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               LoraBBS Professional Edition - Version 2.99.12
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                         Preliminary Documentation
                              Version 2.99.12

        Coyright (c) 1996 by Marco Maccaferri. All rights reserved.

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Lora will ship with a ready-to-run configuration that allows you to plug in
your modem and start you BBS system in a matter of minutes, with minimal
configuration changes (someone may call this Plug-and-Play).

To install Lora, simply unpack the original distribution package on an
empty directory and type install. You must use an empty directory, even if
you are upgrading from Lora 2.4x, since the data files are all changed but
someone may have the same name, if you install the new program over a
previous installation you may overwrite some files and you will not be able
to import your existing configuration to the new version.

If this is a new installation, you need to change some default values to
your needs, before starting your BBS. You should change the 'Global / Site
informations' dialog and, if necessary, the 'Modem / Hardware' and 'Modem /
Command Strings' dialogs. The default configuration is designed to run on
the COM2 serial port at a speed of 19200 bps and with the simple ATZ
initialisation command. Change this values to reflect your hardware
requirements.

You can start exploring your new BBS by issuing the 'System / Local login'
command. As a new user you are assigned the levels defined with the 'BBS /
New users' dialog. If these levels are too low for you (as a sysop you may
want to have an higher access level), just log off and go to the 'Manager /
User editor' dialog. Your name should be the first displayed on screen.
Change the 'Security' dialog and the 'Limits' field to reflect your needs.

