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Setup hints for using BGFAX with TriBBS version 5.11              12-28-95
B.J. Guillot                                              bgfax@blkbox.com
FidoNet 1:106/400                            http://www.blkbox.com/~bgfax/
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Because TriBBS does not offer the ability to exit when it detects a fax
response code from the modem, you must run BGFAX in /HOST mode.  Thus,
BGFAX will answer the phone rather than TriBBS.

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
~~~~~~~~~~
@echo off
c:
cd\tribbs
call board /f%1 /v
%bgfax%\fbbs.bat

Another user suggested "call board /f%1/%4 /t%3" instead of
"call board /f%1 /v".  Please let me know which works better.)

BOARD.BAT
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@echo off
cd \tribbs
if exist door.bat del door.bat
if exist event.bat del event.bat
if exist endbbs del endbbs
bbs %1 %2
if exist door.bat door
if exist event.nat event
if exist endbbs goto end
board
:end

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 TriBBS, 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 TriBBS is using.  The port speeds in
BGFAX and TriBBS **MUST BE LOCKED AT THE SAME SPEED**  (BGFAX.CNF defaults
to sp=57600, while TriBBS may default to a locked speed of 38400.  You
must change the speed in either BGFAX or TriBBS so that they are the same!)

Regards,
bgfax author