		Getting Started Doc 1.1    
		    

Setting up STiK

	The process of setting stik up has now been greatly reduced 
thanks to a configuration program written by Guy Harrison.
	All you have to do is go into the setup folder and run the 
setup.prg you are guided through process of setting STiK up.
	If you would prefer to do it yourself and already have the 
scripts etc made just go into the stik folder and replace the old 
versions of your files with the new ones. With the new version of stik 
comes a stiktsr.prg which you need to put in your auto folder if you 
had previously installed jar10.prg for use with stik you wont need 
this anymore.
	If however you are using STiK on a Falcon you will still need 
to install some sort of Bconmap() either install the FPATCH2.PRG 
(supplied in the FPATCH Folder inside the stik folder) or use the best 
serial port patch available HSMODEM which also solves this problem as 
well as replacing all of the inefficient atari serial port code with 
something a little better.

*NOTE* If your using stik for the first time read the following before 
continuing, If however you have stik up and running scip onto the next 
section.
 
To setup STiK for use with your internet provider you will need the 
following information.
The best way to find out is to email them or phone them up about it 
that way you get all of the answers you need and your setup time will 
be greatly reduced.

- Firstly verify that your account is SLIP account NOT as CSLIP or PPP 
account.

- Secondly If you have a FIXED client ip address or a DYNAMICALLY 
allocated one (your provider should know what your talking about).

- You next need to know you USERNAME and HOST name these together 
usually make up your email address. Im my Case my email address is 
Nick@Flinny.demon.co.uk so my username is Nick and the host name is 
Flinny.demon.co.uk.

- The next thing you need from your provider is the ip address of its 
DNS server (also called nameserver or domain name server) this needs 
to be in dotted decimal form it should look something like 
123.123.123.123 (the actual numbers are its address on the net).

- The hard bit comes now you have to gather information to make a 
dial script the best way is to now log onto your internet provider 
with a comms package noting down what information it prompts you for 
and what you have to reply to it to get a SLIP login the dial script 
will eventually search for the prompts and enter your details 
automatically but to know when you need to enter the information you 
will have to do a trial like this. 
If you have an DYNAMIC client ip address you will also have to note 
something else down on the login. once you have logged in and the slip 
session is about to start there should be something printed on screen 
saying something like your ip address is 111.111.111.111 (numbers are 
unimportant in this case) you will need to know the text string 
printed before the ip address to setup stik.
I have included an example dial capture below and commented it so  
this process should become clearer. 
You will need this information if you want to use the configuration 
program or edit the files by hand so you must understand it.

	CONNECT 28800/ARQ/VFC/LAPM/V42BIS
	finch-137.access.demon.net

- The first prompt I get is for my login name with the prompt login: I 
enter flinny

	login: flinny

- Next I get asked for my Password: I enter my password but it isn't 
shown to my for security reasons

	Password:
	
- Next I am asked what Protocol: I want to use we need slip for stik 
so I enter slip
 
	Protocol: slip

- The text below is then printed on the screen if I need a dynamic ip 
address I would write the IP Address: into a find line in the dial.scr 
or in the config program the response would be (either RESP in the 
dial.scr or the config program) $GET_IP this grabs your ip address and 
stik then uses it to get you online.

	flinny: IP Address: 158.152.182.51  Running SLIP on 20218
	news on two servers, newsfeed restored. Password Changes available.
	Finger status@gate for more information.  Last change: 20:10 29 Mar
	HELLO

- Thats it really everything else you need is down to specific 
hardware like the modem port(serial 1 on st serial 2 on Falcon) and 
baud rate (19200 is the max on an unmodified st whilst the Falcon can 
go much higher)

If your still having problems getting stik to work with your provider 
after reading this and all of the help available in the setup program 
then mail me and I will see If I can sort the problem out for you.
If you do mail me send my in a uuencoded archive all of the 
information I asked for above (including the captured dial up) and I 
will see what I can do.

 Setting up Cab for use with STiK

	If you want to use Cab with STiK you will need to copy the new 
cab.ovl file from its folder into you cab folder before it will work. 
To do this make a folder to act as your cache folder anywhere on your 
hard drive call it CACHE or WWWCACHE then load CAB.APP once cab has 
loaded select the menu called "Options" and the option on that menu 
called "Paths". Click on the path which is already in the box marked 
"Cache Path" and point the file selector which will appear into the 
folder you have created and then click on OK on the File selector. 
Save your options now so you dont forget!
	Lastly Cab is supplied so that its German resource file is 
used by default if you want all the menus to be in English or French
delete the cab.rsc file in the cab folder and copy the relevant rsc 
file from the cab/rsc folder (cab_e.rsc for English cab_f.rsc for 
French) into the main folder and rename it to cab.rsc.
 
Problems/bugs/Email Addresses

If you are having any problems with anything one of the people below 
should be able to help.

* Dan Ackerman - Stik/cab.ovl 
  ackerman.29@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu
  baldrick@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu
  
* Alexander Clauss - Cab
  aclauss@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de

* Guy Harrison - Stik config program
  setup@swampdog.demon.co.uk

* Joe Connor - Interactive Shareware support/beta tester
  jconnor@cix.compulink.co.uk
  
* Danny Bhabuta - Cyberstrider Shareware support/beta tester
  dbhabuta@cix.compulink.co.uk
  dbhabuta@mag-net.co.uk
  danny@micros.hensa.ac.uk

* Nicholas Flintham - Beta tester co-ordinator :-) STiK/cab.ovl
  Stik@flinny.demon.co.uk
  nflintham@cix.compulink.co.uk
  n.p.flintham@unn.ac.uk

Any new updates to stik programs should be on my web page and probably 
other places I Frequent :-)

Http://www.unn.ac.uk/~cju920/

Below is a list of other people who have helped get this new package 
together and out, thanks guys :)

Adrian Samm       	Ade@finitive.demon.co.uk
Andrew Rose             andrew@ajrose.demon.co.uk
Frank Charlton  	Frank@support.tachyon.co.uk
Michael Guse            gooseman@locke.on-luebeck.de
Maarten van den Berg    maberg@xs4all.nl      
Paul Womar  		Paul@pwomar.demon.co.uk
Rob Withoff  		rwithoff@magic-marmot.com
Steph Taylor  		Steph@wuss.demon.co.uk  
Tony Greenwood	 	Gone :( 
Tim Newsome             drz@cybercomm.net
Tim Putnam  		Timpy@roseivy.demon.co.uk
  
Also Steve Adam who still isn't back on the net :(

Have fun,

Flinny 26/03/96
