home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- SEA Technical Memorandum #0104, Using SEAdog with Opus
- Last updated: July 29, 1987
- Copyright 1988 by System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
-
-
-
- Using SEAdog With Opus
-
-
- It is possible to run Opus under SEAdog. SEAdog will answer the phone and
- determine whether or not a caller is trying to send mail, and pass them on
- to Opus if not.
-
- First, SEAdog must be told to pass non-mail callers on to Opus. This is
- done with a BBS statement in the CONFIG.DOG file, like so:
-
- bbs opus bbs -b*b -t*t -p*p
-
- SEAdog will pass a human caller to Opus by invoking another generation of
- DOS and giving it whatever command you specify in your BBS statement. This
- command tells DOS to run Opus, passing it arguments that will tell Opus the
- baud rate of the caller, how long he can stay on, and what serial port is
- in use.
-
- Opus must be told to terminate after the caller is disconnected. This is
- done with the EXIT statement in Opus's BBS.CTL file. It doesn't matter
- what number you put after the word EXIT, since control will return to
- SEAdog in any case.
-
-
- If you wish to use Opus's O)utside command, or sysop zero command, then we
- strongly advise you to use any method other than EXIT. If you absolutely
- must use the EXIT method, then you will have to tell SEAdog to invoke Opus
- by way of a batch file, which just gives you one more thing that can go
- wrong.
-
-
- Opus needs to be in its own home directory when it runs, while SEAdog can
- be run from any directory. For this reason, your SEADOG.BAT file should
- place you in the OPUS directory before starting the SEAdog mailer. You do
- not have to place the SEAdog and Opus files in the same directory.
-
-
- SEAdog's default banner states that it is a private mail system, and asks
- the caller to hang up. You will want to change this. You can use either
- or both of two methods. The first is the BANNER statement in your
- configuration file. Whatever follows the word "BANNER", up to the end of
- the line or a semicolon, is displayed instead of the default banner. A
- typical example might be:
-
- BANNER SEAboard system -- stand by for Opus
-
- You can also create a text file named BANNER.DOG, which will be displayed
- instead of the banner string to any callers outside of mail events. This
- file may contain anything you like, and may be as long as you like, but we
- recommend that you keep it short, as SEAdog banners cannot be interrupted.
-
-
- Opus is distributed by the Worldwide Opus Conspiracy, which does not reveal
- its address. However, the various files that make up the Opus system can
- be downloaded from many of the bulletin boards that participate in the
- public amateur network.
-