-= How to setup the RAR archive format with Synchronet BBS =- Welcome! The following are just a few tips on how to setup your Synchronet BBS file areas to support RAR archive files. RAR has recently become a very popular archive format because of its high compression ratio. It might be a good idea to include RAR support in addition to ZIP, ARJ, ARC, LZH, etc. -= Lets get started =- The first thing you need to do is obtain a recent version of RAR for DOS. Copy all of the files in the RAR package into your SBBS\EXEC directory. Most importantly, make sure RAR.EXE is in the SBBS\EXEC directory. Now go into SCFG and set it up under File Options->Testable Files. It should look something like this: Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ» Ί Testable File Type Ί ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ Ί ³File Extension RAR Ί Ί ³Command Line %!rar t -std -c- %f Ί Ί ³Working String Testing RAR Integrity... Ί Ί ³Access Requirements Ί ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ If you want to add an archive comment to all RAR files, just point it to your ZIPMSG.TXT file by adding the following switch to the above command line: -zC:\SBBS\TEXT\ZIPMSG.TXT Make sure you replace C: with the correct drive letter on your system. Now go to File Options->Viewable Files and set it up in there. It should look something like this: Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ» Ί Viewable File Type Ί ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ Ί ³File Extension RAR Ί Ί ³Command Line %!rar l -std -c- -p- %s Ί Ί ³Access Requirements Ί ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ Next, go to File Options->Extractable Files and set it up in there. It should look something like this: Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ» Ί Extractable File Type Ί ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ Ί ³File Extension RAR Ί Ί ³Command Line %!rar e -std -o+ -c- -p- %f %g %s Ί Ί ³Access Requirements Ί ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ Now, go to File Options->Compressable Files and set it up in there. It should look something like this: Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ» Ί Compressable File Type Ί ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ Ί ³File Extension RAR Ί Ί ³Command Line %!rar a -std -c- %f %s Ί Ί ³Access Requirements Ί ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ Now go to External Programs->Global Swap List and add it there. It should now be listed in the swap list, similar to this: Ι[ώ][?]ΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝ» Ί Global Swap List Ί ΜΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΉ Ί ³COMMAND.COM Ί Ί ³LIST Ί Ί ³PKZIP Ί Ί ³PKUNZIP Ί Ί ³RAR <--- Ί Ί ³ARJ Ί Ί ³LHA Ί Ί ³ Ί ΘΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΌ Okay, that should do it! You now are setup to test and view the RAR archive file format. Be sure to test everything out yourself to make sure that there isn't anything different with your copy of RAR. -= Information compiled by: =- E.W. Burnett (Arctic Wolf) Sysop, The Arctic Ridge BBS Thanks to Klink for pointing out a few bugs in the earlier version of this text file. The Arctic Ridge BBS BBS #: 910-686-3706 (no longer active) Internet Web Site: http://www.burnettweb.com/arctic/index.html Internet E-Mail: ed@burnettweb.com