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[ Installing RIPIT ]
Create a directory for RIPIT or place it in an existing directory on
your hard drive. Unarchive (UNZip, UNArj, UNPak, or whatever) the file
into this directory. Run the RIPITCFG.EXE program to create/edit the
file RIPIT.CFG which MUST be in the directory that RIPIT is ran from.
*NOTE* If the file RIPIT.CFG already exists when you run RIPITCFG.EXE,
you will enter the configuration program in EDIT mode, editing the
existing RIPIT.CFG file.
The configuration file, RIPIT.CFG, contains 17 variables that you must
define for proper operation of RIPIT. These variables may either
be your BBS system variables (such as the variable used by WildCat! of
@FIRST@ for the caller's first name, @USER@ for the caller's full name,
etc.) or "hard" static constants if your BBS does not support a
particular variable that is asked for. For example:
EXAMPLE RIPIT.CFG File:
WildCat Variables If Not Supported
Description Used as Default by your BBS Then:
============================================================================
[ 1] Your BBS Name @BBS@ Green Acres! BBS
[ 2] Your Full Name @SYSOP@ Howard Blake
[ 3] Caller's Full Name @USER@ Friend
[ 4] Caller's First Name @FIRST@ Friend
[ 5] Caller's Location @FROM@ A Brave New World
[ 6] Caller's Security Level @SEC@ MEMBER
[ 7] Caller's Expiration Date @EXDATE@ 01/01/2001
[ 8] Caller's Total Downloads @DOWNS@ Lots!
[ 9] Caller's Total Uploads @UPS@ Lots!
[10] Caller's Total Messages Posted @MSGLEFT@ Lots!
[11] Caller's Total Minutes On-line @TIMEON@ ???
[12] Caller's Total Minutes Left @LEFT@ ???
[13] Caller's Current Conference @CONF@ Electronic Mail
[14] Last Caller to BBS @PREVON@ A Friend
[15] Current System Date @DATE@ ??/??/??
[16] Current System Time @TIME@ ??:??
[17] RIPIT Registration Code 0000000000000000 All zeros till
registered!
*NOTE* If your BBS does not support the DATE and TIME variables for
the current system date/time, try not to enter a large text entry
here! You have, on certain of the scenes generated, only room for
the date in MM/DD/YY format (8 characters) and HH:MM format for the
time (5 characters).
I have not tested it yet, but in the RIPSCRIP documentation, RIPSCRIP
will support passing a variable for you that might help in this
situation. Supposedly (again not tested), the date could be passed
as $DATE$ and the time as $HOUR$:$MIN$$AMPM$. This is supposed to query
the BBS system for the current date in MM/DD/YY format and the time
in HH:MMam (or pm) format. If this works for you, please let me know so
I can inform other users (thanks!).
After you have enter the required information, press F1 to save your
configuration file. RIPIT is now ready to run!