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- │ Doc file for WAVE (Beta-8) │
- │ Documentation for WAVE and WAVEP (DPMI) │
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- │ ******** This is BETA code ** ******* │
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- │ Setup: │
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- WAVE can go anywhere on your PATH.
- Unzip the archived file.
- Create a work directory for the door.
- i.e. if you put WAVE in the MAX directory, create a work directory
- off the MAX directory.
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- Modify the WAVE.INI file, changing what is necessary for your system.
- Check the INI file again to make sure everything is OK.
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- Don't change the compression parameters UNLESS you KNOW what you're doing.
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- Use the MAKECTL.EXE program to create nodefiles for however many nodes you
- plan to run. To make a node ctl file for node 1, run "makectl 1", for
- node 2, "makectl 2" etc. The node files go in the directory where
- the EXE file is located.
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- Make sure PDRIVE.EXE is on your PATH.
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- You can try the door locally by putting /L on the command line...
- That will make the user the SYSOP as defined in the CTL files
- generated by the MAKECTL program.
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- otherwise to run it remotely it needs a commandline parm of:
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- /D={path}\door.sys /N{node number}
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- If for example door.sys is created in your MAX directory, use
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- /D=C:\max\door.sys
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- There are other command line parms you can use. Run WAVE.EXE alone
- for a help screen.
- For example for vacation mail for a user use the proper command line
- parms to make that user the current one, then run the door locally. The
- BLUEWAVE/QWK package will be moved to the directory you specify for local
- downloads.
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- When WAVE runs, it'll create a log, and a file called debug.txt.
- It'll also create WAVEUSER.DAT containing info about the users.
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- I'd appreciate it very much if you would send them to me, (without
- passwords:)) along with any comments, and bug reports
- (which they are bound to be many :))
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- │ State: │
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- The door supports up to 3500 conferences.But the user record file
- will only maintain 1000 selected conferences (down from 2000).
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- Access to conferences for reading/posting is determined by access level,
- overrides and keys. The SYSOP has access to most everything.
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- On multiple downloads, the extension is incremented ONLY when previous
- calls have been made on the same day. For example the extension for
- the first call on friday will be .fr0, for the second call, .fr1 etc.
- Sequential downloads on the same call are NOT yet provided for.You'll have
- to manually rename the files.
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- Local uploads are provided for. Just put the <bbsname>.NEW file in
- the directory with the door, and run it with the command line WAVE.EXE /L and
- do an (U)pload. This will be automated.
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- Be careful with nodes! If you call up the door remotely for node 0, ( /n0 )
- then the MAX lastus00.bbs MUST exist in the directory you picked in the
- ini file.
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- February 1999
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- Unless I find more interest in the door I plan to end development
- at the end of this month. The source code will NOT be released or
- available.
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- Frank McCormick
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- FIDO: 1:167/119
- email: cbmnews@montreal.cbc.ca (preferred)
- email: Frank_mccormick@radio-canada.ca
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- WAVE is (c) Copyright 1997-1999 Frank W McCormick.
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