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Date: 4/4/92 v1.0
If you're like me, you like to greet all newusers with a message in your
message base. Till now, there were only 2 ways to do it. You could run
an external program to enter the message during your nightly maintenance
run and the next time the new user signed on, the greeting would be there.
You could also do it by hand, forwarding a canned message to each user.
This takes time from the SysOp who has enough to do. Hence, the NEWU173C
merge.
What this merge does is it enters a canned message from the SysOp WHILE the
new user signs on. By the time the new user gets to the main menu, he/she
has a greeting message waiting for them.
This modification requires you to place in your RBBS directory a file called
WELCOME.DEF which is your canned message. The only limitations on this file
are those that you place within CONFIG concerning the maximum number of lines
in a message and the default width of the screen. I have included my
WELCOME.DEF file as a sample. Remember, that word wrap will be in effect so
your message may actually be more lines than the file.
Also remember that this file must be created with a straight ASCII editor,
along the lines of QEDIT (a very good editor at that). There can be no
imbedded control characters like those placed by a word processor.
This merge can be installed with Ken Goosens BLED v2.2 or by hand. If you have
no other merges which use the same line numbers installed, then the quickest
method would be to use BLED. If you have other merges installed, then I
recommend you merge the code in by hand. (One merge which uses the same line
numbers is the ALIA173C merges by Gary Glueckert of the SUNY BBS) Enclosed
you will find a batch file which will do the merges for you using BLED.
You will also find enclosed my RBBS-VAR.BAS file. There is a new variable that
is added called ZWelcomeAboard. This variable must be placed in your
RBBS-VAR.BAS file if you decide not to use mine. Add it as follows:
ZWasY$, _
ZWasZ$, _
ZWelcomeAboard, _ ' RM032401
ZWelcomeFile$, _
The files included in this archive are:
R-PCNEWU.MRG - Merge for RBBS-PC.BAS
RSB4NEWU.MRG - Merge for RBBSSUB4.BAS
RBBS-VAR.NEW - Replacement RBBS-VAR.BAS
NEWU173C.DOC - This document file
NEWU173C.BAT - batch file to install merge
Please let me know how this mod works out for you. It has been tested on
many local boards here with no problems. I wish to thank the following
for their help in creating and testing this merge.
Gary Glueckert - The SUNY BBS - 516-420-0818
Mark Ciochetto - The Arena BBS - 516-579-2069
Adam Caplan - The Connetiquot Club BBS - 516-563-8856
Ed Miller - The MillSoft BBS - 516-765-6078
Have fun!
Richie Molinelli
The Small Time BBS
516-579-7929
1200 - 14400 bps
WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER:
Simple. None. Narda. Zip. Nothing. I am not responsible for any
damage that occurs by using this merge nor am I responsible for any good that
occurs from using this merge. I'm just plain not responsible. My mother has
been telling me that since I was a kid.
REGISTRATION:
None required for non-comercial use. If this merge is to be used on a
commercial BBS, then please contact me at either the address listed below or
by calling my BBS.
If you are the author of a program, please consider u/l a registered copy of
your program to my BBS.
If you are the author of a merge, please consider u/l a copy of your merge to
my BBS
If you are neither of the above, please consider sending me a postcard to the
address listed below telling me how you love/hate/don't care about the merge.
I happen to like postcards.
Richie Molinelli
P.O. Box 961
Levittown, NY 11756