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- Vers.0.7
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- (c) by Rafael Metz
-
- All rights reserved.
-
- release 27.6.1991
-
- This program is fully Public Domain
-
-
- Introduction
-
- I wrote this little utility to let a user know if his sysop is
- available for a chat or not. It`s my first utility for DLG Prf.
- the really best mailboxprogram on the Amiga :-).
- I`d like to write some more utilities for DLG so if have you any
- ideas please send me a mail. I hope you like this program...
-
-
- Installation
-
- ChatAvail is easy to install. The program itself could be installed
- everywhere on your harddisk. The configuration file which should
- be named "ChatAvail.cfg" should be placed in the DLGConfig:Misc/ di-
- rectory. I think it`s useful to start the program in the "Login.batch"
- so the user is informed just in the beginning of his logon...
- This is a example configuration file:
-
- ; *** ChatAvail sample config ***
- ;
- ; Sysop available times...
- ; each number is a hour of the day
- ; 0 = not available
- ; 1 = available
- ; make sure that you have 24 numbers... :-)
- ; GERMAN : 0 Uhr bis 23 Uhr
- ; ENGLISH: 12pm (1st number),1am to 12am (2nd to 12th number) and
- ; 1pm to 11pm (13th to 23rd number)...pooh :-)
-
- #AVAIL 010000011100001001100010
-
- ; The config line for the available text.
-
- #TEXT1 2
- The sysop is available for a chat !
- Call him...
-
- ; The config line for the not available text.
-
- #TEXT2 5
- I`m terribly sorry...
- Because of joining my holidays I`m not available for a chat.
- Contact my CoSysop by mail...
-
- The Sysop
-
- ; The config line for the holiday text.
-
- #HOLIDAY 2
- I`m just enjoying my holidays :-)
- I think you have to write a mail...
-
- ; end of sample
-
-
-
- Commands in the configfile
-
- Command : #AVAIL
- Effect : This command tells ChatAvail when the sysop is available
- for a chat or not.
- Parameter : 24 numbers - each for a hour
- 0 = not available
- 1 = available
- Example : #AVAIL 10000001100010001111001
-
-
- Command : #TEXT1
- Effect : The text which will be displayed if the sysop is available
- for a chat.
- Parameter : number of lines which the text has
- Example : #TEXT1 2
- Hi ! The sysop is available for a chat.
- Call him...
-
-
- Command : #TEXT2
- Effect : The text which will be displayed if the sysop is not avail-
- able for a chat.
- Parameter : number of lines which the text has
- Example : #TEXT2 3
- I`m sorry...
- The sysop isn`t available for a chat.
- But you can write him a mail... :-)
-
-
- Command : #HOLIDAY
- Effect : The text which will be displayed if the sysop is in his
- holidays...
- Parameter : number of lines which the text has
- Example : #HOLIDAY 2
- I`m just enjoying my holidays :-)
- I think you have to write a mail...
-
-
-
- Starting ChatAvail
-
- ** IMPORTANT ** Set a stack for ChatAvail of about 10000 ! (I didn`t
- tested it out if less or more is useful...)
- ChatAvail has some powerful switches so reading the following is very
- important...
-
-
- [-o] ChatAvail has to be started with this switch in the BBS.
-
- [-y] This switch tells ChatAvail that you`re available for a chat.
-
- [-n] This switch tells ChatAvail that you aren`t available for a chat.
-
- (The Y and N switch don`t care the configuration file)
-
- [-t] This switch tells ChatAvail to use the Time Handler.
- That means that it uses the available times of the configuration
- file.
-
- [-c] Tells ChatAvail to use the settings set by the Y and N switch.
-
- [-s] Shows the actual status of the program and it`s settings.
-
- Time handler :
- Y/N Command :
- Active cmd. :
-
- [-h] Holiday mode switch. Is to be used when the sysop lies under palms
- in hawaii :-)
-
-
- Calling ChatAvail without any switches an online help will be displayed.
-
-
- Some examples:
-
- If you call ChatAvail with the -y switch and have already set the -t
- switch you`ll get the available status from the config file.
-
- Example: ChatAvail -n -c
- Effect : ChatAvail will show in the online mode that the sysop isn`t
- available - even if the config settings say that the sysop is
- available...
-
- So if you want to enable the config settings type "ChatAvail -c" and
- the Y/N status will be used...
-
- The avail status is subdivided in two parts. The time handled part and
- the Y/N handled part.
- Using ChatAvail time handled it refers on tha available times in the
- configuration file. The Y/N part uses the available status set by the
- Y and N switch.
-
- I hope you understood this...maybe in the beginning it`s a little bit
- complicated - but after a short time you`ll get it !!!
-
-
- Holiday mode
-
- ChatAvail has a special feature for the time when the sysop enjoys his
- holidays.
- So, when you`re joining your holidays call ChatAvail only with the -h
- switch. It will automatically display the "holiday-text" of the confi-
- guration file.
-
-
- I think you`re now able to run the program successfully... :-)
-
-
- Bugs, ideas, money, girls...contact me:
- =======================================
-
- Rafael Metz
- Gottfried-Kinkel-Str. 23
- 6200 Wiesbaden, Germany, Europe, Earth
-
- Voice: +49-611-87126
- BBS : +49-611-801981 (Infernal Lightning - 24h - V32 + V42)
- Fido : 2:248/34
-
-