This help file is a text file, but certain formatting codes are in this
file so that it can be handled in a context sensitive way in DVCONFIG.

MAIN MENU
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From the main menu, you have the following options:

1. General Configuration
2. Scan system for archivers
3. Edit archiver command lines
4. Download security setup
5. Sysop security setup
6. Quit and save (or ESC)

You will want to go through each of these options while configuring
DataView. There is detailed context sensitive help available in each
part, so please press F1 and make use of this help while configuring! :)

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GENERAL CONFIGURATION
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1. WORK DIRECTORY: In this field, you would put a working directory for
   DataView to use to extract files and such. It is best to leave this
   field blank because DataView will create its own work directory. The
   only good reason to specify a drive or work directory for this field
   would be if you had a RAMdrive. Naturally, extracting files and creating
   temporary files on a RAMdrive is a little bit faster then on the hard
   drive. If you are unsure, it is best just to leave this field blank.

   Just FYI, DataView will create its own work directories off of WildCat's
   node work directories. For example, the work directory for node 1 would
   be: "C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\DV$WORK.1\". DataView removes its work
   directory when its done with it however.

2. HOME DIRECTORY: Specify your WildCat home directory in this field.
   DataView needs to know where your WildCat home directory is so that it
   can access the SECLEVEL.DAT file to get information on the various
   security levels. An example of a home directory would be: "C:\WC30\".

3. VIRUS SCAN COMMAND LINE: This is the command line that DataView should
   use when scanning files for viruses. Currently, DataView supports John
   McAfee's SCAN, F-PROT, and TBAV.

   Included at the bottom of the general configuration screen are some
   examples of virus scan command lines. I *strongly* recommend that you
   use one of the examples exactly like it is. If DataView can find any of
   the virus scanners in the path on your system, it will automatically
   enter the virus scan command line for you. Here is an example using
   Mcafee's SCAN program.

                      Generating a REPORT file is necessary for the
                      virus scan feature to work correctly. That is what
                      this option does.
                              │
   C:\SCAN\SCAN.EXE /NOMEM /REPORT REPORT.TXT #PATH#
                     │                          │
                     │ DataView automatically inserts the path of its
                     │ work directory where "#PATH#" is. Make sure that you
                     │ enter the exact word "#PATH#" at the end of your
                     │ virus scan command line (like in this example).
                     │
               The nomem parameter skips the memory scan since it is not
               necessary for doing scanning on the BBS. This parameter is
               only used with SCAN and F-PROT (not TBAV).

   NOTE: If you don't want to allow virus scanning on your BBS, then simply
   leave the virus scan command line blank, and DataView will disable the
   feature entirely.

4. MAX READ LINES: This field is a numeric field which specifies the
   maximum lines that a user may read in a text file. This is useful if you
   want to prevent users from reading text files when they should just
   go download the thing. As an example, I have source code for various
   programs on my board, and at times (before I added this feature) users
   would go into DataView, turn their capture on, and read all of the
   text files in the archive. This way they got a free download in a
   sense. :)

   Setting this field specifies the maximum lines that a user may read in
   a text file which would prevent situations like the one described above.
   Normally, you probably would not want to limit the reading of text
   files, but in the event that you do, the option is there.

   To disable this feature, simply leave the field blank, or specify the
   value zero. Disabling it will let the user read as many lines in a text
   file as they like.

   In addition, all security levels specified as having SYSOP access in
   DataView (configured from this program) will not have their text
   reading limited by this feature.

5. BBS ID NAME: This is an ID name that DataView will use when creating
   archives. DataView's download feature allows creation of new archives
   for download, and naturally when it creates a new archive its got to
   have a name. :)

   DataView uses this BBS id as the filename for the archive. However,
   DataView also adds a 3 character number to this filename so that if the
   user does multiple downloads through DataView they will not have the
   same filenames ...hence the reason for the BBS id being 5 characters
   instead of 8.

   As an example, if your BBS id was: "DATAV" (thats the default), then
   DataView would create archives that started with:

   "DATAV" + FILE NUMBER + "." + ARCHIVE EXTENSION

   Here's a couple examples:

   DATAV001.ZIP - First download through DataView
   DATAV002.ZIP - Second download through DataView, and so on ...
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EDIT ARCHIVER COMMAND LINES
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On this archiver edit screen, you've got a list of all of the archiver
command lines that DataView uses for its various features. There are
archiver command lines for the folling functions:

1. Extracting files
2. Archiving files
3. Integrity scanning
4. Deleting files in archives
5. Adding files to archives

Normally, you would not want to modify these command lines because the
default command lines are setup exactly to work with DataView. The only
reason that you might have to change one of these command lines would be if
(for instance) a new version of PKZIP came out which used different
parameters.

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DOWNLOAD SECURITY SETUP
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This screen simply contains a picklist of security levels. You should go
through and mark all security levels which have access to download files
through DataView. If you want to disable the download feature in DataView,
then just don't mark any security levels.

The download feature will allow users to download individual files from an
archive seperately, or create their own archives consisting of files in the
archive that they are viewing. This is very useful when you only want to
get certain files from the archive, such as the documentation files or
something like that.

However, even though this feature may be useful, a lot of shareware authors
don't like to have their archives split into multiple pieces like that. You
might also have users thinking that they can get free downloads through
DataView or something. What security levels will have access to download
through DataView will be up to you. Most people do one of the following:

1. Give all users access to download through DataView.
2. Give only registered users access to download through DataView.
3. No one has access to download through DataView except the Sysop.

For my personal use, I let all users download through DataView except the
REALLY low security levels.
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SYSOP SECURITY SETUP
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This screen is another picklist almost exactly like the one for the
download security setup. In this picklist, you should go through and mark
all security levels which you want to have SYSOP access in DataView. Having
SYSOP access in DataView allows the user to delete files from the archive
and add files to the archive from the local hard drive.

This feature is especially useful for Sysops who like to go through and
delete the mess of BBS ads and such that build up in archives.

The Add feature is good for Sysops that would like to add their own BBS ads
or any other files to the archive.

Now, be careful that you do not give general users SYSOP access in
DataView, these are very powerful features which you would definitly not
want your users to have access to.

On my BBS, the only people that have access to the Sysop features in
DataView are myself and my file sysop (who manages the files on the BBS).
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UPGRADING
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Please read through this completely before continuing your upgrade of
DataView 5.1. You may scroll through this file with your arrow keys or
PGUP and PGDN keys.

DVCONFIG has detected that you currently have DataView 5.0 installed on
your system. Thanks for taking the time to download and install this
DataView 5.1 update. To upgrade to version 5.1, there are a couple of
things that you need to do. REMEMBER to make use of the "F1" key any
time you need help! :)

After you exit this help screen, DataView will scan the path of your
system for available archivers.

Next, the way that DataView handles virus scanners has changed. DataView
now supports F-PROT, TBAV (TBScan), and Mcafee's SCAN program. Because
of the changes, your old virus scan command line has been deleted. You
may want to install one of the virus scanners listed below and update
your "virus scan command line" under the GENERAL CONFIGURATION menu item.
Examples are given for each virus scanner to make setup a breeze. If you
don't want to use a virus scanner with DataView, simply leave the item
blank. Below is a listing of the currently supported virus scanners (make
note of the version numbers). If you want to install a virus scanner that
is not listed below, see the documentation for more information on how
to configure DataView for use with other virus scanners.

1. Mcafee's SCAN version 2.1.1 or newer
2. F-PROT version 2.15 or newer
3. Thunderbyte Anti-Virus (TBAV) version 6.30 or newer

You can get any of these files on Data Connection BBS or the Mustang
Software Headquarters BBS.

Next: If you had any troubles with the DOWNLOAD SECURITY SETUP or SYSOP
SECURITY SETUP options in DataView 5.0, you will want to go use those
options now. DataView 5.1 fixes up the problems that version 5.0 had with
reading the security levels from Wildcat on certain systems.

Thats all that you need to do to upgrade! Once again, this upgrade is
free for registered users. This means that if you are currently a
registered user of DataView, as long as your DATAVIEW.KEY file exists in
this directory, then your set!

NEW FEATURES & BUGFIXES
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1. Modified the way that DataView handles virus scanners. Now DataView can
   use F-PROT, SCAN, or TBAV (TBScan). You can also use other virus
   scanners, but pre-defined scanner commands were included for only the
   above mentioned scanners.

   DataView uses a report file and it reports ALL results from the
   virus scan back to the user. I think its a lot more effective then the
   way that DataView 5.0 (and previous versions) handled scanning for
   viruses. I have tested DataView with a number of viruses to see the
   result, and the whole thing seems to be very smooth. Because virus
   scanners access and require a lot of memory, if you are running in a
   multitasking environment, you may want to experiment with various
   scanners to see which one works best for you.

2. Removed work directory field as it was not necessary and caused more
   confusion then it was worth. This simplifies the setup. If anyone finds
   that this causes any troubles, please let me know and I can easily put
   it back in.

3. Fixed problem with reading of SECLEVEL.DAT. On systems where secondary
   security profiles were used, DVCONFIG would not work correct with the
   "download security setup" and "sysop security setup". This should be
   fixed now.

4. DataView now asks you if you want to view in HEX or TEXT mode when it
   detects a BINARY file (in the [R]ead feature).

5. Fixed problem with ratio checking not recognizing that 0 = unlimited
   from MakeWild.

6. Added file Kilobyte ratio checking in addition to the already present
   file ratio checking.

7. DVConfig now checks your paths for you when it is searching for
   archivers. If it can't find any, it will notify you and it will also
   put an exclamation point "!" in front of the archiver command line
   (found in the archiver entry screen) to indicate that the archiver
   is currently not available.

8. DVConfig now handles the upgrading and first installation process much
   more smoothly. It tells you exactly what you need to do so that
   reference to the documentation isn't really even necessary (unless your
   a macintosh user or something).

9. Fixed problem with DVCONFIG not making the security level picklist big
   enough to fit all of the security levels (it was 1 short in version 5.0).
   Of course, the security levels were still accessible by using your arrow
   keys, but it caused some confusion.

10.Now the defined Sysop security levels do not have the line limits
   imposed upon them should you enable the line limits under the general
   configuration.

11.Since a lot of people used Mustang's VZ.EXE program before they installed
   DataView, there is usually a VIEWCOMP.DAT file left behind in the node
   work directory. This would cause a second file listing to be displayed
   after DataView exits and goes back into Wildcat. Version 5.1 deletes
   this VIEWCOMP.DAT file if it exists there so that this does not cause
   any confusion.

12.Other minor fixes and additions were made, but not necessarily
   significant enough to document here. And besides, I can't remember
   everything offhand either. :)

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FIRST TIME SETUP HELP
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Thanks for deciding to install DataView on your Wildcat 4.x BBS system!
The installation for DataView is VERY easy, just make sure that you are
familiar with all of the configuration options. If at any time you need
help while installing DataView, please press the "F1" key which will
bring up a context sensitive help. Its very important that you make use
of the context sensitive help to properly configure DataView. Thanks
again for installing DataView, I guarantee that both you and your users
will find it to be an incredibly valuable utility for your BBS!

If you have any questions or need help, I can be contacted at the
following locations:

 ■ Data Connection BBS: (703) 506-8598 or (703) 847-0861 - 28.8 v.34
 ■ Internet: rcramer1@osf1.gmu.edu
 ■ Mustang Software Headquarters BBS: (805) 873-2400

Ryan Cramer
Data Connection Software

NOTE: The above message will only appear this one time.
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End of help file.
