                      Using Robocomm with MegNET
                          (By Vince Rifici)

- AN OVERVIEW FOR NEW MegNET SYSOPS WHO ARE COMPTEMPLATING JOINING THE NET -

Mail is passed between MegNET member boards using RoboCOMM communications and
QWK mail packets.  RoboCOMM is not absolutely necessary.  Any comm program
which is capable of downloading a QWK mail packet from my QMAIL4 mail door
may be used, but I find that RoboCOMM is easy to set up, provides reliable
unattended operation, and the program is shareware (available on most BBSs).

See the instructions below to configure RoboCOMM for unattended mail runs to
Money Talks in North Arlington, NJ:

SOME IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER:

1. The QWK packet name for my board is FREE4ALL. The Network name is MegNET.
2. My origin/tag line is: MegΩNET ■ Money Talks ■ (201) 998-7337.
3. You must take all the conferences, and make MEG-Admin a PRIVATE Conference.
4. You MUST get your mail through my QMail4 Door in order to have NET STATUS.
5. Private messages are allowed in MEG-PERSONAL only.  All other MegNET Conf-
   erences must be configured for "public only" messages.
6. If your BBS configuration allows it, force echo ON in all conferences.

For the mail run, I can set up a separate account for you under the name of
XXXXXXXX BBS, with the password of XXXXXXXX.  You can Use this account for
all your mail runs, so your regular account won't interfer with the message
pointers in case you're ever logged on with your real (Xxxx Xxxxxxx) name.

I can configured my QMAIL4 door for you, so it will not be necessary for you
to do it.  You may log-on with your XXXXXXXX BBS account for a surveillance
run if you want, although it is not absolutely necessary to do so.  You can
enter the QMAIL4 door and look at the conference selection screen and see the
conferences I have selected for you, in case you are wondering how it works.  

In addition to RoboCOMM you will also need a mail tosser.  QNET or RNET will
both work with a variety of BBSs.  I recommend QNET if you are running PCBoard
because it follows the PCBoard setup routine.  RoboCOMM, QNET and RNET are
shareware programs and are available on a variety of BBSs including mine.

Refer to the MegNET screen below so you will know the numbers of the confer-
ences so you can configure your mail tosser.  Your mail tosser will need to
know the numbers of my conferences so it can match them with yours.  You must
have your mail tosser completely configured BEFORE you make your first mail
run.
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Now here is a brief rundown on how to set up RoboComm for the MegNET mail run
to my board.  Call me voice if you run into any problems: (201) 991-6659

Start Robocomm (ROBOCOMM.EXE)

  select D for directory
  select B for bbs systems
  select A for add
  enter new system id: FREE4ALL
  select PCBOARD 14.5 (OR LATER)

Enter the following info at the BBS screen

  system name:      Money Talks
  phone number      (201) 998-7337
  logon id name:    Your Name
  password:         Your Password
  baud rate:        (locked baud rate of your modem, usually 38400 or 57600)
  mail door:        QMAIL4       conference:  0
  ansi graphics:    NO
  dl mail protocol: ZMODEM
  ul mail protocol: ZMODEM

Hit <Escape>

  select P for prompts
  select D for defaults
  answer YES to "reset prompt definitions to default"

Hit <Escape> 2 or 3 times until you arrive back at the main screen

  select A for agenda
  select C for create
  enter name for new agenda:  FREE4ALL
  select G to get QWK packet
  enter from which system:    FREE4ALL
  select S for send REP packet
  enter to which system:      FREE4ALL

Hit <Escape> to go back to the main menu

  select Q for quit
  select N for now
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The only thing left to do is to configure a Batch file to start QNet, and then
run RoboCOMM.  Here is the Batch file you can use with QNet for MegNET mail
run to FREE4ALL BBS:  (free4all is also the agenda name)....

@echo off
cd\qnet3
qnet free4all /s
cd\robo
robocomm /afree4all /r /o   <-----Note the "a" in front of agenda name
cd\qnet3
qnet free4all /i
cd\robo

OK,that's it.  Give it a try and call me voice if you have a problem.
My voice number is listed above...  Good luck,  ■ John ■
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To save you the bother of capturing my Conference Screen, I will attach it
here for your reference.  Use it to match up my conference numbers with yours
when you configure your Mail Tosser....



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