timeseal_mac

  Some interfaces have timeseal built into them; examples are Fixation (finger
Adum) and PowerICS (finger Kossy).  To use these programs, make timeseal
active before you logon to the chess server.  Finger the program authors for
up-to-date information on their interfaces.

  Other users must get a version of timeseal working on the computer that 
connects to the chess server.  In most cases, you must run timeseal on the 
computer host that links you to the chess server.  The version of timeseal you 
need will depend on the operating system used by your host computer.  You will 
need to identify which version you need, download it and make it ready for 
use.  Because computer operating systems differ, there are different versions 
of timeseal.


WHICH VERSION OF TIMESEAL DO I NEED?

  For computer host systems -- The following versions of timeseal have been 
compiled for computer host operating systems and are currently available (as 
of Jan 14, 1996):

      AIX-3.2-RISC-SOCKS
      AIX-3.2-RISC
      BSD386-1.0-i386
      BSDOS-2.0-i386
      HP-UX-A.09.05-9000.705
      HP-UX-B.09.03-9000.42E
      IRIX-4.0.5H.IP12-mips
      IRIX-5.3-IP22-mips
      IRIX64.6.0.1.IP21.mips
      Linux-1.2.9-SOCKS
      Linux-1.2.9-i586
      NeXTSTEP-Mach-3.3-Intel	
      OSF1-V3.0-alpha
      SCO-3.2-i386
      SunOS-4.1.4-sun4c
      SunOS-5.4-386
      SunOS-5.4-sun4d
      TW-SunOS-TW2.0.1-twin2
      ULTRIX-4.3-RISC

To see if anyone of these may fit the hardware you are using, type "uname -a" 
in your unix shell (at the unix prompt) and see which unix system is 
operating.  Remember this output!  You will need this output to figure out 
which version of timeseal will work on your system.  If you do not see the
exact output int he list about, see the timeseal version that is most similar;
we cannot compile timeseal for all versions of unix that exist.  NOTE:
Versions of timeseal for VAX/VMS are not supported yet.


TO DOWNLOAD TIMESEAL

  There are many ways to download a file from an ftp site.  If you are using a 
web browser (such as Netscape) or an ftp program (such as Fetch), logon to the 
freechess.org ftp site the way you would for any normal ftp site.  The URL for 
the site is "ftp.freechess.org".  If you are using ftp commands on a unix 
system, follow these directions:

  (1) Login to your unix/inet provider and get a prompt.

  (2) Connect to the ftp site -- type "ftp ftp.freechess.org".  When you are
asked for a login ID type "ftp" or "anonymous".  When you are asked for a
password, type your email address.  You should then be logged on to the ftp
site.

  (3) The next step is to locate the file you need.  Type "cd 
pub/chess/timeseal" (to get to the correct directory) and type "dir" (in order 
to see which versions of timeseal are currently available).  Compare the 
available timeseal versions to the type of unix operating system you have.  
NOTE: Versions of timeseal for Windows-Winsock are often in a different 
directory, such as pub/chess/win3; contact users on the server for assistance.

  (4) When you have found the timeseal version that will work on your system, 
type "bin" (for "binary" transmission format) and then type "get filename" 
(where "filename" is the name of the version from the directory).

  (5) Wait for the ftp file transmission to complete, then type "quit".  The 
file should now be in your current directory -- probably the home dir.


MAKE TIMESEAL READY FOR USE

  Once you have downloaded the timeseal file, you need to make the file ready 
for use.  For a unix system, type "gunzip filename" if the filename ends with
".gz", then "chmod 700 filename", and "mv filename timeseal".  These various
commands make the timeseal program available on your operating system.  NOTE:
There are times when using "chmod 700 filename" does not work on your system. 
In this case, try "chmod  755 filename".

  Here is an example after you have ftp'd the version called 
timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC.gz:

    gunzip timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC.gz
    chmod 700 timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC
    mv timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC timeseal

Now you are ready ... to go to the next step.  ;-)


TO RUN TIMESEAL WITH YOUR INTERFACE

   Modify your interface configuration to replace the normal telnet command
   with: "./timeseal 64.71.131.140 5000".


DONE!

Questions?  Ask channel 1 or an admin.

A special note for Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x) users:

  Many people have experienced problems getting timeseal and xboard to
work together while both programs work fine individually.  This problem seems
only to exist on some Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x) systems.  To solve this, you
need to download xboard again, configure it using './configure --disable-ptys'
and then 'make'.

See Also:  chan_1  ftp_hints  interface  lag  timeseal  timeseal_unix 
timeseal_windows

[Written by Hawk, August 15, 1995; last modified: April 6, 1998 -- Friar]