minor changes to admin manual to reflect perl changes etc

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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <title>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual 
 <author>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)
 
 <title>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual 
 <author>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)

-<date>Version 1.33 (Revision 1.20) February 2001
+<date>Version 1.33 (Revision 1.21) February 2001

 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 </abstract>
 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 </abstract>


@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 <sect1>Introduction
 
 <P>
 <sect1>Introduction
 
 <P>

-This section describes the installation of DX Spider v1.35 on a 
-<htmlurl url="http://www.redhat.com" name="RedHat"> Linux Distribution.  
+This section describes the installation of DX Spider v1.46 on a 
+<htmlurl url="http://www.redhat.com" name="RedHat"> Linux Distribution.
+Wherever possible I will try to include differences for other distributions.  

 I do not intend to try and cover the installation of Linux or the setup 
 of the AX25 utilities.  If you need help on this then read Iains original 
 I do not intend to try and cover the installation of Linux or the setup 
 of the AX25 utilities.  If you need help on this then read Iains original 

-HOWTO on the <htmlurl url="http://www.dxcluster.org" name="DXSpider"> 
-website.
+installation guide that comes with the Spider distribution.

 
 <P>
 I am assuming a general knowledge of Linux and its commands.  You should 
 
 <P>
 I am assuming a general knowledge of Linux and its commands.  You should 


@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@ know how to use <em>tar</em> and how to edit files using your favourite editor.
 
 <P>
 The crucial ingredient for all of this is 
 
 <P>
 The crucial ingredient for all of this is 

-<htmlurl url="http://www.perl.org" name="Perl 5.004">.  Now I know Perl 5.005 
-is out and this will almost certainly work with it, but 
-<htmlurl url="http://www.redhat.com" name="RedHat 5.1"> comes with 5.004. 
-<em>Be Warned</em>, earlier versions of 
-<htmlurl url="http://www.redhat.com" name="RedHat"> <bf>do not</bf> come 
-with 5.004 as standard, you need to 
-<htmlurl url="ftp://upgrade.redhat.com" name="upgrade">
+<htmlurl url="http://www.perl.org" name="Perl">.  Earlier versions of
+Spider required perl 5.004, however it is now <it>STRONGLY</it> recommended
+that you use at least version 5.005_03 as this is the version being used
+in the development of Spider.

 
 <P>In addition to the standard Red Hat distribution you will require the 
 following <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html" name="CPAN"> modules: -
 
 <P>In addition to the standard Red Hat distribution you will require the 
 following <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html" name="CPAN"> modules: -


@@ -50,8 +47,6 @@ following <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html" name="CPAN"> modules: -
 
 <item>         MD5-1.7.tar.gz
 <item>         Data-Dumper-2.10.tar.gz
 
 <item>         MD5-1.7.tar.gz
 <item>         Data-Dumper-2.10.tar.gz

-<item>         FreezeThaw-0.3.tar.gz
-<item>         MLDBM-2.00.tar.gz

 <item>         TimeDate-1.08.tar.gz
 <item>         IO-1.20.tar.gz
 <item>         Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz
 <item>         TimeDate-1.08.tar.gz
 <item>         IO-1.20.tar.gz
 <item>         Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz


@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ but use the above list as the earliest versions usable.
 <P>
 I will assume that you have already downloaded the latest tarball of 
 the DXSpider software and are ready to install it. I am assuming version 
 <P>
 I will assume that you have already downloaded the latest tarball of 
 the DXSpider software and are ready to install it. I am assuming version 

-1.35 for this section but of course you would use the latest version.
+1.46 for this section but of course you would use the latest version.

 
 <P>
 Login as root and create a user to run the cluster under.  <bf><it>UNDER 
 
 <P>
 Login as root and create a user to run the cluster under.  <bf><it>UNDER 


@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ permissions.  Copy the tarball to /home/sysop and do the following.
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 # cd ~sysop
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 # cd ~sysop

-# tar xvfz spider-1.35.tar.gz
+# tar xvfz spider-1.46.tar.gz

 # ln -s ~sysop/spider /spider
 # groupadd -g 251 spider       (or another number)
 </verb></tscreen>
 # ln -s ~sysop/spider /spider
 # groupadd -g 251 spider       (or another number)
 </verb></tscreen>


@@ -208,7 +203,7 @@ It should look something like this ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 $ cluster.pl
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 $ cluster.pl

-DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.35
+DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46

 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...
 loading band data ...
 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...
 loading band data ...


@@ -273,6 +268,12 @@ each interface that you wish to allow connections on, use the following format .
 default  * * * * * *  - sysop /spider/src/client client %u ax25
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 default  * * * * * *  - sysop /spider/src/client client %u ax25
 </verb></tscreen>
 

+or, if you wish your users to be able to use SSID's on their callsigns ..
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+default  * * * * * *  - sysop /spider/src/client client %s ax25
+</verb></tscreen>
+

 <sect1>Allowing telnet connects from users
 
 <P>
 <sect1>Allowing telnet connects from users
 
 <P>