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  TeleFinder QuickStart!

The QuickStart instructions let you create a 'pre-fab' TeleFinder Web and BBS site. To the prefab site you can add SMTP and POP3 Internet Mail Servers, a Finger Server, and your own Web Pages.

The QuickStart sets up the following services:

• Web Server with Active Pages, Personal Web Sites, Web BBS, Web Downloads, and CGI.

  When you setup the Web Server you can use it to view the documentation, try out the sample pages, and use your BBS via the Web.

   

• Bulletin Board System with online chat, e-mail, file transfers and conferencing.

  You start out with:

  • The users: Sysop, Guest, Tom Garbanzo, Mail Server (a gateway).
    2 access groups:Sysop and Basic.
    A File Download area.
    A Conferencing section.
    A Chatroom.

CD-ROM Contents

When purchasing the full TeleFinder server, the CD-ROM will contain the following components.

TeleFinder Server

This folder contains the TeleFinder client and server software. See "Setting Up" for installation directions.

v5.7 Documentation

The "v5.7 Documentation" folder contains the full TeleFinder documentation in HTML format. Open homepage.html with Netscape, or another HTML browser to begin using the documentation.

Bonus Web Plugins

The "Bonus Web Plugins" folder contains many Web Server plugins that extend TeleFinder's Internet capabilities.

Development Kit

This folder contains development tools and documentation for creating Web Server plug-ins. Internet protocol descriptions for HTTP, POP3 and SMTP. Some TeleFinder file format descriptions and AppleEvent information.

Utilities

A collection of useful utilities that work with TeleFinder.

TeleFinder™/User Folder

The TeleFinder client for MacOS in an uncompressed form. Compressed clients for MacOS and Windows are in the TeleFinder Server:tf-clients folder.

Setting Up

Follow these steps to run the TeleFinder Server.

• Select a location to install the software. Typically, this is the root level of the hard disk. Copy the "TeleFinder Server" folder from the CD to the desired location on your computer's hard disk. If installing from an Internet download, open the TeleFinder "sea" file and decompress the files into the desired location.

• Double-click on the file "TeleFinder Server" application icon from within the TeleFinder Server folder. TeleFinder Server will automatically launch the User Manager and Mail Server programs.

  User Manager will open the TeleUsers database. It should display the list of users registered with your system. Leave this window and program open so that the other programs can access user information. You can "hide" User Manager in the background if you want.

  Mail Server links to User Manager so that it can process E-mail for the BBS.

  TeleFinder Server links to User Manager so that it can access names, passwords, and privilege information.

   

• Start the Web Server.

   

  • Select the "Server Settings" command from the Web menu to open the Web Settings dialog. Then click on the "Server" icon to display the Server pane.

     

  • Turn the Web Server Master Switch on to enable the Web Server.

     

  • Click in the OK button to make the change take effect, and start the Web Server.

   

• Start a BBS Node.

  A BBS Node Settings file contains preferences and communications settings necessary for establishing reliable connections to your BBS.

  • Select the "Open Node" command from the File menu. This opens the "Open" dialog
    
  • Select "Modem Node 1" from the list of files. Or, select TCP Node 1 if you'd prefer a network node.

    The Modem Node 1 file is configured for a Hayes modem. Please see Installing the BBS in the on-line documentation for information on configuring the software for your specific modem.
    

  • Click in the Open button to open the Node Settings file.

   

• Your System is Online!

  TeleFinder should now be ready to explore via a Web Browser, or the TeleFinder client software. Point your favorite client at your system and get connected! 

October 28, 1998 -- ©Copyright 1998, Spider Island Software