Fake AutoResponder 2.0 ---------------------- [README: Updated 01/24/97]
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| | 1.1 What is Fake AutoResponder ?				     | |
| | 1.2 What can Fake AutoResponder do for me ?		             | |
| | 1.3 Is Fake AutoResponder the right choice ?		     | |
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| | 2.1 What do I have to do, to install Fake AutoResponder ?	     | |
| | 2.2 How do I install Fake AutoResponder ?			     | |
| | 2.3 What permissions do I have to set on the files ?             | |
| | 2.4 What directories does Fake AutoResponder require ?           | |
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| | 3.1 How do I test if I installed Fake AutoResponder correctly ?  | |
| | 3.2 I get a Server Error when I run Fake AutoResponder, why ?    | |
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| | 4.1 I need more help, where can I get it ?			     | |
| | 4.2 Who is the owner of this script ?			     | |
| | 4.3 Do you provide affordable hosting for your scripts ?	     | |
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 1.1 What is Fake AutoResponder ?
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 "Fake AutoResponder is intended to help out webmasters whose ISPs  do
  not allow them to have real autoresponders. This works basically the
  same, but works only through the world wide web,  whereas a real one
  works through e-mail as well as world wide web."

 1.2 What can Fake AutoResponder do for me ?
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 "Many webmasters have to much work, that they just don't have time to
  reply to all individual e-mails; especially if the questions are the
  same all the time. By setting up  autoresponders,  you  can just let
  the visitors pick what they need more  information about,  and  then
  they will just receive it by e-mail."

 1.3 Is Fake AutoResponder the right choice ?
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 "A real autoresponder would most probably be the better  choice.  But 
  in some cases,  where you don't want the user to e-mail your mailbox
  to request information - or if you don't want to take  the  risk  of 
  not being able to deliver information in case your SMTP server  goes
  down - we would recommend our Fake AutoResponder."


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 2.1 What do I have to do, to install Fake AutoResponder ?
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 "In order to install Fake AutoResponder, you will have to have access  
  to at least a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) account.  Then,  you have  
  to  have the autoresponder.pl file configured.  Now, all you have to 
  do is just connect to your server and get ready to install."

 2.2 How do I install Fake AutoResponder ?
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 "First of all, you have to configure the autoresponder.pl file.  Then 
  Follow the 5 questions, and answer them.  If  you don't know some of 
  those answers, ask your System Administrator.

  Don't forget to change the very first line, to  point  to  the  Perl
  executable of your server.

  Now, with your connection open to your FTP account, you are ready to
  upload (install) all your files.

  Create a subdirectory off of your directory that contains  all  your 
  general HTML documents, called /autoresponder. 

  The path to your /autoresponder directory, is being asked for in the 
  script (autoresponder.pl) in question (5/5).

  Now, go to your /cgi-bin directory  (where all your general CGI/PERL
  scripts are located),  and create a subdirectory called the same  as
  the above: /autoresponder.

  Place your autoresponder.pl  into  your  /cgi-bin/autoresponder  but 
  make sure that you upload it in ASCII mode, NOT in Binary mode as it  
  will make your script useless. 

  You're basically done by now on the CGI part, and you are  ready  to
  install on the HTML part.

  Open the file called autoresponder.html, that you received with this 
  ZIP.

  The 3rd line from the top (starting with the following: <FORM ACT"), 
  are the ones that you are interested in. 

  You will be changing all the URL found on that line, to point to the
  autoresponder.pl script on YOUR server. 

  In your /html/autoresponder directory, place the index.html.

  In the same directory, place all the files found in the ZIP, such as
  www0.txt, www1.txt, www2.txt, www3.txt, www4.txt.

  You're done on placing the files in their appropriate locations."

  2.3 What permissions do I have to set on the files ?
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  "First of all, it would be good to get familiarized  with  the  UNIX
   command 'chmod'. This is the command that changes  the  permissions
   on files and directories.

   Go to your /cgi-bin/autoresponder and write at the prompt  of  your  
   telnet account, or FTP account:  chmod 755 autoresponder.pl

   Now, go to your /html/autoresponder directory,  and  at  the prompt  
   write the following commands in the following order:
    
       chmod 755 www0.txt
       chmod 755 www1.txt
       chmod 755 www2.txt
       chmod 755 www3.txt
       chmod 755 www4.txt
       chmod 755 index.html

   This should make everything work."

  2.4 What directories does Fake AutoResponder require ?
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  "To make it easier for you, this is an overview of how the structure
   for the user /home/step should look like:

      /usr/home/step/html/autoresponder/
      /usr/home/step/cgi-bin/autoresponder/

   Remember that this is only an example, and the paths will vary from
   server to server. The /html/ part is basically to let you know that
   this is where all the HTML documents are, and the /cgi-bin/ part is
   to show where the CGI documents are."

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  3.1 How do I test if I installed Fake AutoResponder correctly ?
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  "Open your browser (to surf the WWW).  Go/Surf  to  your  banex.html 
   and now you are ready to test. If you have configured the HTML file
   correctly, you should see a random picture.

   Enter your e-mail, where it asks you to. If you will come to a page
   that confirms your submission, then the script has been installed .
   However, if you don't get an e-mail, check your configuration only.

  3.2 I get a Server Error when I run Fake AutoResponder, why ?
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  "Check, that you have uploaded your script in ASCII mode. If you did
   then another mistake you could've done, is that the permissions are
   not set correctly on autoresponder.pl.

   Once, you have checked the two things above, all you have to do now
   is just check that all the paths are correct, such as the  path  to 
   your Perl executable, sendmail, HTML directory, etc..."

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  4.1 I need more help, where can I get it ?
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  "Forums should be available soon at http://www.stepweb.com. However,
   StepWeb Staff will not respond to any questions,  but it will allow
   users to help eachother.

   All registered users get support, so go ahead and register our Perl
   Scripts to get Technical and Customer support."

  4.2 Who is the owner of this script ?
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  "StepWeb or the direct author of the script is owner of  the  entire
   package."

  4.3 Do you provide affordable hosting for your scripts ?
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  "Yes, we certainly do.  Visit http://www.smarthosting.com to  see  a
   full list of features that you will receive. All accounts have been
   specially designed to meet a Perl programmer's and user's needs."

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