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PCBoard 14.5 Net Scan Conference Mail Waiting Flags Program
Description: This program will update Mail Waiting flags for specific
users who have mail waiting in any conference. This program
should be used for EchoMail type conferences (Although you
can use it whenever you want).
WHY Use It: If you are like me and carry Echo Mail Conferences (ILink,
MetroLink, PCRelay, FidoNet, etc.) most of the software
out there will not update the Mail Waiting Flags for your
Users when they have mail. This program *WILL* do it and
it is VERY FAST.
WHAT Happens: After you run PCBNet, and it finds a user in your NDX files,
it will update the Mail Waiting Flags both in the USERS and
USERS.INF file for each specific conference.
When the user logs onto your BBS they will be notified that
they have MAIL WAITING in that specific conference. Is nice
to know if you finally got that message to a reply.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please Read
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When you have been using PCBNet for a while and you ADD or DELETE
conferences, you will need to DELETE your PCBNET.NET file and recreate it
using the /H option BEFORE running your EVENT for Echo Mail. The
PCBNET.NET file is created in your directory where you run PCBNET.EXE.
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In order to properly use this program you *MUST* pass one or two or three
command line switches to it:
The first one is the Conference numbers (Low and High Range)
that you want your users to have their Mail Waiting Flags updated.
The second one is for FIRST TIME Installation:
The third one is the Path/Name of the PCBNET.NET file. This file holds
the Last Updated Message [LUM] pointers. If you don't use this switch
the default is the current DIR with the file Name as PCBNET.NET.
The command line switches look like this:
1st: /C:l-h l means LOW conference number, h means HIGH conference
number.
The 2nd command line switch should only be used when first using this program
on a conference. If your PCBNET.NET already exists and you use one of the
switches below, your PCBNET.NET file will be affect.
* 2nd: /H Set Your PCBNET.NET file to the HIGH message number in
each conference.
or
* 2nd: /L Set Your PCBNET.NET file to the LOW message number in
each conference.
The 3rd command line switch looks like this:
/NET:path/name example would be: /NET:C:\UTILS\PCBNET\PCBNET.NET
* Note: If you do not use one of these switches, the default is the LOW
command line switch if I can't find your PCBNET.NET file.
Note2: The PCBNET.NET file is 4 byte times the number of conferences
(Including the main board) in file length. If you wish to start
over, delete this file and use the appropriate switch.
Valid Examples:
PCBNet /C:1-2000 - Would Scan Conferences 1 - 2000 Updating Mail Flags
PCBNet /C:1-1 /L - Would Initialize Low Number *IF* PCBNET.NET does NOT
exist. Will Also Scan Conference 1.
PCBNet /C:15-39 /H - Would Initialize High Number *IF* PCBNET.NET does not
OR exists. Will Also Scan Conferences 15 - 39
INVALID EXAMPLES:
PCBNet /C:1 (Needs a High Number Also)
PCBNet /C:50-4 (Must start with Low and then High Numbers)
PCBNet /C:1-20;50-100 (You can only pass ONE Low and ONE High Number)
What directory do you run it from?
PCBNet *MUST* be run from a directory that contains your PCBOARD.DAT file
and in most cases, you use this program in an EVENT (Except for first time
inialization).
First Time Initialization:
For first time initialization, you should be running it from the DOS Prompt
(In other words, you should monitor it). You have two options at the DOS
Prompt:
1) PCBNet /c:l-h /L (l & h specify the conferences to use on, while /L
means to start with the Low Conference MESSAGE
Number). When using the /L switch, it is possible
that your users mail waiting flags will be updated
*IF* a message is addressed to them. I suggest you
use the /H switch upon initialization.
2) PCBNet /c:l-h /H (l & h specify the conferences to use on, while /H
means to start with the High Conference MESSAGE
NUMBER). When using the /H switch, none of your users
will be flag for mail upon initialization.
Event Running:
Once you have used the first time initialization, you should append this
example to your EVENT.SYS file:
C:
CD \PCB
PCBNet /c:l-h
rem note l-h are the conferences you want to check for mail for your users.
Hopefully these documents are a little better. If you are having problems,
please leave a comment on Salt Air to Cam DeBuck (Salt Air Support Staff).
p.s. If you would like to enhance the documentation for further explaining,
please do so and upload the new one to me for posting <grin>.