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- EXCELSIOR! BBS V0.977
- Demonstration Release
- January 27, 1993
-
-
- This is our fifth demo release since our original on August 15, 1992.
- Many changes have been made since the first release. EXCELSIOR! now
- supports its own FIDO Mail processor allowing the most powerful FIDO
- features to be used. The BBS also supports multiple languages as well
- as multiple keymaps. Please read the "FEATURES.LIST" included in
- this archive for a list of most of the features the current version
- supports.
-
- This is a copywritten program, all files distributed with this archive
- are (C)opyright 1992-1993 Sycom Design Software, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
-
- Quick Setup.
- ------------
- Account #1 (SysOp) has already been pre-defined for this demo release.
- First CD into main the BBS directory (where bb, maint, & config are
- located). Next, run the program called "config" this allows you
- to set up all data to your specfications.
-
- The "MAIN BBS" gadget should contain the path where you want the BBS
- to be installed to (i.e. "DH0:BBS/"), the other directories will be
- created inside this dir (i.e. "DH0:BBS/DATA", "DH0:BBS/TEXT", etc)
- unless you specify a path (i.e. "DATA:"). The install program will
- attempt to create these paths, but cannot create illogical dirs. DO
- NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL THE BBS TO THE CURRENT PATH ON DISK.
-
- To start the BBS, CD into main BBS directory, run the program called
- "MASTER". This controls all activity on the BBS and will display to
- you all lines in use. Using the SYSOP LOGIN gadget will auto-login
- account #1 (the SysOp account). You should use the command EA to edit
- your account (#1) to your specifications.
-
- The following commands can be used for sysop accounts:
- EA Edit a current user's account.
- EG Edit an accessgroup template.
-
- AL Add a message/file subboard (in message or filebase).
- EL Edit a specific subboard.
-
- ? Lists menu of available commands for the current area.
- ?? Lists list of available "GLOBAL" commands.
- @ Lists of all available Sysop commands.
-
-
- EXCELSIOR!'s ARexx port is constantly running, and each node has its
- own port. All ARexx doors should first use "OPTIONS RESULTS".
-
- All DOS/SHELL programs need to access the "ECOM" program in the "C"
- directory. This load-and-stay-resident (LSR) program should be run
- in your user-startup file if you plan on using the Online shell or
- any DOS program (shell doors).
-
- Here is a list of some of the popular % switch statements that allow
- you to pass system variables into the argv[] arguments of a DOS door.
-
- %1 Users System Alias %11 Login Time
- %2 Users Real Name %12 First Call
- %3 Street %13 AccessGroup
- %4 City %14 AccessGroup Title
- %5 State %15 Sysop Comments
- %6 Zip (Postal) %16 User ID #
- %7 Country %17 User Serial #
- %8 Voice/Home Phone # %18 Node #
- %9 Data/Work Phone # %19 User_Alias (With "_")
- %10 Computer %20 Path To Users Directory
-
-
- MAINT is an external program, usually run from DCRON°, located in the
- EVENTS directory. It allows you to automatically "clean up" the
- system. It takes care of "weeding out" inactive users, deleting in-
- active posts and files, automatically converting and testing archives
- for each area, and other functions. It supports these arguments:
-
- -b Configure all Fido Base's to XMAIL config file.
- (this is for registered systems only)
- -f Ignore file base.
- -l Log all actions to the bbs.
- -m Ignore message base.
- -o Display output to shell.
- -u Ignore userlog.
-
-
- BBSCOM can be also be run from DCron° (EXCELSIOR!s event scheduler) to
- access and control different nodes automatically. Some arguments are:
-
- -a "x-x" Accessgroup range (broadcast).
- -b Send broadcast to nodes.
- -c x Closedown line #x (dont answer calls).
- -d x Dump user on node #x (clear line).
- -f "name" Change senders name (ium & broadcast).
- -h Show no header (ium & broadcast).
- -i x Send IUM to node #x.
- -m "mess" Message to send (ium & broadcast).
- -o x Open line #x (answer calls).
- -w Show who is online.
-
-
- ° DCRON used by permission from Matt Dillon.
-