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;HPReader.CTL
;
;This file is used to provide various information to HPReader so it can
;adapt to your system. Lines with a ; as the first character are treated
;as comments. Any other lines are treated as HPReader configuration
;parameters.
;
;-FIDO Designates your system as a FIDO/OPUS/etc mail system. Use this
; if your system uses the .MSG format.
;
;-HP Designates your system as a HP mail system. HP formats use my
; own specialized message file format that is much more efficient
; than the above FIDO format. Unfortunately, it is incompatible
; with almost everything. I suggest you use the above FIDO instead
; of this one (unless you are very sure of what you are doing)
;
; NOTE: You may use either -FIDO or -HP, but not both
;
-FIDO
;
;-NODE The -NODE parameter tells the net/node address that you are located
; at. It is a mandatory parameter. DO NOT specify the zone; It isn't
; necessary.
;
-NODE 300/9
;
;-SYSNAME The -SYSNAME parameter specifies your name. HPReader will
; automatically load this use when it is activated. (You may then
; log on as other users with the ALT-L command)
;
;-SYSNAME SCOTT BAKER
;
;-NETMAIL This specifies the directory of your netmail message area. (also
; refered to as your network mail area). NETMAIL is always the first
; area loaded into HPReader. It is alos forced as a FIDO format area
; regardless of the HP/FIDO setting.
;
-NETMAIL I:\BINKLEY\MESSAGES
;
;-EGAVGA Setting this option will tell HPReader to load in the EGA/VGA
; 43 or 50 line screen modes. (Note: If your system is already
; running in a 43/50 line mode, HPReader will automatically detect
; it and adjust the screen size accordingly)
;
-EGAVGA
;
;-BIOSVIDEO Selecting this option will turn off HPReader's direct writes.
; Writing to the screen is much faster than the BIOS routines,
; so running with BIOS is usually not desirable. If you are
; running a multitasker, such as DesqView, you may wish to turn
; BIOSVIDEO on to prevent HPReader from overwriting your screen
; windows.
;
;-BIOSVIDEO
;
;-FUNCTION Function specifies a function key definition. With HPReader, you
; may specify (normal,shift,ctrl,or alt) F1 - F10 as macro keys.
; Macro keys may store any string of characters up to 254 characters
; long. Upon pressing the specified key, HPReader will act upon
; the keys specified in the macro.
;
; The format for the macro definition is as follows:
;
; -FUNCTION <keynum> <string of characters>
;
; The key numbers are as follows:
;
; 1-10 = F1-F10 11-20 = Shift F1-F10
; 21-30 = Ctrl F1-F10 31-40 = Alt F1-F10
;
; The <string of characters> may be any string of up to 255
; characters. It may be only one line long, but may contain any
; control characters and/or keyboard scan codes. To specify a control
; character, use a carat (^) sign followed by the character (i.e.
; CTRL-M would be ^M, CTRL-A would be ^A). Scan codes may be used
; by inserting "\0xnn" where "nn" is the hexidecimal scan code of the
; key you wish to insert.
;
; EXAMPLES:
;
; -FUNCTION 1 Scott Baker^MSysop of the Not-Yet-Named BBS^M\0x1F
; This would send out "Scott Baker" and "Sysop of the Not-
; Yet-Named BBS" followed by carriage returns. Then it would
; send out ALT-S (the \0x1F). I use it to write my name and
; save a message from the message editor. It would be invoked
; with F1.
;
; -FUNCTION 11 \0x1E\0x50\0x50
; This would send an ALT-A (the \0x1E) and two down arrow
; keys (the \0x50's). From HPReader's main menu, it would
; select <Change Area> (ALT-A) and move the pointer down two
; lines. It would be invoked with SHIFT-F1.
;
; NOTE: The function key definitions were intentionally made to
; resemble the popular "MSGED" message editr by Jim Nutt
; so users could easily convert thier macro definitions to/from
; the two message editors.
;
-FUNCTION 1 Scott Baker^MSysop of the Not-Yet-Named BBS^M\0x1F
-FUNCTION 2 Scott Baker^MAuthor of HPReader^M\0x1F
;
;
;In addition to HPReader.CTL, HPReader will also search for an "AREAS.BBS"
;file an a "ECHOLIST.*" file. HPReader uses those files to load the following
;information:
;
; AREAS.BBS: HPReader loads your listing of echos/bbs areas
; from this file. HPReader was intended to
; dynamically reconfigure itself based on what areas
; are available (i.e. If you change an area in your
; AREAS.BBS, HPReader will automatically use the
; updated information). This file is NOT optional.
;
; ECHOLIST.*: The echolist files (which you should get from
; your net host) contain descriptions of all
; available areas. If found, HPReader will load area
; descriptions from this file. It is optional.
;
; PRIVECHO.TXT: This is a special file that you may create
; yourself. It is intended to hold area descriptions
; for local areas and other areas that are not listed
; in your ECHOLIST.* file. It is a plain text file
; and contains lines of the following format:
;
; <Area TAG> <Area DESCRIPTION>
;
; Example:
;
; MAIN Our main message base.
;
; The spacing between parameters is not critical. You
; may also use PRIVECHO.TXT to override descriptions
; contained in the ECHOLIST.* file.
;
;The files are assumed to be in the current directory, but if you desire,
;you may tell HPReader to load from a different path with the following
;three commands:
;
;-AREASBBS <pathname> Specifies path+filename of areas.bbs file
;-ECHOLIST <pathname> Specifies path+filename of echolist.* file
;-PRIVECHO <pathname> Specifies path+filename of Privecho.txt file
;
-AREASBBS I:\Binkley\Areas.bbs
-ECHOLIST I:\Binkley\Echolist.*
-PRIVECHO I:\Binkley\Privecho.txt
;
;
;Well, that's it for parameters. One last note:
;
;NOTE: Any or all of these parameters may be located in your AREAS.BBS
; file. (i.e. you can append this file to your AREAS.BBS and you will
; have one less control file to worry about). If HPReader.CTL is missing,
; HPReader will automatically parse the AREA.BBS file for these
; parameters and assume defaults for anything not present.