MESSENGER QUICK SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

To set up Messenger first run the program, INSTALL.EXE.  This program will
create the necessary directories and copy or create all program or data
files.  You may now run Messenger by switching to the Messenger directory
and typing MSNG.  

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are upgrading Messenger to a newer version, make
sure to use the UPGRADE option or your existing tagline category files will
be overwritten.  Read page two and three of the Messenger manual before
upgrading.

Some mail readers are able to run Messenger two different ways.  This
document will only explain one method for each mail reader.  See the
Messenger manual for instructions concerning other methods.

In order to have Messenger work with your mail reader, you must first tell
your mail reader to use Messenger as its editor.  Messenger will call up
your editor, add a tagline to the end of the message, then return to your
mail reader.  Next you will need to turn off any tagline features in your
mail reader.  Since a tagline is added directly to the message, no tagline
is needed from the mail reader.  Finally, you may need to change a swapping
option in your mail reader if you do not have enough memory to run
Messenger.

Only a few mail readers are listed below although Messenger should 
work with most readers that use an external editor or calls up an 
external tagline manager.

BLUE WAVE V2.12
===============

From the Blue Wave main menu select "Setup Parameters".  On the top menu
bar go to "Directories" window and select "Editor File Path" and press
ENTER.  Type in the file path and Messenger program name, for example:
  
     C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE

Also in the "Directories" window is the heading "Tagline File Name".  Write
down the associated path and file name, for example C:\BWAVE\TAGLINES.BW,
for later entry in the Messenger setup screen.  When you adopt taglines
from Blue Wave, they are stored in this file.  This is the file Messenger
uses when importing taglines.

Next, go back to the top menu bar and choose "Miscellaneous".  Select
"Tagline Configuration" and press enter.  Then select "Tagline Selection
Type" and press the space bar until "No Sigs" appears.  Press ESC to exit
back into the "Miscellaneous" window.  Now select "Memory Swapping Option"
and change the option "Swap on Shell to Msg Editor" to YES by using your
space bar.  This last step maybe omitted if you do not require memory
swapping.

Finally, use your ESC key to go back to the top menu bar and choose "Quit"
and save your new parameters. 

Now run Messenger and select Setup from the main menu bar.  In the
Directories area next to "Tagline Import File" enter the path and file name
you had written down from the Blue Wave parameter, "Tagline File Name". 
Now change the mail reader return file name to Blue Wave's path and the
file name, JH0.REP as shown below.

Tagline Directory    [C:\MSNG\TAGS\           ]
Tagline Import File  [C:\BW\TAGLINES.BW       ]
Mailreader Ret. File [C:\BW\JH0.REP           ]   

( ) Write to Mail Reader Return File
(*) Use Editor    [C:\DOS\EDIT.COM            ]    

Remember to save your Messenger configuration.


SILVER XPRESS V3.02
===================

From the Silver Xpress main menu bar choose "Configuration".  Then select
the heading "Editor Information".  Change the setting next to "External
Editor Program Filename" to:

     $C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE

The $ in front of the path and file name may be omitted if you do not need
Silver Xpress to perform memory swapping.

Next, change the setting "Use Small Msg Editor As Default" to NO by
pressing your space bar.   Press F10 or select OK to return to the
"Configuration" window. 

Next, from the "Configuration" window choose the "Signature and Taglines"
option.  Select the setting, "Tag line or @File Name" and leave blank by
deleting all text.  Also delete all text under the setting, "Tag line
Manager".   These setting are left blank when Messenger is called up
through the editor option.  Messenger can also be called up through the
"Tag line Manager" option, but some features will be lost.   See the
Messenger documentation for complete details. 

Remember to save your configuration by selecting "Write Config to Disk"
before exiting the Silver Xpress configuration menu.


OFFLINE XPRESS V2.1
===================

At Offline Xpress' main menu press Alt-N to enter the configuration screen. 
Select "Editor" and change the "Editor command line" to read the Messenger
path and file name, for example:

     C:\MSNG\MSNG.EXE

Next, from the configuration screen select "Replies" and change the
setting, "Enable Taglines" to OFF. 

Also from the configuration screen you may need to go to "General" settings
and enable swapping if your system does not have enough memory for both OLX
and Messenger.


SPEED V1.40
===========

Press Alt-C anywhere in Speed to bring up the configuration menu.  Now
select General Setup and change the editor command line to Messenger's path
and file name followed by %s as shown below.  

       Editor: c:\msng\msng.exe %s
       Lister: LISTER %s
  Tagline Mgr:
Tag Ret. File:

Leave the "Tagline Mgr" and "Tag Ret. File" settings blank.  Make sure you
remember to save your settings by pressing TAB. 

Now load Messenger and select Config from the main menu bar. Make sure the
option Use Editor is checked. Enter the path and file name of the editor
you plan to use in the adjacent box.  Messenger uses the DOS editor
EDIT.COM by default. 

Tagline Directory    [C:\MSNG\TAGS\             ]
Tagline Import File  [C:\MSNG\TAGLINES.MSG      ]
Mailreader Ret. File [C:\MSNG\EXPORT.TAG        ]

( ) Write to Mail Reader Return File
(*) Use Editor     [C:\DOS\EDIT.COM            ]    

Remember to save your Messenger configuration.