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- Silver Xpress Mail System V5.03
- (c) copyright 1994 Santronics Software
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────┐
- │ MANUAL INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS │
- └─────────────────────────────┘
-
- Version 5.03 is a maintenance update over V5.00, V5.01 or V5.02 or the
- wide public beta 5.02B04, 5.02B05. If you are manual upgrading, please
- read the upgrade information below.
-
- The manual steps discussed here are exactly what the INSTALL program
- will do for you. Some people like to manually install programs, so
- these instructions are here in the event you have a problem with the
- install program or you wish to do this work manually.
-
- After you install, please read the ADDENDUM.DOC, HISTORY.503 files for
- any information which may pertain to your BBS and Silver Xpress setup.
-
- NEW INSTALLATION ONLY
- ─────────────────────
-
- 1) Make the following directories. Change into this directory.
-
- MD \XPRESS
- CD \XPRESS
-
- MD MISC
- MD HELP
- MD BULL
-
- 2) Unzip the following into their respective directories:
-
- PKUNZIP XPEXE.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP XPSYS.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP XPUTIL.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP XPMISC.ZIP into \XPRESS\MISC
- PKUNZIP XPHELP.ZIP into \XPRESS\HELP
- PKUNZIP XPBULL.ZIP into \XPRESS\BULL
- PKUNZIP SAMFORM.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP SXGUID01.ZIP into \XPRESS
-
- OPTIONAL RIP GRAPHICS:
-
- PKUNZIP XPRIP.ZIP into \XPRESS\MISC
-
- 3) Copy the XPRESS.BAT file to your BBS directory.
-
- This is the batch file which is called by the BBS. You will be able
- to edit this file from within XPADM.EXE or edit it manually to
- adjust the switching of directories.
-
- 4) Run XPADM.EXE.
-
- XPADM is a "DO ALL" administration tool for Silver Xpress. If it
- doesn't find the XPMAIL.PRM file, it will assume a new quick
- configuration is taking place.
-
- 5) After successfully creating/compiling the Xpress control file with
- XPADM.EXE, you are now ready to run Xpress from the BBS. Make sure
- the XPRESS.BAT is correct for your setup.
-
- 6) For some models of Silver Xpress, we included a BBSTOOLS.ZIP file
- with example menu files for the BBS you are using. Take a look at
- these files and decide if you want to use them or not. If it's not
- included, it means DOOR programs are easily installed on your BBS
- type and additional help was not required (i.e, PCBOARD does not
- need or require this file).
-
-
- MANUAL UPGRADE INSTALLATION
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Version 5.03 is a maintenance update over V5.00, V5.01 or V5.02. It is
- compatible with V5.0x except the help files, menu, language and display
- files have changed. Do not use the old ones.
-
- As always, to be on the safe side, it is recommended to back up your
- previous setup.
-
- If you run the INSTALL program, the Install Program will back up into a
- directory called PRE503 all the system files it deems necessary before
- unzipping and then put back them back after it unzips.
-
- After you upgrade, please read the ADDENDUM.DOC, HISTORY.503 files for
- any information which may pertain to your BBS and Silver Xpress setup.
-
- Upgrading from 5.00, 5.01, 5.02 or any wide beta
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 1) Delete the following files:
-
- HELP\*.*
- MISC\*.*
- XPMENU.CTL
- XPLANG.CTL
-
- NOTE: If you want to completely begin a new configuration, also
- delete XPMAIL.PRM, XPAREAS.*, and XPFILES.*
-
- 2) Backup the following files:
-
- XPRESS <--- Only PCBOARD has this file.
-
- XPRESS.BAT <--- You probably have this in your BBS directory.
- If so, no need to backup.
-
- XPUSERS.DE <--- Only if you have created a default record.
-
- XPARCH.CTL <--- Only if you changed this, otherwise use new
- XPPROT.CTL <--- Only if you changed this, otherwise use new
- IRRPORT.CTL <--- Only if you changed this, otherwise use new
- XPLIMITS.CTL <--- Only if you changed this, otherwise use new
-
- 2) Using the DOS ATTRIB command, type
-
- ATTRIB XPMAIL.EXE -R
- ATTRIB XPADM.EXE -R
-
- 3) Unzip the following into their respective directories:
-
- PKUNZIP XPEXE.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP XPSYS.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP XPUTIL.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP XPMISC.ZIP into \XPRESS\MISC
- PKUNZIP XPHELP.ZIP into \XPRESS\HELP
- PKUNZIP XPBULL.ZIP into \XPRESS\BULL
- PKUNZIP SAMFORM.ZIP into \XPRESS
- PKUNZIP SXGUID01.ZIP into \XPRESS
-
- OPTIONAL RIP GRAPHICS:
-
- PKUNZIP XPRIP.ZIP into \XPRESS\MISC
-
- Now restore the files backuped in step 2.
-
- 4) Run XPADM, save and compile.
-
- Upgrading from 4.00 or 3.00
- ───────────────────────────
-
- Perform the same steps as upgrading from 5.0x to 5.03, but you must do
- the following first.
-
- 1) Delete the following files:
-
- XPMAIL.PRM
- XPAREAS.RAW
- XPFILES.RAW
- XPAREAS.DAT
- XPFILES.DAT
-
- 2) You must RUN the XPUCVT7.EXE program to convert 3.00/4.00 to 5.00
- XPUSER.DAT format.
-
- This PROGRAM was excluded from the main 5.03 shareware package
- since, by now, most people have converted to 5.00. It is included in
- the commercial distribution diskette or you can pick up XPUCVT7.EXE
- from the Xpress Technical Support Center, Otherwise, delete the
- XPUSER.DAT and XPUSER.DEF and start with a fresh Xpress User
- Database.
-
- Type: XPUCVT7 XPUSER.DAT
-
- If you have a DEFAULT XPRESS USER file XPUSER.DEF, you will need
- to convert it too, or DELETE IT.
-
- Type: XPUCVT7 XPUSER.DEF
- or
- Type: DEL XPUSER.DEF and create a new default user file using
- xpadm.exe
-
- 3) OPTIONAL!
-
- Silver Xpress now includes a POWERFUL and HIGHLY EFFICIENT file
- transfer protocol. The new file called XPPROT.CTL has a new keyword
- "INTERNAL" which tells Xpress to use the new internal protocols.
-
- If you have an old setup with XPPROT.CTL, it should continue to
- work, however, we highly recommend using the powerful and optimized
- internal protocols in Silver Xpress.
-
- Upgrading from 2.27
- ───────────────────
-
- There have been 4-5 versions since 2.27. Due to the complexity of
- trying to accomodate all the changes, there is no upgrade path
- suggested here. Simply delete the 2.27 setup and perform a fresh
- install.
-