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7. DROP TO DOS OR REMOTE CAPABILITY
Many people are now using DOORWAY for a remote DROP TO DOS
or REMOTE redirection program. This can be done with the
following command line for either your drop to dos door or
remote batch file:
DOORWAY COM1 /i:pword /g:on /a:on /m:100 /v:d /s:* /c:dos
I like to turn the alarm on, so if anyone gets into DOS I
will hear any beeps. You will need to use a com program
which supports 25 line mode. The above also sets ANSI
graphics on. The /m:100 gives 100 minutes in dos, and the
/c:dos tells it to drop to dos. The /i:pword allows
password protection before an exit to DOS is allowed, and
may be left out if desired. See the discussion on the
password in the INITIAL WELCOME discussion above. The
/V:D puts it in direct screen write mode, for
compatibility with virtually all programs, and the allows
toggling between the modes, for a screen redraw if nothing
else. You may need a /B:Z, depending on whether your com
program handles the "[[7l" ansi sequence or not. (If you
see a "[[?7l" or "[[?7h" tell the author of your com
package). A /B:M will be needed, if you are unable to
eliminate the status line on the remote end.
The reasons for using DOORWAY for your drop to dos are many.
Here are a few of the more obvious ones:
CTTY GATEWAY DOORWAY
Redirects BIOS writes no no yes
Redirects direct screen writes no no yes
Generates ANSI codes no yes yes
Smart ANSI generation (clear EOL's) no no yes
Allows external aborts no no yes
Works with multi-taskers no yes yes
Allows function keys to be sent no no yes
Allows cursor keys to be sent no no yes
Allows keyboard redefinition no no yes
Allows password protection no no yes
Allows trapping of characters no no yes
Monitors carrier no no yes
Monitors user time no no yes
Abort on keyboard timeouts no no yes
Handles 24 line com programs no no yes
Reads and uses pcboard.sys or DOOR.SYS no no yes
Allows you to externally abort pgms. no no yes
Gives 24 hours support via BBS no no yes
Allows you to inhibit disk writes no no yes
Supports Fossils no no yes
With this set, the PCBSETUP (if you are running PCBOARD BBS)
can be run from remote if you are using a modem package
which supports the extended key codes. The cursor, page up,
and page down, and function keys will all be handled as if
entered on the board keyboard. You can move around the
pages, and also enter the ALT F to find a string. In dos,
the F3 will repeat the last command and in EDLIN, you can
use the F3, cursor, ins, and delete keys, just as you would
at the main keyboard.
You will find you can do lots of things which CTTY
disallows.
Try a "COPY CON: FILENAME" with CTTY and it will lock up,
but works fine with DOORWAY. To exit the COPY CON: enter a
Z. Once you get used to a DOORWAY REMOTE DROP TO DOS, you
will wonder how you got along without it.
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