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- INSTALLING HS/LINK EXTERNAL PROTOCOL
- IN RBBS-PC VERSION 17.3C
-
- Please refer to the RBBS-PC documentation for detailed information on
- installation of external protocols. This information was tested with
- HS/Link betas posted on 12/04/91 and RBBS-PC v17.4/0912.
-
- The following installation steps should work for most folks:
- RBBS-PC uses a template file called PROTO.DEF for passing parameters
- to external protocols. This template file can either call a BATCH
- file or pass parameters directly to the protocol engine. Using either
- method ( BATCH or the direct passing of parameters directly to the
- engine will work.
-
- BATCH files are not needed with RBBS-PC's external protocol management
- template ( PROTO.DEF ).
-
- SETTING UP HS/Link:
-
- 1.) RBBS-PC's proto.def template file consists two lines for each
- Protocol. The first line of the entry for a provides the
- information to the remote user for selecting the protocol to use
- when requesting to transfer a file.
- 2.) The second line are the actual parameters passed between RBBS-PC
- and the protocol. The send parameters are begin after RBBS-PC
- reads its own instructions.
-
- BELOW is the actual PROTO.DEF entry cut and pasted from a working
- PROTO.DEF file. If you wish you can cut and paste this line into
- your own PROTO.DEF file:
-
- "H) HS/Link ...................[98% Eff.]
- "20,D,8,,B,4096,,0.98,,4=E=A,"C:\RBBS\XFER\HSLINK.EXE -@ -NF -HX -NU -P[PORT#] -b[BAUD] -S4096 [FILE]","C:\RBBS\XFER\HSLINK.EXE -@ -NF -HX -UC:\UPLOAD -P[PORT#] -b[BAUD] -S4096"
-
- (Note: the second line has no carriage returns but the parameters
- are broken up by commas and QUOTE Marks.)
-
- a. The first Quote ( by the H ) to the second quote sectors off
- the menu selection.
- b. Following the quote are the parameters passed to RBBS-PC. Read
- the RBBS-PC documentation for more detail on these parameters.
-
- c. RBBS-PC'S parameters for SENDing a file with HS/Link:
-
- "C:\RBBS\XFER\HSLINK.EXE -@ -NF -HX -NU -P[PORT#] -b[BAUD] -S4096 [FILE]"
- -@ runs HS/Link without accessing the HSLINK.CFG file
-
- -NF turns off the graphics screen ( though nice, I'm not around to
- watch and enjoy it so am not putting the screen to work.
-
- -HX turns of the Xon/XOFF feature. If using an error correcting
- modem such as a USR HST or DS this feature is not needed if you do
- not use an error correction modem leave this switch out.
-
- -NU Blocks uploads as RBBS-PC is not designed to handle simultaneous
- file transfers.
-
- -P[PORT#] tells HS/Link which port to use.
-
- -b[BAUD] passes the modem speed to HS/Link. HS/Link autodetects the
- speed but I like to keep it in there as I run a fossil driver
- and error correcting modem that takes care of all that
- adjustment. Church Chatters opens and locks its ports
- at 19200
-
- -S4096 passes the buffer size to HS/Link. May require experimentation.
- You may want to go to a smaller buffer if you are not
- using the NS16550AFN chips.
- [FILE] this is self explanitory. The most important thing to your
- valued user!
-
-
- These parameters will pass the information to send a file to the
- remote user. RBBS is not designed to accept two way transfers tho
- there is a group of us testing an interface to take care of both
- batch uploading and two way transfers. This utility however, is not
- part of the officially released RBBS-PC code. Documentation on
- handling HS/Link with external utilities will be packaged with those
- utilities.
-
- d. RBBS-PC parameters to RECIEVE a file with HS/Link:
-
- "C:\RBBS\XFER\HSLINK.EXE -@ -NF -HX -UC:\UPLOAD -P[PORT#] -b[BAUD] -S4096"
- The only different parameters in this string are:
-
- -UC:\UPLOAD names the subdirectory you want to receive files to.
-
- -NU we do not want to block uploads here.
- This setup should work with any version of RBBS-PC using the PROTO.DEf
- protocol template file.
-
-
- Tom Hansen
- Church Chatters (tm) BBS
- (402)593-8863 USR HST 14.4K - Public Node 24hrs.
- (402)592-9266 USR HST 14.4k - Contributers Node
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- The following message was released on the Relay International
- Mail Exchanger in the RBBS conference by DAN SHORE:
-
- Announcing a new Feature/Interface for RBBS:
-
- 1. BATCH UPLOADING with DSZ Protocols
- 2. HS/Link Interface
-
- These New Features are currently in Beta Testing at the
- following "DGS Systems Group" BBS's, and is expected to be
- released to the general public in the next couple of weeks.
-
- THE SHORELINE BBS (301) 946-2771 HST
- CHURCH CHATTERS BBS (402) 593-8863 HST
- THE ELUSIVE DIAMOND (703) 323-6423 HST
- (703) 323-1782 HST
- THE WORLD OF GREYHAWK (410) 461-9943 Dual
- (410) 465-3891 Dual
- ***************************************************************************
-
-
- RBBS-PC is not designed to handle BATCH uploads. Though not part of the
- officially released RBBS-PC the above mentioned package but should further
- enhance the use of HS/Link with RBBS when it is released. It will handle
- HS/Link among many other protocols.
-