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T I M E B A N K
(32-Bit WildCat! 5 Version)
v1.4
by
Al Lawrence
Sunrise-80 BBS
(404) 256-9525 (USR v.everything 33.6)
(404) 705-9104 (USR v.everything 33.6)
(404) 256-9518 (Voice 9am-9:30pm EST)
(EMAIL) al_lawre@ix.netcom.com
OVERVIEW
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TIME BANK is a program that will allow your callers to BANK (save) some or all
of their online time they have remaining on their current call. Any BANKED
time can be withdrawn and applied to the caller's CURRENT online time
remaining. In addition the caller can GAMBLE to accumulate more time!
The SYSOP can control certain aspects of the options.. see CFG description!
We SUGGEST that this rogram be run from your MAIN MENU so as to afford your
callers easy visibility AND access. We would anticipate this program getting
above average usage.
NON-REGISTERED R E S T R I C T I O N S
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° Maximum of 10 callers in the Time Bank database
° Access to BANK, WITHDRAW and GAMBLE limited to twice per day
° No access to the Sysop option to Alter a user record
INSTALLATION
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1) Create a directory to hold all TBANK files
2) Unzip wc5TBxx.ZIP into the the above directory
3> MOVE the TBANK.WCX file to your WC5 directory and delete it from
the directory created in step <1>
4) Modify the supplied TBANK.CFG file. A description follows:
SUNRISE-80 BBS Your BBS Name
Al Lawrence Sysop's First AND Last name
00000000 Registration Number
0 Maximum minutes allowed in caller's
account. (0=Unlimited)
0 Maximum minutes caller can remove from
the account each time the Withdraw
option is used. (0=Unlimited)
Y Allow caller to use the "Gamble For Time"
option. (Y or N)
0 Maximum minutes caller can bet in the
"Gamble For Time" option. (0=Unlimited)
0 ( FUTURE USE )
2 1 = DO NOT Display ADOPT-A-DOOR Message
2 = Display ADOPT-A-DOOR message
Y Y = Log all callers to USAGEx
N = Do not log callers
Y Y = Allow player to send PRIVATE messages
from the Door Message Center
N = Do NOT allow PRIVATE messages
0 Place PRIVATE messages in this BBS Conf #
Y Y = Allow player to send PUBLIC messages
addressed to ALL from Message Center
N = Do NOT allow PUBLIC messages
1 Place PUBLIC messages in this BBS conf. #
Y Y = Allow Player to Check for Mail from
the Door Message Center
N = Do NOT allow Check for Mail
0 Maximum number of times per day caller
can use the BANK, WITHDRAWAL and GAMBLE
options (0 = Unlimited)
Y Y = Allow caller to send EMAIL to AUTHOR
N = Do NOT allow Email
al_lawre@ix.netcom.com Door author's EMAIL address
1 Payoff Odds for Gamble option. A 1 means
payoff will be EQUAL to the Bet. A 2 means
the payoff will be 2 times the bet, etc
0 When gambling for time, allow the caller to
increase their time remaining up to this
number of minutes (1440 = 24 hours and is
the MAX allowed). This will apply to ALL
Security levels!
NOTE: There are NO Blank Lines in the Config File!!
4) Create a menu entry to run the wcCODE Door and you MUST pass the
FULL drive:\path of the TBANK directory as a command line
parameter when defining the Door on the menu. An example follows:
Program Name: TBANK
Parameter : c:\wc5\doors\TBANK
USAGE LOG
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As an option, we provide you with the ability to log every player to a text
file. IF you enter Y in the CFG file to log callers, the Door will place the
caller's name as well as the ON and OFF times each time a caller selects the
Door. A separate file will be created for each Node and the name of the file
will be USAGEx, where x is the Node number.
You may delete these files at any time and the Door will recreate them the
next time a caller enters the Door. If you do NOT want to continue logging
callers, change the CFG file entry to N.
ADOPT-A-DOOR
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Having been a Sysop for a number of years, I have had my share of problems and
frustrations getting financial support for my board's upkeep. A fellow Sysop
left a message on my board, not long ago, about a concept that was being used
by several boards around the country.
The concept, ADOPT-A-DOOR, allows a caller to register (ADOPT) a door. It
would be the same as sending in a donation, only this way it is earmarked for
registering a particular door. In a way, the user feels he/she is "getting
something in return". As a Door author I have decided to build this concept
into each of my Door programs. The concept replaces the usual message "tell
the Sysop to register this Door" we find in most doors.
If the Door is unregisterd then a message appears on the opening screen to
that effect. After finishing or suspending a game, a message screen is
displayed about the ADOPT-A-DOOR concept. The message also tells the caller to
contact the Sysop to find out if there is any further details to the
ADOPT-A-DOOR concept. Some Sysops give extra D/L time, online time, etc to
callers that ADOPT-A-DOOR.
If the Door has been registered, either by the Sysop or other callers, the
names of those contributors will be displayed in the closing screen.
NOTE: If you want to display the names of the callers that contributed to
registering the Door, you must create an ASCII file called ADOPT.SYS. You
create it with an Editor or Word Processor. Enter the name(s) of the
contributors (one on each line, maximum of 5 entries, each a maximum of 30
characters long). This file must be saved, in ASCII format, and placed in the
Door directory.
LEGALITIES
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN
NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS
PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT
OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION
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You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any changes
to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its individual
contents may not be used by any service that charges any money whatsoever,
without the written permission of the author.
REGISTRATION
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Registration and the subsequent insertion of the registration number into your
configuation file, allows for the display of your BBS name on the opening and
closing screen as well as the reduction of a delay built into the opening
screen display along with the ability to change certain values in the
configuration file.
To register your copy of TBANK please fill out the registration form
(REGISTER.FRM) and mail it along with the registration fee to the name and
address on the form.
Once a door is registered, any changes to registration information (Sysop name
or BBS Name) will require the doors to be re-registered at the registration
fee in effect at that time.
Be sure to use the proper upper/lower case when filling in your name and BBS
name, as they MUST match the way you entered them in the configuration file.
^^^^
Based upon information supplied on the registration form, I will pre- register
you on my BBS. You will then be able to call SUNRISE-80 and pick up your
registration number.
MISC
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The latest version of TBANK and other fine SUNRISE DOOR programs are always
available for download from SUNRISE-80 BBS.