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                        Version 0.65

                        Created by:
             Mat Butler (The Duke Of Eral) and
                    Fox Cutter (Foxeris)
                 Copyright 1995 by SoftSupp
  
  Welcome to one of the first sharewere WWIV-type network
updaters. Called The Network Updater (TNU). This program,
currently in version 0.65, is made to send an update to any
board on a WWIV-type network at the push of a button (at
times not even that!).
  
  1.0 The Idea:
      TNU was made as a solution to the problems of running
    a WWIV-type network. The authors both where the NC's of
    2 separate networks, with requests from several others
    to create a low-cost network updating software that
    supported VBBS boards also (This is still in the works).
      
      As you may know, Wayne Bell (the author of WWIV and NC
    of WWIVNet) sells a commercial network updating
    software, NETUP. However, the cost of that is $100,
    which is much to high. The only other software that the
    author knows about the updates WWIV networks is called
    The Network Coordinator. Even though TNC costs $35, it
    does not yet support VBBS. However, you can not get a
    shareware version of either of these two programs that
    sends updates through the network, to see how it runs.
      
      Enter TNU. As far as the authors know, there is no
    shareware updater that, when unregistered, will send
    updates through the network. The authors felt the need
    for one, considering that there are any number of small
    WWIV-type networks through out the country, a shareware
    program that has the ability to do this, plus the
    ability to send source-verified e-mail to other boards,
    and all so send out pings (get networked sub information
    from your board) and use the pongs (the returns from
    pings) to make and send SUBS.LST over the net.
      
  2.0 System Requirements:
    WWIV 4.22+
    NET31+
    DOS 3.3+
     or
    Windows 3.0+ and Dos 3.3+
     or
    OS/2 Dos 2.1+

  3.0 CONFIG.SYS:
      TNU needs for you to have a line in your config.sys file
    like the one shown belore, (40 is sugested, it can be higher):

    FILES=40

  4.0 Important Information:
      If you are upgrading form an old version of TNU, you will need to
    have all your boards get an updated copy of de42.exe.

      This version of TNU will only send the first 30k of any file.

  5.0 Registration:
      As of version 0.60 TNU now uses registration codes. While
    TNU is unregestered some options will not be able to be used.
    The list of commands will tell you which ones these are.
      
      5.1 Why Register?
          When you register (Right now $20) you will receive
        a registration code that will unlock disabled items
        in later versions.
          
          To register fill out TNUREG.TXT that came with the
        TNU065.ZIP file.

  6.0 Files:
      TNU065.ZIP file includes the following files.
      
      TNU.EXE      : The main TNU file
      DE42.EXE     : Encryption file for updates
      MENUS.TNU    : TNU menus
      TNU.STR      : TNU external Strings
      TNU.TXT      : This file
      TNUREG.TXT   : Registration form
      DISTRIB.TXT  : Application to become a release sight
      RELEASE.TXT  : Release sights
      FILE_ID.DIZ  : File information
      HELP.TNU     : TNU help file
      HISTORY.TXT  : History of TNU

  7.0 Installation:
      The installation of TNU is very easy:
      
      Step 1. Copy TNU.EXE to your main WWIV directory.
      Step 2. Copy DE42.EXE to either your main WWIV directory or
              the network directory (Network Recemended).
      Step 3. Copy TNU.STR into your gfiles directory.
      Step 4. Copy MENUS.TNU into your gfiles directory.
      Step 5. Copy HELP.TNU into your gfiles directory.
      Step 6. Call every node and upload DE42.EXE or have them call
              you and download DE42.EXE (you may want to set up a
              guest sysop accont on your bbs.)
      
  8.0 Commands:
      8.1 Global Commands:
          Global commands work every place in TNU, with the exception
        of the options section.
          8.1.1 Esc:
              When you press Escape at any prompt in TNU, TNU will
            ask you if you want to quit. If you press 'Y' you will
            exit to dos. If you press N you will be returned to the
            prompt where you pressed Escape at.

          8.1.2 '+':
              When you press the plus key at any menu in TNU you
            will go up one network as thay are listed in init. If
            TNU gets to the last network it will automaticly go to
            the first network.

          8.1.3 '-':
              When you press the dash key at any menu in TNU you
            will go down one network as thay are listed in init. If
            TNU gets to the first network it will automaticly go to
            the last network.

          8.1.4 Ctrl-O:
              This will display help.

      8.2 Main Menu:
          8.2.1 'N' NC Functions:
              8.2.1.1 'F' Send Full Update to net:
                  When you select this option TNU will automaticly
                send out BBSLIST.NET, CONNECT.NET and FBACKHDR.NET
                (if it is there) to every node in the network. When
                TNU sends a file to a node, it will show a dot (.)
                unless you have fast send on, then it will say:

                "Quick Sending to net"

                  TNU will also send out a SSM that tells the sysop
                he got that file. This also includes the network
                name. There is and example shown below:

                "TNU: Scifi-Net: Recived BBSLIST.NET"

              8.2.1.2 'S' Send FBACKHFR.NET to net:
                  When you select this option TNU will send out the
                FBACKHDR.NET file to the network. When TNU sends a
                file to a node, it will show a dot (.) unless you have
                fast send on, then it will say:

                "Quick Sending to net"

                  TNU will also send out a SSM that tells the sysop
                he got the SUBS.LST file. This also includes the
                network name. There is and example shown below:

                "TNU: Scifi-Net: Recived FBACKHDR.NET"

          8.2.2 'G' GC Functions:
              Coming Soon.

          8.2.3 'A' AC Functions:
              Coming Soon.

          8.2.4 'S' SUBS.* Functions:
              8.2.4.1 'S' Send SUBS.LST to net:
                  When you select this option TNU will automaticly
                send out the SUBS.LST file (If you have one) to every
                node on the net. While TNU is sending this it will
                show a dot (.) for each node, unless you have fast
                send on, then it will say:

                "Quick Sending to net"

                  TNU will also send out a SSM that tells the sysop
                he got the SUBS.LST file. This also includes the
                network name. There is and example shown below:

                "TNU: Scifi-Net: Recived SUBS.LST"

              8.2.4.2 'P' Send Ping to net:
                  When you select this option TNU will send a Ping
                to every node on the net (NOTE: A Ping is a request
                for information about the subs that the board hosts).
                When TNU sends a file to a node, it will show a dot (.)
                unless you have fast send on, then it will say:

                "Quick Sending to net"

                  NOTE: Only Available in Regestered Version

          8.2.5 'I' Information on current net.
              When you select this option TNU will display a list of
            informaton about the current net. An example of what this
            output looks like follows:

              Network Type  : WWIV
              Net Name      : Scifi-Net
              Net Dir       : C:\WWIV\NET\SCIFI\
              Net Node      : @1
              Total Systems : 4
              BBS Name      : The Fox Hole
              BBS Phone     : 509-921-0805
              Group         : 1
              Area          : 509
              NC            : Yes
              GC            : Yes
              AC            : Yes


          8.2.6 'R' Enter Registration Information
              8.2.6.1 'E' Enter Registration Information
                  When you select this (and you are unregestered) TNU
                will ask you for your Name and Regcode. MAKE SURE that
                you type it in as it is shown on the registration sheet
                that you got in the mail. TNU will then prosess the
                information and tell you if it worked. If it still says
                that you are unregestered re-enter the information. If
                after this it still doesn't work send the regsheet back
                to SoftSupp and we will send you a new code.

              8.2.6.2 'V' View Registration Informtion
                  When you select this TNU will tell you the name of
                the person that regestered it.

          8.2.7 'O' Setup Options
              8.2.7.1 'C' Change TNU's Colors (if used)
                  This section is exacly like WWIV's edit color option.
                It can only be used if you have "Use TNU colors" on in
                the options section.

              8.2.7.2 'O' Options
                  This will goto an INIT style options menu, allowing you
                to change how TNU acts.

                  In the unregester version you can only change the options:

                "Use TNU Colors"
                "Black and White"
                "Send SSM with update"     This will default on Yes.
                "Super fast on Full Net"

                  When you regester you have 3 more options:

                "Send FBACKHDR.NET on updates" This defaults to Yes.
                "Send FBACKHDR.NET with subs.*"
                "Expert Mode"

          8.2.8 'P' Print TNU Information (credits)
              When you select this TNU will print out information about
            the current version of TNU.

          8.2.9 'Q' Quit TNU
              When you sellect this option TNU will ask you if you want
            to quit. If you press 'Y' you will exit to dos. If you
            press N you will be returned to the main menu.

  9.0 Command Line Parameters:
      9.1 .net_num: Will set the dafault network to net_num. If this
                pramater is not used TNU will default to the
                network number in the environmentle varible
                WWIV_NET. If WWIV_NET is blank TNU will go to
                the first network.

      9.2 /F: Will do a full update to the default network.

      9.3 /S: Send SUBS.LST to the default network.
      
      9.4 /P: Send Ping to net.

      9.5 /B: Sets TNU to use black and white

      9.6 /C: Sets TNU to use Color

  10.0 Eniviromentle varibles:
      10.1 WWIV_NET: TNU will set the default network to the value
                of this eniviromentle varible. NOTE: If the
                .net_num command line pramater is used TNU will
                ignore this.

  11.0 Coming Soon:
      GC Menu
      AC Menu
      Group Support
      Partial updates
      send changes to NC (For AC or GC)
      send changes to GC (For AC only)
      Send DE files over net
      Source-Verified mail
      WWIVNEWS.TXT
      And lots more

  12.0 Coming in version 0.70:
      TNU 0.70 is in the works even as this is being typed, and many
    new features will be added, some of which are:

      Encryption
      VBBS suport
      WWIVNEWS.TXT
          
  13.0 Notes:
      Each new version of TNU as a new DE42.EXE file, all the boards in
    your need NEED the current version of this file.

  14.0 Support:
      Due to the fact that both writers have had to shut down there BBS's
    there currently no Support groups. But Foxeris can be e-mailed at:
    lmb@comtch.iea.com on the internet and 5@14128

  15.0 Release Sights:
      Were looking for boards around the country that are
    willing to volunteer to be a releases sight for TNU. If
    you want to apply fill out DISTRIB.TXT

   The Network Updater Release sights:
      Name                        Phone            Baud   Notes
      The Gamer                   (509)-276-2910   14.4

   Internet Release Sights:
      Address                     Dir
      yiff.stu.rpi.edu            /pub/softsupp

  16.0 Thanks:
      Thanks to Wayne Bell for making WWIV, the WWIV-type
    network software and for letting us use the WWIV heart
    codes so we could use the sysops colors.

    Kipper (1@14128 WWIVNet) for redoing the menus.
