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- Settting Up PCContact\Windows
-
- (These instructions assume that you already have Dynacomm set up on
- your system, or that you've installed the Dynacomm working model
- demo.)
-
- 1) Copy PCC6.DCP and PCC6.DCT into the DCP subdirectory of your Dynacomm
- directory (generally called DYNACOMM if you've installed the full
- version of Dynacomm, or DCDEMO if you've installed the working model
- demonstration.)
-
- 3) Copy all files with a DCM extension into the DCM subdirectory of your
- Dynacomm directory.
-
- 4) Copy all files with a DAT extension into the DAT subdirectory of
- your Dynacomm directory.
-
- 5) Copy ACCOUNT.INF into the DAT subdirectory of your Dynacomm directory.
-
- 6) Copy PCC1.DCS into the DCS subdirectory of your Dynacomm directory.
-
- 7) Copy CBAR1.BMP into the DAT subdirectory of your Dynacomm directory.
-
- 8) Run Dynacomm
-
- 9) Use the Script Execute command to execute "PCC6.DCP"
-
- 10) Select the setup button to set account and communications options.
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- MENUS
-
- Online options:
-
- The Terminal button will provide you with standard terminal access to
- CIS. This option will be enhanced in the future to provide additional
- navigational help.
-
- The AutoServe button will provide you with automated, scripted access to the
- PCContact forum. When selected it opens a dialog box entitled "Script" which
- allows you to specify which functions it should perform online. The Options
- button of the Script dialog box provides additional control over Library
- and Forum options.
-
- Once the Script dialog is closed the script will be executed.
-
- Offline options:
-
- Setup was discussed above.
-
- Library provides off-line access to forum files, allowing you to specify
- files for uploading and downloading.
-
- Mail provides off-line mail services.
-
- Forum provides off-line management services for forum messages.
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-
- TIPS for Using PCCONTACT\Windows
-
- 1) Use the Options button on the Script dialog to deselect those file
- libraries or message areas that don't interest you.
-
- 2) Checking for new files is the most time-consuming part of the on-line
- process, so you should probably only select this option on the Script
- dialog once a week or so. The script asks PCCONTACT to
- list all files since the last time you obtained a file list, not the
- last time you connected, so there is no danger of missing a new file
- listing.
-
- 3) Use the Terminal option to explore other Ziffnet and Compuserve
- forums.
-
- 4) The script does not currently support transfer of BINARY mail
- messages. If someone sends you a binary file via Compuserve's mail
- service, you'll find the message listed in PCContact's mail listing,
- but the message will only read "Message is Binary". To retrieve the file,
- reconnect to PCContact using the Terminal option, type GO MAIL, and
- download the file using the protocol of your choice.
-
- 5) The forum messages dialog uses a batch delete method. When you select
- the delete button your message will be marked with the letter "D" at the
- beginning of its listbox entry. You can unmark it by pressing the delete
- button again with the listbox highlight bar on that message. When you
- select the Return to Menu button you'll be given the option of erasing
- all the marked messages or of unmarking them.
-
- The Library and Mail don't utilize this method yet, although it will
- probably be implemented in a future version of the script.
-
- 6) If you want to run the PCContact script automatically whenever Dynacomm
- is run, rename PCC6.DCT to AUTOEXEC.DCT.
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