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- From: root@rwsys.wimsey.bc.ca (Superuser)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Distribution: world
- Subject: Exporter BBS v.04
- Message-ID: <9301107347@rwsys.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Organization: RWSYS Exporter BBS system
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 10:29:12 PST
- Lines: 95
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- Exporter BBS v.04 is now available. This version is posted to
- incoming at raven. The package is called exp4.zip.
-
- It features:
- *GNU style license.
- *version included for Coherent 3.x and 4.x in the same package.
- *Color support including termcap and/or terminfo for called programs,
- *fast and easy menu driven interface,
- *context sensitive help system,
- *menus can be toggled off and on if user desires, with a single key stroke.
- *supports scripts of bbs commands,
- *prompts and messages in a single file for easy customization/translation.
- *up to 900 commands and 99 menus configurable by sysop,
- *teleconferences with no formal limit to number of channels
- *sysop's system monitor,
- *user configuarable file transfer protocol, support
- for external protocols: x-y-z modem and kermit.
- *user definable defaults for colors and file transfer protocols,
- *events calendar support,
- *includes database system with
- full screen download queue management.
- macro files allow automation of files library administration
- uses .dbf style files.
- restricted read only mode or full mode with locate,
- edit, sort and so on. (in color, when used with the
- bbs)
- runs on both 286 and 386 with up to 10 concurrent databases
- on 286 and 30 concurrent databases on 386 with DDK kernel.
- *download queue system allows the user to select files from a full
- screen display that includes comments, file size and
- other information with a single key stroke. It also
- grabs entire "groups" of files in a couple of keystrokes.
- *supports sysop definable "questionaires",
- *menu/command manager for both 286 and 386 enviornments,
- *runs any program with sysop's predefined arguments,
- *29 builtin commands available to use on menus,
- *restricted call time length available at any time interval desired by sysop,
- *each user (or group of users) can have a totally different
- command/menu set,
- *60 new on-line man sets,
- *includes getty wedge to log modem activty, pperm to remove old
- locks and keep the serial port permissions correct, rmhd to remove
- lines from the begining of log files.
- *16 additional programs to administer or assist the BBS,
- *Install *and* Unintsall scripts. Since there is no warranty with
- a gnu license, you can easily remove it if you don't
- like it (or if you want to upgrade it ).
- *developer's tools including database of all function definitions
- and all function calls by filename and line number. You
- can tweak it to your heart's desire.
- *developed on COHERENT machines for COHERENT machines.
- *Installs in about 10 minutes (on a 386dx 25mhz, including all compile
- time and nroff'ing man pages.)
- *Bla, Bla, Bla..
-
- Known limitations:
- *uses external file transfer protocols only. You'll need
- the zmodem package. Uses COHERENT's kermit.
- *Each menu/command set is a fixed length database 275kb in length,
- so you will find a toll exacted on your disk drive if you
- add many different sets. I use 2. One is a 'guest' set and
- the other is a regular set. Of course, sets can be shared
- among any number of users, and a special file lists which
- user gets which set. You'll need about 1.5 mb of disk space
- to compile and run this minimal set.
- *The database system lacks relational abilities and an interpreter.
- It is a simple menu driven .dbf system.
- *news and mail are external. The BBS checks the user's mail box
- after every command, in the manner that any other 'shell'
- would and reports new mail. However, most news and mail
- programs offer security holes for certain systems.
- *the bbs itself supports ansi, dos-ansi, vt100 and tty only. However,
- the sysop can add terminals.
-
- This isn't the end of development. It is just that the development
- has reached the point where the software can be used by almost anyone
- who can run COHERENT whether they can 'hack' or not.
-
- If you do not have access to raven, you can download the file from
- my bbs by uucp or interactively. For uucp It is:
- /usr/spool/uucppublic/coherent/exp4.zip
-
- Interactively, you'll find the file by running command '211'.
-
- I am in the process of installing Taylor uucp, but after that I
- will post a copy to mwcbbs. I will not e-mail it. It is too big.
- (except to those bbs's who participated in beta testing, upon
- their request).
-
- Have fun,
-
- Randy
-
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- root@rwsys.wimsey.bc.ca (Randy Wright) Exporter BBS
- (604)581-0518 8N1 (Bell103/212A,V22.bis,V32) interactive login: guest
- Anon uucp: ogin: uguest MACHINE=uguest LOGNAME=uguest MYNAME=rwsys
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