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- Postlink RIME Mail Statistics
- Bulletin Generator
- (c) 1993 Gregory R. Barton
- ═══════════════════════════════════
-
- Purpose:
- ────────
- This program was written so that users of my BBS could
- quickly see what time the last RIME mail run occurred
- and specifically, what kind of messages were exported
- and imported in each conference. This bulletin will
- also total all exported and imported messages.
-
- Packing List:
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- The following files are included in this archive:
- RIMEBULL.EXE - The executable file.
- RIMEBULL.DOC - The file you're now reading.
- MAILBULL.CFG - Sample configuration file.
- SAMPLE.BAT - Batch file to view the
- enclosed sample bulletin in
- color.
- SHOWNEWS.EXE - Utility I wrote to view files
- created with PCBoard "@Xnn"
- codes in color at the DOS prompt.
- BLT18 - Sample bulletin created with
- RIMEBULL.
- FILE_ID.DIZ - PCBoard description file.
-
- Setup:
- ──────
- First of all, you will need to go into your POSTLINK.CFG
- configuration file and make sure that the following line
- exists:
-
- LOG=x:\postlink\postlink.txt
-
- This line will write a PCBoard caller's log-type file to
- disk. In this case, called POSTLINK.TXT. You may name
- this file anything you'd like, provided it meets DOS
- filename requirements. Also notice above that the "X"
- in the drive-letter position means the drive your POSTLINK
- files reside.
-
- Special Note: RIMEBULL reads only the first POSTLINK run
- in this LOG file. You will need to make a NEW LOG file
- after every mail run for RIMEBULL to operate correctly.
- On my system, I simply make a backup of my LOG file and
- then delete it in my event. The next Postlink mail run
- will then create a new LOG file.
-
- Next, you'll need to use an ASCII editor to make up a
- MAILBULL.CFG file. The format of this file is simple:
-
- Your BBS Name Here ;30 chars. max
- Name of LOG file Postlink creates
- POSTLINK Import/Export Mode ("A" or "M")
- Name of bulletin you wish to create
- Title of bulletin you wish to create ;20 chars. max
-
- The POSTLINK Import/Export Mode is defined in your POSTLINK.CFG
- file. If you have IMPORT and EXPORT set to AUTOMATIC, use "A",
- if not, use "M" for MANUAL.
-
- For instance, here is how my MAILBULL.CFG file reads for my
- own BBS (inluded in this archive):
-
- Alachua County Computer Users Group
- POSTLINK.TXT
- A
- BLT18
- Bulletin #18
-
- Once you have created your MAILBULL.CFG file, save it and put
- it in the same subdirectory as your RIMEBULL.EXE file.
-
- Running the Program:
- ────────────────────
- To run this program, perform your POSTLINK mail run as usual.
- Once the mail run has finished, Postlink will have created
- the LOG file you specified in the POSTLINK.CFG file. Now,
- simply type RIMEBULL at the DOS prompt and your bulletin (as
- specified in your MAILBULL.CFG file) will be created.
-
- ***********************************************************
- Note that if an error occurs during the mail run (such as a
- mail packet is not found), RIMEBULL will NOT create the
- bulletin file, but will instead delete it and return to DOS.
- ***********************************************************
-
- Here is a sample (minus the PCBoard "@Xnn" codes) of the
- output RIMEBULL creates:
-
- ┌──────────────┐ Alachua County Computer Users Group
- ──────────┤ Bulletin #18 ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────
- └──────────────┘ 04-02-93
-
- The last RIME mail run was on 04-02-93 at 09:04 hours.
-
- The following message statistics were generated:
-
- Conference Exp Imp Conference Exp Imp
- ─────────────── ─── ─── ─────────────── ─── ───
- For $ale Echo 0 394 Common 0 104
- Tech Echo 0 107 Desktop Pub 0 24
- Communication 0 17 Programming 0 37
- Database 0 4 Windows 0 263
- Job Bank 0 21 Shareware 0 56
- Star Trek 0 229 Sound Cards 0 41
- dCOM 0 0 Strange 0 24
- RIME News 0 0 PCRelay 0 6
- Bible Studies 2 127 Flight SIMS 0 17
- DOS 0 47 PCB Support 0 37
- RIME Sysop 0 0 LOCALBBS 1 0
-
- Totals: Messages Exported - 3 Messages Imported - 1555
-
- ────────────────────────────[ End Bulletin #18 ]────────────────────────────
-
- For a COLOR sample of the above output, type SAMPLE at the DOS
- prompt to display this same file in color (included in this
- archive).
-
- Other Info:
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- Included in this archive is another utility I wrote called
- SHOWNEWS.EXE. This little utility will allow you to view
- files created with PCBoard "@Xnn" codes in color from the
- DOS prompt.
-
- This program is also based on my first shareware program I
- wrote, called NEWSMAKER (current version is NWSMKR31.ZIP,
- available on Salt-Air BBS and several shareware CDROMS).
- It is a utility that will allow you to automatically color
- NEWS files for PCBoard and add a nice, headered output.
-
- Registration:
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- You are allowed to use this program for FREE for the first
- 30 days. However, if you wish to use it beyond that period,
- you must register it with me for $10.00. Your support will
- allow me to keep writing utilities such as this and/or
- expanding them. Any comments or suggestions will be greatly
- appreciated also.
-
- Please send a check or money order for $10.00, along with
- any comments or suggestions to:
-
- Greg Barton
- 3334 NW 4th Street
- Gainesville, FL 32609
-
- Phone: (904) 372-4765
- BBS: (904) 335-7289
-
- Thank you for your support of this program.
-
- History:
- ────────
- 04/03/93 - Version 1.0 released to local beta testing.
- 04/05/93 - Version 1.1 released - Fixed "bug" where Postlink
- writes a different LOG file depending on import/export status.
-
- End of History.