What are the settings for Actinic Catalog (Business and Developer)?

The settings are as follows:-

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Version 9 Settings

Server details:
Catalog URL: http://www.[domain]/acatalog/
CGI-BIN URL: http://www.[domain]/cgi-bin/
Codebase: ./
Path from CGI-BIN to Online Store Folder: ../public_html/acatalog/

FTP Details:
Server Host ftp.[domain]
Username: [account username]
Password: [account password]
Path to CGI-BIN: /cgi-bin/
Path from CGI-BIN to Online Store Folder as viewed by the FTP Server: leave blank
Use Passive FTP Transfers: tick

Common Settings:
Web Site URL: http://www.(domain)
Online Store Folder Name: change if required

Script Settings:
CGI Script ID Number: 1
Extension: .pl
Path to the Perl shell: /usr/bin/perl
Use Relative CGI-BIN URLs in Catalog Pages: leave unticked

Upload Settings:
Ignore Passive Transfer Errors: tick
Use Enhanced FTP: leave unticked

Email Settings:
SMTP Server: mail.(domain)
Username and Password Required: tick
Username: [email address]
Password: [email password]

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Version 7 Settings
Location: Advanced menu: Network Setup.

Server details:
Catalog URL: http://www.(domain)/acatalog/
CGI-BIN URL: http://www.(domain)/acatalog/cgi/
Codebase: ./
Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory: ../acatalog

FTP Details:
Server Host ftp.(domain)
Username: (account username)
Password: (account password)
Path to CGI-BIN: public_html/acatalog/cgi/
Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory as viewed by the FTP Server: ../
Use Passive FTP Transfers: tick only if having difficulty uploading

Common Settings:
CGI Script ID Number: 1
Extension: .pl
Ignore Passive Transfer Errors: tick
Use Relative CGI-BIN URLs in Catalog Pages: leave unticked unless required
Web Site URL: http://www.(domain)
Path to the Perl shell: /usr/bin/perl

Email Settings:
SMTP Server: mail.(domain)
Username and Password Required: tick
Username: email address
Password: email password

Versions prior to v7 do not support authenticated SMTP. To obtain a free fix for this, go to http://www.drillpine.biz/actinicstuff/V6(V5)-UsingSendMailInsteadoOfSMTP.txt

We would like to thank Malcolm Bailey for his assistance.

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Version 8 Settings.

Location: Web: Network Setup.

Server details:
Catalog URL: http://www.(domain)/acatalog/
CGI-BIN URL: http://www.(domain)/cgi-bin/
Codebase: ./
Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory: ../public_html/acatalog/

FTP Details:
Server Host ftp.(domain)
Username: (account username)
Password: (account password)
Path to CGI-BIN: /cgi-bin/
Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory as viewed by the FTP Server: ../public_html/acatalog/
Use Passive FTP Transfers: tick

Common Settings:
CGI Script ID Number: 1
Extension: .pl
Ignore Passive Transfer Errors: tick
Use Relative CGI-BIN URLs in Catalog Pages: untick
Web Site URL: http://www.(domain)/
Path to the Perl shell: /usr/bin/perl

Email Settings:
SMTP Server: mail.(domain)
Username and Password Required: tick
Username: email address
Password: email password

These settings tested on Actinic Designer 8.0.3
We would like to thank Scott McKenzie for providing this information.

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