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Setup hints for using BGFAX with Wildcat! version 4.1             06-22-96
B.J. Guillot                                              bgfax@blkbox.com
FidoNet 1:106/400                            http://www.blkbox.com/~bgfax/
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          For "WILDCAT 5" or "WINS" help, see the WC5.TXT file

Because Wildcat! 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 Wildcat!

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).
4. There is a specific line in BGFAX.CNF that must be uncommented for
   Wildcat! compatibility mode (ec=MNP).

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

EXEBBS.BAT
~~~~~~~~~~
@echo off
c:
cd\wildcat
if %1=="LOCAL" goto local
wildcat /B %1%4 %3
goto end
:local
wildcat /L
:end
%bgfax%\fbbs.bat

NOTE: THIS SETUP WORKS FOR SINGLE NODE SYSTEMS, NOT MULTI-NODE!
CONSULT THE WILDCAT! DOCS FOR "NODEID" FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MULTT-NODE

YOU MUST BE USING WILDCAT! VERSION 4.1 OR HIGHER.  LOWER VERSIONS DO NOT
ALWAYS CORRECTLY ACCEPT HIGH SPEED CONNECT MESSAGES.

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

More information is available concerning the /B command line parameter in
the Wildcat! documentation.  Here are a few page number references...

Manual Date   Page Number
-----------   -----------
07-01-94      165-166
11-01-94      195-196
03-31-95      204-205
10-15-95      205-206

(Thanks to Fred D at Mustang for providing the page number references.)

Regards,
bgfax author