The GoodBye List Door v2.3 By -Noel Software- Copyright (c) 1995 Thomas J. Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are some major changes in version 2 that you will need to be aware of. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are upgrading from v1.x, then you MUST run the UPGRADE.EXE program after installation is complete! This will convert your BBS.DAT file to the new format used by v2.x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For quick installation instructions, read the SETUP.TXT file. It is short and sweet! ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) The SYSOP.CFG file is no longer used. It has been replaced by a data file which is read from faster, and easier to manipulate in order for the door to work faster. Therefore you MUST run the new GBsetup program after the installation. 2) One line must be added to your current door config file(s). It will reflect the COM port of the modem that node is on. This is so the door knows where to send the file when a caller downloads a list. Refer to GBLIST.DOC after installation for details. 3) The GOODBYE.EXE file has been renamed to GBLIST.EXE for clarity. So any references in your batch files to GOODBYE.EXE must be changed to GBLIST.EXE. 4) Full documentation for the door will be installed during the installation. If the INSTALL.BAT file does not work for you, then read the bottom section, "Manual Installation Instructions" for instructions on how to install the door manually. <> As of v2.2, the GB Setup program has been rewritten to be easier to setup your node config files. Please keep in mind that the "Node Setup" option saves node config files to the default file names of NODE#.CFG where # is the node number of the config file. For example, NODE1.CFG for node 1, NODE4.CFG for node 4, etc. You must reflect this change in your batch file(s) that run the door from your BBS to read similiar to this, GBLIST NODE1.CFG replacing NODE1.CFG with the proper config file name to use for each node. If you have node ID variables in memory, you may refer to those also. For example, Wildcat! SysOps who use the WCNODEID variable can call the door with only one batch file instead of using separate batch files for each node like this, GBLIST NODE%WCNODEID%.CFG --------------------------------[INSTALLATION]-------------------------------- New Install 컴컴컴컴컴컴� 1) Create a directory to hold the door, and move the INSTALL.BAT & FILES.ZIP files to this new directory. Change to the new directory, and run the INSTALL.BAT file. 2) INSTALL.BAT will automatically load GBsetup after the installation. Please fill in all info in all areas of GBsetup! 3) Refer to the GBLIST.DOC file which will be located in your GBlist directory after the installation for further details on setup. Upgrading 컴컴컴컴컴� 1) Move the FILES.ZIP & INSTALL.BAT files to your current GBlist directory. 2) Change to your GBlist directory, and run INSTALL.BAT. INSTALL will load GBsetup after the installation. Please fill in all areas of the GBsetup program! 3) Your current BBS.DAT file will be moved to the new subdirectory named DATA. This is also where your new configuration file (GBLIST.DAT) will be held, and your SECURITY.DAT file will be held (SECURITY.DAT will only exist if you restrict any security levels). 4) Edit your current .BAT files used for running the door from your BBS to reflect the name of the new .EXE, GBLIST.EXE instead of GOODBYE.EXE. 5) Edit your current door configuration files, and add one line to the bottom, the number of the COM port that that node is used for. This can either be done manually, or from within GBsetup using the "Node Setup" option from the main menu. 6) Refer to the GBLIST.DOC file for further details. GBLIST.DOC will reside in your home GBlist directory after installation. ----------------------[MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS]---------------------- ------------------[ONLY NEEDED IF INSTALL.BAT DOES NOT WORK]------------------ New Install 컴컴컴컴컴컴� 1) Create a directory to hold the GoodBye List Door program. 2) Move (or copy) the FILES.ZIP file to this new directory. 3) Change to the new GoodBye List Door directory, and rename the FILES.ZIP file to FILES.EXE. 4) Execute the FILES.EXE file to unpack all the program files using the -d -o options. Example, FILES -D -O 5) You can delete the FILES.EXE archive if you wish after executing it, you will not need it anymore. 6) Run the GBsetup program to setup the door. Make sure you run the "Node Setup" option to setup all of your nodes. Upgrading 컴컴컴컴컴� 1) Follow the exact same instructions as a new install, only using your current GoodBye List Door directory. 2) If you are upgrading from v1.x, then you WILL NEED to run the included UPGRADE.EXE program, to convert your BBS.DAT file to the new format. 3) Run the GB Setup program to setup the door making sure to use the "Node Setup" option to setup all of your nodes. ===========================- END OF README.TXT -=============================