Quick primer to get your talker up and running
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1. Edit the main port in config/init_data. First line, first variable.
   This is the main port the talker will listen on. See 
   docs/README.init_data for specifc help.
2. Edit essential variables in hdrfiles/constants.h file to meet your 
   talker theme. 
   You're not REQUIRED to change anything in here just to get the talker
   running, but there are things you SHOULD change right off the bat, before
   compiling.  The ROOT_ID, password lock string, port offsets.
3. Configure and Compile the talker. Read docs/README.compiling
4. Boot the talker by typing "./restart"
5. Connect to the talker with your favorite telnet-type client (e.g. 
   telnet ip_address port_number) and login as the ROOT_ID username with 
   whatever password you want that root/admin account to have.
6. Go back and really start changing stuff. Major things are:
   * Variables in hdrfiles/constants.h and hdrfiles/text.h
   * MOTDs (Log-in title screens), agreefile, rulesfile, faqfile, mapfile, 
     newsfile in lib/
   * Room and system variables in config/init_data  Read 
     docs/README.init_data for details.
   * Command levels in srcfiles/server.c under sys[] (if you wish)
   * Variables in webfiles/webport.cfg
   * index.html in webfiles/
   * The README doc specifies the locations of all relevant files!
7. Recompile the talker after changing any .h or .c files. If you just
   change .h file(s), do a "make clean" before "make"
8. Restart the talker. If it's already running, use ".shutdown -r" from 
   inside the talker to do a soft-boot. To hard-boot, use ".shutdown -h" 
   from inside. From the outside, do ./shutdown and then ./restart


-Cygnus
ncohafmuta@asteroid-b612.org
10-16-00