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║ ║ ╔══╗ ╔╗ ║ ╔════╗ ║ ║ ╔══╗ ╔════╗ ╔═════ ║ ║ ╔╝ ╚╗ ║║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╔╝ ╚╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║╚╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠════╣ ║ ╚╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╔╗ ║ ╠════╣ ╠═╦══╝ ╠═══ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚╗║ ║ ║ ║╔╝╚╗║ ║ ║ ║ ╚╗ ║ ╚═════ ╚═════ ║ ║ ║ ╚╝ ╚════╝ ╚╝ ╚╝ ║ ║ ║ ╚═╗ ╚═════ Presents ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╔═══ ╔═══ ╔═══╗ ║ ║ ╔╗ ║ ─── ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║╔╝╚╗║ ║ ║ ╚══╗ ╠══ ╠═╦═╝ VERSION 1.0 ╚═══ ╚╝ ╚╝ ╚══╝ ═══╝ ╚═══ ║ ╚═╗ Copyright 1992,1993 by Bob DaCastello The BEST REMOTE USER EDITOR for Remote Access 2.x !! ^^^^ ╔══════════════╗ ║ INTRODUCTION ║ ╚══════════════╝ Ok, since the release of RemoteAccess 2.00g1 everyone has been crying for a remote user editor, so.........HERE IT IS! Llanoware also offers a REMOTE MENU EDITOR!! Check the end of these docs under Distribution and Beta Sites. ALL ITEMS MARKED WITH A {+} ARE FEATURES/OPTIONS ENABLED BY REGISTERING. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR SHAREWARE AUTHORS AND REGISTER THEIR WAREZ!! ╔══════════╗ ║ FEATURES ║ ╚══════════╝ * Allows you to edit ANY/ALL aspect of a user's profile by remote, even to change their password. * Allows you to add or delete users by Remote (deletion is by marking the user for deletion ... the account must be deleted by RAUSER, and you HAVE read the RA User Manual, RIGHT? <grin> * When Inserting a new user, most defaults are taken from your RA New User configuration in RACONFIG > SYSTEM > NEW USERS * Extremely powerful search system to find specific users, string search by name or handle. * {+} String search by security level, birthday, address, phone number, or comment field. * Supports an unlimited number of nodes via a small CTL file to be kept with the EXE file, or multiple configurations by placing CTL files in the node directories. * Supports locked communications ports * Completely Multi-Node aware, successfully tested under DOS 3.3, DOS 5.0, DOS 6.0, Lantastic, Novell, DesqView/QEMM on machines ranging from XT's to 486's. * {+} IN ADDITION to the user's "Comment" field, LWUSER allows you to keep an "LWCOMMENT", an unlimited size comment for each user (unlimited number of 80 character lines) accessible through LWUser. * Ability to force USA style phone numbers and inserts the ( ) around the area code and separates the prefix and suffix with a "-" automatically when adding or editing a phone number. ie: (805)264-0443 * Only requires about 140k so swapping usually isn't necessary. 1 ╔═════════════╗ ║ LEGAL STUFF ║ ╚═════════════╝ As with any new utility, especially one that alters user bases or message bases, you should ALWAYS MAKE A BACK UP of your files before playing with the new utility. WARRANTY: Yea right! There's ain't none. You download it at your own risk, you install it at your own risk, and you use it at your own risk ... simple enough? In the event the use of this program, at any time, causes damage, corruption, or loss of data, what you'll get from me is a big "Didn't you do a backup first?". In the event the use of this program, at any time, causes a hardware failure, hard drive crash, or otherwise causes your system to explode into 5,000 pieces, the scope of my guarantee to you is that you may keep whatever pieces you can find ... and if you ask me real nice, I'll tell you where you can go to buy superglue. In legal mumbo jumbo, the bottom line is: The author shall not be responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any bug, defect, error, or failure to perform. ╔══════════════╗ ║ REQUIREMENTS ║ ╚══════════════╝ * RemoteAccess 2.00 of course! LWUSER will NOT work on versions of RA prior to RA 2.00g1. * Any IBM Compatible with DOS 3.1 or better should work just fine. Color monitor preferred but not required. * Fossil driver such as BNU or X00 is also highly recommended (Since RA requires a fossil driver, this SHOULD be taken care of, RIGHT?!) * An ANSI driver MUST be installed in the calling system for proper operation of the door by remote. The Distribution Archive: LWUSER.EXE - Main program LWUSER.DOC - Your readin' it! LWUSER.CTL - Sample Control file ... Edit as needed LW_REG.FRM - Registration form for ALL LlanoWare Doors FILE_ID.DIZ - Well, you need to know what the file is, right? LWUWHATS.NEW - Release/Changes history {+} FROM THE FIRST TIME you run LWUSER registered, two small files will be created in the Userbase directory. These are LWUSER.DAT (The LWComments) and LWUSER.IDX (The LWComment Index Files). Don't worry about them, they mind their own business, they are housebroken, and they don't make any noises late at night. Don't delete them unless you want to delete ALL LWComments you have entered. 2 ╔══════════════╗ ║ INSTALLATION ║ ╚══════════════╝ Upgrading from v0.9: Copy ALL the new files over the old ones and redit the CTL file. Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time. It is assumed that you are familiar with setting up DOORS on your system; 1) Edit the LWUSER.CTL file to reflect your name, your BBS name, your registration numbers (if registered) ... for more information regarding the CTL file, see the instructions contained inside of the sample CTL file. 2) Place a copy of LWUSER.EXE wherever you wish. For multiple configurations, place a copy of the .CTL file in each node directory, otherwise it is best to reside in the same directory with LWUSER.EXE. Install LWUSER as a type 7 exit with an optional data line of: C:\PATH\LWUSER.EXE Insert the correct pathname to find LWUSER. Memory swapping with the *M should not be needed unless you are running RA in an environment that has less than 460k available. No other optional data is required. ╔═══════════╗ ║ OPERATION ║ ╚═══════════╝ LWUSER REQUIRES THAT THERE IS AN ANSI DRIVER PRESENT IN THE REMOTE SYSTEM ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT REQUIRED ON THE HOST (BBS) SYSTEM FOR THE DOOR TO RUN. LWUSER may also be run locally with one of two command line parameters: /L - prompts you for a name to "login" to the door with /S - quick sysop login ... takes sysop name out of the CTL file USING THE DOOR: After the initial screen, your user list will appear on the screen with a string of commands available at the bottom of the screen. Here is a quick rundown of those commands: N)ext - Takes you to the next screen of users down the list P)revious - Takes you to the previous screen of users up the list F)irst - Takes you to the top screen of users starting with record 0 L)ast - Takes you to the lowest screen of users ending with the last user in the user-base. I)nsertNew - Insert a new user in the user base. This will assign the next available user number available at the bottom of your list. If you change your mind, the blank profile will not let you exit without at least something entered in the Name field ... you don't have to save the changes. G)oto - Prompts you for a user to jump to on the list (not edit) E)ditUser - Prompts you for the number of a user profile to edit 3 S)earch - Brings up the sub-command line for searching the user base A NOTE ON SEARCHING: Searching is an extremely powerful and useful feature of LWUSER provided it is used properly. Here is a quick rundown of the S)earch sub-commands: N)ame - Enter full name or a search string. LWUSER will display a running count of how many users in the userbase it has checked and will display all users who had a match in the Name Field to your search string. H)andle - Same as Name above but searches the Handle field {+}A)ddress - Searches all 3 lines of the address field for the specified text or numeric search string {+}S)ecurity - Searches the Security Level field for users matching the specified security level. This spec will not accept a search string....only a valid security level. {+}P)hone - Searches both Data and Voice phone number fields for the specified numeric string, similar to the birthdate search. {+}C)omment - Searches the RA Comment field for the specified text or numeric string {+}B)irthdate - Enter a full date or any numeric search string. Runs the search the same as name and handle searches. For instance, if you choose to search with a string of 67, it would show you users with: 05-15-67 as well as users with 05-16-78. ^^ ^ ^ Whenever searching for specific user(s), the prompt accepts search strings, NOT wildcards. If you are searching the name field for all users named Mark...you would just put "Mark" (without the quotes) in the string search, not "Mark*.*" or "Mark?" The same goes for ALL fields that accept strings to match. Do not enter punctuation in the search strings unless, for instance, you are searching the address fields for commas. You get the idea. I'm sure most of you know the difference between Search Strings and Wildcards, but this was for those than don't <grin>. Once you are in a specific users profile, the prompts should take you through everything you need. It is beyond the scope of this document to explain how to edit your user profiles. Please refer to your RA SysOp Manual. IMPORTANT: When you are in a specific user's profile to make changes, make sure to pay attention that ALL alphabetical commands have an UPPER CASE command and a LOWER CASE command ... Case DOES matter, so pay attention when you want to change the field identified with "A" that you don't hit "a" or you may end up changing a field you didn't want to. LWUSER WILL ALWAYS ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE CHANGES YOU MADE WHEN YOU FINISH EDITING A USER. NO CHANGES ARE SAVED MADE UNLESS YOU PRESS "Y". 4 ╔══════════════╗ ║ LOCKED PORTS ║ ╚══════════════╝ LWUSER should not require any special attention for locked ports, however if you run into a problem such as getting nothing but junk characters when you load the door, you can un-comment the LOCKED variable in the CTL file(s) and change the number to your locked rate, or you can add a /B to the optional data field of the menu entry like this: C:\PATH\LWUSER.EXE /B38400 or whatever your locked speed is. (DON'T PUT A *B ... The /B is to identify locked rate, not current baud) If you run multi-node and have different ports locked at different speeds, you will need to maintain separate .CTL files in the node directories reflecting the locked speed of each node's port. LWUser checks the current directory first for the CTL file. ╔══════════════╗ ║ REGISTRATION ║ ╚══════════════╝ BENEFITS: First and foremost, knowing that you have supported the author so he can continue his work! Besides that, the nagging "Unregistered" message goes away and enables registered features such as LWCOMMENT and all items in this document marked with a {+}. HOW: For a $10.00 donation sent to the address below, you will be given a registration number personalized just for you! If you have a valid FIDONET address, the registration number will be sent to you directly. Otherwise, the registration number will be sent to you via snailmail (US Postal service). All registrations will be sent out within 3 days of receipt. See LW_REG.FRM for more info. Make checks payable to and send donations to: Bob DaCastello P.O. Box 53 Llano, CA 93544-0053 Your comments/suggestions are welcomed and encouraged!!!! If you have ANY problems, remarks, suggestions, PLEASE contact me via netmail ASAP at 1:102/1313, or log into my BBS at (805)264-0443. (fidonet) ╔══════════════╗ ║ DISTRIBUTION ║ ╚══════════════╝ 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. The archive and its individual contents may not be distributed used by any service that charges any money whatsoever, without the written permission of the author. 5 ╔══════════════════╗ ║ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ║ ╚══════════════════╝ Big Thanks to: Mark Mistretta for beta testing and all his input into making LWUSER what it is, and for writing these docs! (I hate doc-writing) Pam Smith of Window in Time BBS for her assistance. Thanks to Mike Janke (author of RACE user editor) for his TP assistance! Scott Baker for writing DoorDriver 5.0! Andrew Milner and all the great RA support Teams for a great BBS program!! All of the sysops who reported bugs and operational problems in the previous releases, thereby helping me make this GREAT release! ╔════════════════════╗ ║ DISTRIBUTION SITES ║ ╚════════════════════╝ Author's BBS - Llano, CA Bob DaCastello (That's Me!) 805-264-0443 (14.4k HST) FIDONET: 1:102/1313 Off Roaders BBS - Palmdale, CA Mark Mistretta 805-272-9792 (16.8k Dual Standard) 805-272-9793 (14.4 HST) 805-272-9795 (14.4 v.32bis) 805-273-9796 (9600 v.32) FIDONET: 1:102/1314 1:102/1315 Window In Time - Phoeniz, AZ Pam Smith 602-253-1946 (9600 v.32) 602-253-7069 (2400) 602-253-7169 (2400) FIDONET: 1:114/203 Tumbleweed BBS - Lancaster, CA Bruce & Cheryl Bergstrom 805-946-3332 (16.8k Dual Standard) FIDONET: 1:102/1308 The latest versions of LWUSER and LWMENU should always be available for download from one of the above systems. Freq Magic Name LWMENU - for the Remote Menu Editor Freq Magic Name LWUSER - for the Remote User Editor Freq Magic Name LWEDIT - for both of em! 6 They are also being sent out through various distribution networks and should be available at The TruckStop BBS, Pacific Coast Micro, RA-USA and many other RA Support Sites. ╔══════════════════╗ ║ TROUBLE SHOOTING ║ ╚══════════════════╝ I have tried to encorporate as much error checking as possible into this version, most errors should show you what/where the problem may be. Error 102 or 100 usually indicates a file/directory is not found. Most of these should be caught by LWUSER. If you are using locked com ports and are experiencing garbage at the remote end, the first thing should be to insure that your fossil driver is locked at the same speed as RA. Sample X00.SYS command line: DEVICE=c:\X00.SYS E 1 b,0,38400 ^note that a "0" here indicates com 1 LWUSER looks in the current directory FIRST for the needed CONFIG.RA and LWUSER.CTL files it needs, if not found it then looks where the LWUSER.EXE file is kept for the LWUSER.CTL file and checks the RA environment as defined in your autoexec.bat with SET RA=c:\ra for the CONFIG.RA file. If you expierence any problems, PLEASE contact me ASAP, I am always glad to help and will respond ASAP! 7