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Setting up a Post Call Ratio in Telegard
March 21st, 1996
Phil Clarke aka Rx
INTRODUCTION I
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This is a very simple concept, which is often mistaken as being
complicated I often get sysops asking me how to set a PCR up finally
I got tired of answering the same questions over and over again and
this document came to be.
A post call ratio is a way to make sure your users do not abuse
your system. It can be used to prevent people from logging on and
playing online games without contributing to the system or to hinder
the file leech. Depending on the settings you choose. From here on
in the term "Post Call Ratio" were will be referred to as a PCR.
HOW IT WORKS II
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The first thing to consider is whether or not you want to have
different PCR levels for different security levels or not. I find it
useful having different levels as donators should not be subject to
a PCR and lower levels should be. To set this up you will need to
go into the system configuration.
(3)Post/Call Ratios [Select this option]
You will be given a table of all your security levels with their
associated PCR. The PCR in this table is written in the form of one
post for every # calls. Here are a couple of examples:
20:2 In this case a user with security level 20 must post
at least one post for every two calls to pass the PCR.
50:3 In this case a user with security level 50 must post
at least one post for every three calls to pass the PCR.
60:5 Finally in this case a user with level 60 must post at
least one post for every five calls to pass the PCR.
Set these settings accordingly. I would not recommend a PCR any
steeper than 1:2 but there are different types of boards and different
ratios are needed.
** NOTE ** The Special Restriction "2" (no post/call ratio check) will
cause Telegard to ignore the table settings for any user
with this flag. It can be useful for your staff, friends,
or special accounts on your system.
Now we must understand how Telegard determines whether or not a user
passes or fails the PCR. Let's look at a couple of examples (in these
examples we assume a PCR of 1:2 has been setup for security level 25:
User Name : File Lover
Security : 25
Posts : 2
Calls : 10
In this case File Lover's PCR would be calculated as follows,
PCR = CALLS / POSTS
PCR = 10 / 2
PCR = 5
Meaning File Lover's PCR is 1:5 thus he FAILS.
User Name : Msg Poster
Security : 25
Posts : 16
Calls : 7
In this case Msg Poster's PCR would be calculated as follows,
PCR = CALLS / POSTS
PCR = 7 / 16
PCR = 0.4
Meaning Msg Poster's PCR is 1:0.1 thus he PASSES.
Now the final point of setting up a PCR is how to use it, let's
say you would like to lock users out of the files if they fail your
PCR. You would use the following method:
command #1
3. Keys F
4. Command -F (Display a File)
5. Options fail.ans (FAIL.ANS)
6. Access s50!VP (s50 AND DID NOT PASSED PCR)
command #2
3. Keys F
4. Command -^ (Go to the File menu)
5. Options file
6. Access s50&VP (s50 AND PASSED PCR)
There are several different ways you can use this, be creative
a PCR check in the logon can make a board look very polished. Simply
use the VP internal flag and call up applicable files based on that.
A nice PCR check screen could include the users Posts, Calls and other
statistics. For a complete reference of these check out the file:
MCI.REF (a reference of the MCI codes in Telegard)
Tim has included this in the Telegard archive, you'll find it
in your NOTES directory. If you are new to Telegard it may be worth
your time printing it out. Even if your not new, there are a lot of
mci codes there it's a good reference to have on paper.
INCLUDED GRAPHICS III
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The ANSI/ASCII graphics included in this package are quite basic
examples of what can be done. But you can try them out if it helps
you to understand thats even better!
** NOTE ** A PCR Check can actually be done in one file.
This will be covered in a another file, about
cutting down on the number of files in your
TEXT directory.
OTHER INFO IV
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Watch for more documents, I will be releasing a series ranging
from basic concepts like this to advanced customization and making
the most of Telegard's internal Scripting language.
CONTACT INFO V
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BBS : XTC 1-905-791-4867
FIDO : Hope to have an address for the next release.
INTERNET : rx@apc.tor250.org
If you are local to the 416/905 area code I can be found on most
of the major support boards including Tim Strike's.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO : TIM STRIKE for all his work.
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