This is a file created by Joe Siegler, SysOp of AOF II:The Next Dimension PCBoard, FidoNET 1:273/928. It's a quickie setup on getting yourself ready to go with FidoNET on PCBoard. PCBoard isn't the easiest thing to get going, and I'm not the best docs writer, but I'll try anyway. These are the following programs I use to hook my PCBoard into FidoNET. Volume in drive C is AOF II Volume Serial Number is 1703-9DA5 Directory of C:\RECEIVE . 06-29-91 11:26p .. 06-29-91 11:26p af-raid zip 2584 06-21-91 6:35a bexe_240 zip 241383 07-14-90 4:00a bonk117d zip 113670 12-19-90 5:15p ip131 zip 37096 01-06-91 7:16p opmed300 zip 120177 12-04-90 4:27p policy4 zip 26932 06-16-91 10:48p qm_100 zip 87995 10-15-90 12:57a sysnl314 lzh 85329 10-10-90 5:16a vibm_110 zip 4466 08-28-88 8:51p x00v124 zip 114217 10-10-90 7:26a 16 file(s) 836365 bytes 29222912 bytes free AFRAID.ZIP is a text file written by my Net Hub on programs that your hub uses to know what conferences you want to run on your BBS. This will only apply when you're setup. BEXE_240.ZIP BinkleyTERM V2.40 Executables BONK117D.ZIP NodeList/OutBound Mail Editor. IP131.ZIP Program to actually take the .MSG FidoNET Messages and insert them into PCBoard OPMED300.ZIP NetMail Reader. This could also be used to read the messages on your BBS w/o entering the BBS, but I don't use it that way, so I won't bother explaining that. POLICY4.ZIP Not an actual program, but POLICY4.ZIP is a file explaining FidoNET Policies and rules. QM_100.ZIP Qmail V1.00. This is not to be confused with Sparky's Qmail4 Door, or Qmail Deluxeэ offline reader. This is the program that takes the incoming packets and turns them into .MSG files (which InterPCB then puts into PCBoard) SYSNL314.LZH SysNl NodeList Compiler. I used to use XLAX, but when I saw this, I was stunned on how much better this is. This is INCREDIBLY fast, and if used in a batch file properly, you never need to compile a nodelist again! (The nodelist that this produces and the other files that go with the nodelist currently take up about 2.9 Megs on my Hard Drive) VIBM_110.ZIP Video Fossil. THis is needed by BInkleyTERM if you want to have colour on your local end. X00V124.ZIP Communications Fossil. I don't know if this is truly needed, but I needed it on my end. I originally was going to put all these files inside the ZIP, but I decided that if you wanted them, you could try getting them locally, and save some long distance charges. You can also Freq any of them from me at 1:273/928. ==================================================================== Here's a copy of my directory tree for the FidoNET Stuff that will apply to this (I included my PCBoard part of the tree as well, but that's not really needed) C:\ДВ ГДBINKLEYДДДДДДВДBAD_MSGS і ГДDOWNLOAD і ГДFILE і ГДOPMEDДДДДДДДДДДSTORE і ГДOUT і ГДOUT.002 і ГДOUT.003 і ГДOUT.004 і ГДOUT.005 і ГДOUT.006 і АДQMAIL ГДBONK <- This could really be anywhere |-NETMAIL |-NETFILE ГДPCBДДДДДДДДДДВДCONVERT і ГДGEN і ГДHELP і ГДMAIN і ГДPRIVUPLD і ГДPROMPT і ГДUPLOAD і ГДQM4ДДДДДДДДДДВДTEXT і і ГДNODE-1ДДДДДДДДДTEMP і і ГДSERVDIR і і АДOFFLINE і ГДNEWS і АДEMPTY / Location of files (unpacked, of course) ----------------- Bexe_240.ZIP goes in c:\binkley BONK117D.ZIP goes in c:\bonk (but could really go anywhere) IP131.ZIP goes in c:\binkley OPMED300.ZIP goes in c:\binkley\opmed QM_100.ZIP goes in c:\binkley SYSNL314.LZH goes in c:\binkley X00V124.ZIP is in my DOS directory and is in CONFIG.SYS with the command line of... device=x00.sys 2 e b,1,19200 t=256 r=2048 (the 2 in there is for com port 2) VIBM_110.ZIP & X00V124 I have in my DOS directory, and is loaded in AUTOEXEC.BAT, as once it's loaded, you don't need to bother with it anymore. ==================================================================== Batch Files. The Batch files are the real heart of this program. BinkleyTERM does almost all it's REAL work in the batch files, and they're rather important to the proper execution of your board. I've included all my batch files in this ZIP, and I've added comments in them to help explain what they do, and in some cases, how you can change them around to suit yourself. ==================================================================== I can never do this thing justice in the text file as to how to set everything up, so if you want, netmail me, and we can set up a time where you can call me on the phone and I'll talk ya though setting the thing up on your end. Joe Siegler, SysOp of AOF II:The Next Dimension PCBoard. FidoNET 1:273/928 City2City 1/5/2