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WebLine95 v.1.0
Copyright 1996
Michael Marchuk
Thanks for evaluating WebLine95 Web chatting software. This document will
walk you through the installation and usage of the WebLine95
software.
Installation:
Run the SETUP.EXE file provided in the ZIP file you downloaded. Choose a
directory in which WebLine95 will reside. WebLine95 will only take up a
few megabytes of hard drive space when installed. WebLine95 does not
use any additional hard drive space to host the chat rooms unless logging is
enabled.
Select a port number as shown in the Server Setup tab. Do not use port 80
since your Web server will most likely be using that port. I suggest
that you create a page on your site that points at the main forum selection
screen /WebLine95/. For example if your site is http://www.xyz.com/SportsChattin
then you can point a link to http://www.xyz.com:8001/WebLine95/ to bring up
the main forum selection screen.
Note: I've had many questions from users who don't get the "Forum Selection" form
right. You MUST link to http://<your server>:<port number>/WebLine95/ to get the
form. The link is case-sensitive, so you have to use "WebLine95" not
"webline95" or "Webline95". You MUST also include the last "/" so if you ran
a site shown above...you MUST link it to http://www.xyz.com:8001/WebLine95/
(assuming that your site was www.xyz.com and that you chose the default
port 8001).
If you want to add a header or footer HTML section to the Forum Selection page,
edit the provided MAIN1.HTM (the header) and MAIN2.HTM (the footer) files.
You can, alternatively, create your own files but they must be named
MAIN1.HTM and MAIN2.HTM. You can specify where these files are located in the
Server Setup property sheet. Make sure that the directory path in which the HTML
header and footer files are found is terminated with a "\". (i.e. "c:\HTML\")
Additionally, if you want to create more forums, you can add them using the
Forum Configuration property sheet. Please note that the Main Forum is
automatically added for you. You may not delete the Main forum but you can
add new ones as you like. There is no limit on the number of forums you can
host in the unlimited version of the WebLine95 software. You MUST have at
least one Forum in your list for the program to work properly! The MAIN
FORUM cannot be deleted. Single forum versions will only allow the MAIN
FORUM to be used.
The Maximum Messages number shown on the Server Setup property sheet controls
how many messages are stored in a forum at any one time during the operation
of the server. When a new user attaches to an active forum, this will be the
number of messages that they will get (as forum history). If you have an
extremely active forum, you may want to increase this number, however you
can probably get by with the default 25 as a good starting point.
The Statistics property sheet will display the total number of connections
since you started the server as well as the average connections per hour. The
"visitors" count lets you monitor that actual number of people chatting in
addition to the simple "hit" counts. Current visitors are those people who
are listed in chat forums at the moment, including those which have not timed
out.
The Beep on new connection checkbox is used to alert you when a new user has
connected to your site. You may want to enable this if you run a private
chat site or an infrequently used chat site. If your chat site is busy, you
will probably want to deselect this check box since the beeps will be
annoying.
On-line statistics can be viewed by connecting to http://<your server>:<port>/Stats/
Again...the "/Stats/" must be used EXACTLY as shown (case sensitive). The
statistics shown are the same as the property sheet on the application. You
may want to provide a URL link to the stats display for your users to impress
them with the hit counts...
You can temporarily shut off incoming users by toggling the File|Shutdown menu
option. When it is shutdown, users will not be able to chat. This is only
useful if you are trying to make changes on-line.
The Restart Server option under the File menu allows you to rebuild the HTML
header files and accept any new forums which have been added.
I'm trying something new...if you want to be listed off of the WebLine95
home page as a chat site "Powered by WebLine95", please send my the URL to
your chat site, the name of the site, and the general discussion content.
See http://www.x.gen.il.us/WebLine95/ for more information and the current
list of sites.
Any additional bug fixes, documentation, or other information can always be found
at http://www.x.gen.il.us/WebLine95/.
Contact Michael Marchuk at WebLine95@x.gen.il.us with any bug reports, comments,
or feature enhancement requests.
Current pricing
1 Chat Forum $ 39
Unlimited Forums $ 99
Thanks for using WebLine95!
Michael Marchuk