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SAVECHO.COM
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October 3, 1986
This program can collect the messages from an Echo message base
into a text file which allows the SYSOP to set them aside as a
library for reference and to keep on top of his disk space prob-
lems. It also allows the user to use a text processor to search
for key words or phrases.
To use you can either just type "SAVECHO" at the prompt and answer
the prompts or you can use the command line, either from the
prompt or in a batch file, to enter the information in the form:
SAVECHO S# L# H# TARGET.FIL Y/N n#
S# Is the SYSTEM??.BBS file that has the path to the
message area to capture.
L# The number to start the capture at.
H# The number to stop at.
TARGET.FIL File to put the messages into. Defaults to
'TEMP.TXT' in the current directory.
Y/N Delete messages automatically? Defaults to 'N'
n# If deleting messages, how many to delete.
(Defaults to H#.)
If you use the prompts, (you just type 'SAVECHO' with no command line
parameters) the PATH will have to be the full written path.
This program is different from PIXIE and PULLMAIL in that:
1) It will delete the 'SEEN-BY:' lines.
2) It will also delete the ' * Via Fido' lines.
3) It will also delte the '?' lines in older Echo Mail
4) It will skip over Private Messages and not include them.
5) It will delete a selected range of messages.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome. However with a new
version of Fido coming out soon I'm not thrilled about the idea of
spending too much time on this until I get a chance to see enough
of the new version's messages to figure out how to force the word
wrap.
This program is released to Fido SYSOPs for the use on their
boards provided the Copyright notice is not removed nor is there any
attempt to sell it.
Doug Boone
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