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I think it's important to have a little discussion about
directory structure before we get into things like TriBBS
email message conference setups, newsgroup conference
setups, addressing schemes, and utility configurations.
Remember, you are going to be working with several programs.
You've got TriDog, TriToss, GIGO, and FX-UUCICO. I'm just
going to tell you how I've got them set up on my PC. There
are a thousand different ways to do this but you might just
want to follow my lead.
Here is the way I've got my directory tree set up on my
PC (I'm only showing you the directory trees for the utilities
I've listed above):
C:\
├──FX
│ └──IN_OUT
│ └──NUCHAT
├──GIGO
│ ├──INBOUND
│ └──OUTBOUND
│ └──ZIP_TEMP
├──TRIDOG
├──TRITOSS
│ ├──ARCMAIL
│ ├──INWORK
│ ├──NETMAIL
│ └──OUTWORK
Since it's first in line, let's talk about FX. Obviously,
it's the directory for the FX-UUCICO program. The IN_OUT
directory is the name I gave to the directory that will hold all
of the final outgoing UNIX-format message packets and all of the
initial incoming UNIX-format message packets. You can name it
whatever you want but be sure to make the appropriate changes
in the configuration files that point to this directory. There
is one subdirectory below IN_OUT that you will have to make and
name. The name depends on the system name of your UUCP provider
and it is required because of the way that FX-UUCICO operates.
When you got set up with your UUCP provider, they should have
given you this system name. Make a subdirectory under the IN_OUT
level with this system name. You'll need it when you get to the
Gateway configuration files.
Next, is GIGO. The original GIGO program, when unarchived, has
a whole slew of subdirectories. I've edited this list to only
include the ones that have something to do with our actual
Internet setup. The INBOUND directory is where the Gateway
program will place the translated .PKT files so that they are
ready for processing by TriToss later down the line. The
OUTBOUND directory is where MailScan will place any .PKT files
that are the result of outgoing Internet email messages from
your board and it's also where TriToss will place any .PKT
files that are the result of outgoing Internet newsgroup
messages from your board. The OUTBOUND directory has a special
subdirectory and I'll have to go into greater detail for that
one when I get into the detailed discussion about my Internet
event batch file. For now, just consider that you will need
this special ZIP_TEMP subdirectory.
*Special note about GIGO - as soon as you unzip the archive,
make sure that you go in and immediately copy the COMPRESS.EXE
file from the COMPRESS subdirectory into the main GIGO directory.
Also, go to the MAILSCAN subdirectory and copy the MAILSCAN.EXE
and MAILSCAN.CFG into the main GIGO directory. This is very
important.
TriDog is a pretty simple directory. There's not much in it
and it doesn't need any subdirectories.
TriToss is a little more complicated but not beyond reach. You're
going to need the ARCMAIL directory but I don't want to get you
bogged down in the "why". I'd have to get into the dreaded
"Fido" word and I don't want to have to do that. Just make it
and then forget it - we'll make a small reference to it in one
of the configuration files later on. The INWORK and OUTWORK
subdirectories are created by TriToss itself the first time you
run it. They are directories where the temporary processing of
messages takes place. You can make them before you run TriToss
the first time or just let TriToss make them on the fly. The
NETMAIL subdirectory is the name I gave to the directory that
will temporarily hold the incoming Internet email messages that
TriToss prepares for TriDog to finish up with. Again, you can
name it something different, but you'll have to watch carefully
for references to it in the configuration files and make the
appropriate changes.
I have indeed made an assumption that you already have these files
in your possession and I probably shouldn't do that. You can
obtain the latest TriDog and TriToss files from The Lobster Buoy
or from any number of official TriBBS Support Boards. I believe
I received the FX-UUCICO archive from my UUCP provider....that's
probably as good a place to start as any. If they don't have it,
any number of good BBSes will have it. The GIGO program is a
little harder to find because of the date-kill function. A lot
of boards have some version of it but usually they're already
out of date and won't function properly. After contacting Jason
Fesler (the author of GIGO), I did an FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
download of the latest version from an FTP-site he gave me. As of
this writing, the site was ftp.crl.com:/users/ro/jfesler.
Okay, enough on directory structures. Go on to the next readme
file for an explanation of how to set up your private Internet
email conference on your TriBBS board and how to set up a
typical Internet newsgroup conference on your board.