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WelcoMat v1.5 Shareware PCBoard 15.0 PPE New Caller Upgrade Utility!
What does WelcoMat do?
This PCBoard 15.0 PPE utility will search a list of predefined names,
and if a match is found it will upgrade them to the security level you
decided on. Why? I was in a situation recently where I knew a handful
of specific users were going to be calling my board. I did not want to
pre-register all of them since A) it would have been more time than it
took to write this utility and B) I wanted them to enter complete info
into the address areas of the user records. But... I also wanted them
(and only them) to be upgraded instantly and I also wanted them to be
displayed a screen that told them I was "putting out the welcome mat"
for them and that they were instantly upgraded. Well this utility will
do all this. You select the usernames (up to 250) that you want to put
out the welcome mat for, you select the security level that you want
them upgraded to, and you customize the display file that they'll see
upon their upgrade. And... WelcoMat is intelligent, it can tell if the
caller has been upgraded already and if so, it "cancels operation" and
the caller is not shown the display all over again.
WelcoMat Installation.
Installation of WelcoMat is fairly straight-forward. Hopefully you are
already familiar with PPEs so I don't have to get overly verbose here.
Here's how I do it. My new caller logon script looks like this, just 3
lines:
!E:\PPE\WELCOMAT\WELCOMAT.PPE
!E:\PPE\APPLY\I-APPLY.PPE
!E:\PPE\UAI\ADDRESS.PPE
The 1st line is WelcoMat, the other 2 are other PPEs I use that prompt
the user for city & state and other settings info. This way, if a user
calls me who is not in "the list" then the other PPE's ask for addi-
tional address and settings info anyway. Anyway, there is a number of
ways you can do this. You can place the WELCOMAT.PPE in your bulletins
to upgrade name matches only when the bulletin is read. It's up to you
as PCB's PPE feature makes it the most flexible BBS software ever!
WelcoMat Config File.
The Welcomat config file MUST be called WELCOMAT.CNF and must be located
in the same directory as WELCOMAT.PPE. This is very important!
┌────────────────────────┐
│ Intelec Online │
│ 00000 │
│ Validation Code Here │
│ E:\PPE\WM\WELCOMAT.LST │
│ E:\PPE\WM\WELCOMAT.DSP │
│ 50 │
│ 1 │
│ 106 │
│ ### │
│ ### │
│ ###... etc │
└────────────────────────┘
Line 1 = Your BBS Name
Line 2 = 00000 (or your registration number)
Line 3 = Validation code given upon registration
Line 4 = The listing of user names that you want to upgrade.
Line 5 = Path/Filename of file you want displayed to upgraded callers
Line 6 = The security level you want "name matches" upgraded to
Lines 7 through 36 = conferences that you want "matches" Registered in.
WelcoMat Listing File.
Here's an explanation of the sample list file included. Line 1 must be
the total number of NAMES (one name per line) in the listing file, for
WelcoMat to function properly. Then the lines 2 through 251 (if you're
upgrading that many users, bless your heart!) will be the names of the
users who will be upgraded by WelcoMat. See my "sample list" below:
5
Meg Ryan
Melanie Griffith
Marisa Tomei
Mel Brooks
Michael Ontkean
Sample Display File
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Thanks for calling @FIRST@! I'm really glad you decided to check in! │
│ │
│ <SysOp Definable Text Goes Into This Display> │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Welcome Mat History
v1.0 on 08-02-93
Initial release and looking good right out of the gate!
v1.1 on 08-04-93
10 lines in the config file are for telling Welcome Mat the conference
or conferences (up to 10) that you want to register all "matches" in.
If a match is found (caller is in your upgrade list) then they will be
upgraded and registered in the defined conferences. Welcome Mat will
only set the R conference flag, not the X or S or any other flags. If
you don't have any conferences that you want to register these matches
in, then leave these lines blank.
v1.2 on 08-09-93
Removed line 3 of the config file (New User Security Level). It seems
that some PPEs that may be run might change security levels before the
"Welcome Mat" program kicks in, thus nobody would be upgraded in this
situation. Removed it as it seemed redundant anyway. Sorry folks.
v1.3 on 08-16-93
Added S)earch command for text searches of conference names. Also, now
there's a registration number requirement but due to the registration
requirement there is a config file change.
v1.4 on 09-01-93
Increased conference registration from 10 to 30 for those requesting
the extra conference registrations.
v1.5 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 WelcoMat at your own risk. I will not be responsible for lost
data or any damage that the use or misuse of WelcoMat 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 WelcoMat, let me know in the Intelec Network's PPL forum.
To Register
Registration grants you a license to use WelcoMat 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 WelcoMat! 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