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: Suggested Files v2.01
: (c) Copyright 1994-96 Intuitive Vision Software. All Rights Reserved.
"Suggested Files - Prompt your users to download important files!"
DESCRIPTION
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Suggested Files is a BBS door program that will allow you to maintain a list
of files that you feel are important for your users to download. An online
user may then go into Suggested Files and select the files that they wish
to download, all from an easy to use interface.
LICENSE
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Please see the accompanying LICENSE.TXT for the software license agreement
for Suggested Files. LICENSE.TXT is the complete license agreement for this
Intuitive Vision Software product.
REGISTRATION
------------
To register your copy of Suggested Files, you may either run the REGISTER.EXE
program included with the package, or fill out the REGFORM.USA file included
in the package. The REGISTER.EXE program is an interactive registration
form, which will allow you register your copy of Fast Thoughts, as well as
many other Intuitive Vision Software products, and will create a file called
REGISTER.FRM. Whichever method you choose, you will need to send that
registration form, along with proper payment to the address listed in the
form. Suggested Files requires a $10 registration fee, and as a shareware
product, must be registered within 30 days.
You may also register ONLINE via Credit Card or Check at PCsource BBS! See
the CONTACT INFORMATION section for phone numbers for PCsource BBS.
Thank you for your support of Intuitive Vision Software!
FEATURES
--------
o Sysop can select up to 25 files to be shown.
o Uses DSZ.COM, DSZ.EXE or GSZ.EXE to send files.
o Multinode ready!
o Detects if a user drop carrier.
o Nice processing screen for easy viewing.
o Keeps a log of which users download files.
o Easy to use configuration System.
o Works with most types of BBS Software.
o Requires the caller be in ANSI mode for ease of use in
the download list.
o Only $10 to REGISTER!
BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION
------------------------
o You will be supporting future enhancement of this program
o Extended Technical Support via PCsource BBS, voice, fax, and the
Internet.
o You will also be entitled to FREE upgrades to newer versions
as they become available. In addition to the great many features
and the quality that this version has to offer, we are currently
working on several additions and enhancements for future versions.
o Removals of delays and addition of your name in program instead of
UNREGISTERED! copy.
INSTALLATION
------------
UPGRADING FROM A VERSION PRIOR TO v2.00:
Unarchive the installation archive to the directory where you have Suggested
Files currently installed, and overwrite any existing files with the same
filename. Once the archive is finished unarchiving, run the program
SCONVERT.EXE to convert your data files. You will then need to edit any
batch files that call Suggested Files, as the filename has changed from
SFILE.EXE to SFILES.EXE. You may then delete the files SFILE.EXE and
SFILECFG.EXE, as the Setup program is now called SETUP.EXE. You may wish
to run SETUP.EXE to check the settings for your system to make sure they
are correct. You will need to call PCsource BBS (see below) to download
your new key file. Once connected, go to the IVsoft Support Center, and
select Pickup Waiting .KEY files. You will then be presented with a menu
of current IVsoft programs. Find Suggested Files, select it, and select
Download to receive your keyfile.
UPGRADING FROM VERSION 2.00:
Unarchive the installation archive to a temporary directory, and copy the
.EXE files to the directory where you have Suggested Files installed.
INSTALLING SUGGESTED FILES FOR THE FIRST TIME:
Unarchive the installation archive to the directory where you wish to have
Suggested Files run from. If you have already unarchived it to a temporary
directory, you should make the directory you wish Suggested Files to reside
in, and move all the files to that directory.
Once you have all the files placed in the appropriate directory, you should
run SETUP.EXE to configure Suggested Files. Please refer to the
CONFIGURATION section for information on setting Suggested Files up.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
When you start SETUP.EXE, you will be presented with the following menu:
╒═╡ Main Menu ╞═════════════╕
│ │
│ General Configuration │
│ Node Configuration │
│ File Database Maintenance │
│ About Suggested Files │
│ │
╘═══════════════════════════╛
When you select 'General Configuration', you will be brought to the following
menu:
╒═╡ General Configuration ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ │
│ Log File : SFILES.LOG │
│ Logging Type : Nexus │
│ Protocol Type : DSZ.COM │
│ Swap Type : Best Method │
│ │
╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
Log File : This is the full path and filename to the
log file you wish to create if Logging Type
is not set to 'No Logging' (see below).
Logging Type : This is the log file style that you wish
Suggested Files to create. You have the
following choices:
No Logging
FrontDoor
BinkleyTerm
D'Bridge
Nexus
Protocol Type : This is the protocol driver you wish to use
for downloading files. You may choose between
DSZ.COM, DSZ.EXE, and GSZ.EXE.
Swap Type : This is the type of swapping that you wish
Suggested Files to use when calling the
protocol driver. You may choose between
Disk, XMS, EMS, or Best Method. Best Method
will determine the best method automatically
and use that method.
When you select 'Node Configuration' from the main menu, you will be prompted
for a node number. Enter the node number you wish to configure, and you will
be presented with the following menu:
╒═╡ Node Configuration ╞═════════════════════════════╡ Node 1 ╞═╕
│ │
│ SysOp's First Name : Dan │
│ SysOp's Last Name : Jones │
│ BBS Name : PCsource BBS │
│ Drop File Directory : C:\SFILES\ │
│ Drop File Format : DOOR.SYS │
│ Communications Type : Fossil │
│ Port 1 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 2 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 3 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 4 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 5 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 6 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 7 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ Port 8 Address/IRQ - Address: Standard Interrupt: Standard │
│ │
╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
SysOp's First Name : This is your first name.
SysOp's Last Name : This is your last name.
BBS Name : This is the name of your BBS.
Drop File Directory : This is the directory where Suggested Files
will look for the drop file that your BBS
software creates.
Drop File Format : This is the drop file format that Suggested
Files should look for. You may choose from
DOOR.SYS, DORINFO1.DEF, SFDOORS.DAT,
TRIBBS.SYS, CHAIN.TXT, DORINFOx.DEF, or
LOCAL MODE ONLY. See your BBS software
documentation for more information on which
format it supports.
Communications Type : This is the communications type that Suggested
Files should use for this node. You may
choose between Fossil, Digiboard, and
Internal.
Port 1-8 Address/IRQ : This is for use with the Internal
communication drivers (see above). This
allows you to specify non-standard addresses
and IRQs. This is not necessary for Fossil
or Digiboard communications as you need to
specify that information when setting up
those drivers.
When you select 'File Database Maintenance' from the main menu, you will be
presented with the following menu:
╒═╡ File Database Configuration ╞════════════════════════════════════════╕
│
│ 1 IVSOFT1.LST Intuitive Vision Software List #1 █
│ 2 IVSOFT2.LST Intuitive Vision Software List #2 ░
│ 3 IVSOFT3.LST Intuitive Vision Software List #3 ░
│ 4 IVSOFT4.LST Intuitive Vision Software List #4 ░
│ 5 Inactive ░
│ 6 Inactive ░
│ 7 Inactive ░
│ 8 Inactive ░
│ 9 Inactive ░
│ 10 Inactive ░
│
╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
This is a listbox, and you can scroll through the entries from 1 to 25.
This list shows the filename and part of the description for each entry.
Thos entries that are flagged as inactive, will be shown as 'Inactive' in
the file listing.
You may press ENTER on the entry that you wish to modify, and you will be
brought to the following screen:
╒═╡ Edit File Entry ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ │
│ Active : Yes │
│ Filename : C:\IVSOFT\IVSOFT1.LST │
│ Description : Intuitive Vision Software Listing #1 │
│ │
╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
Active : This flag tells Suggested Files whether this
file is active or not. You may choose to
make a file inactive at any time, and the
filename and description information will
remain intact.
Filename : This is the full path and filename to the
file that you wish to make available in this
entry.
Description : This is the description of the file that you
wish the online caller to see.
Once you have configured the options in Suggested Files, you will need to
set up any batch files that may be necessary to run it from your BBS
software. Suggested Files was designed to run as either a 'Logon Program' or
a Door. Please refer to your BBS software documentation on how to set up
these two features. Once you understand how to install it into your BBS
software, see the section entitled COMMANDLINE PARAMETERS (below) to create
your batch file(s).
COMMANDLINE PARAMETERS
----------------------
Syntax: SFILES [option]
Options: (One of the following two options is REQUIRED)
/N[Node#] This runs Suggested Files using the configuration
for this specific node.
/L You may optionally run Suggested Files in Local Mode
to test your configuration.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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You may contact Intuitive Vision Software via any of the following means:
U.S. Postal Service
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Intuitive Vision Software
P.O. Box 257773
Chicago, IL 60625-7773
24-Hour Technical Support/Sales
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Voice (312) 583-2480
24-Hour Support BBS - PCsource BBS
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(312) 583-1745 (28.8)
Echomail Support/Netmail
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IVnet 411:411/0
Fidonet 1:115/583
Ghotinet 88:10/583
StormNet 181:294/0
FREQ IVSOFT for more information on Intuitive Vision Software
FREQ FILES for a complete file listing
FREQ IVNET for information on IVnet
Internet Support
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e-mail
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For sales information: sales@ivsoft.com
Technical Support : techsupp@ivsoft.com
World Wide Web
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http://www.ivsoft.com
FTP
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ftp://ftp.ivsoft.com/pub/ivsoft
Intuitive Vision Software is a division of Intuitive Vision Computer Services.
IVnet is a Trademark of Intuitive Vision Computer Services.
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