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- vErsIOn 1.o .▀
-
- -------------
- Documentation
- -------------
-
- Programmed by Robert Smith
- Copyright 1996, iNsAnESoft Productions
- All Rights Reserved
-
- -------------------.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- --------------------\ /---\
- TITLE OF SECTION | | # |
- ------------------------------------------/
- Welcome..............................1
- Disclaimer.........................1-1
- File Listing.......................1-2
- Requirements.......................1-3
- Installation.........................2
- Network Essentials.................2-1
- The SETUP Program..................2-2
- Setting up the Door................2-3
- Running NeTRUM0Rs....................3
- Batch File Issues..................3-1
- Packets............................3-2
- Users..............................3-3
- Maintainance.......................3-4
- PPCE.............................3-4a
- CDB..............................3-4b
- The NETSET Program...................4
- Create or Join?....................4-1
- Creating...........................4-2
- Joining............................4-3
- Feature List.........................5
- Q & A................................6
- Author Info..........................7
- Contacting Robert..................7-1
- Registering........................7-2
- Tidbytez.............................8
-
- .-------------.
- 1 : WELCOME!
- .-------------.
-
- Thanks for taking a look at this program. It represents the efforts of one
- person's dream. Programmed totally in QBasic v4.5, this program will make your
- gossip much easier to get out into the world. If you've looked at all those
- rumor programs for your BBS and said, "I wish I didn't have to go thru every
- single bbs around here to put my rumor on it...", then you've found the right
- program! With just a bbs and a network and a few minutes, you can have
- NeTRUM0Rs up and running on your bbs! Have fun and spread those rumors!!
-
- .-----------------.
- 1-1 : Disclaimer
- .-----------------.
-
- The programmer, Robert Smith, is not liable for any damages this program
- might cause to the user/computer. The programmer is not required to give
- technical assistance to the user. The programmer owns all rights to this
- program and any use of this program for monetary profit is prohibited. Do not
- tamper with this program in any way. You may not distribute this program for
- monetary profit. You may distribute this freely if all the contents of the
- original .ZIP or .RAR file are left untouched.
-
- This program is under the shareware concept. This means, that if you like
- and continue to use this program, you are highly encouraged to register this
- program. If you do, you receive support and updates.
-
- .-------------------.
- 1-2 : File Listing
- .-------------------.
-
- These are the files that should be in the NeTRUM0Rs archive:
-
- Filename Bytes Description
- -----------------------------------------------
- NR.EXE 179,528 The NeTRUM0Rs Door
- TITLE.ANS 1,819 An ANSi for NeTRUM0Rs
- SETUP.EXE 46,996 The setup program
- PACKET.EXE 52,874 The packet processor
- CDB.EXE 44,522 The preset color editor
- PPCE.EXE 51,340 The PersonalPipeCode editor
- QUESTION.ANS 914 An ANSi for NeTRUM0Rs
- RUMOR.ANS 2,751 An ANSi for NeTRUM0Rs
- END.ANS 1,367 An ANSi for NeTRUM0Rs
- TEMP.MSG 272 Template for netmail
- PPC.ANS 2,177 An ANSi for NeTRUM0Rs
- NR.DOC 13,368 What you're reading right now
- HISTORY.TXT 13,334 The history of NeTRUM0Rs
- FILE_ID.DIZ 201 The description for BBSes
- NR.CDB 389 Preset colors database
- REG.FRM 2,783 Registration form
- ----------------------------------------------
- 16 files 414,635 bytes
-
- .-------------------.
- 1-3 : Requirements
- .-------------------.
-
- This program was tested on a variety of platforms.
-
- REQUIRED:
- IBM Compatable (286+)
- a BBS
- a network
- 2 megs of ram (?? might work on 1, I dunno)
- 1 meg of disk space
-
- RECOMMENDED:
- IBM 386+
- 4 megs of ram
-
- This program doesn't require that much...if you can run DOS chances are you
- can run this.
-
- .-----------------.
- 2 : Installation
- .-----------------.
-
- Ok now you have this great archive (probably called "NRV10.RAR" or
- "NRV10.ZIP")...but what next???
-
- 1) Put this archive in a new directory...the directory where you want
- NeTRUM0Rs to reside in.
- 2) Find a copy or either UNRAR.EXE or PKUNZIP.EXE and copy it to your
- NeTRUM0Rs system directory.
- 3) Type "UNRAR -x NRV10.RAR" or "PKUNZIP NRV10.ZIP" respectively.
- 4) You can now delete the archive and the .EXE file if you want.
- 5) Run the program called SETUP
-
- To continue, please refer to section 2-2
-
- .-------------------------.
- 2-1 : Network Essentials
- .-------------------------.
-
- You must belong to (or run) a network to use this program. This means you
- have a nodelist, your bbs is in this nodelist, and your bbs has a network
- number (like 21:21/2). You also need a valid ROUTE.NRS, with your bbs included
- Refer to Chapter 4 for more info.
-
- .------------------------.
- 2-2 : The SETUP Program
- .------------------------.
-
- This is what starts your NeTRUM0Rs experience. After typing in some
- information, you can have NeTRUM0Rs up in running in just a few minutes!
-
- Here is the information you need:
-
- Your BBS name (EXACTLY as it appears in ROUTE.NRS)
- Your name (REAL name, first AND last)
- Your BBS network address (ex. 21:21/2)
- How many rumors you want to save at a time (20 is a good number...)
- Path to your NeTRUM0Rs system files (ex. C:\BBS\NR)
- Path and filename of your drop file (ex. C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS)
- Path to your netmail directory (ex. C:\BBS\NETMAIL)
- Path to your incoming files (ex. C:\FRONT\FILE)
-
- You can also register. (Registering AFTER you have made your .CFG file
- WILL wipe your existing .CFG file!)
-
- After you have saved your settings, NR.CFG and NR.BAT will be made.
-
- .--------------------------.
- 2-3 : Setting up the Door
- .--------------------------.
-
- After you have run SETUP, you now need to setup your bbs so that users can
- access NeTRUM0Rs. Different BBS softwares do this in different ways, and
- this documentation, at the moment, doesn't cover all of them, but does
- generally depict what you need to do. Sorry about this, but have no fear,
- you can wait until I release a better documentation (which will be fairly
- soon I hope)
-
- You need to have 2 new commands, one that creates the type of door file
- you specified in SETUP (I suggust DOOR.SYS) and runs NR.BAT, and another
- that shows the file NR.ANS, in the NeTRUM0Rs system directory, to the user.
-
- .----------------------.
- 3 : Running NeTRUM0Rs
- .----------------------.
-
- Easy as pie, if you have it setup right :)
- Just run your command from your bbs!
-
- BUT, what about packet traffic? How do you get other bbses rumors in and your
- rumors out? Well the latter is simple, all you need to do is make sure you
- poll the bbs you are supposed to at least once a day. That is automated.
- BUT, receiving a packet and running PACKET.EXE is a bit more involving...
-
- .------------------------.
- 3-1 : Batch File Issues
- .------------------------.
-
- Of course, you are running a frontend mailer such as Frontdoor or Intermail.
- You should be using a batch file to run this frontend. (Especially if you're
- connected to a network, and you only use a frontend if you are connected to
- a network, right?) Well you need to add at least one line to your batch file,
- right where your batch file shells to dos after a poll and starts checking
- for mail packets. Add this:
-
- IF EXIST <path to frontends incoming files directory>
- NRPCK1<number of your bbs>.NRP CALL <NeTRUM0Rs system path>\PACKET.EXE
-
- (this should all be on one line)
-
- EXAMPLE:
-
- IF EXIST NRPCK101.NRP CALL C:\RENEGADE\DOORS\NETRUMOR\PACKET.EXE
-
- tada...it's KINDA complicated...but you'll hopefully understand :)
-
- .--------------.
- 3-2 : Packets
- .--------------.
-
- Ahhh packets. The heart of NeTRUM0Rs. If you followed the steps in 3-1, you
- should be able to receive and send packets with ease and no trouble.
-
- .------------.
- 3-3 : Users
- .------------.
-
- Users are those grand things that bug you all the time.. :)
-
- They make rumors, which make packets.
-
- They also meddle with (indirectly) PPC.IDX and PPC.DAT. Those 2 files are for
- the PersonalPipeCode (PPC) routines so that they can save their fave colorkode
- and have it ready for them every time they write a rumor.
-
- The names of who wrote a rumor are in NR.LOG
-
- .-------------------.
- 3-4 : Maintainance
- .-------------------.
-
- Very little maintainance is needed for NeTRUM0Rs. This section is mostly
- informational.
-
- /------\
- | PPCE |
- \------/
-
- PersonalPipeCode Editor
-
- Lets you view/edit/delete/disable someones account in the PPCs
-
- Pretty much self-explainatory :)
-
- /-----\
- | CDB |
- \-----/
-
- Color Database Editor
-
- Changes the preset colors in NR.CDB
-
- Pretty much self-explainatory also :)
-
- .-----------------------.
- 4 : The NETSET Program
- .-----------------------.
-
- This is found in the Net Works Pack, a $5 investment for network coordinators.
- You can:
- ■ Edit the nodelist (Add bbses/delete bbses/edit bbs info)
- ■ Delete a rumor network-wide/Reset all rumors network-wide
- ■ Receive PAKE/PAKD, the automatic NeTRUM0Rs file updater
-
- See REG.FRM for more info on purchasing the pack.
-
- .----------------------.
- 4-1 : Create or Join?
- .----------------------.
-
- If you wish to join an existing NeTRUM0Rs network, look around. There might
- be a few lurking somewhere :)
-
- [PLUG] [PLUG] [PLUG]
- Try NoMercyNet! http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8561/nmn.html
- [PLUG] [PLUG] [PLUG]
-
- If you wish to create a NeTRUM0Rs network, I suggust you buy the Net Work Pack
- for $5. It includes 3 utilities to make your life easier :)
-
- .---------------.
- 4-2 : Creating
- .---------------.
-
- Technically, you don't have to buy the Net Work Pack. But, why not? It's only
- $5, and you get 3 great utilities! See REG.FRM for more info.
-
- If you want, you can create your own network yourself, but it's a bit of work,
- and you can't use netset's advanced features such as resetting all rumors and
- deleting a rumor. I will be releasing the structs for ROUTE.NRS soon.
-
- .--------------.
- 4-3 : Joining
- .--------------.
-
- To join an existing NeTRUM0Rs network, follow these steps:
-
- 1) Contact the network administrator and ask to join and be added to the
- nodelist and NeTRUM0Rs network.
- 2) Get the nodelist and the NeTRUM0Rs routing list (ROUTE.NRS)
- 3) Make sure you are using a frontend
- 4) Enjoy!
-
- .-----------------.
- 5 : Feature List
- .-----------------.
-
- The features in V1.0 are: (at least all the ones I could think of :)
- ■ = Unregistered + = Registered
-
- ■ 80-character sayings
- ■ Pipe code colors
- ■ Automatic netmail creation
- ■ PersonalPipeCode System
- ■ Nice ANSi :)
- ■ 5 preset CDB colors (changable with CDB.EXE)
- + 20 preset CDB colors max
- ■ 5 second delay
- + No delay
- ■ Weird random sayings
-
- .--------.
- 6 : Q&A
- .--------.
-
- Sorry....I can't think of any Q&A's! :)
-
- .----------------.
- 7 : Author Info
- .----------------.
-
- Robert Smith is a fairly expert QBasic 15-year-old programmer. He is
- currently attempting to learn C. He lives in Marion Center, Pennsylvania,
- a small town about 2 hours from Pittsburg. He enjoys football, biking, and
- many other things, including wasting time :)
-
- .------------------------.
- 7-1 : Contacting Robert
- .------------------------.
-
- I appreciate e-mail from people that use my programs. If you have any
- comments/suggustions/criticisms please send them to:
-
- hunter@twd.net
-
- Or you can call my bbs, Divine iNsAnItY:
- (412) 397-8513
-
- .------------------.
- 7-2 : Registering
- .------------------.
-
- Registering NeTRUM0Rs is $10. Registration is one-time-only, updates are
- free from iNsAnESoft's website, which is currently:
- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8561/index.html
-
- See REG.FRM for more info and a registration form.
-
- .-------------.
- 8 : Tidbytez
- .-------------.
-
- (This is a krazy section...be kareful) :)
-
- Thanx to all my beta-testing-followers, that helped me out thru all this beta
- testing stuff:
-
- Zerks (VERY helpful...my guinea pig when it came to seeing if PACKET worked
- TO ZERKS: "Oops...ANOTHER bug..wait five minutes, let me recompile
- it and resend it ok?"
-
- Ivanhoe
- Fossil (We never did get your copy working did we? Oh well it's the thought
- that counts :)
- Tre' (I just listed you to be cool :)
-
- LOOK OUT LORD VADOR IT'S PSYCHO CHICK!
-
- Ahh I remember the days of WIN95.PAR....hehehe EViL, man...
-
- My final words:
-
- SMASHING PUMPKINS RULE! ROCK ON!
-
- (doobie doobie doobie doobie doo ha la)
-