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DUPES.EXE, (C) Copyright 1991, Workshops by Tom!
GT Austin #2, GTnet 003/900
Tom Scallorn, (512)263-2767, Voice
DUPES010 .ZIP Pre-release ver. 010 01-30-91
Disclaimer:
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This program was written for use on the author's GT 1500,
Host system. It is NOT expected to work on ALL GT 1500, Host
systems, but it should work if the system configuration is similiar.
Neither the author, nor the Copyright holder will be
responsible for any damages, real or imaginary, to you, your
data, or your hardware. Use of this software is at your own RISK!
Credits:
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GT Power, (C) Copyright 1985-1991, P & M Software Co.
General Info:
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This program is written in Quick Basic, version 4.5, (C)
Copyright Microsoft Corporation. It is distributed as
DUPESnnn.ZIP, the nnn being the current version number. The
following files are contained in the consolidated file:
DUPES.EXE Stand alone complete "executable" program.
DUPES.DOC This file
What the program expects:
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The program expects that you have a completely set up, functioning, GT
bbs system. A printer is connected and setup to print in Epson/IBM format,
and is On-Line.
What the program does:
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DEFINITION -- duplicate message, a message whose sender, addressee,
subject, date, and time matches another message in the
same message area.
The program will display a listing of the your message areas and allow
you to select one (1) area to check for duplicate messages. Entering an
out of range area number or a <CR> carriage return at the message select
prompt will cause the program to abort with an error code and return you to
DOS. Once an area has been selected the program will print information
both to the screen, and/or to the printer, and/or to a message file. Where
the output will go depends on the command line options when you invoke
DUPES.EXE. When the check is complete, the program will return you to the
menu.
Invokation Examples:
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DUPES
This will cause the program to output to your printer and if there
are suspected duplicate messages found in an area, that message
area will receive a message listing suspected duplicates.
DUPES n
Printing to the printer is NOT enabled. Otherwise the above
description applies.
DUPES nd
Printing to printer NOT enabled. Send duplicate message info to
the DEFAULT message area, as listed in your GT.CNF file. In this
case there will still be one message for each area checked, but all
of the messages will be in one place.
DUPES does NOT delete any messages. That is up to you. To
determine duplicates, examine the print out, or messages from
Scan_For_Dupes then manually Kill the message(s) desired with GT in
Host mode, or with the DELREN program supplied with GT/GR Power.
*** NOTE ***
Message areas containing approximately 1000
messages can be scanned and checked in about 8-10
minutes. An area containing 60 messages will
take about 10 seconds.
*** NOTE ***
Batch File Operation:
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DUPES will accept input from an ASCII input file, via DOS. I have 10
message areas on my system. Six of the 10 are echo or netmail areas.
I run DUPES as part of my Maintenance batch file. The command line is:
DUPES nd < dupes.mac
My DUPES.MAC file is as follows:
2
3
4
5
6
7
NOTE that the first line and last line of the file is a BLANK line
containing only a <CR>, carriage return. Each of the other lines
correspond to the numerical listing of my GTMDIR.BBS file. There is NO
provision for entering comments into the file.
IF the input file contains any information other than a blank line at
the start, followed by one or more message area number lines, and ending
with a blank line, your results will be totally UNPREDICTABLE!
Using the program REMOTELY:
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DO NOT USE REMOTELY
Registration:
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Registered versions of DUPES.EXE may be obtained by sending a check or
money order, amount $15.00 to:
Tom Scallorn
1102 Village West Drive
Austin, TX. 78733-1955
You will then recieve a program disk which contains the latest release
of the program. This version will have an "abreviated" copyright screen.
It will also contain any "bug-fixes" which may have been discovered to
date. You will also recieve notification of the next major release of the
program and a discount on registeration the next major version
"User-supported" and ShareWare can only work if YOU support
the authors.
Problems:
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For registered users the author may also be reached voice at
(512)263-2767. Registration gets my attention. <GRIN>
Tom (TomS.) Scallorn
Release History
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01-30-91 Released "Pre-release" version 010.