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- SETNET INSTALL TEXT 07-08-1995
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- IMPORTANT: SETNET MUST NOT BE EXECUTED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SETUP
- INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN DONE!
-
- I created SETNET to allow both myself and my wife to share the same
- copy of NETSCAPE on our computer, yet keep each of our bookmark files,
- news info, user data, etc seaprate.
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- SYSTEM REQUIRMENTS:
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- Windows 3.1 or better. You must have VBRUN300.DLL installed into
- your WINDOWS directory or SYSTEM directory.
-
- SETNET allows two users to share NETSCAPE on a single computer
- and allows each user to have their own setup files, news area etc.
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- User should have knowledge of reading and changing his INI files
- using NOTEPAD.EXE, creating directories, copying files, etc. Also
- USER should be able to add a Program Item to his Program groups.
-
- Thanks for giving SETNET.EXE a try, I hope you find it of use.
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- SETUP
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- In the zip file are the following files.
-
- SETNET.EXE The program.
- LU.DTA Data file for last Netscape User.
- USER.DTA Data file for users of Netscape.
- SETUP.TXT This file your reading
- ORDER.TXT Order file for SETNETS.EXE 1.1
-
- Copy all of these files to your NETSCAPE Directory.
- Both DTA files are simple text files that can be opened using
- NOTEPAD.EXE. You will have to manually edit those files to
- set up the program properly.
-
- (Select RUN from File Manager and Type in the following)
- (providing of course NETSCAPE is on your C: drive)
- NOTEPAD C:\NETSCAPE\USER.DTA
-
- This will open the USER.DTA file.
- in the example file you will find
-
- MAX,NETMAX
- CAROLYN,NETCAR
-
- MAX is the persons name, and is user 0, NETMAX is the file name for the
- persons INI file. Edit the names to reflect your setup. BE sure the name
- AFTER the comma is no longer than eight letters and is a VALID DOS filename.
- Save the file. The easy parts over.
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- Now you must copy the NETSCAPE.INI file to another INI file.
- (be a good idea here to make a backup copy of NETSCAPE.INI)
-
- Using the above example DTA file that would be.
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- Using File Manager in Windows select the copy command.
- copy NETSCAPE.INI to NETMAX.INI
- copy NETSCAPE.INI to NETCAR.INI
-
- Now edit the NETMAX & NETCAR INI files. If you don't wish to have
- different directories for cache, newsrc files etc. Then the only thing
- you need to change in the INI file is your EMAIL address, User Name,
- Company etc. However you may want to have your BOOKMARK file and HISTORY
- file in a separate directory than the other persons.
-
- In my setup I have a subdirectory of NETSCAPE called MAX
- and one called CAROLYN, parts of each INI file points to those
- directories as noted below. However you want to set this part up
- for each INI is OK as long as those directories exists prior to
- running NETSCAPE.
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- EXAMPLE SETUP
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- ( partial list of NETMAX.INI )
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- [User]
- Sig_File=E:\NETSCAPE\MAX.SIG
- User_Organization=Horizon Software
- User_Addr=maxvon@empnet.com
- User_Name=Max Vaughan
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- [Bookmark List]
- Start Menu With=Entire Listing
- Add URLs Under=Top Level of Listing
- File Location=e:\netscape\max\bookmark.htm
-
- [History]
- History File=e:\netscape\max\netscape.hst
- Expiration=30
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- ( partial list of NETCAR.INI )
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- [User]
- Sig_File=E:\NETSCAPE\CAROLYN.SIG
- User_Organization=Horizon Software
- User_Addr=cvon@empnet.com
- User_Name=Carolyn Vaughan
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- [Bookmark List]
- Start Menu With=Entire Listing
- Add URLs Under=Top Level of Listing
- File Location=e:\netscape\carolyn\bookmark.htm
-
- [History]
- History File=e:\netscape\max\netscape.hst
- Expiration=30
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-
- IMPORTANT:
- After the INI files have been created and edited copy one of the INI files
- over NETSCAPE.INI and update the LU.DTA file to reflect which file is a
- copy of NETSCAPE.INI. In my setup 0 for NETMAX.INI and 1 for NETCAR.INI
-
- Example: I am the first user listed in the USER.DTA file, that makes me
- user 0. I copy my INI file NETMAX.INI over to NETSCAPE.INI and update
- LU.DTA to be 0.
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- This must be done prior to executing SETNET, or the program will not
- correctly UPDATE each INI file as needed.
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- Operation:
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- Now you must add NETSET as a Program Item to your NETSCAPE Program Group.
- Using Program Manager select Netscapes Program Group. Select New from
- Program Managers File Menu. Select Program Item, select OK, Type in the
- Description for NETSET (ie Set Netscape) Select Browse, go to the drive
- and directory that has Netscape, select the NETSET.EXE, select OK, select
- Change Icon, select Browse, Select NETSCAPE.EXE, select OK, select OK.
- Your Done! You now have an Program Item with the NESCAPE Logo called
- Set Netscape.
-
- In order for NETSET to work properly each user MUST run Set Netscape
- before NETSCAPE is ran. It copies the users INI file over the
- NETSCAPE.INI file. But before it does so it checks to see
- who used NETSCAPE last. Whoever was the last user of NETSCAPE gets
- there INI file updated from any changes that they made to NETSCAPE.INI
- when the were in Netscape.
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- IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH USER runs SETNET and picks their INI file
- before running NETSCAPE otherwise the program will not work as expected.
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- DISCLAIMER:
- It is up to the user of this software to determine if it is suitable
- for his/her use. Horizon Software is not liable for any type of damage, or
- loss due to using this software.
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- Upgrade to SETNETS.EXE
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- SETNET.EXE is a FREEWARE version of SETNETS.EXE
- Users are free to distribute SETNET provided that all files found in
- this ZIP are included.
-
- For the latest fixes, enhancments, etc call
- Horizon BBS at 503-317-8810
- Login as SETNET GUEST with password HORIZON
- SETNET.ZIP is located in the HORIZON file area
-
- SETNETS.EXE is a shareware version of SETNET, you can get the latest
- version by printing out ORDER.TXT and sending it to the address below.
-
- SETNETS.EXE has the following enhancements over SETNET.EXE
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- 1. Allows up to 10 users.
- 2. Has a Setup program to install the files to the Netscape directory.
- 3. Creates the SETNETS.EXE Program Item in the Netscape Program group.
- 4. Creates the users INI files.
- 5. Creates the DTA files.
- 6. Creates private directories for each user, BOOKMARK.HTM file, etc.
-
- Send to
- HORIZON SOFTWARE
- 61657 CEDARWOOD RD
- BEND, OR 97701-2024
- (503)-317-8741
- HORIZON BBS (503)-317-8810
- EMAIL: maxvon@empnet.com
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