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SFTIC version 1.0
A Product of The MORONIHAH BBS
written by: Bradley W. Hodges
05-06-94
DISCLAIMER:
SFTIC is guaranteed to do absolutely nothing but take up disk space.
By use of this program you agree not to hold the author or his agents
responsible for any damage which may occur to your computer system,
software, or any other related materials.
SFTIC is copyrighted by Bradley W. Hodges and may not be altered,
back engineered, or changed in any way whatsoever.
SFTIC, An introduction:
To put is simple, SFTIC is a companion utility to TICK written by
Barry Geller for the SPITFIRE BBS. What SFTIC will do is correctly
fix the file listing in the SFFILES.BBS to the SPITFIRE format. It
will also make a back up copy of your SFFILES.BBS list and name it
SFFILES.OLD for your future reference.
How does it work:
SFTIC works either via a BATCH file or from the DOS prompt. The proper
syntax for SFTIC to work is:
SFTIC <drive, path, filename> {switch}
For example, if I had an SFFILES.BBS listing in drive D in my DOWNLOAD
directory I would use SFTIC in this manner:
SFTIC D:\DOWNLOAD\SFFILES.BBS
If I wanted SFTIC to automatically delete and recreate a new SFFILES.OLD
I would add the "/E" switch after the file name like so:
SFTIC D:\DOWNLOAD\SFFILES.BBS/E
When to run it:
SFTIC can be run at anytime but is ideally ran after TICK has processed
a new file. It will quickly look for the new file addition and correct
it to the SPITFIRE format. Your LISTFMT in your TIC.CFG file must look
exactly like this for SFTIC to work properly: %3:-13%4:8 %5:9.3 %1.
Anything else will cause unpredictable results.
Other commands:
As shown above SFTIC has a switch that will allow you to replace the
old SFFILES.OLD that it created when it first ran. Below is a result
of each switch that SFTIC has:
SFTIC - Produces a help screen.
SFTIC /? - Produces a help screen.
/E - Will replace SFFILES.OLD with a new copy.
How much does it cost:
As a shareware author I make part of my living on writing quality
programs for the BBS community. Unfortuantly is has been my sad experience
to see that many Sysops will run UNREGISTERED programs for an indefinite
period. Therefore I am offering SFTIC as an olive branch to you the
Sysop. If you feel it is worth $5.00 bucks then send it in. If you feel
it is worth $1.00 send it in, if you feel it is worth 25 cents then send
that in. Just send in what you feel it is worth. If you feel it is
FREE then by all means treat it that way. I only ask you drop me a
message, a letter, or something saying that you like it and use it
A few final words:
SFTIC is another in a line of BBS products that the MORONIHAH BBS has
produced. Please, if you like SFTIC then try other MORONIHAH BBS
products. Some of them are:
NEWIES - A Newsletter/Bulletin maker for your BBS. Works will all
known BBS software.
SFMERGER - Creates a master download list of all files available on your
bbs. SFMERGER also sorts each download area in alphabetical
order while creating the master download list.
MESSAGE COUNT - Message Count will product a TOP TEN MESSAGE writers
bulletin in either ANSI, ASCII, or RIP.
Each of these products may be download from The MORONIHAH BBS on your
very first call without verifying. They also maybe FREQ under the
magic names of:
NEWIES
SFMERGER
MESSAGE
SFTIC
To contact me send me a message via FIDO at 1:3657/5, Circut NET at
205003, or mail me a letter at:
The MORONIHAH BBS
c/o Brad Hodges
1321 Barry Road
Anniston, AL 36206
Take care and Happy Bauding.