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CPT v1.52
DOS utility: Conference Participation Tracker
Freeware, copyright (c) May 16, 1996
by
David Daniel Anderson
Reign Ware
Overview
~~~~~~~~
CPT compiles a database of information about conference participants, based
on the information contained in the MESSAGES.DAT files in QWK packets.
The following information is maintained for *each* participant tracked:
(see database sample in CNF100.MEM):
1) The name of the participant
2) The number of public messages sent (private messages are ignored)
3) The date of the first message posted ("oldest")
4) The date of the most recent message posted ("newest")
5) The two most recent BBS's used for posting to the conference
6) A single line of user-editable text ("Notes")
("!New!" is automatically put here when a participant is added)
Command line
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Usage: CPT <QWKfile(s)> <CPT file>
Note: <CPT file> is any DOS filename, with an embedded conference number,
and with or without a file extension.
Warning: Do NOT use a file created by a program other than CPT!
Examples:
CPT \qwks\panasia.qwk 123
CPT channel1.qw* cnf_456.mem
CPT c:\qwk\lun*.qwk c:\conf\mem_78.dat
CPT *.qwk 90
Configuration file
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Included with CPT is a configuration file, named CPT.CFG. CPT.CFG MUST be
placed in the same directory as CPT.exe, if you desire to use it. If you
use the protected mode version of CPT (CPT-p), then CPT-p.CFG is the .CFG
file that will be used. Note: CPT-p is only available directly from me.
CPT.CFG contains a few user-modifiable options, which are explained in the
file itself. You may use any text editor to modify CPT.CFG, including
EDIT.COM, which has been included with newer versions of MS-DOS.
Other documentation you should read
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Read REIGNWAR.TXT for legal terms and contact information.
Read CPT.lst for a list of files included in this package.
Read History.CPT for information on fixes and new features.
Read CPT-t.doc for instructions on how to make CPT scan the "TO" field
instead of the "FROM" field.
Read the other .DOC files for instructions regarding those programs.
Read either .CFG file for information on how to configure CPT to use your
preferred unarchiver, and a few other options.
Read RW_PROGS.LST for a list of my other programs.
Other notes
~~~~~~~~~~~
Memory requirements:
CPT v1.30 and above use a different memory management technique than prior
versions, which should allow it to handle 2000 or more participants, and
still execute memory hungry unarchivers such as UC2 and RAR - even under
low memory conditions.
While running, CPT periodically reports available RAM. If you do run out
of memory, try the protected mode (DPMI) version, in CPT-P152.zip.
Note: CPT-P152.zip is only available by contacting me directly.
See Reignwar.txt for ways to contact me.
Speed: On my 486DX2-66, CPT can process over 100 messages per second.