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--- remoteaccess_to_proboard_conversion [2021/10/27 01:44] – admin
+++ remoteaccess_to_proboard_conversion [2023/11/22 03:12] (current) – massacre
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 least your existing RA files, if not your entire system.
-Here's the procedure to follow:
+  Here's the procedure to follow:
+  - Backup your existing files.
-    * Backup your existing files.
+  - Install ProBoard as explained in the installation instructions.
-    * Install ProBoard as explained in the installation instructions.
+  - Change to the RA system directory
-    * Change to the RA system directory
+  - Run RAFILE EXPORT
-      * Run RAFILE EXPORT
+    (Note: for areas where the FILES.BBS cannot be created in the file
-  *     (Note: for areas where the FILES.BBS cannot be created in the file
+    area's directory, like for CD-ROM areas, you have to run
-  *            area's directory, like for CD-ROM areas, you have to run
+    "RAFILE EXPORT" for each area separately.  See your RA
-  *            "RAFILE EXPORT" for each area separately.  See your RA
+    documentation for details)
-  *            documentation for details)
+  - Change to the ProBoard system directory (usually C:\PB).
-  Change to the ProBoard system directory (usually C:\PB).
+  - Copy the following files from your RA message base directory to the
-  Copy the following files from your RA message base directory to the
+    ProBoard message base directory: USERS.BBS, USERSXI.BBS, LASTREAD.BBS,
-  ProBoard message base directory: USERS.BBS, USERSXI.BBS, LASTREAD.BBS,
+    MSGINFO.BBS, MSGHDR.BBS, MSGTXT.BBS, MSGIDX.BBS, MSGTOIDX.BBS.
-  MSGINFO.BBS, MSGHDR.BBS, MSGTXT.BBS, MSGIDX.BBS, MSGTOIDX.BBS.
+  - Run CONVERT RA <ra-dir>
-  Run CONVERT RA <ra-dir>
     eg. CONVERT RA C:\RA
-  Run PBUTIL with the UF parameter.
+  - Run PBUTIL with the UF parameter.
     eg. PBUTIL UF
-  Run PBUTIL with the UP parameter.
+  - Run PBUTIL with the UP parameter.
     eg. PBUTIL UP
-Things you will have to do manually:
+  Things you will have to do manually:
+  - Enter all system parameters in ProCFG (like paths).
+  - Enter the user levels & download limits in ProCFG
+  - Enter any events you have in PROCFG.
+  - Copy any .Q-A files to the ProBoard directory.
-    - Enter all system parameters in ProCFG (like paths).
+For QWK support in ProBoard, you will have to add the QWK name in ProCFG in each message area as RA's MESSAGES.RA  does not have a QWK name option.
-    - Enter the user levels & download limits in ProCFG
-    - Enter any events you have in PROCFG.
-    - Copy any .Q-A files to the ProBoard directory.

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