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                    Manage SPITFIRE From DOS
                           Tom Kellen
                  ßETATech Computer Consulting

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PURPOSE:  To provide the Spitfire SysOp all the features
          available at the ready for caller screen, from DOS
          without having to load the BBS.  SFMGR provides one
          umbrella program for managing most aspects of your
          Spitfire BBS system.



FEATURES:

*    Total management of the message system, including modifying
     existing conferences, inserting, adding and deleting
     conferences.

*    Total management of the file system, including modifying
     existing file areas, adding, inserting and deleting file
     areas.

*    Total control over the main Spitfire system parameters.

*    Total control over the local node's parameters.

*    Total control of the event system.  This includes displaying
     a comment about each event and an integrated text editor for
     modifying your SF.BAT file.

*    Management of your user base, including adding, modifying,
     deleting and locking out users.  Also included is a quick
     search capability, and user list printing.

*    A directory window that allows copy, move, and delete files,
     plus viewing and editing text files, and viewing the
     contents of compressed files like ZIPs and ARCs.

*    Packing of the user base via Meta∙Sys' SFPACKU utility.

*    Jump to DOS from most menus within SFMGR.

And all of this power is rolled into one package that you can
operate from DOS in your node subdirectory.  If you are familiar
with using Spitfire's management screens you will have no
problems with SFMGR.



INTRODUCTION:

A while back I decided that sometimes it is easier to do
maintenance work on Spitfire from DOS instead of firing up
Spitfire, waiting for it to load and then contend with people
trying to call in.  This is especially true when doing file
maintenance that requires moving subdirectories around or
changing conferences to accommodate new NetMail additions or
deletions.  To that end, I wrote two programs SFFA and SFCA to
manage the file and conference areas respectively.  The more I
worked with those utilities the more I realized that perhaps an
all encompassing management utility was needed.  Hence the birth
of SFMGR.EXE.  SFMGR will allow you to do everything you can do
at the ready for caller screen, plus a bit more.



INSTALLATION:

All you need to do is place SFMGR.EXE and SFMGR.OVR into the main
Spitfire directory (i.e. C:\SF) on any node. That is all there is
to it.  SFMGR will look in the current directory for SFNODE.DAT.
From this file it will be able to find all the other files it
needs.  If you have moved your node, or copied your node
directory to another area so that the paths within SFNODE.DAT are
incorrect, SFMGR will first query you for the correct paths
before beginning.  This is especially useful when you create a
new node by copying an existing node and need to reconfigure the
new node.



OPERATION:

SFMGR is a very simple program to operate, and I have tried to
make the user interface as similar Spitfire's as possible.  To
get started just type SFMGR from the DOS prompt and you should be
on your way.  If you are using a monochrome monitor and find the
displays hard to read, start the program SFMGR /M.  This will
provide prompts that are more easily read on mono screens.  If
you are running SFMGR at night or at the office and want to
minimize the beeps and brapps, use the /S command line switch to
run in quiet mode.  SFMGR has help available at most screens by
pressing the F1 key.  At some menus this will give you context
sensitive help, and at others it will provide you an overview of
that menu's capabilities.

Some SysOps have expressed interest in running SFMGR remotely
through a door.  You can do this using a Shareware program called
DOORWAY which redirects screen output to the comm port.  SFMGR
has a special /R command line switch which will turn off the
backgrounds and fancy growing windows.  This will speed operation
over the phone lines.  The following is a sample command line for
a registered DOORWAY system (you may need to edit this for your
system):

DOORWAY COM1 /O:T /G:ON /R:^R /V:D^V /B:Z /L: /M:99 /S:* /N:
/P:C:\SF\SFMGR

The above command line should of course be all on one line.

SFMGR contains a very limited text editor and file viewer.  This
should be sufficient for most applications but you can hook your
favorite text editor (the author recommends QEdit) or file viewer
(LIST.COM is my favorite) into SFMGR.  When you register SFMGR
you will receive a code number that will embed your name into
SFMGR and it will be displayed on the main screen.  To configure
SFMGR to use an external editor, file viewer or to install your
registration number, use the /C command line switch.  More
details on this process are found in the CONFIGURATION &
REGISTRATION section.

NOTE:     Anywhere the documentation mentions that you can use
          the  + key to move forward one listing you can also use
          the Right or Down Arrow keys and anywhere you can use
          the - key to move back one listing you can also use the
          Left or Up Arrow keys.  PgDn will advance you 10
          records and PgUp will go back 10 records (except in
          Events Management where the increment is 5 records).
          HOME will take you to the first record and END will
          take you to the last record.

The first selection on the menu is Help.  Pressing enter over
this item will give you an overview of all the Main Menu options.



                        Conference Areas

The second choice on the Main Menu is Conference Areas.  You can
either press F2 or place the cursor over this option and press
return.  This will take you into the Conference Management
subsystem.

Most of the options affect the area currently displayed on the
screen.

<N>  Toggles whether this conference supports Net-Mail or not.

<M>  Lets you enter a new description for this conference area
     (up to 40 characters long).

<S>  Will prompt you for a new security level for that
     conference.  You can enter any number from 0 to 999.

<#>  Toggles back and forth between "Equal To User Security" and
     "Equal To Or Greater Than User Security".

<R>  This option takes you directly to a conference.  You are
     prompted for a conference number and then that area is dis-
     played.

<A>  Allows you to add a new conference to the end of the list of
     current conferences.  You will be prompted for the
     description and the security level for this area.

     You can also toggle the last 6 items.  Because this is a
     sensitive operation, SFMGR will NOT allow you to do this
     when someone is on the BBS.  SFMGR will not create the 4
     files associated with the newly created area as Spitfire
     will create them the first time a message is entered in that
     area.  It is suggested that you go ahead and enter a message
     in the new areas after your SFMGR session so that all the
     files will be present.

<P>  Toggles whether private messages are allowed.

<C>  Toggles whether users can delete messages.

<I>  Selecting this option allows you to insert a new conference
     into the current list.  You are prompted to enter the number
     of the conference you want to insert it before, and then for
     the new area information.  This option will also create a
     new SFMCONF.$$$ file (see more details on the .$$$ file
     under the Delete option).

     When you use this option, SFMGR will read SFNODE.DAT to
     determine where the related message files are.  After
     updating the information in SFMCONF.DAT you will be prompted
     as to whether you would like SFMGR to rename all the
     associated message files.

     If you answer yes it will then go out and rename all the
     associated message files (SFMSG<x>.DAT, SFMSG<x>.IDX,
     SFMSG<x>.LMR and SFMSG<x>.PTR) so that they are in
     correspondence with the data in SFMCONF.DAT.

     If you are running a multi-node system, use this rename part
     of the Insert function ONLY ONCE, on the first node, and
     answer NO when using it on other nodes!  If your nodes have
     the exact same conference configuration, just copy
     SFMCONF.DAT over to the other nodes.

     This is all that is required as the message files are
     shared.  If you let SFMGR rename the files again on the
     second node they will now all be off by one as it will move
     them up one number again.  You can run SFMGR on the second
     node and let it change SFMCONF.DAT but then say NO when
     prompted if you want the associated message files renamed.

     Remember, SFMGR will not create the 4 files associated with
     this inserted area.  SFMGR will NOT allow you to use this
     option if someone is on the BBS.

<D>  This option allows you to delete a conference from your
     list.  It will first prompt you for the conference number to
     delete, and then display the area to you.  If this is the
     one you want to get rid of, answer Yes to the "DELETE THIS
     CONFERENCE?" question, and Poof!, it is gone.

     You will then be asked if you want the associated message
     files renamed.  Make certain that this is what you really
     want to do because SFMGR will also go out and delete the
     files associated with this conference and then rename all
     the other message files to maintain their numerical order.

     On a multi-node system, only let SFMGR rename the message
     files ONCE, on the first node, and answer NO when using it
     on the other nodes!  Any time you Delete or Insert a
     conference, SFMGR makes a backup copy of your SFMCONF.DAT
     file called SFMCONF.$$$.

     If something does not work out the way you wanted, you can
     always quit the program, delete the current SFMCONF.DAT and
     rename SFMCONF.$$$ to SFMCONF.DAT.  Unfortunately the
     message files related to this conference will be gone and
     you will have to restore them from backup.  You would then
     have to rename all the files that would have been renamed by
     SFMGR.

     Make sure you use this option with caution!

NOTE:     One thing to remember is that EVERY time you Delete or
          Insert an area this backup is made, so if you delete
          more than one conference in a session, SFMCONF.$$$ will
          only contain the data from before the LAST deletion.
          SFMGR will NOT allow you to use this option while
          someone is on the BBS.

<O>  This option allows you to set the number of days old
     messages should be kept before being purged in a Message
     Base Pack.

<B>  This option toggles whether a Message Base Pack makes backup
     files for this conference area.

<+>  Will display the next area in the list.

<->  Will display the previous area in the list.

<T>  This will toggle whether Old Message Threads are packed when
     the message base is packed.

<L>  This option allows you to set the number of lines per
     message allowed in this conference.  This can range from 10
     to 99 lines.

<Q>  Quits the Conference subsystem and returns you to the Main
     Menu.

NOTE:     If you are running PCRelay, remember that Inserting or
          Deleting conferences between existing conferences means
          that you have to redo your PCRelay configuration for
          all affected conferences or your mail will end up in
          the wrong conference.



                           File Areas

The third option from the Main Menu will take you to the File
Area Management subsystem.  From here you have total control over
your file area database.  Making changes here will affect where
Spitfire looks for files on your system.  SFMGR will manage these
changes for you.  The only thing you will have to do is
physically move files to different directories if you change
where they are located on the disk.

Most of the options affect the area currently displayed on the
screen.

<+>  Will display the next area in the list.

<->  Will display the previous area in the list.

<D>  Will allow you to change the download path for the current
     area.  You will be prompted for the new download path and
     SFMGR will automatically put what you type in uppercase.
     SFMGR will then try to determine if this is a valid path.

     If the directory you specified does not exist, SFMGR will
     create it.  If SFMGR is unable to verify or create the
     directory you specified it will give you a warning message
     and allow you to reenter the path.  SFMGR will do this check
     on the upload path and any time you Insert or Add an area.

<U>  Works just the same as option <D>, only changing the upload
     path specification.

<F>  Lets you enter a new description for this file area (up to
     40 characters long).

<S>  Will prompt you for a new security level for the selected
     area.  It will allow you to enter any number from 0 to 999.

<&>  Toggles back and forth between "Equal To User Security" and
     "Equal To Or Greater Than User Security".

<T>  Toggles whether the area is available for preview.

<A>  Allows you to add a new file area to the end of the list of
     current areas.  You will be prompted for the new download
     and upload paths, the area description and the security
     level for this area.  You can also toggle the last 2 items
     on the screen.

<P>  This option allows you to purge an area from your list.  It
     will first prompt you for the area number to delete, and
     then display the area to you.  If this is the one you want
     to get rid of, answer Yes to the "DELETE THIS AREA?"
     question, and Poof!, it is gone.

     Any time you Purge or Insert an area, SFMGR makes a backup
     copy of your SFFAREA.DAT file called SFFAREA.$$$.  If
     something does not work out the way you wanted, you can
     always quit the program, delete the current SFFAREA.DAT and
     rename SFFAREA.$$$ to SFFAREA.DAT.

NOTE:     One thing to remember is that EVERY time you Purge or
          Insert an area this back up is made, so if you purge
          more than one area in a session, SFFAREA.$$$ will only
          contain the data from before the LAST purge.

<R>  This option takes you directly to a file area.  You are
     prompted for a file area number and then that area is
     displayed.

<I>  Selecting this option allows you to insert a new file area
     into the current list.  You are prompted to enter the number
     of the file area you want to insert it before, and then are
     asked for the new area information.  Remember this option
     will also create a new SFFAREA.$$$ file, so only the most
     recent changes will be in this file.

<C>  Pressing "C" will toggle whether this file area is treated
     as a CD-Rom area.

<$>  Toggles whether this area is searched when a user is looking
     for a file.

<N>  This will toggle whether this area is treated as a Free
     Download Area, so that users who download files from this
     area will not have those transfers charged against their
     account.

<Q>  Quits and returns you to the Main Menu.



                        System Management

The fourth option allows you to configure the main system options
for your BBS.  Selecting this option takes you to the System
Management subsystem.  Here you will get another menu.

The first option on this menu is Numeric Values.  Select this
option and you are presented with a screen showing your system's
current numeric values and allows you to change them.  Just press
the letter of the value you wish to change and you will be
prompted for a new value at the bottom of the window.

     <A>  This is the number of callers to your BBS to date.
     <B>  This is the number of calls today.
     <C>  Shows how many messages have been entered today.
     <D>  Shows how many uploads there have been today.
     <E>  Gives you the number of downloads today.
     <F>  This is the daily maximum time limit for all users.
     <G>  This is the number of times a user can log on in one
          day.
     <H>  This is the maximum time allowed on each login.
     <I>  Set this to the security level you want new users to
          have.
     <J>  This sets the number of minutes a new user will get on
          their first call.
     <K>  This sets the number lines allowed in an uploaded
          file's description.
     <L>  Set this to the maximum number of users for your BBS.
     <M>  This represents the total number of nodes on your BBS.
     <N>  Set this to the number of minutes with no activity
          before a user is logged off.
     <O>  Allows you to set the security level that violators of
          the Up/Download Ratios will be lowered to.

The second selection on the System Management Menu allows you to
configure the SysOp Data.

     <A>  This is the SysOp's name, First and Last (i.e. Tom
          Kellen).
     <B>  This one is the SysOp user name (usually SYSOP).
     <C>  This option sets the password required for a drop to
          DOS from the BBS.
          NOTE:     Because Spitfire v3.2 encrypts this password,
                    this function is not available at this time.
     <D>  Put the date you started your BBS here.
     <E>  Enter the security level required for SysOp status.

The third option on the System Management Menu Toggles System
Switches.

     <A>  Toggles the use of U.S. Phone format (ie. (XXX) XXX-
          XXXX).
     <B>  Setting this option on will convert the first letter of
          each word in an upload description to upper case.
     <C>  This toggles whether the name of the user who uploads a
          file is appended to the file description.
     <D>  This toggles whether users who fail to log on from a
          password failure can leave a comment to the SysOp.
     <E>  Toggling this will change whether a new user is
          prompted to select their default protocol when they
          first log on.
     <F>  This toggles whether new users are required to enter
          their birth date.  (Remember, toggling this OFF will
          disable the Second Logon Password option).
     <G>  This toggle determines whether ALL message conferences
          are scanned or just the user's queued ones.
     <H>  Toggling this will set whether Spitfire does a
          comprehensive search on uploaded file names or not.
     <I>  Use this to toggle whether Spitfire checks all of it's
          files each time it boots (including returning from a
          door).
     <J>  This option toggles whether a user must enter their
          password when returning from a door.

Option <J> on the System Management Menu, jumps you to DOS
swapping most of SFMGR's code to EMS or disk.  This should allow
you plenty of memory to do what you need.  Just type EXIT to
return to SFMGR from the DOS shell.

<Q>  takes you back to the Main Menu.



                         Node Management

The fifth item on the main menu, allows you to configure the
local node.  Selecting this option takes you to the Node
Management subsystem.

The first selection on the Node Management Menu allows you to
Change this Node's Values.

     <M>  Set the minimum required baud rate to log onto your
          BBS.
     <N>  Is the number for this node.
     <P>  Is the security required to access this node if it is a
          private node.
     <T>  Set this value to the amount of time given to each user
          for each minute they upload.


The second option on the Node Management Menu, sets the Paths to
all the associated Files.

     <A>  Is the path to the directory holding all of the Work
          files.
     <B>  Is the path to the directory holding all of the Display
          files.
     <C>  Is the path to the External Protocol files.
     <D>  Is the path to the Message base files.


The third selection on the Node Management Menu, handles
Configuration of the Modem attached to this node.

     <S>  Is the serial port number for this node.
     <B>  Is the maximum baud rate for this node.
     <I>  This sets the initialization string sent to the modem
          on start up.
     <M>  This toggles whether there is an Error Correcting modem
          on this node.
     <E>  Enter the modem's error correction message here (i.e.
          for a USR HST modem it would be ARQ).
     <H>  This sets whether hardware data control is enabled.
     <A>  Set this to the ring number you want Spitfire to answer
          on.
     <D>  This toggles whether modem result messages are
          displayed.
     <C>  Set this to the additional time you want the log off
          screen displayed before dropping carrier.
     <L>  Use this option to set the number of milliseconds
          Spitfire will pause for each ~ found in the modem
          initialization string.
     <U>  This toggles the use of High Speed Asynchronous
          routines.
     <1>  Sets the IRQ for COM1.
     <2>  Sets the IRQ for COM2.
     <3>  Sets the IRQ for COM3.
     <4>  Sets the IRQ for COM4.

The fourth item on the Node Management Menu Toggles the Switches
for the local node.

     <A>  Toggles printer on or off.
     <B>  Sets whether ANSI Graphics are available.
     <C>  This toggles whether this is a private node or not.
     <D>  This toggles the second password requirement on and
          off.
     <E>  Use this to toggle SysOp page on and off.
     <F>  This selection toggles direct screen writes on and off.
     <G>  This setting determines whether a user is prompted for
          new messages on logon.
     <H>  This will toggle the prompt to view new files on logon.
     <I>  Toggles Color Monitor to yes or no.

<J>  On the Node Management Menu, shells you temporarily to DOS.

<Q>  Takes you back to the Main Menu.




                        Events Management

Item number six on the Main Menu is the Events Management
subsystem.  This will give you total control over your BBS
events.  If you have placed a descriptive REM statement in your
SF.BAT file immediately following the event label, SFMGR will
display this above the information about that particular event.
For instance, if your SF.BAT file had the following:

:EVENT_A
REM This event does statistical bulletins

SFMGR would show "This event does statistical bulletins" above
the information about Event A.

If you are using a file name other than SF.BAT, SFMGR will not be
able to read the Event comments and will tell you to use option
<B> to let SFMGR know what the correct file name is.  It will
then read the comments from this file and display them as
appropriate.

<E>  This toggles whether the current event is enabled or
     disabled.  You will queried again before SFMGR actually
     disables an event.

<C>  This option toggles whether the event is considered
     completed for the day.

<T>  You can change the time that the event will run with this
     option.  You will be prompted for the hour and minute of the
     event.  If you enter the time in 12 hour format you will
     also be asked if this is AM or PM.  If you enter military
     time SFMGR will make the adjustment.  If you try to enter
     the time on a disabled event, SFMGR will first ask you if
     you want to enable the event.

<D>  Allows you to set the day the event will run.  You are
     presented with a list of the days of the week and also Every
     Day.

<L>  This will jump you directly to a certain event.

<O>  Toggles whether this event is an "On-Time" event.

<J>  Jumps you temporarily to DOS.  Type EXIT to return to SFMGR.

<B>  Selecting this option will prompt you for the file name of
     your Spitfire Start up file.  This file will the be loaded
     into either the internal text editor or the alternate one
     you may have configured.  Here you can make changes to your
     Spitfire Start up file after changing the properties for an
     event.  More details on the internal editor can be found in
     the Directory Window section.

<+>  Advances to the next event.

<->  Moves back to the previous event.

<Q>  This will quit back to the main menu.

To assist in your Events Management, SFMGR displays a clock with
the current system time in the lower right hand corner.



                         User Management

The seventh option on the Main Menu is the User Management
subsystem.  When you press enter on this menu item you are
displayed a screen with information about each individual user.

<+>  Displays the information about the next user.

<->  Displays the information about the previous user.

<D>  Selects the Downloads Menu.
     <B>  Sets the number of bytes downloaded by that user today.
     <D>  Sets the number of downloads by that user today.
     <K>  Sets the total number of bytes downloaded by that user.
     <N>  Sets the total number of downloads that user has made.

<N>  Allows you to change the user name.

<X>  Toggles Expert mode on and off for this user.

<U>  Selects the Uploads Menu.
     <K>  Sets the total number of bytes this user has uploaded.
     <N>  Sets the total number of uploads this user has made.

<A>  You can enter the user's City and State here.

<&>  Selecting this option marks or unmarks a user for deletion.

<E>  Sets the last Message Conference viewed by the user.

<P>  Allows you to set the user's password.

<L>  Toggles whether the user is locked out of the BBS or not.

<C>  Sets the last File Area viewed by the user.

<#>  You can enter the user's phone number here.

<T>  This brings up the Time Menu.
     <M>  Sets the number of minutes the user has left today.
     <T>  Sets the total number of times this user has logged on.
     <O>  Sets the number of times the user has logged on today.
     <L>  Lets you enter the Date and Time the user last logged
          on.

<!>  Selects the Miscellaneous Stuff Menu.
     <C>  Sets the number of Chat's today.
     <F>  Selects the SFSendIt File Information Menu.
          <N>  Enter the name of the file to send to the user
               here.
          <A>  Enter the number of the file area where this file
               resides.
          <D>  Toggles whether the file is deleted after it is
               sent to the user.
          NOTE:     SFMGR does not check whether this file is
                    actually in the area you specify.  It is your
                    responsibility to make sure the file is
                    there.
     <H>  Toggles the use of Hot Key on or off.
     <M>  Toggles the More prompt on or off.
     <S>  Toggles the use of Scroll Back on or off.

<R>  This allows you to jump directly to a user's record by
     entering their user number.

<M>  This option brings up the Date Menu.
     <B>  Allows you to enter the user's Birth Date.
     <N>  Sets the date of the user's last New File Scan.
     <O>  Sets the user's Original Logon Date.
     <S>  Sets the subscription date for this user.
          The Subscription Date can not be later than the current
          date.

<$>  This option brings up the User Pack Menu.

                         User Pack Menu
     SFMGR provides an interface into Meta∙Sys' SFPACKU utility.
     This excellent utility will pack your user base based on the
     number of days since users have called.  It will also allow
     you to perform this operation on just one security level or
     optionally exclude several security levels.

     Please read the SFPACKU documentation fully before using
     this utility.  SFPACKU gains some of it's incredible speed
     by NOT creating any backup files.  It is highly suggested
     that you make backups of SFUSERS.* and your *.LMR files.

     Be sure to read the section at the end of this documentation
     that details how you can register SFPACKU for half price
     with your SFMGR registration.

     While on the User Pack Menu the command line that will be
     passed to SFPACKU displays on the bottom of the screen.  If
     this line is long than can be displayed, the displayed
     version will be truncated (the full commands will be passed
     to the program) and it will show ... on the end of the line.

     The first item on this menu allows you to set the number of
     days with out calls that the user pack is based on.  You can
     enter a number from 0 to 999 days.

     The second item will allow you to have SFPACKU operate on
     one single security level.  You can not use this option with
     the Security Levels option.  If you have used this option
     and now wish to disable it enter negative 1 (-1) at the
     prompt.

     The third option sets the path to SPITFIRE.EXE.  If
     SPITFIRE.EXE is not in the current directory you may need to
     use this option.  Please see the SFPACKU documentation for
     details.

     The next item allows you to set security levels that will be
     excluded from processing during this pack.  You can exclude
     up to 10 security levels.  You will be prompted for all 10
     one after another.  When you have entered all that you wish
     to exclude, just press ESC to quit.  If you have entered an
     excluded security level and wish to not include that level
     as excluded for the next run, enter negative 1 (-1) at the
     prompt.

     The fifth option executes the SFPACKU program.  You will be
     prompted as to whether you are satisfied with the backup of
     the files SFPACKU will operate on before SFPACKU is
     executed.

     The final option quits back to the User Information Menu.

<F>  If you know the name of a user or part of a name for a user,
     you can use SFMGR's search utility.

     Selecting <F> takes you to another screen that shows an
     abbreviated user information screen.

     You can page back and forth using the + and - keys.

     Press <S> and you will be presented with a box to enter the
     user's name in.  Enter the user's name or as much of it as
     you can remember.  SFMGR will do a "fuzzy" search and
     present user names that come close to matching what you
     entered.  When you exit back to the User Management screen,
     the user you were viewing in the Find system will be dis-
     played on the screen.

     The <P> option will print a listing of all the users on your
     BBS.  This list can be sent to the printer or a file.  User
     names will print 2 across and be sorted by last name.

<S>  Selects the Security Level Menu.
     <O>  Allows you to set the user's original security level.
          This is used by the Enforce Up/Download Ratio option.
     <S>  Sets the user's current security level.

<V>  Selects the Screen Attributes Menu.
     <L>  Sets the length of each line displayed for this user.
     <P>  Sets the number of lines per page displayed for this
          user.
     <S>  Sets the color of the text displayed to this user.

</>  This option brings up a menu where you can select the user's
     default file transfer protocol.  The user's current
     selection will be displayed by the menu bar.

<@>  This option allows you to add a new user to the end of your
     user list.  You will be prompted for the pertinent
     information and can then enter the rest later.

<Z>  Toggles whether this user can be purged if they have not
     logged on since the date specified by the purge.

<J>  This will temporarily shell you to DOS.



                        Directory Window

The eighth option on the Main Menu is a directory window.  This
window will display all the files in the current directory.
Pressing F1 will give you help on how you can change to other
drives or directories and how you can change the information
displayed in the window.

Space     Toggles between detailed and short description.
ALT-D     Sorts the files in native DOS order.
ALT-N     Sorts the files alphabetically by Name.
ALT-E     Sorts the files alphabetically by Extension.
ALT-S     Sorts the files by size.
ALT-T     Sorts the files by date/Time.
ALT-O     Toggles ascending or descending sort order.
ALT-Z     Toggles the window size.
ALT-C     Allows you to change to a new drive or directory.
ALT-B     Backs you up to the parent directory.

Typing any alphanumeric character will bring up a window where
you can type a particular file name.

When you press <ENTER> over a file name you will be presented
with a menu of actions that can be taken on that file.

     <C>  Will copy the selected file to the destination you
          specify.

     <D>  Will delete the selected file.  You will be prompted
          again before the file is deleted to make sure that this
          is what you want to do.

     <E>  Will load the selected file into SFMGR's editor or your
          external editor if you have configured SFMGR to use
          one.  SFMGR's internal text editor is a very basic
          editor and is also limited as to the size of a file
          that it can work with.  It will not handle lines over
          125 characters wide and won't handle files larger than
          about 2000 lines no matter what the available memory.
          This is intended only for quick touch up jobs not for
          true text editing.  For that you really should look
          into QEdit, the finest text editor available.  See the
          Configuration section on how to install QEdit or
          another editor instead of using the internal one.

          NOTE:     Be aware that the internal text editor does
                    NOT make backup files.

          All work with the internal editor is done in memory.
          When you exit, if the file has been changed you are
          queried if you want to save the file.  If you say no
          your original is intact.  If you respond yes, it will
          ask you for a file name.  Pressing return will save the
          file with the original name over writing the original
          file.  You can however give a different name and the
          file will be saved under that name and the original
          will stay intact.  The following commands are available
          in the editor:

          F1        Help
          F2        Set Margins
          F3        Search for text string
          F4        Search and Replace text string
          F5        Previous Word
          F6        Next Word
          F7        Page Up
          F8        Page Down
          F9        Clear Marks
          F10       Quit

          ^X        Line Up
          ^E        Line Down
          ^C        Page Up
          ^R        Page Down
          ^K        Quit
          ^P        Set Margins
          ^BkSp     Delete Word
          ^V        Toggle Insert/Overstrike
          ^W        Window Down
          ^Z        Window Up
          ^Home     Erase to the beginning of the line
          ^End      Erase to the end of the line
          ^F        Next Word
          ^A        Previous Word
          ^S        Column Left
          ^D        Column Right
          ^PgUp     File Home
          ^PgDn     File End
          ^N        Insert Line
          ^Y        Delete Line

          Alt-A     Enter an ASCII character
          Alt-B     Change the Background Color
          Alt-C     Copy Block
          Alt-D     Delete Block
          Alt-F     Change the Foreground Color
          Alt-G     Go to Block
          Alt-M     Move Block
          Alt-N     Clear Marks
          Alt-S     Move to the Beginning of the Block
          Alt-T     Move to the End of the Block

          BkSp      Delete Character to the left of the cursor
          Ins       Toggle Insert/Overstrike
          Del       Delete Character
          Home      Move to the Beginning of the line
          End       Move to the End of the line
          Tab       Next Tab Stop
          BTab      Last Tab Stop


     <M>  Will move the selected file to the destination you
          specify.  Moving a file means that the file will no
          longer exist in it's current location.  This is
          effectively like copying the file to a new location and
          then deleting the current version.


     <R>  Will load the selected file into either the internal
          file viewer or the external one if you have configured
          one.

          The following commands are available in the internal
          file viewer.

          F              Find text
          C              Case-sensitive find
          N              Find next occurrence of text
          A              Auto-Scroll the text
          0..9           Adjust scroll speed
          PgUp/PgDn      Page up and down
          Home           Top of file
          End            Bottom of file
          Up arrow       Move up one line
          Down arrow     Move down one line
          Right arrow    Scroll right one column
          Left arrow     Scroll left one column
          Ctrl-Right     Scroll 8 chars right
          Ctrl-Left      Go to first column
          ESCape         Exit back to the Directory Window

          NOTE:     The size of a file that can be loaded into
                    the reader is dependent on the available
                    system memory.

     <V>  Views the current file.  If the selected file ends in
          ZIP, ARC, LZH, PAK, or ARJ, SFMGR will display the
          contents of that compressed file.

          While viewing the contents of a compressed file, you
          can press F8 to get a listing of the contents of the
          compressed file.  Pressing F10 will allow you to
          extract the currently highlighted file.  You will be
          prompted for the destination directory for that file.

          NOTE:     The uncompression utility for that type of
                    archive must be available on the PATH as
                    SFMGR does no extraction but calls the
                    appropriate program.

          If the file is any other type it will be loaded into
          either the internal file viewer or the external one you
          have configured.



                           Jump to DOS

This function swaps most of SFMGR out to EMS or to disk allowing
you access to DOS.  This should free up most of you memory except
about a 6-9K kernel of SFMGR.  To return to SFMGR just type EXIT
from the DOS prompt.



                              Quit

This quits the SFMGR program returning you to DOS.



CONFIGURATION & REGISTRATION:

When you register SFMGR you will receive a registration number
that will embed your name into the program, and the Main Menu
will display that this program is registered to you.  This number
will remain valid for future versions so hang onto it.

To register your copy of SFMGR, start the program with a /C on
the command line.  You will be prompted for the name the program
is registered to.  Type this in EXACTLY as you received it from
ßETATech as capitalization and spaces are significant.  Next you
will be prompted for your registration number.  Enter this and
next you will be prompted for editor and file viewer names.  If
all you want to do is register press enter three times to skip
these prompts.  SFMGR should tell you that it is configured and
then go to the main screen where you will now see your name.  If
there is a configuration problem SFMGR will let you know.  First
step is to check to make sure that you entered your registration
information EXACTLY as you received it.  If you are still having
problems, contact ßETATech for help.

Beginning with v1.2 of SFMGR, we are offering a third way to ease
registration of SFMGR.  If you order SFMGR on disk you will
receive a file called SFMGR.SYS.  Just place this file in the
directory with SFMGR.EXE and SFMGR will read this file and
display your registration name.  Each time you get a new version
of SFMGR all you need to do is place SFMGR.EXE and SFMGR.OVR into
this directory and your registration name will be displayed.  If
SFMGR.SYS is found, SFMGR will display the name found in this
file over any name configured with the /C switch.

To configure SFMGR to use an external editor or file viewer
follow the above steps.  If you are still evaluating SFMGR and
have not registered, just leave the registration name blank and
the registration number as 0.  To use an external editor (QEdit
would be an excellent choice) when you are prompted for the name
of the editor, enter the full file name for the one you want to
use.  If this program is on your system's PATH you can just enter
the file name (i.e. Q.EXE).  If it is not on the PATH you must
enter the whole file specification (i.e. C:\UTIL\Q.EXE).  If you
wish to use the internal editor make sure that this field says
INTERNAL.

To configure and external file viewer, follow the above steps
until prompted for the external viewer name.  Remember if this
program is on your PATH you can enter something like LIST.COM, if
not, enter the whole path and file name.

To configure an external compressed file viewer (like Raymond
Kaya's RV.EXE or Vern Buerg's FV.COM) follow the instructions for
configuring for an editor.  One thing to keep in mind is that
SFMGR's internal compressed file viewer offers limited file
extraction options and the ability to print a listing of the
compressed file.  On the other hand, an external viewer may work
with different types of compressed files that SFMGR can't handle

When using external file viewers or editors, SFMGR will swap most
of it's code to EMS or to disk allowing you the maximum amount of
memory possible for working with your files.  This will
frequently be much more than is available when using the internal
editor or viewer.  You may want to consider this when working
with larger files.

In the past, SFMGR.EXE has been distributed with the executable
file compressed by the LZEXE utility.  We no longer do this to
allow configuration of SFMGR.  After you have made your
registration entries or configured for external programs, you can
go ahead and compress SFMGR.EXE (with something like DIET,
PKLite, LZEXE etc.).  If you do decide to compress the .EXE file
you may notice a short delay loading the program as it is
uncompresses it.  The other drawback of compressing the .EXE is
that you cannot then reconfigure SFMGR (unless you are using a
file compressor that will restore the file like DIET or PKLite).
You can of course use a new version of SFMGR, reconfigure and
recompress that one.



EPILOGUE:

This is a Shareware Spitfire utility.  It is a useful tool for me
and for some other Spitfire SysOps, and I hope that you will find
it of use too.  If you do find it to be a useful tool, please
register the program.  The registration fee is $10.00 U.S. funds.
There is a form enclosed in the ZIP file with the program to make
registering quick and easy.  If there is no registration form,
you can send the fee to the address below or the one you find in
the exit screen from SFMGR.  Please help make the Shareware
System work by registering your Shareware programs.

Through an agreement with Bob Zimmerman and Meta∙Sys software,
you can register SFPACKU for one half of the regular price when
you register SFMGR.  Please see the registration form for further
details.



AUTHOR CONTACT:

Problems, solutions, kudos and ideas are welcomed.  I can be
reached at:

The Paradigm BBS                   ßETATech Computer Consulting
[phone]                     P. O. Box 566742
1200-19,200 Baud 24 Hrs/Day        Atlanta, GA  31156-6013



DISCLAIMER:

Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty:
"This program is supplied as is.  ßETATech Computer Consulting
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness of
this program for any purpose.  ßETATech Computer Consulting
assumes no liability for damages direct or consequential, which
may result from the use of this program."



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

This program makes extensive use of Buffalo Creek's BCShare TPU
to handle all file locking and sharing.  Many thanks go to Mike
Woltz, not only for his superb Spitfire BBS software, but also
for much help in programming and for the sample Pascal code that
really got me started.

Thanks also to John Newlin (author of ArcMaster and SCOUT).  He
provided most of the file compression code in SFMGR.  John has
been a long time friend, mentor and inspiration to me.  For the
finest compressed file shell, check out ArcMaster.  My favorite
file shell is SCOUT, also by John Newlin.

Bob Zimmerman has also been extremely helpful in helping me to
develop as a programmer.  The speed at which SFMGR loads the user
names when searching for a user is due entirely to Bob's Z_IO
unit.  No Spitfire programmer should be without this unit.  Not
only does it make accessing Spitfire files simplicity it's self,
but the speed of access is blinding!  Thanks for everything Bob,
and for all the superb Spitfire utilities you have produced.

As with any program, this one needed lots of testing and this
perilous task was undertaken by my two beta testers, Dave Uhley
and Steve Newman.  Thanks especially to Dave for keeping on top
of the betas and keeping me in line.  My thanks also to Ira
Lichtenstein, Pete Tiffany and Bill Arlofski for their valuable
input into version 1.1.

I would be remiss in not thanking Bruce McMillan for his
friendship, proof reading and encouragement during this program's
development, and also to my sister Laura for getting me a job
that enabled me to keep my computers running.

This program was written entirely using the worlds finest text
editor, QEdit.  My thanks to Sammy Mitchell for this wonderful
editor.  How can any programmer do without it?  The current
version of QEdit can always be found on The Paradigm BBS.

And finally, my undying gratitude to Tim Farley.  I searched long
and hard for the "fuzzy" search routine used in the Find User
subsystem, but with no success.  Tim came to my rescue and put
together a fine Turbo Pascal TPU and the associated assembly code
to make this search a reality.  Thanks again Tim for all your
help!

"SFMGR" is Copyright by ßETATech Computer Consulting.
"SFCA" is Copyright by ßETATech Computer Consulting.
"SFFA" is Copyright by ßETATech Computer Consulting.
"SPITFIRE" is Copyright by Mike Woltz.
"SPITFIRE" is a registered trademark of Buffalo Creek Software.
"BCSHARE" is Copyright by Mike Woltz.
"SFPACKU" is Copyright by Meta∙Sys.
"Z_IO" is Copyright by Meta∙Sys.
"Turbo Pascal" is a registered trademark of Borland International
     Corp.
"ArcMaster" is Copyright by New-Ware.
"SCOUT" is Copyright by New-Ware.
"LIST" is Copyright by Vernon D. Buerg.
"FV" is Copyright by Vernon D. Buerg.
"RV" is Copyright by Raymond T. Kaya.
"QEdit" is Copyright by SemWare.
"PKLite" is Copyright by PKWARE.
"DIET" is Copyright by Teddy Matsumoto.
"LZEXE" is Copyright by Fabrice Bellard.


REVISION HISTORY:

Revision information can now be found in the SFMGR.HIS file found
in the distribution ZIP.