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- ■ EZNETMGR VERSION 1.11 (C)1993 MICHAEL HEINBOCKEL 2:242/316 @FIDO
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-
- ■ WHAT IT IS & FEATURES
-
- EZNETMGR is a Network and Multitask Manager for Peter Davies' great BBS
- Software EZYCOM. It allows sysops watching all lines of their BBS without
- beeing online theirselfs. It allows to show the sysop online to the users
- and to receive/send online messages too. It shows some system statistics
- and the today/yesterday caller list.
-
- The screen (what the users online are currently doing) is updated every
- 5 seconds. In the unregistered version it is updated every 60 seconds.
-
- EZNETMGR checks for online messages to the sysop (simulated by EZNETMGR)
- every 5 seconds. In the unregistered version it checks every 60 seconds.
-
- EZNETMGR supports USERDOES.<Nodenum> files. If you don't know what these
- files are, don't worry. I'll discuss them in a later section of this
- manual.
-
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-
- ■ WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
-
- You must have a 286 computer or "better". EZYCOM installed. The EZY
- Environment variable installed. CONSTANT.EZY in the EZYCOM system directory.
- SHARE.EXE loaded.
-
- ■ WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE
-
- A color monitor. A network or multitasker running.
-
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- ■ EZNETMGR.CTL
-
- Place this file into your EZY system directory. EZNETMGR.CTL may and
- should be edited with any texteditor. You may define all strings EZNETMGR
- is using in this file. Also some information about your system must be
- edited here. Have a look at it before you run EZNETMGR! Every line is
- explained. Edit but DO NOT remove lines from this file. You may remove
- lines beginning with a semicolon (;).
-
- EZNETMGR is not an english but a multi language program. I wrote this doc
- in english because german is not a wide spreaded language. At this point,
- sorry for the mistakes.
-
-
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-
- ■ USAGE NOTES
-
- If the build in screen saver is activated and a User logs on or off, it
- will be disabled automatically. So if you sit there watching tv and
- having one eye on your monitor you'll be able to see logins and offs even
- though the screen has been blanked.
-
- If a user has an unread online message waiting (assuming he's in a door
- or whatever) his name will be shown in green color until he receive his
- message, then again, he'll be displayed white! Hope you have a color
- monitor!
-
- For more information refer to the EZNETMGR.CTL file!
-
-
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-
- ■ USERDOES FILES
-
- Userdoes is a plain text file in your system directory. Extension is the
- nodenumber. Some door programs create this file so not only a boring "Is
- in a door" is shown in the Who's on list, but the contents of the
- userdoes file. You may also create those userdoes files in a batch. Let's
- say you run a game, i.e. MINEFIELD from within a batch. Your batch may
- look like this (started with the nodeparameter *N):
-
- Echo Is playing Minefield >C:\EZY\USERDOES.%1
- MINEFIELD.EXE
- Del C:\EZY\USERDOES.%1
-
- In the Who's on list you'll see know "Is playing Minefield" and not only
- "Is in a door". I'm looking forward EZYCOM itself will support Userdoes
- files in one of the next version since they are very useful and Peter is
- asked to add this feature (by me ;-) ).
-
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-
- ■ REGISTRATION
-
- If you use an unregistered version of EZNETMGR the screen will be updated
- every 60 seconds only. This is very boring because you will see changes
- in what your users are doing not immediately. Also you will receive
- online messages every 60 seconds only. Registering will increase the
- delay to 5 seconds (nice!).
-
- So come on, register! Send whatever you think EZNETMGR is worth! Don't
- ask me how much, again, send whatever you like (but send money) to:
-
- Nightmare Systems Hamburg
- Hohenzollernring 90
-
- 2000 Hamburg 50
-
- or to my bank account:
-
- INFON OHG NIGHTMARE Owner
- Deutsche Bank AG Bank Name
- 200 700 00 Bank
- 927279001 Account
-
- I need the sysops name (not alias) and your BBS name exactly(!!!) as it
- appears in CONFIG.EZY (CONSTANT.EZY).
-
- You will then receive a keynumber for EZNETMGR. Write down how you want
- to receive it. Polling me, receiving a letter, or directly from my BBS.
- Here is how to reach my BBS:
-
- NIGHTMARE
-
- Node 1: +49-40-8902301
- Node 2: +49-40-8100083 2:242/316 @Fido
- Node 3: +49-40-8905407
-
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-
- ■ INSIDE EZNETMGR
-
- EZNETMGR reads Online.BBS and CONSTANT.EZY. It's a good idea to make a
- backup of CONSTANT.EZY before you run EZNETMGR. If an error occures while
- running EZNETMGR i programmed it to close all files and exit.
-
- You don't have to make a backup of Online.BBS. If this file will be
- damaged just shut down all your lines, delete Online.BBS and re-run your
- BBS again.
-
- I don't think anything bad will happen, but just in case...
-
- As i wrote this manual in english i am to lazy to re-write it in german.
- Anyway i want to have a german one. The guy who send a german version of
- this doc to me will receive a free key. Only the first one will receive a
- free key so it's a good idea to ask me if i already have one before
- starting.
-
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-
- ■ LICENSE
-
- You may use EZNETMGR registered or unregistered as long as you want. You
- don't HAVE to register but since i ask for not so much, you should.
-
- EZNETMGR is copyrighted by me, but herewith you are allowed to spread it
- as long as you don't alter the contents of this archive. You may convert
- it, but not add or remove any file. You may insert a BBS commercial as a
- header.
-
- Even though you decided NOT to register, please send a netmail with best
- wishes to Michael Heinbockel 2:242/316. I want to know how far EZNETMGR
- will travel.
-
-
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-
- ■ THANX & MISC
-
- In using this program, you agree that in no event shall Michael
- Heinbockel be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential,
- special, or exemplary damage or lost profits.
-
- Christoph Rockenstein Beta Tester 2:242/14 15 etc. ;-)
- Jens Mueller Beta Tester 2:240/70
- Peter Davies For EZYCOM 3:633/152
-
- EZYCOM is copyrighted by Peter Davies
- SHARE is copyrighted by Microsoft Corp.
- EZNETMGR is copyrighted by Michael Heinbockel
-
-
- EZNETMGR.<ZIP, ARJ, SQZ, PAK, LZH>
- EZNETMGR.EXE The executeable
- EZNETMGR.CTL The controlfile
- EZNETMGR.DOC The doctor
- FILE_ID.DIZ Description file
-
- If you find an archive with more or less than these files please let me
- know where you found it!
-
- You may frequest the latest version of EZNETMGR at 2:242/316, 2:242/14 15
- or 2:240/70 with magic EZMGR.
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