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- [] WAFFLE FOR MS DOS PRODUCT INFORMATION --
-
- Waffle for MS DOS provides a solution for networking PC's
- to Unix systems over UUCP. Unix E-Mail and Usenet News are
- fully supported, and Waffle is arguably the most complete
- implementation for MS DOS available.
-
- Some of the major features provided by Waffle are:
-
- o Unix network access
-
- DOS components for the Unix programs UUCP, UUX,
- UUQ, UUXQT, and UUCICO are provided. To some extent
- these mirror those included with Unix, but their
- usage has been tailored for DOS systems.
-
- o Electronic Mail
-
- Your system appears as any other Unix system would
- on the UUCP network. E-Mail may be exchanged with other
- Unix, Internet, or Waffle systems. E-Mail may also
- be exchanged between users on your local system.
-
- The usual E-Mail widgets (mailing lists, quoted
- messages, signatures) are all supported.
-
- Waffle can also act as a domain gateway, or hub,
- forwarding mail to other systems in your organization.
-
- o Usenet News on a PC
-
- You can read and post Usenet News on your PC. This is
- integrated with the mail reader, so you can either
- post your replies or send them by E-Mail.
-
- Waffle permits your PC to provide compressed or
- batched Usenet news feeds to other systems, in the
- same manner as a Unix system.
-
- Tools are provided to gateway mailing lists on the
- Internet to Usenet, and vice versa. Also, Usenet News
- may be sent over E-Mail links to remote sites.
-
- o Remote access
-
- Most of Waffle's features can be accessed over
- a modem, remotely. This includes system administrative
- functions, E-Mail and Usenet, access to the MS DOS
- shell, and file transfer functions.
-
- Of course, Waffle's remote access capabilities make
- it ideal for use as a BBS system.
-
- o Scheduler
-
- While waiting for an incoming call, Waffle may be
- configured to perform events at certain times, either
- at specific times or on a schedule (hourly, etc).
-
- These events may be polling other systems for
- network traffic, daily maintenance tasks, or they may
- be ordinary DOS commands.
-
- o External commands
-
- Commands that execute DOS programs may be easily
- integrated to the system. You can choose to have the
- external program handle its own I/O or have Waffle
- handle it for you.
-
- Furthermore, you can run Waffle as a front end
- to other programs; special captive accounts can
- run programs of your choice for dialup users.
-
- o Security
-
- Great pains are taken to ensure that ordinary remote
- users are not permitted to access areas potentially
- harmful to the system (such as a remote DOS shell..)
-
- Access to Usenet messages may be granted by "level"
- or by group. Also, many privileges may be revoked or
- granted on an individual user basis. These same
- access techniques may additionally be used with file
- transfer areas, external programs, or E-Mail.
-
- Waffle maintains an extensive set of logfiles, which
- record all "interesting" system events, in addition
- to network and user statistics.
-
- o File transfer section
-
- File transfer section may be used with any protocol.
- Any number of file areas are allowed, and support is
- included for CD ROM devices. Batch downloads, file find,
- new file scan. An archive lister to list the contents
- of tar, zip, arc, and other popular formats.
-
- o Mail Hub
-
- Waffle includes routing capabilities so that you
- can run as a News or E-Mail hub for other systems. You
- may have Waffle poll them, or they can dial in.
-
- o Configurabilty
-
- The whole system is intended to be extremely flexible
- and powerful when it comes to configuration. We are often
- thanked for this when Waffle users are able to do things
- that we never intended or conceived of.
-
- You will probably not need all the features listed above.
-
- Those that you don't use are designed to stay out of your
- way (for instance, if you don't run a dialup system, you can
- still get full use of the system in local mode.)
-
- There are many dozens of significant features not included in
- the list, described in full with the included documentation.
- This small blurb cannot even begin to describe them all.
-
- Shareware registration:
-
- Waffle v1.65 for MS DOS shareware registration
- For individual or small businesses ................. $30
-
- Waffle v1.65 for MS DOS shareware registration
- Commercial shareware registration .................. $120
-
- Site licenses for Waffle MS DOS binaries
- For use on your local area network ................. POR
-
- We urge you to register your copy of Waffle:
-
- Your registration or source code purchase allows us to continue
- enhancing Waffle. There are *many* features we would like to add;
- registrations allow us to devote precious time from other tasks.
-
-
- [] WHERE TO GET A COPY --
-
- To obtain a copy of Waffle for MS DOS, try any of
-
- o Anonymous FTP
-
- simtel20.army.mil
- PD:<MSDOS.WAFFLE>WAFxxx.ZIP
-
- wuarchive.wustl.edu
- /mirrors/msdos/waffle/wafxxx.zip
-
- wiretap.spies.com
- /waffle/wafxxx.zip
-
- halcyon.com
- /pub/waffle/wafxxx.zip
-
- o Download via X Y or ZMODEM
-
- +1 408 245 7726
- 300/1200/2400, 24 hours
- /files/waffle/wafxxx.zip
-
- o Preregistration, send a check for $30 to
-
- Thomas E Dell
- PO Box 4436
- Mountain View CA 94040
-
- You will receive a 1.2MB floppy (or 740K floppy if requested).
-
-
- [] WAFFLE FOR MS DOS SOURCE CODE --
-
- Waffle for MS-DOS is written with Turbo C 2.0. Also, Turbo C++ 2.0
- is acceptable for 1.65 or above, but the binary will be slightly larger.
-
- If you can afford it, we encourage you to obtain the source even
- when you don't intend to modify it. Doing so helps continue our low
- prices and funds future development.
-
- Waffle v1.65 for MS DOS source code
- For individual or small businesses ................. $120
-
- Waffle v1.65 for MS DOS source code
- Commercial shareware registration .................. $200
-
- Upgrade from $30 binary registration
- For individual or small business ................... $90
-
- The source is NOT distributable, but you may modify it to your heart's
- content. This is intended to allow sites to modify the source to fit
- their own needs. If you've made changes, please let us know and we may
- be able to incorporate these for the general good; in this manner you
- won't have to worry about reimplementing your individual changes as new
- versions are made available.
-
- See the file UNIX-WAF.AD for information on the Unix version of Waffle.
- See the file REGISTER.DOC for an order form.
-
- You will receive the latest version, 1.65 or higher.
-
- In case you were wondering, the source looks something like:
-
- LINES BYTES FILENAME Version 1.65
- ===== ===== ========= =======================
-
- 829 17410 admin.c Admin command, user add/delete
- 510 9238 comm.c COMM interface, native & fossil
- 1291 24425 command.c Most BBS commands
- 689 13129 deliver.c Mail parsing and delivery
- 1656 29915 dos.c DOS interface (DOS only)
- 504 8380 edit.c the Editor
- 676 14496 extern.c External program handling
- 1206 22905 files.c the FILES section
- 763 14969 folder.c Folder manipulation routines
- 1986 35684 forum.c BBS & Usenet message handling
- 825 14432 lib.c Utility routines
- 458 7305 local.c Local command keys (DOS only)
- 865 16729 login.c Login & newusers section
- 927 16804 mail.c Electronic Mail
- 834 15181 modem.c Modem I/O routines (DOS only)
- 279 4557 news.c NNTP Interface
- 282 5888 nn-unix.c Berkeley sockets interface (Unix only)
- 225 3662 nn-wat.c DOS TCP/IP interface
- 1058 19181 pass.c Password lookup routines
- 283 4697 share.c File sharing (DOS only)
- 1480 32389 startup.c System configuration
- 1063 20043 text.c File I/O, header routines
- 1373 26148 unix.c Unix interface (Unix only)
- 176 3350 usenet.c Spooled news routines
- 1097 20156 waffle.c Main program, common subroutines
-
- 126 2454 dos.h DOS interface header (DOS only)
- 55 1493 forum.h Forum format & parameters
- 61 1629 io.h I/O header file
- 69 1292 lib.h Library routines header
- 48 633 mailbox.h Mailbox file format and object
- 28 449 news.h News object
- 83 3071 nntp.h NNTP interface definitions
- 128 3201 pass.h Password file format
- 67 1420 privs.h Privileges
- 19 499 text.h Definition of text object
- 38 568 tree.h Index file format
- 155 3445 unix.h Unix interface header (Unix only)
- 122 2646 version.h Program configuration
- 302 6780 waffle.h Global declarations
-
- 1609 25594 driver.asm Native COMM driver and redirection
-
-
- [] SUPPORT AVAILABLE --
-
- Support is available by sending mail to dell@vox.darkside.com. We will
- make an honest effort to answer whatever questions you have. If you don't
- have net access, we can probably arrange something, or you can call the
- BBS listed here and that net access.
-
- We are always interested in questions, comments, complaints, suggestions,
- ranting and raving, and general feedback.
-
- There is no charge for support, so long as you are nice about it.
-
-
- [] VERSIONS, UPDATES, AND MODESTY --
-
- Waffle is actively supported software. New versions are released
- when significant features have been added, and the changes have
- proven stable.
-
- We feel that this is a damn good package. Knowing that not
- everyone shares our views, we will listen to your groovy comments,
- suggestions, complaints, questions, etc. and try to get an answer
- or response back to you. You may contact us at the PO Box above,
- by electronic mail to the author, <dell@vox.darkside.com>, or by
- calling the BBS number below.
-
-
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-
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-
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