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Common Problems:
When using the B command to send a file to the TNC (for instance, sending
TNC1.SET), the responses back from the TNC are just buffered up. If you dont
then use the T command to go into terminal mode, but do an A to start the
MailBox, the program sees one of the first "cmd:" prompts that was buffered
up, figures that it is the response to the "conok on , mon on" series of
commands that it is sending and proceeds to wait for a connect message. While
it is waiting, the input is the string of "cmd: XXXXX was ON..:" prompts. The
final one "cmd:" is not followed by a return so the input routine thinks it is
getting a line from the TNC and waits for the balance of the line and a C/R.
When it finally does get something (*** CONNECTED for instance) it doesnt
catch the connect message due to the "cmd:" tacked on the front. As long as
you go into Terminal mode after sending the file, then to auto-answer there
is no problem.
If you experience ERROR F3 during startup, you will need to add the statement
FILES=20 in your CONFIG.SYS file (See your DOS manual for details).
I dont recommend running with limited memory (less than 256K), but understand
it has been done. If you run into a heap/stack collision due to limited memory
you might try setting the maximum number of callsigns saved in CALLS.TNC way
down, and be sure not to try to load any other resident software (Sidekick and
the like.)
Setting up file paths for Mail and Files:
If you are having problems understanding how to set up the paths for
the Mail and File subdirectories, I'm sorry I cant explain it better.
If you are running on a hard disk you probably know what I mean. If
you are running on floppies I would suggest you format a disk and
create one subdirectory on it called files (MD FILES). Then if you
set the path name for mail to B: instead of MAIL\ and the path for
files to B:\FILES\ your mail messages will be stored in the main
directory on drive B and your downloadable files in the FILES sub-
directory also on B. If anyone running on floppies has a more
convenient setup or can explain this better, please do so! I only
have one floppy drive so I cant even test and see if I explained the
above correctly. (It really is possible to get this stuff running, in
spite of trying to figure out what I'm saying!)
If you want people to be able to download files such as LOG.TNC,
FWD.TNC just place then in the downloadable file area and specify
the entire path name for them in BBSxxx.CNF
for example:
...
WA7MBL (Owner call sign)
Jeff (Owner name)
FILES\CALLS.TNC (List of monitored callsigns)
FILES\FWD.TNC (forwarding file)
FILES\LOG.TNC (file for logging)
FILES\MON.TNC (Save file for J lists)
FILES\ (path/drive for files)
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