Installing PBBS

  There  is  only  one  message  folder  named  GENERAL  in  this
instalation.  Every  thing  goes on A:  drive except uploads  and
downloads, which is B: drive.

   To  install  you  will first have to run  PINSTAL.COM  on  the
system  user  area A14:.  You will be asked to log your  self  in
during this operation, and you will automatically be set at SYSOP
access  level.  If you are converting an existing user file  this
information will be replaced with your converted  record.  Please
read  appendix  A in the doc files in the PBBS03.LBR for  further
information.  When you finish with the questions in  PINSTAL.COM,
go back to A0:  and run BYE.COM.  Wait, it will jump down 2 times
after  a  few minutes.  Now do a CONTROL C and it will show  four
commands.  Choose  the  'E'  execute a COM  file.  It  will  load
PBBS.COM file.  procede with normal sign-on, you should have been
set as SYSOP in the PINSTAL program.  Select the 'M' option to go
to the MAIL menu.  Enter some sort of welcome message or one that
describes some of the system functions. The reason that this must
be  a public message and must be entered AFTER you have set  your
level  to  9 is so that you have 0 for days to deletion  in  your
user record.  This is transferred to the message in the database.
This  is only important when you use option 4 in PBBSMNT to  pack
the  message files.  If pack is used on an empty file it will  do
strange things.  Save this message to the 'GENERAL folder so that
all  users may read it .  After saving the message select  option
'Q' to end the session.  Because you are running locally, without
a carrier,  BYE PBYE will update the user file, and return you to
BYE,  which  will  load the PBBS.COM file and wait for  the  next
call.  Since you signed on locally PBYE will not ask you to leave
a comment like it would a regular caller,  as PBYE knows you  are
the SYSOP,  upon exit. Also, if you exit the system by typing BYE
from  the CP/M prompt,  BYE will not allow PBYE to run,  and thus
you will not get session statistics. Both of these situations are
normal and are not a reason for concern.

I sugest you get a copy of the PBBS03.LBR and read all doc  files
to  get  a  better  understanding of how it  works.  I  know  for
COMMODORE  users the assemblers to put this together are not  the
easyest to find and purchase.

 Bill.Bowers