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File-2-Message Version 0.20
Copyright 1990 by Scott Gordley
All Rights Reserved
Quickbbs, RemoteAccess Version
Quickbbs (C) The Quickbbs Group
RemoteAccess (C) Continental Software
Licensing Information
---------------------
This program is my property. It is to be distributed in unmodified
form. You are free to use it in it's unmodified form. If you like
the program and use it, I will be glad to accept donations, but it
is not required. I would like to receive a netmail message from
you letting me know that you are using the software. It would be
nice to know if it is being put to any use. If you like the
program, but need some sort of modification. I will try to make
the modifications as time permits. I am developing a full screen
version and if you are interested in doing alpha and beta testing
for me, let me know when you netmail me. I am also working no
a version that will be a robot mailer also. I do not run a BBS, so
I need people to test these programs under normal usage, and to
make suggestions for enhancements.
For commercial use, reasonable licensing terms are available.
Scott Gordley
2811 Fowler Avenue
Raleigh, N.C. 27607
1:151/122.1
What Does It do?
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The program turns a text file into a message that can be tossed
with a mail tossing program. You may process a message to your
users in three ways.
1) Enter the users name in the " To " field. Single message to
that user. Default Private message
2) Read Users.bbs (Quickbbs, RemoteAccess format);
Default Private message.
Default Security level is 10-32000. This means every user from
security level 10 to the maximum will receive a message. If
you specify a security level you MUST SPECIFY the lower AND the
upper value.
3) Read a text file. The file must end in the extension TXT.
Default Public message.
******************************************************************
** The program will take care of missing parameters for message **
** status and for security level, with the exception in 2 **
** above, BUT it means that the program has to evaluate extra **
** code to enumerate possibilities. I suggest that you put in **
** all of the parameters. It is designed to be forgiving of **
** mistakes not to take care of all possible input errors. **
******************************************************************
Getting Started
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1st
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No Warranty or guarantee of any kind with this program. Use this
completely at your own risk. It would be a good idea to backup
messages before you run this the first time. It was designed for
Quickbbs, but should work with other formats that use FidoNet<tm>
Standards (FTS-0001) for netmail. There is no promise that it will
though.
2cnd
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Run F2MCFG-Q to create the configuration file that the program
needs. The program writes some stuff in Hex that it needs, then
the path your net mail directory, lastly your origin. Of course
you may change any of these with your text editor, as long as you
know what you are doing. I suggest using the configuration file.
It puts the configuration file in the correct format. To change
something just rerun the setup program.
My Configuration File looks like this
Scott Gordley
$57$76$01$00
d:\fd\mail
Anova Point BBS, Raleigh, N.C. (1:151/122.1)
First. The default name to use with a '*' on the command line.
Note : The Hex numbers are my address as listed in my mail tosser
configuration file. I am a point, the address that I am
using for my mail tosser is 30295/1;
30295 $7657
1 $0001
IF your address is 151/122.0 then
151 $0097
122 $007A
Next. Path to netmail directory. There is no trailing backslash.
If you use the configuration program it will remove it even
if you try to put one in.
Last. Your origin line. You are responsible for Capitalization,
punctuation, and line length in the origin line.
Just run the setup program!
3rd
---
Look at the provided Batchfile.
FORMAT
PROGRAM From TO SUBJECT AREA FILE Status SEC
F2M-QBBS Joe_Sysop John_Doe Report SYSOP D:\TXT\DL.ASC 1 10-32000
Alternate * 0
"From"
Field 36 characters
Your name or Sysop or * Star symbol means
use the name in the configuration file.
"To"
Field 36 characters
Note : "To" field also be "ALL" or Joe_Steven_Sysop just
remember the underscores. The "Subject" field is similiar.
"Subject"
Field 72 characters
"Area"
Field same as your mailtosser
"File"
Field you tell me (should to plenty)
"Status"
1= Private 0 = Public (Default Private)
"SEC"
Security level of user in users.bbs to receive the message.
This only has an effect when reading users.bbs. Quickbbs
format.
Maximum line length is something like 135 characters so
count!
Empty spaces are not significant
The program takes care of most of the capitalization for you.
Although it doesn't hurt to use correct capitalization. ALSO, the
program is limited to 200 lines of text for the input message.
This is just because I could not imagine sending more. If you need
to send a larger message, let me know.
******************************************************************
You may mail to people listed in a plain ascii text file. You
must provide the path to the file (d:\qbbs\names.TXT), the
extension must be .TXT for the program to work. Also if you
are using Quickbbs you can specify Users.bbs on the command line,
in place of the "To" field and then add an additional parameter
for the low minimum and maximum security level to receive the
message, this is in the form of 10-32000. The default status
is public(1) and the default security level is 10-32000. If
you change from the default security level you must enter both
values say like 100-32000, NOT just 100!!! This is useful if
you want to only send a message to a specific group of users.
The maximum length of the message at present it 200 hundred
lines, which I would think would be plenty, and is 79 columns
wide. This can be easily changed if need be.
*****************************************************************
4th
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Place the program "F2M-QBBS.EXE" AND the configuration file
"F2MCFG-Q.CFG" either in your PATH or in the calling directory.
I suggest that they go in a directory in your PATH. The executable
file searches the dos path for the configuration file.
5th
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You can delete the setup program after you have completed the cfg
file. Please don't modify the configuration file unless you are
sure that you know what you are doing, at least the Net/node number
stuff.
File list
F2M BAT 382 2-09-90 5:00p Sample Batch file
F2MCFG-Q CFG 81 1-14-90 6:05p Sample configuration file
F2MDOC-Q DOC 8144 2-14-90 11:24a Docs
F2MCFG-Q EXE 6032 2-09-90 4:56p Configuration Program
F2M-QBBS EXE 9664 2-14-90 11:18a Executable (Full version
ie Reads Users.bbs)
ORDER FRM 1154 1-28-90 2:46p Order Form
History
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Ver 0.20
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Added the feature of reading the quickbbs USERS.BBS file to create
a message to users based on their security level.
Ver 0.10
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Initial program formulation. Never made an actual release due to
suggested enhancements by Gerald Sergent a very helpful sysop at
Home By The Sea (1:151/122.0).