If you have an account on the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) Bulletin Board System (BBS), you will need the following to access the system:
1.) Your USER NAME and PASSWORD.
2.) The "MCVSD_Net.fc" file. This is the settings file used to connect to the MCVSD Email system (BBS). This file can be found below. You will be opening up this file using the FirstClass Client Application (see #3).
3.) The appropriate (Windows, DOS, or Mac) version of the FirstClass Client Application. You will be opening up the "MCVSD_Net.fc" settings file using this program. This file can also be found below.
Note: The files available for download on this page are in compressed form. You will need the appropriate file expansion program to decompress these files. Macintosh users should download Stuffit Expander, which will decompress Macintosh ".SIT" files. Windows/DOS users should download WinZip, or PKZIP (DOS), to properly decompress the ".ZIP" files on this page.
See the "detailed instructions" link above for information on alternate access methods, such as via the Internet, using the POP3 client feature, using a web browser to check your mail, etc.
If you need additional information, extra modem files, or instructions for connecting to the BBS, contact the MCVSD Technology Group.
FirstClass Client Software:
Version 6.X - This is the newest version of the client application used for connecting to our FirstClass system. You may use older versions to connect to our system (such as ver. 5.623), however, to utilize all of the new features, the version 6.011 software is required.
Windows Client FAT Version 6.011 - (4.7 meg) Self-Extracting.
Download | Alternate Download Site
Mac OS Client Version 6.011 - (6.6 megs) Stuffed.
FirstClass BBS Settings:
For use with Client Version 5.X - 6.X
MCVSD_Net.fc The universal system MCVSD BBS Settings File. Revision 6.0
Mac users: Click and hold on the hyperlinked file name (MCVSD_Net.fc) below, and "save this link as" source or "download link to disk". Then open this file using the Firstclass Client application.
PC Users: Right click on the hyperlinked file name below (MCVSD_Net.fc), and click "save target as" or "save as source" with the file name of "MCVSD_Net.fc". Then open this file using the Firstclass Client application.
Download: MCVSD_Net.fc
Alternate Download (Zipped for PC): MCVSD_Net.zip
Alternate Download (Executable archive for PC): MCVSD_Net.exe
Alternated Download (Stuffed for Mac): MCVSD_Net.sit
Documentation:
These documents give you all the information you need to install and use the FirstClass Client software. They also provide additional information about customizing FirstClass to suit your needs.
The files below are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format& can be viewed using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader which allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms.Get your free copy by clicking the image below...
FirstClass Client Documentation (Version 5.X - 6.X)
FirstClass Win User Reference Card
This document contains brief information about the menus and features in FirstClass for Windows. It's in Adobe Acrobat format. 6 pages, (512 K)FirstClass Mac User Reference Card
This document contains brief information about the menus and features in FirstClass for Macintosh. It's in Adobe Acrobat format. 6 pages, (512 K)FirstClass Quick Reference
This document contains information about the features in FirstClass for both Mac and Windows. It's in Adobe Acrobat format. 27 pages, (860 K)Using FirstClass (full documentation)
This document contains detailed instructions on installing and using FirstClass software for both Mac and Windows. It's in Adobe Acrobat format. 316 pages, (3.8 MB)
If you are having trouble (errors, lost connections,etc.) downloading the software above, try the following links:
For version 6.X of the software - http://www.centrinity.com/
Last Updated: 4/29/2002