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Webmail Evaluation - Spring 2000 - WorldPilot Installation Script

  • Author: Andy Diller
  • WebMail application/version: World Pilot 1.0.4
  • Software Prereqs: Python, Zope

Installation

WorldPilot install on Windows NT Server 4.6
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Gather Files:

Python       http://www.python.org/ftp/python/win32/py152.exe
Zope         http://www/zope.org/Products/Zope/2.1.6/Zope-2.1.6-win32-x86.exe
WorldPilot    =
ftp://demo.worldpilot.com/pub/worldpilot/worldpilot-release-1.0.4.tar
Cygwin       http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/


INSTALLATION


Install Python
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double click on the py152.exe icon
  follow defaults 
  click ok to install tcl
  windows should be restarted


Installing Zope
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- double click on the Zope 2.1.6 Install icon.
	- choose a name for this Zope installation
	- "zope"
	- choose a superuser name and password
	- root/zopent
	- under Server Options choose "Run as a win32 service"
	
	- open a broswser window
		- http://localhost:8080/mangage
		- enter superuser/password and verify login
		
		

Installing Cygwin
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Double click on the full.exe
   accept defaults -- cygwin will install and create its home C:\cygnus
   to run Cygwin:
     Start->Program Files-->Cygnus Solutions-->Cygwin B20
     
     This creates a unix-like shell for you on the NT machine.
     You will use this shell to untar the WorldPilot tarball.




Installing World Pilot
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[This assumes that you named your Zope install 'zope' and it is located in =
C:\Program Files\zope]

run Cygwin
  Cygwin gives you a bash shell in NT. All the normal unix-like commands are =
available
  
  cd into the directory in which you downloaded worldpilot-release-1_0_4.tar
  execute this command:
  bash-2.02$  tar xvf worldpilot-release-1_0_4.tar
  bash-2.02$  cd worldpilot-release-1_0_4
  bash-2.02$  cp worldpilot.1.0.4.tgz c:\Program Files\zope
  bash-2.02$  cd c:\Program Files\zope
  bash-2.02$  tar zxvf worldpilot.1.0.4.tgz
  
  WorldPilot is installed. You must configure WorldPilot now.
  

Configure WorldPilot

- open notepad: Under Start select RUN; type in notepad and hit Return
- select File/Open --> naviagte to:
	C:\Program Files\zope\lib\python\Products\WorldPilot\DOMAIN.py
	
	edit DOMAIN.py- set domain to "isc-net.upenn.edu"
	
- select File/Save

- select File/Open -->
	IMAPHACK.py
	
	edit IMAPHACK.py--> set MailListRoot=3D'"Mail"'
	
- select File/Save

-select File/Exit


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Restart Zope

- in a webrowser-->  http://localhost:8080/manage
	Click on Control Panel
	Click on Restart button
	

Andy Diller
2000-04-15

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