@@ How do I set up my pserver.dat?
Email your existing pserver.dat ('Mansion Script' on Macintosh or 'PServer.dat' on Windows) to us at <A HREF="mailto:support@accesscom.com">support@accesscom.com</A>.  We will modify the header so that it will run under Linux and upload it to your pserver directory.

@@ How do I update my pserver.dat?
You will manually update your pserver.dat file with the following steps:
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<LI> Stop your pserver with the god command `shutdown
<LI> Connect to the host 'shell.accesscom.com'
<LI> Provide your 'username' and 'password'
<LI> Double-click 'palace' directory
<LI> Double-click 'psdata' directory
<LI> FTP your new pserver.dat file, replacing the old version
<LI> Now your pserver is ready
<LI> Restart your pserver by going to the URL 'http://www.accesscom.com/uutils/palace' and provide your 'username' and 'password'
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@@ What does the header of my pserver.dat need to look like?
The following headers are required to for your pserver to run.  You will need to modify this header for your personal information.
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<PRE>
; Server Prefs
;
SERVERNAME "Access Internet Communications"
WIZARDPASSWORD "t\A6\0F]\12y}\"\0AX\"
GODPASSWORD "/5t\QWE\9N"
PERMISSIONS 0xE7F
DEATHPENALTY 120
MAXOCCUPANCY 9999
ROOMOCCUPANCY 24
MINFLOODEVENTS 30000
PURGEPROPDAYS 21
MAXSESSIONID 10000
PICFOLDER "media/"
SYSOP "AIC"
URL "palace://palace.chatserve.com:9998"
HTTP_URL "http://palace.chatserve.com/palacepub/media/"
AVATAR_URL "http://palace.chatserve.com/palacepub/avatars/"
MACHINETYPE "i586-unknown-linux 4.2.0 Build 253 Tue Sep  8 16:48:07 PDT 1998"
BLURB "Palace Server hosting at Access Internet Communications, Inc."
YPADDR "directory.thepalace.com"
AUTOREGISTER
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@@ How do I backup my pserver.dat file?
You should backup your pserver.dat file as often as possible.  We have created a backup script which will allow you to backup these files on the fly.
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<LI> Stop your pserver with the god command `shutdown
<LI> Using a web browser go to the following URL: <A HREF="http://www.accesscom.com/uutils/">http://www.accesscom.com/uutils/</A>
<LI> Provide your 'username' and 'password'
<LI> Click on the link labeled "Backup palace dat files"
<LI> Once the backup is complete, you will be given the option to restart your palace server
<LI> Your pserver will be started immediately
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