BBS Toolkit/BBS Toolkit.iso/rbbs_pc/rbbsnet.zip/UPGRADE.DOC

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                                                           June 18, 1988


                   T h e   R B B S - P C   N e t w o r k



Here are the 9 Steps to change your system over to The RBBS-PC Network!


1.  Modification of your Binkley.CFG File.

        -- Look through the this weeks Node List to find your New
           RBBS-Net Node Number.  If your not in there --  send a
           NetMail  Message  with the required information (which
           can be found in the  RBBS-NET.DOC  File) to Rod Bowman
           on his RBBS-PC System  at  [phone]  and  I will
           to take of this problem for you.

        -- Once you have your new Node Number  for  RBBS-Net  you
           can change your Binkley.CFG File to this new number by
           changing your  Boss and Point to this Node Number.  Be
           sure to change your  AKA Statements to know your other
           Node  Numbers  --  FidoNet, AlterNet, and if you are a
           Net or Hub Coordinator  be  sure  to  put  in  an  AKA
           Statement for your Administrive Node Number also.

        -- Remember, anytime that you change your Binkley.CFG File
           that you have to run the  BTCTL Program again in order
           for BinkleyTerm  to pick up the new information in the
           Binkley Control and Mail.SYS Files.


2.  Modification of your Config.DOG File.

        -- Change your Config.DOG File to represent your RBBS-Net
           Node  Number  and  change  your  AKA Statement to your
           FidoNet Node Number.


3.  Modification of your OMMM.CTL File.

        -- Change your ARCCM/Poll/ARCHold or whatever you have
           set-up to point to the proper persons Node Number.  If
           you are polling me ... Your mail should be going to
           Node #8/1.  If you have any questions about this ... I
           I always here to help on this.


4.  Modification of your AREAS.BBS File.

        -- This might be your hardest file to get right ... but it
           is really not hard onces you understand what is used for.
           This is the file that ConfMail reads to send your mail
           out (or at least at this point ... it is what we are most
           concerned about).  The Node Number in here is the number
           that you send mail to.  Again, if it is myself, the Node
           Number for me is 8/8.

        -- With the creation of The RBBS-PC Network, we are starting
           three new EchoMail Conferences that are required for access
           to RBBS-Net.

           The first one is RBBS_Dev.  This is a PRIVATE SysOp Only
           EchoMail Conference.  It will be used for the Development
           of the RBBS-PC Network.

           You will need to add this to your AREAS.BBS File.  RBBS_DEV

           The second one is RBBS-Net.  This is a PRIVATE Conference
           and is only open to all Net Managers.  This will help The
           Network Administration get information about The RBBS-PC
           Network out to all of the Nets in the Network.

           You will need to add this to your AREAS.BBS File.  RBBS-Net

           The third one is RBBS-SysOp.  This is a PUBLIC Conference
           and is open to all users.  This will be RBBS-Net's SysOp
           Conference.

           You will need to add this to your AREAS.BBS File.  RBBS-SysOp


5.  Modification of your AREAS.NET File.

        -- You need to make the three new EchoMail Conferences available
           to the NetMail Program. Add RBBS-SysOp as a PUBLIC EchoMail
           Conference and add RBBS-Net and RBBS_Dev as a SysOp ONLY
           EchoMail Conference to your AREAS.NET File.


6.  Modification of your Binkley.BAT File.

        --  Also, with the two new EchoMail Conferences that we added
            you need to add them to your NightMail Processing so that
            old messages will be purged on automatic basis.

7.  Create the three SubDirectories for the new EchoMail Conferences.

        --  Now create the two sub-directories for the EchoMail Messages
            to be stored.

            MD C:\MAIL\RBBS_DEV
            MD C:\MAIL\RBBS-NET
            MD C:\MAIL\RBBS-SYS


8.  Modification of your XLATLIST.CTL File.

        -- Add a new PUBLIST Statement to your XLATLIST.CTL File so
           that when you compile your Node Lists you will be able to
           access the system of The RBBS-PC Network.

           PUBLIST RBBSList RBBSDiff


9.  Compile the Node List with your New RBBS-Net Node List.

        -- Put your RBBSLIST.xxx Node List (the first release was:
           RBBSLIST.163) into the proper subdirectory ( \Binkley )
           and run your Batch File that Compiles the Node List for
           you (Xlat.BAT)


   That should be everything.  If you have any problems or if you have any
   questions -- please let me know -- I will help where I can.

   Enjoy and thanks for your support of The RBBS-PC Network (RBBS-Net).

                                Rod Bowman

                    RBBS-Net #8:8/8   -  Mail Distribution

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