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- ---/ RAPTOR Bulletin Board System -- Version .01 Alpha \---
- ---( Copyright 1995 by LAIRWare and the RAPTOR Development Team )---
- ---\ - All Rights Reserved /---
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- **> New System Setup Instructions <**
-
-
- RAPTOR is distributed with a standard configuration that we have found
- to work best for most situations. It is EXTREMELY easy to get RAPTOR
- up and running, but a lot of work must be put into ANY bulletin board
- system to make it unique.
-
-
- ***** IMPORTANT *****
-
- The following lines MUST be added to your CONFIG.SYS file (usually found
- in the root directory of your C: drive). If CONFIG.SYS does not exist,
- create a new one.
-
- DEVICE=ANSI.SYS
- FILES=30
- BUFFERS=40
-
- Descriptions of each line:
-
- DEVICE=ANSI.SYS
-
- Loads the ANSI video display driver. If ANSI.SYS does not
- reside in your root directory, either place a copy there,
- or add the pathname where ANSI.SYS resides to the DEVICE=
- line. (You may also use one of the "alternate" ANSI
- drivers, such as NANSI.SYS or ZANSI.SYS; we recommend
- ZANSI.SYS as an alternative, since it is much faster than
- DOS' ANSI.SYS, and it doesn't allow "ANSI viruses" [i.e.,
- remapping of the keyboard to do nasty things].)
-
- FILES=30
-
- Specifies the maximum number of files that can be open at
- any one time. Since RAPTOR works with a lot of files,
- 30 will usually do the job quite nicely. (If a FILES=
- statement already exists, make sure that it is defined to
- AT LEAST 30.) More files may be required, depending on
- your system configuration, so experiment.
-
- BUFFERS=40
-
- Specifies the number of I/O buffers to be used by DOS when
- reading from and writing to disk. Again, since RAPTOR
- performs a lot of disk I/O, 40 buffers will do the job.
- (If a BUFFERS= statement already exists, make sure that it
- is defined to AT LEAST 40.) More buffers may be required,
- depending on your system configuration, so experiment.
-
- NOTE: If you are using disk caching software, such as "PC
- Tools PC-Cache", then you should *NOT* include a BUFFERS=
- line in CONFIG.SYS, as it will degrade the performance of
- the caching program.
-
-
- ________________
-
- REQUIRED FILES
- ________________
-
- You will need the following files if you are setting up a new RAPTOR
- system from scratch:
-
- RAPTR###.ZIP RAPTOR's Full install package! You must have it to
- be reading this...
-
- FILE25.EXE The main self-extracting file with all menus and and
- data files in it...ATTENTION....Let RAPINIT do it
-
- You should also obtain the latest version of DSZ. DSZ is a file
- transfer protocol program that supports the Xmodem, Ymodem, and Zmodem
- protocols. RAPTOR comes configured for these three protocols, and if
- you wish to allow users to upload and download files, you will need DSZ.
- (DSZ is widely distributed, and will usually be available on many BBSes
- near you.)
-
-
- _______________________
-
- INITIALIZING RAPTOR
- _______________________
-
- First of all, make a directory called "BBS" from the root directory of
- your hard drive. For simplicity, "C:\BBS" is assumed throughout the
- following examples.
-
- <C:\> MD BBS
- <C:\> CD BBS
-
-
- ******
-
- You are now ready to run the initialization utility. Enter the
- following to execute it:
-
- <C:\BBS> RAPINIT
-
- You will be prompted for several directory names, created off of the BBS
- directory you have just created. Defaults will be displayed at each
- prompt, and will automatically be used if you just hit <ENTER>. They
- may also be changed if you want the directories to be set up
- differently.
-
-
- The default directory setup is displayed in "tree" form, below. Note
- that this may differ depending on how you answered the directory name
- questions described above.
-
- BBS --. Main BBS directory
- :
- :-- MISC Main text files
- :
- :-- DLS ---:-- SYSOP SysOp files directory
- : :-- MISC Miscellaneous files
- : `-- etc...
- :
- :-- DATA Main data files
- :
- :-- MSGS Message files (public and private)
- :
- :-- MENUS Menu files
- :
- :-- TFILES Text-file section files
- :
- :-- LOGS User audits, SysOp logs, chat captures
- :
- `-- TEMP --:-- 1 Archive conversion directory
- :-- 2 Batch upload receive directory
- `-- 3 User archive work directory
-
- The initialization utility will create all the required RAPTOR data
- files, in addition to the files included in FILE25.EXE. Then it will
- move all the files into their appropriate directory paths (MISC,
- DATA, MSGS, and MENUS).
-
-
- ######
-
- Finally, you must add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If
- you are not using an AUTOEXEC.BAT file, then you must create one. This
- command is required for proper operation of RAPTOR and the DSZ program
- (described above); if you do not plan on using DSZ, then you may skip
- this step.
-
- SET DSZLOG=C:\BBS\DSZTEMP.LOG
-
-
- ________________________
-
- STARTING UP THE SYSTEM
- ________________________
-
- Make sure your system time and date are set correctly; they are ALWAYS
- used by RAPTOR during EVERY logon. (It is suggested that you obtain a
- hardware clock/calendar if your system does not already have one; IBM
- ATs, PS/2s, and compatibles usually have one built-in.)
-
- To start the system, first reset your computer (either by using the
- [Ctrl-Alt-Del] sequence or by pressing the RESET switch, if your
- computer has one), then go into the BBS directory (C:\BBS) and enter:
-
- RAPTOR requires a Fossil driver be installed. Before starting RAPTOR
- you must load the Fossil. It is recommended to load the FOSSIL in the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file. X00.SYS, X00.COM, BNU.SYS, and BNU.SYS
- have all been successfully tested with RAPTOR.
-
- <C:\BBS> BBS -K
-
- After loading in data files and performing several boot steps, the
- system will attempt to initialize the modem. If after a couple seconds
- the system is still trying to initialize the modem, press the space bar
- to abort the initialization process.
-
- ______________________
-
- SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
- ______________________
-
- To configure the system to your particular wants and needs, use the
- System Configuration command ("P" at the WFC ["Wait For Caller"] menu).
- Once inside the system configuration, look over each section carefully
- and modify whatever you feel necessary. The main documentation contains
- detailed information about each function. After you are finished, press
- "Q" to exit back to the WFC menu.
-
-
- _____________________
-
- MODEM CONFIGURATION
- _____________________
-
- If you are using communications port 1 (COM1) for your system, and your
- modem has a maximum baud rate of 2400 baud, you may skip the next
- paragraph.
-
- Setting the system for COM2, COM3, etc., and the maximum baud rate for
- your modem, requires you to enter the Modem Configuration section ("A"
- from the System Configuration menu). Once there, modify the baud rate
- and COM port options according to how your system is configured.
-
-
- ____________
-
- LOGGING ON
- ____________
-
- 1. From the WFC menu, press the space bar to locally logon.
-
- 2. Enter "Y" at the verification prompt, or "F" for fast logon skipping
- the welcome screens.
-
- 3. After the title screen is displayed you will be asked to enter your
- user name or ID number. The RAPTOR initialization utility
- has automatically created the SysOp account. Enter "SYSOP".
-
- 4. At the Password prompt, enter "SYSOP". At the phone number prompt,
- complete the phone number with "0000".
-
- Using the documentation and the provided sample files, the customization
- of your system should be fairly easy to figure out.
-
-
- _________________________
-
- ADDITIONAL THINGS TO DO
- _________________________
-
- The cardinal rule is: Experiment!!! It's a big system, don't expect to
- learn it all in one sitting.
-
- Things to do to a new system:
-
- Find the SysOp menu. All the SysOp commands are located there.
- While logged on, this menu is entered by pressing "*" from
- almost any other menu. The commands in the SysOp menu mirror
- the WFC menu commands almost exactly, and offer a few commands
- not available from the WFC menu.
-
- Modify the system configuration for your system.
-
- Modify the SysOp account (user number 1) to your liking using
- the user editor ("U" from the SysOp and WFC menus).
-
- Check over the menus and command access levels in the menu
- editor ("#" from the SysOp and WFC menus).
-
- Add/modify the message bases with the message base editor ("B"
- from the SysOp and WFC menus).
-
- Add/modify the file bases with the file base editor ("F" from
- the SysOp and WFC menus).
-
- Modify the default text files for your system. There are many
- files that do not appear in the default setup. These optional
- files are listed in the main documentation.
-
- Add *.ANS versions of various text files for ANSI users.
- You'll need an ANSI editor to do this (look for "TheDraw"; it
- is by far the best, in our opinion). See the main
- documentation for information on which files have the *.ANS
- option.
-
- Create a voting board using the voting editor ("I" from the
- SysOp and WFC menus).
-
- Post mail in each message section describing what it is.
-
- Set up any games or other online programs you wish. RBBS,
- WWIV, Wildcat!, DOOR.SYS, and Spitfire doors are supported.
- See the section on menu commands in the main documentation.
-
- Use the protocol editor ("X" from the SysOp and WFC menus) to
- add new protocols to your BBS, or to delete the ones in the
- default setup. Also, make sure the programs that implement the
- protocols (example: DSZ.COM) are somewhere on your DOS PATH!
- (The TGPROTx.ZIP protocol package is excellent for setting up
- almost every popular protocol in your system.)
-
-
- ____________
-
- CONCLUSION
- ____________
-
- If you do put up a RAPTOR system, please let us know. We keep an
- updated list of RAPTOR boards, and frankly, we are also interested in
- what people have done with our system.
-
- Suggestions? By all means, contact us; we are ALWAYS interested in new
- ideas!
-
- "We want to hear from ya!"
-
-
- Thanks for trying RAPTOR !
-