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190 lines
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PSILink 3.2 Installation
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rev. Aug 1, 1992
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Copyright 1992 Performance Systems International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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______________________________________________________________________________
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*** ORDERING ***
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You are using the copyrighted Shareware version of PSILink. Shareware is a
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low cost distribution mechanism for useful software applications.
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PSILink service is activated when you order. There is a one time activation
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fee plus a fixed monthly service fee. There are no usage or connect time
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charges. Consult the PSILink Order form for prices.
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To order service you must fill out a PSILink Order Form and send it to PSI
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Inc. This order form can be obtained by:
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1) Printing out the file order.ps (found on your installation diskette).
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This REQUIRES the use of a postscript printer. You will NOT be able to
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print this document intelligibly on a non-postscript printer.
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2) Calling 1.703.620.6651. Be sure to have a FAX number (preferred) or
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postal address ready.
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______________________________________________________________________________
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*** DISTRIBUTION ***
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PSILink is distributed on a single 3.5" high density floppy disk. Copies can
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be made if the disk contents are copied in entirety and are not altered.
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For users with Internet access the contents of the distribution diskette are
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also available using anonymous FTP from ftp.psi.com under the psilink
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directory.
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All files must be retrieved in binary (image) mode onto either a blank
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formatted diskette or a empty directory on a hard disk (preferably NOT
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named \PSILINK).
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______________________________________________________________________________
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*** INSTALLATION ***
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PSILink is an integrated program for sending and receiving Internet
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electronic mail, USENET news and for accessing Internet anonymous FTP
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archives.
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To install:
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+ Change to this drive
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Type the drive letter followed by a colon (e.g. a:) and press ENTER.
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+ Change to this directory
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Use cd or chdir.
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+ Type INSTALL then press ENTER
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If you encounter trouble see TROUBLE REPORTING below.
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After you install PSILink, type PSILINK /H for help on command line options.
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______________________________________________________________________________
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*** VERY QUICK USER GUIDE ***
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+ F1 activates Help + ESC cancels a command + ALT+x exits PSILink
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Make menu selections by:
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+ Using a mouse and clicking on a menu selection, or ...
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+ Pressing F10 and using the arrow keys, or ...
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+ Using ALT+Letter. For example, pressing ALT+p will activate the
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PSILink menu and then pressing 'x' will select Exit.
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If the Main Menu is hidden, it can be activated by:
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+ Using the mouse and clicking the up-arrow in the upper right corner, or ..
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+ Pressing F10 twice, or ...
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+ Using ALT+p, ALT+m, ALT+w or ALT+h (the highlighted Main Menu letters).
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+ F3 - to write mail
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+ ALT+c - connects to PSINet
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+ F4 - to read mail
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______________________________________________________________________________
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*** JUMP START ***
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All PSILink subscribers can use electronic mail. There are three main
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email activities in PSILink:
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+ Writing new mail
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+ Connecting to PSINet to send mail you have written and get mail addressed
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to you
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+ Reading mail addressed to you
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To use PSILink:
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+ Type PSILINK at the DOS prompt and press ENTER
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+ If PSILink asks you about the time, answer y or n
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+ Press F3 (Messages:Write Mail) and compose some mail to yourself
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Address it to 'your account'@psilink.com (e.g. pl9999@psilink.com)
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+ Press F3 to put your message in the *outbox*
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+ Press ALT+c to connect to PSINet
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+ Press ALT+c to connect again to get the mail you sent
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+ PSILink should automatically put you into Read Mail / News (F4) if you got
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your mail.
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Make sure you spell your account name and password correctly. Your account
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name can be corrected with PSILink:Setup (the Setup selection in the PSILink
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menu).
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If you do not have an account you may try account 'guest' and password
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'guest'. The account is unsuitable for normal use since anyone can access
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it.
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To use USENET news you must be subscribed to 'Basic' PSILink service. Steps
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for use are:
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+ First you must get the current list of news groups
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+ Enable Recieve News and Send News in your Connect
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Configuration.
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+ Connect to PSINet at least once to get the list of
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USENET news groups.
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+ Now you can get news
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+ Subscribe to news groups. Use the Subscribe to News
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selection in the Messages menu. You only have to do
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this once.
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+ Connect to PSINet to get news from the news groups you
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subscribed to.
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+ Use Read Mail / News to read the news. Item:Reply All will address
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your reply to the news group.
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+ Use Write News to post an original news article.
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To use Batch Anonymous FTP to access Internet archives you must be subscribed
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to 'Basic' PSILink service. Steps for use are:
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+ Use the 'Request file (Anon FTP)' selection in the Services menu to
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specify what file you want retrieved. Leave the file name blank to
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get a listing of files in that directory (path) on the host you
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specify. If you leave the directory (path) blank the host's default
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directory is used.
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+ Connect to PSINet to place your file 'orders'.
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+ Periodically examine the 'Status of File Requests' selection in the
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Services menu to see what files are ready. If you have any
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outstanding orders, PSILink checks on their status everytime you
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connect.
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+ Enable 'Recieve Files' in your Connect Configuration. The next
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time you connect, PSILink will retrieve any files that are ready.
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______________________________________________________________________________
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*** TROUBLE REPORTING ***
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If PSILink misbehaves, send a note to:
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psilink-help@psi.com
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A built in 'help' mail alias is available so you don't have to remember the
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exact address.
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Please include:
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+ Your PSILink account name
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+ A concise description of the problem
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+ The version number of PSILink you are using (see PSILink:About)
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+ The type of PC you are using:
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+ Brand & Model
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+ Processor type
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+ Amount of memory installed
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+ Peripherals installed
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+ The version of DOS you are using
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+ The names and versions of any TSR's you may have installed.
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PSILink requires at least 512k of free memory. If PSILink is failing for
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you, make sure you have tried it without any TSR's installed to determine if
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you have a memory problem.
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The number in the upper right-hand corner of the menus indicates how much DOS
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memory is left.
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On systems with slow disks a disk caching program, like Microsoft's
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SMARTDRIVE, can improve performance. Having BUFFERS=40 in your CONFIG.SYS
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will improve performance also.
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For timely response, use electronic mail (psilink-help@psi.com) to
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communicate with PSI. Our customer support structure is optimized around
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electronic communications, and can be responded to 24hours/day, 7 days/week,
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depending on load and availability.
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However, if you can't send or receive mail with PSILink call 1.518.283.8860
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(available Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm EST) and ask for Customer
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Support.
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