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- USING BOYAN 5.0 WITH EXTERNAL HS/LINK
-
- Please refer to the BOYAN manual for detailed information on
- installation of external protocols. The following installation
- steps should work for most folks:
-
- Copy HSLINK.EXE into your BOYAN directory. If you have changed the
- "path for extrnal protocols" option (ALT-C/D/H) then place
- HSLINK.EXE into the configured directory instead.
-
- Next you need to install the HS/LINK protocol into the BOYAN
- protocol menu.
-
- Load up BOYAN and press ALT-C to get into the CONFIGURATION menu. Then
- press "X" for EXTENDED TRANSFER PROTOCOLS.
-
- Press "8" to define a new protocol (use any available protocol
- number if #8 is already in use).
-
- When prompted for "Protocol Name" enter "HS/Link" and press ENTER.
- When prompted for "Menu Letter" enter "H" and press ENTER.
- When prompted for "External File" enter "HSLINK.EXE" and press
- ENTER.
- When prompted for "BATCH" enter "YES" and press ENTER.
- When prompted for "Auto-DL string" enter the 3 characters "^", "B"
- and "R" and press ENTER.
- When prompted for "HS/Link Upload" enter "\DC-[%P:HSLINK -P%MD %TF]"
- When prompted for "HS/Link Download" enter "\DC-[%P:HSLINK -P%MD ]"
-
- Then press ESCAPE twice to get out of configuration mode.
-
- You can edit the "HS/Link Upload" and "HS/Link Download" entries to
- include options on the HSLINK command line, but most folks won't
- need to change anything. If you want to experiment, there are a
- number of optional parameters you can read about in HSLINK.DOC and
- HSLINK.NEW.
-
- To download with HS/LINK, just tell the BBS you're talking to what
- files you want to download, and that you want to download in the
- HS/LINK protocol. On the Tool Shop you can do this with the
- following command:
- D H filename filename S
- for example,
- D H TOOLSHOP.EXE S
-
- Once you've got the BBS into downloading mode, HS/Link Auto
- Download should automatically take place.
-
- If you want to also upload to the BBS while downloading, you simply
- press the PGUP key BEFORE the Auto-Download starts, select HS/LINK
- from the menu, and list the upload filenames you want to have
- transmitted.
-
- I hope these instructions help, but remember, I can't take
- responsibility for anydamages resulting from these instructions. If you
- get stuck, it always helps to read the DOC files that come with BOYAN
- and with HSLINK. If all else fails, call up the tool shop and ask for
- help on the main board. Either I will help you, or somebody else will
- know the answer and give you a hand.
-
- Good luck!
-
- Samuel H. Smith
- Sysop of The Tool Shop
- Phone number Modem type Access
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