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RAPTOR BBS - Undocumented Commands
(c) 1995 by The Raptor Development Team
All Rights Reserved
(6-28-95)
The following additions and changes to RAPTOR have been made and are not
at this time included in the document files.
Multinode
---------
RAPTOR BBS will now support up to 256 nodes under DesqView, OS/2
or other multitaskers. To configure the information for each
node.
(1) Start RAPTOR with the standard BBS.EXE.
(2) From the WFC screen select <P> for system configuration,
<A> for modem/node configuration then <A> for node number.
(3) Enter the node number for the node you wish to configure,
then proceed to enter the other information requested on the
screen.
(4) Return to the WFC screen after completeing all node
information.
(5) Repeat steps (2) through (4) for any other nodes. This will
create the MODEM###.DAT file for each node.
(6) Start each node with the command line BBS -n### where ### is
the node number. If you use BBS without the -n### parameter
RAPTOR will default to node 1.
A new MCI code has been added to the doors MCI codes. @M will
now pass the current Node number as a parameter to the command
line in ONLINE.MNU.
An MString of DOOR.BAT @M called from node 2 will then pass
DOOR.BAT 2.
A new MCI has also been added that can be used in files,
prompts, and the string editor. An MCI of @E will display the
current node number in the form 'NODE ###' where ### is the
current node number.
SysOp logs also now show the node number which the user is
logged in on.
Conferences
-----------
RAPTOR now supports up to 26 conferences for message and file
areas designated A to Z. All conferences are configurable with
an ACS string to limit access to certain areas of the BBS. To
assign a file or message are to a conference use the Cx ACS
command in the area's ACS string, where x is the conference
identifier. In other words an ACS string with the commands
S100CD means Security level 100 and joined to conference D. The
new menu Command Key to 'Join Conference' is OJ. If the MString
for this command is left blank it will prompt the user for the
conference they wish to join with an option to list the
conferences. If the MString contains a valid conference
Identifier then the OJ command will change the user to that
conference. If the user is restricted from a conference by the
conference ACS string they will not see that conference listed
and will not be able to join that conference.
The conference Editor is accessible from the WFC screen using
the "$". The options in the editor are fairly straight forward
to Insert a new conference, Modify an existing conference, or
Delete an existing conference.
Raptor will start using conference 'A' for each login, even
though this conference has not been defined.
The conference system allows you to make groups of message areas
or file areas available to only users with certain security
settings.
Network Addresses
-----------------
The addresses set up in the Network configuration are now used
to configure the addresses in echomail message areas as well as
in processing netmail by the RAPMAIL program. When you select
the option to configure the network address of a message base
you will see the list of addresses bisplayed and be prompted for
which you wish to use.
============
<07-04-95>
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Nonstandard Comports
---------------------
Support for nonstandard IRQ's and Com Base addresses are
supplied to RAPTOR through the fossil driver. However DSZ/GSZ
and some other transfer protocols are interrupt driven and the
fossil is unloaded by RAPTOR as it shells to the external
protocol. In order for the protocol to handle the nonstandard
port cofiguration it is necessary to pass the IRQ and base
address of the comport to the protocol program. RAPTOR now
allows you to configure the IRQ and Address of the port in the
MODEM configuration menu from the MFC screen. These are passed
to the protocol in the variable %I ( IRQ from modem congig) and
%A ( base address from modem config). Refer to the documentation
for the protocol driver you are using for the correct syntax to
pass these variables to the protocol. You must then edit the
protocol commandline in the PROTOCOL EDITOR from the WFC.
========
07-08-95
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Mail processing
----------------
RAPTOR will exit with an errorlevel of 2 to DOS if there is new
echomail or netmail. This will allow you to process mail only if
there is new mail ( Yeah I know.... RAPMAIL is to ^$#&$* slow
when the message bases get big... working on it <G>) instead of
after every caller.
The command line would look something like
If errorlevel = 2 then goto newmail
Goto Nomail
:Newmail
RAPMAIL -s
REM Enter command sfor the processor here GEcho FMail etc.
RAPMAIL -P
GOTO END
:NOMAIL
GOTO END
==========
07-11-95
==========
RAPMAIL Scanning
------------------
RAPMAIL will now only scan the netmail directory and any echo
areas with NEW messages. The purge will check all directories,
if a .MSG or HIWATER.MRK file exists in that directory then it
will be purged and the PURGING COMPLETE message displayed, or
else the NO MESSAGES message will be displayed. This makes
RAPMAIL much faster in normal operation. There is no change in
the Toss operation.
==========
07/16/95
==========
Logoff Quotes
-------------
Logoff quotes are now available to the users. To enable Logoff
Quotes a new menu command "OQ" has been added. "OQ" will prompt
the user if they wish to leave a logoff quote and allow them to
enter a one line 78 character quote. There is NO MString for the
"OQ" command, and the acs string may be set to restrict the
users who have access to leave a quote. If you have 'AutoMessage
in Logon' enabled inthe BBS setup the last logoff quote will be
shown to the user in the form
"(USERNAME) was logged in recently and said.."
" <QUOTE>"
Colors may be used in the quote line using the standard CTRL-P
selections. If no color codes are used the quote will be in
Yellow. The first line will be in Blue.
The "OR" Command keys has also been added to allow users to read
back through the logof quote file one screen at a time. "OR" has
no MString for the command.
Readmail commands
-----------------
The read e-mail submenu commands have been changed to make them
a bit more standard. To reread the last message use "A" for
Again, and to reply use the "R" command. Public and Echomail
currently still uses the "A" autoreply command... working on
that one watch this space for future changes<G>
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08-15-95
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Expanded RIP features
---------------------
The RIP support for your users is still being updated.Mouseable
pop-up picklists for File Areas, Message Ares, and Conferences
is in place. The RIP background wallpaper behind the lists is
configurable. RAPTOR will look for a .RIP file for each area
WPMSG.RIP for messages
WPFILE.RIP for files
WPCONF.RIP for conferences
and display this file as the background for the pop-up lists.
If the fil