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- README for FleetStreet Beta 0.81
-
- 1. FleetStreet requirements
- ============================
- Hardware: PC, running under OS/2 (386DX, 6 MB)
- about 600KB diskspace plus messagebase
- VGA
-
- Software: OS/2 2.x (2.0 not testet, but should work)
- Squish MSGAPI.DLL, version 1.01 or newer
-
-
- 2. Installation
- ===============
-
- a) Unpack in its own directory
- b) run INSTALL.CMD
- c) select language
- d) Create WPS-Object. The Object will be placed on your desktop and can
- be moved to any folder
- e) start FleetStreet (FLTSTRT.EXE). The setup notebook will open up automagically
- f) Enter at least one usernamen
- g) Change to the "Squish" page
- h) read in Squish.Cfg. Netadresses and origin line will be read.
- i) Change rest of setup to your needs
- j) To be sure save the options after modification
-
- 3. Support:
- ===========
-
- There's a Fido-Echo FLEETBETA at 2:2490/2520. Please write netmail to
- Harry Herrmannsdoerfer (2:2490/2520), when you want the echo.
- There you can get a list of other nodes connected to this echo to make
- distribution cheaper. This echo may be routed freely, but please: inform
- us about connected nodes...
-
- Further Support via netmail at
-
- Michael Hohner 2:2490/2520.17@fidonet
- 21:100/9898.1@gernet
- 27:9349/15.1@signet
-
- Harry Herrmannsdoerfer 2:2490/2520@fidonet
- harry@lhsmail.nbg.sub.org
-
- Third possibility of support
-
- Michael Hohner
- Krelingstr. 15
- 90408 Nürnberg
-
- No phone-calls please!!!
-
-
- 4. Licence:
- ===========
- This Beta-Version may be freely distributed. For copying and distribution
- a fee up to 3$ for costs may be charged.
-
- The use of this Beta is allowed until 31 May 1994 or until a new beta is
- released, whatever happens earlier.
-
-
- 5. Known bugs and problems
- ==========================
-
- When in doubt, please ask in the beta echo
-
- - The messageliste is strange. Can't help it :-(
- - The scrollbar in the messagelist jumps. A design-error of the container.
- - Redraw-problem in Threadliste when expanding branches. Dunno why...
- - Insert mode may not be forced. Hm, hm.
-
-
- 6. Bug reports from you:
- ========================
-
- I can't say much more about the following bugs (can't reproduce them):
-
- - program is crashing at exit
- - lastread is not correct
- - Text after the footer template is truncated
- - can't create an empty message
-
-
- 7. To-Do-List for 1.0:
- ======================
-
- - force insert mode
- - printing with PM driver
- - checking of Fido adresses, filter out domains
-
- - Quote-O-Meter
- - Commandlines at program exit (instead of ERRORLEVEL)
- - Better error handling when reading Squish.Cfg
- - Autoindent
- - tearline alone in NM
- - "All Messages" in threadlist
- - Catchup function in arealist
- - modeless request dialog
- - Fuzzy searching
- - Quick-Carbon-Copy
-
-
- 8. To-Do-List for > 1.0:
- ========================
-
- - Threads kill/export etc., reorganisation of threadlist
- - Create requests directly in outbound-dirs
- - Userfile of Maximus
- - Bookmarks
- - Better reading mode (colors)
- - Other messagebases (JAM ?)
- - Arealist with folders
- - Nodelist browser
-
- 5/1/94