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└───┐▒▒┌───┘ │▒▒│ Version 3.70
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│▒▒│ │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒│ │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒│ Written by Florian Stupperich
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│▒▒│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ │▒▒└────┐ (C) 1993,94
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THE ONLINE-MAILREADER/DOOR FOR RA/SBBS/QBBS/PROBOARD AND OTHERS
SUPPORTING HUDSON AND JAM MSGBASE-STYLE
COMPILED UNDER TURBO PASCAL V6.0 COPYRIGHT BY BORLAND INTERNATIONAL
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LICENSE
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THE READER is distributed as a ShareWare program. After a period of 21
days you must register the software or you must remove it from your
computer. THE READER can only be passed on gratuitously. It is
forbitten to change the program or the archive in any way.
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WARRANTY
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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.
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FUNCTION
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THE READER is an Online-Mailreader, which shall make it easier to
read mails in a BBS. THE READER uses ANSI-Graphic, so that only those
users can use THE READER who take on ANSI. THE READER offers a
summary of mails, which can be selected by functionkeys, so it is
very easy for the user to read the mails. Also the User can write or
reply a mail via an external Online-Editor, search thru the Msgbase
for keywords or change message areas. In addition to that you can
make your own language files with the language-editor containing in
the archive.
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PROGRAM-PACKAGE
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Following files are in the archive :
■ README.1ST What's new in V3.70 !
■ READER.EXE Online-Mailreader/door (87920 Bytes)
■ READER.CFG Config file - please change with an editor !
■ READER.ARE Sample message-areas definition - Only for BBSTyp 'NONE' !
■ READER.DOK German guidance
■ READER.DOC English guidance
■ READER.REG Registration form
■ EDITLNG.EXE Language-Editor (39216 Bytes)
■ READLNG.ARJ Sample language files (german,french,swedish)
■ REGSITES.TXT RegSites for THE READER
Date : 15.03.94
Time : 03:07
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INSTALLATION & USAGE
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THE READER shall be started with the function Typ 7 - 'Shell to DOS
and run a program' like a door- or an onlineprogram. To get more
memory you should swap the BBS.
THE READER could be placed in every directory but be sure that
READER.CFG, READER??.LNG and READER.ARE (if needed) 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 (PROB) searching in the System-Path. Using BBSTyp 'NONE'
THE READER is reading DORINFO1.DEF searching in the System-Path and
READER.ARE.
■ General Program-Usage
READER.EXE <NodeNo> <Comport> <BoardNo> <Line-Path> [<LngNo>]
NodeNo = 1..250 / Comport = 0..4 / LngNo = 0..99
If there isn't a Language-No. or a wrong one THE READER will take
the built-in english language.
Example: READER.EXE 1 2 20 C:\BBS\ 2
NodeNo = 1 / Comport = 2 / BoardNo = 20 / LngNo = 2 -> READER2.LNG
■ THE READER under RemoteAccess (RA) Version 1.?? or 2.0?
Using Version 1.?? in READER.CFG the BBSTyp must be 'RA1'.
Using Version 2.0? in READER.CFG the BBSTyp must be 'RA2'.
Usage: READER.EXE *N *P *1 \RA\ 0 (Stand-alone)
READER.EXE *N *P *1 \RA\LINE*N 0 (Multi-Line)
*P stants for the ComPort being used
*1 stants for the currently selected message area
*N stants for the node number
*M tells RA to swap itself out of memory
The 0 forces THE READER to read the current language number from RA.
■ THE READER under SuperBBS (SBBS) Version 1.17
In READER.CFG the BBSTyp must be 'SBBS'.
Usage: READER.EXE @N *P @M \SBBS\ [<LngNo(0..99)>] *E (Stand-alone)
READER.EXE @N *P @M \SBBS\LINE@N [<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
In READER.CFG the BBSTyp must be 'QBBS'.
Usage: READER.EXE *N *P *1 \QBBS\ [<LngNo(0..99)>] (Stand-alone)
READER.EXE *N *P *1 \QBBS\LINE*N [<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 (PROB) Version 2.00
In READER.CFG the BBSTyp must be 'PROB'.
Usage: READER.EXE *# *P @<CurMsgArea#>@ \PB\ [<LngNo(0..99)>]
READER.EXE *# *P @<CurMsgArea#>@ \PB\LINE*# [<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 OTHER BBS-Programs (NONE)
In READER.CFG the BBSTyp must be 'NONE'.
THE READER runs with all other BBS-Programs creating DORINFO1.DEF;
it is NOT necessary that the BBS-Program supports the Hudson or JAM
Msgbase-Style, because THE READER will create the Msgbase if there
is no one, using the information from READER.ARE. So it is importent
to edit READER.ARE.
Usage: READER.EXE <NodeNo> <Comport> <BoardNo> <Line-Path> [<LngNo>]
NOTE: Using this BBSTyp it is not possible to check access-flags and
to give information to the BBS that an echomail is entered.
You can solve the second problem if you scan the Msgbase
automatically once a day.
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EXTERNAL ONLINE EDITORS
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The Command-Line in READER.CFG should look like:
For Toped: C:\BBS\TOPED.EXE *N
For GEdit: C:\BBS\GEDIT.EXE -N*N
For Quicked: C:\BBS\QUICKED.EXE
For EzyEdit: C:\BBS\EZYEDIT.EXE -N*N -<BBSTyp>
Available Control-Codes:
*N = Node number
*B = Baudrate
*C = Comport
*T = TimeLeft
*U = User's Name
*S = Screenlength
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NOTE DOWN
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The following produkts and names are copyright:
RemoteAccess (RA) Wantree Development & Andrew Milner
SuperBBS (SBBS) Risto Virkkala, Aki Antman
QuickBBS (QBBS) Pegasus Software
ProBoard (PROB) Philippe Leybaert
JAM(mbp) - Copyright 1993 Joaquim Homrighausen, Andrew Milner,
Mats Birch, Mats Wallin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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CONTACT
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If there are questions, problems, ideas or bugs you can reach the
author under the following address or via the FIDO-NET:
Author:
Florian Stupperich DATA : +49-40-7022203
Rehrstieg 110 FAX : +49-40-7022338
21147 Hamburg FIDO : (2:240/5805)
Germany
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PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER THIS PROGRAM !! -> READER.REG
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