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External File Request Processor for FrontDoor, MainDoor,
Intermail or compatible mailers & Remote Access, Maximus, or any
BBS system based on a FILES.BBS structure
(C) 1994-96 Jordi Sese (Fidonet 2:343/116)
version 1.03
IMPORTANT
This program IS NOT, public domain. It is a Shareware Product. Please
read the document REGISTER.TXT to know about its conditions of use
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 What is a File Request Processor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Features of JFReq 1.03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Files in the distribution package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 UPGRADING from version 1.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 UPGRADING from version 1.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 UPGRADING from version 1.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 General Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5 Multiline systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.6 Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.7 Mailer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.7.1 MainDoor & MainDoor/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.7.2 FrontDoor 2.1x & 2.2x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.7.3 Intermail 2.27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.7.4 T-Mail mailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.7.5 SRIF capable mailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.8 The Setup Program (JFREQCFG.COM / JFRQCFGP.EXE) . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.8.1 Global Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.8.2 Time Settings: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.8.3 Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.8.4 Mail Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.8.5 Template Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Other data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 JFReq Command Line Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Tokens used in templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 File Format for File & Directory listings and Alias file . . . . 11
3.3.1 file & directory listing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3.2 ALIAS listing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3.3 On-line Programs and the alias file list . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 The nodelist compiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5 The custom file index compiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.6 Remote Access file index Speed-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.7 VIP Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.8 Statistical Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.9 Special Requests with Attached Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.10 TIC support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.11 Editor Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.12 Local Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.13 Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.14 How to contact the author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 What is a File Request Processor?
Once upon a time, fidonet mailers searched a huge list of directories each
time another system requested a file, wasting a lot of time in sequential
searches. Now, from FrontDoor 2.1x, Intermail 2.27 and MainDoor and
MainDoor/2, you can execute an external utility to fast locate those
requested files and generate a personalised response message for the
asking system.
JFReq uses the existing file indexes of the BBS package (Maximus & Remote
Access are currently supported). This use of the automated index of your
BBS makes it possible to run this program with almost no maintenance at
all.
1.2 Features of JFReq 1.03
* Native versions for DOS and OS/2
* Multiline support
* Easy to use configuration program
* Mailers supported: FrontDoor (2.1x or better), MainDoor, InterMail
(2.27 or better), T-Mail or compatible mailers. Also supports SRIF
* BBS File Bases supported: Maximus (2.x, 3.x) and Remote Access (2.x)
(supported directly), and any system based on the FILES.BBS
structure.
* Directory listing and Alias file (with or without password)
* You can limit by day and/or session: Files, Kbytes to transmit, and
session lenght in minutes.
* Five types of session: Secure(with password), Listed & Unlisted
Systems, VIP Systems (fully customizable) and a Happy Hour period,
defining file lists and limits for each type of session separately.
* You can search for the existence of a specific node in a custom
nodelist index.
* Use of an equivalent user level for BBS File Base access
* Twit systems control definition, checking every piece of information
from the remote system
* Request Report and error messages are totally customizable, and
templates are selected automatically depending on the remote system's
address
* Additional messages are added when the remote system requests a
special file
* JFReq can send TIC files describing each of the files
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Chapter 1. Introduction 2
* On-line program execution for registrations or remote processes
* File Password & Download Counter Support in Remote Access
* Automatic Download Counter Support for Maximus and FILES.BBS index.
* Free file/area support in all modes
* File Buffering for CD-ROMs and other critical drives
* Statistical reports as messages.
1.3 Files in the distribution package
100to101.COM Configuration upgrade program to 1.01
101to102.COM Configuration upgrade program to 1.02
102to103.COM Configuration upgrade program to 1.03
STCONV.COM Statistics upgrade program from 1.00 & 1.01. DOS version
STCONVP.EXE Statistics upgrade program from 1.00 & 1.01. OS/2 version
JFREQ.DOC JFReq users' manual. English version
JFREQ.ESP JFReq users' manual. Spanish version
JFREQP.EXE JFReq main executable. OS/2 version
JFRQCFGP.EXE JFReq configuration utility. OS/2
JFREQ.EXE JFReq main executable. DOS version
JFREQCFG.COM JFReq configuration utility. DOS
JFNCP.EXE Nodelist compiler. OS/2 version
JFNC.COM Nodelist compiler. DOS version
JFNC.CTL Nodelist control file for JFNC
JFFCP.EXE Secondary file index generator. OS/2
JFFC.COM Secondary file index generator. DOS
JFFC.CTL Secondary file index control file
JFSTATP.EXE Statistical Reports generator. OS/2
JFSTAT.COM Statistical Reports generator. DOS
LDATP.EXE JFREQ.DAT lister (OS/2)
LDAT.COM JFREQ.DAT lister (DOS)
DEFAULT.FRQ Default response template
*.FRQ Sample response templates
FNAMES.DAT Special requests control file
REGISTER.TXT Registration info, English version
REGISTRO.TXT Registration info, Spanish version
UADDRESS.DAT Twit