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From Herb Dunn, SysOp MSI BBS
Open letter to Douglas J. Lawrence, The Research Center BBS
RE: Techno-Jargon and our Sanity!
This is also for all other Wildcat! Sysops
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Herb Dunn and I have been
running a Wildcat! BBS since 1988 (Registration number 88-900). The Dew
Drop Inn is also an official ModemNews Newstand with ALL back issues
available on request. (a little plug there folks). You can dial
805-322-2783. I'll even answer Wildcat! questions there.
I'm also employed as a Technical Support Technician for MSI, (Mustang
Software, Inc), and have been for almost two years.
In issue 36 of ModemNews you stated:
"When I bought the new Wildcat 3.01 BBS program it came with two
manuals. One of these was for the program itself, the other for the
PRO! series utilities which is an optional accessory package to help
one manage the BBS system better."
I say, IMHO, you made an excellent choice (g).
You made mention of having problems understanding the manual on WCPro!
Have you called tech support on your problems? Feel free to ask for me
if/when you do. On the MSI HQ BBS you can find a file that I put
together sometime ago called PROHELP.ZIP. I have heard yours and
several others crys for help with the WCPro! This file includes several
examples of "Match" and "Command File" files that cover most
situations, and should help you see and understand how they work.
Including a set to "Add files in mass", a task that your WCFile utility
is better suited for though not from a batch file as WCPro! can.
You then went on to say:
"Well this went on and on. After reading it several times, I threw
my hands up in the air in disgust, and threw the manual in the basket
- where it properly belongs. Now I am a fairly intelligent person I
think, so I was somewhat taken aback, that the writers of this
gobbledygook could not for some reason bring themselves to tell me
what a "Match Filter" was, or what a "selection filter" was either."
To this I can only say that once the light bulb comes on, WCPro! is
really very simple to use. The problem comes from finding the switch to
turn that light bulb on. Again, you have been heard. In our next
printing of the manuals, they will include a section of "Tips & hints"
and MSI has hired a Technical Writer, Gwen Barnes (otherwise known as
the "BBroad"), to handle the chores of writing all our documentation,
rather than "Doc writing" being one of the many jobs of our V.P.
I invite you to call me at tech support at 805-334-2240, Monday thru
Friday, 9am - 5pm, Pacific Time, voice if you continue to have
problems. You can also leave me a message on the MSI HQ BBS. I usually
check in there a couple times over the weekends as well as during the
week. You are also more than welcome to leave me a message on my board
at 805-322-2783 (2400 baud) or 322-5587 (HST). I'll be more than happy
to help you the best I can.
Herb Dunn
MSI