Version 1.8c of LISTSERV is being released. The following instructions describe the procedure that the LISTSERV maintainer needs to follow to UPGRADE from version 1.8a or 1.8b to this new version. These instructions will NOT work for a new installation; refer to the installation guide for first-time installation instructions. BITNET sites running the VM version of LISTSERV-NJE will receive an upgrade shipment in the usual fashion and should ignore the present message. 1. L-Soft recommends reading the release notes (posted under separate cover) before proceeding with the upgrade. 2. It is IMPERATIVE that you install a License Activation Key (LAK) for version 1.8c before installing the new version of the software. Your 1.8c license key will work with older versions of the product, but you will not be able to start the new version unless your license key reads 1.8c (you can verify that you have the proper license key by sending a SHOW LICENSE command to LISTSERV and checking the "Version:" field). Please contact your sales representative or write to [log in to unmask] if you did not receive your new license key. ************************************************************************* * DO NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER UNTIL YOU HAVE INSTALLED YOUR LICENSE KEY! * ************************************************************************* 3. Connect to FTP.LSOFT.COM via anonymous FTP, CD LISTSERV, then go to the subdirectory that corresponds to your operating system and download the installation kit that matches your vendor/architecture, as if you were planning to re-install LISTSERV from scratch. Customers running unix should make sure to download both common.tar.Z and the system-specific tar file. VM customers should download UPD18C HEX and HEXOUT EXEC in ASCII mode (but not LISTSERV HEX). 4. L-Soft recommends making a backup of your entire LISTSERV directory tree before updating the code. 5. Operating system specific steps: - Windows NT and Windows 95: stop LISTSERV and the SMTP listener, then run SETUP.EXE, specifying the directory in which you had initially installed LISTSERV. The product will be upgraded while preserving your configuration data. - unix: the upgrade is similar to a first-time installation to the directory in which you originally installed the product. Type 'make update' instead of 'make install' after tailoring the makefile. - VMS: stop LISTSERV, then run VMSINSTAL on the new kit. The kit will automatically update your previous installation. - VM: type 'HEXOUT UPD18C HEX' to decode the update shipment. This creates a card deck called HEXOUT OUTPUT. Spool your punch to the userid of the LISTSERV virtual machine, then type 'PUNCH HEXOUT OUTPUT (NOH' to submit the update job. LISTSERV will ask you to confirm the installation. Simply follow the instructions until you receive a message saying that the upgrade is complete. Contact L-Soft technical support if you have any question regarding the upgrade procedure. Please note that technical support is unable to assist with licensing issues; you should contact the sales group in that case. Eric