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- Documentation for PICK7 release 1.1 for FBB-BBS 5.15 30 October 1993
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-
- Foreword.
- ---------
- PICK7 is based on the idea after PICK601 from Jean-luc, tk3lo.
- After using Jean-luc's version I found that there were some things in it's
- behaving that I don't like. So there was the thought of writing utility's to
- intercept the missing thing's in pick601. Because of the problems with these
- I decided to write a complete new pick server, only for picking the 7+
- software from the bbs. The result was PICK7.
-
-
- Information.
- ------------
- PICK7 allows to scan FBB-message files for 7+ software, gathers these
- together with COR-files, try's to decode the files, send ERR file's back to
- the originator and delete old files.
-
- Difference to PICK601 (tk3lo)
- -----------------------------
- - PICK7 only handles 7+ files, there is no achieving of messages.
- - PICK7 skip's 7+ files witch are local generated by the mailbox his
- own 7PSERV - server. This saves the sysop a lot of 'delete' work!
- - PICK7 checks first for available disk-space and disables it self so the
- system won't crash with "disk full-error"
- - PICK7 uses it's own configuration-file and is therefore complete
- independent of init.srv. You can also specify directory's for the 7+files
- and the decoded files witch give you a better overview of what is already
- decoded.
- - PICK7 now scan's the EXE-dir (with the decoded files) for virusinfection,
- and incase there is a virus found, sends a message to the sysop.
- - PICK7 deletion is in day's instead of month's.
- - PICK7 can also be instructed to send his daily report as a personal
- mail to the sysop.
-
- Additional programs.
- --------------------
- Because PICK7 was written in Microsoft's QUICK-BASIC there in no build-in 7+
- decoder. Instead you must provide the decoder somewhere in the DOS-PATH and
- use the name 7PLUS.EXE. If scanning should occur there must also be a
- SCAN.EXE found in your DOS-PATH.
-
- Make sure you have the latest version of these programm's!
- Original design works with 7plus v 2.10 and scan v 106 from Mc Fee.
-
- How it works.
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- 1) PICK7 checks diskspace, this is very critical for good work.
- 2) The message file DIRMESS.SYS is scanned and checked for messages
- - message number must be above or equal than the number in the pointer
- file.
- - originator must not be the BBS-call (intercepts 7PSERV messages)
- All valid messages are copied to the 7PLUS directory. Cor-files, if found
- are stacked.
- 3) PICK7 now call's 7PLUS.EXE and try's to decode the files.
- The options are to delete all relative files should the decoding be
- successfully.
- 4) If there where ERR files generated, PICK7 writes these as P-messages
- to the sender of the files. The ERR files are now deleted.
- 5) PICK7 now scan's the 7PLUS dir and delete all the files witch are older
- than the lifetime in PICK7.CFG
- 6) SCAN.EXE will be called for checking virus contamination.
- (CAUTION: scan will NOT detect a virus inside an archive file like LZH,
- ZIP, ARJ, SFXEXE...!!)
- 7) The report is created in the PICK7 dir called PICK7.LOG. This report
- is also mailed to the sysop if defined in PICK.CFG
-
- Files in archive.
- -----------------
- The archive PICK7.ZIP contain's the following files:
- - PICK7.EXE The programm
- - PICK7.CFG The configuration file
- - PICK7.PTR The pointer file
- - PICK7.DOC This documentation
-
- After running PICK7 generate 2 additional files:
- - PICK7.LOG The daily report
- - SCAN.LOG Report created by the scanning programm
-
- Installing.
- -----------
- Make 3 directory's on your BBS-drive
- Example:
- \PICK7
- \7PLUS
- \PRGM
-
- You can choose freely but must use the same dir's in the configuration file!
- Unzip the package in the PICK7 dir.
- Edit PICK7.CFG and edit PICK7.PTR
- The changes in PICK7.CFG are clear. In PICK7.PTR you place a number at witch
- scanning should start (for example: lastmessage - 500).
- PICK7 changes this pointer each time it run's so this should only be done the
- first time after installation.
- Edit your "appel.bat" and insert following line's after "epurmess"
-
- CD \PICK7 <- the dir you selected to place PICK7
- PICK7 <- start PICK7
- CD \FBB <- back to the FBB-dir
-
- You may freely take other names and paths for the different dir's but must
- take 2 things in mind:
- - Always's edit PICK7.CFG for the same dir's
- - ALL THE 3 DIR'S MUST BE ON THE SAME DRIVE!!
-
- You can place PICK7 and the other files on an other drive if you make this
- the current drive in "appel.bat" (add for example add D: before the CD
- command)
- Don't forget to jump back to C: after running PICK7.
-
- Any remarks, suggestions are welcome!
- 73's, and happy packeting...
- Danny, ON4ABR (sysop ON4AIC) @ ON4AIC.#LIM.BEL.EU
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