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CALL KILL v. 1.0
Copyright (C) 1992 by Main Street Programming Services
FREEWARE RELEASE
Direct comments, questions, and suggestions to:
Madison Farrell, III
Rt. 3 Box 658
Walterboro, SC 29488
Main Street BBS -- (803) 538-4084 -- 3/12/24/96/14.4k bps
WHAT IS CALLKILL:
CALLKILL is a small program that will delete your BBS's caller log
after a predefined number of days. CALLKILL then recycles and
repeats the process. CALLKILL is not memory-resident nor does it
require a complex syntax to function.
USING CALLKILL:
To use CALLKILL, you must create the file, CALLKILL.DAT. The
program can be created from DOS by typing the following:
COPY CON CALLKILL.DAT <ENTER>
CALLKILL.DAT is a three line file that contains the following:
Line 1: The path to your caller log. ie. c:\BBS\MUSTHAVE\LOG
Line 2: The number of days before the log is to be deleted. ie. 30
Line 3: The number of days CALLKILL.DAT is reset to after the log
has been deleted. Usually, this number is the same as the
number from line two. ie. 30
Using the above examples, CALLKILL.DAT would appear as follows:
Line 1: c:\BBS\MUSTHAVE\LOG
Line 2: 30
Line 3: 30
After you have entered the three lines, press F6 or CTRL-Z to save
the program to disk.
The next step is to install CALLKILL so it is executed during the
BBS's nightly maintenance. I am using PCBoard, so I only needed to
call CALLKILL from within my EVENT.SYS file. This file can be
edited with DOS' EDLIN or any ASCII word-processor.
If you have set the program up correctly, it will execute whenever
your BBS runs its maintenance. The second line of CALLKILL.DAT will
decrease by one every day until it reaches zero. After it has
reached zero, the caller log will be deleted, and the value in line
three will be used to reset line two.
CALLKILL.DAT must exist for CALLKILL.EXE to operate! Otherwise, it
will not work and will exit an error.
FINAL NOTES:
These instructions should be more than adequate for installing the
program. I have attempted to keep CALLKILL as small as possible and
simple to use, and at the same time, make it flexible enough to work
on any BBS.
Hopefully, you will find a use for my program. At times, I have
found my caller log to be well over 700k long. With CALLKILL, I do
not have to worry about this happening. If you should have any
comments or suggestions, I wish you would either write me at the
address listed on the first page of these instructions or leave me a
message on my BBS, Main Street.
CALLKILL is freeware, so use it as often as you wish for as long as
you wish. I do however retain the copyright on the program and the
source code. If for some reason you would like a copy of the source
code, I will make it available to you for $10.00.
WARRANTY/LEGALISE:
I am not responsible for any damages or losses that you may incur
through the use of CALLKILL. I only guarantee that it works on my
system and with my BBS. I am using it now and have had no problems
with it what-so-ever.