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─OCUMENTATION FOR ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ╘HIS IS THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE BULLETIN BOARD PROGRAM CALLED ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6. ╞IRST, ╔ WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHORT HISTORY OF WHY ╔ WROTE THIS PROGRAM. ╔T'S REALLY NOT VERY LONG. ╫HEN A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT HIS MODEM AND STARTED CALLING BOARDS (┴TARI) IN ╚OUSTON, ╔ JUST HAD TO HAVE ONE MYSELF....AND ╚OUSTON WAS NEVER THE SAME. (╫ELL, AT LEAST ╔ LIKE TO THINK THAT.) ┴FTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS ╔ DECIDED ╔ WANTED TO RUN MY OWN BOARD, BUT NO PROGRAM WAS READILY AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THAT WAS BOTH EASY TO SET UP AND HANDLED ONLY ONE DRIVE. ╔ TRIED TO COMPREHEND ├-╬ET, 6485, AND A FEW OTHERS ╔ DON'T REMEMBER. ╙O ╔ DECIDED, SINCE ╔ ╠╧╓┼ TO PROGRAM, ╔'D WRITE MY OWN PROGRAM. ╔ FOUND A BASE PROGRAM CALLED ╓IKING 7.5 AND WENT FROM THERE. ╔ CHANGED ALL THE ROUTINES AND FINISHED WITH SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT: ╙╘/╥ V3.6. ╬OW YOU MAY WONDER, '╫HAT DOES ''╙╘/╥'' STAND FOR??' ╫ELL SINCE ╔'M HORRIBLE AT NAMING THINGS, ╔ NAMED IT AFTER MY TWO FAVORITE ╘╓ SHOWS, ╙TAR ╘REK AND ╥OBOTECH, THUS ╙╘/╥!! ┼NOUGH ABOUT THAT, IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ╔'LL FIRST GO OVER ALL THE MENUS FOUND THROUGH OUT THE ┬┬╙ PROGRAM AND EDITOR AND THEN ╔'LL ╘╥┘ TO EXPLAIN ALL THE INTRICACIES OF THE PROGRAM.....┘OU'LL UNDOUBTEDLY FIND MANY NOT MENTIONED HERE! ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ═AIN MENU: ┴ - ╘HIS READS THE FILE ON DISK CALLED (ANNOUNCE). ─ - ╙ENDS USER TO THE ╒P/─OWNLOAD SECTION. ┘ - ├ALLS SYSOP IF AVAILABLE. ╞ - ╠EAVES PRIVATE MESSAGES TO SYSOP. ┼ - ╙ENDS PRIVATE MESSAGES TO INDIVIDUAL USERS. ╔ - ╥EADS FILE ON DISK CALLED (BBS EQP). ╟ - ╙ENDS USER TO ╟ENERAL ╞ILES SECTION IF AVAILABLE. ╧ - ╥EADS FILE ON DISK CALLED (BBS NUMBERS). ╙ - ╙ENDS USER TO ╙╘┴╘╙: MENU. ╥ - ╥EADS FILE ON DISK CALLED (BBS NAME). ╬ - ┴LLOWS USER TO ADVANCE BAUD RATE FROM 300, UP TO 600. ╘ - ╙HOWS A LIST OF ALL USERS WHO HAVE CALLED SINCE MIDNIGHT. ╠ - ╠ISTS AVAILABLE SUB-BOARDS. ╪ - ╘HE ├╧╥╥┼├╘ WAY TO LOG-OFF!! ╚ - ╥EADS FILE ON DISK CALLED (HELP). ╤ - ╥EADS ┴╠╠ NEW MESSAGES ON ┴╠╠ SUB-BOARDS SINCE THE USER'S LAST CALL. ╨ - ╙ENDS USER TO THE ╨ROGRAM ╞ILES SECTION. (╧NLINE ╟AMES) ╘HE NUMBERS 0-9 WILL HAVE EFFECT ACCORDING TO CERTAIN THINGS. ╨RESSING ONE OF THESE KEYS WILL SEND THE USER TO THE FIRST SUB OF THAT SECTION THAT THE USER HAS ACCESS TO. ╔F THERE ARE NO SUBS IN THE SELECTED SECTION, OR THE USER DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF THE SUBS IN THAT SECTION, THEN NO ACTION IS TAKEN. ╘HE % KEY WILL ASK A USER WITH ╙┘╙╧╨ STATUS FOR THE PASSWORD TO THE ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU. ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 2. ┴T ANY PROMPT IN THE ╒SERFILE, ┼-MAIL, ╟ENERAL FILES, ╬EW ┬AUD ╥ATE, AND ╞EEDBACK SIMPLY PRESSING ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ALONE AT THE PROMPT WILL ABORT THE SECTION AND RETURN THE USER TO THE MAIN MENU. ┴ SIMPLE RULE TO FOLLOW IS '╔F ╥┼╘╒╥╬ DOESN'T ABORT, THEN '╤' WILL.' ┴NOTHER WAY TO ABORT DURING A FILE READ OR SCAN OF NEW MESSAGES IS BY PRESSING THE ╙╨┴├┼-┬┴╥ OR '/'. ╙╨┴├┼-┬┴╥ WILL BREAK THE CURRENT MESSAGE AND CONTINUE TO THE NEXT. '/' WILL ABORT THE WHOLE MESSAGE READ FUNCTION. ╘HIS WORKS FOR THE ╤UICKSCAN FUNCTION BUT ALSO APPLIES WHEN READING AN INDIVIDUAL MESSAGE WITH SEVERAL REPLIES. ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMANDS FOUND IN THE ┬ULLETIN ╙ECTION: ╠ - ╠ISTS AVAILABLE SUB-BOARDS AS FROM MAIN MENU. ╨ - ╨OST A MESSAGE ON THE ACTIVE SUB. ╤ - ╥ETURN TO THE MAIN MENU. ╥ - ╘HIS READS MESSAGES IN '╥'┼╓┼╥╙┼ ORDER. ╙ - ╙CANS THE SUBJECT HEADING OF EACH MESSAGE POSTED. ╞ - ╘HIS READS MESSAGES IN '╞'╧╥╫┴╥─ ORDER. + - ╘HIS STEPS UP TO THE NEXT SUB-BOARD. - - ╘HIS STEPS DOWN TO THE NEXT SUB-BOARD. ┘ - ├ALL SYSOP FOR CHAT IF AVAILABLE AS FROM MAIN MENU. ╬ - ╥EAD ┴╠╠ NEW MESSAGES ON CURRENT SUB SINCE USER'S LAST CALL. ┴ - ╥EAD ALL MESSAGES ON THE CURRENT SUB. ┬ - ├HANGE CURRENT SUB-SET. ╘HE DIGITS 0-9 WILL SEND THE USER TO THAT SUB-BOARD IF IT IS ACTIVE AND THE USER HAS APPROPRIATE ACCESS. ┴LSO, THE + AND - COMMANDS CHECK ONLY THE NEXT SUB UP OR DOWN, IF THE USER DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO IT, NOTHING HAPPENS. ┼VEN IF THE USER HAS ACCESS TO THE NEXT SUB AFTER THE ONE CHECKED. ╙UPPOSE YOU HAVE 4 SUBS, THE USER IS ON SUB-BOARD 1 AND HAS ACCESS TO SUBS 1 AND 3. ╨RESSING THE '+' KEY WILL HAVE NO EFFECT BECAUSE THE USER DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SUB #2. ╘HE USER WILL HAVE TO PRESS THE '3' KEY TO ACCESS SUB #3. ╘HE SAME APPLIES WITH '-' IF THE USER IS ON SUB #3. ┼NTERING A NUMBER FOR A SUB-SET WITH THE '┬' COMMAND IS EXACTLY LIKE HITTING THAT NUMBER FROM THE ═┴╔╬: PROMPT. ╘HE ╞ORWARD AND ╥EVERSE COMMANDS EACH READ AND DISPLAY THE FIRST MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN PRESSED. ╫HEN THE MESSAGE IS READ THE USER HAS A FEW CHOICES, AND THEY ARE: ╥┼╘╒╥╬ - ╥EAD THE NEXT MESSAGE. ╤ - ┴BORT THE MESSAGE READ. ╥ - ╥EPLY TO THE MESSAGE JUST READ. ┼ - ╙END ┼-MAIL TO THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE LAST MESSAGE READ. ┴LSO, THE USER CAN READ CERTAIN MESSAGES BY ENTERING ITS NUMBER AT THE PROMPT. ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 3. ╞OR THOSE WITH ╙┘╙╧╨ STATUS ANOTHER COMMAND AVAILABLE IS '╨' WHICH PRINTS THE LAST MESSAGE READ TO THE PRINTER. ╘HIS COMMAND SHOULD BE USED WITH CARE, BECAUSE IF THE PRINTER IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE PROGRAM WILL CRASH WITH A '─EVICE NOT PRESENT ERROR'!! ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMANDS AVAILABLE FROM THE ╒P/─OWNLOAD SECTION: $ - ╙HOWS DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE DRIVE. ─ - ─OWNLOADS A FILE USING EITHER ╬EW ╨UNTER OR ╪MODEM. ╒ - ╒PLOADS A FILE USING EITHER ╬EW ╨UNTER OR ╪MODEM. ┬ - ├HANGES THE BLOCK SIZE OF THE ╬EW ╨UNTER PROTOCOL ╧╬╠┘. ╞ - ─ISPLAYS THE NUMBER OF FREE BLOCKS ON THE ACTIVE DRIVE. ┘ - ┘ELLS FOR SYSOP TO CHAT IF AVAILABLE AS FROM MAIN MENU. ═ - ═ULTIFILE TRANSFERS AVAILABLE WITH ╬EW ╨UNTER ╧╬╠┘. # - ├YCLES THROUGH UNPROTECTED DEVICES AND DRIVES. ╨ - ╘OGGLES PROTOCOL FROM ╬EW ╨UNTER TO ╪MODEM. ╙ - ╙HOWS USER'S STATISTICS AS FROM MAIN MENU. ╟ - ╟O TO ╟ENERAL ╞ILES ╙ECTION IF ┴CCESS PERMITS. ╤ - ╥ETURN TO MAIN MENU. ╘HE ╒P-─OWNLOAD SECTION IS NOW A ╙UB-╨ROGRAM!! ╙O IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS DEPENDING ON THE HARDWARE SYSTEM OF THE SYSOP FOR THIS TO LOAD. ╔F YOU HAVE ┴╠╠ DRIVES PROTECTED, ONLY USERS WITH ╙┘╙╧╨ STATUS CAN ACCESS THE ╒P/─OWNLOAD SECTION. ╬ORMAL USERS WILL SEE THIS MESSAGE, '╙ORRY, THE ─OWNLOAD SECTION IS CLOSED.' ┴ND THE USER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MAIN MENU. ┴LL FILES UPLOADED OR DOWNLOADED ARE SAVED IN THE (USER LOG) AS WELL. (═ORE ON THE (USER LOG) LATER ON.) ╬OW A NOTE ON THE PROMPTS. ┼ACH PROMPT IS A SHORT ABBREVIATION OF THE NAME OF THE SECTION OF THE BOARD THEY ARE IN. ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROMPTS SEEN: ═┴╔╬: - ═AIN ═ENU. ╙╘┴╘╙: - ┼DIT USER'S STATISTICS SECTION. ┬X: - ┬ULLETIN SECTION, SUB-BOARD #X. ┬╥X: - ┬ULLETIN SECTION FORWARD OR REVERSE READ, SUB-BOARD #X. ┬╥: - ├HANGE ┬AUD ╥ATE. ╒─X;Y - ╒P/─OWNLOAD SECTION, ─EVICE X;─RIVE Y. ┼═: - ┼-MAIL SECTION. ╥┼═: - ╥EAD ┼-MAIL SECTION. ╥╙═X;Y: - ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU, ─EVICE X;─RIVE Y. ╞┬: - ╞EEDBACK. ╒╞: - ╒SERFILE READ. ╟╞: - ╟ENERAL FILES SECTION. ╨╞: - ╨ROGRAM ╞ILES SECTION. ╘: - ╘RIVIA ╙ECTION. ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 4. ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE ┼DITING COMMANDS FOUND IN THE MESSAGE EDITOR. ┼ACH COMMAND SHOULD BE ENTERED ON A ┬╠┴╬╦ LINE, PRECEDED WITH A '/' AS SHOWN. /┴ - ┴BORTS THE MESSAGE, NOTHING IS SAVED. /┼XX - ┼DITS LINE NUMBER XX. /╠ - ╠ISTS THE FULL MESSAGE. /╙ - ╙AVES THE MESSAGE TO DISK. /─XX - ─ELETES LINE XX. /╚ - ─ISPLAYS THE COMMAND MENU. /╔XX - ╘HIS WILL INSERT A BLANK LINE ┬┼╞╧╥┼ LINE XX. ╘HE LINE NUMBER FOR /┼ IS OPTIONAL. ╔F LEFT OFF, THE USER WILL SEE THE ENTIRE MESSAGE WITH LINE NUMBERS AND WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER A LINE NUMBER. ╔F A VALID LINE NUMBER IS NOT GIVEN FOR /─ AND /╔, NO ACTION WILL OCCUR. ╘HE USER WILL SEE, '╬O DELETION' OR '╬O INSERTION'. ╫HEN READING MAIL, THE USER HAS SOME NEW COMMANDS. ╬ - ╥EAD THE NEXT LETTER. ╤ - ╥ETURN TO ═┴╔╬. # - (1-9). ╥EAD THE MESSAGE NUMBER INDICATED. ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMANDS AVAILABLE FROM THE ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU: ╓ - ┴LLOWS SYSOP TO EDIT A USER'S STATISTICS AND RE-SAVE THEM. ┴ - ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO SCAN ANY FILE ON DISK. $ - ╘HIS SHOWS THE DIRECTORY OF THE CURRENT DRIVE ACTIVE. @ - ╙ENDS ─╧╙ COMMANDS OR READS ERROR CHANNEL FOR ACTIVE DRIVE. ╒ - ╙CANS (USER LOG). ╘ - ╙CANS (T.CALLERS). # - ├YCLES THROUGH ALL DEVICES AND DRIVES. ╘HE ┴, ╒, AND ╘ COMMANDS CAN BE ABORTED WITH ╙╨┴├┼-┬┴╥. ┴T THE END OF THE READ, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WISH TO HAVE THE FILE SCRATCHED. ╒SUALLY NOT, BUT THE (USER LOG) FILE GROWS RATHER QUICKLY SO FREQUENT READING AND SCRATCHING IS SUGGESTED. ╫HEN THIS SCRATCHES, IT BLANKS THE FILE BUT IS NOT REMOVED FROM THE DISK'S DIRECTORY. ╘O SCRATCH A FILE COMPLETELY, USE ─╧╙ COMMANDS. ╬┼╓┼╥ ╙├╥┴╘├╚ ╘╚┼ (USER LOG) ┴╬─ (T.CALLERS) ╞╔╠┼╙ ╞╥╧═ ╘╚┼ ─╔╙╦ ╫╔╘╚ ╘╚┼ ─╧╙ ╙0: ├╧══┴╬─, ╘╚╔╙ ╫╔╠╠ ├┴╒╙┼ ╘╚┼ ┬┬╙ ╘╧ ╠╧├╦╒╨!!! ┴LWAYS ANSWER YES TO THE SCRATCH PROMPT TO EMPTY THESE TWO FILES!!! ┴T THE '>' PROMPT FOR ─╧╙ COMMANDS, SIMPLY PRESSING RETURN WITH NO INPUT WILL READ THE ERROR CHANNEL. ╘O SEND A COMMAND TO THE CURRENT ACTIVE DRIVE THE ─╧╙ COMMAND SHOULD BE PRECEDED BY THE THREE LETTER ACCESS CODE SPECIFIED IN THE BBS EDITOR. ╙UPPOSE THE ACCESS CODE IS 'STR': >V0: ╬O COMMAND IS SENT TO THE DRIVE. >STRV0: ┴GAIN, ╬O COMMAND IS SENT. >STR:V0: ╘HE COMMAND IS SENT CORRECTLY. ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 5. ╘HIS WAS DONE TO HELP KEEP UNWANTED PEOPLE FROM FORMATTING YOUR SYSTEM DISKS AS A DIRTY JOKE. ╟IVE THIS CODE ONLY TO ╚╔╟╚╠┘ TRUSTED PEOPLE!! (┴NYWAY YOU SHOULD HAVE A BACKUP MADE, RIGHT?!?!?!) ╥ETURN ALONE AT THE '╥╙═X;Y' PROMPT ABORTS THE ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU. ╘HE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMANDS AVAILABLE AT THE SYSOP MENU. ╘HIS MENU IS ╧╬╠┘ AVAILABLE TO THE ╠╧├┴╠ SYSOP AND IS AVAILABLE AT ┴╬┘ PROMPT INSIDE THE ┬┬╙ AND FROM THE WAITING FOR A CALL SCREEN BY PRESSING THE '╞1' KEY. 1 - ╥UNS THROUGH THE ┬┬╙ IN ╠OCAL MODE. 2 - ╙ET CURRENT ─ATE AND ╘IME. 3 - ┼DIT USER'S STATISTICS AS FROM ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU. 4 - ╥ETURNS YOU TO THE WAITING FOR A CALL SCREEN. 5 - ╨LACES YOU IN THE ╙UB-BOARDS SECTION. 6 - ╘OGGLES ╙YSOP AVAILABILITY. 7 - ├LOSES ALL FILES AND ┼XITS ┬┬╙ BACK TO ┬┴╙╔├. 8 - ╘OGGLES REPLACEMENT OF DELETED USERS. 9 - ╤UICK WAY TO RAISE A USERS ACCESS LEVEL. ┴ - ╙ENDS YOU TO THE ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU. ┬ - ╥ETURNS CONTROL TO CURRENT ON-LINE USER. ├ - ╘OGGLES SCRATCHING OF (USER LOG) AT MIDNIGHT. ╨RESSING 5 PLACES YOU IN THE APPROPRIATE SUB-BOARD. ┘OU HAVE FULL ACCESS LEVEL AND ALL COMMANDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR READING AND POSTING OF MESSAGES. ╓┼╥┘ PRACTICAL FOR READING, BUT ╔ WOULD SUGGEST YOU LOG-ON LOCALLY TO POST ANY MESSAGES. ╞OR 8, REPLACEMENT OF DELETED USERS, WHEN SET ON ('YES') THE PROGRAM WILL SEARCH THE USERFILE AND GIVE A NEW USER THE ╔─# OF THE FIRST DELETED USER IT FINDS. ╘HIS WAS DONE TO STOP THAT RELATIVE FILE FROM GROWING ┼╪╘╥┼═┼╠┘ FAST WHEN SOME PEOPLE USE THREE ID#'S TRYING TO LOG-ON CORRECTLY!! ╔F A USER'S ACCESS LEVEL IS CHANGED WITH 9, AND YOU WANT IT TO BE TEMPORARY, YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE IT BACK TO NORMAL, OR IT WILL BE SAVED WHEN THE USER LOGS OFF. ┴╠╫┴┘╙ USE ┬ TO RETURN A USER CONTROL, EVEN IF YOU ARE IN LOCAL MODE!! ╨RESSING 3 LETS YOU EDIT A USER'S STATISTICS. ╔F THE ID# YOU SPECIFY AND THE CURRENT OR LAST USER'S NUMBER ARE THE SAME NO DISK ACCESS IS MADE. ╧THERWISE THE STATS ARE LOADED IN FROM DISK. ╔F YOU CHANGE THE CURRENT USER'S STATS AND THAT USER IS CURRENTLY ONLINE, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO SAVE THEM TO DISK. ┴LSO, AT THE PROMPT, PRESSING '╙' WILL SAVE THE USER'S STATS BACK TO DISK. ╨RESSING '╨' WILL PRINT THE STATS TO THE PRINTER. ┴GAIN, MAKE SURE THE PRINTER IS HOOKED UP AND TURNED ON BEFORE DOING THIS!! ╘HE '├' COMMAND WAS ADDED FOR THOSE WHO BEACAUSE OF THEIR HOURS AND/OR SCHEDULES CANNOT SEE THE (USER LOG) BEFORE IT IS SCRATCHED AT MIDNIGHT. ╫ITH THIS FUNCTION ON, IT IS THE ╙YSOP'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THIS FILE FROM TAKING OVER ALL AVAILABLE DISK SPACE. (┴ND IT WILL GROW ╞┴╙╘!!) ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 6. ╬OW FOR A FEW THINGS NOT MENTIONED YET, IF ╔ CAN THINK OF THEM ALL.... ╙UB-SET #9 IS SET UP EXACTLY LIKE THE ╥╨╟'S SECTION IN V3.3╪. ╙O ALL OF YOUR ╥╨╟ GAMES CAN BE PLACED HERE WITHOUT INTERRUPTING ANY GAMES IN PROGRESS!! ╫HILE A USER IS ON-LINE, THERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO BE KICKED OFF THE SYSTEM. ╘HE FIRST IS FOR THE SYSOP TO PRESS '╞8'. ╘HIS MAY NEED TO BE DONE MORE THAN ONCE UNTIL THE USER IS TOTALLY OFF THE SYSTEM. ╘HE SECOND WAY IS NOT TO HIT A KEY FOR FOUR MINUTES. ┴ND THE FINAL WAY IS TO STAY ON-LINE FOR FOUR HOURS. ╘HE USER CAN SIMPLY CALL BACK IF THE LATTER HAPPENS, BUT WHO WANTS TO STAY ON-LINE FOR OVER TWO HOURS ANYWAY?!?!? (═ORE ON THE ╬┼╫ ╘IMELIMIT LATER...) ╘HIS WAS DONE BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CARRIER DETECT FOR MY ╓OLKS 6470/80 MODEM. ╔F ANYONE USES THIS ┬┬╙ WITH THESE MODEMS, YOU HAVE ┴╠╠ MY SYMPATHIES!!!!!!!!! ┴T ANY POINT THE USER CAN PRESS ├╘╥╠-╙ (OR THE UNSHIFTED ├╠╥/╚╧═┼ KEY) TO PAUSE THE ┬┬╙ ┴╠╙╧, THE '╨' KEY WILL NOW PAUSE ANY TEXT GOING OUT. ┴NY KEY RESUMES NORMAL PROGRAM FLOW. ╬OW ABOUT THE TWO FILES CALLED (USER LOG) AND (T.CALLERS). ╘HESE TWO FILES SHOULD ┴╠╫┴┘╙ BE PRESENT ON ─EVICE 8;DRIVE 0, OR THE PROGRAM WILL LOCK UP. (T.CALLERS) IS A LOG OF ALL CALLERS SINCE MIDNIGHT AND CAN BE READ BY A USER FROM THE MAIN MENU BY PRESSING '╘'. (USER LOG) IS A ╓┼╥┘ ─┼╘┴╔╠┼─ LOG OF ┼╓┼╥┘ KEY THE USER PRESSES AND AT WHAT MENU PROMPT THEY WERE AT. ┴S MENTIONED ABOVE, ALL FILES UPLOADED AND DOWNLOADED ARE SAVED HERE AS WELL. ┬OTH OF THESE FILES ARE CREATED BY THE EDITOR PROGRAM IF THEY ARE NOT PRESENT ON THE SYSTEM DISK. ╘O PERSONALIZE THE PROGRAM TO YOUR TASTES, THERE ARE SEVERAL TEXT FILES YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE. ╘HEIR EXACT NAMES ARE: '(BBS WELC)' - ╙EEN AT LOG-ON. '(BBS EQP)' - ╙EEN WHEN A USER PRESSES '╔' FROM MAIN MENU. '(ANOUNCE)' - ╙EEN AFTER A VALIDATED USER LOGS ON AND BY PRESSING '┴' FROM THE MAIN MENU. '(BBS NUMBERS)' - ╙EEN WHEN USER PRESSES '╧' FROM MAIN MENU. '(BBS NAME)' - ╙EEN WHEN USER PRESSES '╥' FROM MAIN MENU. '(HELP)' - ╙EEN WHEN USER PRESSES '╚' FROM MAIN MENU. '(NEWUSER)' - ╙EEN WHEN A NEW USER HAS ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONS. '(LOG OFF)' - ╙EEN WHEN A USER LOGS OFF BY PRESSING '╪' FROM MAIN MENU. ┴LL OF THESE FILES CAN NOW HAVE .CG ADDED TO THE FILENAME AND YOU CAN MAKE THE FILE A ├/╟ MOVIE OR PICTURE!! ╘HE FILENAME ON YOUR DISK SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS: (BBS WELC.CG) OR (ANNOUNCE.CG)....┴LSO, ╔F A USER LOGS ON IN ┴╙├╔╔, THEY WILL NOT SEE THESE FILES, ONLY ├/╟ CALLERS. ╘HE ┴╙├╔╔ USER WILL SEE THE NORMAL FILE AS LISTED ABOVE. (BBS EQP) SHOULD BE A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT YOU ARE USING TO RUN YOUR BOARD. (ANNOUNCE) SHOULD BE WHERE YOU PLACE ALL YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS ETC. (BBS NUMBERS) SHOULD BE WHERE YOU PUT A LIST OF ┬┬╙'S THAT ARE ARE IN YOUR AREA. (BBS NAME) SHOULD BE A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF HOW YOUR ┬┬╙ GOT ITS NAME OR CAME ABOUT ETC. (HELP) SHOULD BE A FILE WITH A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO OPERATE THE ┬┬╙. (NEWUSER) SHOULD BE A FILE DESCRIBING YOUR RULES FOR ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 7. BEING ON THE BOARD ETC. (LOG OFF) CAN BE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT IT TO BE. ╔ USUALLY KEPT A LIST OF ┬┬╙'S THAT ╔ HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED. ┴S WITH ALL THESE FILES, THESE ARE MERELY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT TO PUT IN THEM. ╔T'S YOUR ┬┬╙ SO PUT ┴╬┘╘╚╔╬╟ YOU WANT TO IN THEM!! ┴LL THE FILENAMES SHOULD BE IN LOWERCASE AND SURROUNDED BY PARENTHESES OR THEY WON'T BE FOUND BY THE PROGRAM. ╬OW A WORD ABOUT HOW TO SET UP THE GENERAL FILES AND PROGRAM FILES SECTION. ╘HIS CAN GET QUITE CONFUSING SO READ CAREFULLY. ╔N THE BBS EDITOR, WHEN YOU ARE PROMPTED FOR THE ╟╞'S OR ╨╞'S NAME, ENTER IT EXACTLY AS YOU WANT THE USER TO SEE IT ON THE ┬┬╙. ┬UT, WHEN YOU PLACE THE ACTUAL FILE ON DISK, IT ═╒╙╘ BE PRECEDED BY A '('!! ╚ERE'S AN EXAMPLE: ╘HIS IS WHAT THE USER SEES: ╟ENERAL FILES: ╨ROGRAM FILES: 1. JOKES 1. ST/R.CASINO 2. QUOTES 2. ST/R.TRIV 3. ADS 3. ST/R.UD) 4. ╟EORGE ╘HIS SHOULD BE HOW YOUR DISK'S DIR LOOKS: '(JOKES' SEQ '(QUOTES' SEQ '(ADS' SEQ '(╟EORGE' SEQ '(ST/R.CASINO' PRG '(ST/R.TRIV' PRG '(ST/R.UD) PRG ╔F YOU DO YOUR FILENAMES EXACTLY LIKE THIS, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. ╙EE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL HELP ON ╟-FILES. ┴LL DIRECTORY FILE ENTRIES THAT ARE PRECEDED BY A '(' ARE ╬╧╘ SEEN WHEN THE USER REQUESTS THE DIRECTORY FROM THE DOWNLOADS SECTION. ┴LSO, IF THE USER GUESSES A NAME CORRECTLY, THE PROGRAM WILL ╬╧╘ ALLOW A DOWNLOAD OF A FILE PRECEDED WITH '('. ╘HIS IS TRUE FOR ANY ACCESS LEVEL!! ╘HIS HAS BEEN CHANGED, A PERSON WITH SYSOP ACCESS ├┴╬ DOWNLOAD A '(' FILE. ╘HANKS ETC. ╬OW ╔ WOULD LIKE TO THANK ╥ON ╟ATCHEL FOR COMING UP WITH ALL THE ROUTINES FOR USING THE ╓OLKS 6470/80 MODEMS. ┴ND ╧─╔╬ OF ╓ALHALLA FOR ALLOWING ME TO DOWNLOAD THE ╓IKING THAT STARTED ALL MY PROGRAMMING! ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 8. ├OPYRIGHT ╘HERE IS NO ├OPYRIGHT! ╘HIS PROGRAM WAS WRITTEN BY ─OUGLAS ═C╠AUGHLIN OF ╙╘/╥ PROGRAMMING SERVICES. ╘HIS PROGRAM IS 100% ╨UBLIC ─OMAIN!! ╔ DO NOT WANT YOU TO SEND ME ANY MONEY FOR THIS! ┬UT, ╔ WELCOME ANY COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, ┬UG REPORTS, OR JUST PLAIN CONVERSATION! (├= 128 VERSION POSSIBLY IN THE WORKS!) (╔T'S HALF FINISHED...) ╔ AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A ├OMMODORE 128, AND AM WORKING ON THE 128 VERSION. ┴S SOON AS ╔ GET A COPY OF 128 ┬LITZ, ╔ WILL HAVE A 128 VERSION. ╒NTIL THEN, WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT!! ╔ HAVE A COPY OF ┬LITZ! 128 NOW AND AM WORKING ON IT. ╙O FAR, IN ╞┴╙╘ MODE, IT FLIES..... ╫ELL, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ═╠ SO IT MAY BE A BIT LONGER YET..... ┴ NOTE ABOUT MY AVAILABILITY. ╔ HAVE JOINED THE ┴IR ╞ORCE AS OF 3/17/88!! ┴ND ╔ WILL BE OUT OF TOUCH UNTIL ╩UNE OR ╩ULY! ┬UT YOU CAN STILL WRITE ME, AND MY ═OM WILL FORWARD THE LETTERS TO WHERE EVER ╔ HAPPEN TO BE! ╘HIS WILL ALWAYS BE MY PERMANENT ADDRESS: ─OUGLAS ═C╠AUGHLIN ╥T. 5 ┬OX 246┬ ╘EMPLE, ╘X 76501 ╘HANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, AND IF ╔ WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT YOU OR RETURN A LETTER ╔ AM SORRY, ╔'VE HAD ╙╧╧╧╧ MUCH TO DO!! ┴S OF THE BEGINNING OF 1990 AROUND, ─ECEMBER OR ╩ANUARY, ╔ WILL BE MOVING TO ├LARK ┴IR ┬ASE, ╨HILLIPINES. ╔T WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REACH ME AFTER THAT MOVE, BUT IF YOU ARE PATIENT, ╔ CAN GET SOME CORRESPONDENCE THERE AND THEN BACK TO THE STATES. ╩UST WRITE TO MY ╨ERMANENT ┴DDRESS ABOVE, AND ╔'LL GET IT...EVENTUALLY. (═AYBE A WEEK OR SO LATER THAN USUAL). ╘HANKS FOR ALL THE ╙UPPORT FROM ALL OF THE PEOPLE ON ╤-╠INK, AND JUST REMEMBER THESE NAMES: ╤-╠INK: ┬LACKFIRE4 ╟┼NIE: ─.═CLAUGHLI8 ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 9. ┴DDENDUM ╒SERS OF THE 1670 MODEMS SHOULD READ THIS AND BE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND IT. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL ╬╧╫ WORK CORRECTLY AND ANSWER ANY CALL 300 OR 1200. ┬╒╘, YES THERE IS A BUT, SOMETIMES IT WILL ANSWER BUT FOR SOME REASON WILL NOT GET THE CONNECT CODE FROM THE MODEM. ╘HE REASON IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN A USER DROPS CARRIER, THE MODEM WON'T INITIALIZE ITSELF CORRECTLY. ╘O FIX THIS, EXIT THE PROGRAM WITH '7' AND JUST RE-RUN IT. ╘HE MODEM WILL BE PROPERLY INITIALIZED. ╔F YOU ARE PRESENT WHEN SOMEONE LOGS ON AND DOESN'T GET THE '├ONNECT...' MESSAGE RIGHT OFF, THEN DO THIS: ╔F YOU HEAR THAT THE CALL IS 300, THEN PRESS THE '1' KEY. ╔F YOU HEAR THE CALL IS 1200, THEN PRESS THE '5' KEY. ╘O HANGUP THE MODEM, PRESS '3' AND TO RETURN TO THE WAITING SCREEN IMMEDIATELY, PRESS '╞1'. ╥EMEMBER THOUGH, THE ┬┬╙ WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER 15 SECONDS! ╔'M NOT SURE, BUT THIS RESET SHOULD INITIALIZE THE MODEM PROPERLY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXIT AND RE-RUN THE PROGRAM, BUT ╔ HAVEN'T SEEN THIS COMBINATION OCCUR SINCE ╔ LAST MADE CHANGES. ╫ELL, THE 15 SEC INITIALIZE SEEMS TO RESET THE MODEM PROPERLY, SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PROBLEMS IF YOU ARE GONE. ┴LTHOUGH THE LATEST VERSION SEEMS TO CONNECT PROPERLY EVERY TIME. ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 10. ├HANGES TO V3.6 ╘HE CHANGES ARE ┼╪╘┼╬╙╔╓┼!! ╔ THINK YOU WILL LIKE THEM. ╞IRST, THE BUGS IN V3.5 OF ONLY ALLOWING 1 TRY TO LOGON AND THE NOT SCRATCHING OF (USER LOG) AT MIDNIGHT ARE FIXED. ╧╦, NOW ╔'LL GO OVER THE CHANGES MADE TO V3.6, THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF THEM AND ╔ HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED SOME OF THEM IN THE TEXT ABOVE. ╞IRST ABOUT THE .CG FILES. ┴S MENTIONED ABOVE, ANY OF THE SEQ FILES THE USER SEES DURING LOGIN, AT THE MAIN MENU AND LOGOFF CAN NOW HAVE THE .CG ADDED TO THEM. ╧╬╠┘ ├/╟ CALLERS WILL SEE THESE FILES. ┴╙├╔╔ CALLERS WILL SEE THE REGULAR FILES AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS VERSION. ╘HIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD TIME TO GO OVER THE ╟ENERAL ╞ILES ╙ECTION. ╔ EXPANDED IT ╙╧╧╧ MUCH THAT IT SLOWED THE ┬┬╙ DOWN TO A CRAWL, SO ╔ PULLED THE ╟╞'S OUT OFF THE MAIN PROGRAM AND ADDED IT TO THE ╒/─ SECTION. ╘HE ADDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.... ╘HERE ARE NOW ╟╞ ╠IBRARIES!! ┼ACH LIBRARY HAS IT'S OWN NAME, ACCESS LEVEL, AND DISK DRIVE. ╘HIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR WHEN YOU ENTER THE ╟-FILES. ┴BOUT THE ╬AME OF EACH ╠IBRARY...╔F YOU ADD .CG TO THE NAME, ONLY ├/╟ USERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE ╠IBRARY. ┴N ┴╙├╔╔ USER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO IT EVEN IF HE/SHE HAS THE APPROPRIATE ACCESS LEVEL. ╬╧╬┼ OF THE ╙┼╤ FILES USED FOR THE ┬┬╙ NEED TO BE RUN THROUGH THE CONVERT PROGRAM WITH THIS VERSION. ╔F YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO! ╔T'S LESS YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH! ╬OW, FOR THE MENUS ON THE ┬┬╙. ╘HEY CAN NOW HAVE ╙┼╤ FILE COUNTERPARTS. ┬╒╘, ONLY ├/╟ USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THESE FILES. ┴╙├╔╔ USERS WILL SEE THE SAME MENU THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT. ╚ERE ARE THE NAMES OF ALL THE MENUS YOU CAN HAVE: (M.MAIN) - ═AIN ═ENU (M.SUBS) - ╙UB-┬OARDS ╙ECTION (M.EMAIL) - ╘HIS IS THE LONG SPEECH ABOUT KNOWING A USER'S ╔─#. (M.RSM) - ╘HE ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ═ENU (M.R/EMAIL) - ╘HIS IS THE READ OF EMAIL MENU. (M.PFILES) - ╨ROGRAM ╞ILES ╙ECTION (M.STATS) - ╙TATISTICS ═ENU (M.TRIVIA) - ╘RIVIA ╙UB-╨ROGRAM ═ENU (M.UDLOAD) - ╒P/─OWNLOADS ═ENU (M.GFILES) - ╟ENERAL ╞ILES ╙ECTION ╘HE ╙┼╤ MENUS CAN BE TURNED ON AND OFF BY THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR. ╔T'S LOCATED IN THE ─ISK;─RIVE SECTION WHERE YOU SPECIFY THE DEVICE THE MAIN PROGRAM WILL RESIDE ON. ╘HREE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO EACH USERS STATS THAT ARE SAVED IN THE RELATIVE FILE (USERFILE). ╘HERE ARE NOW 15 ITEMS INSTEAD OF 12. ╘HEY SPECIFY A USERS ├ALLS ╨ER ─AY, ╘IME ╨ER ├ALL, AND THE NUMBER OF CALLS MADE ╘ODAY. ╘HESE ARE SET FOR ╬EW ╒SERS BY THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR. ╘HIS WILL MAKE VERSIONS 3.4 AND 3.5 (USERFILE)'S ╔╬├╧═╨┴╘╔┬╠┼ WITH 3.6!!! ┬╒╘, ╔ WROTE A CONVERT PROGRAM TO CONVERT FROM THOSE TWO VERSION TO V3.6. ╘O USE IT, PLACE THE NAME 'UPDATE TO 3.6' IN THE ╨-FILES SECTION WITH THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR. (┘OU'LL HAVE TO RUN THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR ANYWAY, TO KEEP THE NEW VERSION FROM LOCKING UP ON SOME OF THE ╙╘/╥ ┬┬╙ V3.6 ─OCS ╨AGE 11. OLD FILES.) ╬OW LOAD THE ┬┬╙ AND RUN IT. ╠OG ON AS A ╬EW ╒SER AND GO TO THE ╨-FILES AND RUN THE UPDATE P-FILE. ╔T WILL CONVERT YOUR USERFILE SO IT CAN BE USED WITH V3.6!! ╧NE LAST ═AJOR CHANGE. ╘HE ┬┬╙ AND ╒P/─OWNLOAD SECTION NOW USE ┬LOCK CREDITS INSTEAD OF PROGRAM CREDITS. ╘HE NUMBER OF BLOCKS A NEW USER GETS IS IN THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR. ┴╠╙╧, A USER GETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BLOCK CREDITS FOR POSTING A MESSAGE!!! ╘HIS IS ALSO SET BY THE ┬┬╙ ┼DITOR. ╔F A USER ╥ESPONDS TO A MESSAGE WHILE READING, HE/SHE WILL GET ╚┴╠╞ OF THE CREDITS FOR A REGULAR ╨OST. ┴╠╙╧, ╔ HIGHLY SUGGEST NOT LETTING USERS GET AWAY WITH POSTING A 1 LINE MESSAGE TO GET THE CREDITS!! ╘HIS CAN BE A PROBLEM, ONE OF MY ┬ETA TESTERS HAD THIS PROBLEM.