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- SFFDOWN v3.2 from Bob Zimmerman Page 1
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- Overview:
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- SFFDown is a door program for Spitfire Bulletin Boards. It will create a
- list of all files on the board. The user can then download the list of
- files.
-
- Some of the features of this program are:
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- 1. The file list is built when the user is ready to download it. This
- makes sure that the list is complete.
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- 2. The file list only contains files from those file areas that the user
- is authorized for. Other file areas are not listed.
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- 3. The door will optionally Zip the file before transmitting the file.
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- 4. The file is deleted after the download. This eliminates the need to
- keep a file on disk at all times.
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- 5. Support for up to 99 nodes concurrently The file is deleted after the
- download. This eliminates the need to keep a file on disk at all
- times.
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- Installation:
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- 1. Create a directory called SFFDOWN. The drive should have at least 150k
- of free disk space to generate the file list.
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- 2. Unzip the files in SFFDOWN into that directory.
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- 3. PKZIP and DSZ should be in your path.
-
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- 4. Now you must "hook" this door into a menu. There are a number of
- places in Spitfire to install this door. The first is on the File
- Menu. Another is the Doors Menu. You may also install it on an
- Extended Menu.
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- To install on the File Menu:
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- a) Create SFFILE.BAT with:
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- COPY SFFILE.DAT C:\SFFDOWN (the sffdown directory)
- C:
- CD \SFFDOWN (cd to the SFFDOWN)
- SFFDOWN /LOG=C:\SF\CALLERS.TMP
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- b) Finally, edit the SFFILE.MNU file to allow users to use the Sysop
- Configurable option (option K).
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- To install as a Door
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- a) Edit the SF.BAT file.
- Add the following lines at the appropriate door label: (see your
- Spitfire manual for more)
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- COPY SFDOORS.DAT C:\SFFDOWN (sffdown directory)
- C:
- CD \SFFDOWN (cd to the SFFDOWN)
- SFFDOWN /LOG=C:\SF\CALLERS.TMP
- GOTO LOOP
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- b) Edit the appropriate .MNU file to install it.
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- Command Line Parameters:
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- The following command line parameters are optional:
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- /LOG= specify the location of the CALLERS.TMP file that will
- be used to log status.
- /NOLOG requests no logging at all
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- If both the above options are omitted, a log called PRIVATE.LOG will
- be maintained in the SFFDOWN directory.
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- Registration and support
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- All questions should be directed to:
- Bob Zimmerman
- Sysop - The Mainframe BBS
- 708-223-2344 9600/2400/1200
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- The Mainframe
- PO Box 1387
- Arlington Heights, IL 60006
- Compuserv 72371,1700
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- The above mailing address should be used for the registration fee. For the
- current version (3.x), registration is $15.00. When this is received, a ZIP
- file will be created on my BBS and made available for you to download. If
- you want me to send you the disk and this manual printed, add $5 for 5 1/4
- disk or $7 for 3 1/2 disk.
-
- Registration will get you a specially compiled version that eliminates the
- front end "unregistered copy" message.
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- You are granted 30 days to evaluate this program. After that 30 day period,
- if you choose to continue running this program, you must register the
- product!
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- Update History
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-
- 1.1 Added totals at the end of every file area (for that file area.
- This was per a request from Tom Kellen.
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- 1.2 Works with version 2.8 of Spitfire... Will not work with previous
- version.
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- 1.3 Added the /VERTIME keyword. This will prevent someone from
- begining a download if they do not have enough time left.
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- 3.0 Total Rewrite of SFFDown... Will be working on replacing some of
- the features that are no longer in this version due to the
- conversion to SF 3.0.
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- This version supports unlimited file areas and is able (when
- available) to support Spitfire 3.1 CD -Rom support.
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- It also has an enhanced file i/o scheme that makes the extract
- extremely fast.
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- The current release no longer supports /VERTIME or /FILE
- parameters.
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- 3.1 SFFDown now uses Z_IO Pascal routines making it faster than ever!
- Z_IO routines are special file sharing routines I have put
- together for Pascal and are tuned for speed!
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- 3.11 Now supports CDROM file areas.
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- 3.2 Now supports Multi-Line Descriptions added in Spitfire version
- 3.2.
-