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The Verifier PROFESSIONAL. v1.1 Your First Choice in Call Back Verification Copyright (c) 1992 Scott Green / City Limits Software ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INDEX i - Disclaimer 1.0 - What is The Verifier Professional 2.0 - How does The Verifier PROFESSIONAL Work. 3.0 - The Verifier Professional Package. 4.0 - Installation. 5.0 - Upgrading from older versions of The Verifier. 6.0 - TVEDIT in depth. 6.1 - TVEDIT General Configuration Menu. 6.2 - TVEDIT Calling Terminology. 6.3 - TVEDIT EDITORS / LOCAL PREFIXES 6.4 - TVEDIT EDITORS / LOCAL AREA CODES 6.5 - TVEDIT EDITORS / BAD AREA CODES 6.6 - TVEDIT EDITORS / SECURITY LEVELS 6.7 - TVEDIT EDITORS / REVERIFY LEVELS 6.71- TVEDIT EDITORS / BAD PHONES 6.8 - TVEDIT Long Distance Menu 6.9 - TVEDIT Advanced Configuration Menu 7.0 - Importing / Exporting Configuration 8.0 - Exporting Wildcat User Telephone Numbers into TVPRO 9.0 - TVUSER : the TVPRO User Editor 10.0 - Answers to Common TVPRO Questions. 11.0 - Registration. i - Disclaimer This program is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. You assume all risks involved with the use or misuse of this software. Scott Green / City Limits Software is not responsible for any loss of data associated with the use or misuse of the program or programs supplied in the distribution. City Limits Software / Scott Green does not warrant that the functions of this program will be uninterrupted or error free. Installing The Verifier Professional indicated your acceptance of these terms. 1.0 What is The Verifier PROFESSIONAL. The Verifier Professional (TVPRO for Short) is a full featured Call Back Verification Door, Written for Wildcat Sysops. TVPRO will allow, you the sysop to automatically upgrade your new users access after a successful Call Back Verification. The benefits of Call Back Verification are.. 1) New users are automatically given an upgraded access Level, defined by the sysop, after a successful call back verification. 2) Sysops are insured that not more than one user will have access to your BBS using a single phone number. TVPRO offers features not found in any call back verifier available. Some of the features that The Verifier Professional offers are... * Automatic new user security level upgrade. * Definition of up to ten different entry levels, as well as ten different verified upgrade levels for both local and long distance users. * Full Long Distance verification support, with full definition of long distance start and end times. * Sysop definable memo and expiration dates for verified users. * Re-Verification support, on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. * Support for all current versions of Wildcat including multi-line * Messages sent to the sysop, in Wildcat Conference 0, when a user passes verification or attempts to use a phone number that has allready been used by another user. * Messaves sent to the User, after each Verification attempt. These messages may have files attached that the user may download, in Wildcat, after the message has been read. * Configurable COM Port IRQ / BASE Address with environment variables used by Wildcat. * LOCAL mode testing, by sysop, to insure proper configuration. * ASCII / ANSI menu support for sysops who wish to create their own display files. * Inbound / Outbound call Collision detection and recovery. * Users Voice and Data number are locked out after verification. 2.0 How does The Verifier PROFESSIONAL Work. The user calls the BBS, with new user security level, and has access to only one Door. This door (TVPRO) is set up by the sysop as the only door that new users may access. When the user opens the door, TVPRO checks to see that the users security level warrants upgrade. If the user requires upgrade, TVPRO checks its database to see that the number that the user is using has not been used by another user. If the user has a unique phone number TVPRO then prompts the user for a new phone number. If any of the above conditions of verification failure are met, the failure is logged and the user is returned to the BBS without verification. After passing the above conditions the user is given instructions in how to use TVPRO and the BBS disconnects. After waiting 10 seconds TVPRO attempts to call the user at the Baud Rate that the user connected at. If no connection is made TVPRO will retry 2 more times for connection. If TVPRO gets a connection, it asks the user for the password that the user used on the BBS. If the user fails to enter the proper password he/she is logged off and the infraction is entered in the log. After a successful validation the USERINFO.DAT file (Created by Wildcat) is updated with the users new security level. Next the users name and Phone Number are added to the TVPRO database, and the user is returned to the BBS. If TVPRO Detects an incomming call when it is trying to dial a user, TVPRO will answer the phone, display a message to the user that TVPRO is trying to verify another user, disconnect from the caller, and attempt to verify the original user again. This is known as Inbound / Outbound Call Collision 3.0 The Verifier Professional Package. The archive file that you have downloaded should contain the following files... TVPRO.EXE - TVPRO Program. TVEDIT.EXE - TVPRO Configuration Editor. TVEDIT.HLP - Help file for TVEDIT NUMLIST.EXE - Program used to add existing users to Database TVUSER.EXE - TVPRO User Editor. CVTTV.EXE - Used to convert user database from The Verifier v3.0. XPTCFG.EXE - Used to convert configuration files from The Verifier v3.0. TV.KEY - UNREGISTERED Key File for TVPRO. TVPRO.DOC - This File. TVPRO.HIS - TVPRO Release History Text File REGISTER.FRM - TVPRO Registration Form. The following files may be created if the sysop wishes to provide the users with instructions not provided by The Verifier Professional (XXX = .SCR for ANSI .BBS for ASCII) TVPRO does not need these files for operation. GOTCHA.XXX - Displayed if the user attempts to use a phone number that is in use by another user. TVHELLO.XXX - Displayed when the user enters the door. (Main Menu) ANSWER.XXX - Displayed when an Inbound / Outbound call colision occurs. CALLBACK.XXX - Displayed to the user before entering password. ZZZZZZZZ.XXX - Where ZZZZZZZZ is the Security Level Name. This file is displayed to the user after verification and before returning to the BBS. ZZZZZZZD.XXX - Where ZZZZZZZZ is the Security Level Name, and D is used to denote disconnect. This file will be displayed to the user after verification and before returning to the BBS if TVPRO will disconnect from the caller. The following files are created and maintained by TVPRO durring normal operation... TVLOG.XXX - Where XXX is the node number. TVPRO Caller log file. TVDATA.IX - TVPRO User Database Index. TVDATA.DAT - TVPRO User Database. TVCFG.DAT - TVPRO Configuration File. 4.0 Installation. Installation of TVPRO is very simple. There is only one file used for the configuration, and a special editor is used to create and maintain this file. There are not a bunch of hard to configure text files for each type of dialing scheme, like some other call back verifiers available. Please follow the following steps to insure a proper TVPRO installation... 1) Place a copy of TVPRO.EXE and TVEDIT.EXE in any directory that is located in your DOS PATH (ie. PATH command in AUTOEXEC.BAT). Most Sysops prefer to place these files in \WC30 directory for organization. 2) Change directory to your \WC30\WCWORK\NODE1. This is the directory in which Wildcat will create the files DOOR.SYS and USERINFO.DAT. This is also the directory where we will be running TVPRO from. 3) Run TVEDIT and fill in the appropriate fields in each menu. Please reference the section "TVEDIT in depth" for a complete description of each field available in TVEDIT. 4) Copy TV.KEY to the directory that you have defined in TVEDIT to hold your TVPRO User Database. (TV DB Path) 5) Create the batch file to invoke TVPRO in the following manner... C: {Drive where TVPRO is Located} CD \WC30\WCWORK\NODE1 {Wildcat NODE1 Directory } TVPRO {Start TVPRO } 6) Configure the new door in MAKEWILD. Some sysops prefer to use TVPRO as a DOS HOOK from the Wildcat main menu to simplify new user verification. Please reference your Wildcat Documentation for installation of this feature. 5.0 Upgrading from older versions of The Verifier. If you are running The Verifier version 3.0D you will be able to upgrade your configuration and database files for use with TVPRO. Please follow the following steps to insure a successful upgrade... 1) Backup all TV programs, databases, and configuration files. 2) Copy the CVTTV.EXE program into the directory that contains The Verifier databases. 3) Run the CVTTV.EXE program. This will convert the TVDATA.DAT and TVDATA.IX files into the proper format for operation with TVPRO. 4) Copy the XPTCFG.EXE file into the directory where you are currently running v3.0D TVEDIT from. 5) Run the XPTCFG.EXE program. This will export the configuration file TVCFG.DAT, from v3.0D, into a file called TVCFG.XPT. 6) After insuring that all files were backed up in step 1, replace the old The Verifier files with the TVPRO.EXE and TVEDIT.EXE found in the TVPRO archive file that you have downloaded. 7) Run TVEDIT. You will know that you are running the new TVEDIT by seeing "TVEDIT v4.0" at the bottom of the screen. 8) Once in TVEDIT, select the pull down menu, "Import / Export", and select "Import". This will import the TVCFG.XPT file from the current directory. 9) Make any needed changed in each of the available fields in TVEDIT. Please reference the section "TVEDIT in depth" for a complete description of each field available in TVEDIT. If you are upgrading from TVPRO v1.0, the upgrade is very simple. Please follow the following steps to insure a successful upgrade. 1) Backup all TVPRO files, Databases, and configuration files (TVCFG.DAT) 2) Change directory to the directory where you run TVPRO from and Enter TVEDIT (current installed version) and select EXPORT CONFIGURATION. This will create a file called TVCFG.XPT in the current directory to be used to upgrade to TVPRO v1.1 3) Backup and delete TVCFG.DAT. 4) Copy files included in the TVPRO archive file into the directories where you have TVPRO currently installed. 5) Enter the new TVEDIT and select import configuration. This will import the file TVCFG.XPT from the current directory. All settings from the previous version will be saved. 6) Make any needed changed in each of the available fields in TVEDIT. Please reference the section "TVEDIT in depth" for a complete description of each field available in TVEDIT. 6.0 TVEDIT in depth. TVPRO has a rich set of configuration options that will allow the sysop to configure the program in a great deal of ways. The following pages will help familiarize you with the options available in TVEDIT. Online help for any field contained in TVEDIT can be obtained by pressing the "F1" key while a field is highlighted. As soon as TVEDIT is invoked, you will see the following pulldown menu options... General - This menu is used to define many of the BBS specific options used by TVPRO. Editors - This menu contains sub menus in which the sysop can edit Local Prefixes, Local Area Codes, Bad Codes, Security and Reverify levels. Long Dist - This menu is used to define the Long Distance parameters used by TVPRO. Advanced - This menu is used to define some of the Advanced features used by TVPRO such as, Messages sent to the sysop and Maximum call attempts to name a few. Import/Exp- This menu is used to Import or Export your configuration to or from TVCFG.XPT when you are upgrading to a newer version of TVPRO. Quit - Quit TVEDIT and save changes. 6.1 TVEDIT General Configuration Menu. ╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │BBS Name The City Limits │ │Init String ATX4 │ │Path to BBS C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\ │ │User DB Path C:\WC30\DATA\ │ │TV DB Path C:\TV\ │ │BBS Type Wildcat v3.X │ │DB Protection None │ │Network Type DOS 3.x Share │ │Use CTS/RTS Y │ │Your Areacode 913 │ │PRE-Dial Str. │ │POST-Dial Str. │ │Tone Dial Y │ │Path to NODEINFO.DAT C:\WC30\DATA\ │ ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ BBS Name: Enter the name of your BBS into this field. Init String: Some modems require a special setup before a call can be placed. Enter the commands that your modem requires here. If this field is blank it will be ignored. The default init string is ATX4. It is recommended that this be used because other init strings will cause the modem to return a "RINGING" response to the dial command and cause TVPRO to initiate the call again. Path to BBS: TVPRO requires access to files created by the BBS that contain information such as the callers name, security level, and color support. These files are typically called USERINFO.DAT, or DOOR.SYS. Set this field to the directory where the BBS creates these files before passing control to TVPRO. User DB Path: When a users expiration or memo date is to be changed, TVPRO must make changes to the appropriate fields in the Wildcat user database. Set this field to the path where your BBS stores its user database (ALLUSERS.DAT). TV Database Path: TVPRO uses a database to record each user that has been verified. When a user enters TVPRO with a telephone number that exists in the database further verification of the user stops. Set this field to the path where you wish The Verifier to store this database. This field is also important when The Verifier is used in a multi-node environment. Each node must be set to the same path to insure that users are not allowed to be verified more than once by calling another node. BBS Type: TVPRO will currently operate with the following BBS systems... WildCat! (C)Mustang Software MainLine (C)City Limits Software Press the SpaceBar to toggle between the BBS types. Database Protection Mode: Set this to the mode that you wish TVPRO to open your Databases. This must be set the same as your BBS protection mode. Network Type: Press the space bar to toggle to the network that you are using. Set this field to Single Line if you are not running a network. TVPRO supports the following Network Types... Single Line Novell DOS 3.X Share CBISNet PCMOS386 Use CTS/RTS: Some High Speed Modems require CTS/RTS Handshaking to prevent data loss. Set this field to Y if your modem requires CTS/RTS. Your Areacode: Set this field to the areacode used in your area. PRE-Dial Str: This field is used to inform TVPRO to place a string in front of the users telephone number when the call is placed. For instance, if the BBS is being used in a company where a 9 must be dialed to get an out-going line, this field would be set to "9,". If the caller was calling with the number 555-1212, the dial string would be ATDT9,555-1212 POST-Dial Str: This field is used to inform TVPRO to place a string after the users telephone number when the call is placed. For instance, the field may be used when a long distance service requires a service code to be dialed after the number. Tone Dial: The field is used to inform TVPRO to use TONE dialing when making the call. The Path to NODEINFO.DAT: This field is used to setablish the path where TVPRO will find the file NODEINFO.DAT. This file is created by Wildcat and is updated each time a message is sent to the Sysop or a user. Set this field to the same path in which Wildcat looks for this file. 6.2 TVEDIT Calling Terminology. The Following is a list of terms used by TVPRO and their definition. These terms may be different in your area but the function will be the same. Local: All numbers that are in your local calling area will be considered by TVPRO as local telephone numbers. For example the number 913-357-0316 will be dialed as 357-0316. Local numbers are numbers that are found in your "Local Prefixes" that are in your areacode. This dialing scheme is not considered a chargeable call, and TVPRO will not disconnect after verification unless instructed to do so in TVEDIT. Local Long Distance: In most areas of the country, telephone numbers that are not in your local prefixes, but in your areacode, are considered Local Long Distance calls. For example 913-357-0316 will be dialed as 1-357-0316. All phone numbers that are in your areacode, but do not exist in your "Local Prefixes" will be considered by TVPRO as "Local Long Distance". This dialing scheme is considered a chargeable call, and TVPRO will disconnect after verification. Long Distance: Calls placed out of your areacode, in most cases, are considered Long Distance. The exception to this rule is when the sysop is located on the border of two states or areacodes where the call is still local (Addressed in the section TVEDIT Editors / Local Areacodes). For example the number 913-357-0316 will be dialed in the form of 1-913-357-0316. This dialing scheme is considered a chargeable call, and TVPRO will disconnect after verification. Metro: Some areas of the country that reside on the border of two area codes require the areacode be dialed with the number even if the call is local. For example 913-357-0316 would be dialed as 913-357-0316. This dialing scheme is not considered a chargeable call, and TVPRO will not disconnect after verification unless instructed to do so in TVEDIT. Zone Calls: Some areas of the country require a 1+areacode be dialed with the number as in Local Long Distance (described above). For example 913-357-0316 would be dialed as 1-913-357-0316. This dialing scheme is considered a chargeable call, and TVPRO will disconnect after verification. Toll Call: Some citys have certain prefixes that are dialed like a local number but you are charged for the call. This dialing scheme is considered a chargeable call, and TVPRO will disconnect after verification. 6.3 TVEDIT EDITORS / LOCAL PREFIXES TVEDIT will allow the sysop to define up to 200 local prefix ranges. 22 prefix ranges are displayed at a time, and the PGUP and PGDN keys may be used to display more available prefixes. When Local Prefixes is selected from the Editors menu you will see the following menu... ╒ Low Hi Toll Call?══════════════╕ │ 1 232 235 N │ │ 2 266 267 N │ │ 3 271 273 N │ │ 4 286 286 N │ │ 5 295 296 N │ │ 6 354 357 N │ │ 7 379 379 N │ │ 8 479 479 N │ │ 9 564 564 N │ │ 10 582 582 N │ │ 11 584 584 N │ │ 12 775 775 N │ │ 13 862 862 N │ │ 14 246 246 N │ │ 15 256 256 N │ │ 16 836 836 N │ │ 17 0 0 N │ │ 18 0 0 N │ │ 19 0 0 N │ │ 20 0 0 N │ │ 21 0 0 N │ │ 22 0 0 N │ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════╛ LOW HI: The Verifier will allow the sysop to define prefixes that are to be considered LOCAL by The Verifier. To eliminate the need to enter each of these prefixes, TVEDIT will allow the sysop to enter a RANGE of prefixes. For example, assume that the prefixes 354 , 356 and 357 are to be called, by The Verifier, as local calls, the sysop would enter 354 in LOW and 357 in HI. Any prefixes that are not found here, are considered by TVPRO as Long Distance prefixes if not in the areacode, or Local Long Distance if in the areacode of the sysop. Toll Call?: In some areas, certain local prefixes are considered TOLL CALLS. This condition exists when a local prefix is dialed, but the phone company charges a TOLL for the call. If some of your prefixes meet this condition, set TOLL CALL for these prefixes to Y. TVPRO will call these prefixes, and disconnect from the user so that no further cost is incurred by the sysop. 6.4 TVEDIT EDITORS / LOCAL AREA CODES TVEDIT will allow the sysop to define up to 10 area codes that will be dialed as local calls. When Local Area Codes is selected from the Editors menu the following menu will be displayed... ╒ AreaCode Metro═════════╕ │ 1 515 N │ │ 2 319 N │ │ 3 N │ │ 4 N │ │ 5 N │ │ 6 N │ │ 7 N │ │ 8 N │ │ 9 N │ │ 10 N │ │ │ ╘═════ Local Area Codes ═════╛ AreaCode: Some BBS's are located on the border of many areacodes, where calling the bordering citys in these areacodes is not a long distance call. Normally when a user calls from one of these citys, their area code does not match the BBS's area code, and TVPRO would consider them to be long distance. To inform TVPRO that this condition exists, Local Area Codes are entered into these fields. Also, all of the prefix ranges that exist in each of the bordering citys must also exist in the Local Prefix Editor in TVEDIT. Any prefixes that are used by a user, in these local area codes, that do not exist in the Local Prefix Editor, will be considered Long Distance, and The Verifier will dial the number with a 1+Areacode. Metro: In some areas, an area code may also be METRO. This is used when a Local number must be dialed with the Areacode and the number. For example, if you have local numbers that must be dialed 913-357-0316, set the METRO field for the Areacode to Y. 6.5 TVEDIT EDITORS / BAD AREA CODES When Bad Area Codes is selected from the Editors menu, the following menu is displayed... ╒ Low Hi════╕ │ 1 911 911 │ │ 2 555 555 │ │ 3 900 900 │ │ 4 913 917 │ │ 5 0 0 │ │ 6 0 0 │ │ 7 0 0 │ │ 8 0 0 │ │ 9 0 0 │ │ 10 0 0 │ │ │ ╘═ Bad Area Codes ═╛ Low Hi: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define area codes that are not to be processed. To eliminate the need to enter each of these areacodes, TVEDIT will allow the sysop to enter a RANGE of areacodes. For example, assume that the areacodes 913, 914, 915, 916 and 917 are not to be called by The Verifier, the sysop would enter 913 in LOW and 917 in HI. 6.6 TVEDIT EDITORS / SECURITY LEVELS This screen is used to define the various fields associated with each security level that you wish to be upgraded. You may wish to have multiple different entry levels into TVPRO. For example, Wildcat will allow security level change based on answers to questionnaires. You may have a question asking the user if they are a sysop, and their security level in Wildcat will be adjusted accordingly. This level, for example, may be UVSYSOP, for unverified visiting sysop. In TVEDIT you would define this level as one of the entry levels and. For this example, if the user called from a local telephone number, the user would be upgraded to LVSYSOP, for local visiting sysop, or LDVSYSOP for long distance visiting sysop. These are only examples, the sysop must configure TVEDIT to reflect the security levels established in MAKEWILD. If Security Levels is selected from the Editors menu the following screen will be displayed... ╒ UnVerified Local Verified LD Verified Time Expire Memo╕ │1 NEWUSER VERIFIED LDVERIFIED 060 30 10 │ │2 UVSYSOP LVSYSOP LDVSYSOP 090 0 0 │ │3 000 0 0 │ │4 000 0 0 │ │5 000 0 0 │ │6 000 0 0 │ │7 000 0 0 │ │8 000 0 0 │ │9 000 0 0 │ │10 000 0 0 │ │ │ ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Unverified Security Level: There are 10 different Unverified security levels that you can establish as valid entry levels that can be verified. Each of these levels can have a unique level that TVPRO will upgrade them to upon successful verification. Set each of the unverified levels that you wish to be verified. If you do not wish to use all 10 levels just leave them blank. Local Verified Level: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a different Verified security level for local users that pass successful verification than is given to Long distance users. Set this field to the level that you wish to give to local users for the unverified level defined in field 1 of this line. Long Distance Level: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a different Verified security level for local users that pass successful verification than is given to Long distance users. Set this field to the level that you wish to give to Long Distance users for the unverified level defined in field 1 of this line. Time to give user: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define how much time will be given to a user upon successful verification. Set this field to the amount of time that you wish to give the user upon return to the BBS. NOTE : Setting this field to 0 will give the user 0 minutes upon return to the BBS, thus logging them off due to insufficient time left. Days before Expire: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a number of days, after verification, to set the expire date of the user in the BBS user database. For example, if this field was set to 7 and the user was verified on January 1st, The Verifier would set the users expiration date to January 7th. One example of the use of this feature is where the sysop is operating a PAY ONLY board. The sysop may wish to give new users 30 days of free access and have Wildcat expire the user to an expired level that no longer has access. This field must be set when Reverification (described below) will be used. Days before Memo TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a number of days, after verification, to set the memo date of the user in the BBS user database. For example, if this field was set to 7 and the user was verified on January 1st, The Verifier would set the users memo date to January 7th. 6.7 TVEDIT EDITORS / REVERIFY LEVELS Reverification is a means by which, you the sysop, can insure that your users are continuing to call with the number that they were verified with. A sysop may chose to reverify users on a 30 day basis. The concept is very simple. It illustrate the procedure, we will use the following security levels as a point of reference... NEWUSER - A security level with virtually no access except access to the TVPRO door. VERIFIED - The security level given to a user after successfull verification. EXPIRED - The security level that users are expired to after a period of 30 days. A new user calls and receives the security level NEWUSER. The user then opens the TVPRO door, is verified, and is upgraded to the VERIFIED level. The users expiration date is set to 30 in the Wildcat user database. The sysop has defined that when a users expiration date has been exceeded, their security level is set to EXPIRED. The user continues normal BBS available to VERIFIED users until the expiration date is exceeded. At this time Wildcat will set the users security level to EXPIRED. The user then enters TVPRO with the security level of EXPIRED, is verified and based on the fields entered into TVEDIT Editors / Reverify Levels, is upgraded to a level of VERIFIED, with an expiration date in 30 more days. This starts the reverification process over again. Selecting Reverify Levels from the Editors menu will display the following menu... ╒ Expired Local Verified LD Verified Time Expire Memo╕ │1 NEWUSER VERIFIED LDVERIFIED 060 30 0 │ │2 000 0 0 │ │3 000 0 0 │ │4 000 0 0 │ │5 000 0 0 │ │6 000 0 0 │ │7 000 0 0 │ │8 000 0 0 │ │9 000 0 0 │ │10 000 0 0 │ │ │ ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ReVerify Expired security Level: There are 10 different Reverify Expired security levels that you can establish as valid levels that can be Reverified. Each of these levels can have a unique level that TV will upgrade them to upon successful verification. Set each of the Reverify levels that you wish to be reverified. If you do not wish to use all 10 levels just leave them blank. Please read the documentation for a further explanation of Reverification. Local Verified Level: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a different Verified security level for local users that pass successful reverification than is given to Long distance users. Set this field to the level that you wish to give to local users for the reverify level defined in field 1 of this line. Long Distance Level: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a different Verified security level for local users that pass successful reverification than is given to Long distance users. Set this field to the level that you wish to give to Long Distance users for the reverify level defined in field 1 of this line. Time to give user: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define how much time will be given to a user upon successful reverification. Set this field to the amount of time that you wish to give the user upon return to the BBS. NOTE : Setting this field to 0 will give the user 0 minutes upon return to the BBS, thus logging them off due to insufficient time left. Days before expire: TVPRO will allow the sysop to define a number of days, after reverification, to set the expire date of the user in the BBS user database. For example, if this field was set to 7 and the user was verified on January 1st, The Verifier would set the users expiration date to January 7th, Thus setting up the date for the user to be reverified. 6.71 TVEDIT EDITORS / BAD PHONES TVPRO will allow the Sysop to define a set of 200 phone numbers that are not to be verified. If you find that users are attempting to abuse the call back verification process by calling with multiple numbers, the telephone number that you wish to lock out may be entered here. You may also wish to lock out specific local numbers that are not to be called. Pressing enter when this field is highlighted will bring up the following menu. ╒═══ Bad Phone Numbers ════╕ │1 817-589-2118 │ │2 817-589-2640 │ │3 817-595-1649 │ │4 913-271-2070 │ │5 913-271-2071 │ │6 913-271-2072 │ │7 - - │ │8 - - │ │9 - - │ │10 - - │ │11 - - │ │12 - - │ │13 - - │ │14 - - │ │15 - - │ │16 - - │ │17 - - │ │18 - - │ │19 - - │ │20 - - │ │21 - - │ │22 - - │ ╘══════════════════════════╛ To access numbers not found on the current list, the Page Up, and Page down keys are used. 6.8 TVEDIT Long Distance TVPRO will allow the sysop to allow or dis-allow calls that will cause the sysop to incur a charge by placing the call. The sysop may also define the start and end times of long distance support to only allow long distance calls during a low cost period of the day. Selecting Long Distance from the TVEDIT main menu will display the following menu... ╒════════════════════════════════════╕ │Support LD Y │ │Start LD Hour 17:00 │ │End LD Hour 07:00 │ │LD All Day Sat/Sun Y │ │Support Zone Calls N │ │ │ ╘════════════════════════════════════╛ Support Long Distance: Setting this field to N will prevent TVPRO from making any long distance calls. Time to Start Long Distance: This field is used to define the hour in which you wish to start Long Distance verifications. Press the spacebar to cycle through the available times. Time to End Long Distance: This field is used to define the hour in which you wish to end Long Distance verifications. Press the spacebar to cycle through the available times. Call Long Distance all Day on SAT/SUN: Long Distance calls, made on Saturday or Sunday, in some areas, cost the same as the evening rate during the week. Set this to Y if you wish TVPRO to make Long Distance calls all day on both Saturday and Sunday. 6.9 - TVEDIT Advanced Configuration Menu If Advanced is selected from the TVEDIT Main Menu, the following menu will be displayed... ╒═══════════════════════════════════════════╕ │Update Phone # Y │ │Send Message on Existing Phone Number Y │ │Send Message on Verification Y │ │Disconnect after All Calls N │ │Maximum LD Retries 3 │ │Maximum Local Retries 3 │ │TV Screen Path C:\TP\TV\ │ │Seconds To Wait For Connect 45 │ │Seconds To Wait After Connect 10 │ │MilliSeconds To Drop DTR 1000 │ │Messages To User │ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════╛ Update Phone #: If this field is set to Y TVPRO will, after successful verification of the user, update the users DATA Phone number in Wildcat with the number that the user was verified with. In Wildcat, users do not have the ability to change their DATA Phone number. This is a way that the sysop can check the phone number that a user was verified with from Wildcat. Send Message on Existing Phone Number: TVPRO will send a message to the sysop, in Wildcat conference 0, when an attempt is made to use another users phone number. The next time that the sysop logs onto Wildcat, the sysop will be told that there is mail waiting. This feature should be used when the sysop does not want to check the TVPRO log file frequently. This feature is enabled when set to Y Send Message on Verification: TVPRO will send a message to the sysop, in Wildcat conference 0, when a user is successfully verified. The next time that the sysop logs onto Wildcat, the sysop will be told that there is mail waiting. This feature should be used when the sysop does not want to check the TVPRO log file frequently. This feature is enabled when set to Y Disconnect after ALL calls: When this field is set to Y TVPRO will disconnect after verification of all users, local and long distance. Maximum LD Retries: Set this field to the maximum amount of times that you wish TVPRO to attempt to call a Long Distance user in one verification session. If this field is set to 1 and a BUSY is returned by the modem on a long distance call, TVPRO will return to the board without upgrading the users access. Maximum Local Retries: Set this field to the maximum amount of times that you wish TVPRO to attempt to call a local user in one verification session. If this field is set to 1 and a BUSY is returned by the modem on a long distance call, TVPRO will return to the board without upgrading the users access. TV Screen Path: This field is used to define the directory where, if the sysop wishes to use them, the TVPRO display files will be held. Seconds to wait for connect: This field is used to establish the amount of time that TVPRO will wait for a connection when dialing a user. If a user does not answer the phone in this time period, TVPRO will re- initialize the modem and call the user again, if the maximum retries have not been exceeded. Default = 45 Seconds to wait after connect: This field is used to establish the amount of time that TVPRO will wait after getting a connect message from the modem, before the user is asked to enter a password. Default = 10 MilliSeconds to Drop DTR: This field is used to establish the amount of time, in milliseconds that TVPRO will drop DTR to hang up on the caller. If you are experiencing problems where TVPRO will not drop carrier, to hangup, on the caller, set this field to a higher value. Messages to User: TVPRO will send a message to the user after Verification, Re- Verification, use of an existing phone number, and many other events. The messages will be sent to the user in-side of Wildcat. The next time that the user logs onto the BBS, the user will be informed that mail is waiting. Pressing enter on this field will display the following menu, and allow the sysop to configure each of the messages that will be sent to the user. ╒════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │Message sent to user upon Local Verification │ │Message sent to user upon LD Verification │ │Message sent to user using same Phone Number │ │Message sent to user not requiring Verification │ │Message sent to user after reverification │ │Message sent to user if Verifiy unsuccessful │ ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Message sent to the user upon Local Verification: This field is used to configure the message that will be sent to all local users after verification. Message sent to the user upon LD Verification: This field is used to configure the message that will be sent to all long distance users after verification. Message sent to the user using same Phone Number: This field is used to configure the message that will be sent to all users that attempt to use a phone number that has allready been used by another user on a previous verification. Message sent to the user not requiring Verification: This field is used to configure the message that will be sent to all users whose security level does not require verification. Message sent to the user after Re-Verification: This field is used to configure the message that will be sent to all users after the user has been re-verified. Pressing enter when any of the above fields are highlighted will display the following menu. ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │Enabled Y │ │Private Y │ │Return Rcpt Y │ │Conference # 0 │ │Input File C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT │ │Attach File C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT │ │Subject YO DUDE WHATS UP? │ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Enabled: This field is used to inform TVPRO that it is to send this message to the user. Setting this field to "Y" will enable the message. To disable the message, set this field to "N". Only messages with this field set to "Y" will be processed by TVPRO. Private: This field is used to inform TVPRO that the message that it is to send to the user will be Private. Return Rcpt: This field will cause Wildcat to return a message, to the sysop, when the user reads the message. Setting this field to "Y" enables the feature. Conference: This field is used to establish the Wildcat Conference number in which the message is to be sent to the user. This field, in most cases, will be set to 0. Input File: This field is used to inform TVPRO the file and path name of the ASCII file that will be used to create the message. This file MUST be created by the sysop, with an ASCII editor. The message will be created with the exact contents of the ASCII file. Attach File: TVPRO will allow the Sysop to attach a file to the message that will be sent to the user. This is very useful when you wish to send a NEWUSER package to the user after the user is verified. The attach file may be a Text file with Rules and Regulations for your BBS, Your file listing, or any other file that you wish to send to the user after sending the user the message. When the user reads the message in Wildcat, the user will be informed that a file is attached to the message, and will be alloed to download the file from the message. This field MUST contain the full Path and file name of the file to be attached to the message. 7.0 Importing / Exporting Configuration In order to provide a seamless method of upgrade to newer versions of TVPRO, when it becomes available, an Import / Export feature is provided by TVEDIT. When Export is selected from the Import / Export menu of TVEDIT, the TVPRO configuration is exported to an ASCII file called TVCFG.XPT. This file may be later imported into a newer version of TVPRO by selecting Import from the Import / Export menu of TVEDIT. When Importing is done, all of your configuration data will be overwritten by the data that is contained by TVCFG.XPT. This will eliminate the need for a special program to convert TVCFG.DAT to a format needed by newer versions of TVPRO. To update to a newer version, you will simply export your configuration from your old version and import it into the new version. 8.0 Exporting Wildcat User Telephone Numbers into TVPRO If you are installing TVPRO for the first time, you may wish to export all telephone numbers that users have entered into Wildcat into the TVPRO User Database. You May wish to do this if you do not want all of your existing users to enter TVPRO, and insure that they are not allowed to be verified with an existing number with another name. The procedure is as follows... 1) copy the NUMLIST.EXE program, and TVCFG.DAT (Created with TVEDIT) into the directory where Wildcat stores ALLUSERS.DAT. 2) Run the NUMLIST program like this: NUMLIST VERIFIED. This will cause all users names and telephone numbers for the security level VERIFIED to be imported into the TVPRO user database. 3) Repeat step 2 for all security levels that you wish to be imported into the TVPRO user database. 4) The files TVDATA.DAT, and TVDATA.IX (TVPRO User Database) will be created in this directory. Move these files to the directory that you specified in TVEDIT to contain the TVPRO user database. 9.0 TVUSER : the TVPRO User Editor TVUSER.EXE is a program that will allow you to ADD, DELETE, or EDIT, user records that are contained in your TVPRO user database. To install TVUSER, copy TVUSER.EXE into the directory that you placed your TVPRO.EXE and TVEDIT.EXE in. This directory will probably be \WC30. To invoke TVUSER, change directory to the directory that you normaly run TVPRO from. This directory will be a directory like \WC30\WCWORK\NODE1. Next type TVUSER and press the enter key. A list of all users that are in your TVPRO user database will be displayed. The Following are available in TVUSER.... Down Arrow - Highlight the next user in the list. Up Arrow - Highlight the previous user in the list. ALT A - Add a new user to the TVPRO user database. ALT D - Delete the currently highlighted user. ENTER - Select and edit the currently highlighted user. F1 - Toggle user sort, by Phone number or by Name. When editing a user, press control enter to save your changes made to the user record, or escape to abort the edit. NOTE : Do not attempt to use this program with databases created by older versions of The Verifier. The User Database format has changed, and you will corrupt your TVPRO user database. 10.0 Answers to common TVPRO Questions. Q: My users are are successfully verified, but when they return to the BBS, they are instantly logged off, Why? A: This is generally caused when the time that you are giving this security level upon return to the BBS, (Defined in TVEDIT Editors / Security Levels) is set to 0 Q: My modem dials a user, but as soon as the phone on the other end rings, TVPRO hangs up and calls again. A: The Modem initialization string must be set so that the modem does not return a RINGING response to commands. For most modems this is done by setting ATX4 in the modem initialization string in TVEDIT / General. Q: My modem calls the user, and the Modem Response returns a -1. A: This is a normal occurance in TVPRO, this means a connection was not made on the dialing pass. Q: After a successfull connection to the users modem, the screen asking for password is cut off. A: This is caused because the Seconds to Wait after Connect is set too low. Q: My modem dials the user, but in the middle of the dialing connection, my modem hangs up. A: This is caused because the Seconds to Wait for Connect is set too low. Q: TVPRO Dials the user, but never gets a proper connect. A: This is probably caused because the modem does not return proper Hayes compatible result codes. The modem must return strings in the form of "CONNECT 2400" or the proper result number. MNP result codes (Such as HST or DUAL standard) are also supported. If you have a question or problem not addressed here, please feel free to call a TVPRO support BBS or Support Voice line listed in the registration section. 11.0 Registration If you are using the DEMO key with TVPRO the key will expire 30 days after the key was created. This is the ONLY restriction. After this amount of time you must register your version to receive a registered key that does not expire. To Register your version, print and complete the registration form on the following page, or the included REGISTER.FRM and return to City Limits Software / Scott Green CUT HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Verifier Professional Registration Form BBS Name : _______________________________________________________ Sysop Name : _____________________________________________________ Address : ________________________________________________________ City : __________________ State : _______________ Zip : _________ BBS Phone Number : __________________________________ (Please Include ALL Nodes) Voice Phone Number : ________________________________ Fido Net/Node ID : __________________________________ For City Limits Use Only : ************************************ * Registration Number * ************************************ * * ************************************ Check the Following Products that you wish to Register. Upgrade from All previous versions of The Verifier $10 [ ] Not needed if TVPRO v1.0 was registered. Only needed for registrations of The Verifier v3.0D and before Single BBS Registration $20 [ ] Shipping $ 5 [ ] Check Here if You want to Download The Verifier Download [ ] Professional Key File, and save shipping costs. After you have mailed your registration, please wait 2-3 days and call The City Limits BBS to download your Key File.If you have never logged onto this BBS please indicate below the password that you wish to use. Password to use on The City Limits BBS. __________________________ Mail Check or Money Order to: Scott Green 6605A Park Place Drive Richland Hills, TX. 76118 Please Allow 2-3 Weeks for Delivery ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CUT HERE You will receive your registered Key File within 2-3 Weeks of receipt of your registration or the normal US MAIL delivery period, Or as soon as you download it if you chose to bypass shipping costs. Your registration will entitle you to Minor release versions, that may be obtained from The City Limits BBS. You may also obtain the latest demo Key from the following "The Verifier PRO" distribution boards... The City Limits ProBoard and TVPRO HQ (817)589-2118 HST (817)589-1649 2400 (817)589-2640 Support Voice Line (Before 10:00pm Please) Fido 1:130/202 MAGIC TVPRO The Software Connection TVPRO BETA and Support (913)271-2070 node1 (913)271-2071 node2 (913)271-2072 node3 (913)271-2073 node4 (913)271-2074 node5 Fido 1:281/2 MAGIC TVPRO If you can find any bugs in this program please report them to any of the above BBS's. Be sure to be able to duplicate the bug and to include a FULL description of your configuration and environment. Lastly, I am always open to suggestions on how to make the program better. EVEN if you don't register it, please write to me and tell me what you think of it and WHY you don't want to register it. I am curious. Thanks.