Wildcat! BBS, do nothing!.
9. For those running universal Allfix for other BBS setup, (not Wildcat!)
you must first run FCOMP.EXE to import your fileareas from your BBS
into Allfix database. Below is the help capture by running FCOMP /?
FCOMP BBS file area compiler for ALLFIX v4.33
Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved.
Usage: FCOMP <BBS type> <BBS directory>
BBS type:
0 - RemoteAccess 1.11 16 - SearchLight
1 - SuperBBS 17 - TBBS (enter complete filename)
2 - QuickBBS 18 - LoraBBS 2.40
3 - Maximus 19 - Telegard 3.0
4 - Ezycom 20 - TriBBS 10.x
5 - ProBoard 21 - SynchroNet BBS 2.x
6 - RemoteAccess 2.xx 22 - Maximus 3.0
7 - Renegade 4.16
8 - PCBoard 15.2
9 - SpitFire
10 - Telegard 2.7
11 - TriBBS 5.x
12 - EzyCom 1.10
13 - TAG
14 - Renegade ?.??
15 - RemoteAccess 2.5x
Example to import filearea from TriBBS v10.x is: FCOMP 20 C:\TRIBBS
Note: FCOMP.EXE utility is not included with Allfix v1.10 for Wildcat!.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒═════════════ Main ╕
│ │
│ System data │
│ FileFind system │
│ Fileecho system │
│ New file reports │
│ BBS new file dirs │
│ Node manager │
│ Utilities │
│ Information │
│ Exit program │
│ │
╘═══════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Miscellaneous system parameters
When you run ASETUP.EXE from C:\ALLFIX directory you will get this opening
screen. We will go thru each menu option and in doing so you will also
encounter sub-menus in some of them and we shall go thru those too.
For now, select System Data option above for next screen.
Note: Some options may not be available in this setup if you are using
an unregistered version of Allfix. To get all the features in
Allfix, you must register it with the author.
The cost is very minimal and you will not regret registering it.
The support by the author is excellent.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR COPY OF ALLFIX !!!.
If you are in USA, you may register with several registration sites,
look in the Allfix archive file and a registration site info is
included... Registration sites is also available world-wide, so
there is no excuse not to register this wonderful program.
Below is the headquarter of USA registration site managed by
Jim Smoot.
Postal address: Ordering information:
S.R.O. BBS Tech Support : 1-817-542-8012
Attn: Dept ALLFIX Orders Only : 1-800-542-1450
Rt 2, Box 642-1 FAX : 1-817-542-8013
Copperas Cove, TX 76522 BBS : 1-817-542-7388
FidoNet : 1:395/602
InterNet : jim.smoot%sro@comm-dat.com
Voice Hours:
Monday thru Friday -- 6:00pm to 10:00pm (CST)
Saturday & Sunday -- 10:00am to 10:00pm (CST)
Orders accepted by Phone, Fax, Mail, PO or BBS (Credit Card online)
Credit Cards accepted: American Express, Visa, MasterCard, & Discover
Personal Checks, Money Orders, or Cashier's Checks made payable to
S.R.O. BBS accepted
Purchase Orders from Schools, Businesses, or Government Agencies
welcome. Terms: 2% 10 days, Net 30 days
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒═══════════════════╕
│ ╒════════ System data ╕
│ │ │
│ │ Address maintenance │
│ │ Pathnames (part 1) │
│ │ Pathnames (part 2) │
│ │ Filenames │
│ │ Origin lines │
│ │ External programs │
│ │ └─Options │
│ │ Global options │
│ │ Miscellaneous │
╘═│ │
╘═════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Network address, domain, site information, and uplink maintenance
Select Address Maintenance option for next screen.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒═══════════════════╕
│ ╒═════════════════════╕
│ │ │
│ │ A╒════ Address maint ╕
│ │ P│ │
│ │ P│ Network addresses │
│ │ F│ Site information │
│ │ O│ Aka matching │
│ │ E│ Domain names │
│ │ │ Uplink manager │
│ │ G│ │
│ │ M╘═══════════════════╛
╘═│ │
╘═════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Network address maintenance
Now select Network address for next screen.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════ Addresses ╕
│ │
│ Main 1:278/111 Aka 10 │
│ Fake Aka 11 │
│ Aka 1 Aka 12 │
│ Aka 2 Aka 13 │
│ Aka 3 Aka 14 │
│ Aka 4 Aka 15 │
│ Aka 5 Aka 16 │
│ Aka 6 Aka 17 │
│ Aka 7 Aka 18 │
│ Aka 8 Aka 19 │
│ Aka 9 Aka 20 │
│ │
╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Network zone:net/node[.point] addresses
This is where you will define and input all your system Node addresses.
Input all your system Node address here as you have entered in your
Frontend Mailers (Frontdoor, Intermail, etc). You can leave the fake
address blank. Press F10 or Esc key on every menu to save all your
entered options when finished. Replace my sample address above with
your own actual system node address...
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒═══════════════════════ Site information ╕
│ │
│ BBS name Systematic BBS │
│ Phone 1 1-718-716-6198 │
│ Phone 2 1-718-716-6341 │
│ Phone 3 │
│ Location Bronx, New York (USA) │
│ SysOp Mufutau Towobola │
│ Max baud 38400 │
│ Flags XA,CM,V32B,V42B,VFC,V34,HST │
│ Reg key ************************ │
│ │
╘═════════════════════════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
The name of the BBS system
Here you will input all your BBS information as seen above. Please replace
all the information above with your own actual system information.
If this is a registered version of Allfix for Wildcat! then you will need
to input your Registration key number on the last line as was given to you
by your Registration Site. Press F10 or Esc key to save. Then select
AKA Matching option from the Address Maintenance Menu for next screen.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for Wild╒══════════════════════════ Aka matching ╕ 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 19│ Zone:Net AKA │ F1=Help │
╘══════════════════│ 1 1:0 1:278/111 │══════════════════╛
│ 2 2:0 1:278/111 │
│ 3 3:0 1:278/111 │
│ 4 4:0 1:278/111 │
│ 5 5:0 1:278/111 │
│ 6 6:0 1:278/111 │
│ 7 101:0 101:13/106 │
│ 8 │
│ 9 │
│ 10 │
│ 20 │
╘════════════════════════════════════════╛
<Zone>:<Net>. To cover all nodes in a zone, specify <Zone>:0
Here you will need to match your Node address to their respective Zones.
As you can see above, I have matched my FidoNet address node address of
1:278/111 with Zones 1 to 6 to cover all the FidoNet Zones. And for my
AfroNet Private Network Node address of 101:13/106 I have matched that
address with the Zone of 101. The above are just examples for this setup
and you will need to replace all this info with your own actual node
address. It is not important to cover all the 6 Zones in FidoNet, you
can just cover the Zone you want... but it does not hurt to match all
the 6 Zones as seen above.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for Wild╒═══╒════════════════════ Addresses ╕════╕ 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 19│ │ Main 1:278/111 │ │ F1=Help │
╘══════════════════│ 1│ Aka 1 │ │══════════════════╛
│ 2│ Aka 2 │ │
│ 3│ Aka 3 │ │
│ 4│ Aka 4 │ │
│ 5│ Aka 5 │ │
│ 6│ Aka 6 │ │
│ 7│ Aka 7 │ │
│ 8│ Aka 8 │ │
│ 9│ Aka 9 │ │
│ 10│ Aka 10 │ │
│ 20│ Aka 20 │ │
╘═══╘═══════════════════════════════╛════╛
AKA that ALLFIX should use for this destination. Enter=Select Esc=Exit
From the previous screen when you highlight AKA column and press enter,
all the list of your defined AKAs will pop-up for you to select the
appropriate AKA to be used, just select the needed node address and
press enter.
╒═╒═══════════════════════════════╕═══╒═══════════════════════ Domain names ╕══╕
│ │ Main 1:278/111 │ │ Zone Domain name │ │
│ │ Aka 1 │ │─────────────────────────────────────│ │
╘═│ Aka 2 │ │ 1 1 fidonet.org │══╛
│ Aka 3 │ │ 2 │
│ Aka 4 │ │ 3 │
│ Aka 5 │ │ 4 │
│ Aka 6 │ │ 5 │
│ Aka 7 │ │ 6 │
│ Aka 8 │ │ 7 │
│ Aka 9 │ │ 8 │
│ Aka 10 │ │ 9 │
│ Aka 20 │ │ 19 │
╘═══════════════════════════════╛ │ 20 │
══════════════════════════════════════╘═════════════════════════════════════╛═══
Domain names
If some of your Node address or Private Network AKA also have internet
domain name you will then need to enter the domain name as seen above
for Fidonet. Sample above is the Fidonet domain name on the internet.
You don't' have to define this domain names, but it won't hurt either.
Save your settings and return to Address maintenance menu and select
Uplink Manager for next screen.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒══════════════════════════════════════ AreaMgr uplinks ╕
│ │
│ 1 1:3615/50 11 │
│ 2 12 │
│ 3 13 │
│ 4 14 │
│ 5 15 │
│ 6 16 │
│ 7 17 │
│ 8 18 │
│ 9 19 │
│ 10 20 │
│ │
╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
AreaMgr uplink manager
Here is where you will define all your Uplinks which is more or less the
same as your HUB that you request or get files from or one that you send
files to. Your Uplink is not necessarily your HUB though, in some Network
you can have a central Uplink and a HUB. But most of the time your HUB is
more or less your Uplink. (It may sound confusing to you now but you will
understand as time goes on).
The Node address you see above or used in the documentation is the Planet
Connect address and that is because I get all my files thru Planet Connect
System. You will need to edit this node address number and put your own
HUB address there if you are not using Planet Connect System.
If you are using Planet Connect then you are in luck as most of the
settings in this documentation has been setup for Planet Connect System.
At any rate just put your HUB address above unless your HUB advised you
that they have a specific Uplink within your Network. Next screen will
show you all the details about this HUB.
Please press enter on the #1 address seen above to edit it and you will
get the next screen... If you need to add more HUB or Uplinks here, just
press INS key and you will get a prompt to input the node address for your
HUB and then the next screen...
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│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════ Uplink 1 ╕
│ │
│ Uplink system 1:3615/50 │
│ AreaFix program ALLFIX │
│ ├─Password PCSYS │
│ └─Add '+' prefix Yes │
│ Authorized groups 2..116 │
│ Unconditional No │
│ Areas filename FILEBONE.NA │
│ └─File format FILEBONE.NA format │
│ Origin address 1:278/111 │
│ Direct Yes │
│ │
╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Network zone:net/node[.point] address of the uplink
This is where you will define all the information or characteristics for your
Uplink or HUB.. If you have no special Uplink, please enter your HUB address
here.
Uplink System: This is the address of your HUB or Uplink. Please edit the
above for your correct HUB address. If you are using Planet Connect System
then do nothing, and you should be fine with the above node address.
Areafix Program: This is the name of the filetosser filefix manager that
your HUB is using.. (If you don't know this, then ask your HUB) and this
is the name you will use to Request fileareas to be turned ON or OFF from
your HUB system. This is not your echomail Areafix, but this is an
equivalent of it for Fileechos.
Password: This is the password given to you by your HUB and this password
will mostly also be in the .TIC files that comes with your files.
The password of PCSYS you see above is the password being used on Planet
Connect System for their Nodes and on all their .TIC files, so if you are
using Planet Connect then leave that alone. For everyone else, ask your
HUB for your respective password.
Add + Prefix: This could be YES or NO based on how your HUB is configured.
But setting this to YES will be a good and recommended idea and will not
hurt your settings.
Authorized Groups: This is the range of Groups that this system will be
allowed or permitted to get files from or will be linked to.
If you press enter key on this option, you will see a pop-up screen
showing all your predefined Groups, and you will press your spacebar to
toggle or enable or disable the Groups you want this HUB to have access.
You will use space bar to toggle each individual groups. But remember
the Groups MUST first be defined before you can have any Group to select.
We shall cover procedure to create or define Groups in some screens to come.
Next screen will also show you the pop-up menu for selecting your Groups.
Unconditional: Forward all requests to this uplink, as long as the
requesting system has access to one of the groups. ALLFIX will first look
in the Areas file (see next option). If the area is listed in that file,
then ALLFIX will use the description from that area as the description
for the new fileecho (please see the priorities concerning the new
description, explained above).
This option is only available in the registered version.
If you are receveing your files from Planet Connect, you should set this
option to No as seen above since you are receiving all the files from
the satellite with no Uplink involved. But if you are a not using Planet
Connect satellite system, you may set this this to Yes so that if a node
or downlink under you request an area that is not available on your system
then a request will be forwarded to your Uplink to turn the area ON.
Areas Filename: This is the filename of the fileecho list that contains
the listings of all the fileareas that will be available with this Uplink
or HUB.
Generally this is the file that comes out weekly called FILEBONE.NA
for FidoNet Filebone. If this setup is for your Private Network then you
will put the appropriate filename of the fileecho area lists of that Network
in this option. For your Private Network it is better to make sure this file
conform to FILEBONE.NA format.
File Format: Based on the above explanations put FILEBONE.NA as the format
here.
Origin Address: This is your node address that you will use to receive
your files and .TIC files from this HUB or Uplink. Make sure you select
appropriate address.
Direct: You should normally set this to Yes. (Look in the Allfix documen-
tation for more options).
Press F10 or Esc key to save your settings..
╒════════════════════╒══════════════════════ Select groups ╕═══════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCa│ Group Group name │ 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992│─────────────────────────────────────│reserved. F1=Help │
╘════════════════════│ 0 Local Files on Systematic │═══════════════════╛
│ 1 TagXpro, Ultimenu, Demo │
│ √ 2 Zone 1 Backbone │
╒═════════│ √ 3 Filebone FDNs │═══════╕
│ ╒═══════│ √ 4 IFDC Filegate Project │══════════╕
│ │ │ √ 5 Weekly FidoNews, Nodediff │ │
│ │ Uplink│ √ 6 SDN: International │ │
│ │ AreaFi│ √ 7 AbleFiles Distribution │ │
│ │ ├─Pas│ √ 8 Author-Direct │ │
│ │ └─Add│ √ 9 Amiga Net │ │
│ │ Author│ √ 10 AEGIS - Aids Education │ │
│ │ Uncond│ √ 11 ALLFIX Distribution │ │
│ │ Areas │ √ 12 ASTRO - Astronomy │ │
│ │ └─Fil│ √ 13 BBS Telephone Listings │ │
│ │ Origin│ √ 14 BFDS - Batch File │ │
│ │ Direct│ √ 15 Terminate Communications │ │
╘═│ │ √ 16 CF - Crafting Net │ │
│ │ √ 17 CFN - The Crafting Net │ │
╘═══════│ √ 18 CHESS - Chess File Net │══════════╛
│ √ 19 CLN - Clipper Net │
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Space-select F2-(de)select all Esc-done
This is a sample pop-up screen you will get when you press enter key on the
previous screen with the option that says "Authorized Groups". Here you
will use spacebar to select or deselect all the Groups areas that belongs
or that will be linked to the HUB or Uplink you are setting-up in the
previous screen. Press F10 or Esc key to save your settings and return to
the Main Menu so we can complete options with Pathnames1 and Pathnames2.
See next screen for the settings.
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╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Pathnames ╕
│ │
│ BBS path C:\WC40\ │
│ Netmail C:\FD\NETMAIL\ │
│ Netmail out │
│ Inbound C:\FD\FILES\ │
│ Sec inbound C:\FD\FILES\ │
│ Outbound │
│ PKT in C:\FD\PACKETS\ │
│ PKT out C:\FD\PACKETS\ │
│ Tic path C:\ALLFIX\TICS-OUT\ │
│ Queue path C:\ALLFIX\FILE-OUT\ │
│ DB queue │
│ │
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Where the the WildCat! configuration files are located
Selecting Pathnames Part 1 from the Main menu you will get this screen.
If you have followed my earlier recommendations, you should have already
created the directories above... or you can have Allfix create it for you.
Some of the directories should have already been defined in your Mailer
or BBS directory.
BBS Path: This is your Wildcat! home directory where your MAKEWILD.DAT
resides. If you are using this documentation with universal Allfix for
other BBS setup then this will be "Msg Path" which means message path
for your BBS.
Netmail: This is the netmail path or directory you have specified in your
Frontend Mailer setup either in Frontdoor, Intermail, or any other mailer
you are using. Make sure you put the correct path here... look in your
Mailer setup to be sure.. The above is for Frontdoor netmail directory
change it to your specific Mailer's netmail directory.
Netmail Out: If you are using Frontdoor or Intermail, you should leave this
Blank and the first netmail directory above will be used, unless you have
a separate directory for your incoming and outgoing netmails.
Inbound: This is the directory that all files received through your
Frontend Mailer resides or located. If you have used my other mailer
setup documentation for Frontdoor and Intermail then the directory should
be C:\FD\FILES\ for Frontdoor or C:\IM\FILES\ for Intermail.
Please put the correct path here for your specific setup or other mailers.
Sec Inbound: This is the directory that all files received through your
Frontend Mailer resides or located. If you have used my other mailer
setup documentation for Frontdoor and Intermail then the directory should
be C:\FD\FILES\ for Frontdoor or C:\IM\FILES\ for Intermail.
Please put the correct path here for your specific setup or other mailers.
This may be the same directory as the above "Inbound" or it may not depend
on how you have your system setup. But this is the directory where all
the Password protected systems files and echomails when received with
your Frontend Mailers are located.
Outbound: This is the standard outbound directory for BinkleyTerm or
Portal of Power. If one of these mailers is not used, then this option
should be left blank.
Packets In & Packets Out: These are the directory where your outgoing
mailer's packets are located. Normally you will use the same directory
for both, but some Mailers does support both. In your Frontdoor and
Intermail setup, this option is only one named "Packets" under your mailer
filename setup.
TIC Paths: This is the directory where all your outgoing .TIC files
created by Allfix will be located. These .TIC files will be passed
along to your downlinks that gets files from you if you have any, or
to your HUB or Uplink if you are sending files to those systems.
.TIC files are the small description files that will accompany your
actual files which will describe each files for the other system
filetosser. (A sample .TIC file is at the end of this setup documentation
and also in your Allfix documentation manual for your reference.)
Queue Path: This is the directory where all your actual outgoing files
going to your downlinks or HUB will be located. And each file in this
file will have a matching .TIC that describe it and the areas tagname
where they belong. The corresponding .TIC files will be located in the
above directory for "Tic Paths". (Files that were successfully transfered
to your Downlink or HUB will be deleted from this directory.)
DB Queue: This is only used by those system running DBridge Mailer.
Please leave this blank if you are not running DBridge Frontend Mailer.
Sorry, I don't use DBridge Mailer and cannot comment on this very much.
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╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Pathnames ╕
│ │
│ Rcvd path C:\ALLFIX\AFIX-REC\ │
│ Bad tics C:\ALLFIX\BAD-TICS\ │
│ Dupe path C:\ALLFIX\AFIXDUPE\ │
│ Auto-add C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\ │
│ Tag path C:\ALLFIX\TAGFILES\ │
│ Tmp path C:\ALLFIX\TEMP\ │
│ Template C:\ALLFIX\TEMPLATE\ │
│ Billing C:\ALLFIX\BILLINGS\ │
│ Old bills C:\ALLFIX\OLD-BILL\ │
│ │
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Path where received and orphan files should be moved to (empty=disabled)
This is Pathnames Part 2, please leave all the above directory for uniformity
and if you need more details on each options, you should refer to Allfix
documentation, or if you highlight each option and look at the bottom of
your screen you will see a definition for each option and what they are
being used for. You can also press F1 for help to get more details.
If your system is setup differently you may modify the drive letters,
directory or path to fit your system setup. Please make sure all the above
directory exists either by creating them or letting Allfix create them
for you... Press F10 or Esc key to save the settings and move on.
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╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Filenames ╕
│ │
│ Alias C:\FD\MAGIC.LST │
│ Log file C:\ALLFIX\ALLFIX.LOG │
│ Mgr log C:\ALLFIX\AFIXMGR.LOG │
│ Unwanted C:\TS\TS5.DEL │
│ Wanted C:\ALLFIX\SYSMATIC.TXT │
│ Semaphore C:\FD\FDRESCAN.NOW │
│ │
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File containing alias names for file requests
This is another screen where you will need to define paths and directories.
Selecting Filenames option from the Main menu will get you this screen.
Alias: This is the location and filename of your ALIAS or Magic List name
that your Frontend Mailer uses, sample above is for my FD setup, please look
in your Mailer's setup for proper filename and location.
Log file: This is the directory and filename that you want Allfix to create
for its log for and all activity it performs. Leave it as seen above.
Mgr Log: This is the log file that will be created for File manager when
a Node requests an ADD or DROP of fileecho areas or any form of Area manager
maintenance on your system...
Unwanted: This is the path and filename that lists all of the files that
you do not intend to allow into your system. Above is the sample filename
from my Transcan utility. Basically, the contents of this file should just
list each filename on each and separate line. When allfix is tossing files
to your system and it comes across any filename listed in that file it will
not be processed or tossed to your system.
Note: I use Transcan to process all ny BBS uploaded file and Transcan has
a file you can define for unwanted files, so I have used that above as an
example. You can use or define any filename you want for this.
Wanted: This is the file that Allfix will add to each archive it processed.
This could be your BBS advertisement file. Make sure the file does exist
in the path specified, if you do not want any file to be added to the
processed files received then leave this option blank.
Semaphore: This is the location, path and filename of your mailers
semaphore file. Semaphore files are used by Mailers to keep track of when
netmail folders should be rescan to check if any new mail has been entered.
If you are using Frontdoor v2.02 or v2.12 the semaphore will be located
in the FD main directory usually C:\FD and the filename is always
FDRESCAN.NOW so for Frontdoor setup put: C:\FD\FDRESCAN.NOW if you are
using Frontdoor v2.20x.mL Commercial Multi-line then you can define a
special and common directory for your semaphore files e.g.
C:\FD\SEMA\FDRESCAN.NOW.
And if you are using Intermail, the semaphore can either be located in the
Intermail main directory or your \SYSTEM directory or a specified directory
defined in your Intermail setup, so check your Intermail setup to see which
directory you have defined for your Semaphores, possible locations may be
C:\IM\ or C:\IM\SYSTEM\ or if specially custom defined it could be C:\IM\SEMA\
but the filename for the Semaphore can ONLY be one which will be IMRESCAN.NOW
so base on the above example it could be: C:\IM\IMRESCAN.NOW or
C:\IM\SYSTEM\IMRESCAN.NOW or even C:\IM\SEMA\IMRESCAN.NOW.
Look in your Frontdoor and Intermail setup for your proper semaphore location.
I hope you get the point I am trying to make here... If you are using any
other type of Frontend Mailer, please look for your appropriate semaphore
files filename and directory in your Mailer setup. I am mostly familiar with
Frontdoor and Intermail.
╒══════╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ Origin lines ╕═════╕
│ ALLF│ │111 │
│ Copy│ 1 Systematic BBS, Bronx, New York, USA (718)-716-6198 │elp │
╘══════│ 2 │═════╛
│ 3 │
│ 4 │
│ 5 │
│ 6 │
│ 7 │
│ 8 │
│ 9 │
│ 10 │
│ 20 │
│ │
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Origin lines appended to generated echomail
This is where you will define your origin line that will be added or appended
to any notification messages when needed. Please change my sample origin line
above to fit your own system.
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╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════ External programs ╕
│ │
│ ARC PKARC -a PKUNARC -x │
│ ARJ ARJ a ARJ e -c -y │
│ LZH LHA a /tm LHA e /cm │
│ PAK PAK a /L /ST PAK e /WA │
│ ZIP PKZIP -ao PKUNZIP -o -ed │
│ SQZ SQZ a SQZ e -o1 │
│ 7 RAR a -std -y -ep1 RAR x -std -y │
│ 8 │
│ 9 │
│ 10 │
│ │
│ SCAN SCAN.EXE @1\*.* /NOMEM │
│ │
│ EAC │
│ GUS │
│ │
╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
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Archiver and unarchiver names and commandline options
This is where you will define all the compression method and virus scanner
you intend to support. It is a wise idea to have all the compression
utilities in a directory specified in your path. Having all the compression
utilities means you will be prepared for any type of archived files that
may arrive at your system. All the options above should work for everyone
in a normal circumstances unless you really need to change them...
I advised you to leave them at default until you know what you are doing.
The SCAN line is where you will define the Virus Scanner you intend to use
to scan all the files arriving at your system for virus. Most people use
SCAN.EXE by McAfee. I personally use McAfee Virus Scanner v2.x and the
above command line works very well. Make sure you have the Virus utility
directory in your path also.
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╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
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│ │
│ ARC PKARC -a PKUNARC -x │
│ ARJ ARJ ╒══════════════════════════════ ZIP ╕ -c -y │
│ LZH LHA │ │ /cm │
│ PAK PAK │ Program file PKZIP │ /WA │
│ ZIP PKZIP │ ├─Switches -ao │o -ed │
│ SQZ SQZ │ └─Banner │ -o1 │
│ 7 RAR │ │ -std -y │
│ 8 │ Program file PKUNZIP │ │
│ 9 │ └─Switches -o -ed │ │
│ 10 │ │ │
│ ╘═══════════════════════════════════╛ │
│ SCAN SCAN.EXE @1\*.* /NOMEM │
│ │
│ EAC │
│ GUS │
│ │
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Compression program filename, must be in the PATH
When you select any of the compression method from the previous screen you
will get this dialog screen. Here you can modify the command parameters
to your compression files...or if you are defining a new compression
method that is not already defined in Allfix, then you will use this same
screen to input all the needed compression command parameters.
Some of the default parameters that are installed with Allfix should be
alright for normal operation.
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╒═══════════════ External program options ╕
│ │
│ Swapping method XMS/EMS │
│ Redirect output No │
│ No virus errorlevel 0 │
│ Files to scan .* │
│ (EAC) virus errorlevel 0 │
│ (EAC) error errorlevel 0 │
│ │
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How ALLFIX should handle swapping (Possibilities listed in order of priority)
This screen menu is how you want your external programs (compressor / virus
scanner) run by Allfix utilize the memory you have on your computer.
If you have expanded or extended memory on your computer then you should
enable the options as seen above. Normally. if you have more than 640k of
total memory in your computer then you probably already have expanded or
extended memory.
Leave all the other option settings as seen above and if you need more full
details on each settings then refer to your Allfix documentation.
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╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Global options ╕
│ │
│ Log style FrontDoor Days to keep on hold 10 │
│ Mailer mode FrontDoor Size of stat file 250 │
│ Date format mm-dd-yy UTC offset -5 │
│ MSG compatibility Fido Max Msg size 0 │
│ Replace extension Yes Next invoice number 0 │
│ Keep exported messages No Add tear and origin Yes │
│ Speech friendly No │
│ │
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Which log file format should be used
This is where you will tell Allfix what kind of Mailer or log file and other
settings to use as seen above.
If you are using Frontdoor or Intermail, then all the settings above should
be correct for you except the "UTC Offset" options which is the GMT Time Zone
in your area, this is always different based on which geographical location
on earth you are located. This setting is not really that important anyway..
but the -5 you see above is for Eastern Standard Time in USA.
If you are using Intermail Mailer, then you MUST use the same settings for
Frontdoor as seen above. Intermail and Frontdoor uses the same format.
If you are using any other type of Frontend Mailer, then you should highlight
each option for Mailer and press your ENTER key to circle thru the Mailers
until you reach your specific mailer name. If you mailer is not listed then
you can select any mailer close or compatible to it.
Log style options: Frontdoor (also use for Intermail), DBridge, Wildcat!,
BinkleyTerm, Portal of Power.
Mailer Mode Options: Frontdoor (also use for Intermail), Portal of Power,
DBridge.
If you need more details on each settings, please consult your Allfix
documentation.
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│ ╒══ Miscellaneous ╕ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Log options │ │
│ │ AreaMgr options │ │
│ │ Edit days │ │
│ │ Edit months │ │
│ │ Exclude files │ │
│ │ ASETUP colors │ │
│ │ │ │
│ ╘═════════════════╛ │
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Log file options
When you select Miscellaneous option from the System Data menu you will get
this screen. Highlight Log Options for next screen.
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╒═════════════ Log options ╕
│ │
│ Inbound activity Yes │
│ Outbound activity Yes │
│ Maintenance activity Yes │
│ Security violations Yes │
│ AreaMgr activity Yes │
│ Notify activity Yes │
│ Move rcvd files Yes │
│ Move bad TIC files Yes │
│ FileFind rejected Yes │
│ FileFind created Yes │
│ New file reports Yes │
│ External Hatch Yes │
│ Debug No │
│ │
╘══════════════════════════╛
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Inbound File echo and Magic filename activity
To get the full detail log of all the activities of Allfix, leave your log
settings as seen above so that you can see everything Allfix does when
it tosses or process your files. This log file can get bigger in no time,
so you can delete it very often and Allfix will always create a new one
when it's executed.
You do not need to turn ON the Debug option unless you are having problem
that you need to diagnose. Leave the Debug option set to No. If you set
this option to Yes then your log file will get even bigger than normal and
this can waste your precious disk space...
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│ Copyright ╒═══════════════════════════════════ AreaMgr options ╕ F1=Help │
╘════════════│ │════════════╛
│ Allow %+ALL Yes Allow %MESSAGE Yes │
│ Allow %NOTIFY Yes Allow %COMPRESSION Yes │
│ Allow %PASSWORD Yes Allow %TICK Yes │
│ Allow %ECHOPASSWORD Yes Allow %PAUSE Yes │
│ Allow %PACK Yes │
│ │
│ Keep receipts No Keep requests No │
│ Auto-add nodes No │
│ Public groups │
│ │
│────────────[AreaMgr recognition strings]───────────│
│ │
│ String 1 RAID │
│ String 2 FILEMGR │
│ String 3 ALLFIX │
│ String 4 ALLFIX! │
│ String 5 FILEFIX │
│ │
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If nodes are allowed to use %+ALL to connect all available areas
If you are a HUB or will be a HUB then this settings is very important.
This is the settings that Allfix will use to process any fileecho area
request received from your downlinks or nodes. Generally the settings as
seen above should be good for any setup. Do not forget to add the extra
strings as seen above.
If you want to make any file Group a Public Group that anyone can connect
to with you, then highlight "Public Groups" above and press enter key, you
will get a pop-up screen of all the lists of Groups you have previously
defined (as seen on next screen) for you to select the specific area Group
that you want to make Public and then press spacebar to toggle it ON or OFF
then press F10 or Esc to save it. If you don't want to make any Group as
Public area then do nothing... I do not personally have any Public Group
on my setup..
╒════════════════════╒══════════════════════ Select groups ╕═══════════════════╕
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│ Copyright ╒═══════│─────────────────────────────────────│══════╕d. F1=Help │
╘════════════│ │ 0 Local Files on Systematic │ │════════════╛
│ Allow │ 1 TagXpro, Ultimenu, Demo │ Yes │
│ Allow │ 2 Zone 1 Backbone │ Yes │
│ Allow │ 3 Filebone FDNs │ Yes │
│ Allow │ 4 IFDC Filegate Project │ Yes │
│ Allow │ 5 Weekly FidoNews, Nodediff │ │
│ │ 6 SDN: International │ │
│ Keep r│ 7 AbleFiles Distribution │ No │
│ Auto-a│ 8 Author-Direct │ │
│ Public│ 9 Amiga Net │ │
│ │ 10 AEGIS - Aids Education │ │
│───────│ 11 ALLFIX Distribution │──────│
│ │ 12 ASTRO - Astronomy │ │
│ String│ 13 BBS Telephone Listings │ │
│ String│ 14 BFDS - Batch File │ │
│ String│ 15 Terminate Communications │ │
│ String│ 16 CF - Crafting Net │ │
│ String│ 17 CFN - The Crafting Net │ │
│ │ 18 CHESS - Chess File Net │ │
╘═══════│ 19 CLN - Clipper Net │══════╛
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If you press enter on the Public Group option from the previously screen you
will get this similar or sample pop-up screen of all your defiined Groups.
You can use your spacebar to toggle the area you want to make Public.
You do not have to make any Group public as this is not generally required
unless you need to.
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╒═══════════════════╕
│ │
│ System data │
│ Fil╒════ FileFind system ╕
│ Fil│ │
│ New│ FileFind msg areas │
│ BBS│ FileFind file areas │
│ Nod│ │
│ Uti╘═════════════════════╛
│ Information │
│ Exit program │
│ │
╘═══════════════════╛
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FileFind message area configuration
One of the options above is where you will define what is called FILEFIND.
To get to this screen just select FileFind System from the main menu.
To have this option installed, you must also have the echomail area with
echo tagname of FILEFIND installed on your board and defined in your mail
tosser. FILEFIND echo mail area tagname is located in the FidoNet echomail
filelist called FIDONET.NA or now called BACKBONE.NA and you must already
setup this echomail on your BBS and mail tosser.
The use of a FILEFIND area is that, a user on your board or another sysetm
can write a message addressed to ALLFIX on the TO: line, and on the Subject
line of the message should be the search word to be used in searching or
finding the files desired from all the boards or systems that also have
FILEFIND echomail area and fileecho enabled.
The search word on the subject line MUST be prefixed with a forward slash (/)
example: SUBJECT: /FRONTDOOR this will try to search and find any system
that match the search word or filename of FRONTDOOR in their file
descriptions or the actual filename on their system. I may not be making
a clear or good sense of this explanations but as you continue to use and
understand this features everything will come to you naturally...
For now select the first option on this menu "FileFind Msg Area" for next
screen, so that we may define the BBS conference area where this FILEFIND
messages will be posted and the replies be located... as being setup on
your system from FIDONET.NA or BACKBONE.NA.
Below is a sample FINDFILE message to seard for Frontdoor:
-----------------------------------------------------------
From: Mufutau Towobola
To: ALLFIX
Subject: /FRONTDOOR
----------------------------------------------------------
Mesage Body: Could be blank.
Note: The above message will search for the filename or file description
that matches the search word of FRONTDOOR in all system that is
connected to the FILEFIND echomail and using Allfix program.
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│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
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╒ 1/1 ══════════════════════════════════════════════ FileFind msg areas ╕
│ │
│ Comment Allfix FileFind (FILEFIND) Area for FidoNet │
│ Scan Conf #, 614 │
│ Reply │
│ Origin Systematic BBS, Bronx, New York, USA (718)-716-6198 │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │
│ Template FILEFIND │
│ Files 0 │
│ InActive Yes │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
This is where you will define the message or conference area that you have
already setup or configured on your BBS and in your mail tosser for FILEFIND
echomail area found in the BACKBONE.NA as explained previously.
Comment: This is just a description for this area as you see fit.
Scan: This is the conference number that you have defined or setup on your
BBS for the FILEFIND echo. Press enter on this option to tell Allfix the
conference type and number (see next screen). If you are not using Wildcat!
but using this setup docs for the universal Allfix version then you will
need to decide which echo type your BBS uses and you can select that as
appropriate for your system... the sample above is for Wildcat! BBS setup.
Reply: Normally this should be setup to the same conference number as
seen in SCAN option above, so you can leave this blank and Allfix will
automatically use the same conference as specified in "Scan" above.
You should leave this option blank.
Origin: This is the origin line you want Allfix to append to any message
it may generate.. use the sample above and modify for your system.
Use AKA: This should be your Node address you are using for this setup.
Template: Press enter on this option and select FILEFIND template rom
the list of pop-up templates file list.
Files: Leave this at 0 (zero) for better settings which will mean to use
the default of 15. See your Allfix documentation for more explanations.
The maximum is 99. This setting is the number of files match in the
searching of FILEFIND that will be included in the reply message.
File searching on your board can take quite a long time to scan thru all
the allowed fileareas for FILEFIND, so you may want to limit this to the
default of 15 as explained above...
InActive: If you want to disable the FileFind Message Area, then set this
option to YES. But if you want to Enable this option set it to NO.
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╒════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Msg board ╕
│ │
│ Format WildCat │
│ Conf # 614 │
│ │
│ │
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Message area format
When you select "Scan" option from the previous screen you will get this
screen.
Format: For Wildcat! BBS setup press enter, then select WildCat as the
format. If you are using other type of BBS with universal Allfix, then
select either the *.MSG format or any option that matches your BBS echomail
area.. I am not familiar with all the BBS settings on this....
Conf#: This is the conference number that you have previously defined for
FILEFIND messages on your BBS as previously explained. Please make sure
you look at the specific conference number in your BBS setup to make sure,
as you don't want any messages from this area being exported to another
conference.
(If running Wildcat! BBS, you can run MAKEWILD.EXE to look at the
conference number). Please change the conference number above to reflect
your actual BBS or system conference setup.
When finished with the above settings, press F10 or ESC key to save your
settings and now we shall go tell Allfix the file areas we want it to
scan for our FILEFIND searches or messages, (see next screen).
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│ ALLFIX! │ File area │278/111 │
│ Copyrigh│─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│F1=Help │
╘══════════│ 1 Public & Free & My-Fido Files │═════════╛
│ 2 BBS Doors, Games & Utilities │
│ 3 Communications & Utilities │
│ 4 Database & Utilities │
│ 5 Education / Children │
│ 6 Games & Entertainments │
│ 7 Graphics, Animations & Viewers │
│ 8 Word Processor & Text Editors │
│ 9 Windows v3.x / Games / Utils │
│ 10 Sound/Voice/Music & Utilities │
│ 11 CAD & Utilities │
│ 12 Printers, Fonts, Screen & Util │
│ 13 Medical, Health, & Diet │
│ 14 LAN / LANtastic / Networking │
│ 15 Desktop Publishing & Utilities │
│ 16 Programming Languages & Util. │
│ 17 Business & Home Productivity │
│ 18 Religion Related │
│ 19 Spreadsheets & Accounting │
│ 20 Commercial Demo Programs │
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Space-select F2-(de)select all Esc/Enter-done
When you select "FileFind File areas" from the main FileFind System menu
screen you will get this sample screen above. You will get a pop-up screen
listingss of all your previously defined fileareas on your BBS.
(If you are running universal Allfix, you must first run FCOMP.EXE to
import your fileareas from your BBS into Allfix database, but for Wildcat!
BBS setup, you do not have to run FCOMP or do anything). For your specific
BBS FCOMP command parameter, please look in the Allfix documentation or
run FCOMP /? for help.
When you get the pop-up list of your fileareas, you will then use your
spacebar key to toggle the areas that you want Allfix to scan for Filefind
messages keyword searches, you can also use F2 to select all the fileareas
but this is not advisable because Allfix takes very long time to scan
your fileareas for the FILEFIND searches because it has to go thru every
file and its descriptions looking for the keyword to match.
SO LIMIT YOUR FILES AREAS to FILEFIND. You can also use F2 to deselect all
the fileareas and then use your spacebar to toggle each individual file
area that you want to include or exclude... Any filearea with a check mark
means it's included.
Note or Warning: I will advise you not to select many fileareas for
FILEFIND as processing the FILEFIND keyword searches by Allfix does
take some very long time to complete. Experiment and see which is better
for you.
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│ │
│ Sys╒═ Fileecho system ╕
│ Fil│ │
│ Fil│ Fileecho manager │
│ New│ └─options │
│ BBS│ Hatch manager │
│ Nod│ Magic file names │
│ Uti│ Group manager │
│ Inf│ │
│ Exi╘══════════════════╛
│ │
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Fileecho maintenance
Selecting Fileecho System option from the main menu will get you this screen.
Now be prepared, this where you will spend most of your time for this setup.
There are about 1,070 fileecho areas already imported into this settings
from the FidoNet FILEBONE.NA, FILEBONE.NA and also from the Planet Connect
System specific fileareas with filename SATELITE.NA also included.
You will need to go thru each fileecho area one by one (individually) to
toggle the areas you want and tell Allfix where to import those files,
and also all the areas you do not want are to be marked as "Pass-Thru"
which means no file from that areas will ever be imported into your system
but any of your node or downlink getting files from you can still get files
from this areas, you can also at a later time change the status of
"Pass-Thru" whenever you want then imported into your system...
I have taken my time to import all the fileecho areas in FILEBONE.NA,
FILEBONE.NO, and SATELITE.NA into this setup to make things easy.
The fileecho areas in this my setup is as current as of writing of this
documentation. And you can always update the areas as the new FILEBONE.NA,
and FILEBONE.NO are being released. I will discuss the process for
importing the updates of those files at the end of this documentation.
Most of the settings here should work for all BBS except that you MUST
change the Destination option to match or suit your own specific
BBS filearea setup. I will explain this in the screens to come.
NOTE: You must go thru all the fileecho areas one by one and individually
to customize or change what needed to be changed as this varies from
system to system setup because this will require your drive letters and
sub-directories names specific to your system. This is very important.
You will see what I am talking about in the next screen which you will use
as a sample guide for each of your fileecho area setup.
Select Fileecho Manager and go to the next screen.
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│ │
│ Tag 1-BUSI │
│ Desc SDN: DOS Business and financial │
│ Dest G:\FILES4\FDN-BUS\ │
│ Group 6 - SDN: International │
│ Use aka Aka matching │
│ Template LongDesc FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner Cost │
│ Advanced │
│ Max days 0 Max size 0 Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F2-global F3-advanced F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SETUP PART OF YOUR SETTINGS
=============================================================
Note: All the settings in the "Dest" option has been changed to default
of C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\ directory and you will need to change each fileecho
area to match your BBS filearea path specific settings.
When you select "Fileecho Manager" from the previous menu screen you will
get this similar screen as the above for each fileecho area that you have
imported into your Allfix database. I will tell you on each option which
needed to be changed and which you should leave alone... If you need to
see all the listings of Fileecho areas imported into your Allfix database
you can press F5 key to list them and select which ever you want to edit,
but I will advise you to start from the beginning which is #1 and then use
your right side cursor key to move to the next one after you have saved
the one you are working on... The settings you have here are very important
because this is the heart of your setup and you will need to go thru each
area one by one to select the one you need to import into your BBS by
highlighting the option with "Desc" and then press F6 key to select the
desired file area that the fileecho area will be imported, and also
any fileecho area that you do not intend to import to your BBS should
be marked "Pass-Through" by highlighting "Advanced" option or by pressing
F3 key on this screen and then toggle"Pass through" to YES with your ENTER
key and then save it...
I will explain all the options below to my best knowledge for more clearity.
Tag: This is this fileecho tagname as listed in the FILEBONE.NA or
FILEBONE.NO or SATELITE.NA and as imported into your Allfix database.
Do not edit anything here, as all this tagname should have been automatically
imported when you imported the above files. No adjustment is needed here.
Desc: This is the description of this fileecho area as listed in FILEBONE.NA,
FILEBONE.NO or SATELITE.NA and as imported to your Allfix database.
No nned to edit anything here...
Dest: This is the path or directory of your BBS file area that files
arriving in this fileecho will be tossed. YOU MUST EDIT THIS OPTION.
First press Enter key to edit this fileecho area, then highlight this "Desc"
option and press F6 key and all your previously defined fileareas in
your BBS setup (if Wildcat! BBS - MAKEWILD.EXE) will pop-up as seen
on next screen, you will then highlight and select the desired area
where you want the file in this areas to be imported, and then press
ENTER key to accept it. When you come back to this screen, you should
see the path and sub-directory of the fileareas as you have defined
in your BBS setup appeared here (e.g. Dest G:\FILES4\FDN-BUS\).
You should make sure the path here is correct because if this is wrong
then your files will be tossed to wrong filearea on your BBS or it may
not get tossed at all.
YOU MUST EDIT THIS OPTION FOR ALL THE FILEECHOs here one by one.
All the settings in this option has been changed to default of
C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\ directory and you will need to change each
fileecho area to match your BBS filearea path specific settings.
Note: If you are setting this fileecho area as Pass-Through then you do
not need to match this area to any of your BBS filearea, as any fileecho
marked as "Pass-Through" will not be imported into your BBS file areas.
Note: If you do not want a specific fileecho area to be imported to your
BBS, you will need to mark those areas as "Pass-Through" in the Advanced
option as I will explained below.
Group: This is the Group area for this fileecho area. You should not do
anything here as this has been automatically imported here for you.
Use Aka: You should leave this as "Aka Matching" and let Allfix match
it for you or you can use your specific Node address here (e.g. 1:278/111)
but it's recommended to be left at "Aka Matching" if not set at that
then change it to "Aka Matching" for best result.
Template & Banner: I do not have any Templates or Banners for each fileecho
areas on my setup here...as I personally see them as an excess baggage added
to the file size. But if you need to add template and Banner to all your
fileecho areas while you are editing them, you can just highlight either
of them and and press ENTER key and you will get a pop-up lists of all
the Templates and Banners files and you can select the appropriate one
for the desired fileecho. The settings here is your choice.
Advanced: While you are at each of the fileecho screen you can use F3 key
to get to this option, or you can highlight the "Advanced" and press ENTER.
As explained previously, you can use this option to mark any fileecho area
as "Pass-Through" if you don't want the files received in this area
imported into your BBS fileareas, but if you have any downlink nodes they
will still be able to get their files from this area.
The next two pages/screen will show you how the settings in this option
look like and I will give you more explanation on the "Pass-Through" there.
There are more options apart from Pass-Through when you highlight this
option and press enter key and those options can be used to modify some
specific settings that will affect this fileecho area. You may not need
to change any setting on this option except the "Pass-Through" settings,
because most of the default will work perfect but if you do need to change
something, you know where to come.
If you need to mark a fileecho area as "Pass-Through" just press enter here
and then highlight the Pass-Through option on the pop-up screen and then
press ENTER key to set it to YES. Any fileecho you do not want imported to
your BBS should be set to YES as explained. But be careful not to set the
areas you want on your BBS as Pass-Through as the files in this area will
not be imported if the areas with Pass-Through is set to YES.
If you want the files in this areas to be imported into your BBS then set
the "Pass-Through" option to NO. As you can see, I have made a lot of
repetitive statements above, why? because this option is very important...
Systems: This is your HUB or any of your downlink node address.
You must have at least your HUB address defined here. If you are using
Planet Connect Satellite System, then the above address will be good for
you as I do also use the Planet Connect Systems for my file receipts,
you do not have to edit the node address.... But if you are not using
Planet Connect then you must edit this option to put your HUB Node
address that you will be receiving your files from.
To make your life easier, you can use the Global option to globally
change the HUB node address in one run for all the fileechos.
Note: YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST YOUR HUB NODE ADDRESS DEFINED HERE !!!!!!!!!
For better performance, leave all the other settings the way you see them
above. If you need to change anything you can use Global option to change
the whole fileecho areas in one shot or you can select each individual
fileecho area to be changed and modify it...
Global option settings is not recommended for Tag, Desc, Dest, and
Group settings. Make sure you go thru all your fileecho areas one by one
to be sure they are setup correctly, because if the settings here are
not correct then your file tossing will not be successful, especially the
directory path in the "Desc" option.
╒═══════════╒═════════════════════════════════════ Select file area ╕══════════╕
│ ALLFIX! f│ File area │:278/111 │
│ Copyright│───────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ F1=Help │
╘══╒════════│ 70 FDN: Business and Financial │═══════╕══╛
│ │ 71 FDN: Communications │ │
│ Tag │ 72 FDN: Database & Spreadsheets │ │
│ Desc │ 73 FDN: Education for Child/Adult │ │
│ Dest │ 74 FDN: Games & Entertainments │ │
│ Group │ 75 FDN: Graphics & Drawings │ │
│ Use aka│ 76 FDN: Miscellaneous Programs │ │
│ Templat│ 77 FDN: Music / Voice / Sounds │ │
│ Banner │ 78 FDN: Menus, FileManagers, Util │ │
│ Advance│ 79 FDN: Word Processing / Editors │ │
│ Max day│ 80 FDN: BBS Programs & Utils │ │
│ Systems│ 81 FDN: CAD Programs & Utils │ │
│ │ 82 FDN: HAM Radio & Satellites │ │
│ │ 83 FDN: Desktop Publishings │ │
│ │ 84 FDN: Fonts & Typefaces Styles │ │
│ │ 85 FDN: Genealogy Related │ │
│ │ 86 FDN: Novell Netware & Lite │ │
╘════════│ 87 FDN: Lantastic Network │═══════╛
│ 88 FDN: OS/2 Programs & Utils │
│ 89 FDN: WindowsNT Programs │
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Enter-select Esc-done
When you select "Dest" which actually means Destinations of files received
in this fileecho areas, you will get the sample above screen. This is the
list of all my pre-defined fileareas setup in my Wildcat! BBS thru MAKEWILD.
If you are using the regular or universal Allfix version, your fileareas from
your BBS should have been imported like the above when you run FCOMP.EXE.
You must already have defined all the fileareas in your BBS setup before you
can see any filearea listings here.
When you get the above pop-up screen, you will then select the fileareas
that you want for this fileecho area and then press ENTER key to accept it.
When you return to the fileecho menu you will see that the path you have
defined in your BBS for that filearea will be imported into the Allfix
automatically as seen in the previous screen (e.g. Dest G:\FILES4\FDN-BUS\)
Note: If you are setting this fileecho area as Pass-Through then you do
not have match this area to any of your BBS filearea, as any fileecho
marked as "Pass-Through" will not be imported into your BBS file areas.
Note: Sample screen above is my own Fileareas setup in my Wildcat! BBS
arranged in categorical order. Your filearea names or settings may differ.
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│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10╒═══════════ Options ╕ 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by H│ │s reserved. F1=Help │
╘══╒═════════════════════════│ Convert ZIP │═════════════════════════╕══╛
│ │ Convert all No │ │
│ Tag 1-BUSI │ Convert inc No │ │
│ Desc SDN: DOS Busine│ Comp unknown No │ │
│ Dest G:\FILES4\FDN-B│ Pass through No │ │
│ Group 6 - SDN: Inte│ Announce Yes │ │
│ Use aka Aka matching │ Add FILE_ID Yes │ │
│ Template │ Virus scan Yes │E_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner │ Dupe check Yes │ │
│ Advanced │ Visible Yes │ │
│ Max days 0 │ Tiny SB No │ Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │ No Touch No │ │
│ │ Security Yes │ │
│ │ Send original Yes │ │
│ │ Add pic specs No │ │
│ │ Update magic No │ │
│ │ Touch AV No │ │
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The archive format to convert incoming files to
If you select "Advanced" option from the fileecho area manager and press
ENTER key or just press F3 key on that menu you will get this pop-up screen
to selectively adjust or or modify any area settings you may want for this
particular fileecho area, any setting you change here will only affect
this particular fileecho area and not the others unless you use a Global
option to modify any of the settings here.
All the options above as I have adjusted them are best suited for normal
operations and for all BBS types, unless you see anything you want to
personally change to reflect your personal taste or preference.
Some of the options you may want to change are: Convert, Convert all,
Convert inc, Compress unknown, and Pass-Through. (I will explain below)
All others may not need editing unless you need to, and if you do need
to change anything, then refer to Allfix manual/doc for more information
on each options.
Convert: I use ZIP compressor on my BBS as default compression and all
files are converted to ZIP format when they arrived at my board/system.
If you are using other compressor apart from ZIP as your default compressor
then you need to change this option to your desired compressor format.
Convert all: If you want all files to be converted and recompress then
then set this to YES, that means even files already in ZIP format will be
re-ZIPPED or recompressed but since that will be a waste of time as the
files are already in the format that I wanted them (ZIP) no recompress
should be necessary so I have set this option to NO above.
Your choice or preference may differ here... exercise your right. :)
Convert inc: If you want to compress a compressed file that also has
a compressed inside it then set this to YES. I suggest you set this to NO
because recompressing a compressed files inside a compressed archive can
damage the archive file sometimes... Better set this to NO as seen above.
Compress unknown: If you want any unknown or uncompressed files to be
converted and compressed to your default compress format then set this
to Yes otherwise set this to NO. I recommend setting this to NO, so that
those files archive already compressed as *.EXE coming to your system
will not be recompressed and named to .ZIP.
Pass-Through: This is an important setting here. The only time you need to
set this option to YES is if you do not want any files in this fileecho
area to be imported into your BBS, but any file coming into this fileecho
area can still be passed on to your downlinks if you have any attached to
this fileecho area. For those of you using Planet Connect Satellite System
that receives all the files from satellite in bulk, you can set all the
unwanted areas to Yes (Pass-Through) so that when you later run Allfix
with command line parameter of MGR (e.g. ALLFIX MGR), Allfix will
automatically delete, clean or vaporize all the unwanted files in that
particular fileecho areas that has no downlink attached to it.
To my personal experience based on my settings here, all the other settings
above are best left as seen them above unless you really need to change
anything that is specific to your system setup.
Note: Make sure you go thru all your fileecho areas and to make sure you
have correct settings, especially to adjust or modify the "Dest" option
as that option has all been set to C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\ and this will need
to be changed to match your actual file areas path according to your BBS
settings.
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│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══╒════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕══╛
│ │
│ Tag 1-BUSI │
│ Desc SDN: DOS Business and financial │
│ Dest G:\FILES4\FDN-BUS\ │
│ Group 6 - SDN: International │
│ Use aka Aka matching │
│ Template ╒═══════════════════════════════ Systems list ╕C │
│ Banner │ # Status Node address │ │
│ Advanced │─────────────────────────────────────────────│ │
│ Max days 0 │ 1 -R-S-- 1:3615/50 │ 0 │
│ Systems 1:3╘═════════════════════════════════════════════╛ │
│ │
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Insert Delete
If you have already defined your HUB information in the Node Manager
settings and toggled the echo areas that belongs or accessible to this
HUB, you will get this sample screen when you highlight and press ENTER
key on the "Systems" option.
If this is a new setup, then you will get the next screen. You can still
get the next screen to modify or view this option by highlighting the
Node address from the pop-up screen above that says "Systems List".
See next screen for the options on that menu, you will later see how to
define your HUB or Node info later in this setup. You may leave the option
"Systems" alone until you have defined your HUB or Node info in the
Node Manager setup menu.
Note: If you look at the small pop-up screen above under "Status", you
will notice that it has -R-S-- and the HUB/Node address, that means this
HUB or Node has been marked or setup for Receiving files from this system
and also to Send files to this system.
R means Files will be Received from this system
S means Files will also be Send to this system
Normally, if you are not sending files to your HUB system in this fileecho
area, you should not have the S for Send files selected.
But you should have S for Send files selected for all your Downlink since
you will be sending files to them. I hope this is clear enough.
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│ Tag 1-BUSI │
│ Desc ╒═══════════════════════════════════ Edit Address 1 ╕ │
│ Dest │ │ │
│ Group │ Node Address 1:3615/50 │ │
│ Use aka │ SysOp SysOp │ │
│ Template │ Send files No │ │
│ Banner │ └─Pause No │ │
│ Advanced │ Receive files Yes │ │
│ Max days │ PreRelease No │ │
│ Systems │ Mandatory No │ │
│ │ Msg status Setup │ │
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The Address of for this system
When you select "Systems" option from each of the imported fileecho area
you will get this screen for you to enter your HUB or Downlink Node
information and their characteristics.
Node Address: This is the address of your HUB or downlink as defined in
the Node Manager setup.
Sysop: This is the name of that System Operator as defined in the Node
Manager setup, or the name Sysop should just be enough.
Send Files: This is a Yes or No answer. If you will be sending or hatching
files to this node address then you will have YES here but if this is your
HUB or Node and you are ONLY receiving files from that system without
sending him/her any files, then you will need to set this to NO.
Note: As you can see above, I have this option set to NO because I do not
send files to Planet Connect.
Pause under Send Files: This is a Yes or No toggle to temporarily disable
sending of files to this system.
Receive Files: This is a Yes or No answer. If you will be receiving files
from this node address then you will have YES here but if this is your
HUB or Node and you are ONLY sending files to this system without
receiving any files from this system, then you will need to set this to NO.
In most cases this option will always need to be set to YES for your HUB.
PreRelease: This field determines if this system should receive prereleased
files before the official release date as specified in the external hatch
manager.
Mandatory: This field determines if this system is allowed to disconnect
this fileecho via the AreaMgr. If this field is set to YES, ALLFIX will
also not allow a node to set this area to inactive.
Msg Status: This field determines the message status of all outgoing
files. If the option "Setup" is selected, then the message status,
as specified in the Node manager, is used. All the other options override
the settings in the Node manager.
You should always set this to "Setup" as seen above so that Allfix will
read it's settings for the Message Status you have previously defined.
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│ │
│ Keep original file date No Max TIC archive size 0 │
│ Update DESCRIPT.ION No Max size to pack 0 │
│ Min HD space to import 100 │
│ Dupe checking filecrc + fileecho + filename │
│ │
│────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
│ │
│ Filter ANSI Yes Max len of LongDesc 0 │
│ Filter LongDesc Yes Add tag to desc No │
│ One line LongDesc Yes │
│ │
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Things to check when checking for duplicate files
This is where you will setup your fileecho options. The above settings are
best to my knowledge and this is how I have been using it successfully here
on my BBS setup. So make sure you have above screen setup as you see it for
better performance... (personal opinion)
Note: If you are using 4DOS command processor, you can set the option with
"Update DESCRIPT.ION" setting to Yes. I only use MS-DOS here so I have
mine set to NO. Please look in the Allfix documentation manual for more
information if you want to use this option.
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╒ 1/1 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ Hatch manager ╕
│ │
│ Area BACKBONE │
│ Spec C:\FILE1\AFRODIFF.ZIP │
│ Desc AfroNet Nodediff │
│ Days -----F- │
│ Repl AFRODIFF │
│ Mgic AFRODIFF │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F3-Days F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
When you select Hatch Manager from the Fileecho System Menu you will get this
screen. This is where you will tell Allfix the areas to hatch files from.
Hatching in a simple word that means sending files out from your system to
another system. For example let's say you are a Network CoOrdinator (NC)
of a Private Network and you need to send weekly Nodediff or Nodelist to
the member of your Net, then you can define an area as seen in sample above.
The sample above is just one of the areas that I use to hatch out files
for our AfroNet Network, you may delete the above area if you don't need it
or change it to match your system if you need it.
Explanation of each settings follows:
Area: This is the fileecho area tagname as seen in the FILEBONE.NA or any
of your Private Network fileecho file listings. This area should have been
imported into your Allfix Fileecho database.
Spec: The path or location and filename of the file. This is the file
specification of the file to be hatched out.
Desc: The description for this file that will be inserted in the outgoing
.TIC file.
Days: The day of the week you want the files to be hatched out.
Pressing ENTER key here will you a pop-up list of Days to select.
Repl: This field contains the file specification that the newly hatched
file should replace. The file specification entered in this field will
be removed from the file database. It will also be included in the
.TIC file and it will be deleted from the file databases of the downlink
systems. This particular option is useful to replace old programs versions
with new ones. If the file specification entered in this field does not
contain wildcard, then ALLFIX will automatically enter the name of the
current file being hatched in this field. That means that the next time
a file is hatched, the replace field will contain the name of the
previously hatched file.
Mgic: This is the magicname name for this file that will be used for your
Mailer's FREQ list. This field contains the magic name that should be added
to the alias file. The string entered here will also be included in the .TIC
file and it will be added to the alias files for all the downlink systems,
if the option is enabled at those systems.
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│ Type CopyFile │
│ File mask BACKBONE.* │
│ From area BACKBONE │
│ Directory C:\WM40\ECHOLIST\ │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
When you select "Magic Filenames" from the Fileecho system menu you will get
this screen. There are various things you can do with different setup here.
If you highlight "Type" and press enter you will see several options and
commands that Allfix will execute based on which of the option you select.
The sample above copies the filename BACKBONE.NA, BACKBONE.NO whenever
I receive new copy into my mail tosser echolist directory to update the
old copy. You can have different and many setup here based on what you
intend to do.
Type: This is the type of commands you want Allfix to execute or the action
you want Allfix to take for this setup. Press ENTER key on this option for
a list of all the list. Please refer to Allfix documentation for more
information or understanding of each option. (See next screen for list
of all supported Actions)
File Mask: Because in the sample above, I choose "Copy File" option,
Allfix needs to know which filename to copy, so I have used the BACKBONE.*
filename with the wildcard (*) to cover any filename that matched BACKBONE
and with any extension...
From Area: This is the area tagname that the above files (BACKBONE.*) will
be located, hence I have put the area BACKBONE, this must correspond to
the fileecho area name you have defined or imported into Allfix fileecho
Manager database earlier in this setup and as seen in your FILEBONE.NA or
FILEBONE.NO or any of your Private Network fileecho area listings.
Directory: This is the destination directory where you want Allfix to
copy this file.
Note: You can define as many option as you wish in this setup.
I just showed you two examples to get you going and to give you a brief
understanding of this option. See next screen for all the options you
can use in "Type" settings. My second example will show you how to
execute any batch file or for example your NODEDIFF.BAT (if you have any)
as soon as your weekly NODEDIFF comes into your system.
You can disable or delete any of this setting if you do not need them,
they are not required for operation of Allfix but just for our tutorial
purposes.
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│ AdoptFile │
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│ Type CopyFile │ ExecCommand │ │
│ File mask BACKBONE.* │ ForwardTo │ │
│ From area BACKBONE │ HatchNew │ │
│ Directory C:\WM40\ECHOLIST\│ MoveToArea │ │
│ │ NoForward │ │
│ │ OtherPath │ │
│ │ PassThruFile │ │
│ │ PickUpFile │ │
│ │ UnpackFile │ │
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Copy a file to another directory
When you press ENTER key on the option "Type" from the previous screen you
will get this pop-up screen listing all the supported command that Allfix
can use based on what you intend to do with this setting, you will need to
select one type of action that you want Allfix to perform for this setup.
I will not explain each option here individually, so you will need to go
and read your Allfix documentation on what each action does, as you can see
above most of them are self explanatory.
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│ Type ExecCommand │
│ File mask NODEDIFF.A* │
│ From area BACKBONE │
│ Command C:\FD\NODEDIFF.BAT │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
This is the second example of the previous setting. This sample above will
run or execute NODEDIFF.BAT to process or compile your Nodelist anytime
a new weekly NODEDIFF arrives on your system and detected by Allfix in the
area tagname BACKBONE. You must make sure the NODEDIFF.BAT exists in the
specified directory.
As you can see, the "Type" command has now being changed to "ExecCommand"
which actually means to execute command which in this case is the
NODEDIFF.BAT. So if a new Nodediff file arrives in the defined fileecho
area named BACKBONE then NODEDIFF.BAT will be executed and when finished
returned to Allfix operation.
Simply the content of my NODEDIFF.BAT copies the new NODEDIFF.A* to my
Mailer's Nodelist directory, unarchive/unpack it, runs my Nodediff merger
utility, and then run my Mailer's command (FDNC /F) to compile the new
Nodelist. (By the way, at the moment, I run Frontdoor v2.20c.mL, which
is the commercial and multi-line version).
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│ Group 0 Unique No │
│ Name Local Files on Systematic │
│ Mask │
│────────────[defaults for auto-added fileechos in this group]───────────│
│ Desc Local Files allowed as FREE area on Systematic BBS │
│ Dest │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │
│ Template LongDesc FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner Cost │
│ Advanced │
│ Max days 0 Max size 0 Max file 0 │
│ Systems │
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When you select Group Manager from the "Fileecho System" menu you will get
this screen. This is where you will define all the fileecho Groups you want.
Above screen is a sample Group for the local filearea on my board where I
put all my FREE downloadable files. This and the second Group will not be
listed in the regular FILEBONE.* files.
In the next screen, I will also show you sample screen from the FILEBONE.*
file that I have defined in this setup documentation and give you some
details or explanations on some options.
I have created or defined all the Groups you will need from FILEBONE.NA and
FILEBONE.NO, so most of the work has been done for you, you may want to
browse through all the Groups to get familiar or to see how they have been
defined and to get some understandings of the settings.
Group 0 and Group 1 are local Groups created for my board and may not be
needed on your board. If you need them, just modify/change them to match
your System settings or you can just leave them alone until later.
Note: If you look at Group# 90 for "Planet Connect System Files" you will
see that it is not listed in the FILEBONE.NA or FILEBONE.NO. This is a
specific file area coming from Planet Connect and are not in the above
files, so I have created a fileecho list file for them named SATELITE.NA
which is also included in this archive.
You can press your F5 key here which is the Browse key to list all the
Groups and their Mask settings in a Browse Mode. Try it and see.
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│ Group 5 Unique No │
│ Name Weekly FidoNews, Nodediff │
│ Mask COORDUTL* │
│────────────[defaults for auto-added fileechos in this group]───────────│
│ Desc Weekly Nodediff, FidoNews & Coordinator Utils Files │
│ Dest │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │
│ Template LongDesc FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner Cost │
│ Advanced │
│ Max days 0 Max size 0 Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F2-global F3-advanced F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
Here is a real example of Group definition from FILEBONE.NA, this is
Group #5 and the name I used for this Group is called "Weekly FidoNews and
Nodediff" as seen in the FILEBONE.NA (Take a look at the that file to see).
Group: This is the Group number and this will automatically be there when
you define a Group in Allfix. The number is generated by Allfix.
Name: This is the description name to be used for this Group. Look in the
FILEBONE file to see how I get all the description for each Group.
Mask: This is a very important option. This will tell Allfix on how or
which areas Mask to use for importing the fileecho areas into this Group.
The Mask means any fileecho area that matches COORDUTL (as seen above) in
the FILEBONE file will be imported into this Group, the * (asterisks or
wildcard) at the end is very important and MUST be there, this means to
import ALL fileecho areas that match that criteria into this Group.
Look thru all the Groups I have setup here with F5 (Browse mode key) to
see all the defined MASK and compare each of the MASKs to each Group
areas in FILEBONE files to get more understanding how the MASK is defined.
If you look closely at some of the Group in FILEBONE files you will see
that some areas does not start with the same Mask search, one of such area
is the "SDN: International", in this case all you have to do is look for
the best most matched and use that, then after you have imported your
fileecho list files you can then look for those fileecho areas that are
not in the proper Group Mask area and change them manually.
If you look thru the whole Group settings and look at the FILEBONE.* file
you will get a good idea of this settings.
Note: If you take a look at Group #25 you will see that I just used only one
* (wildcard or asterisk) for the MASK here. This means any fileecho that
is auto-imported into the Allfix database that does not match any of the
other Group MASK will be imported into this Group. You should look at
this Group very often to see if any fileecho area has been auto imported
here and you should match or change it manually to the proper Group area.
You will also get this any time you import a new FILEBONE file into your
Allfix database and there is a new area added and you forgot to create
a Group for it before you do the importation. So you can define the new
Group and then change the fileecho that belongs to this Group manually.
This Group is very useful and important.
That is why I have called Group #25 "Auto-Add and Miscellaneous" and you
will not find this area in the FILEBONE files. (YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD !!)
Desc: This should the descriptive name to be used to identify this Group.
Dest: You do not need to specify the destination or your BBS filearea here
because if you do, this will affect all the files coming from this Group
to be tossed to the same fileareas. I am sure you do not want to mix
Communications programs with BBS Doors programs or Windows programs.
So this is why it's best to define your destination for each fileecho
areas in the Fileecho Manager setup as recommended in the earlier screens.
So you should do this in your Fileecho manager setup but not here...
Use AKA: This should be your Node address to be used for this Group.
Advanced: This is where you can set some options globally to affect this
setup. If you press your ENTER key here, you will get a pop-up screen
similar to the one I explained to you in the Fileecho Manager setup earlier.
If you do not want all the files in this Group to be imported into your BBS
you can mark the whole Group Pass-Through by highlighting "Pass-Through"
option and setting it to YES, but remember this will affect all the files
coming into this Group area. But if you want some of the files in this
Groups to be imported into your BBS and some of them not to be imported,
then this option to NO and then you can go into each fileecho area and
toggle the Pass-Through option individually based on which fileecho you
want to keep and those you don't want to keep. This setting is also very
useful for those with Planet Connect Satellite Systems because all the
fileecho areas comes to their system wheiter they want an area or not.
Note: The best is to leave "Pass-Through" option here set to NO and then
go into each fileecho area and set it to whatever you want there.
You can also use this Advanced setting to change or modify some settings
for this Group, just press F3 on this screen to see all the options
that can be changed from Advanced settings.
I have used the best setting in each Group setup that accompanied this
tutorial so you may not need to change anything here.
This Advanced setting is the same as the Advance setting in Fileecho Manager
that I have previously explained and all the options are the same.
Systems: This is your HUB or any of your downlink node address.
You must have at least your HUB address defined here. If you are using
Planet Connect Satellite System, then the above address will be good for
you as I also receive all my files from Planet Connect Systems, you do not
have to edit the node address.... But if you are not using Planet Connect
System then you must edit this option to put your HUB Node address that
you will be receiving your files from.
To make your life easier, you can use the Global option to globally
change the HUB node address in one run for all the Groups or fileechos.
You can press your F5 key here which is the Browse key to list all the
Groups and their Mask settings in a Browse Mode. Try it and see.
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│ Group 5 Unique No │
│ Name Weekly FidoNews, Nodediff │
│ Mask ╒═══════════════════════════════════ Edit Address 1 ╕ │
│──────────│ │─────────│
│ Desc │ Node Address 1:3615/50 │ │
│ Dest │ SysOp SysOp │ │
│ Use aka │ Send files No │ │
│ Template │ └─Pause No │ │
│ Banner │ Receive files Yes │ │
│ Advanced │ PreRelease No │ │
│ Max days │ Mandatory No │ │
│ Systems │ Msg status Setup │ │
│ │ │ │
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Status of file attach message (Setup=status in Node manager)
When you select "Systems" option from each of the Group you will get this
screen for you to enter your HUB or Downlink Node information and their
characteristics.
Node Address: This is the address of your HUB or downlink as defined in
the Node Manager setup.
Sysop: This is the name of the System Operator as defined in the Node
Manager setup, or the word name SysOp should just be enough.
Send Files: This is a Yes or No answer. If you will be sending or hatching
files to this node address then you will have YES here, but if this is your
HUB or Node and you are just receiving files from that system without
sending him/her any files, then you will need to set this to NO.
Note: As you can see above, I have this option set to NO because I do not
send files to Planet Connect.
Pause under Send Files: This is a Yes or No toggle to temporarily disable
sending of files to this system.
Receive Files: This is a Yes or No answer. If you will be receiving files
from this node address then you will have YES here but if this is your
HUB or Node and you are just sending files to this system without
receiving any files from this system, then you will need to set this to NO.
In most cases this option will always need to be set to YES.
PreRelease: This field determines if this system should receive prereleased
files before the official release date as specified in the external hatch
manager.
Mandatory: This field determines if this system is allowed to disconnect
from this fileecho via the AreaMgr. If this field is turned ON (set to Yes),
ALLFIX will also not allow a node to set this area to inactive.
Msg Status: This field determines the message status of all outgoing
files. If the option "Setup" is selected, then the message status,
as specified in the Node manager, is used. All the other options override
the settings in the Node manager.
It is better to always set this to "Setup" as seen above so that Allfix will
read it's settings for the Message Status you have previously defined in
Node Manager setup.
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│ Group 6 Unique No │
│ Name SDN: International │
│ Mask 2-* │
│────────────[defaults for auto-added fileechos in this group]───────────│
│ Desc SDN: International(tm) │
│ Dest │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │
│ Template LongDesc FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner Cost │
│ Advanced │
│ Max days 0 Max size 0 Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F2-global F3-advanced F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
This is another sample settings of Group Definition to emphasize the way
MASK setting is defined for each Groups...
You can press your F5 key here which is the Browse key to list all the
Groups and their Mask settings in a Browse Mode. Try it and see.
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│ Group 8 Unique No │
│ Name Author-Direct │
│ Mask AD-* │
│────────────[defaults for auto-added fileechos in this group]───────────│
│ Desc Authors Direct │
│ Dest │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │
│ Template LongDesc FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner Cost │
│ Advanced │
│ Max days 0 Max size 0 Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F2-global F3-advanced F4-find F5-browse F6-copy
This is another sample settings of Group Definition to emphasize the way
MASK setting is defined for each Groups...
You can press your F5 key here which is the Browse key to list all the
Groups and their Mask settings in a Browse Mode. Try it and see.
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│ Group 102 Unique No │
│ Name NORML - NORML Echos │
│ Mask NORML* │
│────────────[defaults for auto-added fileechos in this group]───────────│
│ Desc NORML - Echos Related │
│ Dest Pass through │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │
│ Template LongDesc FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner Cost │
│ Advanced │
│ Max days 0 Max size 0 Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │
│ │
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This is another sample settings of Group Definition to emphasize the way
MASK setting is defined for each Group...
And also if you selected Pass-Through in the Advanced option you will see
"Pass-Through" in the Desc.
You can press your F5 key here which is the Browse key to list all the
Groups and their respective Mask settings in a Browse Mode. Try it and see.
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╘══│ │ Convert ZIP │ │══╛
│ Group 8 │ Convert all No │ Unique No │
│ Name Author-Direct │ Convert inc No │ │
│ Mask AD-* │ Comp unknown No │ │
│────────────[defaults for│ Pass through No │in this group]───────────│
│ Desc Authors Direct │ Announce Yes │ │
│ Dest │ Add FILE_ID Yes │ │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 │ Virus scan Yes │ │
│ Template │ Dupe check Yes │E_ID.DIZ/LDESC │
│ Banner │ Visible Yes │ │
│ Advanced │ Tiny SB No │ │
│ Max days 0 │ No Touch No │ Max file 0 │
│ Systems 1:3615/50 │ Security Yes │ │
│ │ Send original Yes │ │
│ │ Add pic specs No │ │
│ │ Update magic No │ │
│ │ Touch AV No │ │
│ │ │ │
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The archive format to convert incoming files to
If you select "Advanced" option from the fileecho area manager and press
ENTER key or just press F3 key on that screen you will get this pop-up
screen for you to selectively adjust or to modify any area settings you
may want for this particular fileecho area, any setting you change here
will only affect this particular fileecho area and not the others unless
you use a Global option to modify any of the settings here.
All the options above as I have adjusted them are best suited for normal
operations and for all BBS types, unless you see anything you want to
personally change to reflect your personal taste or preference.
Note: All the above options has been explained earlier in a similar screen
as above. No need going thru all this settings here again, please flip
back few pages and look for similar screen above to see all the details.
All the settings I have used here should be perfect for normal operation
and may not need any modification unless you want to get fancy or explore.
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│ ╒════════│───────────────────────────────────────────────────────│═══════╕ │
╘══│ │ 0 Local Files on Systematic │ │══╛
│ Group │ 1 TagXpro, Ultimenu, Demo │ No │
│ Name │ 2 BACKBONE* Zone 1 Backbone │ │
│ Mask │ 3 FILE* Filebone FDNs │ │
│────────│ 4 FG_WORF* IFDC Filegate Project │───────│
│ Desc │ 5 COORDUTL* Weekly FidoNews, Nodediff │ │
│ Dest │ 6 2-* SDN: International │ │
│ Use aka│ 7 ABLE* AbleFiles Distribution │ │
│ Templat│ 8 AD-* Author-Direct │ │
│ Banner │ 9 ADS* Amiga Net │ │
│ Advance│ 10 AGS_* AEGIS - Aids Education │ │
│ Max day│ 11 ALLFIX* ALLFIX Distribution │ │
│ Systems│ 12 AST* ASTRO - Astronomy │ │
│ │ 13 BBSL_* BBS Telephone Listings │ │
│ │ 14 BFDS* BFDS - Batch File │ │
│ │ 15 TER* Terminate Communications │ │
│ │ 16 CF-* CF - Crafting Net │ │
│ │ 17 CFN-* CFN - The Crafting Net │ │
╘════════│ 18 CHS-* CHESS - Chess File Net │═══════╛
│ 19 CL-* CLN - Clipper Net │
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F2-(de)select all Esc/Enter-done
If you press F5 for Browse mode from the previous screen for Groups, you
will get this screen listing all the Groups I have defined from FILEBONE.NA,
FILEBONE.NO, and SATELITE.NA (SATELITE.NA for Planet Connect specific files).
The Groups are correct up until the time this documentation is written.
You can use your UP and DOWN arrow cursor key to see all the Groups with
their respective MASK settings.
Note: As you can see above, the Groups 0 and 1 are the specific local
filearea defined for my board, you may delete them if you do not need them,
but if you need them you can modify them to fit your own BBS setup or you
can just leave them alone for later until you want to use them... there
will be no harm done to your setup..
Groups 2 to 116 are for FidoNet Filebone (FILEBONE.NA and FILEBONE.NO)
Group #90 is for Planet Connect Specific Files (SATELITE.NA).
Group #25 has been defined for "Auto-Add Areas and Miscellaneous", and
you will not found this in any .NA or .NO files, the file MASK matching
for this Group #25 area is just * (asterisks) and that is how it should be
defined, that means any fileecho that does not match the other define Group
MASKs criteria will be dumped in this Group and you can just look thru all
the fileecho dumped in this Group #25 and moved them to their appropriate
Group, this Group is very useful especially for those that carries the
entire Filebone either by Satellite or any other means.
Before you ask me "What is the AUTO-ADD area?" (our Group #25) that I have
been talking about. I will define it and give you some examples below,
if this explanation is not enough, then refer to your Allfix documentation
or Allfix FidoNet echo (Fido Backbone echo tagname ALLFIX_HELP) for more
help. Here we go:
When a file from an undefined Group or fileecho area automatically comes
to your board or system, Allfix will automatically create and add this
new fileecho area to your Allfix database and the files for this newly
created area will be store in a unique directory matching the fileecho
area tag-name one level below your defined Auto-Add directory which in
our case is: C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\. Now for example let's say a fileecho
area with tagname NEWFILE comes to our system and we did not have this
fileecho area defined before, Allfix will automatically add this area
to your fileecho setup and then create a directory under your Auto-Add
directory which will be C:\ALLFIX\AUTO-ADD\NEWFILES\ and all the new
files that comes in this area will be stored in that directory until
you move them to the appropriate area, but you must first tell Allfix
which filearea on your BBS you want the files in this area be tossed,
you will need to do this thru your Fileecho Manager as explained earlier.
You will need to run ASETUP.EXE in the Allfix directory and look for
this new auto-added fileecho area and change it to their appropriate
Groups, if this area is in a new Group that was just added to the Fileecho
list such as FILEBONE.NA, you must also create a Group for it and also
match the Destination "Desc" of this new fileecho area(s) to the filearea
that you want the files tossed on your BBS filearea setup.
The "MASK" setting for "Auto-Add Area" as we have defined should only
just have one * (one asterisks) which means to match all the fileecho areas
that area not already matched in other Group areas.
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│ │
│ Groups 2..255 │
│ Conf # Conf #, 5 │
│ Use Aka 1:278/111 │
│ Origin Systematic BBS, Bronx, New York, USA (718)-716-6198 │
│ Template MESSAGE │
│ From ALLFIX!, 1:278/111 │
│ To SYSOP │
│ Subject New Files Arrivals! │
│ Inactive No │
│ Systems 1:278/111 │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F5-browse F6-copy
When you select "New File Reports" from the main menu you will get this
screen. This is where you will define the echo area and or message conference
where Allfix will create and post a notification message either to you,
(your system, as seen above) and netmail messages to your downlinks.
The second file reports defined on the next screen will be used to send
messages to your users in a local public conference you have defined. Please
do not use any echomail conference such as Fido echomail areas for both
settings. You should use your netmail conference for your (Sysop) message
to you and also create a specific public conference for file reports to your
users and use that for next setting for notification message to your users.
You must first create the message conference on your BBS and you must also
already have all your fileareas setup on the BBS.
You can use the two conferences I have setup here and just modify the
information in them for your BBS specific or you can press INS key to
create a new one following my examples.
The details on the above options will be explained below:
Groups: This is the list or range of Groups that you want the file
notification message to cover. If you press ENTER key on this option the
list of all your defined Groups will pop-up, you will then use your spacebar
to select or toggle any Group you want to include. Basically, I have all
the Groups selected except my local filearea Groups #0 & 1 because I do
not want to report those areas to my downlinks or myself.
Conf#: This is your defined BBS conference number where you want the
notification messages be posted. For messages to yourself and downlinks
use your Netmail conference. Please if you are running Wildcat! BBS,
do not use Conference 0. Set this to your netmail conference.
Use Aka: Your node address to use for this message notification setup.
Origin: This should be your origin line, modify for your BBS as seen fit.
Template: This should be the Allfix template macro file to be used.
Use MESSAGE template file for this setting as seen above. You can modify
the template file as you like in "Utilities" option under "Template Editor"
setting from the Main Menu.
From: This is from whom the message is coming. Use the word ALLFIX, and
your Node address as seen above.
To: This is to whom the message will be going or addressed to.
Use the simple word SYSOP as seen above, to qualify you and all your
downlinks globally or collectively.
Subject: This is the subject of the message, use the above sample subject.
Inactive: If you want to temporarily or permanently disable this file
notification report message then set this to YES, otherwise, to leave it
active, set this to NO as seen above.
Systems: If you want to get the copy of the notification then press enter
here and enter your node address, also if you have other downlinks and
you want them to receive similar message list all their node address
here individually. It is wise NOT to enter your HUB node address here,
because you do not need to notify your HUB of any file reports, only you
and your downlinks nodes should be notified.
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│ │
│ Groups 0..255 │
│ Conf # Conf #, 1 │
│ Use Aka 1:278/111 │
│ Origin Systematic BBS, Bronx, New York, USA (718)-716-6198 │
│ Template REPORTS │
│ From Mufutau Towobola │
│ To ALL │
│ Subject New Files Arrivals! │
│ Inactive No │
│ Systems │
│ │
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Enter-edit Insert Delete F5-browse F6-copy
This is similar settings like we used in the previous screen settings,
except some of the setting need to be modified.
The sample above is for file report notification message to your users
on your BBS so that they will be informed of the new files arrivals
on your BBS, the message will be addressed to ALL so as to qualify everyone.
You should include all your Groups here including local Groups.
Groups: This is the list of Groups that you want the file notification
message to cover. If you press ENTER key on this option and the list of
all your defined Groups will pop-up, you will then use your spacebar
to select or toggle any Group you want to include. Basically, I have all
the Groups selected including my local filearea Groups #0 & 1 because I
want to report all areas to my users or callers.
Conf#: This is your defined BBS conference number where you want the
public notification messages be posted. For messages to all your users
your predefined public message conference. You should create a conference
specifically for newly files received notification and give all your
users access to this area, this should be a regular local message
conference not your public echomail conference like FidoNet.
This conference here should only be for users on your BBS.
Please if you are running Wildcat! BBS, do not use Conference 0.
Use Aka: Your node address to use for this message notification setup.
Origin: This should be your origin line, modify for your BBS as seen fit.
Template: This should be the Allfix template macro file to be used.
Use REPORTS template file for this setting as seen above. You can modify
the template file as you like in "Utilities" option under "Template Editor"
setting from the Main Menu.
From: This is from whom (System Operator) this message is coming.
Use the word SYSOP or your actual Sysop name here as seen above.
To: This is to whom the message will be going or addressed to.
Use the simple word ALL as seen above, so as to qualify you and all
the users on your BBS. Anyone will be able to read this message on your
board as long as they have access to this message conference.
Subject: This is the subject of the message, use the above sample subject.
Inactive: If you want to temporarily or permanently disable this file
notification report message then set this to YES, otherwise, to leave it
active, set this to NO as seen above.
Systems: Because messages that will be generated from this setting will
only be addressed to users on your board or BBS, you should not specify
any node address in this setting here. Leave this option blank not even
your own node address should be here. Allfix will post the messages in
this setting to your regular BBS message conference you specified.
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│ File area 1 Public & Free & My-Fido Files │
│ Desc Available Free files at Systematic BBS │
│ Group 0 - Local Files on Systematic │
│ │
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When you select "BBS New File directories" from the main menu you will get
this screen. This is where you will define the BBS file directories that
Allfix will scan for new file announcements. Any new file added to this
filearea will also be added to the list of newly received files
notification message posted to your users that we have defined in our
last "New Files Reports".
Personally, I only have three of the above settings on my board because
I only need to generate a report when I add any new files to the 2 local
Groups I have defined. One of them is for my FREE files area that I have
all my FidoNet setup documentations and the second area is for a shareware
Author (Tagline Express) that uses my board to support his programs.
You should not have to add any area or Groups that you have defined
previously in "New Files Reports" because if you do, you will be generating
the lists of new files reports twice. Only include your BBS local filearea
here.. The settings in this area is not really needed if you don't want
to report any new files added to your board locally, unless you actually
needed it because it has nothing to do with normal operation of Allfix,
but this feature is a very useful one when you do get the hang of it's
operation... Explanations of the above settings is as follows:
File Area: This is the filearea number from your BBS setup, when you
press ENTER key here you will get the pop-up lists of all your predefined
fileareas for you to pick the proper filearea. If you are defining a new
area press INS key then press ENTER key on "File Area" option and your
BBS fileareas will will pop-up, just select the desired filearea you
want Allfix to scan and press ENTER.
Desc: Enter or input any description name you want to use to identify for
this area. You can use any description you like, see example above.
Group: This is the Group area that you have defined for this specific area
in your Allfix in the "Group Definitions" as explained previously.
When you press ENTER key here you will get the pop-up lists of all your
predefined Group areas for you to pick the proper Group.
If you are defining a new area press INS key then press ENTER key on
"Group" option and your defined Groups will pop-up, just select the
desired Group you want to associate with this setting.
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│ System 1:3615/50 │
│ Sysop SysOp │
│ Route via 1:3615/50 │
│ Holding directory │
│ Authorized groups 2..116 │
│ Fileecho password ***** Inactive No │
│ AreaMgr password ***** Include template file No │
│ Use aka 1:278/111 Send notify list No │
│ File attach status None Forward requests No │
│ Other mail status None Allow Auto-add Yes │
│ TIC file mode Advanced TIC file Remote maintenance No │
│ Packing mode No packing Compression type ZIP │
│ │
│ Billing No Send day n/a │
│ Credit n/a Send bill n/a │
│ Warn level n/a Add % n/a │
│ Stop level n/a Membership fee n/a │
│ Bill groups n/a │
│ │
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Note: YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE NODE DEFINED
(At least your HUB must be defined here)
You will get this screen when you select Node Manager from the Main Menu.
This is where you will define all the HUBs that you are getting files from,
and all the Nodes that you are sending files to. You must have at least
your HUB address defined here for Allfix to toss your files.
The above setting is already properly setup for receiving files from
Planet Connect Satellite System, and the password PCSYS seen above is what
Planet Connect uses for all their Filebone. If you are using Planet Connect
then the above setting should be fine for you. But if you are not using
this setup for Planet Connect, then you must replace the HUB node address
with your actual HUB Node address in "System" and "Routing via" option,
and you must also replace the Password with the actual password that your
HUB must have or will assigned to you.
As you can see in my above settings, I do not use Billing options, so all
the settings relating to Billings has been left out. If you need to use
Billing options then you must refer to the Allfix documentation on that.
The Billing option is not necessarily needed for the operation of Allfix
to toss your files properly. Billing option is a cost calculation feature
for those HUBs that need to share "Cost Recovery Plan" in their Net.
I will explain some of the options above below, you should look in Allfix
manual to get more understanding and details on each option settings if
you need it.
System: This is the Node address for your HUB or downlink nodes if you
have any. But you must at least have a HUB address and define it here.
You have to be getting the files from someone,and somehow, right?
Sysop: The name of this HUB or Downlink System Operator or you can just
put the word "SysOp" here as seen above.
Route Via: Put the same Node address of your HUB here since you will be
sending any files to him or her direct, that is if you are also sending
files to this HUB. But regardless, just put your same HUB address here
because I am not sure any site or system will allow you to route files
thru them.
Holding Directory: You may leave this option blank, so that Allfix will
use the default HOLD directory that we have defined previously.
Authorized Groups: This is the list of Groups that will be accessible to
this HUB or downlink. Press enter key on this option and you will get a
pop-up lists of all your predefined Groups, then use your spacebar to
toggle the Groups for this HUB or downlink and then save it, and when
you return back to this menu you will see the ranges of Groups that you
have toggled accessible for this HUB or Downlink.
Fileecho Password: This is the password that will be given to you by your
HUB or password you assigned to your downlink to be able to send "FILEFIX"
request message to turn ON or OFF any of the fileecho areas wanted.
(This is like the AREAFIX message for the echomail request).
Your HUB will assign you your Password, and if this is your downlink, then
you will assign him/her a password. Both parties must know the password.
The Password for those using the Planet Connect Satellite System is PCSYS
as seen above.
AreaMgr Password: More or less like the one I have explained above.
Except that this is the password to access the Area manager function.
Use AKA: Your node address that you will be using for this HUB or
downlinks. This should be your own node address not your HUB or downlink
node address.
File Attach Status: This is the status that will be put on netmails messages
that has all the files attached for this Node. Use spacebar for various
options. If your downlink is calling you to pickup his files then put
HOLD here. If you are sending files to your HUB then you may use DIRECT here.
But if you are not sending files to your HUB but only calling your HUB to
pickup your files then you can set this to NONE here..
Use your ENTER key to toggle or circle thru all the available options allowed.
Other Mail Status: Same as above except this is for any other mails or
netmails generated by Allfix to this HUB or downlink system without any
file attached. Example of such message is a notification message or
auto response mails generated by Allfix. Use the same procedure as
in "File Attach Status" settings as explained above.
TIC File Mode: Always use the "Advanced TIC file" here so that all info
will be written or listed extensively in the TIC files going to this HUB
or downlink.
Packing Mode: This field determines if forwarded files for this system
should be compressed into a TIC archive or not. The available options are:
No packing: Do not pack any files.
Pack TIC files: Pack all the .TIC files into a TIC archive.
Pack ALL files: Pack all the forwarded files including the .TIC files
into a TIC archive.
Note: I prefer not to pack the files, so I have used "No Packing".
Inactive: Option to enable or disable this HUB or Node.
Include template file: I do not include any template for my settings.
If you need to include template then enable this option.
Send notify list: This will tell Allfix if you want to send notification
message to this system. You should only send notification to your downlink
not your HUB.
Forward requests: This field determines whether or not ALLFIX should
forward requests for unknown areas, made by this system via the AreaMgr,
to an uplink. For Planet Connect Satellite System, set this to NO.
Allow Auto-add: This is to let Allfix know if to auto-add a new area to
this HUB or downlink.
Remote maintenance: I recommend that this always set to No. As you don't
want any system doing a remote maintenance on your system.
This option determines whether or not this system is allowed to perform
remote maintenance for another system by using the %FROM AreaMgr command.
This option is only available in the registered version.
Compression type: (e.g ZIP) This is the compression format to be used for
this HUB or downlink.
The settings above should be good for every normal setup.
As explained before I do not use the Billing option, so they are not covered
discussed in this setup. Please read Allfix documentation for more info.
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│ │
│ System data │
│╒══════ Utilities ╕│
││ ││
││ Template editor ││
││ Export data ││
││ Import data ││
││ ││
│╘═════════════════╛│
│ Exit program │
│ │
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Template file editor
When you select Utilities from the Main menu you will get this screen.
Template Editor: This is where you can edit and customize the default
Templates files that came with Allfix program. So go ahead and be creative.
View your edited templates to make sure they are good.
Export Data: This is where you can export all your Allfix settings to a
regular ASCII text files in case you want to print it out or for debugging
purposes... All the .TXT setting files included in this archive are
exported from this option.
Import Data: This is where you can import a secondary fileecho list file
into Allfix setup database. This is where we shall import all our fileecho
list files such as FILEBONE.NA, FILEBONE.NO etc into Allfix.
Please select "Import Data" so I can show you how to import those fileecho
list files into Allfix database, (see next screen/page).
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╒═══════ Import data ╕
│ │
│ TICK configuration │
│ FILEBONE.NA/NO │
│ FileMgr file echos │
│ FileMgr systems │
│ James file echos │
│ James systems │
│ FILEFWD │
│ │
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Import the TICK fileecho and system configuration (TIC.CFG)
When you select Utilities and Import data from the main menu you will get
this screen. This is where you will import your fileecho list file such
as FILEBONE.NA, FILEBONE.NO or any of your other Private Network fileecho
list that you may have, so that the fileecho areas in these files will be
imported and added to the Allfix setup Master fileecho area database.
Before you start this import process, you should copy all the fileecho
list files (FILEBONE.NA, FILEBONE.NO etc) into your Allfix main directory
(e.g. C:\ALLFIX\). You must have already setup all your Groups with their
respective file MASKs setting as previously explained when defining Groups.
Then highlight the second option above that says "FILEBONE.NA/NO" and
press enter key and you will get a pop-up dialog menu (as seen on next
screen) asking you for the path and filename of the fileecho list file
to import, just type the full path and the filename in there and Allfix
will start the import process. Use or repeat the same procedure to import
any and all fileecho lists you want to import.
Immediately after the import procedure is finished, saved your settings
and exit to DOS, and from inside Allfix main directory, run the following
command to update all the fileecho area descriptions for the newly imported
areas:
Examples for updating area description for FILEBONE.NA and FILEBONE.NO
is as seen below:
FIXUTIL DESCRIBE C:\ALLFIX\FILEBONE.NA
FIXUTIL DESCRIBE C:\ALLFIX\FILEBONE.NO
Repeat above command for all the fileecho list filenames you imported,
do not forget to change the filename from FILEBONE.NA to the other
fileecho lists you are updating.
Note: Please note that FILEBONE.NA, FILEBONE.NO and SATELITE.NA included
in this archive has been imported into this sample setup for you, so you
do not need to do any importation again, but above is the procedure you
will use to import the fileecho lists files whenever you receive a newer
copy of the files and you want to update them in your Allfix database.
If you are a Wildcat! Sysop and have been using WCFF, or File Forward
by the author of Wildmail, then you can use the option with "FILEFWD"
above to import your present configuration files into Allfix database.
Those Sysops using the Universal Allfix for several other BBS will have
similar screen above with the exception of FILEFWD.
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ ALLFIX! for WildCat! v1.10 setup program 1:278/111 │
│ Copyright (C) 1992,96 by Harms Software Eng., All rights reserved. F1=Help │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
╒═══════════════════╕
│ ╒═══════ Import data ╕
│ │ │
│╒│ TICK configuration │
╒════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Filename ╕
│ │
│ C:\ALLFIX\FILEBONE.NA │
│ │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
│╘│ FILEFWD │
│ │ │
│ ╘════════════════════╛
╘═══════════════════╛
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Enter the path and file name of the FILEBONE.NA/NO configuration file to import
This is the sample pop-up dialog prompt that you will get when you choose
to import any of your fileecho list files as explained in the earlier pages.
If Allfix encounter any fileecho area that has already been imported into
it's database, it will not import that area again. so it is safe to import
your fileecho list files in this option as many times as you want without
jeopardizing any of your previous import, as only the new areas will be
imported.
You should always do this import procedure whenever you receive a new
fileecho list files so you can add any newly added areas to the fileecho
list into your Allfix master database.
Also you should make sure before you start the import process to check if
any new Group has been added to the fileecho list file so that you may
define the new Group, with the MASK setting before you perform the
importation procedure.
Whenever you do perform a new import procedure, Allfix will tell you that
new areas has been added, you should then go into the Fileecho Manager
to match each new area to the appropriate filearea of your BBS so that
the files you received will be tossed to the proper fileareas.
Any area that you do not want on your BBS should be marked or setup as
Pass-Through areas as explained in earlier part of this documentation.
This conclude the setup procedure for Allfix. Go through all the settings
to verify their accuracy. Good luck.
Remember to send me a "Thank You" Netmail at 1:278/111.
Or internet email to: sysop@sysmatic.com
And any suggestions to enhance this documentation can
also be sent to me at the above Fido address. Thank you.
God Bless. Praise be to Allah.
-------- end --------
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
==========================
Question: What next should I do after I have finished all the setup
in Allfix?
Answers:
1. Setup an internal event in your Frontend Mailer to poll
your HUB. Refer to your Mailer's documentation for this.
2. Let your Mailer exit on errorlevel specified in your RUNFD.BAT
or the the equivalent, when it received a *.TIC file and let
Allfix! process the the files. (Sample RUNFD.BAT is below).
3. Send a Filefix message to your HUB using your Mailer or
message editor to request the fileecho areas you want.
Sample Filefix message is below, just like Areafix message
for echomail request. (Ask your HUB for specifics on this).
Note: If you are using or getting your files from Planet Connect,
you do not need to send any Filefix message stated above,
as all your files come to you thru the satellite automatically.
Below is the sample FILEFIX message capture from Frontdoor for
your reference only:
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1:278/111 7:56p NetMail folder
New message Cost: 0
By: Mufutau Towobola
To: ALLFIX, NYCnet Echomail Coordinator (1:278/1000)
Re: PASSWORD
St: Pvt Crash Local Direct
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+COORDUTL
+FIDONEWS
+NODEDIFF
+1-BUSI
+1-COMM
-1-MISC
-1-OTHR
-1-SOND
-1-UTIL
-1-WORD
%QUERY
%LIST
%PASSWORD MYPWORD
---
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
EDIT <Ctrl-Z> to save Line: 1 Col: 1 Insert
Note: Looking at the above sample message body text, you will put each echo
tagname on it's own separate line preceeded with a plus sign (+)
for all the echos you want to request e.g. +FIDONEWS (as seen in our
example message above), this will turn ON the fileecho for FIDONEWS
for you at your HUB system.
If you need to turn OFF any echos that you have previously requested,
you will put a minus sign (-) or hyphen before the echo tagname e.g.
-1-MISC (as seen in our example message above), this will turn OFF
the fileecho for 1-MISC for you at your HUB system..
The last line MUST always contain three minus sign or hyphen (---),
this is called tearline to tell Areafix that this is the end of this
request message and anything under it should be ignored, normally you
will not put anything beyond this line. See your Allfix manual for
more options or command that can be used in a Filefix message.
Note: Please ask your HUB for the specific format of the Filefix
message.
Below is the sample RUNFD.BAT file that has the errorlevel that Frontdoor
should exit when it receives any *.TIC file from your HUB. Your batch
file modifications could be different. This is for sample purposes only.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
@echo off
cls
SET FD=C:\FD
:START
C:
CD\FD
FD -NOUNPACK
IF ERRORLEVEL 200 goto aftermail
IF ERRORLEVEL 100 goto filebone
IF ERRORLEVEL 10 goto userBRK
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto end
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 goto end
goto start
:aftermail
if exist c:\fd\files\*.TIC goto filebone
cd\tosser
mailtoss.exe
cd\
goto start
:filebone
cd\
cd\allfix
allfix file -tossbad
allfix mgr
allfix announce
allfix notify
cd\
cd\fd
goto start
:end
C:
cd\
cd\fd
Rem ------------------------ End of RUNFD.BAT -----------------------
Below is a sample .TIC file that will come with every files you receive.
Area NODEFIFF
Origin 1:153/6
From 1:3615/50
File NODEDIFF.A26
Desc FidoNet NodeDiff for day 026
Crc 8A1CA857
Created by ALLFIX+, v4.33 Copyright (C) 1992,95 Harald Harms (2:281/910)
Path 1:120/229
Path 1:270/101 831615943 Thu May 09 04:25:43 1996 GMT
Path 1:396/1 831614435 Thu May 09 04:00:35 1996 GMT
Path 1:3615/50 831628959 Thu May 9 04:02:39 1996 UTC-0400 F2F472FC
Seenby 1:120/229
Seenby 1:270/101
Seenby 1:396/1
Seenby 1:151/115
Seenby 1:120/424
Seenby 1:102/735
Seenby 1:103/2
Seenby 1:105/103
Seenby 1:234/100
Seenby 1:261/1169
Seenby 1:267/200
Seenby 1:270/104
Seenby 1:283/121
Seenby 1:283/657
Seenby 1:320/119
Seenby 1:345/12
Seenby 1:348/105
Seenby 1:369/110
Seenby 1:379/8
Seenby 1:387/31
Seenby 1:1501/47
Seenby 1:2430/1423
Seenby 1:2604/104
Seenby 1:2622/0
Seenby 1:3615/7
Seenby 1:3619/25
Seenby 2:25/104
Seenby 2:37/100
Seenby 2:201/505
Seenby 1:3615/50
Seenby 1:3660/816
Seenby 2:281/506
Seenby 2:310/666
Seenby 6:730/2
Seenby 1:3615/51
Seenby 1:3615/51.1
Pw PCSYS
Program Acknowledgements goes to the following:
Allfix! - Harald Harms & Harms Software Engineering
Wildcat! BBS - Mustang Software Inc.
Frontdoor - Joaquim H. Homrighausen and Advanced Engineering.
InterMail - Further Development, Inc.
FidoNet - Tom Jennings
All other softwares/programs mentioned in this documentation are
copyrighted materials of their respective holders.
Note: No authorization is obtained from any of the above authors for use
or mentioning of their programs in this documentation. But I feel
instead of them worrying about suing me, they should be thanking
me for spreading useful information about their respective
programs. Since I am not providing any harmful information about
their program to anyone, what should I worry about? :)
This is the Release History File explaining changes in each version.
Released: June 10, 1996
Official release of AFIXSET.ZIP v1.0
Setup for Allfix Filetosser with Wildcat! v4.x and other several BBS.
Filename: AFIXSET.ZIP
Easy step by step setup for Wildcat! 4.x BBS with FidoNet.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Below are the list of my available documentations to help you in
interfacing your Wildcat! BBS with FidoNet.
All the documentations include easy step by step and visual
guide with all screens captures for all the related Frontend Mailers
e.g. Frontdoor and InterMail and the respective mail tossers/scanners
e.g. Wildmail, HyperMail!, Interecho and GoMail.
Sample batch files and detail explanations are also included.
Everything you need to know about Wildcat! and FidoNet setup is
covered in full. All the required utilities are also mentioned.
List of available documentations:
---------------------------------
FDWCWM12.ZIP - Setup for Frontdoor v2.02, WildMail v3.1x & WC! v3.9x
FDWCHM10.ZIP - Setup for Frontdoor v2.12, HyperMail! v1.x & WC! v4.x
FDWCWM20.ZIP - Setup for Frontdoor v2.12, Wildmail v4.x & WC! v4.x
FDWCGM10.ZIP - Setup for Frontdoor v2.12, GoMail v2.x & WC! v4.x
FDWCIE10.ZIP - Setup for Frontdoor v2.12, Interecho v1.x & WC! v4.x
IMWCHM10.ZIP - Setup for InterMail v2.29x, HyperMail! v1.x & WC! v4.x
IMWCWM10.ZIP - Setup for InterMail v2.29x, Wildmail v4.x & WC! v4.x
IMWCGM10.ZIP - Setup for InterMail v2.29x, GoMail v2.x & WC! v4.x
IMWCIE10.ZIP - Setup for Intermail v2.29x, Interecho v1.x & WC! v4.x
WC5HELP.ZIP - The Unofficial Wildcat! v5.x setup help info.
AFIXSET.ZIP - Setup for Allfix with Wildcat! v4.x and other BBS.
Also available:
----------------
FDTRGE12.ZIP - Setup for Frontdoor v2.02 & v2.12, GEcho v1.x, and TriBBS.
Each file is approximately 170k and can be downloaded on your first
call to my board at Systematic BBS and by using an auto logon Name of:
First Name: *FREE <---- You MUST put the * before the FREE
Last Name: FILES
Password: AUTHOR
The files are available for FREQ from me at 1:278/111 with their
respective filenames above and also available on my board for
downloading at Systematic BBS (718) 716-6198 or (718) 716-6341.
Please do not FREQ or call during FidoNet Zone Mail Hour.
Internet World Wide Web:
-----------------------
All the files listed above are also available from my Web & ftp site
below:
WEB SITE: http://www.nyiq.net/~mufutau/
FTP SITE: ftp.nyiq.net/incoming/
Internet Email Auto File Request:
=================================
The above files can also be obtain if you have internet email access.
The files will automatically be sent to you in UUENCODED format attached
to a message.
To obtain any or ALL of the files using our ftp autosend program,
with an internet email message adressed to ftp@sysmatic.com then do
the following:
To: ftp@sysmatic.com
Subject: Could be anything or leave Blank
Body: Get FILENAME.ZIP
Get FILENAME.ZIP
Repeat/List each filename and extension or Keyword in the
body of your message on a seperate line to get multiple files.
HELP - Keyword To get help info file on using our ftp.
FIDOSETUP - Keyword to get Listings of All FidoNet setup files.
[END] - Put on last line on the message body with [ ] brackets.