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Tag Ideas
By : Jim Golec, sysop of:
TRAN-Net BBS
(313)-795-5284
-= 120mgs on-line =-
24hrs a day 7 days a week
300/1200/2400 baud
Tagmail Beta Site
1:120/170.0
I have experienced many unique features in TAG boards, and wanted to
let sysop's who have justed started their own BBS, or Already established
sysop know what is out there. Many of these Ideas are not mine, and I
will give the credit to the BBS I saw it on first (sorry to those who
I might leave out.) This file is not for the "Glory" of the idea, but
more for the new Sysop's who don't yet know some of the Tricks you can
utilize on your BBS.
Shuttle Menu :
Perhaps one of the best known features around is found on the
Tag Beta Site Atlantis ][. This Menu is comprised of commands similar
to a main menu, but it only contains commands for the use of moving
easily between menus, commands like (V)oting and (O)ther BBS list,
are contained on a different Menu. Some sysops wonder how it is
possible to have ansi screens for menus, well it is rather simple.
Here is a easy set of instructions :
(1) Go into the Menu Editor
(2) Modify the Menu you wish to have your custom ansi screen on.
(3) There will be a option that says "help file name", select it
and input the file name in this form
Example : say your complete ansi screen name is
Help1.clr ( note : the 1 is the Help
level for the file to
be viewed.)
Type Help, and that is all, TAG will scan for the
names and then print the *.clr or *.msg files for
your menus, but you will need help1.clr and help2.clr
help3.clr, and help4.clr.. so all the Help Levels
are coverd, just copy each file into a new one, and
then rename them accordingly.
(4) Make you ansi if you haven't already , remeber using a
txt editing program you can take out large blank spots at
the bottom of your ansi's just backspace the carriage return
marker.
Advanced Bulletin System :
I have seen this feature on the Disk Box, it is simply just
a menu, but with the before mentioned trick, it is turned into
a bulletin section. By making a *.clr or *.msg file and adding
that for the "look" of you bulletin menu, you can run on-line
door/games, or have other door running utilitys at the users
finger tips.
Use the "Guest User to your advantage" :
I of several people that have been locked out or forgot their
passwords at one time or another, well I was trying to figure out
a way to fix that, so I came up with the Idea to use TAG's Guest
user account as a communications portal from the user to the sysop.
Now besides it being a way of people looking around my bbs, it
is also a function for users to log on, send E-Mail to me about
their loss of their password, and then I am notified, and can handle
the sitation. I personnally call the person voice and "Re-validate"
them and make sure they are who they say they are. Of course their
is still ways for a user never to get back on becuase of these
Password Thiefs, but it is better than the user never calling back.
This Idea is On TRAN-Net BBS (the BBS in the Title.) Remember
you can limit the use of the Guest User account simply by editing
the set user account.
Log Off Menu :
I first saw this Feature on the Black Hole (TAG Alpha Site),
when the (G)oodbye command was activated, you were tooken to a menu.
this menu, contained the options of Sending mail to the sysop, or
sending mail to one of the co-sysops, aborting back to the main
menu, or logging off. Of course the (/G) function still logs you
off instantly. and with the Before mentioned ansi menu trick you
can make your log off menus colorfull.
Private Side :
I have heard that this utility was utilitized at Liberty BBS, and
I recently have put it up on my BBS, it is seperate Menus that usually
include a new main menu, 2nd file section and/or 3rd message base.
(That is the way I set it up, however you can do whatever you want).
I have a "private Side" set up on my bbs for users who wish to "Pay"
so much a month. I have a message base, file section, and Private
side main menu. This provides the user with "Hide a way" or second
BBS area and has proven to be succesfull at my BBS. Refer to the
TAG Menu Documenation on how to do this feature.
New Scan Features :
Shortly after releasing the first version of this file, I called
Muffies and discovered a unusual feature that I found to be quite
mentionable. Some BBSs force you to new scan the messages in the
message base, or the new files in the file section, when you press the
(M)essage Base, or (F)ile Section commands, but on Muffies you were
given the option of the regular methods(without newscan) or the
method of newscanning.. (/M)essage base, this command new scanned
the messages, and (/F)ile Section scanned the new Files, this is
great for the best of both worlds.
Tagmail or Message Base? :
For those who don't know what Tagmail does, it is simply the
door that allows netmail/echomail support for TAG. It is published
by Mike Vanderveer. Some BBSs who do support Tagmail can stick a
menu in between the Main Menu, and the message base, and make 2
commands, one (M)essage base.. for continuing to the Message base
or (T)agmail.. going directly to Tagmail, and then with the
before mentioned trick make a ansi or ascii file that requests
if the user wants local messages or netmail messages.
Bulletin Sub-Menu :
This is a very minor Idea, but Some people like to do this
for organization. In the bulletin section you can make what
is called a sub-bulletin. from the main bulletin screen
for example :
01 - horst man list
02 - User bulletins sub-bulletin
03 - TW top scores
when 02 is depressed another *.msg screeen comes up. for example:
U1 - How to gain validated access
U2 - Rules on being a good user
U3 - Listing of users on this BBS
now by depressing u1 - u3 you can view the bulletins, this feature
provides the sysop with a little more room on your main bulletin
screen file. The same feature can be done with the Questionaire
system.
Sysop Menu :
Before the "Floating Sysop menu" of Tag 2.5c came out I made
a sysop menu, and placed all the commands there, this menu still
has a small advantage over the floating sysop's menu, becuase it
is still configurable, I have placed many of my own commands for
other utilitys in it, and still use it, not for the editors but
it is a good place to store those odd sysopial commands.
File Wish List :
Some sysop's like some of the latest pd software out there
but can't always get what software they want across to their
users, so you can make a command that has a /W for wish list,
and make a txt file that is read that lists the files you want
uploaded.
Any questions or ideas that I can add to the update file, just
call TRAN-Net BBS (1:120/170.0)