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.