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EXCELSIOR! BBS V0.977
Demonstration Release
January 27, 1993
This is our fifth demo release since our original on August 15, 1992.
Many changes have been made since the first release. EXCELSIOR! now
supports its own FIDO Mail processor allowing the most powerful FIDO
features to be used. The BBS also supports multiple languages as well
as multiple keymaps. Please read the "FEATURES.LIST" included in
this archive for a list of most of the features the current version
supports.
This is a copywritten program, all files distributed with this archive
are (C)opyright 1992-1993 Sycom Design Software, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Quick Setup.
------------
Account #1 (SysOp) has already been pre-defined for this demo release.
First CD into main the BBS directory (where bb, maint, & config are
located). Next, run the program called "config" this allows you
to set up all data to your specfications.
The "MAIN BBS" gadget should contain the path where you want the BBS
to be installed to (i.e. "DH0:BBS/"), the other directories will be
created inside this dir (i.e. "DH0:BBS/DATA", "DH0:BBS/TEXT", etc)
unless you specify a path (i.e. "DATA:"). The install program will
attempt to create these paths, but cannot create illogical dirs. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL THE BBS TO THE CURRENT PATH ON DISK.
To start the BBS, CD into main BBS directory, run the program called
"MASTER". This controls all activity on the BBS and will display to
you all lines in use. Using the SYSOP LOGIN gadget will auto-login
account #1 (the SysOp account). You should use the command EA to edit
your account (#1) to your specifications.
The following commands can be used for sysop accounts:
EA Edit a current user's account.
EG Edit an accessgroup template.
AL Add a message/file subboard (in message or filebase).
EL Edit a specific subboard.
? Lists menu of available commands for the current area.
?? Lists list of available "GLOBAL" commands.
@ Lists of all available Sysop commands.
EXCELSIOR!'s ARexx port is constantly running, and each node has its
own port. All ARexx doors should first use "OPTIONS RESULTS".
All DOS/SHELL programs need to access the "ECOM" program in the "C"
directory. This load-and-stay-resident (LSR) program should be run
in your user-startup file if you plan on using the Online shell or
any DOS program (shell doors).
Here is a list of some of the popular % switch statements that allow
you to pass system variables into the argv[] arguments of a DOS door.
%1 Users System Alias %11 Login Time
%2 Users Real Name %12 First Call
%3 Street %13 AccessGroup
%4 City %14 AccessGroup Title
%5 State %15 Sysop Comments
%6 Zip (Postal) %16 User ID #
%7 Country %17 User Serial #
%8 Voice/Home Phone # %18 Node #
%9 Data/Work Phone # %19 User_Alias (With "_")
%10 Computer %20 Path To Users Directory
MAINT is an external program, usually run from DCRON°, located in the
EVENTS directory. It allows you to automatically "clean up" the
system. It takes care of "weeding out" inactive users, deleting in-
active posts and files, automatically converting and testing archives
for each area, and other functions. It supports these arguments:
-b Configure all Fido Base's to XMAIL config file.
(this is for registered systems only)
-f Ignore file base.
-l Log all actions to the bbs.
-m Ignore message base.
-o Display output to shell.
-u Ignore userlog.
BBSCOM can be also be run from DCron° (EXCELSIOR!s event scheduler) to
access and control different nodes automatically. Some arguments are:
-a "x-x" Accessgroup range (broadcast).
-b Send broadcast to nodes.
-c x Closedown line #x (dont answer calls).
-d x Dump user on node #x (clear line).
-f "name" Change senders name (ium & broadcast).
-h Show no header (ium & broadcast).
-i x Send IUM to node #x.
-m "mess" Message to send (ium & broadcast).
-o x Open line #x (answer calls).
-w Show who is online.
° DCRON used by permission from Matt Dillon.