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- │ ││ │└─┘│ │┌──┐│ │ │ ││ ││ ┌───┘├─────┘ By: Matthew Amann of 1:249/111
- │ ││ │ │ │└──┘│ │ │ ││ ││ │ ┌─┐├─────┐ and Eric Tremblay
- │ ││ │ │ │ │ │┌─┐│ ││ ││ │ └─┤└─────┤ V·E·R·S·I·O·N v1.02
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- ─────────────────┘ + IMLAID!
-
- ░░ FILES INCLUDED ░░
-
- The following files are included in the IMLOGS and IMLAID package:
-
- IMLOGS02.EXE ...... The file needed to execute IMLOGS v 1.02
- IMLAID02.EXE ...... The file needed to execute IMLAID v 1.02
- IM-DOCS.DOC ....... The documation files for IMLOGS and IMLAID
- IMLOGS.CFG ........ A sample configuration file
- MAILTOSS.LOG ...... Sample capture (input) file from a mail tosser
- ECHO-LOG.ANS ...... Sample output ANSI file for IMLOGS
- ECHO-LOG.ASC ...... Sample output ASCII file for IMLOGS
- IMLAID.ANS ........ Sample output ANSI file for IMLAID
- IMLAID.ASC ........ Sample output ASCII file for IMLAID
- MOREINFO.DOC ...... More information (Misc)
-
- ░░ WHAT IS IMLOGS ??? ░░
-
- IMLOGS is a utility that creates a real time log of echomail delivery
- to your system. It creates ASCII and ANSI files which you may make viewable
- on your BBS by your users. Having such a service available to your users
- can make it very simple for them to find out when the last mail delivery was,
- and exactly what echos it consisted of. It is compatible with all BBS software
- and all echomail networks. It is also compatible with all echomail tossers
- which generate reports, while unpacking the inbound mail files, that indicate
- each area name while unpacking and tossing. For example, IMAIL and QECHO are
- of this type.
-
-
- ░░ CONFIGURATION FILE ░░
-
- IMLOGS and IMLAID is run from a configuration file. This file is easy to change
- to your own needs.
-
- The file format is simply a list of all your echomail areas you wish to be
- included in the output file, each on an individual line. An example file is
- included for your convenience (please see IMLOGS.CFG).
-
- ░░ RUNNING IMLOGS ░░
-
- In order to run IMLOGS you must have the following files in the present/active
- directory:
-
- IMLOGS02.EXE
- IMLOGS.CFG (IMLOGS_CONFIG_FILE)
-
- The program is called with four parameters. The first is a complete path and
- filename to your input file. The second is a complete path and filename to
- the ANSI file you wish IMLOGS to create. The thord is a complete path and
- filename to the ASCII file you wish IMLOGS to create. The fourth is the
- complete path and filename of your IMLOGS_CONFIG_FILE.
-
- The first file is created using your favorite echomail tosser, such as IMail.
- Normally, IMail writes to the main console (screen), however this can be
- re-directed using an internal DOS function. Simply use '> filename.txt' to
- create the file which IMLOGS will read. Capture the output every time
- echomail is delivered. Immediately after delivery execute IMLOGS.
-
- An example run, using 'mailtoss.log' as the first file, which IMLOGS will read
- and 'mailtoss.ans' as the file IMLOGS will write the ANSI output to, and using
- 'mailtoss.asc' as the file IMLOGS will write the ASCII output to.
-
- C:\I-MAIL\IMAIL.EXE <option> > mailtoss.log imlogs.cfg
-
- │ │ └─────┴── Redirects the output to 'mailtoss.log'
- │ └────────────── Please see the IMail documation
- └───────────────────────── File name to execute IMail
-
- C:\IMLOGS02.EXE mailtoss.log echo-log.ans echo-log.asc imlogs.cfg
-
- │ │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ │ File name of Config file
- │ │ │ └── File name for ASCII output
- │ │ └────────────── File name for ANSI output
- │ └─────────────────────────── File name for input file
- └──────────────────────────────────────── File name to execute IMLOGS
-
- The second file (the output) contains a list of all echo-mail areas that just
- recieved mail. A sample output file is shown below:
-
-
- IMLOGS v 1.02 (c) -=-=-=-=- Copyright 1992, Mathew Amann
- Registered to: Salterton BBS -=-=-=-=- Salterton BBS @ FidoNet 1:249/111
-
- ------------- [IM-LOGS] Sat Mar 21 07:14:48 1992
-
- ■ HELL249 (1 message(s) tossed)
- ■ USERS249 (2 message(s) tossed)
-
- ------------- [IM-LOGS] Sat Mar 21 10:50:50 1992
-
- ■ MAG.JM1 (2 message(s) tossed)
- ■ MAG.SM1 (2 message(s) tossed)
-
- ------------- [IM-LOGS] Sat Mar 21 13:41:24 1992
-
- ■ SYSOP249 (5 message(s) tossed)
- ■ PROG249 (2 message(s) tossed)
- ■ EAST_ONT_CHAT (1 message(s) tossed)
- ■ USERS249 (2 message(s) tossed)
-
-
- ░░ RUNNING IMLAID ░░
-
- IMLAID is a utility that may be used in conjunction with IMLOGS. IMLAID
- compiles a DAILY echomail activity report and IMLOGS monitors the activity
- at an echomail delivery level during the day. IMLAID uses IMLOGS' ASCII ouput
- file to generate such a report. IMLOGS should be executed upon every delivery
- wheras IMLAID should be executed once per day, typically during your nightly
- maintenace. The command line syntax is as follows:
-
-
- c:\IMLAID02.EXE mailtoss.asc imlaid.ans imlaid.asc imlogs.cfg
-
- │ │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ │ File name of Config file
- │ │ │ └─── File name for ASCII output
- │ │ └─────────────── File name for ANSI output
- │ └──────────────────────────── File name for ASCII input file
- └──────────────────────────────────────── File name to execute IMLAID
-
- The following is an example of a typical output of IMLAID:
-
-
- IMLAID v 1.02 (c) -=-=-=-=-=- Copyright 1992, Eric Tremblay
- Registered to: Salterton BBS -=-=-=-=-=- Salterton BBS @ FidoNet 1:249/111
-
- ■ SYSOP249 (6 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ EAST_ONT_CHAT (8 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ QUICKBBS (67 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ QUICKPRO (1 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ WRITE249 (6 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ HELL249 (3 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ USERS249 (13 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ OOII (13 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ DESQVIEW (99 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.JM1 (3 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.MJ1 (1 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.SM1 (6 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.JP2 (6 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.CHAT (1 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.SYSOP (1 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.WARP (1 message(s) received yesterday)
- ■ MAG.GUTS (2 message(s) received yesterday)
-
- Salterton BBS received 237 messages in 17 echo areas yesterday
-
-
- ░░ IMLOGS AND IMLAID SUPPORT ░░
-
- The author(s) of IMLOGS and IMLAID may be reached by one of the following means:
-
- POST: Eric Tremblay
- 3488 Buck Point Road FidoNet: 1:249/111.0@fidonet.org
- RR #1
- Inverary, Ontario
- K0H 1X0 -- CANADA
-
- Please fell free contact the author(s) if you have any questions, inquiries,
- and/or requests.
-
- ░░ CREDITS/COPYRIGHTS ░░
-
- IMLOGS is (c) Copyright 1992 by Matthew Amann and Eric Tremblay of 1:249/111.
- IMAIL is (c) Copyright 1990, 1992 by Fabiano Fabris.
- QECHO is (c) Copyright 1992 by Pegasus Software