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- °IN_USE v1.00°
- °Programmed by George Scarfo°
- °MetalWare Software°
- °FREEWARE°
-
-
- ■ What is it?
-
- IN_USE v1.00 is a very simple program that works in conjunction
- with your door's batch files. If you run a MULTI-NODE BBS and
- run some doors that are not multi-node compatible. This is for you!
- It will display a sysop-defined screen, ANSI and ASCII (samples in-
- cluded), that will let the user know that the door is in use on
- another node.
-
-
- ■ Disclaimer
-
- This program is guaranteed ONLY to take up space on your hard
- drive! The author/distributors of this program shall NOT be
- responsible for any damages or losses that may occur during
- the execution of this program. This program has been tested to
- the best of my ability and has run trouble-free on my 2-node BBS
- during that time. Of course, this doesn't mean it'll run 100%
- trouble-free on your system. If you find ANY problems with this
- program at all, please report the bugs/gliches to the author. My
- addresses can be found at the end of this doc file.
-
-
- ■ Installation
-
- Simple: Run the included INSTALL.BAT file. This install.bat file
- will create the directory you specify on the command-line and unpack
- all of the IN_USE files there.
- i.e. - INSTALL c:\in_use
-
-
- ■ Contents of Archive
-
- Before Installation:
-
- INSTALL.BAT - Installation batch file
- IN_USE.FLS - Packed IN_USE files (extracted during installation)
- SYSOP.DOC - This file! ;)
- FILE_ID.DIZ - Description file
-
- After Installation:
-
- INUSE.EXE - Main executable program
- NODE1.BAT - Example batch file for Node 1
- NODE2.BAT - Example batch file for Node 2
- FREE_REG.FRM - *FREE* Registration form
- FREQ.TXT - Listing of FREQable files on the author's BBS
- + IN_USE.ANS - ANSI display file
- + IN_USE.ASC - ASCII display file
- $ DOOR_USE.001 - Node-Lock file for Node 1
- $ DOOR_USE.002 - Node-Lock file for Node 2
-
- + You may alter or replace these files to suit your taste. The files
- MUST be named IN_USE.ANS/IN_USE.ASC and should reside in the IN_USE
- directory or the directory where you run INUSE.EXE from.
- $ These are dummy files. Contents are not important, but they must
- exist. You may create and use more of these files if you have more
- than 2 nodes. (i.e.-DOOR_USE.003 etc.) If you need help with
- setting up the batch files, please let me know. I'll be glad to
- help if I can. :)
-
-
-
- ■ Command-line Options
-
-
- -L or -LOCAL - Causes door to operate in local mode, without
- requiring a door information (drop) file.
- -B x or -BPS x - Sets the bps (baud) rate to use.
- -P x or -PORT x - Sets the serial port to use, were 0=COM1, 1=COM2,
- etc.
- -N x or -NODE x - Sets the node number to use.
- -?, -H or -HELP - Displays command-line help
- -MAXTIME x - Sets the maximum number of minutes that any
- user will be permitted to access the door.
- -ADDRESS x - Sets serial port address, to be used if FOSSIL
- driver is not being used.
- -IRQ x - Sets the serial port IRQ line, to be used if
- FOSSIL driver is not being used.
- -NOFOSSIL - Disables use of FOSSIL driver, even if it is
- present.
- -NOFIFO - Disables use of 16550 FIFO buffers (only if
- FOSSIL driver is not being used).
- -DROPFILE x - Door information file directory or
- directory+filename.
- -USERNAME x - Name of user who is currently online.
- -TIMELEFT x - User's time remaining online.
- -SECURITY x - User's security level.
- -LOCATION x - Location from which user is calling.
-
- Note that any information that is available from the door information
- file overrides information provided on the command-line.
- Case is not sensitive in the names of command line arguments.
-
-
- ■ Registration (FREE)
-
- Simply fill out the FREE_REG.FRM form and crash it via netmail to me
- at one of the addresses below or send it via snail-mail to my
- P.O. Box also listed below.
-
- Netmail: Snail-mail: My BBS:
- FIDO 1:101/715 George Scarfo T.S.E. BBS
- SCREAMnet 96:617/200 P.O. Box 563 (617)595-0805
- RGSnet 50:580/100 Wilmington, MA Lynn, MA
- ITCnet 85:858/112 01887 2 Nodes!
- NCnet 82:2617/100
-
-
- ■ Thanks to:
-
- I would like to thank Pinkrose of Nautica BBS (617)442-6071
- for reviewing the dox and helping me test this program.
-
- Thanks hon! :)
-
- -eof-
-