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SEA Technical Memorandum #0104, Using SEAdog with Opus
Last updated: July 29, 1987
Copyright 1988 by System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
Using SEAdog With Opus
It is possible to run Opus under SEAdog. SEAdog will answer the phone and
determine whether or not a caller is trying to send mail, and pass them on
to Opus if not.
First, SEAdog must be told to pass non-mail callers on to Opus. This is
done with a BBS statement in the CONFIG.DOG file, like so:
bbs opus bbs -b*b -t*t -p*p
SEAdog will pass a human caller to Opus by invoking another generation of
DOS and giving it whatever command you specify in your BBS statement. This
command tells DOS to run Opus, passing it arguments that will tell Opus the
baud rate of the caller, how long he can stay on, and what serial port is
in use.
Opus must be told to terminate after the caller is disconnected. This is
done with the EXIT statement in Opus's BBS.CTL file. It doesn't matter
what number you put after the word EXIT, since control will return to
SEAdog in any case.
If you wish to use Opus's O)utside command, or sysop zero command, then we
strongly advise you to use any method other than EXIT. If you absolutely
must use the EXIT method, then you will have to tell SEAdog to invoke Opus
by way of a batch file, which just gives you one more thing that can go
wrong.
Opus needs to be in its own home directory when it runs, while SEAdog can
be run from any directory. For this reason, your SEADOG.BAT file should
place you in the OPUS directory before starting the SEAdog mailer. You do
not have to place the SEAdog and Opus files in the same directory.
SEAdog's default banner states that it is a private mail system, and asks
the caller to hang up. You will want to change this. You can use either
or both of two methods. The first is the BANNER statement in your
configuration file. Whatever follows the word "BANNER", up to the end of
the line or a semicolon, is displayed instead of the default banner. A
typical example might be:
BANNER SEAboard system -- stand by for Opus
You can also create a text file named BANNER.DOG, which will be displayed
instead of the banner string to any callers outside of mail events. This
file may contain anything you like, and may be as long as you like, but we
recommend that you keep it short, as SEAdog banners cannot be interrupted.
Opus is distributed by the Worldwide Opus Conspiracy, which does not reveal
its address. However, the various files that make up the Opus system can
be downloaded from many of the bulletin boards that participate in the
public amateur network.