home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- ═╦══╗ ╝ ╔══╗ ╔═══ ╔═══ ╦══╗ ╦══╗
- ║ ║ ╠══╣ ║ ╔╗ ║ ╔╗ ╠═ ╠═╦╝
- ═╩══╝ ╩ ╩ ╚══╝ ╚══╝ ╩══╝ ╩ ╩═
- ╔══╗ ╦ ╦ ╔══╗ ╔══╗ ╦ ╔═
- ╚══╗ ╠══╣ ║ ║ ║ ╠═╩╗
- ╚══╝ ╩ ╩ ╚══╝ ╚══╝ ╩ ╩
-
- It's not Shareware. It's SHOCKWARE!
-
- DSPage Version 2.0
- D'Agger Shock's Page Bell Changer/Notifier
- Copyright 1993 by D'Agger Shock, All Rights Reserved
- July 1, 1993
-
- ==============================================================================
-
- SHOCKWARE
- ~~~~~~~~~
- This program is distributed on the Shockware basis. It is NOT crippled
- in any way. If you like it, and you use it, I ask that you please
- register. REGISTER.TXT is included with this archive. By registering,
- you will keep updates and other quality software coming!
-
- WARRANTY
- ~~~~~~~~
- This program is distributed without warranty. D'Agger Shock will not be
- liable in any way for any damages caused from the use of this program.
- There is no guarantee that this program will work on your system. A
- friend of mine put it best when he said:
-
- "Hey, it works on my system!"
-
- TriBBS
- ~~~~~~
- This program is desiged for use with the TriBBS Bulletin Board System
- only!
-
- TriBBS is a registered trademark of Mark D. Goodwin.
-
- ==============================================================================
-
- WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO DO
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- DSPage will change the Sysop Page Bell on or off from the command line or
- from a .BAT file (where it is most useful). It will also optionally
- display a screen to the caller stating whetther the sysop is available
- or not.
-
- =============================================================================
-
- MULTI-NODE SETUP
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- For a Multi Node System, all you have to do is setup a config file
- for each Node's Mian Directory.
-
- NOTE: In a Multi-node setup, you must have DSPAGE.EXE in your path in order
- for it to work with all nodes. Or if you prefer, you can put DSPAGE.EXE
- in each of your nodes main directories. Each node must have it's own
- DSPAGE.CFG configured to that node.
-
- ==============================================================================
-
- Although it is not necessary, it may be a good idea to put DSPAGE.EXE
- and all it's files in a separate subdirectory.
-
-
- The first ting you have to do, is set up the configuration file. The
- config file must be called DSPAGE.CFG and be in the same directory
- as DSPAGE.EXE. DSPAGE.CFG has the following format:
-
- C:\TRIBBS <- Path to Node's main directory.
- PAGERON.ANS <- Ansi "Available" screen.
- PAGERON.BBS <- Ascii "Available" screen.
- PAGEROFF.ANS <- Ansi "Unavailable" screen.
- PAGEROFF.BBS <- Ascii "Unavailable" screen.
-
-
- MAIN PATH: This is the path to node's main directory.
-
- ANSI AVAILABLE: This is the name of the color ANSI screen that will be
- displayed when the sysop is available for chat. If this screen is not in
- the current directory, then the full path and filename is needed.
-
- ASCII AVAILABLE: This is the name of the non-color ASCII screen that will
- be displayed when the sysop is available for chat. If this screen is not
- in the current directory, then the full path and filename is needed.
-
- ANSI UNAVAILABLE: This is the name of the color ANSI screen that will be
- displayed when the sysop is unavailable for chat. If this screen is not
- in the current directory, then the full path and filename is needed.
-
- ASCII UNAVAILABLE: This is the name of the non-color ASCII screen that
- will be displayed when the sysop is unavailable for chat. If this screen
- is not in the current directory, then the full path and filename is
- needed.
-
- Command Line Operation:
-
- DSPAGE ON <- Turns the sysop page bell on.
- DSPAGE OFF <- Turns the sysop page bell off.
- DSPAGE CHECK <- Checks to see if the Sysop is available, and will
- display the correct screen.
-
-
- The next thing to do to get DSPage up and running is to set it up as an
- event. You may need to look in your TriBBS manual for this procedure.
-
- Example PAGERON.BAT:
-
- @ECHO OFF
- DSPAGE ON
- BOARD
-
- Example PAGEROFF.BAT:
-
- @ECHO OFF
- DSPAGE OFF
- BOARD
-
- Example LOGON.BAT:
-
- @ECHO OFF
- DSPAGE CHECK
- BOARD
-
- ANSI SCREENS?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Next, you may want to make a set of ANSI and ASCII screens. This way,
- when your callers try to page you, they'll see a screen displaying
- that you're unavailable. These screens must be called SORRY.ANS and
- SORRY.BBS and remember, they go in the DISPLAY directory.
-
-
- HISTORY
- ~~~~~~~
- 2.0
- ~~~
- Added the option for sysop availibility screens to be displayed
- to the caller. These features were added as a request by the sysop of
- Virtual Insanity BBS, Brad Reddekopp.
-
- 1.1
- ~~~
- Added more error checking, and changed a few things around.
-
- 1.0
- ~~~
- I was always forgetting to turn my page bell off at night and on in the
- moring. It was either always on or always off. This will probably be a
- one time only thing, as I can only do so much with a page bell. <grin>
-
-
- VIRUS INFORMATION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- No program or virus checker is perfect so D'Agger Shock is now using
- McAffee Associates' VALIDATE.COM to check the executable files for
- your protection against viruses.
-
- The validation data for DSPAGE.EXE, Version 2.0 is:
-
- File Name: DSPAGE.EXE
- Size: 42,394
- Date: 7-1-1993
- File Authentication:
- Check Method 1: 8680
- Check Method 2: 06E7
-
- WHERE I CAN BE REACHED
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- WHERE TO REGISTER
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- To get in touch with me, I can be reached at one of the following
- places. My name is Speedtorch. Just leave me a message. Just in case you
- lost REGISTER.TXT, the registration fee for DSPage is $5.00. Please make
- Check or Money Order out to Dean D'Agostino, and mail to D'Agger Shock.
-
- Priadore The Blazing Phoenix BBS D'Agger Shock
- (813) 854-4961 (813) xxx-xxxx P.O. Box 1368
- 24 Hrs. Coming Soon Valrico, FL 33549
-
-