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                                   TriMail 7.0
              A QWK Mail Door for the TriBBS Bulletin Board System
                   Copyright (c) 1991-1993 By Mark D. Goodwin

     Unlike previous  versions of  TriMail, TriMail  6.0 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.


     MULTINODES
     ----------

     TriMail 7.0 fully 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.