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- Latest Files Announcer.
-
- Version 0.32
-
- Copyright ╜ 1993 by Robert Darling.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This program is released into the Public Domain with no guarantees.
- You use this program at your own risk and I accept no responsibilty
- for any damage that may be caused by use or mis-use of this program.
- The source code remains my copyright.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- The purpose of this program is simple - it reports any new files
- that have arrived at your system since the previous day to a message
- area of your choice.
-
- It was originally written for QBBS systems only but now handles both
- QBBS and ///Turbo v2.x systems, plus any that use the FILES.BBS
- system like that used by QuickBBS ST.
-
- The program may be run more than once per day is you find the need
- to. A temporary list of files that have already been reported is
- created and added to each run on that day. It will be deleted on the
- next day and a new list created. It will only write a message if new
- files are found.
-
- So, what do you need. Well, the archive should include the following
- files:
-
- LFA.PRG - The main program.
- LFA.CTL - A sample control file for LFA.
- SEARCH.CTL - A sample search file.
- LFA.DOC - This doc!
- LFA.HIS - An ascii file detailing the history of the program.
-
- Basically, LFA.CTL and SEARCH.CTL (if required) must be located in
- the same directory as LFA.PRG.
-
- The format of the LFA.CTL is as follows:
-
- SYSTEM <name>
-
- Enter the name of your BBS or system.
-
- QBBS <path>
-
- If you run a QuickBBS ST system then enter the path to your main
- QBBS directory here. This will force LFA to use your FLSEARCH.CTL
- file. If you wish to define your own paths then you may use the
- file SEARCH.CTL instead, but do not use the QBBS command. The
- SEARCH.CTL file is slightly different to the FLSEARCH.CTL file in
- that it does not include a security level. The security level is not
- used in LFA anyway!
-
- TURBO <path>
-
- If you run a ///Turbo v2.x system then enter the path to your main
- BBS directory here. You may not use a SEARCH.CTL file with ///Turbo
- systems. It will search all the drives and paths as defined by your
- ///Turbo parameters.
-
- MSGAREA <path + name>
-
- Enter the complete path to your message base plus the name of the
- area you wish to report to. DO NOT add the extender.
-
- LOGPATH <path>
-
- You may include this command if you wish the log file to be place in
- a directory other than the one which LFA is run from. The path is
- not checked so ensure that it does exist before using it.
-
- NOLOG
-
- This command switches the log file reporting off.
-
- NODISPLAY
-
- This command will switch off the screen output.
-
- HEADER <path + name>
-
- You may define a small text file which will be displayed at the top
- of the report with this command. To prevent an extra empty line from
- appearing between this header and the start of the report do NOT
- press return at the end of the last line entered in the text.
- Note: this text file must be written in ascii!
-
- FOOTER <path + name>
-
- You may define a small text file which will be displayed at the end
- of the report with this command. To prevent an extra empty line from
- appearing between this footer and the identification line at the end
- report do NOT press return at the end of the last line entered in
- the text.
- Note: this text file must be written in ascii!
-
- OMIT and ENDOMIT
-
- You may include filenames between these commands that you do not
- wish reporting. For instance, if you update your ALLFILES.xxx daily
- you may not wish to report these. OMIT should be placed on one line,
- then each filename placed on a seperate line after this. The last
- command ENDOMIT must be placed on a seperate line immediately after
- your last filename.
-
-
- A semi-colon (;) in column 1 of either of the control files will
- cause that line to be ignored. The example control files included
- are commented to assist you with setting up LFA easily. A backslash
- is not required after a path has been defined, although it will be
- added if missing.
-
- ///Turbo Sysops may now define area descriptions which will be used
- to show which area a file has been entered. To do this a file named
- TURBDESC.CTL will need to be created in the same directory as the
- main program. An example file is included. Basically, you define an
- area description for each of your *.FIL files as shown. The complete
- name of the .FIL file is required otherwise it won't work. Comments
- are NOT possible in this file. If this file is not found then a
- description will be created from the .FIL file currently being used.
-
- Well, that's about it. I hope you like the program, and if so I
- wouldn't mind hearing from you, either by netmail, echomail, or
- postcard. If you have any suggestions or bug reports then please let
- me know, and I will include / fix them if possible.
-
- Many thanks must go to Mark Matts who provided me with some source
- code which I ripped to bits and edited for inclusion into the
- program. Also, my thanks go to Flemming Nielsen who was good enough
- to provide me with the necessary information to incorporate ///Turbo
- support.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Robert Darling.
-
- Contact numbers:
-
- FolkeSTone QBBS - +44-(0)303-249306
- FidoNet - 2:255/375
- NeST - 90:106/130
- AtariNet - 51:501/100
-
- A Miracom Dual Standard Plus allows connections at up to 14,400
- baud, 24 hours a day.
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