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- []INTRO
-
- ┌──NodeManager───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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-
- What is it?
-
- ■ NodeManager is a tool that allows a sysop running a multiline BBS
- to handle all of their nodes from a single station. You can see who
- is online all nodes, or you can view a users actions on a specific
- node. The most important, and most powerful, feature of NodeManager
- is that, with a network and the IPX protocol you can assume full
- control of a workstation. This means that your screen and keyboard
- act as the workstations own screen and keyboard.
-
- ■ Other features include sending users online messages, rebooting
- remote workstations, full system usage charts and graphs. You can
- also initiate jobs and events based on time of day, file semaphores
- as well as spooled commands.
-
- ■ NodeManager not only shows you when a user is logged onto the BBS,
- but shows you when the mailer is using a node for either inbound or
- outbound calls.
-
- Is it hard to setup?
-
- ■ NodeManager comes with various command line options to help you
- setup the required files. The default setup will get you to an
- operational point, then you simply enter the finer details.
-
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- └──────────────────Copyrighted 1995 by Multiboard Communications Centre──┘
-
- []COMMANDLINEHELP
-
- System Information
-
- ■ This is where you define important information regarding the BBS
- paths, or where you enter the registration information.
-
- Display Information
-
- ■ This is where you select your mailer (if you have one), the mailer
- paths, and the drives to use for statistics.
-
- Options
-
- ■ This is where you define the specifics to NodeManager such as what
- to display, how often to rescan the userson and check for semaphores,
- and other specific information.
-
- Logging Options
-
- ■ This is where you decide what where to place the log file, and what
- events you would like to log.
-
- Page Options
-
- ■ If you are going to use the replacement paging program then this
- is where you define the settings for the programs.
-
- Colour Configuration
-
- ■ This is where you enter to change virtually every color used by
- NodeManager.
-
- Command line parameters...
-
- ■ /NOEVENTS, /NOJOBS, /NOFILE, /NA
-
- By using one or a combination of the first three parameters you will
- disable some of the file executions. By using the /NA parameter you
- will disable all three of the first parameters ensuring that your
- session will remain uninterrupted.
-
- ■ /SCAN=#
-
- This will replace the rescan rate entered in the setup program. This
- may be useful if you are running more than one copy of NodeManager at
- a time.
-
- ■ WATCH #, REBOOT #, REBOOT ALL
-
- These options will load the program and return to a DOS prompt when
- the desired task has been completed. This simply provides you with
- an automated way to perform key functions.
-
- ■ SEND #
-
- This allows you to send a string to a remote node, this is not
- sending a user message, but stuffing the remote keyboard, so that a
- command or series of commands can be executed. All parameters that
- follow the # parameter will be sent as the input text.
-
- ■ BUILDSET
-
- If the paths to each node resemble each other, then this feature
- will automatically build the required NODEMAN.SET file.
-
- ■ For example...
-
- NODEMAN BUILDSET PATH=C:\RA\NODE*N LOCAL=3,4
-
- ■ BUILDLIST
-
- This will use your mailer's inbound and outbound history files to
- build the lookup files used by NodeManager.
-
- []BBSHELP
-
- System and SysOp name
-
- ■ This is where you enter the system and sysop name of the BBS.
-
- ■ If the data is not the same as was entered on the registration form,
- then NodeManager will still appear to be unregistered.
-
- Serial number and registration code
-
- ■ This is the serial number and the registration code that you received
- for your registration. Please ensure that the entered numbers are the
- same as they appear on the registration form.
-
- Semaphore path
-
- ■ This is the path that the BBS uses for semaphores. This should be
- the same as the one entered in the BBS package.
-
- Path to USERS.BBS
-
- ■ This is where the USERS.BBS file is located, this should be the same
- as the one entered in the BBS package.
-
- Notes...
-
- ■ All of the available information is taken from the RemoteAccess
- configuration file if the RA environment variable is set.
-
- []MAILERINFO
-
- Display mailer info type
-
- ■ You can select to display either information from the selected
- mailer's lastcalls, or information regarding drive space.
-
- Mailer system directory
-
- ■ This is the where the lastcall, inbound and outbound history files
- are stored. This path must be the same as the system path defined
- in your mailer.
-
- Mailer semaphore directory
-
- ■ This is where the mailer creates the semaphore files. This path must
- be defined if you want to see mailer activity. This path must be the
- same as defined in the mailer.
-
- Display mailer at startup
-
- ■ If you have one of the compatable mailers, you can decide whether
- to display the mailer's lastcall information or the disk information
- when the program is first launched. The two information types can be
- toggled from NodeManager. If you did not pick a mailer then the disk
- information will always be shown.
-
- Drive 1 and drive 2
-
- ■ This is where you place the letters of the drives you would like to
- see information on.
-
- []CONFIGURATIONOPTIONS
-
- Rescan rate
-
- ■ This indicates how long to wait before reading the USERON.BBS file
- and checking for mailer and defined semaphores. If you have a low
- number, then the information displayed will be more accurate than if
- you have a high number. A high number however will be less task
- intensive on the hard drive.
-
- Sound if paged
-
- ■ This will sound three beeps through the PC speaker only if a user has
- attempted to page the Sysop.
-
- Show password
-
- ■ When a user record is brought up you have the choice of viewing
- the user's password.
-
- Last field display
-
- ■ You have the option of displaying the time that a user has logged
- on/off or the amount of time that has elapsed since log on.
-
- When idle display
-
- ■ If a user logs off, by default NodeManager will display where the
- user logged off from. By selecting "Change action" you can have the
- "Waiting" prompt displayed when the user logs off. If you choose
- "Clear line" then the line will be entirely blanked, except the action
- field which will say "Waiting"
-
- Semaphore precidence
-
- ■ Nodemanager looks for both mailer semaphores and defined semaphores,
- because there is a possibility of two semaphores being defined for one
- node, it is important to know which semaphore should be displayed.
-
- Create system history file
-
- ■ If you would like to be able to view yesterday's statistics and
- callers then you will need to create a history file.
-
- Node reboot method
-
- ■ If you would like to reboot a remote node, you have the choice to
- send it a hard or a cold reboot. You can only reboot the remote node
- only if you are able to connect and control the node.
-
- Time to view tagged nodes
-
- ■ You can define how many seconds you would like to view a node when
- cycling tagged nodes, or nodes with users on.
-
- []LOGGINGOPTIONS
-
- Nodeman's full filename
-
- ■ This is the path and filename of the log file for NodeManager to log
- its various events.
-
- Log events, jobs, and file triggers
-
- ■ These options will log when the executed command began, what the
- command was, and when the command was finished.
-
- Pager's full filename
-
- ■ This is the path and filename of the log file for Pager to log its
- page reasons and other pertinent information.
-
- Page reasons
-
- ■ These options will log when the executed command began, what the
- command was, and when the command was finished.
-
- []PAGEINFO
-
- Music duration
-
- ■ This is how long to wait if you do not respond to the page. The
- music will play for this long, unless the PAGE.RA file is missing.
-
- Page length
-
- ■ This is how long of an input line there should be for the user.
- The maximum length available is 79 characters.
-
- Use internal chat
-
- ■ If you select yes, then you will use the chat within PAGER, however
- if you select no, then PAGER will bomb out and use the RemoteAccess
- chatting program.
-
- Notes...
-
- ■ The Pager program is used so that the chat reason can be obtained
- from the user. If you are using Pager then the chat reason will
- replace the fwd line in the user info screen ("I" from NodeManager).
- If you are not using Pager then the page reason can not be obtained
- and the fwd line will still be displayed.
-
-