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CallNum v1.1
Copyright (c) 1994
by Randal C. Hunt
for the TriBBS(tm) Bulletin Board System
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Acknowledgements
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* TriBBS is a registered trademark of Mark D. Goodwin
Warning!!!!!!
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CallNum WILL NOT WORK on a multi-node system!! CallNum is designed
for use on SINGLE PHONE LINE BBS's ONLY!!!!!!
Warranty
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CallNum is distributed without warranty. In no event will Randy Hunt
be liable to you for damages, including any loss of profits, lost
savings, or othe rincidental or consequential damages arising out of
your use of or inability to use the program, even if Randy Hunt, or
any authorized representative has been advised of the possiblity of
such damages. Randy Hunt will not be liable for any such claim by
any other party.
Introduction
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What is CallNum you ask? Well....that's an easy question. Here's the
answer....CallNum is a program that is run in your BETWEEN.BAT file
(a batch file that TriBBS runs between callers) that creates a pretty
screen that shows the number of the caller. For example. Joe Schmoe is
on your BBS. He was caller number 2394. He logs off, and TriBBS runs
CALLNUM in BETWEEN.BAT. CallNum creates a new screen (I use LOGON2.BBS)
with the caller number as 2395 (which is what the next caller will be).
The screen would look like this, from DOS:
@CLS@
@X4FYou are caller number:@X07
@X1F┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ @X07
@X1F└───┐ │ └───┐ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ ┌───┘ @X07
@X1F┌───┘ │ ┌──┘ │ │ └─┘ │ │ └───┐ @X07
@X1F│ ┌───┘ └──┐ │ └───┐ │ └───┐ │ @X07
@X1F│ └───┐ ┌─┐ ┌───┘ │ ┌──┘ │ ┌───┘ │ @X07
@X1F└─────┘ └┐┘ └─────┘ └────┘ └─────┘ @X07
@X1F └┘ @X07
@X08CallNum v1.0 - Copyright (c) 1993 by Randal C. Hunt@X07
@PAUSE@
The @-codes are interepreted by TriBBS and will display things such
as color or pauses or clearing the screen. This is the neat part about it:
If the caller has ANSI, TriBBS will send color (the @-codes)...if not,
TriBBS will filter out the @-codes and the caller see's just an ASCII screen.
Neat, huh? (Good one, Mark!)
Setup
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Setup for CallNum is a breeze! Here we go, step-by-step:
1) Read the warning at the top of this file!!
2) Copy all of the CallNum files to a directory that you desire...I use
C:\TRIBBS\CALLNUM.
3) In your CallNum directory, create or edit your configuration file.
Again, you can call this whatever you want. I use CALLNUM.CFG.
Your configuration file should look like something like this:
C:\TRIBBS
LOGON2.BBS
Randy Hunt
0
Where:
Line 1 (C:\TRIBBS) is the path to your Main TriBBS Directory.
Line 2 (LOGON2.BBS) is the name of the file to create the
new CallNum screen in. This file will be deleted and
overwritten everytime CallNum is run. Make sure there
isn't a LOGON2.ANS (or whatever), because the caller
will never see the CallNum screen if it exists and the
caller has color ansi on.
Line 3 (Randy Hunt) is the sysops name.
Line 4 (0) is your registration number, 0 if you are unregistered.
4) Edit or create BETWEEN.BAT in your Main TriBBS directory. Mine looks
like:
CD \TRIBBS\CALLNUM
CALLNUM CALLNUM.CFG
CD \TRIBBS
Note: CallNum requires a parameter on the command line. This is
to be whatever you called your configuration file.
5) That's it! Easy, huh?
Shareware
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Please note that this is NOT crippleware. ALL features of CallNum can
be used without registering it. But, for my time and energy, I would really
appreciate the registration. Read on for an incentive:
This product is SHAREWARE. Please help support shareware by
registering this program. By registering, you will get your own
registration number that will rid you of the "Unregistered"
notice in CallNum. The code that I mail to you will work with
this, and all future versions of CallNum. To order, print and
fill out REGFORM.TXT and mail it to me along with a check
payable in the amount of $5.00 (United States Currency) plus
whatever other charges might be found in REGFORM.TXT, to the
address at the bottom of the form.
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PLEASE make sure that the 'Your Name' blank in REGFORM.TXT
contains the sysops name EXACTLY as it is in your configuration
file!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Support
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I can be reached by:
Internet: rhunt@trisoft.com
My BBS: The Seldom Idle BBS (207) 843-7957, 14.4k Hayes Accura
WME: NetAdmin or NetChat conferences.
FidoNet: 1:328/107
Snail Mail: Randal C. Hunt
P.O. Box 576
E. Holden, ME 04429-0576 (USA)
-Randy Hunt