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                                WHO'S ON? v1.0
                    Copyright (c) 1994 Funky Stuff Software


   Who's On? is a sysop Windows 3.1 (No!...that's NOT a misprint) utility
 that keeps a multi-node display, of the current on-line callers, in the botton
 corner of the screen, while your are working with any standard (DOOR.SYS) BBS
 in the background.   Yes folks, there NOW is a Windows utility for DOS based
 BBS's.....what next?...lower taxes?

   TO INSTALL:
     1) You will need a copy of VBRUN300.DLL in your DOS path
     2) Copy WHOS_ON.EXE and WHOS_.INI to your Windows directory
     3) Copy *.VBX to your Windows SYSTEM directory (which SHOULD be in
        your DOS path.
     4) Create an icon for Who's On? by either selecting "New Program
        Item" and setting the paths to your Windows directory or
        just drag the WHOS_ON.EXE from the File Manager to a Program
        Manager group (Like the StartUp group?) and the icon and path
        will be created automatically. Oh joy!
     5) You'll then need to configure Who's On? to you system and taste
        by editing the WHOS_ON.INI which should be in your Windows
        directory BY NOW!

        The INI layout is as follows:
_____________________________________________

[Whoson]  <<<< DO NOT CHANGE THIS TITLE!

Registration=XXXXXXXXX
Bell=N
Clock=N
OnTop=Y
Nodes=2
Delay=30
BBSType=WILDCAT
Node1Path=C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\DOOR.SYS
Node2Path=C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE2\DOOR.SYS
  "    "     "      "      "     "
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Registration - This is where your registration
               code goes once you have registered
               via the registration instructions.

Bell - determines whether a "ding" will
       occur at each user logon (Y or N)
       (bell only available in reg'd version)

Clock - determines whether the time will
        be displayed below the caller names (Y or N)

OnTop - determines whether the display will
        stay on top of all other apps (Y or N)

Nodes - Number of active nodes (the unregistered
        version only allows a max of two (1 or 2))
        Reg'd version allows up to 10 nodes!

Delay -  is the delay (in seconds) between
         caller updates (10 - 120)

BBSType - must equal one of the following:
            WILDCAT   (DOOR.SYS only)
            GENERIC   (DOOR.SYS) If it's not WC!...it is generic! ;-)

Node#Path - must equal the complete path
            (including the DOOR.SYS) to the
            drop file for each of the nodes as set
            by the Nodes = setting
(NOT IN THE DOOR.SYS PATH THAT YOU SET IN THE INI FILE!!!!)

IMPORTANT:
All "values" MUST be in all capitals or whole numbers.
Changing anything other than the values on the right side of the
equals sign will result in failure....or even GPFs!! Ahhh!!!!!!
DO NOT insert any spaces in any of the statements.



     6) Finaly, you will need to creat/modify some batch files as instructed
        below.

You MUST make sure that there is some kind of LOGIN1.BAT & POSTCALL.BAT
that are executed when a caller logs on and logs off respectivly and that
they create and delete the DOOR.SYS respectivly.  If you don't have them
already,just make them per the example below otherwise, the program won't
be able to "see" who is on until a door is executed...Ewww...Ahh...Oh
...now I get it! <G>

WILDCAT! example:
1) Create a temp directory off of WC30 as C:\WC30\WHOSON
2) Then make a subdirectory for each node that you will want WhosOn to
   monitor (ie C:\WC30\WHOSON\1 and C:\WC30\WHOSON\2)
3) Create a LOGIN1.BAT for each node and have the following statement:
   @ECHO OFF
   COPY DOOR.SYS C:\WC30\WHOSON\(#)
   replacing the (#) with the node number, of cource!
   Or just add the line to each LOGIN1.BAT if you already have it.
4) Then create or edit the POSTCALL.BAT to included the following:
   @ECHO OFF
   DELETE C:\WC30\WHOSON\(#)\DOOR.SYS
   This also must be done for each active node.
 The paths that you specify in the BAT's are the ones you need to use in the INI
 file for the "Node#Path=" statements. (ie Node1Path=C:\WC30\WHOSON\1\DOOR.SYS)
 If the specified path(s) do not exist for each node of the "Nodes =" statement
 when you run Who's on?, then the program will exit.

 This might all sound a little complex but the final result is that the DOOR.SYS
 will be create when the user signs on and then deleted when they sign off and
 be kept in a private directory for Who's On? to have all to itself.

RENEGADE example:
   You will need to do basically the same thing but you just add the batch names
   to your menus with the DG command.
   LOGIN1.BAT would go in the first menu following logon and the POSTCALL.BAT should
   go in the goodbye screen. And of cource, your root directory wouldn't be WC30...pitty.

ALL OTHERS:
   As long as the software uses the "standard" DOOR.SYS, just follow the basic objective
   of what the WILDCAT example describes or go out and GET WILDCAT!.


The "Delay" determines how often the display is update to the current "node status".
A 30 second delay (30) is usually fine for most most situations.

To exit the program (I don't know why you would want to) just double click (no...sorry,
clapping twice won't do it. <sigh> But if you register?...who knows?) on the white part
of the display and you'll be prompted accordingly. It's THAT simple!

In case you didn't catch it way up there^^^....
This program is copyrighted 1994 Funky Stuff software and is shareware whichs grants
you a 30 day trial period afterwhich you are required to register if you use it more than
30 days. (Or, if you just like giving money to a nice person who needs to support his
Diet Coke habit!)  ;-)

See...and you thought YOU were the only one running a BBS under Windows...
now there's three of us! <G>
I have been running WC under Windows, problem free, for over a year and
an half now on a 386-40 with 4 megs....go figure!

Any questions, suggestions, comments, or otherwise, you may contact be at:

Kevin Kogan
8 Ocean Pines
Berlin, MD 21811
[phone]
CIS 73003,3412

For registration information--please see REGISTER.TXT (included in WHOSON10.ZIP)
Or contact me at the above if the file is missing.

And please let me know of ANY problems so I may correct then ASAP.

Registartion cost: $9.00 US for a single non-commercial usage

The next version (depending on support received) may include:
   The callers "time remaining".
   A drop down menu of the last 10 callers for each node.
   And more all in the same size display!


Thanks to James Shields for his great INICON2 control.

Wildcat! is a registerd trademark of the wonderfull folks at MSI

Diet Coke is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Co. <G>