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Milliways Sysop Utility Version 1.2
(C) 1986 by Matt Weisberg Feb. 1, 1986
Milliways Sysop Utility - Page 1
Description:
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MSU is a users editor for the Colossus Bulletin Board System. It allows
full editing of the user file. This program was written because of the
limited capabilities of the user editor in the BBS itself. This program
was written in Borland International's Turbo Pascal.
Requirements:
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MSU requires an IBM PC, XT, AT, or any MS-DOS compatible computer running
Colossus. ANSI.SYS is required for MSU to work properly.
How to invoke MSU:
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You run MSU by typing this at the command line:
MSU Color1 Color2
If no colors are specified, MSU will use its default colors of
Light Gray and Yellow. Again, as I said above, MSU requires ANSI.SYS
to work properly. Color1 is the color of the boarder on the menu
window and the color of the identifers (Name, Calling From, etc.).
Color2 is the color of the actual menu text and the color of the
users information. Colors are entered as numbers. Here is a chart
of the colors and there corresponding numbers:
1 - Blue 8 - Dark Gray
2 - Green 9 - Light Blue
3 - Cyan 10 - Light Green
4 - Red 11 - Light Cyan
5 - Magenta 12 - Light Red
6 - Brown 13 - Light Magenta
7 - Light Gray 14 - Yellow
15 - White
Note: 0 is black, but if you use 0 MSU will ignore it and go to the default
colors of Light Gray and Yellow. 0 is locked because you would not be able
to see what was on the screen. Future versions of MSU may contain a
background color option, but at the moment, it does not.
Operation:
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Here is a list of the commands and what they do:
The (+) scrolls forward through the users one at a time.
The (-) scrolls backward through the users one at a time.
The (B)eginning command moves to the first user in the user file.
The (E)nd command moves to the last user in the user file.
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The (U)sers List command lets you make a list of users. You get to
specify what level of users you would like listed. For example, if
you chose 5, then all the users with an access level of 5 are listed.
This command is good for making a list of non-validated users who
need to be validated.
The (D)eleted command toggles the Yes/No marker for deleted or not.
All users who have 'Yes' under deleted will be removed if the purge
users option is choosen after the (Q)uit command (see below).
The (N)ame command is used to change the current users name.
The (C)alling from command is used to change where the current user is
calling from.
The (P)assword command is used to change the current users password.
The (#) command is used to change the current users phone number.
The ($) command changes the current users mail credit. All amounts
are entered WITHOUT decimals. Example: Say a user has a credit of
$10.25. It would be entered as 1025.
The (O) command changes the amount of mail charges that the current
user has pending.
The Security (L)evel command lets you change the security level of the
current user.
The (T)ime left command changes the amount of time (in minutes) the
current user has left today.
The (X)pert command toggles the expert Yes/No option of the current user.
The (S)earch command lets you search for a user. If you enter part of the
name, then it will look for just part of the name.
The (A)llowed command toggles the allowed on the system Yes/No option
of the current user. If set to 'No', then the user will not be able to
login.
The (Q)uit command exits the program and asks you if you would like to
save the changes which you have made to the users file. If you say yes
it will then ask you if you would like to purge all deleted users. What
this means is that every user that had a 'Yes' where it said deleted will
be taken out of the user file. If you say no to the purge users question
then every user, wether it said 'Yes' next to deleted or not, wil be
saved.
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Notes on the Program:
I have spent many long hours working on this program, If you like this
program and use it regularly, your contribution would be greatly.
Send any contributions to:
Matt Weisberg
29140 Apple Blossom Ln.
Farmington Hills, MI 48018-1519
Versions 1.0 and 1.1 of this program were not released. They were test
versions and where used by a few beta testers only, so this it the first
actual release. For support please call my board, Milliways at
(313) 553-9274 - 300/1200/2400 Baud. Please report any bugs to me
immediately. It would be greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoy this
program. Watch for more utilites from me in the future.