S P I T F I R E   
                              Version 3.0



     Mike Woltz and Buffalo Creek Software would like to take this
     opportunity to thank you for you continued support of SPITFIRE.
     The following section will explain the necessary steps required
     to convert a present SPITFIRE Version 2.8 BBS system to the
     greatly enhanced SPITFIRE Version 3.0.
       

     ***NOTE***  During the conversion process, any and all existing
     message "threads" will not be maintained.  Although the existing
     "threads" will not be maintained, new message threading will be
     available and maintained once again after the installation of
     SPITFIRE Version 3.0.

       
            CONVERTING FROM SPITFIRE VERSION 2.8 TO VERSION 3.0

     Listed below are the steps necessary for converting from SPITFIRE
     Version 2.8 to Version 3.0.  Following these steps should provide
     a easy means of converting from SPITFIRE v2.8 to SPITFIRE v3.0.  If
     you are setting up SPITFIRE for the first time then you obviously 
     do not need to follow these steps but rather simply install SPITFIRE
     pursuant to the instructions set forth in the SPITFIRE.DOC file.
             
 
1.  Prior to beginning the conversion process, backup files contained
    in your main SPITFIRE directory and files contained in your SPITFIRE
    work file path.
 
2.  You will find a file contained within the compressed package, a 
    file called SF28_30.EXE.  Place this file in your main SPITFIRE 
    directory (System File Path) and run it.  It will do the necessary
    conversions.

3.  Once the conversion process has been completed, overwrite your
    existing

    SPITFIRE.EXE 
    SPITFIRE.OVR 
    SFMAIN.MNU
    SFMSG.MNU 
    SFSYSOP.MNU 
    
    files with those supplied in your SPITFIRE package.

       
     ***IMPORTANT NOTE***
     If you are using display files for your Main, Message and/or Sysop
     menus, these will need to be modified to correspond to the new SFMSG.MNU,
     SFMAIN.MNU and SFSYSOP.MNU files.  Each of these have had at least
     one or more changes that will make your old display menu files 
     obsolete.  Therefore new MAIN<x>.BBS/CLR, MSG<x>.BBS/CLR and SOP<x>.
     BBS/CLR will need to be created to be compatible with the new SFMAIN.MNU,
     SFMSG.MNU and SFSYSOP.MNU files.


     ***IMPORTANT NOTE***
     PLEASE NOTE THAT CERTAIN SPITFIRE UTILITIES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED
     TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS VERSION OF SPITFIRE.  To be more
     specific, if you are using PC Relay net-mail in conjunction with
     Bob Browne's SFUTI285 driver or using Bob Zimmerman's SpitMail, these
     will NOT work with SPITFIRE version 3.0!  BE CERTAIN YOU ARE WILLING TO
     RELINQUISH USE OF THESE FEATURES/UTILITIES BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
     VERSION OF SPITFIRE!  Once this version is installed, you will not
     be able to return to Version 2.8.
          
     Although, SPITFIRE Version 3.0 no longer uses the SFSYSDAT.SYS
     file, you will want to keep this file on your drive.  Many
     SPITFIRE utilities rely on information obtained from this file
     during their execution.  Most SPITFIRE utilities, with the
     exception of those listed above, will continue to work just fine
     as long as SFSYSDAT.SYS remains in the main SPITFIRE directory.  
     
     Generally, updated utilities are not released prior to the actual release
     of the software for which they are written.  It is assumed most of
     the utilities written for SPITFIRE 2.8 will be updated to be compatible
     with SPITFIRE Version 3.0.  However, you will need to contact the
     author of the utility for specific information as to whether they
     do intend to update and when an updated program might be available.

     Watch for updated utilities to appear in the near future.