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The Blue Wave Mail Door Version 3.10
for QuickBBS Version 2.80
Copyright (C) 1992-1995 by Cutting Edge Computing
All Rights Reserved
This short documentation file contains instructions for both NEW and
UPGRADE installations. Please read the appropriate section in this
document carefully before attempting to install the mail door. A "What's
New" section is included at the end of this file.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DAVE PARKER IS NO LONGER THE EUROPEAN REGISTRATION SITE.
Steve Stacher (2:443/888) has assumed the European registration site
position. Please see the form REGISTER.EUR for further information.
** This mail door supports QuickBBS v2.80 (Beta, Gamma, Zeta, etc.). It
does not work with earlier versions of QuickBBS.
** This mail door works with both the Standard QuickBBS and the GoldBase
QuickBBS system files. If you are running the GoldBase version of
QuickBBS, you must enable the mail door's GoldBase mode in the
BWSETUP->Options and Toggles Editor.
=================
NEW INSTALLATIONS
=================
Please read Chapter 5 in BWMAIL.DOC for full installation instructions.
Sections 5.1 and 5.2 contain the quick step-by-step installation procedure.
=====================
UPGRADE INSTALLATIONS
=====================
The first step in performing this upgrade is to determine the version
number of the door that you are currently running. If you are currently
running version 2.90x of the mail door, you may proceed with the upgrade
installation.
If you are running a version earlier than 2.90, an upgrade installation
is not possible. You will need to perform a new installation of the mail
door into an empty directory.
1) Locate the file 290to310.exe. This file should have been enclosed
in the main BW310QB.ZIP archive. Copy this file to the directory
where your mail door is currently installed.
2) Get a directory listing of "*.PRM" in your Blue Wave Mail Door
directory. If the only *.PRM file listed is "BWMAIL.PRM", you will
only need to run the conversion program once. If your system is
configured with multiple door configuration files, you will need to run
the conversion program once for *each* .PRM file in the directory.
3) Run the program 290to310.exe -- this will upgrade your current data
files to be compatible with the new version of the mail door. You must
run this once for each mail door configuration file (see step #2).
If the data file conversion is successful, you may delete 290to310.exe.
This program is no longer needed.
4) Unpack the ENTIRE contents of BWMAIL.ZIP (enclosed within the
BW310QB.ZIP archive) to your current mail door directory. The entire
contents of this archive need to be unpacked -- overwrite all files
with duplicate file names.
5) The following file should be deleted from your mail door directory,
as it no longer used:
* BWDOOR.USE (replaced with BWDOOR.DOC)
* BWUTILS.EXE (replaced with BWSETUP.EXE)
6) Check your BBS maintenance batch files for any instances of:
BWUTILS PURGE nn
This packs The Blue Wave Mail Door's user file, removing all users who
have not used the mail door in 'nn' days. All occurrences of this need
to be replaced with:
BWSETUP PURGE nn
If you do not currently remove old records from your mail door user
file, this would be a good time to add it!
7) Run the new BWSETUP program to insure that the conversion completed
successfully. Please be sure to check out the new "FidoNet->Internet
Gateway" menu item in BWSETUP. There is both online documentation
(press <F1> at any time while in BWSETUP) and standard documentation
(BWMAIL.DOC) for this new feature.
==========
WHAT'S NEW
==========
*> Added support for QuickBBS's GroupMail feature (messages addressed
to **ALL). Full security level and flag checking is performed when
these are present in the TO: field of the message. During mail uploads,
the mail door will thwart a user attempt at creating a "**ALL" message
by re-addressing the message to "All", unless that particular user
has "Sysop Security" in the destination message area.
*> BWSETUP now includes extensive online help. At any time while using
BWSETUP, press <F1> for context-sensitive help.
*> A new seamless FidoNet->Internet Gateway which allows users of The
Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader version 2.20 or higher (and third-party
readers that support the BW 3.0 Packet Specifications) the ability
to easily address/send Internet E-Mail messages through standard
FidoNet NetMail.
*> The mail door now supports offline configuration of the following
new items when used with a mail reader capable of creating BW 3.0
Packets:
* Extended Message Information (Seen-By, Control-A Lines)
* New File Listings
* Bundling Command Macros
* Auto-Executable Bundling Commands
* Numeric Packet Extensions
* Maximum Uncompressed Mail Packet Sizes
* Personal-Only Message Downloading in Specific Message Areas
* Personal and To: "All" Message Downloading in Message Areas
*> The mail door now includes an enhanced File Request mechanism, which
allows a user to download requested files at the same time they
download a mail packet. In order for this to work, the user must
enter the mail door in "Interactive" menu mode, and must first perform
a reply packet upload, followed by a mail packet download.
*> The mail door, when used with a BW 3.0 Packet compliant mail reader,
will now generate FidoNet ^aREPLY: kludge lines in EchoMail and NetMail
message areas.
*> Enhanced the mail door internal protocol module to consume less time
slices under multitaskers such as DESQview and Windows 3.1, and
operating systems such as OS/2 and Windows 95. Additionally, the
internal protocol module should yield much better transfer rates
with all operating systems and multitaskers.