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        Getting Started Doc 1.1
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Setting up STiK
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    The process of setting stik up has now been greatly reduced
thanks to a configuration program written by Guy Harrison.
    All you have to do is go into the setup folder and run the
setup.prg you are guided through process of setting STiK up.
    If you would prefer to do it yourself and already have the
scripts etc made just go into the stik folder and replace the old
versions of your files with the new ones. With the new version of stik
comes a stiktsr.prg which you need to put in your auto folder if you
had previously installed jar10.prg for use with stik you wont need
this anymore.
    If however you are using STiK on a Falcon you will still need
to install some sort of Bconmap() either install the FPATCH2.PRG
(supplied in the FPATCH Folder inside the stik folder) or use the best
serial port patch available HSMODEM which also solves this problem as
well as replacing all of the inefficient atari serial port code with
something a little better.

*NOTE* If your using stik for the first time read the following before
continuing, If however you have stik up and running scip onto the next
section.

To setup STiK for use with your internet provider you will need the
following information.
The best way to find out is to email them or phone them up about it
that way you get all of the answers you need and your setup time will
be greatly reduced.

- Firstly verify that your account is SLIP account NOT as CSLIP or PPP
account.

- Secondly If you have a FIXED client ip address or a DYNAMICALLY
allocated one (your provider should know what your talking about).

- You next need to know you USERNAME and HOST name these together
usually make up your email address. Im my Case my email address is
[e-mail] so my username is Nick and the host name is
Flinny.demon.co.uk.

- The next thing you need from your provider is the ip address of its
DNS server (also called nameserver or domain name server) this needs
to be in dotted decimal form it should look something like
123.123.123.123 (the actual numbers are its address on the net).

- The hard bit comes now you have to gather information to make a
dial script the best way is to now log onto your internet provider
with a comms package noting down what information it prompts you for
and what you have to reply to it to get a SLIP login the dial script
will eventually search for the prompts and enter your details
automatically but to know when you need to enter the information you
will have to do a trial like this.
If you have an DYNAMIC client ip address you will also have to note
something else down on the login. once you have logged in and the slip
session is about to start there should be something printed on screen
saying something like your ip address is 111.111.111.111 (numbers are
unimportant in this case) you will need to know the text string
printed before the ip address to setup stik.
I have included an example dial capture below and commented it so
this process should become clearer.
You will need this information if you want to use the configuration
program or edit the files by hand so you must understand it.

    CONNECT 28800/ARQ/VFC/LAPM/V42BIS
    finch-137.access.demon.net

- The first prompt I get is for my login name with the prompt login: I
enter flinny

    login: flinny

- Next I get asked for my Password: I enter my password but it isn't
shown to my for security reasons

    Password:

- Next I am asked what Protocol: I want to use we need slip for stik
so I enter slip

    Protocol: slip

- The text below is then printed on the screen if I need a dynamic ip
address I would write the IP Address: into a find line in the dial.scr
or in the config program the response would be (either RESP in the
dial.scr or the config program) $GET_IP this grabs your ip address and
stik then uses it to get you online.

    flinny: IP Address: 158.152.182.51  Running SLIP on 20218
    news on two servers, newsfeed restored. Password Changes available.
    Finger status@gate for more information.  Last change: 20:10 29 Mar
    HELLO

- Thats it really everything else you need is down to specific
hardware like the modem port(serial 1 on st serial 2 on Falcon) and
baud rate (19200 is the max on an unmodified st whilst the Falcon can
go much higher)

If your still having problems getting stik to work with your provider
after reading this and all of the help available in the setup program
then mail me and I will see If I can sort the problem out for you.
If you do mail me send my in a uuencoded archive all of the
information I asked for above (including the captured dial up) and I
will see what I can do.

 Setting up Cab for use with STiK
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    If you want to use Cab with STiK you will need to copy the new
cab.ovl file from its folder into you cab folder before it will work.
To do this make a folder to act as your cache folder anywhere on your
hard drive call it CACHE or WWWCACHE then load CAB.APP once cab has
loaded select the menu called "Options" and the option on that menu
called "Paths". Click on the path which is already in the box marked
"Cache Path" and point the file selector which will appear into the
folder you have created and then click on OK on the File selector.
Save your options now so you dont forget!
    Lastly Cab is supplied so that its German resource file is
used by default if you want all the menus to be in English or French
delete the cab.rsc file in the cab folder and copy the relevant rsc
file from the cab/rsc folder (cab_e.rsc for English cab_f.rsc for
French) into the main folder and rename it to cab.rsc.

Problems/bugs/Email Addresses
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If you are having any problems with anything one of the people below
should be able to help.

* Dan Ackerman - Stik/cab.ovl
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]

* Alexander Clauss - Cab
  [e-mail]

* Guy Harrison - Stik config program
  [e-mail]

* Joe Connor - Interactive Shareware support/beta tester
  [e-mail]

* Danny Bhabuta - Cyberstrider Shareware support/beta tester
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]

* Nicholas Flintham - Beta tester co-ordinator :-) STiK/cab.ovl
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]

Any new updates to stik programs should be on my web page and probably
other places I Frequent :-)

Http://www.unn.ac.uk/~cju920/

Below is a list of other people who have helped get this new package
together and out, thanks guys :)

Adrian Samm           [e-mail]
Andrew Rose             [e-mail]
Frank Charlton      [e-mail]
Michael Guse            [e-mail]
Maarten van den Berg    [e-mail]
Paul Womar          [e-mail]
Rob Withoff          [e-mail]
Steph Taylor          [e-mail]
Tony Greenwood         Gone :(
Tim Newsome             [e-mail]
Tim Putnam          [e-mail]

Also Steve Adam who still isn't back on the net :(

Have fun,

Flinny 26/03/96