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- │▒▒│ │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒│ │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒│ Written by Florian Stupperich (1993-97)
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- │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │▒▒└────┐ This program is dedicated to Anja Hilbig
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-
- THE ONLINE-MAILREADER/DOOR FOR RA/SBBS/QBBS/PROBOARD AND OTHERS
-
- SUPPORTING HUDSON, JAM AND SQUISH MSGBASE-STYLE
-
- COMPILED UNDER TURBO PASCAL V6.0 COPYRIGHT BY BORLAND INTERNATIONAL
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- LICENSE
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- THE READER is a FREEWARE program now !!!
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 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, change message areas
- or tagging messages.
- In addition to that you can make your own language files with the
- Full-Screen-Setup program containing in the archive (EDITREAD.EXE)
- and THE READER handles two Help-Pages.
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- PROGRAM-PACKAGE
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Following files are in the archive :
-
- ■ READER.EXE Online-Mailreader/door (154576 Bytes)
- ■ READER.CFG Sample Config - Use EDITREAD.EXE to edit !
- ■ READER.ARE Sample message areas definition - Only for BBS-Typ 'OTHER' !
- ■ READER.GRP Sample message groups definition - Only for BBS-Typ 'OTHER' !
- ■ READER.DOK German documentation
- ■ READER.DOC English documentation
- ■ READLNG.ARJ Sample Language-Files (english & german & swedish)
- ■ READHLP.ARJ Sample Help-Files (english & german & swedish)
- ■ HISTORY.TXT History File
- ■ EDITREAD.EXE Full-Screen-Setup (84704 Bytes)
-
- Date : 21.05.97
- Time : 04:50
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- 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 READ_???.HLP
- (also READER.ARE & READER.GRP for BBS-Typ 'OTHER') 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 (PB2.0x) or MESSAGES.PB (PB2.1x) searching in the
- System-Path.
- Using BBS-Typ 'OTHER' THE READER is reading DORINFOx.DEF searching in
- the Line-Path and READER.ARE & READER.GRP from the READER-Path.
-
- ■ General Program-Usage
-
- READER.EXE <NodeNo> <Comport> [ Extra Parameters ]
-
- Extra Parameters: -L:<LngNo>
- -B:<MsgBoardNo>
- -G:<MsgGroupNo>
- -P:<Line-Path>
-
- NodeNo = 1..250 / Comport = 0..4 / LngNo = 0..99
-
- The command-line parameters <NodeNo> and <Comport> are needed while
- the Extra Parameters are optinal and can be used in any combination.
-
- *) If there ISN'T a Language-No. or a wrong one THE READER will use
- the built-in english language.
-
- *) If there ISN'T a MsgBoard-No. THE READER will start with changing
- the message area.
-
- *) If there is a MsgGroup-No. THE READER will start in the present
- message group.
-
- *) If there ISN'T a Line-Path (which is needed for Multi-Line
- Systems) THE READER will take the current Path.
-
- Example: READER.EXE 1 2 -B:20 -P:C:\BBS\ -L:2 -G:10
- ========
-
- NodeNo = 1 / Comport = 2 / MsgBoardNo = 20 / Line-Path = C:\BBS\
-
- LngNo = 2 -> READER2.LNG / MsgGroupNo = 10
-
-
- ■ THE READER under RemoteAccess (RA) Version 1.xx, 2.0x or 2.5x
-
- USAGE:
-
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:*1 -P:\RA\ -L:0 (Stand-alone)
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:*1 -P:\RA\LINE*N -L: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
-
- LngNo = 0 forces THE READER to read the current selected language
- number from the RA User-Information.
-
-
- ■ THE READER under SuperBBS (SBBS) Version 1.17
-
- USAGE:
-
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:@M -P:\SBBS\ -L:<LngNo(0..99)> *E (Stand-alone)
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:@M -P:\SBBS\LINE@N -L:<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 -B:*1 -P:\QBBS\ -L:<LngNo(0..99)> (Stand-alone)
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:*1 -P:\QBBS\LINE*N -L:<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 (PB) Version 2.xx
-
- USAGE:
-
- READER.EXE *# *P -B:@<CurMsgArea#>@ -P:\PB\ -L:<LngNo(0..99)>
- READER.EXE *# *P -B@<CurMsgArea#>@ -P:\PB\LINE*# -L:<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)
-
- Use BBS-Typ 'OTHER' !!!
-
- USAGE:
-
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:@MAREA_NUM@ -P:\CONCORD\ -L:<LngNo(0..99)>
- READER.EXE *N *P -B:@MAREA_NUM@ -P:\CONCORD\LINE*N -L:<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 DORINFOx.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> [ Extra Parameters ]
-
- NOTE: Using this BBS-Typ it is not possible to check access-flags
- and to give information to the BBS that an echomail or netmail
- is entered. You can solve the second problem if you scan the
- Msgbase automatically once a day.
-
-
- MESSAGE-GROUPS under BBS-Typ 'OTHER':
-
- THE READER also supports message groups using the BBS-Typ 'OTHER'.
- You just need to create and edit the Text-File READER.GRP. If you
- are using this File/message groups THE READER will use the File
- READER.ARE for the 'ALL AREAS' Group information, while the other
- message groups are divide into other READER<MsgGroupNo>.ARE Files.
- The Extra Paramter '-G:<MsgGroupNo>' is also available using this
- BBS-Typ.
-
- EXAMPLE:
-
- READER.GRP Created and edit; e.g. 10 Groups ranged from 1 - 10.
-
- READER.ARE Is now used as 'ALL AREAS' Group; you should store
- all message area information also in this file.
-
- READER1.ARE These are the separate message group files, while
- ... you are using the format READER<MsgGroupNo>.ARE .
- READER10.ARE
-
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- EXTERNAL ONLINE EDITORS
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The Command-Line in READER.CFG should look like:
-
- For Toped: C:\BBS\TOPED.EXE *N
- For PEdit: C:\BBS\PEDIT.EXE *C
- 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 -<BBSType>
-
- Available Control-Codes:
-
- *N = Node number
- *B = Baudrate
- *C = Comport
- *T = TimeLeft
- *U = User's Name
- *S = Screenlength
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- INTERNET EMAIL SUPPORT
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- It is possilbe to send from your FidoNet-System InterNet Emails to
- and from an InterNet (UUCP) Gateway. THE READER converts a FidoNet-
- Style message to a message acceptable to an InterNet-Host-Gateway
- System. In order to send a message from FidoNet to an InterNet-Gate
- (UUCP-Gate) some formating restrictions must be followed or the
- message will not be accepted from the InterNet-Gate. First you need a
- NetMail-Address of an InterNet-Gateway-Host. Your Tosser will handle
- this formatted message like a normal Fido-Netmail and will route the
- message to the InterNet-Gateway-Host.
-
-
- EMail AreaNum : THE READER expected an Area-Number, which must be an
- NETMAIL-Folder.
-
- Gate-Address : THE READER expected a NetMail-Address of your
- InterNet-Gateway-Host.
-
- Costs : How much costs for sending one InterNet EMail.
- '0' means no costs.
-
- Msg TO: Line : Usually 'UUCP'.
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- NOTE DOWN
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The following products and names are copyright:
-
- RemoteAccess (RA) Wantree Development & Andrew Milner
- SuperBBS (SBBS) Risto Virkkala, Aki Antman
- QuickBBS (QBBS) Pegasus Software
- ProBoard (PB) 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 INTERNET:
-
- Author:
-
- Florian Stupperich VOICE: +49-40-2209315
- Herbert-Weichmann-Strasse 49 FAX : +49-40-2201516
- 22085 Hamburg
- Germany FIDO : Down ;-(
-
- INTERNET : Florian_Stupperich@public.uni-hamburg.de
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- <EOF>
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