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- ║ Uplist v1.2 - (c) Abacus Systems Ltd 1992 ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Converts a FLOP file list to UPLIST.TXT and ║
- ║ then creates a QWK format .MSG packet for ║
- ║ upload to a Wildcat BBS via Tomcat ║
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-
- This program will take a file list created by FLOP and create a QWK
- format .MSG file compatible with Tomcat for import into the Wildcat
- message base. You will also need FLOP and PKZIP to use this program.
-
- This is useful for sending a message on the network of your previous
- day's uploads automatically. In this way, people will see where to go
- to get the files they need and will also be advised of new files as
- and when they appear on the BBS scene.
-
- I am working on other utilities that will help you to automate your
- BBS scanning activity logs etc for things like dropped carriers,
- uploads, downloads and bad behaviour.
-
- I have also just completed MakeRep which allows you to send automated
- messages to users from a batch file.
-
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- UpList is Shareware - that means it's copyright (c) Abacus Systems
- Ltd and may not be sold by anyone else for profit. Please feel free to
- distribute this file in it's entirity as widely as you wish.
-
- You may use UpList for a reasonable period of time for evaluation
- purposes, but if you decide to use it on a permanent basis you must
- register it by paying Abacus Systems Ltd #10.00 Sterling. Our address
- is: Cartbridge House, Broadmead Road, Send, Woking, Surrey. GU23 7AD
- You may pay by UK cheque or by Access (Mastercard) or Visa by
- telephone or by calling our BBS Abacus Vortex on 0483 755099 and
- leaving me (David Chester) a message containing your credit card
- number, expiry date and your current address. +44 483 755099 for
- foreign registrations.
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-
- First of all you will need to amend your FLOP.CFG file to include the
- instruction to FLOP to make a list of files 1 day old. The line to do
- this is:-
-
- FILE=C:\WC30\FLOPYEST.LST /t3:1 /F1 /PN /X<areas to skip>
-
- Please see FLOP's documentation for the correct syntax for your
- version of FLOP. I'm using the latest version which needs the 'FILE='
- switch.
-
- UpList must be run from this directory - ie. the Wildcat Home
- directory.
-
- UpList uses several command line switches as follows:-
-
- UpList <commands>
-
- The command line switches are as follows:-
-
- /C:<conference number> (Deafault=0)"
- /F:<from name>
- /T:<to name> (default=ALL)
- /L:<listfile> name of file created by FLOP (default FLOPYEST.LST)
- /S:<subject> (Deafult=Files Uploaded Yesterday)
- /R:<REP packet name> eg THENET (do NOT put .REP on the end!)"
- /P makes the message private (default is Public)"
- /H Help! Displays this information.
-
- As you can see, some of these commands have defaults so you needent
- use all of them. You must, however, ALWAYS specify a REP packet name
- which is the name used by Tomcat to import/export messages. eg THENET
- and the FROM name which should be the name of your BBS eg Abacus BBS
-
- A sample command line, then, might look like this:-
-
- Uplist /c:27 /f:Abacus BBS /r:THENET
-
- or
-
- Uplist /f:Abacus BBS /t:David Chester /r:thenet /p
-
- These options should all be typed on the same line, although the text
- will obviously wrap if you exceed the screen width.
-
- The first example will create the list file UPLOAD.LST and create from
- this a message to ALL from Abacus BBS with the subject "Files Uploaded
- Yesterday" in conference 27 creating the message file THENET.MSG
-
- The second example sends a private message from Abacus BBS to David
- Chester in conference 0
-
- You can keep adding messages to THENET.MSG as subsequent ones are
- appended. If the file THENET.MSG does not exist, it will be created.
- This works quite happily alongside MakeRep and any similar programs
- that I am currently working on. Register any 2 of these programs and
- get the third free!
-
- When you have created all the messages that you wanted to send, simply
- ZIP up the THENET.MSG to create the REP packet for Tomcat to import
- like so:
-
- PKZIP \QMAIL\THENET.REP THENET.MSG
-
- ensuring that you get the path right for your Tomcat local packets and
- then upload it to Wildcat by:
-
- TOMCAT SYSOP /UPLOAD
-
- Don't forget to delete THENET.MSG afterwards!
-
- Sample batch file:- (This is part of my actual daily batch file)
-
- REM - send the list that CatScan creates for failed Uploads:-
- MakeRep /L:failed.log /R:thenet /F:abacus BBS /T:david chester /S:Failed Scan /P
- del failed.log
-
- REM Send the days Questionaire answers:-
- copy c:\wc3\ques\quesnew.0* quesnew.day
- copy c:\wc3\ques\ques0002.0* ques0002.day
- MakeRep /L:quesnew.dwc /R:TheNet /F:abacus BBS /t:david chester /s:New Users /pvt
- MakeRep /L:ques0002.day /r:thenet /f:abacus BBS /t:david Chester /s:Joining TheNet /pvt
- del c:\wc3\ques\quesnew.0*
- del c:\wc3\ques\ques0002.0*
- del quesnew.day
- del ques0002.day
-
- REM the next bit is for UpList - the Files Uploaded Yesterday MSG generator.
- FLOP
- uplist /f:abacus bbs /t:david chester /r:thenet
- uplist /c:27 /f:abacus bbs /r:thenet
-
- REM now we create the .REP packet and upload it:-
- pkzip \qmail\thenet.rep thenet.msg
- tomcat sysop /upload
- del thenet.msg
-
-
- Good luck! If you have any queeries, please leave a message on Abacus
- Vortex BBS 0483 755099 or any of the other excellent BBS's in TheNet
- UK message network.
-
- David Chester
-
- Oh yes!:-
-
- FLOP is an excellent program by Michael Conley
- PKZIP is an excellent program by Phil Katz (PKWare Inc)
- and their trade marks are acknowledged.
-