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                 (c) Copyright - Challenge Business Systems
                             Burnaby, B.C. Canada
                                  May, 1995
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SYSTEM SETUP & CONFIGURATION

     This file deals only with setting up the U-Net Messager for the first
time, after installing the U-Net Messager programs, as per UNETINST.TX.  For 
details on how to operate The U-Net Editor and The U-Net Purge programs see 
the file UNETSYS.TXT.

     Before your users can access the U-Net Messager you must first create
the index and datafiles.  This process is easy and straight forward.  We have
setup most of the process to be automatic so it shouldn't take long.

     1) From your Sysop Menu select the U-Net Editor.  The program will detect
        that this your first time into the program and take the
        following steps,.

        A) It will create 3 files and place them in the U-Net Messager
           directory. These are: UNETGRP.DAT, UNETGRP.IDX & UNETSRT.IDX

        B) All of your UseNet Conferences must be added to the UNETGRP.DAT
           datafile. After successfully creating the above files the system
           ask you if you want your UseNet Conferences automatically added
           to this file.  Press "Y" for YES-Auto-Add Them Or "N" For NO-Do
           NOT Auto-Add them. We recommend you press Y for YES.

           If your copy of the U-Net Messager is UN-Registered the program
           will add the first 5 UseNet conferences you have defined via
           Wildcat's Makewild program.

           If your copy of the U-Net Messager is a Registered version all of
           your UseNet conferences defined with Wildcat's Makewild program
           will added, to a maximum of 3,200.

           If you choose "N" for NO you can manually added the conferences
           yourself as per the above limits. See UNETSYS.TXT for instructions
           on how to use The U-Net Editor.

           NOTE: If you register the U-Net Messager later the above process
                 will automatically run again allowing you to add the rest
                 UseNet conferences as well.

     2) Optional Steps        
         
         A) After your UseNet Conferences have been added you may then enter
            a 30 character description for any and all of them.  While not 
            all UseNet conferences may need to have a description it is handy 
            for describing some of the weird ones and what they are about.  
            This helps your users avoid placing incorrect postings in UseNet 
            groups.

         B) If you allow alias names (handles) to be used on your BBS you may
            also select the conferences that you will let users post messages
            to, using their alias rather than their real name. 

            We urge you to be conservative on this as using alias names for
            posting messages is NOT popular among many Internet people.  We
            have included feature for those users posting messages to 
            certain ALTERNATE groups.  REMEMBER your Internet Domain name will
            always be a part of the message so don't let your users think
            they can "get away with anything" because everything is traceable
            straight back to you.                      
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SYSTEM SETUP & CONFIGURATION (Cont.)

     2) Optional Steps (Cont.)        

        C) If you wish you may use your own startup and/or ending screens with
           The U-Net Messager-registered or not.  Create two .BBS or .SCR
           files called UNSTART and UNQUIT (.BBS or .SCR) and place them
           in your UNET directory. If one or both are found they will be 
           displayed automatically .

           Any Wildcat @ codes can be used. If you want the screen to clear
           when it is displayed sure to put an @CLS@ at the top of your .BBS
           or .SCR file. Using Wildcat's @NOPAUSE@ statement at the top of
           your file is strongly recommended. (Avoids the continue, stop
           prompt from appearing when you don't want it to.)

           We use this feature at our BBS to display our E-Mail & UseNet 
           export/import dialup times to our provider-people always seem to 
           ask "when does it go out".


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