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ףףףףףף ףףףףףף ףףףףףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףףףףףף ףףףףףףףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףף ףףףףףף ףףףףףף The Area Cleaner Software Version 1.3 representing: Come_In as the Importer Tidy_Up as the Scanner/Cruncher Go_Out as the Exporter and the BTS as the BinkleyTerm-Shell Manual Containings: Part 1 - Success, the fast way Part 2 - Informations for the Node Part 3 - Add'ons with detailed Informations Introduction ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Point software? What kind of funny thing is that? Do I need it? Is it worth something to me? We'll clear up all these questions before we get to the technical section. When you're online with a normal terminal program and connected to a Box, then you always have to do a number of operations: * Wait for an answer from the remote computer * Key-in User-Id * Key-in Password (if you can remember it) * Read all messages * Up and Down-load files Ok, the first few points you can automate using a Script File, but you'll have problems with the last two: messages and files. If you're one of those whose just subscribe to magazines and don't want to know what's behind the stage, then it's best that you delete this software and throw away this documentation and be happy that you're not hooked on Fido getting one of the Fidiots. Also, when you're satisfied with your single "BLABLA" Area and not interested in other Mail then forget the whole thing and continue to be online with your terminal program. But, when you try like crasy everyday to get connected with the box of your choice so that you can get hold of the latest rumours, then the Fido Point Software is perfect for you. You'll probably noticed that your Boss has very many Areas (or boards) to chose from, divided into different areas of interest (sure, someone with an IBM PC isn't interested in how many bombs an Atari displays). That's why the different "pin boards" were created, so you don't have to struggle through all the messages that exist in Areas which don't interest anybody. Have you tried the following: while online, and while the telephone cost keep going up, read a message, stop and think about answering it (then maybe typing in an answer), read the next message, stop and think about... When you're an "old timer" you've probably had the idea of doing all processing via a Script file, shove your messages into a buffer file as they scroll by, use an editor offline to read everything, and then during your next call typing in your answers. It's a pretty roundabout way of getting things done, huh? Now you've got it. Thats just what Fido Point Software is for. Think about the following: You have a mini-mailbox which contains only those Areas you're interested in. And when you have the programs which would send you the latest mails to read... And THAT is what you get with Fido Point Software. Your favorite mail box (lovingly called BOSS) sends to you all new mails, compressed to save memory and telephone cost, from the Areas which you requested. Because your favorite box doesn't want to live from charity he waits till you call, using a special program, and then sends your mails at your cost to you. And you don't even have to enter your user-id and password because the software automatically does it for you. You can't get more comfortable, can you?. When you've received your mail packets the software takes over the responsibility of decompressing them and of moving them into the correct Areas (folders), just like your Boss, your mini-mailbox is divided into Areas of interest. All unpacking and distributing of messages into the different Areas is done offline, that means, Ma Bell doesn't make a penny after you've received your mail - there's no connection. Now you can peacefully read your mail and take your time about answering (refer to your Mail Editor documentation). When you finished, your software creates a mail packet for your Boss and the next time you call up your mail will be sent out, compressed of course. As a reward, you'll receive new mail, if any is there. As you can see, Fido Point Software pays for itself under the following conditions: - You call the same MailBox regularly and access the same Areas. - You're interested in communication and information and not just in up or downloading the newest files. - You're interested in many of the Areas offered. (An extract of Werner Berghofer's "What is a Point", 2:310/2) Fidonet is a private, international computer network which contains at this time (Nov. '90) about 8000 computers ("Nodes"). FidoNet was founded by former Apple system programmer Tom Jennings and a friend. The first Node, Fido #1, was installed on DEC Rainbow. Two months later FidoNet had grown to more than 60 computers. Although most computers in this network operate under the MS-DOS operating system FidoNet is not a synonym for MS-DOS mailboxes but defines the nature and manner on how over a asynchron modem messages are exchanged ("Protocal") and the internal structure of the messages. FidoNet doesn't have any professional ambitions, it is run solely by unpaid amateurs. Originally Tom Jennings had one basic principal which he wanted all participants to take to heart: "Thou shalt not excessively annoy others. Thou shalt not be too easily annoyed." FidoNet is separated into Zones, Regions, Networks and Nodes. A Fidonet Zone is a continent, a Region is a country or a state, while a Network can be a state or county. The smallest unit on FidoNet is the separate computers, the FidoNet Nodes. Every Node has its own unmistakable numeric designation, a "Matrix Address". This is what different Matrix Addresses look like: 1:135/20 2:310/12.0 310/2 3:748/56 4:61/12.1@fidonet The general format of a FidoNet address is Zone:Network/Node.Point (4-D-Address or four dimensional address). Now an optional part of the address is the "Domain", which is placed after the numeric part of the address. An obligatory Domain definition doesn't exist at this time. At this time the FidoNet Topography is defined as follows: Zone 1: USA, Zone 2: Europe, Zone 3: Australia, Zone 4: South America, Zone 5: Africa, and Zone 6: Asia. Zones are made up of Regions, Regions are made up of Networks which are made up of Nodes. Zone numbers are always one digit, Regions numbers contain two digits, and Network numbers are generally three or four digits long. Nodes numbers can be up to five digits. A Node is normally equal to "Point Zero". The full Address Format, Zone:Net/Node.Point, is not binding: if the FidoNet Address Zone and/or Point is missing then the local Zone is assumed as default while zero is assumed as the Point. When in Europe (Zone 2) the address 2:310/2.0 is identical to 310/2. PART 1 SUCCESS, THE FAST WAY Author: Erich Jeckl Translator: Frank Bell Nothing is more frustrating then the endless study of extensive, complicated documentation. Therefore Part 1 was created so that you can become an active FidoNet Point the fast and easy way. It is very important and useful when using FidoNet to first get experience as a Point. That's why the first part of this documentation emphasizes getting started as a Point. The following, minimal configuration is necessary: - An Atari ST, STE, or TT with at least 1 megabyte memory - A harddisk with 2 to 3 available megabytes - A modem and the following programs: - BTS - the shell, which makes an installation easy - LED - the message Editor - ACS Package - containing Come_in, Go_Out, and Tidy_Up - Compression software - ARC, LHARC, ZOO, and UNZip - BinkleyTerm/ST 2.40 - the Mailer - An ASCII text editor How do you get hold of this software? The ACS Package is Shareware; I don't think we have to go into what Shareware is, do we? For those that don't know, Shareware is not Public Domain (PD)! You can try Shareware out if it fits your needs, but if you use it then you should help the programmer out financially. This Demo version can be downloaded from many mailboxes or direct from the programmer: Roland Bohn. The programs are purposely incomplete and at times may not behave as wanted, as long as you haven't payed and got your serialnumber. Just the ACS Package took the programmer, Roland Bohn, a full year of development, almost as a full time job. When you send in your Shareware payment to Roland you'll receive your Serialnumber, will be registered, become eligible for updates and what could be the most important: You can, as a registered user, ask the Programer questions about ACS because not all features are extensively documented. It is possible that you misunderstand something, so it would be a great help if you know that there's someone who might be able to explain you some things. Where should you send your Shareware payment: The best way is to send me your Donation (together with your Homeaddress) to the following address in Germany: Roland Bohn Dueppelstr. 25 D-4630 Bochum 1 Germany The Shareware-Donation for Users within Europe is DM 50. For Users outside of Europe it is US$ 40. All Users should send their Shareware payment in Banknotes (i mean Cash) via registered mail, insured, to the above address. This is most likely the easiest and securest method. I've never had problems with that till now. If somebody has too many money or doesn't want to send me the Donation in Cash, for whatever reason, then he can transfer it to the following account: Roland Bohn Account No.: 101306710 Bank No.: 430 500 01 Sparkasse Bochum, Germany It happened often that new Users from foreign Countries transferred theyr Donation to my account but the Bank kept 20 DM for taxes. Please remember this and add this difference to the Donation or pay yourself the taxes for the transferation. Good, now that we gotten that out of the way and you're the owner of the above programs we can get started. First you should create a folder on your harddisk (it wouldn't be a bad idea if you name it FIDO or POINT). Copy the following programs into this folder: - BTS.PRG, BTS1.RSC, BTS2.RSC - LED.PRG and LED.RSC - Come_In.TTP - Go_Out.TTP - Tidy_Up.TTP - BT240.TTP and BINKLEY.LNG - A text editor In the FIDO folder create the following folders (they'll be explained later): - DOWNLOAD - MSGS - INBOUND - OUTBOUND - PACKER In the last folder, PACKER, copy in the following packer programs, these programs are, at this time, the most widely used compression programs available for the Atari ST: - ARC.TTP - UNARJ.TTP - LHARC.TTP - ZOO.TTP - STZIP.PRG With these programs in your PACKER folder it doesn't matter what compression program your Boss uses. You're ready for everything. Ok, are you done? Now we can get on with installing the Fido Point Software. - Click on BTS.PRG (double click of course) An error message dialog box will be displayed informing you that the BTS.PRM file doesn't exist, don't worry: that's what we're creating now! Press "RETURN" or click on the "OK" box. The shell program is loaded and you'll get the following Menu line: BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ------------------------------------+-------------+---------------------- | BT-Config |<----+ | ACS-Config | | |-------------| | | Areas | | | File-Echos | | +-------------+ | | +------------------------+ | V +---------------------------------------------+ | Edit Mailer Configuration - File | | | | Sysop-Info <---+ Request-Info | | Mailer-Flags | Macros | | Mailer-Paths | Shells | | Modem-Strings | Miscellaneous | | | | | | Exit Save | +--------------------|------------------------+ | V +----------------------------------------------------+ | Sysop Configuration | | Sysop: Roland Bohn_______________________________ | | System: Point of RoSTy from Bochum._______________ | | | | Address : 2__:241__/5811_.99___@____________ | | Privatenet : 5811_ | | BossPassword: test__ | | BossPhone : 34324__________ | | | | AutoBaud Baud 2400 LockBaud JanusBaud 2400 | | JanusOk: /Arq_______ ___________ ___________ | | | | AKA Domain Key Cancel Ok | +----------------------------------------------------+ The necessary BINKLEY.CFG options for BinkleyTerm/ST are created here. SYSOP: Enter your name here. SYSTEM: Pick out a system name. This text will be shown to your Boss when you're polling there. For example: "Here is Point #99". ADDRESS: For example: 2:241/5811.99@fidonet Now I have to explain that last one: As a Point you need a Boss, of course, you have to be able to call somebody (Poll). The first part of the address is his, in the above example: 2:241/5811. Every Point has a number, which is separated from the rest of his address with a decimal point (Point, got it?). Again, in the above example "2:241/5811.99". After the "at" sign is the NetWork name: we, as a FidoNet Point, belong to FidoNet. Other Nets can also be entered here, for example AlterNet or EggNet. But we can also leave it blank as it's not necessary. PRIVATENET: Here's where we enter our Fake Address, that is, the PointNet address of your Boss. For example: 5811. Why a Fake Address? Well, thats higher FidoNet mathematics and we'll get to it later. For now just enter the number that your Boss gave you. BOSSPASSWORD: Here you can type in the password your Boss gives you. Your password can't be longer then six characters. Boss' software will recognize you via your password an let you into his system. BOSSPHONE: I really don't think I have to explain this one. AUTOBAUD BAUD 300 LOCKBAUD OFF JANUSBAUD OFF | | | | V V | V Baudrate is set your Baudrate | The Janus protocol is used obtained from here, just click | only by Binkley at the moment. connected on this box | If your boss also uses Binkley modem | you can turn the Janus protocol | on. V If your modem needs it, other- wise "off" For further explanation about JanusBaud and JanusOk you should refer to the Documents for Binkley. AKA DOMAIN KEY Cancel O.K.->----+ | | | | V V V | Here too, we only need these buttons as Nodes, as a point we can | forget about them. | | Ok, control everything again, is everything correct? If yes then | click on OK. (or press RETURN). <--------------------------------------+ Now click on the Mailer-Flags Button: +---------------------------------------------+ | Edit Mailer Configuration - File | | | | Mailer-Flags | | | V +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Mailer Flags | | Version 5 | | CurMudgeon NoRequests SmallWindow | | DTRHigh NoSLO Unattended NewNodeList | | Gong NoZones NoWaZOO | | LineUpdate Overwrite NoResync QuickNodeList | | NoCollide ReqOnUs NoZedZap | | NoFullScreen SameRing NoSEAlink TBBSList | | NoPickup SlowModem FTS-0001 | | Cancel Ok | +--------------------------------------------------------+ What the individual Flags mean can be read about in the BinkleyTerm 2.40 documentation. Here we're going to set up the necessary BINKLEY.CFG file. As Points all we have to do is click on the following three boxes NOCOLLIDE NOZONES and NEWNODELIST to activate what we need. We'll leave this dialog box with OK. When you click on the Mailer-Paths, you will see the Path Configuration Box: +---------------------------------------------+ | Edit Mailer Configuration - File | | | | Mailer-Paths | | | V +--------------------------------------------+ | Path Configuration | | | | Loglevel : 5 | | Logfile : \FIDO\SYSTEM.LOG___________ | | Nodelist : \FIDO\NODELIST\____________ | | Downloads: \FIDO\DOWNLOAD\____________ | | Netmail : \FIDO\MSGS\NETMAIL_________ | | | | Netfile : \FIDO\INBOUND\_____________ | | KnownInbound: ___________________________ | | ProtInbound : ___________________________ | | Hold : \FIDO\OUTBOUND\____________ | | | | Cancel Ok | +--------------------------------------------+ LOGLEVEL: Here we control how much information is written to the log file, lets try 5 (1=little is written to the log file, 5=just about everything is written to the log file). As of here you only have to use the mouse, just click on the underline and a file selector will be displayed so that the correct file paths can be selected. MOUSE CLICK (a fast double click) | | LOGFILE: _V__ Enter here the name of your log file, try LOGFILE.LOG. This file will contain a protocol of everything your Fido Point Software does. You can look into this file with a normal text editor and see what your programs have done. Careful, this file will be longer every time its written to. You should periodically delete it. NODELIST: You don't need a Nodelist as a Point, because you only call your Boss. But just for the fun of it you can enter the path for a future Nodelist. What's a Nodelist? Oh, we haven't gotten around to that yet, have we? A Nodelist is sort of a telephone book in which every Node, worldwide, is listed with its telephone number. The Nodelist is an ASCII text file and is updated weekly, lets see Ma Bell do that. In this form though its not very useful, it has to be "compiled": made machine readable. Using the File Selector box you have to set the file path for your NodeList Folder. For example: \FIDO\NODELIST\. DOWNLOADS: Create a path that points to the \FIDO\DOWNLOAD\, as a Point you don't need it, believe me. NETMAIL: Here's the file path where your Netmails should land. Its important that the filename is also present. The correct way in our case is \FIDO\MSGS\NETMAIL. Note that the filename extension isn't used. NETFILE: The path should point to the INBOUND folder. This is where files which your Boss sent you, or files which you've asked for via his FileList (technically: Requested) end up once they been received via BinkleyTerm/ST. An example: \FIDO\INBOUND\. HOLD: This path points to your OUTBOUND folder: \FIDO\OUTBOUND\. For now that's all you need. Double check everything, if its correct then click on OK. Now we can setup the Modem Strings: +---------------------------------------------+ | Edit Mailer Configuration - File | | | | Modem-Strings | | | V +--------------------------------------------+ | Modem Init-Strings | | | | Init : ATZ|~~_____________________ | | Prefix : ATDP_______________________ | | Suffix : ___________________________ | | Answer : ___________________________ | | Busy : ___________________________ | | PreInit : ___________________________ | | PreDial : ___________________________ | | TermInit: ___________________________ | | | | ModemTrans: HST PEP ________/_________ | | Dial: __________ ________/_________ | | | | Cancel Ok | +--------------------------------------------+ INIT: Enter your Modem initialization string here. As an example I'll give you mine. At this time I'm using a SUPRA 2400 and my init string is "AT&D3&C1S0=0|" (without the quotes). PREFIX: My modem uses "ATD". SUFFIX: My modem doesn't need anything here. ANSWER: My modem doesn't need anything here either. BUSY: I use "AT&D0M0H1|" but "AT&H1|" is used by others. My modem doesn't need anything else but maybe yours does. Check out your modem handbook if you have further questions. And close up everything with OK. Now click on the Miscellaneous Button: +---------------------------------------------+ | Edit Mailer Configuration - File | | | | Miscellaneous | | | V +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Miscellaneous Configuration-Parameters | | | | PollTries: 20__ BoxType: 0 ScreenBlank: Off Norm Key Call | | | | AfterMail: ______________________________________________ | | Cleanup : ______________________________________________ | | Packer : ______________________________________________ | | CaptureFile: ____________________________________________ | | Reader : \FIDO\LED.PRG_______________________________ | | AnswerBack : ____________________________________________ | | | | TimeOut: __ BBS: Off Batch Exit | | | | Banner : ______________________________________________ | | DoingMail: ______________________________________________ | | EnterBBS : ______________________________________________ | | BBSNote : ______________________________________________ | | | | Cancel Ok | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ These options are also only for Nodes, as a Point you only need: BOXTYPE: ___ Enter a "0" here and click on OK. There, you finished with the option CONFIG --> BT-CONFIG... and you can save everything. And now on to the Configuration: BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ------------------------------------+-------------+------------------------- | BT-Config | | ACS-Config |<----+ |-------------| | | Areas | | | File-Echos | | +-------------+ | +--------------------------+ | V +-----------------------------------------------------+ | ACS Configuration | | Serial: _________ | | | | ExtraExpArea: \FIDO\MSGS\EXTRAEXP________________ | | Bad_Msgs : \FIDO\MSGS\BADMSGS_________________ | | | | EchoList : \FIDO\NEWECHOS.LST_________________ | | AreaFixAvail: \FIDO\LISTS\AREALIST.LZH___________ | | FileFixAvail: \FIDO\LISTS\FILELIST.LZH___________ | | FileFixReportArea: NEWFILES______________ | | | | AreaFixPwd FileFixPwd | | ACS-Flags Readdress Packer Cancel Ok | +-----------------------------------------------------+ Here's where the ACS.CFG file is going to be created. This file is needed by all programs in the ACS Package. The new Version of ACS requires a Serialnumber to work properly. You will receive your Serialnumber after you sent your donation. You have to type it in correctly at the Serial-Statement in this dialog. ExtraExpArea: This is only used by Nodes. But to be on the safe side install this: \FIDO\MSGS\EXTRAEXP. BadMsgs: Doesn't sound too good, does it? A little later you're going to install AREAS. Areas are something like pinboards, areas of interest, or something like that. Your Boss has a list of Areas from which you can take your pick and order from him. How they are ordered comes a little later too. Normally your Boss packs new messages from these Areas and has them ready and waiting for your next Poll where BinkleyTerm/ST will automatically import them for you. Then Come_In calls the packer program which unpacks them and moves individual messages into the prepared Areas, just like the postman sorts mail into the correct mailboxes. But when a message doesn't belong any place or for some reason it can't be moved into the correct Area its placed in "BadMsgs" from where you can read it and/or move it to the correct Area. An example of the path is: \FIDO\MSGS\BADMSGS. AvailAreaList: Only for Nodes. (Explained in Part 2.) EchoList: Only for Nodes. FileFixReportArea: Only for Nodes. I'm sure you remember that at the beginning we created a folder named PACKER. This folder contains ARC, ARJ, LHARC, ZIP, AND ZOO. Now its necessary to inform the ACS Package where it can find the programs and which ones to use. +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Packer Configuration | | | | ArcImp: \FIDO\PACKER\ARC.TTP___________ x_____ O | | ArjImp: \FIDO\PACKER\UNARJ.TTP_________ -x____ O | | LzhImp: \FIDO\PACKER\LHARC.TTP_________ x -m__ X | | ZipImp: \FIDO\INBOUND\STZIP.PRG________ -x____ O | | ZooImp: \FIDO\PACKER\ZOO.TTP___________ xO____ X | | | | ArcExp: \FIDO\PACKER\ARC.TTP___________ a_____ | | ArjExp: \FIDO\PACKER\ARJ.TTP___________ -a____ | | LzhExp: \FIDO\PACKER\LHARC.TTP_________ a -m__ | | ZipExp: \FIDO\PACKER\STZIP.TTP_________ -a____ | | ZooExp: \FIDO\PACKER\ZOO.TTP___________ aP____ | | | | Cancel Ok | +-----------------------------------------------------+ HINT: In this example the Arguments for LHarc refer to the Versions 1.13xx. If somebody still uses the LHarc recompiled by Jon Webb, he has to use it as the ARCer is used. That means that the same Arguments should be used and that the Extra-Command Flag is turned off. You can also use the mouse to select the paths. Just click on the lines to display the fileselector and from there the correct paths. ArcImp: When your Boss packs your Packets with an ARCer the program entered here is used: \FIDO\PACKER\ARC.TTP x. (That 'x' should be entered after at least on space). And the same applies to the following packers. ArcExp: --+--> Here the message that you export to your Boss will be LzhExp: --+ packed using the appropriate compression program. The ZipExp: --+ process, that is the installation is the same as importing ZooExp: --+ with the exception of "ARJ", which doesn't exist yet. When everything looks good then click on Ok. Now click on the ACS Flags Button (lower left hand corner) to install the Flags for each Program. The following is then displayed: +------------------------------------------------------------+ | ACS Flags | | | | +- Come_In ------+ +- Tidy_Up -------+ +- Go_Out --------+ | | | | | Days :200 | | Deletemode: _ | | | | | | HeaderLevel:___ | | | | | | LogInfo | | LogInfo | | LogInfo | | | | Verbose | | Verbose | | Verbose | | | | AreaFix | | KillDupes | | CrashMail | | | | FileFix | | UseExtraExpArea | | UseExtraExpArea | | | | Keep_ArcImport | | Keep_OldMsgs | | Hold_OldNetHdr | | | | PrintMyMail | | LastCall | | Unarced_Netmail | | | | Diskfree | | Diskfree | | SaveWorkList | | | | Wait | | Wait | | Wait | | | | Quiet | | Quiet | | Quiet | | | +----------------+ +-----------------+ +-----------------+ | | | | Cancel Ok | +------------------------------------------------------------+ Within the ACS Package we have so called Keywords with which you can control certain functions of the indicated program. The control is passed to the programs in that you just click on the Keyword, thus inverting it, and activating it. In Part 3 of this manual you'll find a description of all of these parameters. But first I think we can be satisfied with those items which affect a Point. Again, one after the other. Come_In ======= You need Come_In to process the mail packets you've received from your Boss after a Poll. Come_In calls the unpacker and moves the messages into the correct Areas. In Fido we call this "Importing". Keywords -------- Log_Info Click On ;Protocol entries will be made in the Logfile. Verbose Click On ;Expanded entries will be made in the logfile. AreaFix -------- ;For Nodes only. FileFix -------- ;For Nodes only. Keep_ArcImp Click On ;Packets from your Boss remain in the Inbound folder after they've been unpacked, otherwise they are deleted afterwards. This is useful when you're setting up your system especially when something goes wrong with unpacking. The packets in the Inbound folder should be deleted regularly (once a week). PrintMyMail -------- ;Come_In will Print incoming Netmails for the Sysop to the printer. You don't need that yet. Diskfree Click On ;Your disk is first checked by Come_In to see if there is enough space available to import the current packet. Wait -------- ;I don't use Wait. Quiet -------- ;Nothing will be written to the screen during an Import. Tidy_Up ======= This is one of the most complicate programs. It delete messages which were marked for deletion (Killed) by your message editor, it removes duplicate messages (messages which are 100% identical with each other, its possible that your Boss sent the same messages twice), it deletes messages which are older then NNN days(you can set the number of days, NNN, you wish to keep your old messages, after that, they are deleted). Nodes use Tidy_Up to scan Areas to send messages out to its Points. As a Point you don't need this because LED does it for you. When your LED options are set to 'Skip Sanner' your outgoing messages are copied to the NetMail Area, the Exporter knows that and packs all outgoing messages only from that Area. Keywords -------- Days:____ Enter 200 ;Your message will be removed after 200 days. This is the default value used in all Areas when the Areas themselves don't have any days indicated. HeaderLevel: -------- ;Only for Nodes. Log_Info Click On ;When you want a protocol of Tidy_Up's work in the Logfile. Verbose -------- ;If you want it, then more information is protocoled. KillDupes Click On ;Your duplicate messages will be removed. UseExtraExpArea -------- ;Only for Nodes. Keep_OldMsg -------- ;Only for Nodes. Diskfree Click On Wait ? ;The program wait for you to press a key before it finishes processing. Quiet ? ;Nothing is written to the monitor, I don't need it. Go_Out ====== Go_Out is the "Exporter". All the messages which have been created with your editor are pulled together, package into a nice packet and deposited in the Outbound folder. Go_Out then sends them up to your Boss during the next Poll. Keywords -------- Deletemode: Del or Cut ;Click on Del here. Log_Info Click On ;Same as above. Verbose Click On ;Same as above. CrashMail -------- ;Now this is a little complicated, what is Crashmail? When you send a Netmail directly to someone other then your BossNode we call that Crashmail. An example: My BossNode is 2:310/12. Now I want to send a NetMail (matrix) to Node 2:252/101. The correct way to do this is to send your NetMail to your Boss and he routes it further. CrashMail is the back door. If the destination Node allows CrashMails and you have a NodeList installed you can call up the Node and send your message directly to him. CrashMail means that you can send mail directly to the recipient, also via Air Mail. Like in real life, Crashing via FidoNet is expensive because you have to call your recipient. How that works can be read about in Part 3. UseExtraExpArea -------- ;only for Nodes. Hold_OldNetHdr -------- ;only for Nodes. Unarced_Netmail ? ;Some Nodes want unpacked NetMails, if your Boss is one of those then click this on. Wait ? ;already known, if you want it ... Quiet ? ;also here ... Those were the most important ACS Flags. Control everything again. Is it like you want it? If yes, click on the --> OK. then ----> Save That's all there is to ACS.CFG. And it continues with: BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ------------------------------------+-------------+---------------------- | BT-Config | | ACS-Config | |-------------| | Areas |<----+ | File-Echos | | +-------------+ | +--------------------------+ | V +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Areas | | | | Origin: I only have a Default Origin___________ | | | | FidoNetmail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Del Add Insert <- -> Cancel Ok | +-----------------------------------------------------+ The big advantage of your Point is your short online time, and that your telephone cost are kept low, because you can read and answer your message while offline. As mentioned earlier your Boss has all messages organized into special Areas such as technical and Science just like some blackboards and post office boxes. In FidoNet these boxes are called Areas. Every Area has its own name (on some Nodes they have numbers). You can decide which Areas you want from a list. How do you get these Areas? During the beginning of your Point existence your Boss is going to tell you that you only have access to one Area; this Area could be called LOCAL, INTERNAL, TEST, or something similar and is located only within his PointNet. It isn't routed further. This Area, we'll call it LOCAL, is now going to be installed. Proceed by clicking on the Add button, located in the bottom part of the Area dialog box. You then get the following: +----------------------------------------------+ | Add Area | | | | Name : LOCAL____________ Days: 10_ | | Path : \FIDO\MSGS\LOCAL_________________ | | Origin : Hello Points. I'm new here.______ | | Password: _______ | | | | Nodes Pass through: O Cancel Ok | +----------------------------------------------+ Name: The name of the Area is inserted here. In your case: LOCAL Days: And here you can enter the number of days messages in this Area won't be deleted. This entry has priority over the ACS.CFG option. Lets start with 10 days. Path: Here you can use the well known double click with the mouse to get the File Selector. Click on the folder MSGS (don't forget, otherwise your Area name is going to be in your root directory) and enter the first eight characters of the Area name (without its extension) in the file field of the File Selector box. In our case LOCAL. If the Area name was LOCALCHATS for example, then you would enter "LOCALCHA" or similar (but unique). Origin: You can pick out and use an Origin in every Area. You can also leave this line empty and the Origin from the previous dialog box will be used as a default Origin. Password: For Nodes. (Some Areas are only available using a Password.) Passthrough: This Option is primarily for the Node, to disable some Areas. Nodes often receives lots of Areas which they don't want to read. Then they turn Passthrough for this Areas on, to disable the NewMsgs-Flags within the LED. Nodes-Button: If you click on this Button you'll get the Nodes Dialog on the screen. Here you can enter the Nodes which are connected to the actual Area. Please enter here your Boss' Nodenumber. Why are there so many free Entries? Well, normally there are many other Nodes who are connected to one Area. As long as you're only a Point there is only your Boss connected to this Area, because he sends you all the Msgs. Control your entries one more time, if everything meets your needs then press (two times) Ok. Now you're back in the Areas dialog box. Like mentioned earlier, you can enter an Origin in the "Origin: ____" line which is used in all Areas which doesn't have an Origin of their own. To the left, highlighted with a black bar, is LOCAL; When you click on LOCAL with the mouse the Entry Menu will be shown and you can eventually make any changes you want. Press Ok and you return to the Areas dialog box. There are other button: "Del", "Add", "Insert" and "Node" along with two arrow buttons. With Del, Add, and Insert you can add more Areas or delete the ones you have. With the Nodes Button you can enter directly to the Nodes Dialog. Via the arrow buttons you can roll through other screens if their existing in case you have more than 60 Areas. Now we have to control everything again. Then click the Save button. The program will now create a file with the name AREAS.BBS. During a Session this file is used to see what Areas you have and points to the MSGS folder where your messages are to be stored. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The last Config-Menu entry: BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ------------------------------------+-------------+------------------------- | BT-Config | | ACS-Config | |-------------| | Areas | | File-Echos |<----+ +-------------+ | +--------------------------+ | V FILE-ECHOS ========== In FidoNet we have the possibilities not only to receive messages automatically but also Files. When your Boss has "File Areas" then you too can request these File Areas and automatically receive all new files that are copied into them. In the MS-DOS world, "Tick and Hatch" are normal. (By the way, Tick + Hatch also exist for Atari, but FileFix has a much simpler and easier handling.) The installation of the FileEchos is exactly as for the Areas, except that for the Path you have to define a real folder instead of a file. The exact procedure is described in Part 2 of the ACS Documents. Registering happens exactly the same way as for an Area which you want to request, except you write to "FileFix" instead of "AreaFix". How the works is described later in Area Registration. The next step is "E X T R A" 's : BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ----------------------------------------------+------------------+---------- +----------->| BTS-Options | | | Find Programs | | |------------------| | | Disk Operations | | |------------------| | | Session Ranking | | | Start Autopoll | | |------------------| | | Make Requests | V | Send to FileEcho | +----------------------------------+ |------------------| | BT-Shell Options | | Save Options | | | +------------------+ | Show Boss-Password O | | Alert: 'No Mail imported' O | | Add Request-Length X | | Wait after Menu-Single-Call X | | Start Shell with Session _ | | | | Cancel Ok | +----------------------------------+ A mouse click in the small box turns the switches on and off. Show Boss-Pwd Here you can specify if the Password supplied by your Boss is shown on the screen where everybody can see it. Suggestion: n o t turned on. Alert 'No Mail Imported' When this field in clicked on an Alert box is displayed after a Poll in which no mail was received. Suggestion: turned it on. Add Request-Length Add the bytes together from the requested files and stores them in the *.REQ file. Suggestion: turned it on. Wait After Menu Single Call Later when you want to call the different programs separately you can have them wait when there finished. Suggestion: doen't turn it on. Start Shell with Session Now thats a fine thing, a Point which is full automatic. You can advise the BTS to start directly with a specific Session after it's been started itself. For this purpose type in the number of the Session which should be started. If the BTS should start the Sessions at a specific time, insert a zero in the editfield. In the Session Ranking Dialog you can enter the starttime for each Session. Right now you shouldn't turn this on. Suggestion: let the editfield empty. Now control everything again and click Ok. BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ----------------------------------------------+------------------+---------- | BTS-Options | +---->| Find Programs | | |------------------| | | Disk Operations | | |------------------| | | Session Ranking | | | Start Autopoll | | |------------------| | | Make Requests | | | Send to FileEcho | +-------------+ |------------------| | | Save Options | | +------------------+ V +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Finder-Dialog | | | | Term : \FIDO\BT.TTP______________________________ | | Cmd: __________________________________________ | | Mailer: \FIDO\BT.TTP______________________________ | | Cmd: mail______________________________________ | | Export: \FIDO\GO_OUT.TTP__________________________ | | Cmd: -l -v -ma2:241/5811_______________________ | | Import: \FIDO\COME_IN.TTP_________________________ | | Cmd: -l -v_____________________________________ | | Scan : \FIDO\TIDY_UP.TTP_________________________ | | Cmd: -l -s -a__________________________________ | | Crunch: \FIDO\TIDY_UP.TTP_________________________ | | Cmd: -l________________________________________ | | MsgEd : \FIDO\LED.PRG_____________________________ | | Cmd: __________________________________________ | | TxtEd : C:\TEMPUS.PRG_____________________________ | | Cmd: \fido\system.log__________________________ | | | | Save Options Cancel Ok | +-----------------------------------------------------+ Set these options before working on "Session Ranking" then you won't have any problems! With these options you select the file paths for every single program so that BTS can really find them. Its very simple: You just click on the respective line and the File Selector box appears. You only have to click on the referred program. That would be everything if it wasn't for the Command line. In the Cmdline the necessary parameters are passed to the program. Example: Export : \FIDO\GO_OUT.TTP_____________ Cmdline: -l -v -ma2:241/5811__________ (2:241/5811 is the Boss Address!) HINT: The Option -m is used here because this example is designed to work without any nodelist. It is intended to be used by simple points. If somebody creates a Routefile and want to use those Features then this Option has to be removed. But if somebody wonders why Go_Out still doesn't read the Routefile then either there is nothing to export or he has no compiled Nodelist (Version 6). If it is required that Go_Out reads the Routefile even if there's nothing to export, then he must add the Option -n to the Commandline. TxtED : \FIDO\TEMPUS.PRG_____________ (I use Tempus, but any other editor Cmdline: _____________________________ can be taken) Again, control everything then press Ok. At the next Menuposition you don't have to install anything. It is just shown to let you take a look at it: BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ----------------------------------------------+------------------+---------- | BTS-Options | | Find Programs | |------------------| +---------------->| Disk Operations | | |------------------| | | Session Ranking | | | Start Autopoll | | |------------------| | | Make Requests | V | Send to FileEcho | +------------------------------+ |------------------| | Disk Operations | | Save Options | | | +------------------+ | File Info Make Folder | | Del File Remove Folder | | Copy File | | Move File Ok | +------------------------------+ Here you will be able to do some things on your Harddisk. You don't need to leave the BTS to delete a File for example. The function of each Button should be selfexplaining i think. I should like to mention that with the File Info function you can also rename a File. Now its one step further in "Extras" and "Session Ranking" is installed. BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ----------------------------------------------+------------------+---------- | BTS-Options | | Find Programs | |------------------| | Disk Operations | |------------------| +---->| Session Ranking | | | Start Autopoll | | |------------------| | | Make Requests | | | Send to FileEcho | +----------------+ |------------------| | | Save Options | | +------------------+ V +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pollsession Start Err Loop | | Time Lvl Exit Loop| | Mailer 1. BT.TTP_____ O Session 1 06:00 ___ ___ O | | Export 2. COME_IN.TTP O Session 2 07:00 ___ ___ O | | Import 3. ___________ O Session 3 __:__ ___ ___ O | | Scanner 4. ___________ O Session 4 __:__ ___ ___ O | | Cruncher 5. ___________ O Session 5 __:__ ___ ___ O | | MsgEd 6. ___________ O Session 6 __:__ ___ ___ O | | Other 7. ___________ O Session 7 __:__ ___ ___ O | | 8. ___________ O Session 8 __:__ ___ ___ O | | Clear All 9. ___________ O Session 9 __:__ ___ ___ O | | Clear One 10. ___________ O Session 10 __:__ ___ ___ O | | | | SaveOptions Cancel Ok | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Which programs are called and the order in which they run is set by these options. Finally we are working on a computer, why not let it run things automatically. To the right you have the possibility to fix up to 10 Sessions which you can select via the Shell function keys (or mouse click). You can run your Point even if you are not at home. Just take a Clock which switches your Computer on, let the BTS start automatically (with the Autostart Option of TOS 1.4 or higher) then the BTS will start the Sessions as you need them. You just have to remember to type in the Sessionnumber you want to be started in the BTS Options Dialog. For more complex Configuration there are also Errorlevel and Loopfunctions available. If an executed Program returns a specific Value and the same Value is found as the Errorlevel for a Session then this Session will be executed. You can let one Session run in a loop if you turn the Loopflag on. IMPORTANT: Please remember to insert a Loopexit-Value which you can realy reach within that Session, otherwise you will not be able to exit from the Session. For our example Point we want to use two Sessions: - Session 1 for Polling the Boss when we have written messages, - Session 2 for "Only Poll" when we haven't produced anything and only want to see if the Boss has something for us. SESSION 1: Session 1 Click; the Ranking list is displayed for this Session Export Click; the Exporter shows up in the first line (Go_Out) Mailer Click; BinkleyTerm (BT) shows up in the second line Import Click; guess what's displayed in the third line? If you've made a mistake, you can either remove the last entry with "Clear One" or all entries with "Clear All". And there exist one more fine thing, when an entry is clicked on its highlighted; now when you select "Clear One" the entry is deleted even if it isn't the last one. SESSION 2: Session 2 Click; the Ranking list for this Session is displayed Mailer Click; Import Click; In closing, after you control: Ok. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - after this Installation come the most important item: !!IMPORTANT!!WICHTIG!!IMPORTANT!!WICHTIG!IMPORTANT!WICHTIG!IMPORTANT!! Now call "Save Options" and write your installation to disk!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When you forget - ya, then you start from the beginning again! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - And we continue with File-Request. What is that? File Request means that you can download Files from your Boss in a very elegant way. You Boss has a "Files List" that contain all his files which you have access to. You can go through this list Offline in the peace and quiet of your home. Then, when you've selected one or more files you can use the option "Make Request" to create a small communique and during the next Poll you'll receive your requested files. BTS File Session Reader Config Extras ----------------------------------------------+------------------+---------- | BTS-Options | | Find Programs | |------------------| | Disk Operations | |------------------| | Session Ranking | | Start Autopoll | |------------------| +--------------------->| Make Requests | | | Send to FileEcho | | |------------------| | | Save Options | | +------------------+ V +----------------------------------------------+ | File-Request Dialog | | | | Load old Request Node: 2__:310/12.___@_____ | | 1. FILES____ ______ 11. _________ ______ | | 2. _________ ______ 12. _________ ______ | | 3. _________ ______ 13. _________ ______ | | 4. _________ ______ 14. _________ ______ | | 5. _________ ______ 15. _________ ______ | | 6. _________ ______ 16. _________ ______ | | 7. _________ ______ 17. _________ ______ | | 8. _________ ______ 18. _________ ______ | | 9. _________ ______ 19. _________ ______ | | 10._________ ______ 20. _________ ______ | | Total: _____ | | Request FILES File List | | Save Options Clear Cancel Ok | +----------------------------------------------+ First you have to enter your Boss' NodeNumber (in case you forget you'll be reminded by an error message). Then, like in real life, you get two chooses: - You enter the file names by hand; don't forget though, that the software is very particular, when you make a typing mistake, then its down the drain with your File request (this time)! Capitals/small letters are unimportant. - You use your Boss' File List! The first time just click on "Request FILES", in the first line the Magic Word "FILES" appears (Magic Word means, that your Boss knows what do with that word, an extension isn't necessary), then "SAVE". In the OUTBOUND folder you now have a file that tells your Boss during the next Poll that he should send his File List. After the Poll this File List has been downloaded into your INBOUND folder. You have to unpack it by hand and copy it into your \FIDO\ folder. The File List from my Boss is named: 03100012.LST Now when you call this dialog box just click on "File-List. A File Selector box appears, you click on the File List from your Boss (what every its called) and low and behold, you have the list on your monitor! You can scroll through the list and check out the many files. With a mouse click you can mark the files you want (they'll be inverted). If you change your mind just click on the name one more time and your choose will be deactivated. When you then click on OK, you'll be returned to "File Request Dialog" All the marked files are listed here along with the "Total Bytes" of all selected files (except "Magic Word" files) and again prove to yourself that you alone support Ma Bell. When you click on "Save" a Request File will be written to your OUTBOUND folder. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - With that the installation is finished. Now we'll make a live test. Via the Menu Line "Reader" - "Msgs Reader" you start LED. There you'll see that you have the use of two Areas, namely "FidoNetmail" and LOCAL" (you should know what the other two Areas are from previous reading: "ExtraExpArea" and "Bad_Msgs") "Two Areas" isn't exactly correct, because "FidoNetmail" isn't an Area. You can't order it or cancel it. Netmail is your door to the Fido World, through which all your Messages are sent. You've probably noticed that it was created without you're having to install it as an Area. Write a message to your Boss from the Area "LOCAL" (it stays in the Pointnet), save it, and drop out of LED (with ^Q for Quit). from BTS press the F1 key. As long as your Boss' Node is busy the Poll Session should run as expected. Now your Boss knows that you have everything under control and he'll give you the green light to order other Areas. ORDERING and CANCELLING AREAS: ============================== It works like this (also applies to FileFix): You write in "NetMail" a message to AreaFix (Header: To:...) and enter the address of your Boss. ^^^^^^^ In the line "Subj.:" key in the Password you received from your Boss and after that possibly the parameter -l (separated by a space). If your Boss is a FrontDoor Node (MS-DOS world) use "AreaMgr" instead of "AreaFix" and you'll have to add a '+' sign in front of the the Area you want to order. You can pass up to three parameters to AreaFix: -l, -q, -r. these mean: -l List. AreaFix will send you (during the next Poll, not the current one) via a Netmail 'W/File' (an extra file) the actual Arealist of your Boss. Most of the time this file contains all available Areas with their descriptions. -q Query. This is AreaFix's Netmail answer to you. It contains a list of Areas available from your Boss. Those Areas with a '*' are the Areas which active for you. -r ReScan. When you send this command parameter to AreaFix then all Areas which you've ordered with the current Netmail and which haven't been deleted by your Boss will be rescaned (that is, those Areas will be read one more time, starting from the oldest existing messages, and then sent to you during the next Poll). This has the advantage that you can order a new Area, or re-order a cancelled Area, and not have to wait for new messages to be written into it. These parameters can be used separately, mixed, or all at the same time. An Example: ----------- From: Manfred Recla on 2:310/12.99 To: AreaFix on 2:310/12 Subj: Password -l -q ---------------------------------- atarist.eng STOCKS WheTHer --- (Note: Areafix is not 'case-sensitive'! The three '-' Signs declare the end of the List.) With your first NetMail to AreaFix don't order any Areas, just fill out the Heard and send AreaFix a "blank paper" (don't forget your password in the subject line "Subj.: Password -l"). You don't have to order the "LOCAL" Area, your Boss has already done that for you. During your next Poll you'll receive the list containing all the Areas which you can order. Pick out what you want, write in a NetMail to AreaFix the Areas names without any comment (ONLY the AREA NAME!) one after the other (see the above example) and you have it made in the shade. When you believe that an Area is no longer interesting, you can cancel it. You only have to write another NetMail to AreaFix except this time with a minus sigh in front of the Area name. An Example maybe: ----------------- From: Manfred Recla on 2:310/12.99 To: AreaFix on 2:310/12 Subj: Password ---------------------------------- -stocks --- So, for the beginning thats everything. Get busy and drown your Boss in messages. If you have any questions, you can ask your Boss in confidence. Other information, such as Crashmails, Polling and Requesing in to other Zones, which surely you don't need in the beginning, can be found in Part 3 of this manual.