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Wildcat / BinkleyTerm assistance
Kevin Brokaw
Walden Puddle BBS
(510)-795-7660
Fidonet: 1:143/114
Magnet: 100:950/0
ICDMnet: 77:510/100
KinkNet 69:1000/114
Version 2.00 (December 17, 1992)
Notice! This document is not formatted or logically paginated in any
way! <grin>
Welcome to the wonderful world of networking! I hope that this package
will in some way prepare you for tackling the FTSC mailer known as
BinkleyTerm 2.56 with Wildcat 3.x
First off, be sure you have the latest version of your mailer program!
These examples were designed for BinkleyTerm 2.56, which as of this writing
is a VERY stable beta. It will, for the most part, also worh with the
latest "official" released version of BinkleyTerm which is 2.50. Both
versions are available on my BBS.
If you are using an older release of Binkley (such as 2.40), it will NOT
operate correctly with these examples 2.50 may be downloaded from my system
as BEXE_250.ARJ and BINK_DOC.ARJ (get both!). BinkleyTerm 2.56 is available
as BNKB_256.ARJ as well. BINK_DOC.ARJ is recommended for this as well, as it
does not come with full docs.
The first think you should do is read the Binkley docs CAREFULLY, as
it is a very confusing mailer to use otherwise. Other mailers such as
D'Bridge and FrontDoor are much easier to install without thorough
knowledge of the docs. So why does anyone run Binkley? Here's some
opinions:
1: It's Free.
2: It is an extremely versatile mailer, by virtue of it's lack of
rigid structure in installing and configuring it.
3: It isn't Shareware.
4: It is compatable with ALL other Fido-type mailers, not just those
that run on IBM PC clones.
5: It doesn't cost anything.
6: It includes support for the JANUS bi-directional full-speed protocol,
which can cut mail transfer call times in half between two Binkley
mailers.
7: It's cheap.
8: Full source code is available (written in C, with examples for
many popular compilers).
9: It doesn't have to be registered.
10: Did I mention it's free? <grin>
What Binkley is NOT, is a "shotgun" mailer, that tosses, scans, routes,
slices, dices, and loses your network mail. It doesn't have an internal
editor, and won't make coffee for you. It is strictly a MAILER, and does
that VERY well. Other products exist that include all these add-on's
(except perhaps the coffee), and in my opinion are less flexible, less
reliable, slower, and less configurable than Binkley.
I would suggest carefully looking over the enclosed sample configuration
files and batch files, and getting a feel for how they work. All are direct
from my BBS, which has been running BinkleyTerm with Wildcat since
the Wildcat V3 beta test started in June of 1991. I have found the
combination to work very well together.
You will minimally need:
The mailer (Binkley)
Wildcat 3.x (of course)
Wildmail 2.04 or later (I wouldn't recommend Wildmail 1.x - too buggy)
SQUISH ver 1.00 or later (or OMMM, or QMAIL, but examples are for Squish)
A nodelist compiler (I use QNODE, available here as QNODE174.ARJ)
Optionally, you may install an editor and/or outbound manager. I would
recommend Golded 2.31 as an editor and AMAX or BONK as managers
(GOLD231U.ARJ, and BONK_174.ARJ here)
Now I'll describe each file in the sample package
1: BINKLEY.CFG
This is the configuration file for BinkleyTerm.
All config options are described in the file headers, and very well
documented in the Binkley docs. My configuration is as follows:
a) My modem is a Supra V32bis FAXmodem, with the DTE rate locked at 19200.
b) My primary network address is 100:950/0 (Magnet)
2: BINKLEY.EVT
My events file.. tells Bink when to shut down for maintenance, and
when at-cost long distance calls can be made, as well as when network
file requests will be honored. All times are U.S. Pacific Standard time.
3: SPAWNBBS.BAT
Self explanitory. Used by Bink to pass a caller on to the BBS
4: BINK.BAT
Controlling BAT file for the whole system. Runs the mailer, the BBS,
and all utilities. All routines are heavily commented.
5: SQUISH.CFG
My configuration file for Squish (used for routing mail only. Toss and
scan are done by Wildmail)
6: ROUTE.CFG
Routing/Schedule rules file for Squish. Routing is handled under various
"schedule" names. I have 3 - a "standard", and one for even-days
during network mail hour, and one for "odd" days.
7: WM.CFG
My configuration file for Wildmail 2.05 (Binkley users should NOT
use Wildmail 1.00, as it can have very unpredictable results. PLEASE
register Wildmail and use 2.05!)
8: AREAS.BBS
Sample areas.bbs file for Wildmail to know which Wildcat conferences
to scan/toss mail into/from.
9: MAILCHK.BAT
My batch file, called from BINK.BAT, to scan and toss echomail, and
invoke QMAIL PACK to provide routing. All routines commented.
10: QNODE.CFG
My configuration file for the QNODE nodelist compiler. I use
version 1.74. QNODE is stable, free, but a little slower than
other commercial products. On my 386/16 (running 5 Desqview session),
it compiles 15000 network nodes in about 6 minutes. I can live with
that <grin>.
Finally, if you think this was of use, and especially if you are
sucessful in installing it, please drop me a netmail message and let
me know you made it! I can be reached at all the addresses/networks on
the first page of this document.
Also, if you would like information on joining the MAGNET international
BBS network, please contact me through netmail, my BBS, or the Mustang
Software HQ BBS (registered BBS) for more info. Magnet is a smaller net
than FIDOnet, and much more forgiving to new sysops learning networking.
We carry over 50 network echomail conferences on various topics.
( Established network sysops can file-request MAGINTRO.ZIP from any
of my network addresses any time other than 4:00-6:00 AM PST)