Hello Bob.

30 May 05 12:08, you wrote to me:

 GKA>>> When I try to start up Max locally does it just not do
 GKA>>> anything other then write int the max.log "can't open
 GKA>>> \max\user (2)"

 GKA>>> An i can't see where this is shown in the ctl files
 GKA>>> and it is, I running by a win32 maximus on a windows
 GKA>>> 2000 Nt mashine.
 GKA>>> Where I too could like to sat max up and running by
 GKA>>> call by telnet us so it can be used here.

 BJ>> Have you followed all the install process?  Have you initialized
 BJ>> the user database (required the first time Max is started, and
 BJ>> only that one time) via a specific command line switch?  Are you
 BJ>> using the proper switch for local console?  Are you running more
 BJ>> than one node of max (including local and another copy - modem
 BJ>> and/or telnet)?

 GKA>> I using Max 3.01 win32 and just using max -l it should
 GKA>> do the local starup.
 GKA>> and have more than one node number in max. I just
 GKA>> don't know what the \Max\User should be find to have

 BJ> Have you previously run Max successfully?  If so, then my comments
 BJ> aren't appropriate.  If you haven't previously run Max, then you do
 BJ> need to perform an initial user database setup.

I have not had Max up running before, but it is a win32 version of v302
there not support Telnet, but i find out to run a local max with max -c -l
it makes it work then.

 BJ> Questions:

 BJ> (A) What is the "File Password" line have in your max control files
 BJ> (*.ctl)?  [I've got my control files split out, and this line is in
 BJ> system.ctl on my main BBS.  If you aren't split out, could also be in
 BJ> max.ctl.]

I have all my main mac setup in max.ctl and other ct for filebase and
msgbase ctl and using default ,ax ctl's

 BJ> (B) In you main max directory, what files show up using 'dir USER*.*'
 BJ> command?  I see User.bak, USER.BB$, User.bbs, User.idx and USER.PRG.
 BJ> If you have no files, either you are looking in the wrong directory,
 BJ> or haven't performed the needed initial setup.  The initial setup is
 BJ> something like 'max -c' from a command line if I remember right.  I
 BJ> know it uses command line switch thata you only use *one* time.
 BJ> WARNING:  Re-executing the setup switch on a running maximus system
 BJ> will likely destroy your existing user database.

I read the max.doc and find out to make a run of max -c and it make it 
work then but have change to another bbs software there have both squish
qwk and telnet support, if not to do a linux install of max by cvs and see
if I get a linux abd win2k nt compile there has support for telnet.

Take care
Gert Andersen

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