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┌────────────────────────────┐
│============================│
│ Across The Wire Magazine │
│============================│
│COPYRIGHT 1996 T&J Software │
└────────────────────────────┘
One of the T&J Software Collection of multi-BBS door programs.
Supporting PCBoard, Wildcat!, Gap, QBBS, RBBS, Spitfire,
UltraBBS, Telegard, TriBBS, and Remote Access.
VERSION 1.20 BETA 2 01/25/96
By
Tom Wildoner
397 West Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
VOICE (717)325-9480
*between 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
From
The T&J Software BBS
NODE 1: (717)325-9481 28.8k
NODE 2: (717)325-4369 28.8k
NODE 3: (717)325-2054 28.8k
24 Hours/Day
INTERNET: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net
FIDO: 1:268/400
FTP: anonymous ftp to 204.186.5.54
WWW: http://204.186.5.54/public/default.htm
FREQ: ATW for the full door
FREQ: ATWDATA for the monthly articles
only. You will need to FREQ ATW
if you don't have it setup!
NOTE:
~~~~~
This is a special beta version of the ATW reader door! This version
incorporates reading of back issues online and the ability of downloading
articles directly from the door.
Starting with this issue, you must be running v1.20+ of the door reader
to read articles. Please FREQ TJATW from 1:268/400 for a complete listing
of ATW files available including updated back issues that will work with
the door!
LATEST VERSION:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Please call the T&J BBS for the latest version of this program.
LEGALITIES:
^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS
PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING
OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Please feel free to distribute this door.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Free monthly online magazine for any BBS that wishes to carry it!
DOWNLOADING ARTICLES:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To download articles from the door, a NODEx.CFG file must be created
for each remote node (the 'x' represents the node number). Here's an
example of the NODEx.CFG file:
The only line required is listed below. This specifies to use DSZ with a
particular base address and IRQ for that base address.
DSZ 3F8,4
Command Line:
You may use DSZ or GSZ, simply replace the item on the
command line.
2F8,3 represents the BASE and IRQ for COM2. You need to change
this depending upon your hardware configuration. You will nee
a NODE<nodenumber>.CFG file for each node.
COM1 3F8,4 ─┐ Standard
COM2 2F8,3 ─┘
COM3 3E8,<IRQ> ─┐Put correct IRQ number
COM4 2E8,<IRQ> ─┘instead of <IRQ>
You should read the DSZ/GSZ documentation and the
X00.SYS DOCs for further details. You should also have
DSZ.COM or GSZ.COM located in a directory that is in
your path. Users will be given a choice of ZMODEM,
XMODEM, or YMODEM. I wholeheartedly recommend that you
register DSZ or GSZ from Chuck Forsberg if you intend
to use it.
If you cannot find the most recent version of DSZ, please call our BBS
and check the Communications File Area for a file called DSZ*.ZIP.
If you don't want to allow downloading of articles, or have no support
on your BBS package for downloading, create a file in the ATW directory
called NODL.DAT. It doesn't matter what this file conatins, only that
it is present in the directory - this will disable downloading of
articles.
TEXT COLOR:
^^^^^^^^^^^
Simply edit the file COLOR.DAT, lines 1 and 2. Here's the file:
14
3
Line 1: Foreground Color
Line 2: Background Color
Foreground: 15 = Bright White Background: 7 = Default White
14 = Bright Yellow 6 = Light Yellow
13 = Bright Purple 5 = Light Purple
12 = Bright Red 4 = Light Red
11 = Bright Cyan 3 = Light Cyan
10 = Bright Green 2 = Light Green
9 = Bright Blue 1 = Light Blue
8 = Dark Grey
7 = Default White
6 = Light Yellow
5 = Light Purple
4 = Light Red
3 = Light Cyan
2 = Light Green
1 = Light Blue
CONFIGURATION: (The TJMAG.CFG file)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Run ---> TJMAG UTILITY to easily setup your TJMAG.CFG file!
Example configuration file for PCBOARD.SYS
------------------------------------------
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your PCBOARD.SYS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for USERS.SYS
----------------------------------------
C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your USERS.SYS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for DOOR.SYS
---------------------------------------
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your DOOR.SYS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for USERINFO.DAT
-------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your USERINFO.DAT file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
NOTE: DOOR.SYS must be in the SAME directory as USERINFO.DAT
Example configuration file for CALLINFO.BBS
-------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your CALLINFO.BBS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for DORINFOx.DEF
-------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <=- (Full pathname of your DORINFOx.DEF file
where 'x' is the BBS Node number.
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for SFDOORS.DAT
------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your SFDOORS.DAT file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for GTUSER.BBS
-----------------------------------------
C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your GTUSER.BBS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
1 <=- (COM port number - defaults to 1)
1 <=- (Node number - defaults to 1)
Example Batch File
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A sample batch file is included and is similer to the following:
ECHO OFF
CD\DOORS\TJMAG <=- Switch to the door's Directory.
TJMAG TJMAG.CFG <=- Execute the door program and pass the
configuration filename to the program.
CD\PCB <=- Go back to PCB DIR when user exits door.
BOARD <=- Restart BBS.
This Door is multi-node compatible so you may run more than 1 node from
the same .CFG file provided the path to your system file (DORINFOx.DEF,
CALLINFO.BBS, etc) is exactly the same unless you are using environment
variables, (q.v.)
Normally, when running multinode, just setup different TJMAG.CFG files
for each node: TJMAG1.CFG TJMAG2.CFG etc....
Environment Variables
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
PCBoard automatically creates the %PCBDRIVE% & %PCBDIR% environment
variables. Non-PCBoard systems may also use these variables by including
the following in either your BBS batch or AUTOEXEC.BAT
SET PCBDRIVE=C: <- Drive letter of your BBS files
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR <- Path to your BBS files
Then in your Door .CFG file instead of putting C:\BBSDIR\DOOR.SYS, you
would put %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\DOOR.SYS. This allows you to use just one
.CFG file for multi-node operation!
To specify a non-standard IRQ, put the IRQ number after the .CFG on the
command line. For example:
TJMAG TJMAG.CFG /5
or using the PCBDRIVE procedure: SET IRQ=5 and use
TJMAG TJMAG.CFG /%IRQ%
This tells the program to use IRQ 5 instead of the standard IRQ.
Had reports of conflicts when using non-standard IRQ's on Novell/Netware
systems. Seems Novell also uses the / character so something went screwy
somewhere. So I added the * (asterisk) which may be used instead of the /
in case of a conflict. In other words, /%IRQ% and *%IRQ% will both work
and are interchangeable.
When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG
file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%,
and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:
PCBoard:
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB\NODE1 - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS
Wildcat!:
USERINFO.DAT in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1
C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE%wcnodeid%\USERINFO.DAT
DOOR.SYS in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1
C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE%wcnodeid%\DOOR.SYS
Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them
in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door. For example:
SET PCBDRIVE=C:
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
SET PCBNODE=1
Fossil Driver Support
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
DoorFrame supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to use the
Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
line when running the door. For example:
MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD
indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to that effect and exit
the door gracefully.
Sysop Keys
^^^^^^^^^^
F3 - Toggles the printer On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or
written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F4 - Toggles the Page Bell on/off. Value is passed to PCBoard
and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F5 - DOS Shell. Allows SysOp to exit to DOS from inside a DOOR.
F7 - Toggles the Caller Alarm On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard
and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F8 - Returns the caller involuntarily to the BBS.
F9 - Toggles the local display On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard
and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F10 - Activates SysOp CHAT mode within the DOOR.
ESC - Deactivates CHAT mode. DOOR is resumed.
UP - Give the caller extra time while in the DOOR.
DN - Subtract time from the caller while in the DOOR.
HOME - HELP key for Status Line options.
ALT-N - SysOp next on toggle. Value passed to PCBoard. (PCBoard only)
ALT-X - PCBoard will exit after current caller logs off. Value is
passed to PCBoard. Not available on non-PCBoard systems.
PROBLEMS:
^^^^^^^^^
See the TJHELP.TXT file!
Please feel free to contact me if you have any problems at all.
MAINTENANCE:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
No nightly maintenance required.
RUNNING LOCALLY:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To run in LOCAL mode simply type TJMAG LOCAL
FUTURE VERSIONS:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Let me know what you would like to see added!!
VERSION HISTORY:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Version 1.00 ......... First release. 03/23/95
Version 1.01 ......... Fixed screen bug on the last page of articles.
04/23/95
Version 1.20B1 ....... Beta1 of the door reader includes support for
downloading articles and reading of back issues
while in the door. 12/26/95
Version 1.20B2 ....... Beta2 - slight modifications to the above
routines. Added support for a second ANSI hello
screen in case we need to make a special announce-
ment. Added several logging features to the .LOG
file. 01/25/96
REGISTERING:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
ATW is FREE!!
That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions
please feel free to call the T&J Software BBS at (717)325-9481.
See the enclosed registration form for ordering other doors!
(REGISTER.TXT)