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- TXTBCST 1.1b
- Copyright (C) 1993 John Woodstock
- All Rights Reserved
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- TXTBCST is supported by:
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- Residence: Support BBS:
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- John Woodstock Your Software Resource
- P.O. Box 436 (516) 736-6662
- Coram , NY 11727-0436
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- TXTBCST is a utility to create .REP messages for .QWK mail doors from
- text files from the DOS command line. Text files longer than standard
- message length are automatically chopped off and put in multiple
- messages. Text is added to the message to denote a split has taken place
- and the "SUBJECT" is modified to denote the continuation as well. If
- replies packet already exist on disk, new replies will be appended to
- it.
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- To use TXTBCST, execute the command:
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- TXTBCST Text_file BBS_ID From To Subject Conference [private]
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- Text_file - The text file from which you want the message
- created.
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- BBS_ID - The .REP packet name of the BBS.
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- From - This is where you'd put your name.
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- To - Who the message is for (the receiver).
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- Subject - What the message is about.
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- Conference - Topic area number on the BBS for the message.
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- ** For the names and subjects, be sure to put semicolons ";"
- ** between words instead of spaces. For example:
- John Woodstock = John;Woodstock
- J. T. Smith = J.;T.;Smith
- Items for sale = Items;for;sale
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- [private] - Optional: Message status. This option lets you
- control who can read your message. The default is PUBLIC which means
- everyone can read your message. These options may not be available on
- all BBSes and .QWK mail doors. I've found that these options worked
- with Qmail4 and PCBoard.
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- P - Only the receiver of the message may read the message.
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- ** The system operator (SysOp) can read all message doesn't
- ** matter what status the message is set at.
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- Customized tagline is available by setting the environment variable
- 'TAGLINE'. To do this issue the command:
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- SET TAGLINE=Daddy what happens when I type FORMAT C: ???
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- Execute TXTBCST without and parameter will list a few command line
- examples.
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- After successful execution of TXTBCST, the message(s) will be stored in
- a file named BBS_ID.MSG. Just compress this with PKZIP or whatever
- compression method that the BBS uses. Make sure the compressed file has
- the BBS_ID as the name and .REP as the extension.
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- Registration:
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- This program is Shareware, No registration is asked at this time.
- Comments, suggestions, critiques, donations are welcome.
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- Future Enhancements Planned:
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- 1) I am planning on allowing you to replace the conference number with
- a group code. The group code will then permit multiple BBSIDs and
- conferences to be copied.
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- STANDARD DISCLAIMER:
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- This program is provided on an "AS IS" basis. No warranty of any kind
- is expressed or implied.
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- ****** USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK. *******
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- I take no responsibility for any damage caused directly or indirectly
- from the use or the inability to use this program.
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- Copyrights:
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- QWK and Qmail
- - Copyrights of Mark "Sparky" Herring of Sparkware, the original
- creator of QWK.
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- PCBoard
- - Copyrights of Clark Development Company.
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- PKZIP
- - Copyrights of Phil Katz of P.K. Ware Inc.
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- Release History:
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- Oct-11-93 - Changed the output file routine to prepare for allowing a
- group code to be used instead of indiviual conferences
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- Oct-6-93 - Version 1 complete
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