home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
BBS Toolkit
/
BBS Toolkit.iso
/
rbbs_pc
/
alia173c.zip
/
ALIA0423.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1991-04-23
|
6KB
|
144 lines
*****************************************
* A L I A 1 7 3 A / 0 9 2 3 *
* --------------- *
* Release 1.0 *
* May 25,1990 *
* Originally a *
* A STARWARE PRODUCT *
* by *
* John Zimmerman *
* STARCOMM *
* (707) 429-8218 *
* *
* Modified Code By Tom Hansen *
* CHURCH CHATTERS *
* (308)872-3394 & (308)872-6112 *
*****************************************
THIS is a minor BUG fix to the alias mods. A blunt oversite on my part.
the [] brackets around the U should have been () brackets. This cause
alot of unneeded headaches. Hopefully this is a fix that is cheaper and
more effective than the medicine we take for the headaches. This should
work with 17.3B.
FUNCTION AND PURPOSE OF ALIA173A
--------------------------------
This is a modification to RBBS 173A which allows callers to leave messages
under an alias name. You can define any number of conferences to have this
capability.
With this modification installed, a caller who E)nters a message will be
prompted with "From": At this prompt, they can leave any name they wish, up
to a mximum of 30 characters. Thereafter, entry of the message proceeds
normally. Alias messages can be either p[U]blic or (P)assword protected.
They cannot be made p(R)ivate because RBBS looks at the caller's real name
to determine who can read a private message. To further add to the real
writer's anonymity, the time the message was written is suppressed, there-
by preventing examination of the caller's log to determine who the writer
really is.
Now, why would a responsible Sysop want to allow alias names? The primary
reason is to support on-line games where the players frequently use aliases.
With conferences supporting alias names, players can discuss strategy in
more detail, or issue threats or challenges and still use the same name as
in the games they are playing. The use of alias names can sometimes encourage
callers to be a little looser about what they put in messages - obviously
this can go to an extreme, and Sysops should use discretion when setting
up these conferences.
HOW TO INSTALL THIS MODIFICATION
--------------------------------
Run the batch file to execute the changes as indicated in the Merge files
(ALIA173A.BAT).
Last, create a file in the same directory as RBBS-PC.EXE named ALIAS.DEF.
In this file, you need to have entries which specify the drive, subdirectory
and the name of each conference message file that you want to have the alias
capability.
Each conference is defined on a separate line. Make sure that the information
is enclosed in quotes, and that everything is typed in uppercase. Terminate
the file with F6 or Ctrl Z. The quickest way to create this file is through
the use of the DOS COPY CON command. Here is an example:
copy con:alias.def
"C:\RBBS\TWARSM.DEF"
"C:\RBBS\SOAPSM.DEF"
"C:\RBBS\LIARSM.DEF"
^Z
This example allows the TWARS, SOAPS and LIARS conferences to have alias
names. Note that RBBS looks for "M.DEF" after the name of the conference.
Upper case is critical! If you use lower case, it won't work.
PROBLEMS?
---------
If this modification does not work for you, carefully check what you placed
in the ALIAS.DEF file. If you're still stuck, post a message on STARCOMM,
(707) 429-8218 explaining the difficulty. STARCOMM is a subscription BBS
that normally requires a paid subscription to download files. You may, how-
ever, always get the latest version of this and other STARWARE programs with-
out a paid subscription by joining the STARWARE conference.
CHANGES
-------
June 1, 1988
In response to feedback, the code was modified to allow the use of more than
one conference for alias names.
October 23, 1988
Modified to work with RBBS 171A. Code checks for the presence of the ALIAS.DEF
file - if missing, program will NOT generate an error.
April 30, 1989
Updated documentation to reference RBBS 171D.
September 1, 1989
Modified code to work with RBBS 172B.
Enjoy!
John Zimmerman
Sysop
May 25, 1990
Code Modified by Tom Hansen of Church Chatters (tm) BBS to conform with
the new code of RBBS 173A BATCH and Merge files provided with this release
of ALIAS from Church Chatters (tm) BBS
October 9, 1990 Corrected some small errors in the Original ALIA173A merges.
DATA: 308-872-3394 USRobotics COURIER HST /24hrs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOTO 2060
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO RBBS-VAR.BAS:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
173A RBBS-VAR.BAS would read ZAliasFile$, _ 'Alias
ZAddDirSecurity, _
ZAdjustedSecurity, _
ZAdvanceProtoWrite, _
ZAliasFile$, _ 'Alias
ZAllOpts$, _
ZAllowCallerTurbo, _
ZAllwaysStrewTo$, _
------------------------------- END OF ALIA0923.DOC--------------------------