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QRBull Vers 3.00 Aug 15 1992
(c) Copyright 1992 by John Jamieson
All Rights Reserved
*** Intro:
QRBull is a simple MultiNode compatable Bulletin system for QuickBBS
Remote Access or other BBS's that create DorInfo1.Def. QRBull will
incorporate any text file with the extension .BUL, that is located in
your QRBull subdirectory. The menu will be sorted in order of the File
Date and the first line of the file will be used as the description in
the QRBull menu. QRBull has a bit more capability, but not much as I
wanted to keep it simple. I am open to suggestions.
Example QRBull main Menu and Status Bar:
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ░░▒▒▓▓██ Mountain Retreat Bulletin Menu ██▓▓▒▒░░ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ A Electronic and Communications Privacy Act Info 06/08/1992 ║
║ B *NEW* QRDB Data Base Door 06/06/1992 ║
║ C New User Introduction 06/06/1992 ║
║ D Sending NetMail to a UseNet/InterNet Address 06/06/1992 ║
║ E Offline reader support 06/02/1992 ║
║ F Levels And Limits 05/20/1992 ║
║ G A few Tips on the use of this system 01/19/1992 ║
║ H UpLoad Policy 01/05/1992 ║
║ ║
║ X Exit QRDB ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ QRBull Door - by John Jamieson - Mountain Retreat BBS (408)335-4595 ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Selection:
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│John Jamieson Level=100 Baud=2400 Graphics=On │
│Felton, Ca Min's Left=67 Alt-H= Hangup │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
*** Quick Start:
A couple of sample Bulletins are included in the package. Just place
the QRBull package of files in their own directory and run QRBull or
QRBull /M for Local in monochrome.
Edit QRBull.TTL and change the title to fit your system.
To Run QRDB as a door add the environment variable
SET QRBBULL=C:\QRBULL, set it to whatever directory QRBull is located
in. Then create a type 7 menu type and in the Optional data field just
place the command C:\QRBULL\QRBULL.EXE *M that's all their is to it.
QRBull, when running as a door, needs access to DorInfo1.Def. QRDB
must be run from the directory containing those BBS files.
QRBull defaults to Local mode, without a status line, if it can't find
DorInfo1.Def. It will also run in local Local mode if the baud rate it
finds in DorInfo1.Def is 0. In the case of Local mode with DorInfo1.Def,
QRBull will include status bar.
My setup is as follows. I run QRBull as a regular user selectable menu
item on my Main.Mnu and also as a Top.Mnu (Ctrl-A) automatically
Executed Menu Item that executes just prior to automatically executing
my Main.Mnu. My Top.Mnu has three items on it, all three are
automatically executed using a (Ctrl-A) Key code. First item is Sysop
menu, a type 1 item that is only executed if the person loging on has
sysop level access. Second is QRBull, a type 7 menu item. Third and
last is the BBS Main menu, a type 1 menu item. The last two menu items
are not executed if caller has sysop access. If the caller has sysop
level access he/she is passed to the Sysop menu. All others are
presented with the QRBull menu and after exiting QRBull they are
presented with the BBS Main Menu.
*** Files:
QRBull.EXE The QRBull BBS Door
QRBull.TTL A text file that stores the title that you give
to the QRBull Main Menu
QRBull.DOC This File
QRBull.KEY Key to QRDB operation
PRIVACY.BUL Sample bulletins
USENET.BUL Sample bulletins
*** Here is all you need to know when creating a bulletin:
To add a Bulletin you will just create the bulletin, a text file
with the extension .BUL and place it in your QRBull subdirectory.
The first line of your bulletin in addition to being used in the
QRBull menu will be used as the title. That is really all you have
to do, but you can add a bit of color or have QRBull position your
data, see info on instruction lines below.
The Title is the first line of text is read by QRBull. There should
be no blank lines before the title.
Line Length should be limited to 80 characters and the title should
be no more than 47 characters. Long lines are truncated.
A DOS pipe character in position one of a line identifies that line
as an instruction line. Color, Indentation, and Line Centering
instructions can be given QRBull on an instruction line.
The second character in the instruction line must be a color code.
The colors available are as follows:
R: Red
Y: Yellow
G: Green
B: Blue
C: Cyan
M: Magenta
W: White
The third and forth characters in the instruction line tell QRBull
how to position the data when it is displayed. A number is read as
spaces to indent the data, If the third character is a C, the data
will be centered on the line. If the third and forth characters are
blank then the data is positioned exactly as it is read.
******************
The following is an example bulletin file.
────────────────────────────────────────────────────Example .BUL───┐
Electronic and Communications Privacy Act Info │
│
|CC │
The following info is made available as per federal requirements, │
pursuant to the Electronic and Communications Privacy Act of 1986, │
Title 18, of the United States Code, Section 2510. │
│
|RC │
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NO FACILITIES PROVIDED BY │
THIS BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM FOR SENDING OR RECEIVING PRIVATE or │
CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS or E-MAIL! ALL MESSAGES │
CAN and MAY BE READ BY THE SYSTEMS OPERATOR! │
│
******************
This is how the above file will look when displayed as a bulletin
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ░▒ Electronic and Communications Privacy Act Info ▒░ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
The following info is made available as per federal requirements,
pursuant to the Electronic and Communications Privacy Act of 1986,
Title 18, of the United States Code, Section 2510.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NO FACILITIES PROVIDED BY
THIS BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM FOR SENDING OR RECEIVING PRIVATE or
CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS or E-MAIL! ALL MESSAGES
CAN and MAY BE READ BY THE SYSTEMS OPERATOR!
Press Enter to Continue :
*** Trouble shooting the QRBull door installation:
The Status bar can be an aid in trouble shooting the door installation.
a. No status bar indicates that the BBS config file was not found and
QRBull is running in local mode.
b. A status bar with a Baud rate other than 0 indicates the DorInfo1.Def
file has been read, QRBull has Config and user info and is running as
a door.
c. If the status bar shows a baud rate of 0 and user name in the status
bar is Sysop then the BBS config file has been read, no DorInfo1.Def
has been found and QRBull is running in local mode.
d. If the status bar shows a baud rate of 0 and user name in the status
bar is NOT Sysop then the BBS config file has been read, DorInfo1.Def
has Read and QRBull is running in local mode.
*** History
Version 1.00 Initial Release
Version 2.00b Beta Release switched to use of DorInfo1.Def
in order to make the door useable on more
systems.
Version 3.00 Release of DorInfo1.Def version
*** Disclaimer agreement:
Users of QRBull must except the following disclaimer agreement:
QRBull is are provided AS IS. The Author makes no Warranty of any
kind, expressed or implied. In addition THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE
OF QRBull.
*** Registration
QRBull is ShareWare, a $5 registration fee is required. For an
additional $10, a total of $15 I'll send you a copy of the latest
version with with a 65 character message of your choice replacing
the following line in the QRBull menu.
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║ QRBull Door - by John Jamieson - Mountain Retreat BBS (408)335-4595 ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
If you decide to continue useing QRBull after a 90 day trial period
you are expected to register. Please send your registration fee to:
John Jamieson
Mountain Retreat BBS
555 Buckeye St.
Felton Ca, 95018
Include the Name of your BBS as it appears in your BBS Config if you
are adding your message to the Menu.
For support contact:
Fidonet 1:216/506
InterNet johnj@clovis.ca.us
BBS phone (408)335-4595