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READDRESS: v2.00 by Stephen de Plater
June 24, 1990 GT Power Net: 302/1
READDRESS
by Stephen de Plater
GT Power Net: 302/1
Phone Voice: +61 2 977-3075
Phone Data: +61 2 977-2013
===================================================================
0. REVISION LIST
===================================================================
Just to confuse everyone this revision list begins at version 1.10
VERSION: Release Date: Comments:
------- ------------ ------------------------------------
1.10 May 24, 1988 Standard Command Line Interface
Added. Command line parameters [/F],
[/Q], [/N], [/A] added (see below).
Pathnames removed, replaced by area
numbers.
2.00 June 24, 1990 It's been a long time between drinks!
Conversion to GT15.xx formats. Port
to a new compiler (Turbo C++).
===================================================================
1. COPYRIGHT
===================================================================
READDR is not placed in the Public Domain. The copyright is
retained and the software is provided on licence:
You are free to use and make as many copies of this program as you
wish. You may also give it away to anyone who wants it, provided:
1. No fee is charged.
2. This archive is distributed intact.
3. You register the package with an OZNET registration centre.
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2. REGISTRATION
===================================================================
A new registration scheme now applies to all OZNET software.
Regardless of any previous registration, this program now requires
individual installation for each BBS using it.
There is still NO fee involved at all. DO NOT send any money!
Registration simply involves obtaining from me a CRC code which
matches your BBS name. You may do this at any of the seven OZNET
registration centres:
Kangaroo Korner 302/001 Stephen de Plater
The Black Hole 302/003 Ken Thompson
TSUNAMI! Catch the Wave *TEMPDN Chet Wilkinson
Control Systems 071/001 Ed Cavender
Gidget's Domain 081/005 Jack Hazel
Fuzzy Logic 050/018 Phill Piddell
The Gathering Place 093/000 Joe Tellup
If you are in the GTPN nodelist then you will be able to register
direct online at any of those centres or via mail in the correct
form to OZRobot at any of those centres. See the included OZRobot
document for details. If you are not in the GTPN net you will need
to apply via private netmail or message to Sysop at any of the
centres. Whatever way you do it you will need to supply the full
(case sensitive) name to which you want the program registered.
You will also need to obtain the OZINSTAL program which performs
the actual installation. OZINSTAL is not included in this archive.
You should look for OZINST11.ZIP.
PLEASE NOTE: This program will run only in test mode (see below)
until your registration key is installed.
===================================================================
3. PURPOSE
===================================================================
(Or what does this thing do anyway?)
READDR is a companion program for GT Power BBS Systems.
It is designed to re-address mail in your message system. It will
simply change the name of the receiver in specific cases.
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===================================================================
4. USAGE
===================================================================
To use READDR:
1. Install READDR.EXE in your DOS path.
2. Create in your GTPATH directory a file containing the specific
readdressings which are to be made. The file can have any
name, but the default is READDR.BBS. It is an ascii file with
up to 500 lines in the following format:
Old Name > New Name
The fields can begin in any columns. Case is not important.
Whenever a message addressed to "Old Name" is found, it is re-
addressed to "New Name".
For instance, people find my name difficult to spell, so mail
arrives here addressed to a quite imaginative series of
variations. I use READDR to re-address it all to the name I
sign onto this board under. Then GT Power will automatically
show it all to me. I have a READDR.BBS file which contains
(among other things):
Steven Deplater > Stephen Deplater
Steve Deplater > Stephen Deplater
Sysop > Stephen Deplater
.....
You could also use it to bring other people's mail to your
attention, e.g. mail which comes in to banned or deleted
users.
Names will be automatically adjusted for case, and each name
may consist of any number of words.
3. If you wish you may create another ascii file which contains
the names of the message areas which are to be searched for
re-addressing. The file may have any name at all, but the
default is GTMDIR.BBS. It must, however, reside in the GTPATH
directory. If no file is given then GTMDIR.BBS is used--that
is, it will re-address through ALL your message areas. If a
file is given, then its format is exactly the same as that of
the GTMDIR.BBS file. In fact, the easiest way to create the
file you need is to copy the GTMDIR.BBS file and edit it down!
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In general you would probably want to limit the areas which
were to be subject to re-addressing. For instance, it is
probably a good idea to prevent the program re-addressing
echomail areas--after all, there are many "Sysop"s and not all
of them should have their names changed to yours!! I limit the
scope of this program to local conference and netmail areas
only.
Outbound net-mail (mail with a destination in the net/node
areas of the control file) will NEVER be re-addressed.
===================================================================
5. REPORTING
===================================================================
The screen output may be redirected to a file if you need to save
the output for examination later on. (As this thing runs in the
middle of the night I catch the output that way ... although I
generally don't bother to look at it <grin>.)
===================================================================
6. COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
===================================================================
READDR takes three optional command line parameters as follows:
1. /N Use a different filename for the READDR.BBS file. The
filename must follow immediately (no spaces) after the /N
parameter. i.e.: if you wanted to use the file
MYNAMES.TXT in place of READDR.BBS then the parameter
would be "/NMYNAMES.TXT" In all cases the file must be in
the GTPATH directory.
2. /A Use a file other than the GTMDIR.BBS for the list of mail
areas subject to re-addressing. The filename must follow
immediately (no spaces) after the /A parameter. i.e.: if
you wanted to use the file NONECHO.BBS in place of
GTMDIR.BBS (as I do here) then the parameter would be
"/ANONECHO.BBS". In all cases the file must be in the
GTPATH directory.
3. /T TestMode switch. When this is on, the program runs in
test mode only. No mail will be readdressed in this mode
although all candidates for readdressing will be found.
Until the program is registered this is the only mode
which the program will run in.
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Command line parameters may be given in either upper or lower case,
and in any order. The command line parameter switch character may
be either "/" or "-" (i.e.: "/Q" is the same as "-q").
The parameters must not be run together (i.e.: "/t /aMINE.TXT" is
fine, but "/t/aMINE.TXT" is wrong!)
===================================================================
7. DISCLAIMER
===================================================================
Q: What kind of guarantee comes with this software?
A: *** ABSOLUTELY NONE!!! ***
If you break it you get to keep both parts.
I take no responsibility at all for what this software may do on
any computer other than my own. If you use it you do so at your own
risk. All that I am prepared to say about it is that it works fine
here (and I can see no good reason why it should not also work fine
everywhere else also -- but ....)
By using this program you accept these conditions.
===================================================================
8. ENJOY!
===================================================================
At least, I hope you do!
Stephen
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