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(README.1st file created on 9/16/92)
INTRODUCTION
PDFM stands for the PCBoard Deluxe File Manager. This file manager is
similar in function to the PCBFiler program distributed with PCBoard.
I have written PDFM as an alternative to PCBFiler.
This version of PDFM is a preview version. Basically, it is a
stand-alone demonstration version that includes its own mini-BBS.
The preview operates similarly to what I expect the finished version
to operate. Please read the rest of this file and the various
documentation to see its limitations.
When the shareware version of PDFM is available, you may use it for 30
days, at which time you are expected to register your copy. The
shareware version will be fully functional and will only have
registration reminders upon exiting the program. I have set the
registration fee at $30 and feel that the program is more than worth
that amount for the time you will save using it.
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INSTALLING THE PREVIEW
The PDFMPREV.ZIP file consists of three files--this file, an
INSTALL.BAT and another ZIP file that the install program uses to
extract the files. When you run the install batch file, it will
create a directory named \PDFM on your current drive and will then
unzip the rest of the files into this subdirectory. It will then give
you any addition instructions that you need.
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DISTRIBUTION
You may freely distribute the preview to any other PCBoard sysops who
you feel may be interested. Please feel free to post this to other
BBS's that you think would be a good distribution point. It has
already been posted to the Clark Development BBS, so please try not to
repost it there.
Please, when re-distributing, do not modify any of the files.
Distribute only the PDFMPREV.ZIP and not the PREVIEW.ZIP file included
with the PDFMPREV.ZIP.
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DISCLAIMER
Remember, this is a preview of PDFM, and as such it does not
incorporate support for actual use with your BBS. It does include
a small "sample" BBS which you may manage just like you do your own.
You may add file areas, delete the files, add more files, etc.
Realize that although it is a preview, its functions are real, NOT
SIMULATED. If you delete a file, it is gone. Please read the section
below on the previews limitations.
Please realize that this is a PREVIEW and not a BETA test. Beta
testing has not taken place yet (as of 9/16/92) so there may be bugs
and incompatibilities that may cause PDFM to either not work or work
incorrectly. I have spent a lot of my own time ensuring that the
preview has as few bugs as possible, but I cannot guarantee the same
level of performance on your system.
Please do not send feedback on the preview version of PDFM (ver 0.0a)
after 10/30/92. By this time, I hope to have all the minor bugs
fixed and any changes to the user-interface completed. If you are
interested in obtaining a more current copy of PDFM or its preview,
please contact me at one of the addresses given at the end of this
file or in the preview documentation.
Of course, because the preview is NOT INTENDED for actual use with
your BBS but rather as a stand-alone demo, I cannot be responsible for
its misuse as a completed program or any consequences of such use.
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LIMITATIONS
The preview has several limitations that I feel must be mentioned.
Although a lot of the code is exactly what will be distributed with
the shareware release, several sections have not been fully
implemented. The following list gives the major limitations of the
preview.
1) 500 files per area MAX! I didn't want to introduce new bugs by
changing this to the 2000 files per area that the shareware
version will have. Please do not try to load 2000 files into a
single area. I guarantee that PDFM will either complain or crash.
2) The preview does not generate the DIR, DIR.LST, DLPATH, or any
DIRxx files that PCBoard uses. Although the preview
contains some of the code needed to do this, I did not want
the preview to have these capabilities in order to protect the
integrity of your BBS and ensure such use of the preview is not
possible.
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HOW TO CONTACT ME
You may contact me either using one of the below means:
Internet: ejd4737@zeus.tamu.edu
U.S. Mail: Eric Deal
22 Dashwood Forest
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Please do not send E-Mail to the Internet address after 12/1/92 as I
will be graduating from Texas A&M and will not have access to that
account.