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- The W0RLI / VE3GYQ C BBS
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- Release notes for C BBS Version 4.4 - 1/25/88
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- See the file CHANGES.MB for details on new features included
- and bugs fixed in this release.
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- *** Warning ***
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- If you are now running a version prior to 4.0 you must convert
- your existing message and user files to version 4 format.
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- First, backup all files in the directory used by the MailBox.
- In case something goes wrong, you will be able to restore
- everything to where it was without loss of messages.
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- The conversion from earlier versions to version 4 is done by MBCONV.
- Set the default directory to the directory containing the
- MAIL.DAT and USER.DAT files. Then run MBCONV.
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- If you are running a version prior to 3.0 you must first make
- certain that the message text has been moved to individual files.
- Do this by executing the GF command.
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- *** Note ***
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- COMXBIOS has been replaced by PIPE. The old COMXBIOS device
- driver will not work with versions of the MailBox beyond 4.0
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- Please read the section in NOTES.MB very carefully with regard
- to configuring your system to make use of the PIPES. It has been
- tested with DoubleDOS and works, but with 4 PIPE Ports definable,
- you should be able to run 4 separate copies with DESQVIEW.
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- Check that any sub-directory you use in config.mb exists,
- the existance of most directory / device paths is NOT checked.
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- *** Getting started ***
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- Read the first few pages of NOTES.MB before you attempt to run
- the program, and read it in detail for information on setting up
- route tables, etc.
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- There WILL be sysops documentation sometime "soon". KB6IRS is working
- on it now, the outline and initial text are finished.
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- If you would like to help prepare either the sysops documentation,
- or the user documentation, please let me (or KB6IRS) know - we can
- use all the help we can get. I don't write good English ... so
- I'm not much help ...
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- ... Hank / Dave
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