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BareBones Guide to RoseReader First Edition, Wide Beta Version, Fri 12 Mar 1993 Written for the RoseReader Team: Developer, Programmers, Sysops and Callers by Carol Whitney This version of the Guide to RoseReader contains ONLY information on installation and configuration. ╔═══════╗ ║ ║ ╠═══════╝ ║ Formatted for 10-║itch dot matrix printers Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page ii CONTENTS Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 To download RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caller's Guide to RoseMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ROSEREAD.KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 To apply for ROSEREAD.KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 To download ROSEREAD.KEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What is RoseReader?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RoseReader functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Offline mail reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RoseNet message manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Communications program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sysop Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 QUICK-START. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Quick-Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Quick-configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing RoseReader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Configuring RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Colour Set configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Configuring Communications in RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . 27 Multiple configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Making Your Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 How to edit prompts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 How to restore standard prompts. . . . . . . . . 42 How to configure Unattended Mode . . . . . . . . 42 How Memorize works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 RoseReader Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting up Unattended mailruns of different kinds. . . . . 45 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page iii Acknowledgments Thanks to Bruce Travers and Gerald Henriksen for permission to use material from their many messages supporting RoseReader. Where such material is incorporated into this guide, its source is identified. Thanks to Drew Miller for providing information at all hours, seven days of the week, on top of his other dedication to RoseMail and RoseReader. And thanks to Vic Kass for cooking the whole thing up. BareBones note, Fri 12 Mar 1993, 12:22: Material provided by Bruce Travers and Gerald Henriksen has not yet been incorporated; however, you will see it in later editions. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 1 About this guide ---------------- This is the BareBones Guide to RoseReader. It is for callers who wish to learn about RoseReader, whether to try it out, or to use it regularly. It is also for sysops who wish to try or use RoseReader. A supplementary guide, the BareBones Guide to RoseReader for Sysops, provides information that sysops need to link their RoseReader for Sysops with PCBoard. Two other guides provide information from the BBS side of operations. The Caller's Guide to RoseMail contains essential information for callers that is not included in the guide to RoseReader. The Sysop's Guide to RoseMail contains instructions on installing, configuring, and operating the RoseMail Door and the RoseNet routed, registered mail system. Sysops also need the information contained in the Caller's Guide to RoseMail. Sysops who use RoseReader, therefore, need all four guides. At the time of this writing, RoseReader is necessary for sysops who run a RoseNet system, and for callers who wish full participation in RoseNet. NOTE on screen simulations in this guide: This guide is prepared in ASCII text for distribution through the BBS system. RoseReader screens sometimes contain arrows that are made out of control characters. Those arrows cannot be conveniently illustrated in ASCII text; therefore, where you see a blank spot in the middle of text from a screen illustration, you may safely assume that arrows will show up on your own RoseReader screen. Introduction ------------ This is the first edition of the BareBones Guide to RoseReader. As you can imagine, this is a skeleton guide, written to meet the urgent need for a guide for users of RoseReader. The skeleton will be added to as time permits, so you will want to be watching the BBS you call for later editions. These will be posted as soon as they are ready. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 2 Sysops who use RoseReader for Sysops will need both this guide and the BareBones Guide to RoseReader for Sysops, which is available as a separate file. This guide, which is for callers who use RoseReader or are considering doing so, deals the functions of RoseReader. The Sysop's Guide deals with the additional functions that link RoseReader for Sysops directly with PCBoard. This version of the guide is a wide beta version, to accompany RoseReader, which you will find in the file !RR200.ZIP. Throughout your use of RoseReader, until this guide is fleshed out, please use the Tickler Help, available at each screen, and use the F1 key, to obtain context-sensitive help with RoseReader. You will also benefit from reading the RoseReader conference, available on the RoseNet, Intelec, Smartnet and U'NI-net mail networks. To download RoseReader ---------------------- You can probably download !RR200.ZIP from the nearest BBS to you that runs the RoseMail Door. If you cannot find the files, check with your sysop, or you may call Rose Media BBS in Toronto, at (416) 733-2285, fill out the BBS registration, and download the file without cost to you apart from the telephone call. You are allowed as much time as you need to download RoseReader and RoseMail files. Caller's Guide to RoseMail -------------------------- The Caller's Guide to RoseMail, available in a wide beta version as !RM200-5.ZIP (or in some places, as !RMG200C.ZIP) is a prerequisite for understanding this BareBones guide fully. The Caller's Guide to RoseMail contains all the basic information you need to configure and operate the RoseMail Door on the BBS you call, and this guide relies heavily on the information contained in it. You should therefore download one of these two files. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 3 ROSEREAD.KEY ------------ To enable the features of RoseReader, you need to register it either as a 30-day trial version, or as a fully paid-for version. Registration brings you a file called ROSEREAD.KEY. When you receive your ROSEREAD.KEY, you copy it into the subdirectory where you keep your RoseReader files. The KEY file then enables all RoseReader's features, so that your RoseReader is recognized as the complete, Platinum, version. As you can imagine, the 30-day trial KEY only works for 30 days. You can re-register at any time during the 30 days (or, of course, later, if you wish) by using the RoseMail Door on a BBS that carries RoseNet routed, registered mail, as do most RoseMail- equipped BBSs. NOTE: Your ROSEREAD.KEY recognizes you by the logon name you use on the BBS from which you apply for the KEY file. If you use a different name on a different PCBoard/RoseMail BBS, you might ask your sysops to make your name the same on both (all) such boards. RoseReader only allows you to read BBS.QWK packets that are addressed to you. To apply for ROSEREAD.KEY ------------------------- To register RoseReader, either for the free 30-day Platinum KEY version or the fully-paid Platinum KEY version, and get your ROSEREAD.KEY file, do the following: Log onto your RoseMail (RoseNet) BBS system (or onto Rose Media BBS, where, if you are not a member, you may fill out a New User registration, and then proceed). At the Main Board Command prompt, enter "rosemail". You will be taken into the RoseMail Door. If you are not already a member, select your (T)ransfer Protocol and your (C)ompression program. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 4 Enter the command "REG" (do not type the quote marks). Follow the screen prompts, and make sure to select the free 30- day trial version or the fully-paid Platinum version, depending on which KEY file you would like. To download ROSEREAD.KEY ------------------------ Your ROSEREAD.KEY file will usually be ready and waiting for you anywhere from 24 to 48 hours after you apply for registration, depending on where you are calling. You need to call the same BBS where you registered for your KEY file in order to be notified when it is ready. When your KEY file is ready, you are notified that you have a KEY file waiting at the time you go into the RoseMail Door. At that time, or at any time after that, although you are only notified once when a new KEY file has been prepared for you, you can download your KEY file by entering "KEY" (without the quote marks) at the RoseMail Command prompt. Now you will be prompted to download your KEY file. The file for version 2.00 is 2048 bytes in size, so your download will take only a moment. If you are safety-minded, you will copy your ROSEREAD.KEY file to a floppy disk the moment you log off from the BBS where you downloaded the file. To enable your full-featured RoseReader, copy your ROSEREAD.KEY into the directory where you have the RoseReader files installed. If after three business days have passed, you go into the RoseMail Door where you used the REG command, and still you are not notified of a KEY file waiting for you, try entering the KEY command. If your KEY file is present, you will be prompted to download it. If your KEY is not yet present, you will get a message to that effect. Check the RoseReader conference on RoseNet, Intelec, Smartnet or U'NI-net for current information, or check with your sysop. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 5 What is RoseReader? ------------------- RoseReader is a program you install on your computer system. This kind of program is called an "offline mail reader" (see the Caller's Guide to RoseMail for a description of how an offline mail reader relates to the mail door you find on the BBS you call). RoseReader includes all the other functions you need to exchange messages and files on the PCBoard BBS you call. Therefore, it contains a communications program, an internal file compressor and decompressor, and a choice of three internal text editors that you can use to write your messages. You may, if you prefer, install your favorite external text editor, compressor/decompressor, or transfer protocol program with RoseReader. RoseReader's communications program also allows you to call any other type of BBS, but if the BBS does not have a RoseMail Door, RoseReader will not perform the automated, unattended, message and file transfer functions that it provides when you use it with a RoseMail Door or the RoseNet messaging system. BBSs that provide a RoseMail Door are also members of RoseNet. RoseNet is a system of routed, registered mail that you can access if you use RoseReader, and your sysop has enabled the RoseNet functions for you. You use RoseNet by downloading a BBS.QWK, and accessing the three RoseNet pseudo-conferences from that file. You will find more detail about the RoseNet system below. RoseReader functions -------------------- RoseMail is a program that your sysop installs on the BBS. It requires that the BBS be running PCBoard software, so you can be sure that where you find RoseMail, PCBoard is the underlying software that is running the BBS - under your sysop's control, of course. :-) Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 6 Ahhh, what is that: ":-)"? Tilt your head to the left, and you will see it is a "smiley face." Smiley faces are mentioned here because they are almost universal in BBS messages. You might as well know what you are seeing. There is no secret code here, nor any programming function, apart from the fun of instilling a little simulated body language into the messages. Consult the Caller's Guide to RoseMail for a more detailed explanation. Here, suffice it to say that the smiley face may turn sad :-( or bleary- eyed %-) or |-) or take any of a number of other forms. Offline mail reader ------------------- RoseReader has three main functions. First, it is an offline mail reader for conventional PCBoard conferences. To use this function, you download a compressed file from a RoseMail or other mail door on the BBS you call. This file, called BBS.QWK, where "BBS" is a mail packet name that relates somehow to the name of the BBS you call, contains messages and sometimes other files. RoseReader will decompress, or "open", this file for you. You can then read the messages, reply to them, or enter new messages. You can view any files contained in your BBS.QWK (mail packet). For more information on the BBS.QWK file, see the Caller's Guide to RoseReader. This guide, to RoseReader, in its BareBones version, traces quickly through the procedures you will use to browse your BBS.QWK, read and reply to messages, and enter new messages. The Caller's Guide to RoseMail explains how to download (receive) your BBS.QWK, and how to upload (send) your replies and new messages back to your BBS. RoseNet message manager ----------------------- RoseReader links with the RoseNet routed, registered mail system that your RoseMail sysop provides. Using RoseReader, you will find you have three RoseNet "pseudo-conferences." These are called RoseNet, RoseNet Replies, and RoseNet Archive. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 7 The pseudo-conferences appear on the conference list when you open a BBS.QWK mail packet. The RoseNet conference is where you receive routed messages that come to you through the RoseNet system. In this conference, you can read messages, reply to them, or enter new messages, just as you would for a real PCBoard conference. The difference is that RoseNet messages are not linked with PCBoard conferences at all. They are a separate entity. All RoseNet messages are automatically private (addressed only to the receiver of the message, and not visible to anyone else except the sysops along the route that the message must travel). There is no such thing as an "echo" RoseNet message; while your message is enroute, it is stored ONLY on the BBSs that lie in the path to your message's destination. When the message arrives at its destination, ONLY the sysop of that BBS and you can read the message. You can also scramble (encrypt) your message by assigning to it a "scramble code." The scramble code is something like a password. If you scramble a message by assigning a scramble code, you must, of course, somehow let your recipient at the other end what that code is; otherwise, your recipient will not be able to read the message. Sysops can refuse the passage of scrambled messages, so you may not be able to reach your intended recipient if you scramble the message. However, the message will bounce back to you if you scramble it and it lands, enroute, on a BBS system where the sysop does not allow encryption. When you receive the bounced message, you are told where the problem in passage lay. Just as you can, with RoseReader, save a message to an Archive conference so as to deal with it later, you can save a RoseNet message to your RoseNet Archive pseudo-conference. You do this the same way you would with a PCBoard type of conference, by pressing D for(D)eposit in Archive. Archives, by the way, is another kind of pseudo-conference. This "conference" holds all the messages you save for later reply, using the (D)eposit in Archive key. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 8 While reading your BBS.QWK packet, you can reply to a message, and change its type from PCBoard to RoseNet, or the other way around, from RoseNet to PCBoard. You do this at the time the message header information window pops up on your screen. To change the message type, you press the Space Bar when the message type is highlighted on your screen. If you are changing a message from RoseNet to PCBoard, you can also change the conference number. A RoseNet message header information window does not show a conference number, but a PCBoard message requires one. RoseNet messages allow 255 characters for the address (the name and address of your recipient, and 255 characters for the subject heading. The messages may be of unlimited length, although for practical purposes, you would send an attached file rather than write much more than a few kilobytes of text into a message. Rather, you would create a text file, note the drive and directory it is in, and then attach that file to the message by filling out the full drive, path and filename in the RoseNet message information window. Communications program ---------------------- RoseReader includes a communications program. You can use this as a terminal program to call any computer that accepts your ANSI terminal call. Your greatest use for RoseReader Communications will probably be to automate your message and file transfers to the nearest RoseMail Door. You have a wide variety of choices for completely unattended mailruns which include file transfers, both uploading and downloading, which you set to begin at a time you designate, through semi-automated sessions, down to sessions you conduct manually throughout. You can interrupt automated sessions by pressing ESC, so as to change the session to one you control manually. The communications program has a wide range of possible configurations for managing your online sessions to your BBS. Sysops can use RoseReader or RoseReader for Sysops to manage the nightly "events" that transfer mail packets and files between RoseNet systems. For information on the sysop functions of RoseReader, see the BareBones Guide to RoseReader for Sysops. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 9 Sysop Module ------------ RoseReader for Sysops, provided in a separate file named !RRS200.ZIP, contains all the functions described here so far, and adds a direct link to PCBoard for dealing with messages. Sysops can browse, reply, enter messages, (T)ransfer messages from one conference to another (the PCBoard Move command), (C)opy messages between conferences, and (M)odify messages (the PCBoard Edit and E commands). RoseReader for Sysops allows a sysop to share a node with a caller who is online, without interfering with that caller's activity. This ability of RRS allows a sysop to open a reserved node to callers during times of heavy calling loads. Further information concerning RoseReader for Sysops exclusively is contained in the BareBones Guide to RoseReader for Sysops. Sysops will find information dealing with the mail packet reader and Communications in this guide, so both are needed for sysops. QUICK-START ----------- Subsequent editions of this guide will contain a section that summarizes installation and configuration instructions so that a caller can install RoseReader quickly. If you are experienced with offline readers, you may be able to install RoseReader in minutes by using the Tickler Help and the F1 key where needed. For now, here is an abbreviated Quick-Start for experienced callers. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 10 Quick-Install ------------- UnZIP your RoseReader program files into a program directory, say, C:\RR. Make a SERVICES directory off your \RR directory, say, C:\RR\SERVICES. If you have a ROSEREAD.KEY file, copy it into your \RR directory (or its equivalent). If you do not have a KEY file, read the instructions in this guide for obtaining one. Quick-configuration ------------------- Start RoseReader. You will be taken into the configuration menu immediately. Consult the detailed portions of this guide, which is well-indexed to help you find your way around, where you need help beyond that offered by the Tickler Help or the F1 key. When you have finished configuring, press F10 to save your configuration. To use RoseReader Communications for unattended transfers, you need to make a Phone Book. Press C for Communications, and then Alt-D for the Phone Book. Edit entry number 1, and add any other entries you wish to add. Press F10 to save your Phone Book. Press ESC to exit the Phone Book, and then Alt-U to configure Unattended mode. Press TAB to move from one field to the next, and use the Tickler Help to help you make your choices. IMPORTANT NOTE! The Alt-U (Unattended mode) configuration is saved AUTOMATICALLY when you press ESC to exit the Alt-U screen. The information you place here is saved in your ROSEREAD.PHN file. TIP on MODEM configuration: Do not change your modem configuration. Instead, just configure RoseReader to use settings similar to those of whatever other communications program you use, and put ATZ^M~~~ in the Dialing and Modem configuration screen as your modem initialization string. Check the Prefix and Suffix area of this same screen to make sure these do what you want them to. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 11 When you have finished your configuration, you are ready to use RoseReader. Join us in the RoseReader conference, available on RoseNet, Intelec, Smartnet and U'NI-net if you have questions or suggestions. Installing RoseReader --------------------- To install RoseReader, make a subdirectory on your hard disk to hold its files. Usually: MD \RR Make a subdirectory off the \RR directory (or its equivalent) and call it \SERVICES. Usually: MD \RR\SERVICES RoseReader itself will create its work directory when needed. It makes this directory off the \RR directory, and when you exit RoseReader, RoseReader erases the files in the work directory, and then erases the work directory itself. You are asked, however, while you are configuring RoseReader, to designate a name for the work directory. Instructions for doing so are given in the section on configuration, below. Copy your program archive file (!RR200.ZIP) into your \RR directory, and unarchive it there. If you have a ROSEREAD.KEY file, copy your ROSEREAD.KEY file into your \RR directory. Example: copy !rr200.zip c:\rr pkunzip c:\rr\!rm200.zip Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 12 Now change to your \RR directory and type RR at the DOS command prompt to start RoseReader. If you are a user of batch files (not a bad thing to be), here is a sample batch file that you can use to start RoseReader. You could clip this file, and place it in a directory that is mentioned in the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Naturally if you are using a hard drive other than Drive C, you will have to change the drive letter in the example before you can use it. By the way, you will see this same batch file in somewhat more elaborate form later in this guide. The later versions will illustrate ways of loading RoseReader to accomplish special purposes. EXAMPLE: ROSEREAD.BAT ----- cut here ----- c: <== If your drive letter is different, change this. cd\rr rr ----- cut here ----- Once you have put ROSEREAD.BAT (which you may name anything, as long as the filename extension is ".BAT") in a subdirectory in your DOS search path, you may start RoseReader by typing "roseread" when you see the DOS prompt (which looks something like "C:\>", or "D:\>" if you happen to be on Drive D. The first time you start RoseReader, it will pop up a screen to let you "configure" the program. To configure is to make choices about various elements of the program, and to tell it where to find the files it needs to operate. When you have finished filling out the configuration menus, you press F10 to save your configuration. This creates a file called ROSEREAD.CFG. ROSEREAD.CFG is located in your \RR directory (or whatever other name you gave the directory). Your RoseReader phone book is contained in the file ROSEREAD.PHN. After you have configured RoseReader for the first time, you may change any item in your configuration by pressing Alt-C to bring up the configuration menu. When you leave the configuration menu, you are given a choice that allows you to abandon the changes you just made by pressing ESC. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 13 TIP: If you feel unsure about your configuration choices, you can back up your configuration file by coping it to a floppy disk, or to a file named differently, so as to retrieve your old configuration if you happen to save a new one that turns out not to work as you wished. Example: cd\rr copy roseread.cfg rosecfg.sav And if you wish to save a backup copy of your phone book: copy roseread.phn rosephn.sav Configuring RoseReader ---------------------- Check that you have made the subdirectories RoseReader will use. See the list above, under "Installing RoseReader" if you are not sure what directories to create. Start RoseReader. The first time you start RoseReader, there is no ROSEREAD.CFG file, so RoseReader knows you have not yet told it where to find its files or made other choices. RoseReader will show you the main configuration menu. It looks something like this: Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 14 Screen 1: Main configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Welcome to RoseReader configuration... Please │ │ use or a mouse to select different │ │ options to configure. │ │ │ │ Paths Options 3 │ │ Editor/Replies Defaults │ │ Compressors Swapping │ │ Colours DOS Keys │ │ Msg Colours Communications │ │ Editor Colours Password │ │ Options 1 │ │ Options 2 │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE────────────────────────────────────────┘ NOTE: Remember that obviously blank spots in screen text represent a place where you will see arrows on your screen. The first item of configuration, Paths, is highlighted. Press Enter to open the Paths configuration menu. It looks something like this: Screen 2: Paths configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - File Paths─────────────────────┐ │ │ │ IN/QWK Dir : C:\MAIL\QWK │ │ OUT/REP Dir: C:\MAIL\REP │ │ Work Dir : C:\RR\WORK │ │ Save Dir : C:\MAIL\SAVETEXT │ │ Services : C:\RR\SERVICES │ │ LIST prgm : LIST.COM │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE────────────────────────────────PgDn──┘ Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 15 Fill in the File Paths as needed. As always, use the Tickler Help if you need it. The Tickler Help is always available in a box at the bottom of your screen, unless you turn Tickler Help off during your configuration. Do not forget also that you can always press F1 for more context-sensitive help. Notes: The IN/QWK directory holds your mail packets (BBS.QWK files). The OUT/REP dir holds your reply packets (BBS.REP files). The Work Directory holds your unarchived mail packet. This directory and all its files are ERASED when you exit RoseReader normally. Therefore, you should NEVER store any files that you wish to keep in your RoseReader work directory. Because the directory is erased when you exit RoseReader, it is impossible to recover any files using the standard unerase utilities. The packet that is unarchived in the Work Directory is NOT itself affected; the files in the Work Directory are copies. IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE: If your machine should suffer a power failure or some other accident while you are using RoseReader, the files are left in the Work Directory, and the directory itself is not erased. If you start RoseReader again after such an event, and you have replies stored in the Work Directory, RoseReader will ask if you wish to pack the replies. You should answer Y (Yes) to this question if you wish to save your replies. Then RoseReader will warn you that all files in the Work Directory will be lost, and ask if you wish to continue. Again, you should answer Y (Yes) to this question, assuming you had not stored any special files in that directory yourself. If you did store files there, you should press Alt-D to shell to DOS, and copy the files from the Work Directory to some other directory, or to a floppy disk, before continuing. The Save Directory is where messages translated into ASCII text are saved when you use the S key or the Z key from the message browser to save messages to a text file. This directory also holds the BBS.SAV files, which are messages you (D)eposit in Archive for later response. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 16 The SERVICES directory holds special files such as Add-In Files that your sysop provides. Add-In Files will be described more fully in later editions of this guide. The List Program is the program you use to view or browse Add- In files or Magazines. You must make sure that the program you specify here is in a subdirectory that is listed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT PATH statement. If you are not sure what subdirectories are in your DOS path, you can enter the single word "path" at the DOS prompt, and DOS will show you what subdirectories are in your path. You can make this check even during your configuration by pressing Alt-D to shell to DOS. This will give you a DOS prompt. You can then type the word "path" to see what your DOS path is. When you have finished your check, type the word "exit" and then press Enter. This will return you to RoseReader. Now you have filled out the File Paths area. You can press ESC to return to the main configuration menu, or, more simply, you can use the PageDown key to proceed to the next configuration menu. In the next menu, you enter the name of any external editor if you wish to use an external editor instead of one of RoseReader's three internal editors. If you are not going to use an external editor, you may leave the editor line blank. Here you also specify filenames for the message you will write: "Message name" (this includes the actual reply you are writing to the message), and for the message itself that you are replying to: "Reply to name". Read the notes below the screen illustration for more information. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 17 Screen 3: Editors/Replies configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Editor options────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Editor : C:\BAT\QEDIT.BAT │ │ │ │ Message name : REP │ │ Reply to name : REP │ │ │ │ Edit reply information: After (Space to toggle) │ │ │ │ Quoting style : Initials (Space to toggle) │ │ Quote string : > │ │ │ │ Internal Edit : WordPerfect (Space to toggle) │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Remember to use the Tickler Help and the F1 context-sensitive help if you need it. Editor Here you enter the executable filename for your editor. Include the full drive and pathname as well as the filename. In the illustration above, a batch file is named instead of the executable file. This will work just as well, and may provide you with more flexibility in using an external editor than would entering the program name only (Qedit, for instance, might be entered as C:\QEDIT\Q.EXE). Message name This provides a DOS filename for the message you will write. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 18 Reply to name This provides a DOS filename for the copy of the message you are replying to. That message is copied to the filename you provide in this field at the time you press R to reply to a message from the RoseReader message browser. TIP: If you make the filenames for the Message name and the Reply to name the SAME, your editor will load the message you wish to reply to into a single window in your editor, at the same time, attaching the initials of the person who wrote the message, all down the left margin. The initials are followed by the "Quote string", or prefix character that you select in this menu. Internal edit Here you can press the space bar to cycle through the three choices for internal editors that RoseReader provides. Just stop pressing the space bar when you reach the choice you like. RoseReader provides close (but not exact) imitations of two word processors, WordStar and WordPerfect, and one of PCBoard's Full Screen editor. These three editors all allow RoseReader to save the message you write into the message format required by PCBoard. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 19 Note: You can specify both an external editor, as illustrated above, and an internal editor. A later menu contains your choice which of these editors to use, the internal or the external. When you have finished filling out this screen, and press PageDown to reach the next, you find the Compressor programs configuration menu. Screen 4: Compressor programs configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Compressor programs───────────────────┐ │ │ │ ZIP : PKZIP1.EXE │ │ UnZIP : PKUNZIP.EXE │ │ │ │ ARC : PKARC.EXE │ │ UnARC : PKXARC.EXE │ │ │ │ LZH : LHARC.EXE a -m │ │ UnLZH : LHARC.EXE e │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Here you should list the filenames of the executable files you wish to use, externally, with RoseReader. RoseReader detects the type of compression used in your BBS.QWK automatically for any of the three file types illustrated above. Include any switches here that you would use if you typed commands for these programs at the DOS prompt. See the LHARC example in the screen for an illustration. RoseReader also provides internal compression and decompression; a later configuration menu allows you to select either the internal compression or external compression. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 20 Colour Set configuration ------------------------ The next set of screens you will encounter allow you to set the colours to use in RoseReader. This BareBones Guide to RoseReader omits illustrating most of those screens. Be aware that you use your arrow keys to select foreground and background colours. While you are configuring, RoseReader provides examples, so that you can see the effect of the colour changes while you work. The illustration here shows the "Msg colour set". In this screen, you can change each small part of the message header. Screen 5: Message colour set configuration ┌────CONFIGURATION - Msg colour set────────────────────────┐ │=>To: JOHN DOE Number: 63 Message 1 of 9 │ │ From: SYSOP Refer # None (ECHO) │ │ Date: 04-24-91 10:00 Recvd: No │ │ Subj: Set colours Conf: 160 │ │ │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ **************** │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Because the screen illustrated here is in black and white, it cannot begin to approximate what you would see on a colour screen. Suffice it to say that the arrow keys will navigate for you if you try them out. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 21 Next we come to the various choices you can make for your RoseReader configuration. Three screens of Options follow the colour configuration screens. They are illustrated here in the BareBones Guide, which includes only very hasty notes on some of the more obscure of the possible choices. Please remember to use the Tickler Help and the F1 context-sensitive help, as needed, and join us in the RoseReader conference for further information until this guide is more complete. Screen 6: Options 1 configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Options 1─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Sort Conference Listing : No │ │ Display Empty Conferences : No │ │ Auto Join Conferences : No │ │ Use Internal Editor : No │ │ Autosave Taglines : Yes │ │ Disable ANSI : No │ │ Save Replies in IN/QWK Packet : No │ │ Save Pointer Files : Yes │ │ │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Notice that Options 1 is the screen where you choose whether to use an external editor you have specified under Editor/Replies, above, or to use the RoseReader Internal editor you chose in that same screen. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 22 Screen 7: Options 2 configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Options 2─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Form Feed After Printed Messages : Yes │ │ Display Taglines : Yes │ │ CGA Snow Checking : No │ │ Beep For Personal Mail : No │ │ Use Internal Compression : Yes │ │ Use Tickler Help : No │ │ Use Book Marks : Yes │ │ Backup Tickler Help : Yes │ │ │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Notice that Options 2 is the screen from which you specify whether to use one of the external compression programs you specified in the Compressor programs menu, or to use RoseReader's internal compression. Notes Use Tickler Help This is an option you may wish to keep set to Yes until you are quite familiar with RoseReader. However, you can press Alt-C from most areas of RoseReader, toggle the setting, and press F10 to save your configuration, to toggle this setting off or on as desired. Bookmark A bookmark saves your place in the packet at the time you stop reading it. When you next re-open the packet, you are asked if you wish to use the bookmark. If you answer Yes, you are taken to the last message you were reading when you exited the packet. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 23 Screen 9: Options 3 configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Options 3─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Fade screens on entry and exit : No │ │ Use EGA/VGA 43/50 line displays : No │ │ Quick scan on conference select screen : No │ │ Quick scan on conference join : No │ │ Place message header in editor : Yes │ │ Recompress packet after reading : Yes │ │ Display border around messages : No │ │ Display FROM before TO on messages : No │ │ │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Four of the items on the Options 3 menu bear attention even in this BareBones Guide. Quick scan on conference select screen If you set this option to Yes, you will see an abbreviated list, or "Quickscan" of messages when a conference on RoseReader's Conference Select screen is highlighted. If you set it to No, your Conference Select screen (conference list) is untrammeled. Quick scan on conference join If you set this option to Yes, each time you Join a conference from the Conference Select screen, an abbreviated list (Quick-scan) of the messages it contains will pop up. If you set it to No, the Quickscan list remains dormant (until you press Q for Quickscan). Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 24 Place message header in editor If you set this option to Yes, an abbreviated version of the header information from the message you are replying to will be brought into your editor along with the reply text and the initials and quote string. That information will be at the top of the message. It is identified with its own version of a quote string. When you save your reply and exit your editor, this additional header information is erased automatically by RoseReader. You do not need to erase it yourself before saving your reply. Recompress packet after reading If you set this option to Yes, RoseReader will re-compress your BBS.QWK before you exit, rather than merely erasing all the files in the Work Directory. Recompressing the packet allows RoseReader to save flags that indicate which messages you have already read, and which you have not. These flags show in the message browser, where they say "Read", and in the Quickscan screen, where an asterisk appears in the left margin on messages you have read, and a pound sign (#) shows beside messages you have replied to (even if you later killed the reply). Recompressing the packet may take a little time, particularly if the packet is large. If you habitually take more than one session to go through a packet, you will appreciate having the messages so marked, and it may be worth taking the time to recompress the packet when you exit it. NOTE: If you set RoseReader to use Bookmarks, these merely take you to where you left off at the time you re-open a packet you have opened previously. Recompressing a packet saves different information. The next screen we meet is the Default Options screen. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 25 Screen 10: Default Options configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Default Options───────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Message Order : Message Number │ │ ANSI delay (ms) : 10 │ │ Default printer : 1 │ │ Type of taglines : Random │ │ Default file extension : ZIP │ │ Beep for reader messages : No │ │ │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Use Tickler Help and the F1 key to assist you in configuring this screen. Next we configure RoseReader's use of memory. Screen 11: Memory Swap Options configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Memory Swap Options───────────────────┐ │ │ │ Use extended memory (XMS) for swapping : Yes │ │ Use expanded memory (EMS) for swapping : No │ │ Enable Swapping : Yes │ │ Swap drive : C │ │ Use extended memory (XMS) for overlays : Yes │ │ Use expanded memory (EMS) for overlays : No │ │ │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ If you wish, you may set your RoseReader to use both extended and expanded memory for swapping and overlays. RoseReader will use the fastest method available. Naturally you should not set an option to Yes unless your system has that kind of memory. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 26 RoseReader allows you to assign programs or batch files to some function keys not used internally by RoseReader. A sample configuration is illustrated in the next screen. A file browser or file manager is a natural for this function. You could also assign an external text editor here, which would double as a quick-access editor and a file browser. Screen 12: DOS Keys configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - DOS Keys──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ F3 : c:\nc\nc.exe │ │ F4 : c:\bat\tagcopy.bat │ │ F5 : c:\bat\tagrst.bat │ │ F6 : c:\bat\rrcut.bat │ │ F7 : │ │ F8 : │ │ F9 : │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ You can use the commands you install on the DOS Keys from the message browser, the Conference List, the Quickscan screen, the packet menu (RoseReader's start-up screen), and other areas in RoseReader. These keys invoke a second copy of COMMAND.COM, which in turn runs the program you install on these "hot keys". Be aware then, of the amount of memory required by the programs or batch files you install here, because you should avoid exceeding memory requirements. If you have set RoseReader to swap, however, RoseReader will leave only a small kernel in lower memory, and you will be given quite a large chunk of memory with which to operate these programs. When you exit your program, you will see the message "Press any key to continue," and when you press the key, you will be returned to where you left off in RoseReader. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 27 Configuring Communications in RoseReader ---------------------------------------- Now we come to RoseReader's Communications configuration. This area is the most demanding, because you need to configure it to suit your particular modem, and there is a very wide variety of modems out there. Even in this BareBones version of the guide, we try to provide at least a few tips, so that you can get your RoseReader communications, whether manual or unattended, going as quickly as possible. TIP! As you work your way through the communications configuration, keep in mind that if your modem is already working with some OTHER communications program, RoseReader has the flexibility that should allow it to work equally well with RoseReader. IN PRINCIPLE: you will configure your modem the SAME WAY you have it configured for other programs. In effect, this means you should not need to touch your modem's configuration when you start using RoseReader. That is, of course, assuming your modem is already configured to work at its best, and that your present communications software has a flexibility to match that of RoseReader. Here is a simulation of the main Communications configuration screen. Screen 13: Communications configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - Communications────────────────────────┐ │ Welcome to RoseReader configuration for communications │ │ use to select different options to configure. │ │ │ │ Connection Types │ │ Dialing and Modem │ │ Options │ │ Directories │ │ Protocols │ │ ASCII Protocol │ │ Comm Ports │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 28 From this menu, highlight Connection Types, and press Enter to get into the configuration menu. Thereafter, you can press PageDown to get to each successive menu. While you configure Communications, you may wish to keep a record of your current modem and software settings from another program at hand, because, assuming you have your best possible configuration active now, you will want to match your other software settings with those of RoseReader. NOTE: Configuration of the Communications area will be dealt with fairly extensively in subsequent editions of the Guide to RoseReader. For now, stay tuned to the echoed RoseReader conference on RoseNet, Intelec, Smartnet and U'NI-net. You will find many answers to your questions in this conference, which is carried by most RoseNet/RoseMail systems. Screen 14: Connection options configuration menu ╒════Connection options═══════════════════╕ │ │ │ Speed Port Parity Stop Data │ │ │ │ 300 COM1 √None √1 7 │ │ 1200 √COM2 Odd 2 √8 │ │ 2400 COM3 Even │ │ 4800 COM4 Mark │ │ 9600 Digi Space │ │ 19200 Fossil │ │ 38400 │ │ √ 57600 │ │ 115200 │ │ │ ╘═════F10 to SAVE══════════════PgDn═══════╛ Here you set your comm parameters. Details will follow a subsequent edition of the BareBones Guide to RoseReader. The following screen is too wide for this document, so it has been split into two parts. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 29 Screen 15a: Dialing and Modem configuration menu ╒═══════════════Dialing and Modem══════════ │ Modem Initialize : ATZ^M~~~ │ Dial Prefix 1 : ATDT │ Dial Prefix 2 : ATDTB0&N0&M4S27=0DT │ Dial Suffix : ^M │ Connect Message : CONNECT │ No Connect Strings: NO CARRIER │ NO DIAL TONE │ Dial Cancel : ^M │ Hang-Up Command : ~~~+++~~~ATH0^M │ Auto Answer : ATS0=1^M │ │ Dialing Time : 60 │ Redial Delay : 60 │ Maximum Attempts : 30 │ Scroll Back Lines : 150 ╘═════F10 to SAVE══════════════════════════ Various setting dealing with your dial-out procedures are contained in this menu. Details will follow in a subsequent edition of the Guide to RoseReader. Screen 15b: Dialing and Modem configuration menu ══════════════════════════════╕ │ 3 : ATB1&N0&M4S27=0DT │ 4 : ATB0&N3&M0S27=16DT │ │ │ BUSY │ VOICE │ │ │ ══════════════════PgUp/PgDn═══╛ This is the second half of the Dialing and Modem configuration menu. Remember to use Tickler Help and F1 for context-sensitive help while configuring RoseReader. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 30 Screen 16: Communication Options configuration menu ╒═══Communication Options══════════════╕ │ Add LF after CR : No │ │ Translate ANSI Codes : Yes │ │ Local Echo : No │ │ Use Sound : Yes │ │ Use Alarms : Yes │ │ Use ANSI Music : Yes │ │ Drop DTR to Hangup : Yes │ │ Use 16550 UART : Yes │ │ Auto Baud Detect : No │ │ XON/XOFF Software Flow Control : No │ │ CTS/RTS Hardware Flow Control : Yes │ │ Relaxed Timing : No │ │ Automatic ZModem Downloads : Yes │ │ Rotate Dial in Unattended : Yes │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ ╘═══F10 to SAVE══════════════PgUp/PgDn═╛ Screen 17: File Directories and Defaults configuration menu ╒═══File Directories and Defaults══════════════════════════╕ │ Download Dir : C:\PCB\QWKS │ │ Upload Dir : C:\PCB\REPS │ │ Capture Dir : C:\PCB\CWMAIL │ │ │ ╘═══F10 to SAVE══════════════════════════════════PgUp/PgDn═╛ Note: It is very useful to assign the SAME Download and Upload directories here that you did in the Paths configuration in the very first configuration screen that shows when you press Alt-C to configure. You may, if you prefer, use the same directory in all four places. Example: C:\TRANSFER. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 31 Screen 18: Transfer Protocols configuration menu ╒══Transfer Protocols════════════════════════╕ │ Key Name Down-Bat Up-Bat DL-Name │ │ M MobyTurb RZ SZ N │ │ N │ │ │ │ Auto Zmodem : M │ ╘═F10 to SAVE═══════════════════PgUp/PgDn════╛ This is where you enter any transfer protocols information for RoseReader. The example illustrated shows the setup for an external installation of Chuck Forsberg's DSZ.COM or DSZ.EXE. "Key" is the letter that you use to select the external protocol on your own system. You may use any letter, as long as it does not conflict with other letters that you have already assigned, or those assigned by RoseReader to its protocols. "Down-bat" is the FILENAME part (NOT THE EXTENSION, ".BAT" part) of the filename for the batch file that you use to receive files from the remote computer (the BBS) to your own system. "Up-bat", then, is the FILENAME (no .EXTension) for the batch file that you use to send files from your system to the remote computer (the BBS). "DL-name" is shorthand for: "Do you have to tell RoseReader the name of the file you are going to receive before you start downloading it?" Zmodem, or MobyTurbo (Chuck Forsberg's name for his proprietary fast Zmodem), does not require you to tell your computer what the filename is of the file you are about to receive. The Zmodem on the remote system (the BBS) sends the filename as part of the "header information" when the file transfer is beginning, so your computer, or RoseReader, will know the filename. Therefore, you put "N" for "No" in this column if you are using Zmodem. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 32 Ymodem is another protocol that passes the filename from the remote computer to your system. Xmodem, on the other hand, typically does not pass that information, so if you are installing an external Xmodem protocol (NOT to be preferred, since the Xmodem protocol is not as robust nor as fast as Ymodem or Zmodem), you will need to set the DL-Name column to Y(es). "Auto Zmodem" is a field where you enter the selection letter that you use on your system to select a download (you RECEIVE) transfer that takes advantage of Zmodem's ability to begin a transfer automatically, without your triggering it by pressing PageDown or some such key. Screen 19: ASCII upload Options configuration menu ╒══════════════════════════════════════╕ │ ASCII upload Options │ │ │ │ CR translation : None │ │ LF translation : None │ │ Character timing : 0 │ │ Line timing : 0 │ │ │ │ (SPACE to toggle) │ │ │ ╘═══F10 to SAVE══════════════PgUp/PgDn═╛ More information will be available in a later edition of this guide. Screen 20: Communication Port Addresses configuration menu ╒════Communication Port Addresses══════╕ │ Port Address IRQ │ │ │ │ 1 03F8 4 │ │ 2 02F8 3 │ │ 3 03E8 4 │ │ 4 02E8 3 │ │ │ ╘═══F10 to SAVE══════════════PgUp══════╛ Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 33 Communications port addresses 1 and 2 are standard from one system to another. Port addressed for Com Ports 3 and 4 may vary from system to system. The Communication Port Addresses configuration menu provides a place for you to enter standard or non-standard addresses to tell RoseReader where to look for port information. The com port addresses are located in conventional memory. This is also where you define the IRQ (Interrupt Request) number for com ports 1 through 4 on your system. If you are running only COM 1 or COM 2 or both on your system, you do not need to configure anything on this screen. Screen 21: RoseReader Password configuration menu ┌────CONFIGURATION - RoseReader Password───────────────────┐ │ │ │ Password : │ │ │ └──F10 to SAVE──────────────────────────────────PgUp/PgDn──┘ From this screen you may enter a password that must be typed before anyone can use your RoseReader on your system. CAUTION! Record any password you enter here in a safe place! The password you enter here is case-sensitive; that is, RoseReader distinguishes between upper case and lower case letters. You can enter a password that has both. If you enter a password in this menu and then saved your configuration and exited RoseReader, you will not be able to start RoseReader again unless you know your password and type it correctly. RoseReader asks for the password at the time you start the program running. When you type the password, you CANNOT SEE what you are typing, so if you do not type with reasonable comfort, you will probably not want to combine upper and lower case in your password. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 34 When you type your password in response to RoseReader's prompt for it, the first key you type will cause a box resembling the one in the screen illustrated above to pop up on the screen. Do not type the first letter of your password again when that box pops up. Continue entering your password by typing the second letter, and so forth. You will see nothing at all happen on your screen after that box pops up, until you press Enter to signal that you are through typing your password. RoseReader then compares the password you typed with its records. If you typed your password correctly, RoseReader's main menu will then come up. If you typed the password incorrectly, RoseReader will exit back to DOS, while leaving you a message on the screen indicating that you have not typed your password correctly. To change your password, press Alt-C and select Password from the menu. You are now prompted for your password. You will have to type it correctly in order to get into the configuration screen so that you can change it. If you wish to disable the password feature, follow the same procedure as you do to change the password. When you are placed into the configuration box, use your Delete or Backspace Key(s) to delete the password manually. Now, DO NOT FORGET to save your configuration by pressing F10. Multiple configuration files ---------------------------- You can have as many configuration files as you like. The easiest way to make different configuration files is to begin by exiting RoseReader, and using DOS or your file manager to copy your CFG file to a file that has a different FILENAME. Example: copy ROSEREAD.CFG BBC.CFG Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 35 Now you can start RoseReader again, but to load these different configuration files, you have to specify them on the DOS command line. Here is how you would do that: rr /Fbbc.cfg If you prefer, you can do this using a batch file. Later, when you do unattended mailruns using RoseReader Communications, you will find using batch files to start RoseReader especially useful. Here is an example of a batch file that would start RoseReader using the BBC.CFG files. EXAMPLE: ROSEBBC.BAT ----- cut here ----- c: <== If your drive letter is different, change this. cd\rr rr /Fbbc.cfg ----- cut here ----- Making Your Phone Book ---------------------- Until you make at least one phone book, your configuration is incomplete, because you need to have at least one phone book with one entry in it in order to dial out using RoseReader's manual or unattended dialing system. (You can, though, simply dial out from Terminal mode by using a dial command such as "ATDT<phone number>".) You must be in Communications to make a phone book. Once we have brought up Communications by pressing C from RoseReader's main menu, the mail packet menu, we will go through the following procedures: Press Alt-D to bring up an empty phone book Press A to Add an entry Press E to Edit the added entry Fill out the entry Press F10 to Save the phone book entry (this also saves the phone book). Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 36 We begin by pressing C from RoseReader's main menu. We find ourselves in Terminal mode, usually with a message of some kind, depending on what our modem settings are, on whether the modem is turned on or not (if external), and so forth. If there is no message, that is all right too. A system with a 16550 chip may show the following message when you press C to start Communications in Terminal mode. Screen 22: Communications: Terminal Mode ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ A 16550A was found and FIFO buffer enabled. │ │ ATZ │ │ OK │ │ │ │ │ │ F1 for help ALT-X to exit Auto Mode: Off │ │ Board: 57600 8·N·1 Offline │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If your modem is external but is not turned on, you will see no response from the modem on the screen above. This is nothing to worry about, because you can go into Terminal mode in RoseReader to configure anything without arousing the ire of RoseReader, your modem, or your computer. If your modem is live when you start Communications, and your Communications configuration is complete except for your Phone Book and your Unattended Mode configuration, your modem should respond to your entry into Terminal Mode. It is likely to give you some kind of report, usually, "OK", as shown in the next screen. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 37 Screen 23: Modem initializes in Communications ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ A 16550A was found and FIFO buffer enabled. │ │ ATZ <== Your initialization string shows here │ │ OK <== Your modem accepts the command(s) │ │ │ │ │ │ F1 for help ALT-X to exit Auto Mode: Off │ │ Board: 57600 8·N·1 Offline │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If your modem sends "ERROR" or some similar message, that merely means you need to reconfigure RoseReader's settings and match them with your modem's capabilities. Notice also the last line on the screen illustrated above. Because we have just entered Terminal mode, and have not done anything except initialize the modem if it is turned on, there is no Board name. The communications parameters are shown, and you are correctly told you are "Offline" (not connected to a BBS). Now that we are in terminal mode, we can press Alt-D to bring up the Phone Book screen. The screen we get provides a place for our first entry. The screen looks something like this: Screen 24: Blank Phone Book ╔═══Phone Book══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Board Name Phone Number Speed Type ║ ║ 1. 38400 8·N·1 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ESC to exit═══════╣ ║ Add ALT-Drop Dial Edit Logon Memorize Prompts Unattended ║ ║ CYCLING: CTRL-Dial CTRL-Logon CTRL-Unattended Go (Start batch)║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Notice that the "Speed" on this screen refers to the speed at which your computer ("terminal") communicates with your modem, NOT the highest speed your modem is actually capable of in its connection with another modem over the phone line. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 38 Later editions of this guide will contain explanations of the difference between the computer-to-modem ("DTE", or "Data Terminal Equipment" speed, as the computer-to-modem speed is often called) and the highest speed your modem is capable of in its connection to the remote modem (modem-to-modem speed). Here a BareBones explanation will have to suffice. If your modem has built-in hardware error correction, you can set your DTE (computer-to-modem) speed HIGHER than the modem-to-modem speed. In fact, you SHOULD set it higher, to take advantage of your modem's features. If your modem does NOT have built-in hardware error correction, you should set your modem-to-modem speed to the highest it is capable of, say, 2400 or 1200, and you will need to set your computer-to-modem (DTE) speed to the same speed. Now we can press E to Edit the numbered entry that is highlighted. The Edit screen looks something like this: Screen 25: Edit Phone Book entry ╔═══Edit Phone Book Entry══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Board Name : ║ ║ Phone number : ║ ║ Speed : 38400 ║ ║ Parity : None ║ ║ Data bits : 8 ║ ║ Stop bits : 1 ║ ║ Dialing prefix : 1 ║ ║ Your login name : ║ ║ Your Password : ║ ║ Packet name : ║ ║ Your protocol letter : Z ║ ║ Door protocol letter : Z ║ ║ Use RoseMail door : Y ║ ║ Open door command : ROSEMAIL PROMPTS^M ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════F10 to SAVE════╝ For "Your Login Name," enter the name under which you log into the BBS in question. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 39 For "Password" enter the password you use on the system for which you are making this entry. For "Packet name," enter the "BBS" part of the "BBS.QWK" name for this board. For example, if you call Rose Media for mail, your mail packet is named ROSE.QWK. Your reply packet is named ROSE.REP. So, in the "Packet Name" field here, you enter "ROSE". Do not use an extension on this filename; that is, do not use ".QWK" or ".REP" here. Remember to use Tickler Help and the F1 key when you configure this area. Here is a phone book entry configured for Rose Media BBS. Screen 26: Completed Phone Book Entry ╔═══Edit Phone Book Entry══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Board Name : Rose Media ║ ║ Phone number : 416-733-2285 ║ ║ Speed : 57600 ║ ║ Parity : None ║ ║ Data bits : 8 ║ ║ Stop bits : 1 ║ ║ Dialing prefix : 1 ║ ║ Your login name : Corazon Kayaust ║ ║ Your Password : boneybone ║ ║ Packet name : ROSE ║ ║ Your protocol letter : Z ║ ║ Door protocol letter : Z ║ ║ Use RoseMail door : Y ║ ║ Open door command : ROSEMAIL PROMPTS^M ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════F10 to SAVE════╝ Notice that the mail packet name, ROSE, has no extension assigned to it. RoseReader determines the correct extension, QWK or REP, at the time it is needed. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 40 If you need to set up a phone book entry for a board that does not have RoseMail, you should set "Use RoseMail door" to N. You will also need to change the "Open door command" to the command appropriate to the board you will call with this entry. When you have finished filling out the entry, press F10 to save it. Now you will see a listing for the entry you just completed in your Phone Book. Screen 27: Phone Book listing, completed ╒═══Phone Book══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Board Name Phone Number Speed Type ║ ║ 1. Rose Media 416-733-2285 57600 8·N·1 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════ESC to exit═══════╣ ║ Add ALT-Drop Dial Edit Logon Memorize Prompts Unattended ║ ║ CYCLING: CTRL-Dial CTRL-Logon CTRL-Unattended Go (Start batch)║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ╔═════════════════ Phone Book ══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Use cursor keys to select a board. ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════ 203 KBytes ══╝ From this listing, after you have configured for Unattended Mode (see instructions below), you can dial in Unattended mode by pressing U with the entry highlighted, you can Logon by pressing L, which will get you to a Command prompt on the board, or you can start a session that will be Unattended throughout a mail exchange inside RoseMail, and then return you from RoseMail to PCBoard, by pressing O for "Online." Before we look at configuring the Unattended mode, there are some other items that may need attention so that unattended mailruns will work properly. These are the prompts that occur on the BBS you call in unattended mode. There are two ways you can alter the prompts that RoseReader sees. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 41 RoseReader by default expects to see the PCBoard default prompts. However, sysops are a creative lot, and they may change prompts to ease sessions for their callers, or sometimes, just to have a little fun. You need to tell RoseReader what prompts to expect from the board you call. How to edit prompts ------------------- To edit the prompts that RoseReader sees, you need either to know what they are, and reproduce them exactly in the Edit Prompts screen, or to let RoseReader capture the prompts for you, along with responses that you type yourself while you are logged onto your BBS. You can use RoseReader's Memorize feature, described below, to capture the prompts, or you can edit the prompts manually yourself. To edit the prompts for any system, highlight its entry in the Phone Book and then press P to edit the prompts. Your screen will look something like this: Screen 28: Edit Prompts ╔════════Edit Prompts for Rose Media══════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Prompts Responses ║ ║ Language # to use ^M ║ ║ graphics (Enter)=no? N Q^M ║ ║ first name @NAME@ ║ ║ Password (Dots will echo) @PASS@ ║ ║ (Enter)=yes? N^M ║ ║ more? N^M ║ ║ Command? @COMMAND@ ║ ║ Insufficient security @ABORT@ ║ ║ Press (Enter) to continue? ^M ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════F10 to SAVE════╝ Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 42 Once this screen comes up, you can change both the prompts and the responses. Use TAB to take your cursor across to the responses, and Shift-TAB to reach the previous field. You can enter additional prompts and responses by taking your cursor down below the existing ones. When you have finished editing the prompts, press F10 to save them. This part of the guide will contain more information in subsequent editions. How to restore standard prompts ------------------------------- If you find that after all, you should probably not have edited the prompts at all, return to the Edit Prompts screen for the BBS for which you wish to restore the standard prompts, and then press Alt-R. The standard prompts, as illustrated in the previous screen, will then be restored. Remember to press F10 to save them. More information will be available in subsequent editions of this guide. To use RoseReader's Memorize feature efficiently, you will want first to finish your configuration for Unattended Mode. How to configure Unattended Mode ------------------------------------ Before you can use RoseReader's Unattended Mode, you need to tell RoseReader just what to do during the session, for each BBS for which you make an entry in the Phone Book. To reach the area in which you configure Unattended mode, you press Alt-U from Terminal mode. If you are still in the Phone Book, you can press ESC to reach terminal mode before pressing Alt-U. But wait! Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 43 Each row in the Alt-U (Unattended mode) configuration screen corresponds to a numbered entry in your Phone Book. The Alt-U configuration screen crams a lot of information into a small space, and so, leaves no room for numbering the rows. Therefore, if you are not already in the Phone Book at the time you wish to configure Unattended mode, you may wish to press Alt-D from terminal mode first, and note the number of the entry for which you will configure the Alt-U (Unattended mode) screen. If you have only one or two entries in your phone book, of course, this will not be necessary. If you have many, you can toggle between the Alt-U screen and the phone book in between configuring different entries. From the Alt-U screen, use ESC, and then Alt-D, to reach the phone book. From the phone book, use ESC, and then Alt-U to reach the Unattended mode configuration screen. If you are in the Phone Book, press ESC to reach Terminal mode. Now press Alt-U from the Terminal screen. The Alt-U screen is too wide to reproduce fully here, so it is divided into sections in this guide. The following two screens show the defaults that RoseReader comes with. Screen 29a: Unattended Mode configuration, left side ╒═══Unattended Operation Setup╤═════╤═════╤════╤══════╕ │Packet │Dial│Time│Idle│Reset│Res B│Dload│Pers│Repeat│ │ROSE │ N │ 015│ 005│ N │ N │ Y │ N │ N │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Screen 29b: Unattended Mode configuration, right side ╤═════╤══════╤═══╤═══╤════╕ │Uload│Up end│CAP│LOG│DEL │ │ Y │ N │ Y │ Y │ N │ │ │ │ │ │ │ This BareBones Guide will be added to in subsequent editions. For now, use your Tickler Help and the F1 key to find your way around this configuration. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 44 If you have urgent questions, join us in the RoseReader conference, which you will find on the RoseNet, Intelec, Smartnet and U'NI-net networks. If you read back in the messages, you may find answers to your questions. If you cannot find an answer to your question, ask it. Someone else may be very glad you did. How Memorize works ------------------ The Phone Books is the screen from which you do a "Memorize" logon. "Memorize" is a way for RoseReader to capture and memorize the prompts of a system that does not have its prompts already recorded in your Phone Book. When you use RoseReader to call a PCBoard BBS that uses prompts different from the standard ones, you need to capture those prompts and your replies to them if you wish to use RoseReader's Unattended Mode on that BBS. To use Memorize, you select (highlight) the entry you want, and press M. Then you type the required answers to the prompts that the BBS gives you. Make sure you wait for each prompt to show completely before you type your response. If you type ahead of the words that show on the screen, you may lose part of the prompt, and invalidate your unattended sessions as a result. When you reach a Command prompt from which you would type the command to open the RoseMail Door, press F10 to save the prompts and your responses. Normally, this would be when you see the Main Board Command prompt. If your BBS puts you in a different conference, it will be the prompt for that conference that shows. When you press F10 to save the session, "Memorize" stops and sends you a message that says "System Acquired". This means that Memorize has captured the prompts and your responses up to this point. This is all you need to record, because in an unattended session, the next command in the Phone Book, the one that opens the RoseMail Door, will take over from the Command prompt. Now, do not be startled! As soon as RoseReader sends you the "System Acquired" message, it logs you off the BBS. However, it has now stored the prompts and replies necessary to bring you up the point where you would open the RoseMail Door on that system. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 45 If you have begun a Memorize session and wish to cancel it, you can press ESC while dialing. This will abort the session. There remains the question of what command you use actually to open the RoseMail Door on such a system. Usually, the command "rosemail" will do the job. If you try an Unattended mailrun, but the session does not take you into RoseMail, try logging onto the system again. Type "door" at the Command prompt. Then look for the number or other command that is shown for RoseMail. Once you see the appropriate command, such as "Door 1," you can edit your Phone Book entry, and enter the appropriate command, such as "Door 1" in the "Open door command" field in your Phone Book entry. RoseMail has standard command prompts, so once you are inside RoseMail on the BBS you call, your Unattended mail exchange should run smoothly. RoseReader Operations --------------------- Setting up Unattended mailruns of different kinds ------------------------------------------------- Your phone book is kept in a separate file called ROSEREAD.PHN. You can make other phone books by assigning them different filenames, although the extension name for a phone book must always be PHN. It is quite possible that you would like to have several different kinds of sessions on the same BBS. To accomplish this, simply make more than one Phone Book entry for that BBS. Alternatively, you can change the Alt-U configuration for that BBS manually before using Unattended Mode. This latter method has the hazard that you might forget to re-configure the Alt-U screen after you have finished your call. It is safer, then, to make multiple entries in the Phone Book for a single BBS, and select the entry you want at the time you start your Unattended Mode. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 46 During an Unattended mailrun, do not type any responses to prompts unless your mailrun has obviously failed. If something has gone wrong, press ESC to abort the unattended session. You can now respond to the prompts manually. If you specified that a capture file should be kept of your session, that file is turned off when you abort the unattended session by pressing ESC. Because a capture file can give you essential information, particularly if you are having difficulty, when you have a prompt of any kind that waits for your response, you should immediately press Alt-L and enter a filename for a capture file. Now the rest of your session on the BBS will be captured, so you will be able to refer to it later if needed. This ends the "official" wide-beta version of the first emergency BareBones Guide to RoseReader. Unofficially, however, there are some notes lying around which shall inadvertently appear at random below for this first edition, just in case they are any use to you. A reminder: download the Caller's Guide to RoseMail for an abbreviated description of the RoseNet mail system. A reassurance: The many features of RoseReader not yet covered in this guide will be described in later editions. *** COMMAND LINES *** Other command lines that are available are: /F<config file> - specifies an alternate configuration file /P<phone book> - use an alternate phone book /C - configure only /MC - load with default colour palette /MM - load with default monochrome palette Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 47 Add these to your DOS command line, either when you type it at the DOS prompt or in your batch file, for example, thus: c: cd\rr rr /Fspecial.cfg /Pspecial.phn /C (D)eposit in Archive -------------------- While browsing messages in RoseReader, you can press D to (D)eposit a message in an archive file. This file is called BBS.SAV, where "BBS" is the packet name for the packet you are reading. The BBS.SAV file is saved in the directory you specified in the Paths area of configuration as the "Save Dir." These archived messages are available in all mail packets from any one BBS. They are in the Archive conference, which is the first conference on your list. You may read and reply to messages from your Archive conference. When you wish to remove a message from this Archive, press K to kill the message. Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 48 INDEX :-). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 6 !RM200-5.ZIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 !RMG200C.ZIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 !RR200.ZIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 16550 chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 16550 UART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Add LF after CR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Alt-C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Alt-C to bring up the configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . .12 ANSI Codes, translate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ANSI delay (ms). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 ANSI Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ANSI terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ANSI, disable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Apply for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Apply for ROSEREAD.KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ASCII Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 ASCII upload Options configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .32 ATZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 37 Auto Answer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Auto Baud Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Auto Join Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Auto ZModem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 32 Automatic ZModem Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Autosave Taglines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Back up your configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Backup Tickler Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 BareBones Guide to RoseReader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 BareBones Guide to RoseReader for Sysops . . . . . . . . . . .2, 9 Batch file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Baud Detect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 BBS.QWK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7 Beep For Personal Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Beep for reader messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Blank Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Border around messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Caller's Guide to RoseMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 49 Caller's Guide to RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cancel dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 CGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 CGA Snow Checking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Chuck Forsberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Colour Set configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Comm Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Commuications parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Communication Options configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Communication Port Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Communication Port Addresses configuration menu. . . . . . . . .32 Communications configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Communications program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Communications: Terminal Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Completed Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Compressor programs configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Conference Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Configuraion files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Configuration main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Configure Unattended Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Configuring Communications in RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Configuring RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Connect Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Connection options configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 CTS/RTS Hardware Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Data bits (word length). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Default file extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Default Options configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Default printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Dial Cancel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dial in Unattended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Dial Prefix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dial Suffix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dial-out procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dialing and Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Dialing and Modem configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dialing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Directories (communications configuration. . . . . . . . . . . .27 Disable ANSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Display border around messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 50 Display Empty Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Display Taglines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 DL-Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 DL-nmae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 DOS Keys configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Down-Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Download Caller's Guide to RoseMail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Download ROSEREAD.KEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Download RoseReader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Drop DTR to Hangup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 DSZ.COM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 DSZ.EXE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 DTR to Hangup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Echo, Communication Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Edit Phone Book entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Edit prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Editor, executable filename. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 EGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 EGA/VGA 43/50 line displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Empty Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 EMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Enable Swapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 ERROR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Expanded memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Extended memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Fade screens on entry and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 File Directories and Defaults configuration menu . . . . . . . .30 File extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Form Feed After Printed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Free 30-day Platinum KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FROM before TO on messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Hang-Up Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Hardware Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Initialization string. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 37 Installing RoseReader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Intelec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Internal Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Internal edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Internal Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Join Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 KEY file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 51 Key to select protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Local Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Logon name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mail packet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7 Mail packet name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Main configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Maximum Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Memorize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Memorize, how it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Memory Swap Options configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Message and file transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Message colour set configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Message header in editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 24 Message name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Message Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 MobyTurbo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Modem accepts the command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Modem Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Modem initializes in Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Modem speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Multiple configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 New User registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 No Connect Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Offline mail reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 37 Open door command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Options (communications configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Options 1 configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Options 2 configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Options 3 configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Pack the replies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Packet name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Paid Platinum KEY version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33, 34 Password configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Password, disable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Paths configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 PCBoard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 9 PCBoard conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 52 Personal Mail, beep for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35, 37 Phone Book Entry, completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Phone Book entry, edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Phone Book listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Place message header in editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 24 Platinum KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Platinum version of RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pointer Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 POWER FAILURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Prompts, edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Pseudo-conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Pseudo-conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Quick scan on conference join. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Quick scan on conference select screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Quick-configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Quick-Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 QUICK-START. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Recompress packet after reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Redial Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 REG command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Register RoseReader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Registered mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Relaxed Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Replies in IN/QWK Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Reply to name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Restore the standard prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Rose Media BBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 3 ROSEBBC.BAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 RoseMail (RoseNet) BBS system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RoseMail Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 RoseNet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 5, 6 RoseNet Archive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RoseNet conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 RoseNet message manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RoseNet pseudo-conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 6 RoseNet Replies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RoseNet routed, registered mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ROSEREAD.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 35 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 53 ROSEREAD.CFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 ROSEREAD.KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 4 ROSEREAD.KEY, logon name recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ROSEREAD.PHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 RoseReader for Sysops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 9 RoseReader functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RoseReader Password configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 ROSREAD.PHN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Rotate Dial in Unattended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Routed mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Save Pointer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Save Replies in IN/QWK Packet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Scroll Back Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Share a node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Skeleton guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Smartnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Smiley face. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Snow Checking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Software Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Sort Conference Listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Stop bits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Swap drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Swap Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Sysop Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 System Acquired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Taglines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Taglines, Autosave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Taglines, display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Terminal mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 37 Tickler Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Timing, Relaxed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Transfer protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Transfer Protocols configuration menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Transfer Protocols configuration screen. . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Translate ANSI Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Type of taglines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 U'NI-net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unattended Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Unattended mailruns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Unattended Mode, configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Unattended Mode, configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. All rights reserved. 93-03-12 BareBones Guide to RoseReader Page 54 Up-Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Use 16550 UART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Use Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Use ANSI Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Use EGA/VGA 43/50 line displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Use expanded memory (EMS) for overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Use expanded memory (EMS) for swapping . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Use extended memory (XMS) for overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Use extended memory (XMS) for swapping . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Use Internal Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Use Internal Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Use RoseMail door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Use Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Use Tickler Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 VGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 What is RoseReader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Wide beta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Work Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 XMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 XON/XOFF Software Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Ymodem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 ZModem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 ZModem Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Copyright (C) 1993 by Rose Media Inc. 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