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- Short: Deny program execution at certain times of the day/week. (Version 1.0b)
- Author: purplet@dingoblue.net.au (Purple)
- Uploader: purplet@dingoblue.net.au (Purple)
- Type: util/rexx
-
- This program enables a simple "cron" type mechanism to be used with your
- programs to prevent them from being run at certain times of the day/week. I made
- it solely for my internet applications, such as YAM, Miami and AmIRC etc. It is
- very handy if you use directory tools such as Dopus, DiskMaster or DirWork, but
- it is not intended to be a failsafe denial service. It is only to stop others,
- such as your family members, flatmates (or girlfriend!!) etc from reading your
- mail or running up your phone bill while you're at work etc. The programs can
- easily be run manually to bypass AntiCron, but this was designed only to make
- it "look" as though there is an obvious problem by means of deception.
-
- With the default setting, it pops up an identical Miami requester, saying "Your
- modem is not responding to a reset." Most people will stop fiddling with the
- software if they think it is a hardware problem (Girlfriend!), or if they have
- no idea what a modem is anyway! (Parents!) ;-)
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- Simply copy AntiCron.rexx and AntiCron.cfg to wherever you want, but
- AntiCron.rexx must be edited to point to the config file. Default is in
- S:AntiCron.cfg.
-
-
- Usage and Configuration
- -----------------------
-
- Usage will be transparent once it is all configured.
-
- The configuration file is simple to understand, but the order the config lines
- appear in MUST be left as specified below, and MUST be preceded with a * and a space.
-
- The order of the configuration lines is below, with all comment lines stripped:
-
- * Monday 17:40 21:30
- * Tuesday 00:00 00:39 14:45 24:00
- * Wednesday 00:00 00:39 14:45 24:00
- * Thursday 00:00 00:39 14:45 24:00
- * Friday 00:00 00:39 14:45 24:00
- * Saturday 00:00 00:39
- * Sunday
-
- * MiamiOnline MiamiGui
-
- * MiamiOnline C:Miami.Online
- * MiamiGui C:MiamiShow
-
- etc etc.....
-
- Descriptions:
-
- DAYS : The first 7 lines must be the days of the week. The next sets of
- two words after the day (optional) must be the start and finish
- times of a Denial Range. You may use spaces to move the ranges
- accross so that they are easy to read etc. The time must be in 24
- hour format only. eg 17:37
-
- CLIENTS : The next single line is the list of arguments or clients that will
- be denied execution if a denial match is found.
-
- ARGUMENTS : The rest of the config lines are the individual Client arguments,
- and the commands to execute when they are called. They must
- correspond to the names given in the CLIENTS line.
-
- If you no longer want to deny a programs execution, simply remove the
- appropriate name from the CLIENT line only. You do not need to remove the lines
- from the ARGUMENTS area.
-
- EXAMPLE:
-
- You have a button on Dopus that does "Run >nil: MiamiOnlineNetCommand"
-
- Change this line to "Run >nil: RX AntiCron.rexx MiamiOnline"
-
- Then edit the config file after the days section (CLIENTS) and add the word
- "MiamiOnline" to the list.
-
- Now, go to the config area after this line and add the following line:
-
- MiamiOnline Run >nil: MiamiOnlineNetCommand
-
- This does the same as your original button did, but checks AntiCron.cfg to
- see if execution is allowed by reading the Denial Ranges for the corresponding
- day.
-
-
- Now, say the time is Wednesday, 16:00 hours, or 4:00 pm in 12 hour format.
- The script looks for the corresponding day, Wednesday, and checks all the
- sets of ranges it finds for the Wednesday line.
-
- * Wednesday 00:00 00:39 14:45 24:00
- No Match Match!!
-
- The current time, 16:00, falls between the second range of 14:45 and 24:00, so
- AntiCron will NOT allow the program to be launched through it, even tho the
- first range does not match and allows it. The Denial Ranges, therefore, are
- the times in which the clients are NOT allowed to be run. You may specify as
- many ranges for a day as you wish, but make sure there is both a start time AND
- a finish time, and that they are valid 24 hour times. There is bound to be a
- rexx limit on the length of characters allowed, so don't go putting in too many.
- Most people wouldn't need more than 5 or so though. I work at night, so I'm away
- during the afternoon, and a little of the morning on the following day, hence
- the two range setup in the supplied config file. On Sundays there is no Denial
- range, so access is allowed to clients all day.
-
-
- AntiCron supports some other cli arguments.
-
- LIST : Displays the currently configured command arguments. Some may not
- deny execution if they have been removed from the CLIENT line in
- the config file.
-
- EG. AntiCron LIST
-
- TEST : Does not launch the CLIENT specified , but shows the match info
-
- EG. AntiCron MiamiOnline TEST
-
- Client Name : MiamiOnline
- Current Time : Saturday, 18:15
- Match Found : No Matches
- Allow Access : Yes
-
- This will tell you if your configuration is correct, and whether
- or not AntiCron is stopping or allowing program execution
- depending on the current time/day.
-
- SHOWCONFIG : Shows the entire config file minus any comments etc (anything not
- preceded with a * character)
-
- EG. AntiCron SHOWCONFIG
-
-
-
-
- You must also edit the main AntiCron.rexx file and change some settings at the
- top of the configuration area. These are:
-
- ConfigFile : Complete path to Config File
-
- ShowRequester : Can be either MIAMI, USER, or NO. If set to NO, the execution
- will fail silently if a match is found.
-
- UserReqText : Denial text to use in requester when ShowRequester is set
- to USER
-
- RequestDelay : Delay before requester pops up if execution is denied.
- This is mainly for use with the MIAMI setting when using
- ShowRequester, as miami takes a few seconds to check for the
- modem and pop up its requester. makes it look more fake :)
- Set to 0 for no delay
-
- TimeLockSwitch = Program Denial Check Switch. Easy way to turn script on or
- off without editing all your buttons in Dopus etc. If the
- dir or file in this variable exists, the script will check the
- time etc for a denial match. If the dir/file does not exist,
- the clients will all be allowed to run with no checking.
-
- OverRideSwitch = Temporary RAM: Override Switch. Use this if you get home
- early etc and the time is still within a Denial Range. I have
- an invisible button in DirWork that I can click on that makes
- this dir. make SURE it is configured to RAM:, so when you
- reset or switch orr, the script will check again on next boot!
-
- Bugs
- ----
-
- Don't know of any. Theres not a lot of error checking for the config file
- layout, but its not necessary if you read the docs and check your prefs.
- It does look for simple mistakes by checking that you have matching range
- pairs, and that each time field is 5 characters long, but thats about it.
-
- If you do find one, email me and I'll try and fix it. :)
-
- Please mail me with any questions etc...
-
- Regards,
- Purp|e
-
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