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ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂﬂﬂﬂ ﬂﬂ Version 3.00 by Christopher Saunders Released March 8th 1993 LEGAL NOTICE ------------ QuickHost is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The author only guarantees that QuickHost will occupy disk space. In no event shall the author of QuickHost be liable for any damages, including loss of profits, lost data or other incidental or consequential damages arising through the use, or inability to use this program. QuickHost may not be hacked, disassembled, reverse engineered, "Nortonized", altered, changed or in any way interfered with. You are free to distribute QuickHost to your friends or other BBSs, provided that the complete archive is distributed containing the original files put there by the author. Shareware disk vendors, computer clubs and CD-ROM manufacturers may include QuickHost in their software libraries. If QuickHost is distributed on a disk, a nominal copying/disk fee not to exceed $5.00 U.S. may be charged. BBS operators may put QuickHost in their software libraries provided that no charge is made to specifically access QuickHost. WHAT IS QUICKHOST? ------------------ QuickHost is a small, fast host program written for Telix in SALT (Script Application Language for Telix). The main purpose of QuickHost is to allow people to call into your system without the need for a big, complex BBS program. QuickHost is very easy to install and use. You can have your very own system set up in only a few minutes! HOST PROGRAMS VS. BBS PROGRAMS ------------------------------ I must emphasize that QuickHost is NOT a BBS program, it is a HOST PROGRAM. You will not find any external door support, conferences, echo mail or multi-user chat with QuickHost. If you want the aforementioned items, go and get yourself a copy of PC-Board or Maximus. However, if you want a simple program to allow people to call you up without any fuss or bother, then QuickHost is an ideal program to use. SCREEN DISPLAYS --------------- If you have an EGA/VGA monitor, Telix allows you to change the style of your display. The default display is 80x25 (that is, 80 characters across, 25 characters down). You can also have displays of 80x43 and 80x50, which allow you to have more information on your screen at once. The drawback of these different displays is that the letters are very small, thus hard to read, and that most scripts assume you are using 80x25. QuickHost assumes that you are using 80x25, so it is a good idea to make sure that you are in 80x25 mode, or QuickHost will look very strange! INSTALLING QUICKHOST ON YOUR SYSTEM ----------------------------------- The following files are included with QHOST210.ZIP: BANNER.MSG -----> Banner Mode file diplayed to callers BULLETIN.1 -----> Bulletin #1 BULLETIN.2 -----> Bulletin #2 BULLETIN.3 -----> Bulletin #3 BULLETIN.4 -----> Bulletin #4 BULLETIN.5 -----> Bulletin #5 BULLETIN.6 -----> Bulletin #6 BULLETIN.7 -----> Bulletin #7 CHECKCD.DOC -----> Documentation for CHECKCD.EXE CHECKCD.EXE -----> A utility to detect a modem carrier DISK.DOC -----> QuickHost order form DOOR.BAT -----> Batch file for running remote door EDIT.BAT -----> Batch file for editing user list EXITM -----> File needed by DOORWAY.EXE FILE_ID.DIZ -----> File description for PCBoard GOODBYE.MSG -----> File displayed when user logs off HANGUP.MSG -----> Sysop hangup notice HISTORY.DOC -----> QuickHost version history LICENSE.DOC -----> The QuickHost License *READ* LOGON1.MSG -----> Displayed to user before he/she logs on LOGON2.MSG -----> Displayed to user after he/she logs on MENU.1 -----> Menu for level 1 callers MENU.2 -----> Menu for level 2 callers MENU.3 -----> Menu for level 3 callers MENU.HLP -----> Help file for main menu functions PROTOCOL.HLP -----> Help file for Protocol selections PROTOCOL.MNU -----> Menu for available protocols QHCONFIG.SLC -----> QuickHost configuration script file QHOST220.DOC -----> QuickHost documentation (this file) QHOST220.SLC -----> QuickHost v3.00 script file SHELL.BAT -----> Batch file for remote DOS shell Files created by QuickHost: QHOST.CNF -----> The QuickHost configuration file. QHOST.LOG -----> The QuickHost log file USER.LST -----> The QuickHost user file To install QuickHost: 1. Copy all of the QuickHost files into your MAIN Telix directory (where TELIX.EXE is located). You do not need to copy the .ZIP file or any documentation files into this directory. 2. Copy the *.SLC files into your designated Telix script directory. 3. Start up Telix, and using the Alt-G command, run the script file QHCONFIG.SLC. 4. You should now see the configuration screen. You will be given five parameters to define: Download directory - Where files for the caller will be made available. Upload directory - Where uploaded files will go. Connection Type - Specify if the connection is to be made by a modem or through connecting the terminals directly. Banner Mode - Will banner mode be turned on or off? Chat Mode - Is chat mode on or off? Select the option to edit and save your changes. Once the information has been saved and QHCONFIG has finished, you can now run QHOST220.SLC. Simply press ALT-G and then type QHOST220. You should then see QuickHost start up. QUICKHOST FUNCTIONS ------------------- While QuickHost is waiting for a caller, there are some options that are available to the Sysop: 1 - Exit to Telix <----- Returns to Telix 2 - Chat ON <----- Turns chat mode ON 3 - Chat OFF <----- Turns chat mode OFF 4 - DOS functions <----- Brings up DOS functions 5 - Local logon <----- Log on locally 6 - Banner Mode ON <----- Turns Banner Mode ON 7 - Banner Mode OFF <----- Turns Banner Mode OFF 8 - Time <----- Displays the current time At the bottom of the screen, there is a status bar which tells you that there is no caller online, whether Sysop paging and Banner Mode is on or off, and the current version of QuickHost. When QuickHost answers a call, it will display the file LOGON1.MSG, then it will ask the caller for his/her name or alias. After the caller enters this, QuickHost will search the file USER.LST for a match. If one is found, then it will ask for the caller's password. If one is not found, it will ask the caller whether he or she would like to register as a user or not. If he/she doesn't want to, QuickHost promptly hangs up and waits for the next call. If he/she answers yes, QuickHost will ask him for a password, and makes sure that he/she remembers this by asking him/her for it again. After this procedure is finished, the user will be given access level 1. His/her name and password will be recorded in USER.LST, in the following format: name;password;access level comment NAME: The user's name/handle. It must be at least four characters long. PASSWORD: The user's password ACCESS LEVEL: This is a one-digit field which denotes the users level of access. There are three access levels: 1 - This is the level given to first-time callers by QuickHost. He/she has access to all general functions, but the user cannot upload, download or type any files. 2 - The user has access to the general functions except the DOS Shell, Remote Program, Host Shutdown or Log Read. 2 - The user has level 2 access, plus access to system functions listed later. COMMENT: You can include any information about the user you like. Here is where QuickHost notes the date of the user's first log on. Note: upper and lower case do not matter with these parameters. After the logon procedure is finished, the file LOGON.2 is displayed, and the user is shown the file MENU.1 if he is a level 1 caller, MENU.2 if he is an access level 2 caller, and MENU.3 if he is an access level 3 caller. Main menu commands are as follows: Commands for levels 1 and 2 [F]iles: Gives a list of all files available for download, with file sizes, dates, and transfer times. After each screen is filled, the display will pause until a key is pressed. [T]ype a File: Will type any ASCII text file in the download directory. The file being displayed will pause when the screen is filled, and pressing any key will resume viewing. Allows the user to leave a message to the Sysop. There is no word wrap, so you must press ENTER at the end of each line. To save your message, press ENTER on a blank line. If you want to insert a blank line, press SPACE once and then ENTER. You have a maximum of 100 lines. The message is stored in the user log. [U]pload: Sets QuickHost up to receive a file from the caller. favourite [D]ownload: Sends a file from QuickHost to the caller. [C]hat: This will page the System Operator for 20 seconds. If the Sysop does not answer, the caller will be able to leave him/her a short 5 line message which will be recorded in QHOST.LOG. [I]nitial Msg: This will re-display LOGON2.MSG [1] Bulletin #1 This will show Bulletin #1 [2] Bulletin #2 This will show Bulletin #2 [3] Bulletin #3 This will show Bulletin #3 [4] Bulletin #4 This will show Bulletin #4 [5] Bulletin #5 This will show Bulletin #5 [6] Bulletin #6 This will show Bulletin #6 [7] Bulletin #7 This will show Bulletin #7 [V]ersion Info: This will display the current version number, along with information on how to contact the author of QuickHost (me!) [S]ystem Info: This command displays the user's name (in case he/she forgets!), his/her's current access level, the current time and whether the Sysop is available for chat. [G]oodbye: This will log the caller off, and set QuickHost up for another caller. [H]elp: This will display HELP.MSG [E]xpert Mode: This will make QuickHost stop displaying the main and protocol menus to the user. NOTE: Access level 1 callers (new users) cannot upload, download or type files, but they can view the files that are available. COMMANDS AVAILABLE ONLY TO LEVEL 3 CALLERS: [&]Run Remote Door: This will execute a remote door that you have set up. You can run any DOS program that can be run over the modem, such as any utilities with no graphics (like PKZIP) or remote editors such as EDLIN. NOTE: You should not run online games because QuickHost does not pass any parameters to the door. Also, if you want to run programs such as WordPerfect remotely, use a program called DoorWay. Check BBSs in your area to see if they have this program. If not, contact me and I will do my best to send you a copy. If you do use DoorWay, PLEASE register it with the author (Marshall Dudley) as you will be supporting a fine shareware program! (And don't forget to register Telix as well!) :) [#]View Log File: Allows the remote Sysop to view the log file. [!]DOS Shell: Allows the remote Sysop to shell to DOS. You can set this batch file to run a remote shell program if you have one. Don't ask me where to find one, but I do know one or two exist. Apparently, these shell programs monitor the comm port and reboot if the user drops carrier while in DOS. This type of program also offers extra security and safety features that QuickHost does not offer. If you DO NOT want remote DOS shelling, put the following in your batch file: CTTY COMx ECHO Sorry, remote DOS shell is disabled! CTTY CON QuickHost will automatically come back. x is your COM port...so if you are using com port 1, then you would put COM1. [@]Edit User List: Runs a remote editor (currently set up for EDLIN) and allows you to edit the user list. [*]Turn Host Off: Turns QuickHost OFF. QuickHost will no longer accept any calls. Use this command CAREFULLY! You may be wondering why the Sysop command options have been assigned to "difficult" characters. Well, an unauthorized user attempting to try out one of these commands can "accidentally" press the 'S' (was for the [S]hell command) key. Unless they are extremely stupid, it is a physical impossibility to "accidentally" type 'SHIFT-1' (to get a '!'. This has been done to improve security). While the caller is online, the Sysop also as a choice of functions from the keyboard. They are: F1 - Terminate user <----- Hangs up F2 - DOS functions <----- Brings up DOS functions F3 - Chat with user <----- Enter chat mode F4 - Edit user list <----- Edit user list F5 - Chat ON <----- Turns chat ON F6 - Chat OFF <----- Turns chat OFF F7 - Banner Mode ON <----- Turns Banner Mode ON F8 - Banner Mode OFF <----- Turns Banner Mode OFF ALT-1 - Access level 1 <----- Gives user access level 1 ALT-2 - Access level 2 <----- Gives user access level 2 ALT-3 - Access level 3 <----- Gives user access level 3 ALT-T - Current Time <----- Display the current time ALT-X - Return to Telix <----- Exit back to Telix At the bottom of the screen, QuickHost displays a status bar. The status bar tells you the current caller's name, whether chat and banner mode is on or off, to press F9 for help and the current version of QuickHost. If a '' is displayed, then Sysop page is ON. If a 'Q' is displayed, then Sysop page is OFF. If a 'B' is displayed then banner mode is ON. If there is a blank spot, then banner mode is OFF. When Banner Mode is turned on, QuickHost will display a message to a user who calls in and then hangs up without letting the user log into the host. This is useful if your BBS has gone down and you want to let your users know without having them log on to your system. When QuickHost is terminated (either locally or remotely) it restores your original Telix status bar for you. USING YOUR COMPUTER FROM A REMOTE LOCATION ------------------------------------------ Three batch have been supplied to allow your computer to be used from a remote location. I recommend that you use a program called Doorway which allows you to run any non-graphical DOS program from a remote location. DOOR.BAT, EDIT.BAT and SHELL.BAT are practically the same; they call DOORWAY.EXE to run a program. DOOR.BAT is used to run a program such as a file manager, a word processor, or whatever you like. EDIT.BAT calls your favourite text editor (such as Boxer) and loads the QuickHost user file. SHELL.BAT simply runs another copy of COMMAND.COM and allows you to shell to DOS. You will need to edit the batch files so that they work with your systems. The file CHECKCD.EXE is used to determine whether there is a modem carrier signal (ie, whether your system is currently online with a caller) on the specified communication port. Depending on the result (yes, your system is connected, or no, it isn't), CHECKCD will exit with an error level. The batch files will trap this error level and will either run Doorway in LOCAL mode, or will tell Doorway to run on the specified communication port. By doing this, Doorway doesn't always think that there is a remote person calling, and thus make the computer run slightly slowly. When the batch files have been set up correctly for your system, try running one from QuickHost locally - you will see how quickly Doorway runs in local mode. PROTOCOLS --------- When the [D]ownload or [U]pload option is selected by a caller, he is presented with the file PROTOCOL.MNU, showing the protocols available. Protocol selections: [X]modem: Sends files in blocks of 128 characters at a time. When the receiving computer is satisfied that one block has arrived intact, it signals so and waits for the next block. Error checking is a Checksum or a more sophisticated Cyclic Redundancy Check. [1]k-Xmodem: This is a small variation of Xmodem that uses blocks that are 1024 bytes in size. [G]-1k-Xmodem: This is a variation of 1k-Xmodem that is meant for error free channels such as error correcting modems or null modem cable links between two computers. It sends blocks one after another without waiting for acknowledgment from the receiver. [Y]modem: This protocol is a variation of Xmodem which keeps the correct name, size, and date of the files being sent. It may use 128 or 1024 byte blocks. Ymod[E]m-G: This protocol is a variation of Ymodem, which requires an error free channel such as error correcting modems or null modem cables. It sends one block after another without waiting for acknowledgment from the receiver. [S]ealink: This is an advanced version of Xmodem that is 15 to 25 percent faster than regular Xmodem. Sealink passes a file's name, size, and date when transferring. [Z]modem: This advanced protocol is very fast and reliable and offers many features. It keeps the exact file sizes and dates, and can resume an interrupted transfer at a later time. The latter is known as Crash Recovery. It is recommended that Zmodem is used for all data transmissions as it is the fastest and most reliable protocol offered by Telix. For the moment, (until I can figure it out!), QuickHost does not support external protocols...sorry! TELIX v3.22 ----------- Telix v3.22 comes with a BBS like host called HostPlus. It is an excellent host that was written by Dan Horn. HostPlus offers many features that a full-sized BBS program offers but is a lot smaller and easier to use. If you are looking for advanced features like ANSI graphics, multiple file and message areas, door support and other BBS type features, I recommend you try out HostPlus. If you are looking for a host without the extra fat and calories of HostPlus, then use QuickHost! SUPPORT SHAREWARE! ------------------ Telix is the finest communication program available today. Telix v3.22 has the following features: - Autodownload for external protocols - SIMPLE language to make writing logon scripts easy for non-programmers. - Progress bar and percentage counter on all internal protocols that tells you at a glance how the transfer is doing. - A powerful BBS/Host (written in SALT) that allows you to set up your own host system. If you need something a little smaller, easier to use and less complicated, then use QuickHost. - A file tagger that lets you tag files to upload so you do not have to shell to DOS and do a "DIR/W" command in your upload directory to get a filename. It comes in handy when you want to upload a large number of files! ...and lots of other features to numerous to mention. See the Telix v3.22 documentation for more information! If you have not registered Telix yet, then why not do so now? You will be getting a fantastic communication program at a bargain price, supporting the future development of Telix, and will be eligible to upgrade to the new Windows version of Telix when it is released at a discount! I can be contacted at the following address: 1562 Danforth Avenue P.O. Box 72062 Toronto, Ontario M4J 5C1 Canada Thank you for using QuickHost! Christopher Saunders Author of QuickHost