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WWIV v4.22 Readme File
Copyright (c) 1988-1993 by Wayne Bell
This READ.ME file contains general comments on WWIV v4.22. If you have
a question/problem not addressed in the other documentation, read through
this file for more information (even if you have already read it).
*> This file also describes registration procedures.
The documentation accompanying the WWIV software is listed below in the
order which you may wish to use it. The order is that which someone new
to WWIV would use; experienced WWIV Sysops may wish to read the
documentation in a different order. Please note that the documentation
is included in a separate archive, 'WWA1-422.ZIP'. The archive
'WWA2-422.ZIP' contains WWIVedit, a full-screen editor for WWIV.
Doc File Description Author
WW4SETUP.DOC Describes Installation & Configuration Filo
WW4SYSOP.DOC Describes Sysop Functions in WWIV Filo
WWIVUSER.DOC Describes BBS functions available Filo
WWIVMODM.DOC Describes Modem Setup Random
CHAIN.DOC Discusses set up of on-line programs Filo
README.421 Discusses new features in v4.21 Random
WWIVSOUR.DOC* Discusses Source Code Random
*This documentation only accompanies the source code version and is
only available to registered WWIV sysops. It is NOT included in
the pre-compiled distribution package.
Filo is also known as Wig De Moville. Random is also known as
Wayne Bell. If you have suggestions for the next version of WWIV
or the WWIV documentation, please let us know.
*************************************************************************
NOTE: When you unzip WWIV using pkunzip v1.1 or later, you should get a
message saying:
Authentic files Verified! # XLD658 WWIV Software Services
If this authenticity statement is not present, or the identifier is not
"XLD658", then you have a copy of WWIV that has been tampered with.
There have been cases of people trying to distribute "hacked" copies of
WWIV that have back doors, trojan horses or other un-nice things. So,
unless you get the above message when unzipping WWIV, you should >NOT<
use the files in the .ZIP file.
*************************************************************************
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DISK ORDERING:
┌┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┐
││ You are allowed to use this software for a two month trial period to ││
││ determine if you wish to use WWIV as your Bulletin Board Software. If, ││
││ at the end of the two month trial period you continue using WWIV, you ││
││ MUST register your copy. Registration is $50 per copy of WWIV being ││
││ used (i.e. per BBS). Price increases to $80 on 02/01/93 ││
└┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┘
Once your registration has been received and processed, you will issued a
WWIV registration number. You should enter this registration number in the
INIT program, section one. Also, write down the number and keep it in a safe
place for reference.
The $50 registration must be in U.S. currency (check or money order only),
payable to "WWIV Software Services". >NO< purchase orders, COD's or
credit cards will be accepted. Please do not send cash. Send your
registration payment and information to:
WWIV Software Services
PO Box 720455
McAllen, TX 78504-0455
You may use the registration form included in the file 'REGISTER.FRM'.
The price increase to $80 on Feb 1, 1993 affects only new registrants.
Any registration fee of less than $80 postmarked on or after that date
will not be processed until the additional registration fee has been
paid.
Unlike most BBS's, the source code to WWIV is available to registered
users. WWIV is written in Turbo C (TC++ or later), and is about 25,000
lines long. The source code is available >ONLY< to registered WWIV
users.
Modified versions of WWIV may NOT be distributed. The source code to the
INIT.EXE program is not available.
The source code is available to registered users ONLY, and may ONLY be
distributed on AUTHORIZED WWIV Source Distribution Sites. Registering
WWIV will get you a WWIV registration number, plus access to download
the WWIV source code from one or more AUTHORIZED WWIV Source
Distribution Sites, if you have accounts on any, AND you include your
account info on that system in your registration letter.
Registered users of WWIV may also request the source code to WWIV be mailed
(via US Mail) to them on a floppy disk. The cost is $5 PER DISK. Thus, if
you would like to register WWIV, and receive a copy of the current version
of the source code on a disk (or the current version pre-compiled), you
would send $50 + $5 = $55. All disks are sent first class mail, and are
usually mailed on Mondays. With the price increase, you will receive your
initial copy of WWIV and registration letter via U.S. mail without having
to pay any additional fee. That is, the cost is included in the initial
registration.
In a letter accompanying your registration, be sure to include:
1. The address where you would like any correspondence (or diskettes)
mailed.
2. Exactly what you expect (i.e. "I wish to register WWIV ($50). Please mail
me a copy of the source code on a 360k floppy diskette ($5). I have
enclosed $55."). Please be sure to indicate whether you want the source
code or a compiled copy. If you have an account on my BBS, please indicate
your user number. If you have an account on a WWIV Source Distribution
Site BBS, please also list the name(s) of the BBS and your user number(s).
You may use the enclosed 'register.frm' form to register.
In summary/conclusion, registration is $50 until February 1, 1993 when the
registration becomes $80. If you want a disk mailed to you (360k 5.25,
720k 3.5, 1.2M 5.25, or 1.44M 3.5) with your pre-02/01/93 registration
($50), there is an additional $5 charge PER DISKETTE (any format). The
disk can contain one of: WWIV source code, WWIV compiled, or WWIVnet
software. Only one of the three can fit on a 360k floppy. Any two can
fit on a 720k floppy. All three will fit on a 1.2M or 1.44M floppy.
Registering ($50) means you are registered for WWIV v4, from the current
version up through v4.99 (if there ever is such a release).
The authorized source distribution systems are:
Node # Name Phone # Modem type
1 Amber 310-798-9993 USR DS/V.32bis
4 Caesar's Palace 310-398-1224 USR DS/V.32bis
2050 The Dragon's Den 210-631-5841 USR DS/V.32bis
2051 The Dragon's Den II 210-631-9417 USR DS
2914 Anything Goes 209-549-0423 V.32bis
3314 Erana's Peace 303-743-0780 V.32
3459 The M&M Factory 314-861-1820 USR DS/V.32bis
5401 The Funny Farm (LA) 504-364-1207 USR HST
5460 Le Curseur 514-688-9586 USR DS/V.32bis
5912 The Garage 509-483-0042 USR HST
6211 Moon Valley Triangle 602-942-9228 USR DS/V.32bis
6850 FarPoint Station 618-235-9303 USR DS/V.32bis
6961 The Clone Builder BBS 619-728-0541 USR DS/V.32bis
7400 The Funny Farm (East) 704-525-1491 USR DS/V.32bis
7663 Paragon 716-837-1636 USR DS/V.32bis
8135 The Sandbox ][ 801-774-5574 USR DS/V.32bis
8350 Ko Ro Ba 813-237-0152 USR DS/V.32bis
9800 Maniac Mansion III 908-525-8295 USR DS/V.32bis
And in Okinawa, Japan (011-81):
856 Shinobi's Sword 611-733-4832 USR DS/V.32bis
*************************************************************************
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLAN:
WWIVnet and some other WWIV-based Networks require WWIV to be
registerd in order for the node to remain on the network beyond a
60-day trial period. Recognizing that some of our younger sysops
may not be able to afford the registration all at once. The
installment payment plan described in the next paragraph is
offered. Each payment received under this plan is NON-REFUNDABLE.
Each payment extends the trial period for an additional 60-days
until the entire amount has been received. Access to Source Code
and the assignment of a registration number occurs ONLY after all
payments have been made. If you wish to follow this plan, indicate
that in the letter that you send or on the registration form.
The installment payment plan involves 3 payments of $20 each UNLESS
you wish 2 disks to be mailed to you or you live in a non-
North American country in which cases the third payment is $25
instead of the indicated $20.
Payment 1 $20
Payment 2 $20, due no later than 60 days after the first
payment
Payment 3 $20 or $25, due no later than 60 days after
the second payment.
After the price increase, there will be 4 payments under the installment
plan with the final payment being $25.
SETTING UP THE BBS:
Before setting up WWIV v4, you should read through all the documentation.
If, after you have read through the documentation there are some items you
don't understand, don't worry about it. Just go ahead and set up the BBS
anyway. Most likely, along the way, you will be able to figure it out.
Setup and initialization instructions are described in the file
'WWIVINIT.DOC'. By following the instructions in the init doc file, you
should be able to get your system up and running. If you experience problems
with your modem (i.e. not hanging up on users, not accepting/answering calls
correctly), re-read 'WWIVMODM.DOC'. This (WWIVMODM.DOC) file explains modem
setups and configuration files, and how to make adjustments to them. After you
have your system running, review again 'WWIVSYSP.DOC' for information on sysop
functions to optimally operate your BBS.
If after playing around with the BBS and reading through the documentation
(again) for any clue to a problem that may still exist, try asking another
sysop you might know for help. If the problem is still not solved, you can
contact a WWIV Support BBS sysop for help. There are a number of support
systems located throughout the United States. The file, SUPPORT.LST, lists
the current support bulletin boards. Sysops of these systems can help you
solve many of the problems you may encounter. They can also acquaint you
with WWIVnet, a network of WWIV bulletin boards which exchange email and
messages across the the United States and several foreign countries.
Whether you contact a WWIV support sysop or the author, Wayne Bell,
directly (see below) about a problem, there are some things you NEED to
indicate. Just saying, "The BBS won't answer the phone" doesn't help
anyone figure out what type of difficulty you may be having. THIS IS
IMPORTANT. Most of the people asking for help don't give enough
information to figure out what the problem is, and it takes a few emails
back and forth to extract the necessary information.
Be sure to indicate what type of computer you are using, and as much
info about your modem as possible (if your problem deals with the
modem). Make sure you indicate what exactly the system did wrong, and
say what you expected it to do. If you can, tell what the system
printed on the screen around the problem area.
If you have a problem which is of a nature that it cannot be handled by
a support sysop, you can attempt to contact Wayne Bell, the author of
WWIV. There are basically three ways to contact him:
1. Call a WWIVnet bulletin board and send email to Wayne Bell. Address
the mail to 1@1.
2. Call Wayne's bulletin board to leave feedback. The number is
310-798-9993, and the BBS supports 300/1200/2400/9600/14400 bps (HST
and V.32/V.32bis), 24 hours per day.
3. If either of those choices is prohibitive (financially or otherwise),
you can send a letter (via US Mail) to Wayne.
The address is:
Wayne Bell
WWIV Software Services
PO Box 720455
McAllen, TX 78504-0455
Of course, sending mail in this manner is the slowest, for obvious
reasons. Therefore, if you can possibly send email through WWIVnet or
call my BBS, do it. Sorry, Wayne does not give out his (unlisted) voice
telephone number. Do NOT address registrations to Wayne Bell as that
will only delay your registration process.
*************************************************************************
UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS OF WWIV v4 before v4.22:
1. Convert your userlist. If you are using the standard userrec
structure (32 or 64 sub version), just run INIT, and tell it to convert
your userlist for you. Otherwise, you'll have to modify the CONVERT.C
file included with the source, and compile and run it. See the
'readme.422' file for details on converting your userlist.
2. Copy in the new strings file. From the distribution archive, copy
SYSOPLOG.STR into your GFILES directory. From the distribution archive,
copy ENGLISH.STR into your GFILES directory, but name it 'BBS.STR'.
That is, if you unzipped the archive into the current directory, and
your gfiles directory is C:\WWIV\GFILES, then say:
COPY SYSOPLOG.STR C:\WWIV\GFILES
COPY ENGLISH.STR C:\WWIV\GFILES\BBS.STR
3. Copy in the new menus. Copy menus*.msg into your GFILES directory,
such as "COPY MENUS*.MSG C:\WWIV\GFILES".
*************************************************************************
UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS OF WWIV 4.10-4.12:
To upgrade a previous version of WWIV that is already installed, first
copy the "MODEMS.MDM" file into your DATA directory. Then run the v4.21
INIT program. This will update certain data files with new formats.
You will also probably want to go into INIT section 5, and select your
modem type. Refer to WWIVINIT.DOC to more information.
*************************************************************************
UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS OF WWIV v4 before v4.12:
To upgrade a previous version of WWIV that is already installed, first
run the v4.21 INIT program. This will update certain data files with new
formats. You will also probably want to go into INIT section 5, and select
your modem type. Refer to WWIVINIT.DOC to more information.
You will notice that this version of WWIV has an option for "WWIV
Registration Number". This is a number given to all registered users of
WWIV, indicating that they have registered. If you have registered WWIV
before, but don't know your registration number, contact Wayne Bell
through one of the channels listed above and ask what your registration
number is. You must be sure to indicate your full name and address, as
well as the approximate date (month and year) that you registered WWIV.
*************************************************************************
THANKS TO:
Craig Arnush (1@6950) - bugged me enough so that I compiled WWIV with
all the crazy optimizations on. Conceived of & wrote the "extended
log". Went through some of the older source code in WWIV & optimized it a
bit for speed & size (and yes, the BBS IS shorter now, due both to his
optimizations and the compiler optimizations).
Dash -Riprock - Wrote the quicksort routine which is now used to sort
the file section. A bit faster. Also wrote the two-way chat routine.
Doug Fields - various miscellaneous things, like supporting logon.ans,
the menu????.ANS. Also for finally figuring out how to type-cast
functions so that there is no more warning when compiling utility.c.
Eric Golden - wrote the new topscreen, set up the WWIV support BBS
network, and bugged me about thousands of little things I needed to
change.
Joseph Rybaczek - Kept the WWIV Support Network going.
Wig De Moville - Not only came up with new versions of the BBS
documentation, but also re-wrote the network docs, in addition to doing
quite a bit of work in helping to manage the network. Also, is now
handling registrations, too.