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HowHeard v1.4 Shareware PCBoard 15.0 PPE New Caller Upgrade Utility
What does HowHeard do?
This PCBoard 15.0 PPE, when placed in your newuser logon script, lets
you assign up to 5 options to "How did you hear of us" or "Why are you
calling" type questions. Based on their response you can upgrade to a
specific security level, add a note to Comment Line 2, add xxx days to
exp date (or a non-expiring date) or you can even register them in a
private conference. Response can be configured individually so that no
one response gets the same upgrade options!
HowHeard Installation.
Installation of HowHeard is fairly straight-forward. Here is how I do
it. My new caller logon script looks like this, just 4 lines:
!E:\PPE\HOWHEARD\HOWHEARD.PPE
!E:\PPE\WELCOMAT\WELCOMAT.PPE
!E:\PPE\APPLY\I-APPLY.PPE
!E:\PPE\UAI\ADDRESS.PPE
The first line is for HowHeard, the other 3 are other PPE's I use that
prompt the user for city & state and other settings info. There are a
number of ways you can do this. You can place the HOWHEARD.PPE in your
scripts, but there's no guarantee the user will answer the question...
But it's up to you as PCB's PPE feature makes it the most flexible BBS
software ever!
HowHeard Config File.
The config file, and all HowHeard files, must be in the same directory
as the HOWHEARD.PPE file. The config file MUST be called HOWHEARD.CNF.
Here's a sample HOWHEARD.CNF file, an expanation of this file follows.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your BBS Name │
│ 00000 (or your registration number) │
│ Validation Code (given when registered) │
│ E:\PPE\HOWHEARD\HOWHEARD.DSP │
│ 4 │
│ Looking To Join "Planet Earth" │
│ 40 │
│ 0 │
│ 1 │
│ Calling About Your PPE Program │
│ 30 │
│ 182 │
│ 106 │
│ I Would Like Local User Status │
│ 20 │
│ 30 │
│ 0 │
│ Other... Look for His Comment! │
│ 10 │
│ 30 │
│ 0 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Line 1 = Who registered to
Line 2 = 00000 (if unregistered) or your registration number
Line 3 = Validation Code (if unregistered leave blank)
Line 4 = Path/Filename of "choices file" you want displayed to new callers
Line 5 = How many "options" you will be providing below (same as in above)
Line 6 = 30 Chars for Comment 2 Field in User Record * \ All these are for
Line 7 = New Security Level * \ Response #1 based
Line 8 = Days to Add to Exp Date (0=non-exp) * / on above display.
Line 9 = Which conference to register the user in * / Repeat for # 2-5.
Lines 10-13, 14-17, 18-21 and 22-25 are same descriptions as the 4 lines # 6-9
but for options 2 - 5 in your display. * See Notes Below
Notes
All but the first 5 lines are optional, but if not used there's little
point in even using this utility. If there's a field in the configfile
that you do not wish to use (such as registration in a conference) you
must leave the line empty (blank). The Comment 2 field is limited to
30 characters. If the New Security Level field is left blank then the
security level as defined in PCBoard will be kept. If it is not used,
as with any field in the config file, you must leave an empty (blank)
line in it's place. The Days To Add to Exp Date are the number of days
to add to the date the script is answered (refered to as today's date)
and if left blank then the number of days to exp in PCBoard is kept.
If you want to assign a non-expiring exp date to a response, then put
a 0 in this entry for this response. There, I hope I haven't confused
anyone, I understand what I wrote <g>
Sample HowHeard.DSP File
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Why are you calling our BBS today? │
│ │
│ (1) You are a SysOp looking to join the Planet Earth Network │
│ │
│ (2) You are a PCBoard SysOp checking out our PPE programs │
│ │
│ (3) You are a local user looking for QWK mail network access │
│ │
│ (4) Other Reason (this response requires leaving a C)omment) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
This is the file displayed to the user to determine what upgrade
the user will recieve. This is the file as defined in the config
file, HOWHEARD.CNF. You can include PCBoard @x color codes into
your display as well.
HowHeard History
v1.0 on 08-07-93
Initial release and looking good right out of the gate!
v1.1 on 08-16-93
Added Registration info to config file.
v1.2 on 08-18-93
Fixed the default to "answer 1 upgrades" if no choice is selected.
Thanks to Paul Lauda for the help!
v1.3 on 08-23-93
No real code change, just updated docs to reflect some previous changes
and fixes.
v1.4 on 09-09-93
Released as part of the PCBoard PPE Powerpack! CW-PPP10.ZIP!
Shareware
You have 30 days to evaluate it, then you must register or remove it.
You use HowHeard at your own risk. I will not be responsible for lost
data or any damage that the use or misuse of HowHeard may cause. It's
been thoroughly tested on my system and works flawlessly here but I'm
just covering my assets. If you have any ideas & suggestions that can
improve on HowHeard, let me know in the Intelec Network's PPL forum.
To Register
Registration grants you a license to use HowHeard on the (1) BBS that
it is being registered to and licenses may not be transferred. Plus,
registration is only $5 U.S. Send checks or money orders payable to
Cliff Watkins at the address shown below. If you are outside the US
please only use Postal Money Orders in US $. Non-U.S. personal checks
cannot be accepted, please don't send cash! If in the U.S. include a
voice number and best time to reach you and I will call you with the
registration number and validation code. If outside the U.S. then you
must call my BBS for this info. There is no "online registration" at
this time, sorry. Thanks for evaluating HowHeard! Look for my many
other fine PCBoard PPE utilities!
And check out the Planet Earth Network! 21 conferences devoted to the
issues that matter most today! Look for PEN-yymm.ZIP where yy is the
current year and mm is the current month. It is a great addition to
the networks you may be carrying now! Interested in a network that is
wider in focus? Check out Intelec Network, the best general interest
network anywhere! Look for IN-yymm.ZIP on a BBS near you...
Cliff Watkins
P.O. Box 212
Baldwin, NY 11510
Intelec Online
(516)868-0662 D/S 16.8
Public 09:30-22:30 EST