        Ŀ
         A Step-By-Step Visual Guide to setting up Front Door 
        
                  By: Mark Kukla  (Eternal Heaven BBS)
                 Written: June 26, 1994      Release: 1
          This file is a COPYRIGHT of Eternal Heaven BBS  1994




    NOTE: Before you continue with reading and using this document, I
would like to point out that the examples used in this document are
edited screen captures of Front Door version 2.12. Versions 2.02 and
2.11 can be installed with this document as well, although some parts of
the submenus in these examples may reside in a different submenu of the
other Front Door versions or may not be there at all, but none-the-less,
this document should fully allow you to install Front Door, and have it
WORK. The main objective. This will not show you how to setup and
process your nodelist, that is explained in another text file called
NODEHELP.ZIP found on many Bulletin Board Systems.

    Also, the examples given are an edited version of MY setup. They are
not written in stone. The pathnames that you will see are examples, but
of course, you can define these paths anywhere you please.

    Also, for the sections using network setups, they are examples. Yours
will be different, but entered in a similar way.




                               COPYRIGHT

    This document has been made a copyright of Mark Kukla (Eternal
Heaven BBS). Please do not modify this document, or distribute it and
take credit for it. I have worked hard to make this documentation, and
wish it to be left and distributed as it is. Thank You.

    If you wish to add something to this docementation, and get credited
for it, notify me at any address listed near the end of the document. I
will accept WORKING Init strings, or any other helpful information on
some part that I did not explain, and you can explain. Of course, in
order for me to credit you, you MUST show proof of your init string (ie.
a print out of that FD screen) so that I have proof that it works. If
someone tells me later it does not, your name, bbs, and phone number
will be removed. Thank you for your Co-operation.


                           Table of Contents

   + - Registered versions only (not discussed here) Ŀ
    C - Commercial versions only (not discussed here)  
    * - Discussed in another documentary file          
   ! - DO NOT TOUCH                                  

    Introduction ........................................ Page  1
    Step 1: Starting .................................... Page  1
    Step 2: Loading the Setup program ................... Page  1
    Step 3: Global Menu ................................. Page  2
      Step 3.1: Address Submenu ......................... Page  2
        Step 3.1.1: Address Sub-Submenu ................. Page  3
        Step 3.1.2: Site Info Sub-Submenu ............... Page  3
        Step 3.1.3: Domains Sub-Submenu ................. Page  5
        Step 3.1.4: AKA matching Sub-Submenu ............ Page  6
      Step 3.2: Filenames Submenu ....................... Page  7
      Step 3.3: General Submenu ......................... Page  8
      Step 3.4: Users Submenu ........................... Page  8
    Step 4: Mailer Menu ................................. Page  9
      Step 4.1: Miscellaneous Submenu ................... Page 10
      Step 4.2: Log Submenu ............................. Page 11
 *    Step 4.3: File Request Submenu .................... Page 11
 +    Step 4.4: FDServer Submenu ........................ Page 12
      Step 4.5: External Mail Submenu ................... Page 12
      Step 4.6: Display Submenu ......................... Page 12
      Step 4.7: Colour Submenu .......................... Page 12
      Step 4.8: Hidden Dial Info Submenu ................ Page 13
      Step 4.9: Function Key Submenu .................... Page 13
      Step 4.10: Errorlevels Submenu .................... Page 14
      Step 4.11: Audio Control Submenu .................. Page 15
      Step 4.12: Swapping Submenu ....................... Page 15
 C    Step 4.13: Protection Submenu ..................... Page 15
 C    Step 4.14: Fax Submenu ............................ Page 15
    Step 5: Editor Menu ................................. Page 16
      Step 5.1: Miscellaneous Submenu ................... Page 16
      Step 5.2: Netmail Folder Submenu .................. Page 17
      Step 5.3: Keyboard Macros Submenu ................. Page 17
      Step 5.4: Origin Lines Submenu .................... Page 18
      Step 5.5: Display Submenu ......................... Page 18
      Step 5.6: Colours Submenu ......................... Page 18
 !    Step 5.7: Xlat.In Submenu ......................... Page 18
 !    Step 5.8: Xlat.Out Submenu ........................ Page 18
      Step 5.9: Swapping Submenu ........................ Page 19
 C    Step 5.10: Fax Submenu ............................ Page 19
    Step 6: Terminal Menu ............................... Page 19
      Step 6.1: Miscellaneous Submenu ................... Page 19
      Step 6.2: Display Submenu ......................... Page 21
      Step 6.3: Keyboard Macros Submenu ................. Page 21
 !    Step 6.4: Xlat.In Submenu ......................... Page 21
 !    Step 6.5: Xlat.Out Submenu ........................ Page 21
      Step 6.6: IEMSI Profile ........................... Page 22

                       Table of Contents (cont.)

    Step 7: Modem Menu .................................. Page 22
      Step 7.1: Default Settings Submenu ................ Page 22
        Step 7.1.1: Hardware Sub-Submenu ................ Page 23
        Step 7.1.2: Connect Messages Sub-Submenu ........ Page 23
 +      Step 7.1.3: Custom Messages Sub-Submenu ......... Page 24
        Step 7.1.4: Status Messages Sub-Submenu ......... Page 24
        Step 7.1.5: Command Strings Sub-Submenu ......... Page 24
        Step 7.1.5a: Some modem Init Strings ............ Page 26
        Step 7.1.6: Answer Control Sub-Submenu .......... Page 27
 C      Step 7.1.7: Fax Sub-Submenu ..................... Page 27
 C    Step 7.2: Task Specific Submenu ................... Page 27
 C  Step 8: Printer Menu ................................ Page 27
    Step 9: Manager Menu ................................ Page 28
 *    Step 9.1: Events Submenu .......................... Page 28
      Step 9.2: Folders Submenu ......................... Page 29
      Step 9.3: Security Submenu ........................ Page 29
      Step 9.4: Requests Submenu ........................ Page 29
      Step 9.5: Modem Submenu ........................... Page 29
    Final Words ......................................... Page 30
    Important Information ............................... Page 31
    Donation Information ................................ Page 31
    Credits ............................................. Page 32
    BBS List ............................................ Page 33

                                                      PAGE 1
     Introduction
    

    As many know, Front Door is a Front End, used to receive Netmail,
EchoMail Packets, and transfer users to the Bulletin Board System. This
is the first step to having message nets.

    Some people may be asking this question to themselves right now.
Maybe not the one written above. Maybe "How will this help me compared
to the many other help files around?". The answer to that is simple. I
am going to show you how to configure basically EVERYTHING, for use on
Front Door version 2.12. This document will also help you with v2.02 and
v2.11, although some parts of the menus will be located in different
areas, submenus, but other than that, it should successfully setup Front
Door for you, no matter what version. The other thing that is different
is that I will be using MY setup, along with VISUAL diagrams (text
edited screen captures) of the actual screens you will see on Front Door
v2.12. Not only that, it saves you the time and trouble of printing out
those huge 140+ page docs, and reading them.

    
     Step 1: Starting
    

    Take you archives and put them into their OWN subdirectory. For
example C:\FD. Unpack them here, making sure you unpack everything. It
may not be helpful to unpack for example the register archive, but it
doesn't hurt.

    
     Step 2: Loading the Setup Program
    

    Once you have unpacked all the archives, run FDSETUP. Since this is
your first time setting Front Door up, if will give you a message
stating it cannot find the file called SETUP.FD and gives you an option,
and I believe it is SPACEBAR to create. Hit the SPACEBAR. You will be
put onto a screen like the following.


  File   Global   Mailer   Editor   Terminal   Modem   Printer   Manager

   Write SETUP.FD  
   Shell to DOS    
   Exit            
   Enter your code 
  ͼ
                           Absolute Solutions

                  FrontDoor; SETUP 2.12.SW; Shareware

     Copyright 1989-1994 Joaquim Homrighausen; All rights reserved.



                                                             PAGE 2

    Now, the important thing is not to get afraid, just because there
are seven options, each containing many submenus. This is the only
example where I will show the WHOLE screen, all others that will follow
will only show the BOX in mention.

    Okay, on the first box that you start on, you have four options, as
shown above.

    Write SETUP.FD  - Used if you made changes, and you want to SAVE
                      WITHOUT exiting FDSETUP.
    Shell to DOS    - Pretty straight forward, shelling to DOS to do
                      something.
    Exit            - Just EXIT without saving anything.
    Enter your code - This is where you enter your registration code.
                      I MUST mention please do NOT use any crack codes
                      given to you by someone, as version 2.12 will not
                      connect with an illegally registered Front Door.

    
     Step 3: Global Menu
    

    Hit the RIGHT ARROW to move the cursor (window) over to GLOBAL. Here
again, you have four options which will be explained in full visual
later down in the document. They are:

    Address   - This is where you define you your Network Addresses,
                domains, address matching, and site information.
    Filenames - This is where you define the filenames and path
                specifications.
    General   - This is where you define various environment settings.
    Users     - This is where you define who has access to do user
                maintenance.

    
     Step 3.1: Address Submenu
    

    Under this option, you will be presented four more options which
will be explained visually later in the document. They are:

    Address       - Where you define your network addresses.
    Site Info     - Where you define your Site Info.
    Domains       - Where you define domain names.
    AKA matching  - Where you define address matching.

                                                      PAGE 3
     Step 3.1.1: Address
    

    This is the place you define all your networking addresses. If you
have more than one address, they can be used as AKAs. This is how your
screen should look like this:

     Address 
                                    
     Main   88:88/200               
     Aka  1                         
     Aka  2 234:500/105             
     Aka  3 85:896/563              
     Aka  4 199:666/3               
     Aka  5 94:94/200               
     Aka  6                         
     Aka  7                         
     Aka  8                         
     Aka  9                         
     Aka 10                         
                                    
    ͼ

    As you can see in the example above, the address do not have to
follow one after the other. If I had two addresses, I could put one as
my MAIN and the other as AKA 10. If you are not part of a network, you
may be asked to put in a node address, or when loading up Front Door, it
will tell you it cannot because there is no node address defined. To fix
this problem, if it occurs, is simply to just insert a junk address,
like 11:11/111 or whatever, as long as it accepts it. Once you join a
net, you will replace the junk address.

    
     Step 3.1.2: Site Info
    

    This is the next option, and usually the one submenu that will have
an option that varies with version 2.02 and 2.11. The screen should end
up being similar to the following:

     Site info 
                                                                
     Name     Eternal Heaven BBS                                
     Location Toronto, Ontario                                  
     Phone#   +416 752 6275                                     
     Speed    38400                                             
     Flags    CM,XA                                             
     BBS Name -=Heaven=-                                        
                                                                
    ͼ

                                                             PAGE 4
    Name     - Put your System Name here.
    Location - Can be true or made up. Doesn't matter.
    Phone#   - Front Door specifies to put your phone number in what is
               called an Untranslated (raw) format like shown above
               or just put "-" if unpublished or you don't want it
               published.
    Speed    - Maximum connect (DCE) speed of your modem
               HINT: This represents your LOCKED Baud Rate which must
                     be the same as in RG and your fossil driver, as
                     to not get garbage.
    Flags    - Here, you have many options, listed below.

                CM    System accepts mail 24 hours a day.
                MO    System does not accept human (BBS) callers.
                V32   CCITT v.32 capable modem.
                V32B  CCITT v.32bis capable modem (implies CCITT v.32
                      capability)
                V42   LAP-M error correction w/fallback to MNP 1-4.
                V42B  LAP-M error correction w/fallback to MNP 1-5.
                HST   US Robotics HST modem (implies MNP capability)
                MAX   Microcom AX/96xx series modem.
                PEP   Capable of supporting the Packet Ensemble Protocol
                      (PEP).
                XA    Bark and WaZOO file/update requests (all systems
                      using FrontDoor 2.01 or above should have this).

    Basically, all you truly need is CM and XA, but you can have more.

    BBS name - Front Door states "Press <ESC> twice to ________
               This is that BLANK.

                                                      PAGE 5
     Step 3.1.3: Domains
    

    This is the next option. The screen should end up being similar to
the following:

    NOTE: This step is not necessary for a fully functional FD. Just
adds a little flair to messages, as they will say something like:

      From: Mark Kukla, Eternal Heaven BBS (88:88/200@Magicnet.org)

    Anyways, the final screen, if you decide to do this, should be:

                                   Domains 
    ͻ      Zone  Domain name            
                                  1 88    Magicnet.org           
     Main   88:88/200             2                              
     Aka  1                       3 234   Sillynet.org           
     Aka  2 234:500/105           4 85    ITCnet.org             
     Aka  3 85:896/563            5 94    Worldnet.org           
     Aka  4 199:666/3             6                              
     Aka  5 94:94/200             7                              
     Aka  6                       8                              
     Aka  7                       9                              
> Aka  8                      10                              
    Aka  9                      11                              
    Aka 10                      12                              
                                13                              
   ͼ   14                              
 This will be dark and          15                              
    unchangeable                   16                              
                                   17                              
                                   18                              
                                   19                              
                                   20                              
                                  ͼ

    These, like all things to do with networking, will vary depending on
what nets you are a member of, and as you can see, they do now have to
be one after the other, as it is the ZONE that is matched, not the
position.

                                                      PAGE 6
     Step 3.1.4: AKA matching
    

    NOTE: This step is not necessary for a fully functional FD.

    Anyways, the final screen, if you decide to do this, should be:

                                AKA matching 
  ͻ     Zone:Net    AKA                   
                               1 88:88       88:88/200             
   Main   88:88/200            2                                   
   Aka  1                      3 234:500     234:500/105           
   Aka  2 234:500/105          4 85:896      85:896/563            
   Aka  3 85:896/563           5 94:94       94:94/200             
   Aka  4 199:666/3            6                                   
   Aka  5 94:94/200            7                                   
   Aka  6                      8                                   
   Aka  7                      9                                   
> Aka  8                     10                                   
  Aka  9                     11                                   
  Aka 10                     12                                   
                             13                                   
 ͼ  14                                   
 This will be dark and       15                                   
    unchangeable                16                                   
                                17                                   
                                18                                   
                                19                                   
                                20                                   
                               ͼ

    To insert the ZONE:NET, hit ENTER and enter the correct part of the
address. Then hit ENTER and you'll be asked for the number for the AKA.
0 means MAIN aka, 1 would mean aka 1, 2 = aka 2, etc.. and you have the
list to the left.

    These, like all things to do with networking, will vary depending on
what nets you are a member of, and as you can see, they do now have to
be one after the other, as it is the ZONE:NET that is matched, not the
position.

                                                      PAGE 7
     Step 3.2: Filenames Submenu
    

    This is where you define certain filenames, and many paths which are
IMPORTANT. The screen should look like this:

    NOTE: Not all things need to be filled, as shown in the example.

   Filenames and paths 
                                                                    
   System    C:\FD                                                  
   NetMail   C:\FD\NETMAIL\                                         
   Files     C:\FD\INBOUND\                                         
   SecFiles  C:\FD\SECURE\                                          
   Packets   C:\FD\OUTBOUND\                                        
   Log file  C:\FD\FDLOG.TXT                                        
   Banner    C:\FD\BANNER.ANS                                       
   Nodelist  C:\FD\NODELIST\                                        
   No BBS                                                           
   MSG Base                                                         
   Swapping                                                         
   Semaphore   ** registered versions only                          
   MailExit    ** registered versions only                          
                                                                    
  ͼ

    System    - Simply the path to your Front Door files.
    Netmail   - Where incoming and outgoing messages are stored.
                (NOTE: These are private messages, not echoes)
    Files     - Where incoming files are to be stored.
    SecFiles  - Where incoming files are to be stored. (SECURE sessions)
    Packets   - Where temporary packets (created for each event) are
                stored.
    Log file  - The name and location of the FD log file.
    Banner    - The name and location of a file that is displayed BEFORE
                loading the BBS software.
    Nodelist  - Where the nodelist files are stored.
    No BBS    - The name and location of a file that is displayed to
                users when interactive access is not allowed.
    MSG Base  - Where the Message Base files are located. I have mine
                blank as Front Door does not need to know that.
    Swapping  - Used if you enable swapping to disk in the
                Mailer/Editor.
    Semaphore - Where the Mailer/Editor looks for/creates their
                semaphore files. (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)
    MailExit  - The file that you want the Mailer to create as the
                received/exit semaphore. (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)

                                                      PAGE 8
     Step 3.3: General Submenu
    

    This is where you define your various environment settings. The
screen should look like this:

     General 
                              
     Your country code 1      
     Screen flickers   No     
     Use "fastkey"     No     
     Screen blanking   Yes    
     Blackout timer   240    
     Extended keyboard Yes    
     Force 24-hour fmt No     
     Monochrome mode   No     
                              
    ͼ

    As with all menus described in this document, this is an example,
not final.

   - Country code should be 1
   - Screen flickers should be set to NO unless you use an old CGA card
   - Use "fastKey" I have set to NO simply because I don't know what it
     is for.
   - Screen Blanking should be set to YES to save your monitor from
     burning out, unless you turn off your monitor for the night.
   - Blackout timer (in seconds) I have set to 240 which is 4 minutes.
   - Extended keyboard have it set to YES if you have a 101/102 key
     keyboard.
   - Force 24-hour format is if you want 24-hour format to be used
     regardless of your location
   - Monochrome mode is if you want FDSETUP to use monochrome mode
     colours (same as the /M switch)

    
     Step 3.4: Users Submenu
    

    This is where you define who has access to do maintenance on FD.
Basically, all it should be is YOUR NAME, access set to SUPERVISOR.

                                                      PAGE 9
     Step 4: Mailer Menu
    

    This is the biggest menu you will face, but one of the easiest. It
has 14 options. They are as follows:

    Miscellaneous    - Where you set Miscellaneous options.
    Log              - Simply what you want to have logged.
    File Requests    - How to setup File Requests.
                       Ŀ
                       This section will be skipped due to a    
                       file called FILE_REQ.ZIP that I have made
                       which thoroughly goes through how to set 
                       up your File Request System. Please      
                       download this file if you want it done.  
                       
    FDServer         - Where you set the password for FDServer.
                       ** registered version only
    External mail    - Where you define external mail programs
                       such as UFGate. Not required and will not be
                       covered.
    Display          - Where you set your display options.
    Colors           - Define how you want the Waiting For Caller (WFC)
                       screen to look like, or just standard default.
    Hidden dial info - Here, you can define/prevent part of numbers
                       from being displayed in the dial box. Not
                       required and will not be covered.
    Function keys    - Here, you can define functions keys, to be
                       available on the WFC screen. ( Keys like going
                       to your bbs locally, to a comm program, etc. )
    Errorlevels      - One of the back bones of Front Door. Here, you
                       coincide the errorlevels with that which is
                       defined in your batch file.
    Audio Control    - The art of sound. Turn on/off certain parts that
                       you don't want to hear.
    Swapping         - Swapping to disk or XMS/EMS memory for DOS shells
    Protection       - Protect access to DOS shell, queue manager,
                       nodelist compiler, etc.
                       ** registered version only
    Fax              - Settings related to internal fax support
                       ** registered version only

                                                      PAGE 10
     Step 4.1: Miscellaneous Submenu
    

    Here, you get a long list of options. Some options can be changed to
suit you, I will explain those later. It should more or less look like
this:

     Miscellaneous 
  +  Mail from unlisted systems           Yes   <Ŀ
  C  Mail from "unprotected" systems      Yes   <Ŀ  
  +  Mail from unlisted points            Yes   <ĳĴ
     Kill empty received messages         Yes         REGISTERED
     Terminal-only (no mail)              No             version only
     Mail-only (no BBS)                   No       
     Match remote's zone                  Yes       COMMERCIAL
     Present all AKAs to remote system    Yes            version only
     Trigger exit upon receipt of NetMail Yes      
     Upon receipt of ANY file           No       
  C  Print received messages              No    <Ĵ
     Busy retries                         10       
     Resend retries                       5        
     Retry delay                          15       
     Days to keep mail history            7        
     Seconds before passing to BBS        11       
     Minimum undialable cost              0        
  C  Honor Return Receipt Requests (RRQ)  No    <
    ͼ

    Those marked above with a '+' cannot be changed unless you have
registered the Front Door, the same goes for those with a 'C'.

    NOTE: As mentioned once above, this menu is different for v2.02 as
compared to v2.11 and v2.12. Here, you have an option BBS SOFTWARE NAME
which is what FD says "Press <ESC> twice for _____" and you fill that
blank. In the later versions of Front Door, this is defined in the Site
Info section.

    Kill empty received messages
        - Basically set it to YES otherwise it will clutter your editor.
    Terminal-only (no mail)
        - Run mailer in terminal-only mode (ie. human callers, no mail).
    Mail-only (no BBS)
        - If you want to run your mailer in mail-only mode (no humans).
    Match remote's zone
        - No explanation so just set it to YES.
    Present all AKAs to remote system
        - Basically useless so set to YES. You can choose whether to
          show the proper alias (matched) or just decide to show your
          Main alias.
    Trigger exit upon receipt of Netmail
        - This, when set to YES, will just set the exit flag when
          compressed mail is received. It will NOT make Front Door exit.
          That is defined later on in the Event Section.
    Upon receipt of ANY file
        - Similar to the above but will set the flag as long as a file
          has been received.

                                                             PAGE 11
   Busy retries
        - Sets the number of times to call a system during an event. In
          the example, I have it set to 10, so my FD will try 11 times.
    Resend retires
        - Defines the number of times FD will attempt to resend after
          a first attempt failure.
    Retry delay
        - Defines the delay (in seconds) between each call attempt.
    Days to keep mail history
        - Simply how far back do you want your logs to be.
    Seconds before passing to BBS
        - The lowest value that I have been able to attain is 11 (sec).
          Possibly a registered version will allow less.
    Minimum undialable cost
        - The minimum cost of a call for a system to be processed by the
          undialable handler. Simply, just set to 0.

    
     Section 4.2: Log Submenu
    

    This is where you define what you want to be logged. The screen
should be as follows, and is self-explainable:

     Log 
                                   
     ! Fatal errors            Yes 
     ? Other errors            Yes 
     $ Accounting info         Yes 
     * Sent/Rcvd files         Yes 
     + Brief messages          Yes 
     - Trivial messages        Yes 
     : Transaction info        Yes 
     % Transfer messages       Yes 
     # Unexpected passwords    No  
     ~ Session information     Yes 
     ~ Remote system's AKAs  No  
     ~ Remote system's info  No  
     = Modem responses         Yes 
       DEBUG: All of the above No  
                                   
    ͼ

    
     Step 4.3: File Requests Submenu
    

    Technically, here I would talk about how to setup your File Request
System on your Front Door, but I have to promote my documents and if you
want to set up your Front Door to be able to honour File Requests,
please download the file called:

    FILE_REQ.ZIP    - How to setup a File Request System.

    This file is a seven page documentation done along the same lines,
and the archive even contains sample files!

                                                             PAGE 12

    Although I didn't put this in that archive, it you download it, and
it has helped you, please send a small donation (no matter how small) to
reward me for my time and effort, and as a reward to you that you have a
working File Request System.

    
     Step 4.4: FDServer Submenu
    

    Unless you have registered your version of the Front Door, this is
unchangeable. It is just where you define the password for the FDServer.

    
     Step 4.5: External Mail Submenu
    

    This is where you can define external mail programs such as UFGate
but I do not see a reason why one would want to use one, and do not use
one myself so I will skip this part.

    
     Step 4.6: Display Submenu
    

    This is where you define your display options. There are only four
things that can be changed unless you have registered, and you basically
just use the default settings.

    Mail waiting flashing Yes
    Display clock         Yes
    Display timestamp     Yes
    Screen size           25

    Mail waiting flashing - If you want 'Mail' (waiting) notice to flash
                            on your WFC screen to notify you that you
                            have unread NetMail waiting.
    Display clock         - Do you want the clock to be displayed.
    Display timestamp     - If you want the timestamp to appear in the
                            progress window.
    Screen size           - What your screen size is. 25 is DEFAULT, and
                            perfectly fine for a normal monitor.

    
     Step 4.7: Colours Submenu
    

    Customized - Although you will not see the full change until you
                 reach the WFC screen, you can customize the following
                 to whatever colour options they allow. You do however
                 have a sample text colour at the bottom right.
    Default mono set  - If your monitor is not a colour monitor.
    Default color set - If your monitor is a colour monitor.

                                                      PAGE 13
     Step 4.8: Hidden Dial Info Submenu
    

    This is not necessary for a running Front Door, but here's how you
do it. You can define up to ten portions to be hidden. For example,
Front Door calls 752-6275, but you defined as one of the ten spots in
the Hidden Dial Info menu to be 752-, the number displayed on your Front
Door would be 6275, since the rest is hidden.

    
     Step 4.9: Function Keys Submenu
    

    This is a neat way to do things. I will show just three examples. One
using a batch file, another using TWO commands, and the third using an
errorlevel.

     F1 
                                                        
     Title  Local Renegade                              
     Action C:\RENLOCAL.BAT                             
     Pause  No                                          
     Check  No                                          
     Swap   Yes                                         
                                                        
    ͼ

     F1 
                                                        
     Title  List and Delete Log                         
     Action LIST C:\FD\FD.LOG;DEL C:\FD\FD.LOG          
     Pause  No                                          
     Check  No                                          
     Swap   Yes                                         
                                                        
    ͼ

     F1 
                                                        
     Title  Local Renegade                              
     Action ?100                                        
     Pause  No                                          
     Check  No                                          
     Swap   Yes                                         
                                                        
    ͼ

    Okay, there's three typical examples. The first is an example of
using a batch file called RENLOCAL.BAT to go to Renegade. The second
example is showing how to do two things in one function. First lists the
LOG, then deletes it. The third example shows the use of an errorlevel.
NOTE: To use the errorlevel, it MUST BE DEFINED in your batch file that
loads up Front Door, and hooks it up to your bbs program.

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    As you will notice, there are three options, PAUSE, CHECK, SWAP

    Pause - Specifies whether or not you want FD to pause when the
            invoked program terminates.
    Check - Specifies whether or not FD should re-scan the NetMail folder
            when the invoked program terminates.
    Swap  - Specifies whether or not you want FD to use swapping.

    
     Step 4.10: Errorlevels Submenu
    

    This is where you define your errorlevels (31-255) for BBS support,
Received mail, and inbound fax calls.

    The two things of importance here is to make sure that the
errorlevels you define here match the ones in your batch file, and do
not put CREATE BAT.file to YES. The errorlevels should be similar to
this:

     Errorlevels 
     300             111  
     1200            110  
     1275            109  
     2400            108  
     4800            107  
     7200            106      These may vary for example if you have
     9600            105      a 28.8 modem, you will move the
     12000           104      errorlevel for 38400 down to 28800 and
     14400           103      do the same in your batch file.
     16800           0    
     19200           102  
     21600           0    
     24000           0    
     26400           0    
     28800           0    
     38400           101  
     57600           0    
     64000           0    
     Custom          0    
     Fax             0    
     Received mail   69   
     Create BAT.file No   
    ͼ

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     Step 4.11: Audio Control Submenu
    

    This is where you define what sounds you want to be active and when
audio should be active. The display should be more or less like this:

     Audio Control 
                                        
     Clock                       Yes    
     Unpacked any mail           No     
     Unpacked high priority mail No     
     Waiting Mail                Yes    
     Inbound connection          Yes    
     Outbound connection         Yes    
     Completed mail transfer     No     
     BBS caller                  Yes    
     Fatal error                 Yes    
     Audio start time            00:00  
     Audio end time              00:00  
                                        
    ͼ

    Since I have a volume control on my computer, I have mine set to
make noise, and have it do so all day long. For those who do not have
volume controls, you may want to set a time of start and finish (I
believe it is 24 hour format) or just turn them all off.

    They are basically self-explanatory so I will not go into detail.

    
     Step 4.12: Swapping Submenu
    

    This is where you define if you want swapping.

    Swapping    - Whether or not swapping should be enabled.
    Use XMS/EMS - Allow use of XMS/EMS memory for the swap image.

    
     Step 4.13: Protection Submenu
    

    This is only accessible in the commercial version of Front Door, so
I will not explain it, as very few have the commercial version.

    
     Step 4.14: Fax Submenu
    

    This is only accessible in the commercial version of Front Door, so
I will not explain it, as very few have the commercial version.

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     Step 5: Editor Menu
    

    Here, you will be faced with ten submenus. Again, don't be afraid.
Three of them you do not even touch. They are as follows:

    Miscellaneous - Miscellaneous settings for the Front Door Editor.
    Netmail Folder - Netmail Folder settings.
    Keyboard Macros - Self-explainable.
    Origin lines - Origin lines used in folders with Conference Status.
    Display - Screen display options.
    Colours - Colours for the editor and the COMMERCIAL Nodelist
              Manager.
    Xlat.IN - DO NOT TOUCH!
    Xlat.Out - DO NOT TOUCH!
    Swapping -Defines whether to use swapping or memory for DOS shells.
    Fax - COMMERCIAL VERSIONS ONLY. Will not be discussed.

    
     Step 5.1: Miscellaneous Submenu
    

    In this submenu, you are given seven options, although you can only
change two. The screen will look like:

     Miscellaneous 
                                      
     Delete original (Conference) Ask <Ŀ
     Delete original (Local)      Ask <Ĵ
     Delete original (Netmail)    Ask <Ĵ
     Show hard CRs                No      Can only be modified in
     Margin                       60         COMMERCIAL versions
     Honor CFM                    No  <Ĵ
     New mail semaphores          No  <
    ͼ

    Show hard CRs - Basically, do you want to see End Of Line (EOL)
                    characters in your message.
    Margin - Self Explainable.

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     Step 5.2: Netmail Folder Submenu
    

    Again, in this submenu, you are presented with ten options, but only
six options are configurable. The screen will be:

     NetMail folder 
                        
     Restricted     No  <Ŀ
     Read-only      No  <Ĵ
     Export OK      No  <Ĵ
     Use tables     No     
     Crash          Yes    
     Direct         No     
     Hold           No     
     Private        Yes    
     Kill/Sent      Yes    
     Use Zonegates  Ask < Can only be modified in a REGISTERED
                               version of Front Door
    ͼ

    Use tables - Define whether to use translation tables in
                 Netmail Folder. This can be toggled within the Editor
                 so why not set it to NO.
    Crash   - If the CRASH status bit should be set for locally created
              messages. YES.
    Direct  - If the DIRECT status bit should be set for locally created
              messages. NO.
    Hold    - If the HOLD status bit should be set for locally created
              messages. NO.
    Private - If the PRIVATE status bit should be set for locally
              created messages. YES.
    Kill/Sent - If the KILL/SENT status bit should be set for locally
                created messages. YES.

    
     Step 5.3: Keyboard Macros Submenu
    

    Simply a menu where you can define certain Function Keys to become
macros while writing a message. Most useful for SIGS. You can use F1 -
F10. And example is:

    F1  Sincerely,||     Mark Kukla|       <Zeus>|

    This will create this when I hit F1.


    Sincerely,

         Mark Kukla
           <Zeus>

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     Step 5.4: Origin Lines Submenu
    

    This section is rarely used, so I will just explain it, without
example. In here, you specify what origin line you want to append to
messages created in ECHOMAIL-TYPE folders. Generally, they contain the
name and location of your system, if not even the phone number. To use
this, you MUST be in an echomail-type folder. The general editor is not,
thus I leave mine blank.

    
     Step 5.5: Display Submenu
    

    This is where you define your display options. There is only one
thing that can be changed unless you have registered, and you basically
just use the default settings.

    Screen size           25

    Screen size           - What your screen size is. 25 is DEFAULT, and
                            perfectly fine for a normal monitor.

    
     Step 5.6: Colours Submenu
    

    Simple to do... Customized, default mono/colour sets

    Customized - Although you will not see the full change until you
                 reach the EDITOR screen, you can customize the
                 following to whatever colour options they allow. You do
                 however have a sample text colour at the bottom right.

                 Header, Highlight, Clock, Data entry, Error, Normal
                 text, Frame, Window text, Window frames, Window select,
                 Window highlight.
    Default mono set  - If your monitor is not a colour monitor.
    Default color set - If your monitor is a colour monitor.

    
     Step 5.7: Xlat.In Submenu
    

    This is the simplest step. You don't touch a thing!

    
     Step 5.8: Xlat.Out Submenu
    

    This is the simplest step. You don't touch a thing!

                                                      PAGE 19
     Step 5.9: Swapping Submenu
    

    This is where you define if you want swapping.

    Swapping    - Whether or not swapping should be enabled.
    Use XMS/EMS - Allow use of XMS/EMS memory for the swap image.

    
     Step 5.10: Fax Submenu
    

    This is only accessible in the commercial version of Front Door, so
I will not explain it, as very few have the commercial version.

    
     Step 6: Terminal Menu
    

    Ahh... half way done. Of course, going through this document and
setting Front Door up will take you a LOT less time than it did for me
to write this, but from what I have seen around about how to setup FRont
Door, I would definitely use this to the other programs, and even to the
FD.DOC file. Unfortunately, this is a lengthy document, but I am sure
well worth it, as I believe it is GUARANTEED to get it working.

    Anyways, on to work. On this menu, you will get six options, again,
two, or even three, you don't touch or don't bother with. The options
are as follows:

    Miscellaneous   - Never get enough of them. Anyways, this is where
                      you define the miscellaneous terminal settings.
    Display         - Yet again, more display options.
    Keyboard Macros - As defined earlier, simply macros defines to
                      function keys, although with a twist. Uses F1 -
                      F10 although either SHIFT or ALT.
    Xlat.In         - DO NOT TOUCH!
    Xlat.Out        - DO NOT TOUCH!
    IEMSI Profile   - Not required, and I don't know how and don't use
                      it. FD will work fine without it.

    
     Step 6.1: Miscellaneous Submenu
    

    This is a rather simple setup, even though it uses an INIT string.
There are nineteen options here, seventeen of them configurable.

                                                             PAGE 20

    The screen will look similar to this:

     Miscellaneous 
     Init            ATM1L3X4|                             
     Download        C:\FD\INBOUND\                        
     Upload                                                
     Editor          C:\UTILY\Q.EXE                        
     Protocol        Zmodem                                
     Emulation       ANSI                                  
     AVATAR/0+       Yes                                   
     Buffer size     128                                   
     Connect noise   Yes                                   
     Transfer noise  Yes                                   
     Use tables      No                                    
     Auto Zmodem     Yes                                   
     Local echo      No                                    
     Wrap around     Yes                                   
     Delay           10                                    
 > Logging         No                                    
 > Auto DW Mode    No                                    
    Timer enabled   Yes                                   
    Timer         300                                   
   ͼ
  Can only be modified in a REGISTERED version of Front Door.

    Init           - Modem initialization string. Will vary depending on
                     your modem. Mine basically turns the speaker on and
                     sets the volume level.
    Download       - Defines the DOWNLOAD path. Why not into your FD.
    Upload         - Defines the UPLOAD path. I have mine blank simple
                     because when I upload, I don't always do it from one
                     directory.
    Editor         - An editor that you like to use, and is loaded by
                     ALT-I in the Terminal mode.
    Protocol       - Defines the DEFAULT file-transfer protocol. Choose
                     from: Zmodem, Xmodem, Telink, SEAlink. (for
                     DOWNLOADING)
    Emulation      - Defines the DEFAULT terminal emulation protocol.
                     Choose from: ANSI, VT52, VT100 and TTY.
    AVATAR/0+      - Defines if you want to allow AVATAR/0+ sequences in
                     ANSI emulation. Can be toggled from within.
    Buffer size    - Defines the size (in KB) of the scroll-back buffer.
    Connect noise  - Defines whether or not to make a noise after a
                     connection is established.
    Transfer noise - Defines whether or not to make a noise after a
                     transfer is complete.
    Use tables     - Defines whether or not to use translation tables.
                     Can be toggled from within.
    Auto Zmodem    - Whether you want AUTO Zmodem downloads or not.
    Local echo     - Quite simply, if the Terminal should echo typed
                     characters.

                                                             PAGE 21

    Wrap around    - Whether you want Automatic wrap when a line reaches
                     more than 80 (>80) lines.
    Delay          - Defines the delay in seconds between calls when
                     BUSY, etc.
    Logging        - REGISTERED VERSION ONLY!
    Auto DW Mode   - REGISTERED VERSION ONLY!
    Timer enabled  - Whether you want to automatically return to the
                     Mailer when timer expires without keyboard input.
    Timer          - The timer setting in seconds (60-6000)

    
     Step 6.2: Display Submenu
    

    This is where you define your display options. There is only one
thing that can be changed unless you have registered, and you basically
just use the default settings.

    Screen size           25

    Screen size           - What your screen size is. 25 is DEFAULT, and
                            perfectly fine for a normal monitor.

    
     Step 6.3 Keyboard Macros Submenu
    

    Simply a menu where you can define certain Function Keys to become
macros while writing a message. Most useful for SIGS. It uses SHIFT and
CTRL F1 - F10. An example is:

    Shift-F1  ATH0|

    NOTE: There are special commands you can use.

    |  = Carriage Return (CR)
    ~B = TAB
    ~P = Current Password
    ~! = 1s Pause
    ~~ = ~
    ~| =

    
     Step 6.4: Xlat.In Submenu
    

    This is the simplest step. You don't touch a thing!

    
     Step 6.5: Xlat.Out Submenu
    

    This is the simplest step. You don't touch a thing!

                                                             PAGE 22

    
     Step 6.6: IEMSI Profile Submenu
    

    This is where you define the default profile for IEMSI sessions. I
do not use this and do not fully understand it thus I will not go over
this section. It is not necessary for a fully running Front Door.

    
     Step 7: Modem Menu
    

    The most feared menu of Front Door, and basically the hardest part
and the MAIN back bone of Front Door. Whether it will work or not.

    You have two options to start off with. They are:

    Default settings - This is where you define all the default modem
                       settings.
    Task Specific    - The easy one. ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMMERCIAL
                       VERSIONS! You do nothing! because you can't.

    
     Step 7.1: Default Settings Submenu
    

    Here, the work starts. Not too hard, other than one part. You start
off with seven options, two of which you cannot do unless you have
registered Front Door, or you have a COMMERCIAL copy. Your options are:

    Hardware         - Here, you define the miscellaneous hardware
                       options.
    Connect messages - Defines the connect messages sent from the modem.
    Custom messages  - Defines custom connect messages (REGISTERED ONLY)
    Status messages  - Defines the status messages sent from the modem.
    Command strings  - Defines the commands sent to the modem.
    Answer control   - Defines how you want Front Door to answer.
    Fax              - Enable/disable internal fax handling
                       (COMMERCIAL ONLY)

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     Step 7.1.1: Hardware Sub-Submenu
    

    This is an important part of Front Door setup. You have eight
options but only seven can be modified. The screen should look like the
following:

     Hardware 
                                          
     Serial port                   4      
     Locked port                   Yes    
     Maximum baud rate             Fixed  
     Reset modem to connect speed  No     
     Lower DTR when busy           Yes    
     Lower DTR to terminate call   Yes    
     Toggle DTR before dialing     No     
     Carrier detect mask (CDMASK)  128    <Ŀ
                                                             
    ͼ                   
    Can only change it if you have a COMMERCIAL version  

    Serial port - Straight forward. What COM port you are using.
    Locked port - Do you want to LOCK your COM port.
                  NOTE: Things work better when locked, but you
                        must lock your fossil driver, FD, and
                        your bbs software ALL AT THE SAME SPEED!
    Maximum baud rate - Simply the maximum baud rate of your modem
                        or FIXED is you lock your port.
    Reset modem to connect speed - Used with modems supporting the
                                   CCITT v.23 standard.
    Lower DTR when busy - YES if you don't want the "Off-hook" string
                          to be send when Front Door is busy.
    Lower DTR to terminate call - YES is you don't want the "On-Hook"
                                  string to be sent to terminate a call.
    Toggle DTR before dialing - YES if you want Front Door to lower DTR,
                                pause, and then raise DTR again every
                                time it places an outgoing call.
    Carrier detect mask (CDMASK) - Unless you own a COMMERCIAL version
                                   of Front Door, this cannot be
                                   changed.

    
     Step 7.1.2: Connect Messages Sub-Submenu
    

    This is simply where you define the connect messages, and basically
you do not have to change everything as it is all put in there for you.
The only important things are:

    300 baud            CONNECT|
    1200-115200 baud    CONNECT <speed> (eg. CONNECT 14400)
    Fax                 CONNECT FAX

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     Step 7.1.3: Custom Messages Sub-Submenu
    

    This is where you can define custom connect messages and baud rate
(requires that port is locked). In order for this to be modified,
however, you must have a REGISTERED version of Front Door. This, like
the CONNECT MESSAGES is rather straight forward, and will not be
covered.

    
     Step 7.1.4: Status Messages Sub-Submenu
    

    This is to define the status messages that are sent from the modem.
They are straight forward thus a visible screen shot will suffice in
explanation. It should be like this:

     Status messages 
                                 
     Error       ERROR            NOTE: These can be set to whatever
     Busy        BUSY                   you want them to say. For
     No Carrier  NO CARRIER             example, OK can be OKAY or
     Ok          OK                     even OKIE-DOKIE if you want.
     Ring        RING|           
     No Dialtone NO DIAL         
     No Answer   NO ANSWER       
     Voice       VOICE           
                                 
    ͼ

    
     Step 7.1.5: Command Strings Sub-Submenu
    

    This is the hardest part to configure, as it holds the success of
Front Door in one measly menu. This is because in this submenu, you
enter the modem init strings, which will vary for all modems, and not
necessarily work on all systems. Due to the nature of this area, many
releases of this documentation file will be released, with additional
modem init strings included at the END of the document so as to not fool
around with page spacing. The only things that will mainly change are
the INIT-1 to INIT-3 strings, and possibly the DOWN and ATTENTION
strings. Anyways, here is my setup. (NOTE: This is for a 14.4 USRobotics
Sportster Fax/Modem)

                                                             PAGE 25

     Command strings 
                                                              
     Escape Code    +++                                       
     Return on-line ~ATO|                                     
     On-hook        ~ATM1H0|                                  
     Off-hook       ~ATM0H1|                                  
 > Dial           ATDT                                      
    Prefix                                                 
    Suffix       |                                         
    Delay          7                                         
    Init-1         AT&G2&K0&M4S19=2B&B1&H1&R2&N0H0S15=72|     <Ŀ
    Init-2         ATV1X4S7=55EQM0S11=50S0=0|                 <Ĵ
    Init-3                                                    <Ĵ
    Down                                                         
    Attention      ATZ|                                          
                                                                 
   ͼ    
  This option will either be ATDT (tone) or ATDP (pulse)       
                                                                    
   NOTE: The more init strings, the more OKs your modem gives 
         Three init strings will give you three OKs when initializing

    Escape code - Used to place the modem in command mode as opposed
                  to data/on-line. This is only used if you have
                  disabled "Lower DTR to terminate call" or if you
                  are using the "Reset modem to connect speed" option.
    Return on-line - Used to place the modem in data/on-line (as opposed
                     to command mode. This is only used if you are using
                     the "Reset modem to connect speed" option.
    On-hook  - Used to place the modem on hook (as opposed to off hook)
               if you have disabled the "Lower DTR when busy" or "Lower
               DTR to terminate call".
    Off-hook - Used to place the modem off hook (as opposed to on hook)
               if you have disabled "Lower DTR when busy".
    Dial - Used when Front Door places an outgoing call. Front Door will
           send the dial (this) string, the Prefix, the telephone
           number, followed by the Suffix.
    Prefix - Sent BEFORE every number.
    Suffix - Sent AFTER every number. This should be set to the pipe (|)
             character to indicate a CR in most cases.
    Delay - The delay (in 1/10 second) between every string Front Door
            sends to the modem. If you have a fast modem (not baud rate)
            such as the USR HST, you can set this as low as one or two,
            but most modems require that this is set between four and
            eight.
    Init-1..Init-3 - Modem initialization strings. They are sent
                     every time Front Door initializes the modem in order
                     (Init-1, Init-2, Init-3). Unused strings should not
                     be set to anything (leave field blank)
    Down - Sent to the modem when Front Door terminates. This occurs
           when mail has been received or when you press <ALT-Q> (Quit).
    Attention - Sent to the modem to force it to respond with an OK
                message. This should be set to "ATZ|" or "AT|"in most
                cases.


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     Step 7.1.5a: Some Modem INIT strings
    

  USRobotics Sportster 14400/PC Fax/Modem            Ŀ
                                                       
       Init-1 AT&G2&K0&M4S19=2B&B1&H1&R2&N0H0S15=72|   
      Init-2 ATV1X4S7=55EQM0S11=50S0=0|              

  Cardinal 2400 Modem (Hayes compatible)             Ŀ
                                                       
       Init-1 ATE0Q0B0&G2|                             
       Init-2 ATV1X4S7=55M0S11=50S10=40|               
      Init-3 ATS0=0H0|                               

  Zoltrix 14400 Modem                                Ŀ
                                                       
      Init-1 AT&F&C1&D2S95=3                         

  Internal Zoom 14400 Fax/Modem                      Ŀ
                                                       
       Init-1 ATE0W2Q0B0&G2|                           
       Init-2 ATV1W2X4S7=55M0S11=50S10=40              
      Init-3 ATW2S0=0H0|                             

  Internal 2400 MAXFAX Modem                         Ŀ
                                                       
      Init-1 ATV1S0=Z0&C0&C1&D2M1E0                  

  Zoom 28800 Modem                                   Ŀ
                                                       
       Init-1 AT&Q0^M|                                 
      Init-2 ATM07Z^M|                               

                                                      PAGE 27
     Step 7.1.6: Answer Control Sub-Submenu
    

    This is a simple menu, with four options, three that can be
modified. The final screen should look like:

     Answer control 
                                               
     Manual answer Yes                         
     Force answer  ATA|                        
     Answer delay  5                           
 > Enable LDFRS  No                          
                                              
   ͼ
  This can only be modified if you have a REGISTERED version.

    Manual answer - When set to YES, Front Door will answer the modem
                    when a RING is received.
    Force answer  - Command to force the modem to answer. Usually ATA|
    Answer delay  - 1/10s of second between the RING is received, and
                    the answer string is sent.
    Enable LDFRS  - If data received from modem between RINGs should
                    be logged. (Modifiable only in REGISTERED version)

    
     Step 7.1.7: Fax Sub-Submenus
    

    This enables/disables the internal fax handling but unless you own a
COMMERCIAL version of Front Door, it cannot be modified.

    
     Step 7.2: Task Specific Submenu
    

    This defines the task specific modem settings (task 1-255) although
unless you have a COMMERCIAL version of Front Door, it cannot be entered
or modified, and will not be discussed.

    
     Step 8: Printer Menu
    

    Ahh, almost done. Actually, technically we are done. Two more menus
remain, but are very simple. This menu, for example, gives you four
options which are: Hardware, Page, Strings and Xlat.Out. Unfortunately,
unless you own a COMMERCIAL version of Front Door, this cannot be
changed, modified, or activated so thus we shall skip it.

                                                      PAGE 28
     Step 9: Manager Menu
    

    This is the last menu to be done in Front Door. (HOORAY!) The main
thing to be done, is simply go and press ENTER on each option, and if it
asks if you want to create something, answer YES. For one thing, you
MUST create the Event 0 in order to be able to boot FD. Anyways, this
menu gives you five options, all of which can be configured.

    
     Step 9.1: Events Submenu
    

    Here, the main thing you have to do is create the event, known as
EVENT 0. This is an event that runs all the time, and mist run in order
for Front Door to work.

    There are other parts that can be added, mail events, or even
external events, but I will cover both of those is another documentation
to be released later. For now, I will just give one hint, of how to make
Front Door exit every time you receive mail.

    Hit ENTER on the 0 event, and go down to BEHAVIOUR. The option
second from the top "Exit when mail is received" is the key. If this is
set to YES, then Front Door will exit every time NetMail or compressed
packets are received, and then process them as defined by the errorlevel
set earlier for RECEIVED MAIL. If set to NO, you will have to process
mail manually, via a batch file.

    The other thing that needs to be checked is the last option "Answer
inbound calls" and the first option "Allow users during event". Make
sure that these are set to YES, so that human callers will be able to
get to your bbs during this event, which runs all the time.

    In short, this is how the behaviour for a event 0 should look like:

     Behavior 
     Allow users during event              Yes 
     Exit when mail is received            No  < Depends on your
     High priority (crash) mail only       No       liking
     Allow file requests                   Yes 
     Pickup file requests                  Yes 
     Hold (don't send) file requests       No  
     Hold (don't send) file attaches       No  
     Attempt to pickup waiting mail        Yes   * More detailed
     Allow nodes to pickup waiting mail    Yes    information on how
     Prioritize outbound calls             Yes    to setup External
     Delay before placing first call       No     Events will be
     Inbound only                          No     covered in another
     End event when no more mail to send   No     documentation.
     Send to CM systems only               Yes 
     Send to non-CM systems only           No  
     Send to systems once only             No  
     Answer inbound calls                  Yes 
    ͼ

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     Step 9.2: Folders Submenu
    

    This is where you define different message folders. Not really
necessary for Front Door to operate, and I do not use them, so I will
not cover them in this doc. They are explained in the FD.DOC if you
truly want it setup.

       
     Step 9.3: Security Submenu
    

    This is where you define session level security and configuration.
Within the submenu, you have many options, which are all defined nicely
in the FD.DOC. It is not essential for this to be configured for Front
Door to run, but they do encourage it in the FD.DOC to have passwords
set for every node that calls you system, just to ensure that someone
else is not sending you messages, using someone else's address. I do not
have this setup on my Front Door, but setup is simple. For the SYSTEM,
you enter their net address, and then for PASSWORD, you enter the
password that they will be using. Then, set everything to YES, which is
default. This is where you also define who can has access to direcories
or files defined in your SECALIAS.TXT as written in the FILEREQ2.ZIP
document.

    
     Step 9.4: Requests Submenu
    

    This is where you define file level security. You can easily
password protect certain files, or whole directories. I do not use this
not is it essential to be configured in order for Front Door to work
fully.

    
     Step 9.5: Modem Submenu
    

    This is where you define modem control. All I basically have in
there are three strings to match. These strings represent defined
strings that are defined in nodelists.

    What I have is the following:

   Modem control 
   #  String to match               Nodial  String to send             
  ĺ
   1  V32                                   ATB0|                      
   2  HST                                   ATB1|                      
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     Final Words
    

    Finally, everything is done. I hope this documentation has helped
you successfully install Front Door and get it working. This
documentation, as you can see, is like no other help file for Front
Door. This one gives you basic step-by-step instructions and visual
screen shots on how to set up EVERYTHING. This has taken me a lot of
time to complete, but I know the reward will be greater than the
suffering of all this typing, as it will, or at least should, bring
Front Door to all the new sysops just starting, as well to old hands who
finally want to get Front Door up and running. Now, some of the minor
technicalities, and hints.

    Once you have setup Front Door, and loaded it, and it returns an OK,
it works fine, or at least it should if the init string is correct. Now,
in order for your Front Door to work coincidingly with your bbs system,
you need a batch file, similar to the one I have included, called
HEAVENLY.BAT. Feel free to use this batch file, to modify it, and of
course, to rename it to your liking. This is basically how it should be
to work properly, just use these errorlevels and put them into Front
Door. It also has some hidden twists in it, for processing perfection.
NOTE: This batch file is setup for RENEGADE systems. Telegard systems
will use TELEMAIL, and have different parameters, and other bbs programs
will also use different formats. From now on, instead of loading for
example RENEGADE, you will load HEAVENLY which will boot up Front Door.

    One IMPORTANT fact to using Front Door, along with a BBS program. In
order for the users not to see garbage characters on their screen, you
have to LOCK Front Door, as shown in the examples of my system, and you
also have to LOCK your FOSSIL DRIVER (either read the docs that come
with it, or another documentation made by me) and the last thing to
lock, your BBS program.

    ** One seriously important thing, they MUST ALL BE LOCKED AT THE
       SAME SPEED! (This cannot be stressed enough)

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     Important Information
    

    As with all my documentations that I have written, if you notice any
errors, or mistakes made in this document, please notify Zeus or Mark
Kukla at:

    Eternal Heaven BBS
    (416) 752-6275

    or through any one of these nets:

    ITC   Net 85:896/563
    Magic Net 88:88/200
    Silly Net 234:500/105

    If you find something configured incorrectly, or would like to add,
and be credited for it, hints and procedures of how to setup sections
that I did not cover, feel free to reach me with the information and you
will be given credit. (Think, instant advertisement for your bbs) The
same goes for if you have any INIT strings for a modem that it not
listed in here, or even one that is listed, but yours is at least half
different, then notify me and you shall get credited as well. Every time
this document gets improved, with either new procedures for uncovered
areas, or with new init strings, a release will be done. Thank you for
your time in reading this, or printing this document, and may you put it
to good use, and good luck.

    
     Donation Information
    

    Although this is not required, I would like to ask for some
donations, as small as they may be, to be sent to the address given
below, to reward me of my hard time and hours of typing this
documentation. If it has helped you, please donate. Even if it is just a
dollar. A dollar from everyone who uses this can really add up. Canadian
and US funds accepted. Send checks to:

    Mark Kukla
    80 Wyndcliff Cres.
    Toronto, ON CANADA
    M4A 2K2

    Thank you for any donations on their way, or still to come. It is
only fair to reward for being rewarded yourself with Front Door, the
first step to networking.

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                            C R E D I T S 
                           

                   Mark Kukla (Zeus) - Documentation

             Joseph Baker (Mr. Wiggley) - Some Init Strings

                Rob Tamblyn (Goofy) - Some Init Strings

            Victor Dugas (Night Prowler) - Some Init Strings

             David Matos (Dr.Sinister) - Some Init Strings


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                           B B S  L I S T 
                          

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   BBS NAME               SYSOP          SPEED  PHONE NUMBER   
  ʹ
   Eternal Heaven BBS     Zeus           14400  (416) 752-6275 
  Ĵ
   Flash Point BBS        Mr. Wiggley    14400  (416) 614-9575 
  Ĵ
   Magic Kingdom BBS      Goofy          14400  (905) 882-2146 
    (Two nodes)                          14400  (905) 882-0848 
  Ĵ
   Night Prowlers BBS     Night Prowler   2400  (416) 594-0073 
  Ĵ
   Sinister's Lair        Dr.Sinister    28800  (416) 653-7046 
  

