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Setup hints for using BGFAX with Remote Access 2.xx                6-20-96
B.J. Guillot                                              bgfax@blkbox.com
FidoNet 1:106/400                            http://www.blkbox.com/~bgfax/
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Remote Access can be setup in many ways to interface with BGFAX.  This
document describes setup with BGFAX in /HOST mode.  It does not discuss
BGFAX setup with shell-to-mailer mode, which would probably make the BBS
load faster, but the setup is more complicated, so I'll let you guys
figure that out yourselves once you get a basic understanding of how
BGFAX works.

DO NOT USE "SHELL-TO-MAILER" MODE IF YOU ARE USING OS/2.  THIS MODE
CAUSES FAXES TO COME IN GARBLED IF USING OS/2 !!!

Here is the simple method...  (If you are already using a front end
mailer such as FrontDoor or Intermail, you need to look at the FD*.TXT
or IM*.TXT files instead of this file)...

1. From now on, to get your system ready to answer calls, start up your
   BBS by using the FBBS.BAT file included with BGFAX
2. Be sure all the BGFAX files are copied into the directory as specified
   by the BGFAX environment variable (A "SET BGFAX=C:\BGFAX" line must
   exist in either your AUTOEXEC.BAT or FBBS.BAT file).
3. Make sure your BGFAX.CNF file is configured to use the proper fax class
   that your modem supports (you may need to comment and uncomment some
   lines in the BGFAX.CNF file).

You need to make a file called EXEBBS.BAT in the BGFAX directory.

EXEBBS.BAT
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@echo off
c:
cd\ra
RA -B%1 -E1
%bgfax%\fbbs.bat

The most frequent problem people have with this setup... Once people get
every thing configured, a data call comes into BGFAX, it transfers control
to RA, but the user that called in sees only garbage characters on
their screen.  The problem is that you have BGFAX's DTE speed set to a
speed different than that of what RA! is using.  The port speeds in
BGFAX and RA **MUST BE LOCKED AT THE SAME SPEED**  (BGFAX.CNF defaults
to sp=57600, while RA may default to a locked speed of 38400.  You
must change the speed in either BGFAX or RA so that they are the same!)

Consult the RA documention for the -B parameter to make sure you understand
what you are doing.

Regards,
bgfax author