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░▒▓█ ProNode Monitor BBS - Version 1.0 █▓▒░
░▒▓█ By Todd Miller █▓▒░
░▒▓█ Copyrighted 1991,1992 █▓▒░
░▒▓█ All Rights Reserved █▓▒░
Disclaimer
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This software (including instructions for its use) is provided "as is"
without warranty of any kind. Further, the author does not warrant,
gaurantee, or make any representations regarding the use, or the results
of the use, of the software or written materials concerning the software
in terms of correctness, accuracy, reliabilty, currentness, or otherwise.
The entire risks as to the results and performance of the software is
assumed by you. If the software or written materials are defective, you,
and not the author, or the authors distributors or emplyoees, assume
the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction.
Neither the author nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation,
production, or delivery of this software shall be liable for any direct,
indirect, consequential, or incidental damages (including damages for
loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of busines
information, and the like) arising out of the use of or inability of
to use such software. Distribution of the software is allowed as long
as it is in complete form as when you recieved it.
Sorry about the long legal stuff, but you need to cover yourself these
days! Anyway, on to the fun stuff now.
Introduction
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ProNode Monitor BBS is a door that provides a seamless interface with
PCBoard systems as a replacement for the WHO command.
Why replace the WHO command? Well, in PCBoard versions /X199 and above,
it shows the name of the door that the caller is in, however, in ealier
versions of PCBoard, this is not done, like in the /E3 and /E9.
On larger systems, it is often helpful for the other users to be able
to see who is in what door, so they know what other games they can
play while they wait.
ProNode Monitor BBS can be easily installed on your system as you
would a regular door, and NO modifications to your door batch
files will be nessicary. ProNode Monitor BBS finds all the information
it needs from the caller's log.
Setup
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To setup ProNode Monitor BBS, you'll need to follow these simple
instructions.
1) Edit your ProNode Monitor BBS configuration file (you may
have one for each node, depending on how you have setup
your system) to match your bbs's configuration. Here's the
format of the configuration file.
Full path\Name of PCBOARD.SYS
Name of BBS
First name of sysop
Last name of sysop
Registration number (0 if not registered)
Full path\Name of USERNET.DAT
"Available for Chat" text
"Waiting for Next Caller" text
"In a door" text
"Entering a message" text
"In Group Chat" text
"Logoff pending" text
"Logging into System" text
"Paging Sysop" text
"Chat Request Sent" text
"Transferring a File" text
"Unavilable for Chat" text
"Drop to DOS pending" text
Number of nodes
Full path\Name of CALLER log for node # (repeat this line
for however many
nodes you have)
The text lines is basically like a PCBTEXT file, but since
having ProNode Monitor BBS read from the PCBTEXT file which
would take more time, you should just change the text in
the configuration file(s) to get ProNode Monitor BBS to
show your own status field text.
An example configuration file is included in the archive.
2) Edit your DOORS.LST from PCBSetup (or if you know the format,
from your favorite ASCII editor) and add on at the bottom
a new line. For the door's batch filename, you can put
ONLINE, or LOOK, or whatever you want to replace the WHO
command with. The only other settings you'll need to set
is Shell, set it to Yes, and the path to the batch file,
which should be set to however your system is configured.
3) Create the batch file using the name you used in PCBSetup,
in the proper directory, and edit it so that it will change
to the proper location of where ProNode Monitor BBS is
and then execute ProNode Monitor BBS, like this:
CD \PNODEBBS
PNODEBBS PNODEBBS.CFG
CD \PCBOARD
Since PCBoard shelled out to ProNode Monitor, you won't have
to worry about putting BOARD.BAT on the last line of the
batch file.
4) Setup and Installation is now complete!
Registration
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To register ProNode Monitor BBS (which will remove the registration
screen), send $10 (checks made out to Todd Miller) to the following
address:
PC-Technologies
Software Registration Dept.
PO BOX 77103
Greensboro, NC 27417-7103
Please include a note that you are registering ProNode Monitor BBS,
and tell us the name of your BBS, and your Name EXACTLY how you have
it your configuration file(s).
If you have any trouble with ProNode Monitor BBS, you can contact
me at that address, or on my bbs at:
PC-Technologies
(919) 294-1770
Long distance users will get free access to other lines.