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- THE ONLINE-MAILREADER/DOOR FOR RA/SBBS/QBBS/PROBOARD AND OTHERS
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- SUPPORTING HUDSON, JAM AND SQUISH MSGBASE-STYLE
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- COMPILED UNDER TURBO PASCAL V6.0 COPYRIGHT BY BORLAND INTERNATIONAL
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- LICENSE
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- THE READER is distributed as a ShareWare program. After a period of 21
- days you must register the software or you must remove it from your
- computer. THE READER can only be passed on gratuitously. It is
- forbidden to change the program or the archive in any way.
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- WARRANTY
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- The author can not be held responsible for any damages, directly or
- indirectly, which may result from the use of THE READER. Use it at
- your own risk.
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- FUNCTION
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- THE READER is an Online-Mailreader, which will make it easier for
- a user to read mail while online. THE READER uses ANSI-Graphic, so
- only ANSI users can use THE READER who take on ANSI. THE READER
- displays a summary of messages to the user, which can be selected
- by functionkeys, so it is very easy for the user to read messages.
- Also the User can write or reply to a message via an external Online
- -Editor, search thru the Msgbase for keywords or change message areas.
- In addition to that you can make your own language files with the
- Full-Screen-Setup program containing in the archive (EDITREAD.EXE).
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- PROGRAM-PACKAGE
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Following files are in the archive :
-
- ■ READER.EXE Online-Mailreader/door (110976 Bytes)
- ■ READER.CFG Sample Config - Use EDITREAD.EXE to edit !
- ■ READER.ARE Sample message areas definition - Only for BBSTyp 'OTHER' !
- ■ READER.DOK German documentation
- ■ READER.DOC English documentation
- ■ READER.REG Registration form
- ■ READLNG.ARJ Sample language & help - files (german)
- ■ HISTORY.TXT History File
- ■ REGSITES.TXT RegSites for THE READER
- ■ EDITREAD.EXE Full-Screen-Setup (58640 Bytes)
-
- Date : 08.01.95
- Time : 03:06
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- INSTALLATION & USAGE
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- THE READER is started with the function Type 7 - 'Shell to DOS and
- run a program' like a door or an online program. To get more memory
- you should swap the BBS to memory. THE READER could be placed in
- every directory but be sure that READER.CFG, READER??.LNG and
- READER.ARE (if needed) are in the same directory as READER.EXE.
- THE READER is reading EXITINFO.BBS searching in the Line-Path and
- MESSAGES.RA (RA) or BOARDS.BBS (SBBS) or MSGCFG.DAT (QBBS) or
- MSGAREAS.PB (PROB) searching in the System-Path. Using BBSTyp 'OTHER'
- THE READER is reading DORINFO1.DEF searching in the System-Path and
- READER.ARE.
-
- ■ General Program-Usage
-
- READER.EXE <NodeNo> <Comport> <BoardNo> <Line-Path> [<LngNo>]
-
- NodeNo = 1..250 / Comport = 0..4 / LngNo = 0..99
-
- If there isn't a Language-No. or a wrong one THE READER will use
- the built-in english language.
-
- Example: READER.EXE 1 2 20 C:\BBS\ 2
-
- NodeNo = 1 / Comport = 2 / BoardNo = 20 / LngNo = 2 -> READER2.LNG
-
- ■ THE READER under RemoteAccess (RA) Version 1.?? or 2.0?
-
- Usage: READER.EXE *N *P *1 \RA\ 0 (Stand-alone)
- READER.EXE *N *P *1 \RA\LINE*N 0 (Multi-Line)
-
- *P stands for the ComPort being used
- *1 stands for the currently selected message area
- *N stands for the node number
- *M tells RA to swap itself out of memory
-
- The 0 forces THE READER to read the current language number from RA.
-
-
- ■ THE READER under SuperBBS (SBBS) Version 1.17
-
- Usage: READER.EXE *N *P @M \SBBS\ [<LngNo(0..99)>] *E (Stand-alone)
- READER.EXE *N *P @M \SBBS\LINE@N [<LngNo(0..99)>] *E (Multi-Line)
-
- *P stands for the ComPort being used
- @M stands for the currently selected message area
- *N stands for the node number
- *E forces SBBS to read EXITINFO.BBS after returning
- *S tells SBBS to swap itself out of memory
-
-
- ■ THE READER under QuickBBS (QBBS) Version 2.76
-
- Usage: READER.EXE *N *P *1 \QBBS\ [<LngNo(0..99)>] (Stand-alone)
- READER.EXE *N *P *1 \QBBS\LINE*N [<LngNo(0..99)>] (Multi-Line)
-
- *P stands for the ComPort being used
- *1 stands for the currently selected message area
- *N stands for the node number
- *M tells QBBS to swap itself out of memory
-
-
- ■ THE READER under ProBoard (PROB) Version 2.0x
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- Usage: READER.EXE *# *P @<CurMsgArea#>@ \PB\ [<LngNo(0..99)>]
- READER.EXE *# *P @<CurMsgArea#>@ \PB\LINE*# [<LngNo(0..99)>]
-
- *P stands for the ComPort being used
- *# stands for the node number
- *X tells ProBoard to swap itself out of memory
- @<CurMsgArea#>@ stands for the currently selected message area
-
-
- ■ THE READER under Concord BBS Version 0.01g (OTHER)
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- Use BBS-Typ 'OTHER' !!!
-
- Usage: READER.EXE *N *P @MAREA_NUM@ \CONCORD\ [<LngNo(0..99)>]
- READER.EXE *N *P @MAREA_NUM@ \CONCORD\LINE*N [<LngNo(0..99)>]
-
- *P stands for the ComPort being used
- *N stands for the node number
- *S tells Concord to swap itself out of memory
- @MAREA_NUM@ stands for the currently selected message area
-
-
- ■ THE READER under OTHER BBS-Programs (OTHER)
-
- THE READER runs with all other BBS-Programs creating DORINFO1.DEF;
- it is NOT necessary that the BBS-Program supports the Hudson, JAM or
- SQUISH Msgbase-Style, because THE READER will create the Msgbase if
- there is not one, using the information from READER.ARE. So it is
- important to edit READER.ARE.
-
- Usage: READER.EXE <NodeNo> <Comport> <BoardNo> <Line-Path> [<LngNo>]
-
- NOTE: Using this BBSTyp it is not possible to check access-flags and
- to give information to the BBS that echomail is entered.
- You can solve the second problem if you scan the Msgbase
- automatically once a day.
-
- You can force THE READER to read READER?.ARE (eg. READER7.ARE)
- using '#A?' (eg. '#A7') as parameter 5. or 6. , so you can run
- up to ten different READER?.ARE. Example:
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- READER.EXE 1 2 150 \BBS\LINE*N 0 #A7
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- EXTERNAL ONLINE EDITORS
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The Command-Line in READER.CFG should look like:
-
- For Toped: C:\BBS\TOPED.EXE *N
- For GEdit: C:\BBS\GEDIT.EXE -N*N
- For Quicked: C:\BBS\QUICKED.EXE
- For IceEdit: C:\BBS\ICEEDIT.EXE /D:[Line-Path]
- For EzyEdit: C:\BBS\EZYEDIT.EXE -N*N -<BBSTyp>
-
- Available Control-Codes:
-
- *N = Node number
- *B = Baudrate
- *C = Comport
- *T = TimeLeft
- *U = User's Name
- *S = Screenlength
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- NOTE DOWN
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The following products and names are copyright:
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- RemoteAccess (RA) Wantree Development & Andrew Milner
- SuperBBS (SBBS) Risto Virkkala, Aki Antman
- QuickBBS (QBBS) Pegasus Software
- ProBoard (PROB) Philippe Leybaert
- Concord (CON) Pasi Talliniemi
- SQUISH Scott Dudley
-
- JAM(mbp) - Copyright 1993 Joaquim Homrighausen, Andrew Milner,
- Mats Birch, Mats Wallin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- CONTACT
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- If there are questions, problems, ideas or bugs you can reach the
- author under the following address or via the FIDO-NET:
-
- Author:
-
- Florian Stupperich DATA : +49-40-7022203
- Rehrstieg 110 FAX : +49-40-7022338
- 21147 Hamburg FIDO : (2:240/5805)
- Germany
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- PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER THIS PROGRAM !! -> READER.REG
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