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- How do I try out Sapphire immediately? ·········· SYSOP:DEMO
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- Is Sapphire good for a small company? ··········· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:FEATURES
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- Is Sapphire good for a new sysop? ··············· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:FEATURES
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- How do I install on another computer? ··········· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:INSTALL
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- What if Sapphire doesn't work right? ············ SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:TROUBLE
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- Why can't I get my modem to work? ··············· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:TROUBLE
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- What's new in this version? ····················· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:NEW
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- What are all those files for? ··················· SYSOP:INFO:FILES
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- Can I modify Sapphire to look different? ········ SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:CUSTOM
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- How do I install door programs? ················· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:EXTERN
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- How do I install user questionnaires? ··········· SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:STOCK
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- Sapphire is great. How do I buy a copy? ········· SYSOP:INFO:ORDER
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- Can I give copies of Sapphire to others? ········ SYSOP:INFO:DISTRIB
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- What if my question isn't answered above? ······· SYSOP:INFO:SEARCH
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- (NOTE: The eight most commonly asked support questions are answered below)
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- █ THE TOP 8 QUESTIONS THAT NEW SAPPHIRE USERS ASK OUR SUPPORT LINE █
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- 1) Why is Sapphire flashing the message "MODEM NOT READY"?
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- Your modem is not configured correctly. To find out how to fix this,
- go to SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:TROUBLE and search for MODEM NOT READY.
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- 2) How can I make a file available, so that everybody can download it?
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- A) Place the file (usually a ZIP file) in the Sapphire files directory.
- (This directory is set in SYSOP:CONFIG:ADVANCED:GENERAL:PATHS, but
- in most cases it will be named something like C:\SAPPHIRE\FILES)
- B) Sign on locally, at the console, using the sysop's account.
- C) Use the GIVE command (e.g. GIVE MYFILE.ZIP).
- D) Answer the questions you are asked.
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- The above instructions apply to the sysop, located at the actual machine
- running Sapphire. Remote users upload a file using the GIVE commmand and
- a standard file-transfer protocol such as XMODEM or ZMODEM, which should
- be built into their communications programs.
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- 3) How can I make a file downloadable by only one (or a few) people?
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- The procedure is the same as described in (1), but when you are asked
- questions about the file (see step 1D), you must do one of the follow-
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- A) Place a "Private Header" in the file description. For information
- about private headers, sign on to Sapphire and enter the GIMMICKS
- command. Private headers let you make the file available to:
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- - One or more persons
- - Everybody EXCEPT certain persons
- - One or more membership levels
- - Everybody EXCEPT certain membership levels
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- When a file description has a private header, other users can see
- the name of the file, and the header specifying who can download it,
- but they can not read the description or download the file.
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- B) One of the questions in step 1D allows you to give the file "only
- to people at or above my membership level", "sysop only", and so
- on. The definition of "Everybody" is specified in the configuration
- (see SYSOP:CONFIG:ADVANCED:TRANSFER:ADVANCED).
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- 4) I put a file on the files list, and it disappeared. Where did it go?
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- It's still there. By default, Sapphire commands show you what's new.
- You can, however, "turn back the clock" with the SET command. To see
- all the files currently available, enter these commands:
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- ==> SET 0 0 T
- ==> FILES
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- If you define a GUEST account (SYSOP:CONFIG:ADVANCED:SECURITY:NEW-USER),
- Sapphire can be set up to show GUEST users any files that have been added
- to the upload list during the past week, the past year, the past decade,
- or whatever you choose. See SYSOP:CONFIG:ADVANCED:SECURITY:SIGN-ON for
- details.
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- 5) Are File Areas (in the GIVE and GET commands) the same as directories?
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- No. File Areas are an extra entry associated with each file, which lets
- you categorize them by "type of file" (e.g. Databases, Reference,
- Utilities, etc.)
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- All uploaded and downloaded files must reside in the Sapphire files
- directory (usually named C:\SAPPHIRE\FILES). This is because any files
- in that directory may be erased, as a result of automatic maintenance
- (i.e. to make room for new files). For this reason, if a file contains
- important information, you should place a COPY of the file in the files
- directory -- not the original.
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- 6) How can I make the uploading process simpler for my users?
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- A) You can provide questionnaires for the file description
- (See SYSOP:INFO:MANUAL:STOCK)
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- B) You can provide default values for area and destination
- (See SYSOP:CONFIG:ADVANCED:TRANSFER)
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- 7) What is the "Day Number"?
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- The day number equals the number of days elapsed since we created the
- Sapphire program. (It was day number 1 on the first day, and this goes up
- by one every day.)
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- Communications systems such as BBS's tend to assign an arbitrary number to
- various items (e.g. "Message Number"). Sapphire refers to various items
- by day number and time (on a 24-hour clock).
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- The value of this method becomes apparent when you become more familiar
- with Sapphire's "universal" selection and filter commands. Unlike most
- BBS's, which have separate selection and filter procedures for each type
- of item (messages, files, logs etc.), Sapphire combines all these
- functions in three commands: SET, NAMES and TEXT.
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- 8) Will Sapphire stop working at the end of the three month free trial?
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- No. When you reach the end of the free trial period, some features are
- temporarily disabled, but all you have to do is call us or send us email,
- and we will give you an extension code. This will let you continue to
- evaluate the program, with all functions enabled.
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- If you have less than two weeks before the end of the trial period, we
- recommend that you contact us for an extension code, so you can enjoy
- uninterrupted service.
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