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Installing PBBS
There is only one message folder named GENERAL in this
instalation. Every thing goes on A: drive except uploads and
downloads, which is B: drive.
To install you will first have to run PINSTAL.COM on the
system user area A14:. You will be asked to log your self in
during this operation, and you will automatically be set at SYSOP
access level. If you are converting an existing user file this
information will be replaced with your converted record. Please
read appendix A in the doc files in the PBBS03.LBR for further
information. When you finish with the questions in PINSTAL.COM,
go back to A0: and run BYE.COM. Wait, it will jump down 2 times
after a few minutes. Now do a CONTROL C and it will show four
commands. Choose the 'E' execute a COM file. It will load
PBBS.COM file. procede with normal sign-on, you should have been
set as SYSOP in the PINSTAL program. Select the 'M' option to go
to the MAIL menu. Enter some sort of welcome message or one that
describes some of the system functions. The reason that this must
be a public message and must be entered AFTER you have set your
level to 9 is so that you have 0 for days to deletion in your
user record. This is transferred to the message in the database.
This is only important when you use option 4 in PBBSMNT to pack
the message files. If pack is used on an empty file it will do
strange things. Save this message to the 'GENERAL folder so that
all users may read it . After saving the message select option
'Q' to end the session. Because you are running locally, without
a carrier, BYE PBYE will update the user file, and return you to
BYE, which will load the PBBS.COM file and wait for the next
call. Since you signed on locally PBYE will not ask you to leave
a comment like it would a regular caller, as PBYE knows you are
the SYSOP, upon exit. Also, if you exit the system by typing BYE
from the CP/M prompt, BYE will not allow PBYE to run, and thus
you will not get session statistics. Both of these situations are
normal and are not a reason for concern.
I sugest you get a copy of the PBBS03.LBR and read all doc files
to get a better understanding of how it works. I know for
COMMODORE users the assemblers to put this together are not the
easyest to find and purchase.
Bill.Bowers