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FAMROB - File Attach Message ROBot
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Stefan Elf, SM2LCI
SElfMade Software, Copyright (C) Stefan Elf, SM2LCI, 1992
All Rights Reserved
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Please read the file LICENSE.DOC
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WHAT IS FAMROB?
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FAMROB is an acronym for 'File Attach Message ROBot'. Hence, it is
a program which may be used to automate file transfer between fido-
mail systems.
There is really nothing more to it!
There is an unregistered and a registered version of FAMROB. It
ia ONLY THE UNREGISTERED VERSION THAT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED by
others than the author.
Without a valid registration key, FAMROB will have one limitation.
It is, then, not possible to have another message that the standard
one that accompanies the distribution, which states that it is an
evaluation version.
FAMROB is probably best described by studying the configuration
file, so lets do just that.
THE CONFIGURATION FILE - FAMROB.CNF
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The configuration file lets the user set data pertaining to the
files to send and the message to include.
SCAN_DIR=[[<drive>:][<path>]]
The directory to scan for files to send.
Default: The current directory (when executing FAMROB i.e.)
SCAN_PATTERN=<pattern>
The file name pattern to use when scanning SCAN_DIR.
Default: The default is all files, "*.*"
MESSAGE_DIR=[[<drive>:][<path>]]
The directory which contains the nnn.msg files for netmail.
NB! this program assumes that netmail messages are stored in
Fido format.
Default: No default, must be present
LETTER_FILE=[[<drive>:][<path>]]<file_name>
The file which contains a text to accompany every file attached
message. If you are running an unregistered version, the only
file that is accepted by FAMROB, is the supplied test file
FAMROB.MSG. If you have registered the software, you may use any
name and any contents (which must be less than 8 KB in length,
including the file name list added by FAMROB).
Default: FAMROB.MSG (any contents if registered)
ADD_FILELIST={Yes|No}
If Yes, a list of the attached files, names and sizes, will be
added to the end of the message.
Default: No
LOG_FILE=[[<drive>:][<path>]]<file_name>
The name of the log file to which the names and sizes of all
files that have been file attached are written. When a new
file is to be attached to a message, this file will first be
searched, to ensure that the file has not already been sent.
(Since it takes some time to search the log file, is might be
a good idea to shorten it, or delete it now and then).
Default: FAMROB.LOG (in the same directory as the executable)
DBRIDGE_DIR=[[<drive>:][<path>]]
The path to the root directory of D'BRIDGE.
Default: No default, must be present if INIT_SCAN is set to Yes.
INIT_SCAN={Yes|No}
If Yes, FAMROB will create a file in the D'BRIDGE root directory,
pointed to by DBRIDGE_DIRECTORY, that will cause D'BRIDGE to
rescan netmail upon its restart.
Default: No
PRIORITY={HOLD|NORMAL|CRASH}
This is the priority that will be assigned to the created netmail
messages.
Default: NORMAL
FROM_USER_NAME=<The sender's name>
The name of the sender.
Default: The default name is "FAMROB <versionNumber>"
FROM_ADDRESS=[<zone>]:<net>/<node>[.<point>]
The fidonet address of the sender.
Default: No default, must be present.
TO_USER_NAME=<The receiver's name>
The name of the receiver. There may be several TO_USER_NAME/
TO_ADDRESS pairs.
Default: The default name is "System operator"
TO_ADDRESS=[<zone>]:<net>/<node>[.<point>]
The fidonet address of the receiver. There may be several
TO_USER_NAME/ TO_ADDRESS pairs.
Default: No default, must be present.
INSTALLATION
------------
There is not much to the installation of FAMROB. Just create a
directory in which you would like FAMROB to reside. Copy the
files from the root directory of the distribution diskette to
this directory. Alternatively, unpack the archive containing
FAMROB in the directory, where you wish FAMROB to reside.
Registration key
----------------
A valid registration key, if you have one, goes in the file
FAMROB.KEY, which must be located in the same directory as the
FAMROB.EXE file.
TO RUN FAMROB
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Just set up the configuration file to your needs, put all FAMROB
files in the same directory.
Then
* Move to the directory from which you wish to start executing
* Invoke FAMROB.EXE
Example:
You have put the program files in C:\FAMROB. You wish to start
the program while you are in the C:\RA\UPLOADS\PC directory.
c:
cd \ra\uploads\pc
c:\FAMROB\FAMROB.exe