On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 02:07:04 -0500 (EST), Thomas Mueller wrote:
> There ought to be an easy way to bypass the wizards(?) for non-newbies.
There is no wizardry required if you don't want to beta test it. You can
even skip the selection of XMS and VGA if you keep hitting ESC on that
screen until it gives up. It might be just as easy to give in and enter
"0", "0" and altX when the Video setup screen comes up tho.
> I'd prefer a .ZIP over the .EXE file.
Me too. But it is being shipped for newbies. When a version comes out that
survives for three days without a memory leak or xSwap error, I'll zip it
for you. <G>
> But I never heard of GetnLoad, never found it.
You haven't been paying attention in class or doing your homework.
See my reply to Sam Ewalt. <g>
> How many .CFGs are there? I guess ARACHNE.CFG is the main one.
And Mime.cfg - which can change due to upgrades. Arachne.cfg is mostly
static between versions.
> Of course, one needs to transfer user data or save it somewhere:
> downloads, bookmarks, mail if one uses Arachne for POP3.
Hmmm?? Yes. So what ? You can either copy it from version "a" to "b" or
simply point to it properly with absolute paths.
> What is the significance of the Profile statement, and the various .ACFs?
More classroom time required. The headers mean nothing. They are there to
help YOU organize your mind or your .cfg. See Keywords.txt - the intro.
ACFs are copies of YOUR various .cfgs with names hopefully meaningful to
you to allow easy switching between your ISPs or different setups.
The Fastpc/Slowpc.acfs etc. are used by Arachne as starting points for
newbies using Wizards. Delete them. Name your own !
> My computer was speed category 71 during Arachne installation, what is
> that supposed to mean?
Somebody is using funny smoke.
> What is the best way to install APMs?
Burn them.
> Just keep a separate APM directory, type arachne drive:\path\apm\*.apm
> or if already in Arachne, file:drive\path\apm\*.apm ?
> or in my case, file:f:\lynx28\download\*.apm ?
> Then click and install one by one?
Actually, I can't give real advice on this subject - I hate them.
Like you, I prefer .ZIPs and manual installs.
> By the way, if Arachne 1.69 or its dialer doesn't like your modem, you
> can dial up away from Arachne and put Connection READY in ARACHNE.CFG.
> Make sure of the other ARACHNE.CFG settings so Arachne will know she's
> online.
Yes, that's an idea. But I got lucky - it was only the wizard that had
any trouble. My old arachne.cfg worked fine.
- Clarence Verge
- Still using Arachne V1.62 ....
