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WWIV v4.20 Readme File
Copyright (c) 1988-1991 by Wayne Bell
This READ.ME file contains general comments on WWIV v4.20. If you have
a question/problem not addressed in the other documentation, read through
this file for more information (even if you have already read it).
*> This file also describes registration procedures.
Accompanying documentation:
README.420 - Describes new features to WWIV (v4.20 and previous versions)
WWIVINIT.DOC - Initialization/configuration documentation
WWIVSYSP.DOC - Sysop documentation
WWIVMODM.DOC - Documentation on setting up your modem and configuration file
WWIVUSER.DOC - User/Sysop documentation
The accompanying documentation files are all written by William
Daystrom. This READ.ME file is written by Wayne Bell.
*************************************************************************
NOTE: When you unzip WWIV using pkunzip v1.1 or later, you should get a
message saying:
Authentic files Verified! # UJK765 Wayne Bell
If this authenticity statement is not present, or the identifier is not
"UJK765", then you have a copy of WWIV that has been tampered with.
There have been cases of people trying to distribute "hacked" copies of
WWIV that have back doors, trojan horses or other un-nice things. So,
unless you get the above message when unzipping WWIV, you should >NOT<
use the files in the .ZIP file.
*************************************************************************
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DISK ORDERING:
┌┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┐
││ You are allowed to use this software for a two month trial period to ││
││ determine if you wish to use WWIV as your Bulletin Board Software. If, ││
││ at the end of the two month trial period you continue using WWIV, you ││
││ MUST register your copy with the author. Registration is $50 per copy ││
││ of WWIV being used (i.e. per BBS). ││
└┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┘
Once your registration has been received and processed, you will issued a
WWIV registration number. You should enter this registration number in the
INIT program, section one. Also, write down the number and keep it in a safe
place for reference.
The $50 registration must be in U.S. currency (check or money order only),
payable to Wayne Bell. >NO< purchase orders, COD's or credit cards will be
accepted. Please do not send cash. Send your registration payment and
information to:
Wayne Bell
904 Silver Spur Road #636
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
You may use the registration form included in the file 'REGISTER.FRM'.
Unlike most BBS's, the source code to WWIV is available to registered
users. WWIV is written in Turbo C (TC v2.0, TC++, or BC++2.0), and is
about 25,000 lines long. The source code is available >ONLY< to
registered WWIV users.
Modified versions of WWIV may NOT be distributed. The source code to the
INIT.EXE program is not available.
The source code is available to registered users ONLY, and may ONLY be
distributed by me and AUTHORIZED (by me only) Source Distribution Site
sysops. Registering WWIV will get you a WWIV registration number, plus access
to download the WWIV source code from my BBS, if you have an account on my
board. In addition, the source may be downloaded from an AUTHORIZED WWIV
Source Distribution Site (see following list), if you have an account on
one (or more) of these boards, AND you include your account info on that
system in your registration letter.
Registered users of WWIV may also request the source code to WWIV be mailed
(via US Mail) to them on a floppy disk. The cost is $5 PER DISK. Thus, if
you would like to register WWIV, and receive a copy of the current version
of the source code on a disk (or the current version pre-compiled), you
would send $50 + $5 = $55. All disks are sent first class mail, and are
usually mailed on Mondays.
In a letter accompanying your registration, be sure to include:
1. The address where you would like any correspondence (or diskettes)
mailed.
2. Exactly what you expect (i.e. "I wish to register WWIV ($50). Please mail
me a copy of the source code on a 360k floppy diskette ($5). I have
enclosed $55."). Please be sure to indicate whether you want the source
code or a compiled copy. If you have an account on my BBS, please indicate
your user number. If you have an account on a WWIV Source Distribution
Site BBS, please also list the name(s) of the BBS and your user number(s).
You may use the enclosed 'register.frm' form to register.
In summary/conclusion, I support 360k 5.25, 720k 3.5, 1.2M 5.25, and
1.44M 3.5 disks. In addition to the $50 registration, there is a $5
charge PER DISKETTE (any format). I can send you the source code,
compiled version and/or net software. Only one of the three can fit on a
360k floppy. Any two can fit on a 720k floppy. All three will fit on a
1.2M or 1.44M floppy. Registering ($50) means you are registered for
WWIV v4, from the current version up through v4.99 (if there ever is
such a release).
The authorized source distribution systems are:
Node # Name Phone # Modem type
4 Caesar's Palace 213-398-1224 USR DS/V.32bis
3459 The M&M Factory 314-861-1820 USR DS/V.32bis
5252 The Dragon's Den 512-631-5841 USR DS
5286 The Party Line BBS 512-280-9018 USR DS
5401 The Funny Farm (LA) 504-364-1207 USR HST
5459 The Sonic Orgasmatron 514-668-2479 USR HST
7400 The Funny Farm (East) 704-554-1496 USR DS/V.32bis
8859 The Inner Sanctum 818-357-1253 USR DS
9800 Maniac Mansion III 908-525-8295 USR DS/V.32bis
9964 E. Carolina Connection 919-756-2939 USR HST
And in Okinawa, Japan (011-81):
850 The Sandbox ][ 611-733-6769 USR DS/V.32bis
*************************************************************************
SETTING UP THE BBS:
Before setting up WWIV v4, you should read through all the documentation.
If, after you have read through the documentation there are some items you
don't understand, don't worry about it. Just go ahead and set up the BBS
anyway. Most likely, along the way, you will be able to figure it out.
Setup and initialization instructions are described in the file
'WWIVINIT.DOC'. By following the instructions in the init doc file, you
should be able to get your system up and running. If you experience problems
with your modem (i.e. not hanging up on users, not accepting/answering calls
correctly), re-read 'WWIVMODM.DOC'. This (WWIVMODM.DOC) file explains modem
setups and configuration files, and how to make adjustments to them. After you
have your system running, review again 'WWIVSYSP.DOC' for information on sysop
functions to optimally operate your BBS.
If after playing around with the BBS and reading through the documentation
(again) for any clue to a problem that may still exist, try asking another
sysop you might know for help. If the problem is still not solved, you can
contact a WWIV Support BBS sysop for help. There are a number of support
systems located throughout the United States. The file, SUPPORT.LST, lists
the current support bulletin boards. Sysops of these systems can help you
solve many of the problems you may encounter. They can also acquaint you
with WWIVnet, a network of WWIV bulletin boards which exchange email and
messages across the the United States and several foreign countries.
Whether you contact a WWIV support sysop or me directly (see below) about a
problem, there are some things you NEED to indicate. Just saying, "The BBS
won't answer the phone" doesn't help anyone figure out what type of difficulty
you may be having. THIS IS IMPORTANT. Most of the people asking for help
don't give enough information to figure out what the problem is, and it takes
a few emails back and forth to extract the necessary information.
Be sure to indicate what type of computer you are using, and as much
info about your modem as possible (if your problem deals with the
modem). Make sure you indicate what exactly the system did wrong, and
say what you expected it to do. If you can, tell what the system
printed on the screen around the problem area.
If you have a problem which is of a nature that it cannot be handled by
a support sysop, you can attempt to contact me, Wayne Bell, the author
of WWIV. There are basically three ways to contact me:
1. Call a WWIVnet bulletin board and send email to me. Address the mail
to 1@1.
2. Call my bulletin board to leave feedback. The number is 213-208-6689, and
the BBS supports 300/1200/2400/9600/14400 bps (HST and V.32/V.32bis),
24 hours per day.
3. If either of those choices is prohibitive (financially or otherwise),
you can send a letter (via US Mail) to me.
The address is:
Wayne Bell
904 Silver Spur Road #636
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Of course, sending mail to me in this manner is the slowest, for obvious
reasons. Therefore, if you can possibly send email through WWIVnet or
call my BBS, do it. Sorry, I do not give out my (unlisted) voice telephone
number.
*************************************************************************
UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS OF WWIV 4.10-4.12:
To upgrade a previous version of WWIV that is already installed, first
copy the "MODEMS.MDM" file into your DATA directory. Then run the v4.20
INIT program. This will update certain data files with new formats.
You will also probably want to go into INIT section 5, and select your
modem type. Refer to WWIVINIT.DOC to more information.
*************************************************************************
UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS OF WWIV v4 before v4.12:
To upgrade a previous version of WWIV that is already installed, first
run the v4.20 INIT program. This will update certain data files with new
formats. You will also probably want to go into INIT section 5, and select
your modem type. Refer to WWIVINIT.DOC to more information.
You will notice that this version of WWIV has an option for "WWIV
Registration Number". This is a number given to all registered users of
WWIV, indicating that they have registered. If you have registered WWIV
before, but don't know your registration number, contact me through one
of the channels listed above and ask me what your registration number
is. You must be sure to tell me your full name and address, as well as
the approximate date (month and year) that you registered WWIV.
*************************************************************************
THANKS TO:
Craig Arnush (1@6950) - bugged me enough so that I compiled WWIV with
all the crazy optimizations on. Conceived of & wrote the "extended
log". Went through some of the older source code in WWIV & optimized it a
bit for speed & size (and yes, the BBS IS shorter now, due both to his
optimizations and the compiler optimizations).
Dash -Riprock - Wrote the quicksort routine which is now used to sort
the file section. A bit faster. Also wrote the two-way chat routine.
Doug Fields - various miscellaneous things, like supporting logon.ans,
the menu????.ANS. Also for finally figuring out how to type-cast
functions so that there is no more warning when compiling utility.c.
Eric Golden - wrote the new topscreen, set up the WWIV support BBS
network, and bugged me about thousands of little things I needed to
change.
Joseph Rybaczek - Kept the WWIV Support Network going.
And, finally...
William Daystrom - for writing up some "real" documentation, as opposed
to what I had before. If he hadn't decided to "just do it", then there
still wouldn't be any decent documentation. I'd like to especially
thank him for making some last-minute changes (at my request) while
about to move. Which brings me to the last point, acknowledgements for
the documentation (written by William Daystrom):
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Wayne Bell for creating and supporting WWIV, and
for co-operating with this project, and Michael Coyne for writing a user
help document which saved uncounted hours in User Guide preparation.
DEDICATION
The complete WWIV documentation, as released by White Star Software,
is dedicated to Lora Ruffner. She provided encouragement and support
at a time when I needed it most, and I can safely say that without her
persistent inspiration and confidence in my abilities, you would still
be reading the old docs; and so, the credit for the release of this
documentation belongs as much to her as it does to me.