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Quick Installation, Configuration and Testing
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To use FastFile you need an IBM 286 or above compatible computer
and DOS 3.3 or later. FastFile can also be used with OS/2 2.x,
OS/2 Warp v3, Desqview or MS-Windows.
In addition to DOS you need to have installed a copy of
RemoteAccess 2.0x together with a FOSSIL driver. You also need to
have file transfer protocols if you want to be able to transfer
files. The settings to use for example GSZ, DSZ, HSLink, Bimodem,
CEXYZ, ZSXmodem and Smodem comes included with FastFile.
A FOSSIL driver is a memory resident program that FastFile uses to
communicate with the modem. FastFile has been tested with three
FOSSIL drivers, Ray Gwinns X00, VX00 (for OS/2) and David Nugents
BNU. RemoteAccess, FOSSIL drivers and file transfer protocols can
be downloaded from most BBSs.
Follow these instructions to install FastFile assuming that you
have previously installed the BBS system and a Fossil driver.
- - I N S T A L L A T I O N - -
1. Create a new directory for FastFile on your harddisk.
Ex. C:\FASTFILE
1.1 Copy the FastFile archive to that directory.
1.2 Unpack the FastFile archive with the command : PKUNZIP FF_200.
2. Create a new directory for GSZ or DSZ or CEXYZ. Ex. C:\CEXYZ.
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We recommend that you use CEXYZ or PDZmodem instead of DSZ/GSZ !!
CEXYZ and PDZ is compatible with GSZ/DSZ and uses a FOSSIL driver.
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2.1 Copy the CEXYZ (or DSZ or GSZ) archive to that directory.
2.2 Unpack the CEXYZ (or DSZ or GSZ) archive.
3. Create a new directory for UC2 on your harddisk. Ex. C:\UC2
3.1 Copy or move UC2R2.EXE from C:\FASTFILE to C:\UC2
3.2 Unpack UC2 to C:\UC2, by running UC2R2.EXE in the C:\UC2 path.
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4. Create a new directory for PKZIP, ARJ, LHA, RAR, SQZ and other
archive programs on your harddisk. Ex. C:\TOOLS
4.1 Copy your archive programs to this directory, and unpack them.
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If you already have archive programs installed on your harddisk,
skip instruction #4 and #4.1.
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5. Add the FASTFILE, UC2 and ARCHIVE directorys to your PATH line
in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Ex. PATH C:\DOS;C:\FASTFILE;C:\UC2;C:\TOOLS
6. Add the line SET DSZLOG=C:\DSZ.LOG to your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
NOTE : "SET DSZLOG=" APPLIES EVEN IF YOU RUN GSZ OR CEXYZ !
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
7. Add the line SET FASTFILE=C:\FASTFILE to your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
NOTE : SKIP INSTRUCTION #7 IF YOUR BBS USES SEVERAL NODES !
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
8. Reboot your computer.
- - C O N F I G U R T I O N - -
1. MULTILINE CONFIG. (READ THIS IF YOUR BBS USES SEVERAL NODES !)
1.1 Start FFCONFIG.EXE from your node path, C:\RA\LINEx.
1.2 Check all paths and settings in FFCONFIG.
1.3 Select GLOBAL>DIRECTORYS in FFCONFIG and enter the right node-
path on the NODE PATH line. Ex. Node Path C:\RA\LINE1
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Node Path should specify the path of the directory containing the
files EXITINFO.BBS and DORINFO1.DEF for the actual line.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1.4 Exit FFCONFIG and repeat #1.1 to 1.3 for all nodes. ( or copy
the first FF.CTL to all other node paths.)
A FF.CTL must be created for each line. The Node Path statement is
the only necessary difference between the FF.CTL files.
If you have a multiline BBS you can also use [task] and #Include:,
see "MultiNode Systems" later in this guide !!
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DO NOT USE THE "SET FASTFILE=C:\FASTFILE" COMMAND ON MULTILINE BBS
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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2. SINGLE LINE CONFIG. (READ THIS IF YOUR BBS USES ONLY ONE NODE)
2.1 Start FFCONFIG.EXE from the FASTFILE directory, C:\FASTFILE.
2.2 Check all paths and settings in FFCONFIG. DON'T USE THE "NODE-
PATH" SETTING (GLOBAL>DIRECTORYS in FFCONFIG) !
- - T E S T I N G F A S T F I L E - -
1. Test FastFile by enter the command "US FASTFILE /L" in the
FASTFILE directory.
2. Test FastFile's archive viewer by pressing V (view) when the
cursor is pointing on a file in the filelist.
- - R U N N I N G F A S T F I L E F R O M T H E B B S - -
In order to start FastFile from RemoteAccess a new menu alter-
native should be added.
1. Start RACONFIG
2. Add a new alternative to your main menu :
User display = FASTFILE
Action = Execute sub-program (Type 7)
Data = C:\UC2\US.EXE C:\FASTFILE\FASTFILE.EXE *M *X
Hot-key = F
RemoteAccess 2.00.g1, 2.00 and 2.01 users !!
--------------------------------------------
Although FastFile 2.00 is intended for use with RemoteAccess 2.02
and 2.50, it can be used with RemoteAccess 2.00.g1, 2.00 and
2.01. Since these releases of RA don't support TAGLIST.RA it is
very important that you remove it every time a user has logged off.
TAGLIST.RA is placed in the node path, and to remove it you can
add this line to your BBS batch file:
DEL x:\RA\LINEx\TAGLIST.RA
The line above should be executed every time a user has logged off
your BBS.
RemoteAccess 2.50 users !!!
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IF you have problems running FastFile 2.00 in RemoteAccess 2.50
mode you can include the /RDX command line switch to force
FastFile to RA 2.50 mode.
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