Synchronet BBS Software for Win32 v3.10
This version has been successfully tested with the following Microsoft operating systems:

•	Windows 95
•	Windows 95a
•	Windows 95b (OSR2)
•	Windows 98
•	Windows 98 SE
•	Windows Me
•	Windows NT 4
•	Windows 2000
•	Windows XP
Upgrading
To upgrade an existing installation of Synchronet (v2.3 or v3.x), you must choose the "Upgrade" setup option. 

•	If you have a modified CTRL/TEXT.DAT file, make a back up, as it will be overwritten during the installation. For a list of the changes made (many of which are required for proper operation), see DOCS/TEXT310G.DIF.
•	If you have modified any of the stock command shells or modules (EXEC/*.SRC), make a back up, as these files will be overwritten during the installation.
Installation Directory
It is recommended that you install Synchronet into the default installation directory (C:\SBBS). If you choose to install into a different location, it is strongly recommended that you use \SBBS or another MS-DOS compatible 8.3 format path name (e.g. D:\SBBS, and NOT D:\SYNCHRONET).
Synchronet Control Panel
The Synchronet Control Panel (EXEC/SBBSCTRL.EXE) is the default system operator console for Synchronet v3 for Win32, utilizing an advanced graphical user interface (GUI).

The installation program will create a shortcut to SBBSCTRL.EXE on your desktop and in your startup folder (so Synchronet will start automatically during boot-up).
Synchronet Console
There is also a text mode system operator console for Synchronet (EXEC/SBBS.EXE). This console is for use by advanced system operators that do not wish to use the graphical interface. If you run this version of Synchronet, you will need to edit your CTRL/SBBS.INI file to configure many of the default server settings. This file can also be exported from or import to the Synchronet Control Panel (for each migration between the two consoles).

SBBS.EXE and SBBSCTRL.EXE use the same underlying server libraries (EXEC/*.DLL).
Known Issues
•	Moving messages between message areas may corrupt the source and/or destination message bases.
•	DOSKEY must be loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT in order to see the keys you’re typing in a Windows 95/98/ME DOS shell.
•	The backspace key doesn't function in a remote DOS (COMMAND.COM/CMD.EXE) shell.
Documentation
The sysop documentation has been converted to HTML format, but is no longer included in the installation package due to size considerations. See http://synchro.net/docs/ for the online documentation or download ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbsdocs.zip for a local installation.
Licensing/Registration/Donations
Synchronet is free software covered under the GNU General Public License. No registration or licensing fee is required. See http://synchro.net/copyright.html for details. The author/maintainer (rob@synchro.net) has a PayPal account for accepting voluntary monetary donations.
Source Code
Synchronet is an open source development project with complete anonymous public access to the full C/C++ source code. See http://synchro.net/source.html for details.

Thank you for your interest in Synchronet BBS Software,

Rob Swindell http://synchro.net/author.html