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                                  TriMail 7.01
              A QWK Mail Door for the TriBBS Bulletin Board System
                   Copyright (c) 1991-1993 By Mark D. Goodwin

     TriMail 7.01 is distributed as freeware.  Registered TriBBS sysops are
     free to  use TriMail  with their TriBBS  boards.   Unregistered TriBBS
     sysops are free  to use TriMail during their board's 30 day evaluation
     period.  Any other use of TriMail is strictly prohibited.

     TriMail is  a QWK mail  door that will  allow your callers to  use QWK
     mail readers like  SLMR, EZ-Reader, WinQWK,  Session Manager, etc.  to
     read mail offline.   Not only will your callers find reading mail with
     an offline reader more enjoyable, your board will not be unnecessarily
     tied up by callers reading umpteen million messages online.

     TriMail can also  optionally produce QWK packets that  have net status
     enable.  These net status  packets are fully compatible with PCBoard's
     RNet/MarkMail net status packets.


     THE TRIMAIL DIRECTORY
     ---------------------

     The first step during  the TriMail installation process is to create a
     directory for the doors and  copy the files TRIMAIL.EXE and TMAIL1.CFG
     to the newly created directory.

     MODIFYING DOORS.MNU
     -------------------

     The next step is  to add a line to your board's  DOORS.MNU file to add
     the door to the Doors Menu.   The following is an example of the  line
     you should include in your DOORS.MNU file:

     T,TriMail,TRIMAIL,10

     The above line tells TriBBS  to generate TRIBBS.SYS, use a description
     of "TriMail" in  the Doors Menu, run  the batch file "TRIMAIL"  to run
     the door, and set the door's minimum security level to 10.


     THE DOOR'S BATCH FILE
     ---------------------

     The next step is to create the door's batch file.  The following is an
     example TriMail batch file:

     cd \doors\trimail
     trimail tmail1.cfg
     cd \tribbs
     board

     The following is a line-by-line description of the above batch file:













     cd \doors\trimail             <- Change to the door's directory
     trimail tmail1.cfg            <- Run TriMail and specify the
                                   <- configuration file
     cd \tribbs                    <- Change back to TriBBS's
                                   <- directory
     board                         <- Run TriBBS again


     MODIFYING TMAIL1.CFG
     --------------------

     The next step is to modify TMAIL1.CFG to meet your board's needs.  The
     following is a sample TMAIL1.CFG file:

     TRIBBS
     c:\TRIBBS
     The Lobster Buoy
     Mark Goodwin
     0
     c:\TRIBBS
     c:\TRIBBS
     LOBSTER
     c:\SLMR\WORK
     100
     1000

     The following is a line-by-line description of TMAIL1.CFG:

     TRIBBS              <- The door uses TRIBBS.SYS
     c:\TRIBBS           <- The directory where TRIBBS.SYS is located.
     The Lobster Buoy    <- The board's name.
     Mark Goodwin        <- The sysop's name.
     0                   <- The board's locked baud rate or 0 for not
                         <- locked.
     c:\TRIBBS           <- Your board's main directory.
     c:\TRIBBS           <- The node's main directory.
     LOBSTER             <- Your board's QWK id. (Up to 8 chars!!!)
     c:\SLMR\WORK        <- The location for TriMail to copy QWK
                         <- packets to and get REP packets from during
                         <- a local logon.  In other words, the
                         <- directory you use for your mail reader.
     100                 <- The maximum number of messages per
                         <- conference.
     1000                <- The maximum number of messages per QWK
                         <- packet.

     IMPORTANT:  TriMail requires the programs PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE to
     be in your DOS PATH.

     NONSTANDARD IRQS
     ----------------

     TriMail supports nonstandard IRQs.  If a nonstandard IRQ is being used
     with your  board, simply specify  the IRQ number being  used after the












     TriMail  configuration file's  name in  the TriMail  batch file.   The
     following  example shows  how the  above TriMail  batch file  could be
     modified so that TriMail will use IRQ 5:

     cd \doors\trimail
     trimail tmail1.cfg 5
     cd \tribbs
     board


     MULTINODES
     ----------

     TriMail supports multinode TriBBS systems.  You must create a separate
     configuration  file for  each node.   Node  1's configuration  file is
     TriMail's normal  TMAIL1.CFG, Node  2's configuration  file should  be
     named TMAIL2.CFG, etc.

     SUPPORT
     -------

     If you have any problems installing TriMail, you can obtain support by
     calling either  The Lobster  Buoy, 207-941-0805,  or any other  TriBBS
     support board.