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************************************************************** * * * SETUP.EXE v3.9 * * for * * VERIFY!.EXE v3.9 Copyright (c) 1991 - 1996 * * * * Sagerquist Micro Engineering * * * * 1414 W. Kerrick Street * * Lancaster, Ca. 93534 * * Data (805) 723-6908 * * * * Internet * * E-Mail: zs@qnet.com * * WWW: http://www.av.qnet.com/~zs/ * * * ************************************************************** DESCRIPTION ----------- SETUP.EXE is a program that performs the necessary adjustments for VERIFY!.EXE. It creates or modifies the binary file VERIFY!.DAT. After running through SETUP, you will be ready to go on line with VERIFY!. OVERVIEW -------- Each item on SETUP's menu (the top line) pulls down to a window. The menu item is called with Alt [n], where n is the highlighted letter. Each window allows for editing the values contained within it. VERIFY! is supplied with a generic VERIFY!.DAT file and the values from it are placed within each window. The data remains in memory until pressing Alt S. Pressing Alt S from any window saves ALL changes made, in the present and previous windows. If you forget to save your changes, you will be prompted on exit. OPERATION --------- Type SETUP from the DOS prompt. If found, data from VERIFY!.DAT will be loaded. If not found, VERIFY!.DAT will be created. For upgrading from version 2.8 or above to the current version, the SETUP.EXE will recognize the old data and automatically invoke the program FIX_DAT.EXE and make the necessary adjustments. The new data structure is larger. The new data variables will be blank waiting for your input. If the file VERIFY!.DAT is from v2.6 or earlier, you must delete VERIFY!.DAT and start over, reentering all necessary data. ALT H ----- This calls the Help window. Just information here. ALT R ----- This calls the Registration window. Place your first name, last name and registration number within the appropriate boxes. Each box must contain only one name without any spaces. If a space is present, the name(s) after the space will be cut off. Your registration number is obtained through Carl Sagerquist. See VERIFY!.DOC for details. ALT M ----- This calls the Modem window. The strings for Modem Reset, Modem Dial, Modem Initialize and Modem Hangup are set here. Ensure that the characters sent to the modem for each function are correct for your modem. Spaces between modem commands are OK: ATS11=55DT may look like: AT S11=55 DT for clarity. Its important to understand this concept: The modem's settings before call back must be the same after call back. Although its highly unlikely that the hangup routine will alter this, it could happen through the ATZ. If your modem has a "non-volatile memory", your BBS initialization string should write its configuration to this memory. Most modems use the &W command to perform this task. Then, an ATZ resets the modem to the stored settings. Use the &W command in your BBS initialization string, and leave the Modem Initialize String in SETUP.EXE blank for best operation. If your modem does not have a non-volatile memory, copy the initialization string from the BBS to the Modem Initialize String in SETUP.EXE, otherwise the ATZ will clear the modem's current settings. The Hang-up String is used when dropping DTR does not disconnect the modem. The escape sequence: +++ is sent to place the modem into command mode, then the hang-up string as defined. VERIFY!.EXE is shipped with the string: ATH0&C1 Alter this to match the commands for your modem, if necessary. ALT N ----- This calls the Numbers Menu, which is another menu line of drop down windows. All the numbers that are either screened in or screened out are defined here. ALT N -> ALT B -------------- First, place the local area code for the BBS. This is the local area code where the BBS is physically located. ALT N -> ALT U -------------- Unauthorized numbers are area codes and prefixes. Include emergency numbers, phone company help numbers, those numbers that have the potential to cost you lots of money, etc. Numbers like: 411 611 911 900 976 should be defined here. These numbers are screened OUT, meaning that if the caller's area code or prefix matches one of these numbers, the call will not be placed. A caller typing in one of these numbers would be an obvious attempt to cause trouble. ALT N -> ALT 1 through ALT N -> ALT 3 ------------------------------------- Local prefixes are the first three digits of a local call. For the number 723-6908, the number 723 is the prefix. There are a limited amount of prefixes that are within your local calling area. Calls to these numbers are normally at no extra charge. You can find them in the first few pages of your phone book, or ask the phone company operator. Define these numbers on the lines provided in these windows. These numbers are screened IN, meaning only numbers defined will be called. Other numbers will not be called, unless they are defined elsewhere. This is where the majority of your call backs will be performed. ALT N -> ALT 4 -------------- Extra Local Numbers are 7 didget callls placed to a neighboring area code. The number screening is the same as in local numbers. If the caller's area code and prefix match, VERIFY! will respond by dialing only 7 didgets. Repeating an area code is acceptable, if there's not enough room for all the prefixes. Extra Local Numbers are similar to Metro Numbers explained below, except that Metro Numbers dial the area code. These numbers are screened IN meaning only numbers defined here will be recognized as metro numbers. ALT N -> ALT 5 through ALT N -> ALT 7 ------------------------------------- Metro numbers are defined as local calls to another area code. These windows allow for 9 metro area codes, and 56 prefixes per area code. Repeating an area code is acceptable, if there's not enough room for all the prefixes. The number dialed may or may not be prefixed with a 1, depending on your definition here. After verification, the caller is left on-line. These numbers are screened IN meaning only numbers defined here will be recognized as metro numbers. ALT N -> ALT T -------------- Toll calls within the local area code are those numbers that begin with a prefix other than those defined as local (above). They appear like a local call, i.e. they are 7 digit numbers, but can be costly since the phone company will charge extra for these calls. These numbers are screened IN by defining the numbers you will allow to be called. For example, I live in Lancaster, Ca. Calls to Santa Barbara, Ca. are within my local area code, but better than 100 miles away! This is an expensive call and I don't allow this call back prefix to be dialed. Calls to Edwards AFB, Ca. are only 30 miles from home, and cost me about 25 cents. I allow call backs to Edwards AFB, but not Santa Barbara by placing the prefixes for Edwards AFB in this window. If your phone company requires this number to be prefixed with the number '1', then type 'Y' in the appropriate box of this window. The dialing string will appear like this: 17236908 Otherwise, it will appear like this: 7236908 ALT N -> ALT A -------------- Area Codes (L/D) is a list of area codes for long distance only. In the number (805) 723-6908, the number 805 is the area code. Area codes cover large geographical areas, and in some cases, whole states. These numbers are screened IN, meaning if the area code is not defined here, a call back to that area code will not be placed. DO NOT PLACE YOUR LOCAL AREA CODE ON THIS LINE, or calls within in the local area code not found in the other windows will be dialed with '1' and the area code added to it! 000 --- If the number 000 is placed on the line, then any number is authorized. For example, if 000 is placed in the long distance window, then all long distance call backs are authorized. 000 is a wild card. The 000 wild card may be used in the local prefix windows, extra local prefix window, metro number window, toll call within the local area code window, or the long distance area code window. 000 does not work on the unauthorized numbers window. If you want the number 1 and the BBS's local area code dialed with some numbers, you'll need to place the BBS's area code on the line with the 000 (in the Area Code window) like this: 000 805 Example: 1 - The caller's call back number contains the same area code as the BBS's. 2 - The caller's prefix is not found on the Local lines. 3 - The caller's prefix is not found on the Extra Local lines. 4 - The caller's prefix is not found on the Toll local lines. 5 - 000 is placed on the Long Distance Area Codes line by itself. Since the caller's area code matches the BBS's (1 above), the call is not placed. If you require your local area code to be dialed for some numbers, place the number 000 and the BBS's local area code together on the Long Distance line. (000 805) Then, after no match is found on the Local or Toll Local lines, the area code will match, and the full 11 digit number will be dialed. (1-805-###-####). ALT O ----- This calls the Other window. Here, call back times are defined or disabled, and the call back retries number is defined. Local call back times are defined by placing the start time and end time in the appropriate boxes. The times placed here must be the hours only by the 24 hour clock. Times like 3:30 are not allowed. 5:00 pm on the 24 hour clock is 17. 9:00 pm is 21. 6:00 am is 6. 12:00 am is 0 or 24. Long distance and toll call back times are defined by placing the start time and end time in the appropriate boxes, juat like the local call back times. To disable this function, and allow for all AUTHORIZED call backs at any time of day, enter 0 (zero) for both start and end times. Retries is the number of times VERIFY! will 1: call back to try to find a modem and 2: allow the caller to type in his name on call back. Sometimes, when the call back is placed, an unsuspecting family member will pick up the phone and break the modem connection. Sometimes, the caller puts his communications program into Host Mode instead of just typing 'ATA' causing his opening screen to be sent destroying the verify process. Sometimes the caller just needs practice. Sometimes the caller stumbles on the keyboard when typing in his password. And sometimes they spell their name wrong (usually aliases, though). Place the number of attempts in the appropriate box. Although it accepts a number as large as 99, a more reasonable number would be 2 or 3. VERIFY! will stop returning the call after a modem is found, or the amount of attempts has been reached. ALT S ----- This saves the data to the binary structure file VERIFY!.DAT. All data remains in memory. Data is not lost moving from one window to another. Pressing Alt S saves all data from all windows to the file. If changes were made, but not written to disk, you will be prompted to save on exit. ALT X ----- This exits the program. If the data has changed, you will be prompted to save. ESC --- The escape key backs up one menu at a time. It also will exit the program, if ESC is hit at the main menu screen. When prompted to save on exit, the Esc key also returns you to the program, should you decide to go back and review your changes. HISTORY ------- Version 3.9 - 02/11/96 - No changes in operation, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.8 - 01/18/96 - Now compiled with Borland C/C++ v3.1. No changes in operation, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.7 - 12/26/95 - No changes, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.6 - 05/12/95 - No changes, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.5b- 04/21/95 - Added Local Call Back Times definition allowing for control of when local call backs will take place. Version 3.5 - 03/15/95 - Added Extra Local Numbers window. Version 3.4 - 02/01/94 - Added a third window of Local Prefixes. - Tripled the amount of Metro Numbers that may be defined. - Added "Hang-up String" in the MODEM window. Version 3.3 - 12/19/93 - No changes, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.2 - 11/21/93 - Altered the .DOC file (this file) regarding the modem initialization. No other changes, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.1a- 09/15/93 - No changes, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.1 - 09/15/93 - No changes, revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE. Version 3.0 - 08/15/93 - Metro Numbers support added. - If upgrading from VERIFY!.EXE v2.9, adjustment of the file VERIFY!.DAT is automatic through FIX_DAT.EXE. The extra space in the data structure is blank, waiting for your input. - Screen clearing on exit adjusted. Version 2.9 - 07/11/93 - No changes: Revision number changed to match VERIFY!.EXE's revision number. Version 2.8 - 04/04/93 - Doubled the amount of definable local prefixes. Now the Local Numbers window is accessed through ALT N then either ALT 1 or ALT 2. Version 2.6 - 04/24/92 - Opening 5 second program identification ad now disappears early if a key is hit. - ALT N now opens a new menu, where the BBS area code, Unauthorized, Local, Toll Local, and Area Codes (L/D) are contained within their own pull down window. - Local Prefixes, Toll Local Prefixes, and L/D Area Codes are increased from 3 lines to 9 lines of 67 characters. - Toll Local numbers may now contain the number '1', at the sysop's choice. Version 2.5 - 04/08/92 - <CTRL> Rt Arrow now moves the curser to the beginning of the next word, or the end of the line. - <CTRL> Lt Arrow now moves the curser to the beginning of the previous word, or the beginning of the line. - In the Numbers Window, the Up Arrow & Down Arrow now moves curser into the next box for editing, either up or down. - All changes are now maintained in memory. The data loaded or changed is compared to the original data on exit. If there was a change, you are prompted to save or quit. - The Insert may be toggled from any screen. - Bottom line informs you when the data is being saved. Version 2.4 - 01/01/92 - First release. Release number begins at 2.4 to match the release number of VERIFY!. Prior versions of this program were under the name M-VERIFY.EXE written specifically for a MAXIHOST/MEGAHOST BBS.