WebDesk-NT 2.0 [alpha] Installation Instructions:

WebDesk-NT has been successfully tested on Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
running MicroSoft Peer Web Services.  As such, WebDesk-NT *must* be
installed in \InetPub

Unzip the distribution into the \InetPub directory and preserve the
directory structure contained in the zip file.  For example: 

C:\INETPUB> pkunzip -d webdeskNT-2.0a.zip

This will install all of the necessary HTML and CGI executables.  Next,
run the "Internet Service Manager" from the "Microsoft Peer Web Services"
start menu.  Make certain a http server is running on your machine. 
Highlight the "WWW" service and click on "Properties->Service Properties". 
In the Password Authentication Box, turn off "Allow Anonymous" and turn on
"Basic (Clear Text)".  Click on the "Directories" tab and select "Add". 
Two virtual directory aliases need to be added, both with read and execute
access. 

C:\InetPub\scripts\webdesk\admin with a virtual directory of 
/cgi-bin/webdesk/admin
C:\InetPub\scripts\webdesk\user  with a virtual directory of 
/cgi-bin/webdesk/user

Finally, create a user account "admin" from the Windows NT User Manager
and select a password.  This will be the account used to administer
WebDesk-NT. 

In order to process incoming requests, the NT machine must take email
destined for "webdesk@machine.name" and pipe in into stdin of
\InetPub\scripts\webdesk\admin\wdfilter.exe

This can be done with many software packages.  We are using MetaInfo's NT
sendmail available at: http://www.metainfo.com 206-674-3700.  Our alias
list for WebDesk includes the following entry: 
	webdesk:	|"c:\\inetpub\scripts\\webdesk\\admin\\wdfilter.exe"

The alias file will need to be reloaded to make the alias active.  To test
the alias: 

[www@ralph logs]$ telnet moschino 25
Trying 10.69.69.101...
Connected to moschino.grdata.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 moschino.grdata.com ESMTP MetaInfo Sendmail 2.0 Build 2144 (Berkeley 8.8.4)/
8.8.4; Thu, 30 Oct 1997 22:59:18 -0500
expn webdesk
250 <|c:\\inetpub\\scripts\\webdesk\\admin\\wdfilter.exe@moschino.grdata.com>

Site specific options may be changed by editing
\InetPub\scripts\webdesk\.config or by using the WebDesk AdminTool.  
Errors are recorded in:
\InetPub\scripts\webdesk\error.log

This setup has been successfully implemented by our development team. 
Other Web Servers and Email Servers will undoubtedly work, and we
appreciate feedback.  The setup procedure will be completely automated for
the release version of software. 

Bugs, comments, etc:
	webdesk_support@grdata.com

Please include your name, email, WebDesk Version Number (found in "About
WebDesk" from the AdminTool), and a detailed description illustrating your
problem, if possible, with any bug reports. 

Visit the WebDesk Home Page for tips, tricks, or FAQS when available: 

  http://www.grdata.com/products/WebDesk/

WebDesk manuals are available at:
  
  ftp://ftp.grdata.com/pub/products/webdesk

Join the WebDesk Users mailing list to exchange ideas, tips, etc.  Send an
email message with "subscribe webdesk-users" in the body of the message to
majordomo@grdata.com

(C)Copyright 1997 G & R Data Group, Inc.