diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index f57c04eefe674a552b4b31f70937880597b2e741..bdbd0d1891c1def93684ae455df865b1d396e339 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -7,16 +7,12 @@ <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <base target="_blank"> <title>Synchronet BBS Software Documentation</title> -<meta name="Microsoft Border" content="tb, default"> +<meta name="Microsoft Border" content="none, default"> </head> -<body><!--msnavigation--><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> +<body> -<h2><a href="http://www.synchro.net" target="_blank" name="top">Synchronet -Multinode BBS Software<br> -</a></h2> - -</td></tr><!--msnavigation--></table><!--msnavigation--><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><!--msnavigation--><td valign="top"> +<h1><a href="http://www.synchro.net" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="html/images/synclogo3.gif" width="613" height="82"></a></h1> <h1>Documentation Index</h1> <p>Latest News and Updates for <a href="http://www.synchro.net">Synchronet</a> @@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ Documentation</a> - Documentation for the included SBBSECHO Utility</h4> <li> <p align="left"><a href="upgrade.doc">Synchronet v3.x Upgrade Information</a></li> <li> - <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs/sbbstodo.txt">Synchronet v3.0 To-do List</a></li> + <p align="left"><a href="http://vert.synchro.net/sbbstodo.html">Synchronet v3.0 To-do List</a></li> <li> <p align="left"><a href="ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/sbbs_3rd/syedtfaq.txt">SyncEdit Frequently Asked Questions</a></li> <li> @@ -79,8 +75,6 @@ BBS Systems</h4> <p align="left"><a href="#top"><b>Back to Top</b></a></p> -<!--msnavigation--></td></tr><!--msnavigation--></table><!--msnavigation--><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> - <hr> <p><b><a href="http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html">Copyright</a> � 2000 by </b> <a href="http://www.synchro.net/author.htm"><b>Rob Swindell</b><br> </a> @@ -110,6 +104,6 @@ http://www.synchro.net</a> read the <a href="http://www.synchro.net/copyright.html">Copyright Documentation</a> .</font></p> -</td></tr><!--msnavigation--></table></body> +</body> </html> diff --git a/docs/upgrade.doc b/docs/upgrade.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffdcc5a280a42f65d238ebe6a845f468f2c99fd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/upgrade.doc @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +Upgrading to Synchronet BBS for Win32 v3.0b +=========================================== + +This is an UPGRADE ONLY, so you must have Synchronet (v2.3 or +v3.0a) already installed before you can continue. A full +Synchronet installation package can be obtained via FTP or +Telnet/Zmodem from vert.synchro.net. + +This version has been tested with the following operating +systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT4, and Windows 2000. + + +Configuration Files +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The following files will be over-written by this upgrade, so +if you have customized them, it is highly recommended that you +make a BACK-UP of the files before continuing this installation: + + SBBS\CTRL\TEXT.DAT (Text Strings) + SBBS\CTRL\GURU.DAT (Guru Brain) + SBBS\CTRL\ATTR.CFG (Default Colors) + SBBS\CTRL\ALIAS.CFG (Internet Mail Aliases) + SBBS\CTRL\FTPALIAS.CFG (FTP Filename Aliases) + SBBS\TEXT\MENU\LOGON.ASC (Logon Screen) + SBBS\TEXT\MENU\EXEMPT.ASC (Exemption Descriptions) + SBBS\TEXT\MENU\EDITOR.ASC (Internal Editor Menu) + SBBS\TEXT\MENU\MSGSCAN.ASC (Message Scan Menu) + SBBS\TEXT\MENU\MAILREAD.ASC (Mail Read Menu) + +Two of the unused lines in CTRL\TEXT.DAT (lines 62 and 74) are +now used in v3. If you're going to allow auto-logon by IP or +sending of Internet e-mail, then you'll need to use the TEXT.DAT +included (or modify your own). If you're still going to be using +v2.3c (or earlier), you'll want to eliminate one of the %s's from +the MsgAttr line in your TEXT.DAT. + +If you do not want these files installed (you're upgrading a +previous installation of SBBS v3 for example), choose "Custom +Installation" and disable the "Configuration Files" from the +install set. + + +Command Shell Updates +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The following files will be over-written by this upgrade, so +if you have customized them, it is highly recommended that you +make a BACK-UP of the files before continuing this installation: + + SBBS\EXEC\RENEGADE.SRC (Renegade Command Shell) + SBBS\EXEC\RENEGADE.BIN (Renegade Command Shell) + + +SBBSCTRL +~~~~~~~~ +SBBSCTRL is the Sysop's console for SBBS v3. You still must use +SCFG to configure the BBS options shared between the new and old +versions (this will be replaced with a GUI Configuration program +at some point in the future). + +The installation program will create a short-cut to SBBSCTRL.EXE +on your desktop and in your startup folder (so Synchronet will +start automatically during boot-up). + +Auto-logon by IP is enabled in SBBSCTRL->Telnet->Configure and +only users with the 'V' exemption can use this feature. + + +Update Your Configuration +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Before you run your BBS with v3, you'll need to go through all +of your command lines in SCFG (SBBSCTRL->BBS->Configure) and +make sure there aren't any hard-coded relative paths. + +For example, you must change SCFG->File Options->Testable Files + %!pkzip -z %f < ..\text\zipmsg.txt +to: %!pkzip -z %f < %zzipmsg.txt + +If you have any Baja modules that assume the current directory +(use relative paths), they need to be fixed too. + +Relative paths in "data directories" in SCFG are okay. Only +executable command lines need to be changed to absolute paths +("%n..\xtrn\etc" is okay). + +Also, make sure that all of your external programs either use DOS +I/O interception (XSDK/WWIV doors) or utilize a FOSSIL driver +(i.e. use FDSZ or CEXYZ instead of DSZ). The COM ports and baud +rates configured for your doors are irrelevant. + + +Known Issues +~~~~~~~~~~~~ +o DOSKEY must be loaded in your autoexec.bat for the DOS shell to + work right (Windows 95/98) +o Backspace doesn't work right in DOS shell (Windows 95/98) +o Can't ;RERUN v3 nodes +o QNET.BIN doesn't work (see DOVE-NET.ZIP for alternatives) +o First node (set in SBBSCTRL) configuration is used for all nodes + (this is actually intentional, i.e. not a bug) +o First node's temp directory must be set to "TEMP\" + + +For More Information +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +See DOCS\NTREADME.TXT for instructions on running + Synchronet v3.0 on Windows NT or Windows 2000. + +See DOCS\V300_NEW.TXT for list of new features in + Synchronet v3.0. + +See DOCS\SBBS3FAQ.TXT for answers to frequently asked + questions regarding Synchronet v3.0. + +See DOCS\V3CFGFAQ.TXT for answers to frequently asked + questions about configuring Synchronet v3.0. + +See DOCS\SBBSTODO.TXT for the current "to do" list for + Synchronet. + +See DOCS\FTPSRVR.DOC for details on setting up the + integrated FTP server. + +See DOCS\MAILSRVR.DOC for details on setting up the + integrated mail server. + +See DOCS\TELGATE.DOC for details on setting up the + MUD/Telnet gateway module. + +See DOCS\DOVE-NET.ZIP for details on joining DOVE-Net + (Synchronet support message network). + +See DOCS\@CODES.TXT for a complete list of message + variables (@-codes) supported in Synchronet. + +Thanks for your interest in Synchronet BBS Software +(www.synchro.net). + +Rob Swindell +(rob@synchro.net)