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RIP CAMOUFLAGE created by The Maverick 3/5/94
v 1.1 bug fix
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SYSOP of Maverick's Quodtegitur BBS, Calwa, CA
(209) 233 - 0094
Files, Doors, GIFs, Conferences, Sarcasm
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Having been a SYSOP for just a couple of weeks
now, I have poured over numerous Wildcat
utilities of varying quality. When I recently
decided to start working on RIP access and
discovered that some ANSI doors had problems
with RIP, I downloaded a third party utility
from MSI BBS which purported to alleviate the
problem. Obviously all the program was going
to do was change the "RIP" code in the DOOR.SYS
file to a "GR" code. Still, the author felt
compelled to request $15 for the program. That
was an outrageous request, especially since the
program DID NOT WORK ON MY SYSTEM! So I set
about designing my own utility to do the same
thing. It took me about 2 hours to code it in
Quickbasic, debug it, and test it, so I am NOT
going to ask you to send me ANY money...
Just call my BBS!!!!!! Thanks- the Maverick
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RIP CAMOUFLAGE is designed to correct problems
that certain ANSI Doors have when RIP graphics
are enabled. These problems include: going to
black and white graphics (in the case of Trade
Wars 2002) or kicking the user out completely
(in the case of Future Runner.)
RIP CAMOUFLAGE will solve these problems if you
are running WILDCAT V3.90S. I can't vouch how
it will work with other software using DOOR.SYS
files, but the adventurous can try it. The
only requirement is that line 20 of the DOOR.SYS
file indicate graphics with "RIP" for RIP and
"GR" for ANSI.
RIP CAMOUFLAGE changes the "RIP" indication in
the DOOR.SYS file to "GR" thus camouflaging
your RIP status from the door. I initially
thought this could be done quite simply by
replacing "RIP" with "GR ", however the added
space caused the same screw ups so I had to
go to full on binary file access, hence the
long 2 hours to create this utility.
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USING RIP CAMOUFLAGE:
Place the files RIPCAMO.EXE and RIPBACK.EXE in
your path (the WC30 directory is usually fine
AS LONG AS IT IS IN YOUR PATH.) Then, in your
door batch file, run RIPCAMO from your dropfile
directory before accessing the door and then
run RIPBACK from the dropfile directory after
accessing the door. Your dropfile directory is
the directory where DOOR.SYS is located. In a
single node system that will usually be
\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1. Here are two examples of
batch files that are on my BBS:
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DOOR6.BAT from Quodtegitur BBS
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@echo off
CD\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1
RIPCAMO
cd\doors\jetcmbt
combat 1
CD\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1
RIPBACK
cd\wc30
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DOOR13.BAT from Quodtegitur BBS
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@echo off
aliasdor
CD\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1
RIPCAMO
cd\doors\fr300
future _future.C01
CD\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1
RIPBACK
unalias
cd\wc30
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The files RIPCAMO.EXE and RIPBACK.EXE are both
stored in the directory D:\WC30 which is in my
path. That's all there is to it! Your doors
won't give RIP callers black and white graphics
or kick them out anymore!! This works fine for
me, but if you are having problems with RIPCAMO,
call Quodtegitur BBS and leave a note and I'll
see what I can do!
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RIP CAMOUFLAGE created by The Maverick 3/5/94
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SYSOP of Maverick's Quodtegitur BBS, Calwa, CA
(209) 233 - 0094
Files, Doors, GIFs, Conferences, Sarcasm
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CALL TODAY and upload any useful Wildcat programs
you've developed!
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OK, I knew you'd be curious....the program that
didn't work for me was UNRIP20.ZIP. By the way,
my apologies to those who spent hours down-
loading the original RIPCAMO file to find that
it was fatally flawed... My mistake!
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RIPCAMO.ZIP contents:
RIPCAMO.EXE Modify DOOR.SYS files indicating RIP
RIPBACK.EXE Restore modified DOOR.SYS files
RIPCAMO.DOC This .DOC, you're reading it!
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Free to distribute these files so long as they
are all together and unmodified. All rights
reserved. NO FEES MAY BE CHARGED. I'll sue!
Copyright (c) 1994 by Joe Scoleri. If you are
captured, the secretary will disavow all
knowledge of your actions. This document
file will self destruct in three seconds.....
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