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- NodeView 1.41
-
- By Sylvain Bourdeau
-
- Written in Turbo-Pascal 5.5 (1)
-
- First, I would like to thank John Parlin (282/12) for his
- wonderful TP Unit "JPDOOR". I found it very useful.
-
-
- Description of program:
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-
- The creation of NodeView was mostly inspired by an option found
- on TBBS (2) systems. That option allows users to enter a string
- in order to find a particular Net/node, or a group of Net/nodes.
- QuickBBS (3) systems miss that feature, so I thought: "why not
- write it?"
-
-
- This amazing utility :-) does all that. You just have to enter a
- string to obtain the information. For example "240/" would allow
- you to see all BBSs in Net 240. While "TX" would list all boards in
- Texas, "1-514" will show you all BBSs in Montreal.
-
-
-
- Installation :
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-
- It's very easy to install NodeVIEW. Just make a Type 7 and
- in the OPTIONAL DATA, write this : C:\COMMAND.COM /C
- Drive:\Path\NODEVIEW.BAT
-
- In the .BAT file I have this :
-
- Echo Off
- G:
- CD\NODEVIEW
- NODEVIEW
- D:
- CD\QUICKBBS
- EXIT
-
- If you use NodeView in verification mode with the /V parameter
- and a Net/Node number to verify, YOU MUST MAKE A TYPE 15.
- Choose an ErrorLevel that is not used and add this line in your
- batch file :
-
- :After_Quick
- if ERRORLEVEL 14 Goto NodeView
-
- :NodeView
- G:
- Cd\Nodeview
- Nodeview /V Net/Node
- Goto Restart_Quick
-
- :Restart_Quick
- D:
- Cd\QuickBBS
- QuickBBS -R
-
- NodeView will modify the status of the user if his Net/Node
- number is found, with the security and the Flags given in
- the configuration file. If not found, the status will remain
- unchanged.
-
- If you want to try NodeView in Local Mode, make a dummy
- DORINFO1.DEF and put this file in the QuickBBS Directory. A
- dummy DORINFO1.DEF looks like this :
-
- PC-BBS <-- Name of your system
- SYLVAIN <-- Sysop's FirstName
- BOURDEAU <-- Sysop's LastName
- COM0 <-- Comport 0 for Local Operation
- 0 BAUD,N,8,1 <-- 0 Baud
- 1 <-- Graphics 1 = Yes, 0 = No
- SYLVAIN <-- User's FirstName
- BOURDEAU <-- User's LastName
- LORETTEVILLE,PQ <-- City, State
- 1 <-- Don't know this one! Anybody knows ?
- 5 <-- User's Security
- 29 <-- Time Remaining
-
- Configuration File :
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-
- You must create a Configuration file in order to get Nodeview
- to be functionnal. First, create a file named NodeView.CFG and enter
- the following informations :
-
-
-
- 0 <-- Your Key (Read REGISTER.FRM)
- C:\QUICKBBS\ <-- QuickBBS Directory
- C:\BINKLEY\NODELIST\ <-- Nodelist Directory
- 1 <-- Node Number DorinfoX.Def
- Sylvain Bourdeau <-- Sysop's Name
- PC-BBS <-- System's Name
- N <-- Ask Continue Search [Y/n]
- 10 <-- Security for visiting SysOp
- nn-X---- <-- AFlag
- -X---nn- <-- BFlag
- -------- <-- CFlag
- ---n---- <-- DFlag
-
- Flags information: You can either enter an 'n', wich tells NodeView
- to not alter the Flag, whatever is its current setting; a "-" wich
- sets the flag OFF or a "X", wich sets the flag ON.
-
- Don't forget to add the trailing backslash at the end of
- each directory in the configuration file.
-
- Private Node :
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-
- If you have some private nodes and don't want your users to know
- about them, create an Ascii file named PRIVATE.NOD and enter one
- Net/node number per line. Those ones won't be shown. That file must
- be in the NodeView directory. A maximum of 100 private nodes has
- been established. If you need more, for a reason or another, just
- tell me... :->
-
-
-
- Instructions :
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-
- If you want to write your own NodeView's instructions, just
- create an Ascii file called INSTRUCT.TXT and put it in the NodeView
- directory. The file cannot be longer than 10 lines, though.
-
-
- Registration
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-
- You can try NodeView for 30 days. After that period, if you
- decide to use it, you have to register. When registering, you'll
- receive a KEY that will work with all the future releases of
- NodeView. The registration cost is only $5 (CAN). For more
- informations, read the REGISTER.FRM file.
-
-
- Thanks
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-
- I would like to thank Larry Marshall (163/405) who tested my
- program and gave me great ideas to enhance NodeView.
-
- Also I would like to thank Hugo Fortin my Co-SysOp who read the
- documentation and take time to modify it when it was necessary.
-
- (1) Turbo-Pascal is a trademark of "Borland International."
- (2) TBBS is a trademark of "Phil Becker and eSoft"
- (3) QuickBBS is a trademark of "The QuickBBS Group Inc."
-