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Description of the FILE_ID.DIZ file.
FILE_ID.DIZ was created by Clark Development Corporation, the makers of PCBoard
BBS software. It is used by their PCBDescribe program to allow users to upload
files without having to type in a description. Since then, other utility pro-
grams have been written to use the FILE_ID.DIZ file - such as the Ziplab upload
processor. DIZ stands for Description In Zip.
The FILE_ID.DIZ file is just a text file. Each line should be 45 characters
long or less. It should not be more than 10 lines long. PCBoard can be confi-
gured to handled for more than 10 lines per upload description, but most sysops have the limit set at 10. It should not
contain ANSI sequences. Hi-ASCII characters (boxes etc) are very popular but
some systems don't allow them - use your own descretion. The text should be a
complete description of a program. The FILE_ID.DIZ is then placed inside the
ZIP (or ARJ, etc) along with all other files.
When the ZIP file is uploaded to a PCBoard BBS, the upload processor (PCB-
Describe, Ziplab, etc) will look inside the ZIP file. If it finds a FILE_ID.DIZ
file, it will replace whatever the user typed in as a file description with the
contents of the FILE_ID.DIZ.
The beauty of the FILE_ID.DIZ file is:
1. Users do not have to type in a description.
2. It helps authors insure the "their" description is listed
and not something vague like "pretty good utility".
3. It makes it easier for sysops to check uploads.
4. Even if a BBS does not support FILE_ID.DIZ, the sysop still
has a place to get description information from.
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