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- SYSCHAT is the shining star of this utility package. It is a replacement
- for TriBBS's internal page AND chat routines. It is extremely configurable.
- SYSCHAT requires that the user have an ANSI capable terminal though.
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- Command line parameters:
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- USAGE: SYSCHAT cfg.cfg [IRQ] [/P:] [/C:] [/flow] [/host:]
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- Where:
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- cfg.cfg is the name of your configuration file.
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- IRQ (optional), if you are using a NON-STANDARD IRQ
- specify the IRQ number, ONLY if you are using a
- NON-STANDARD IRQ.
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- /P:nn:nn,xx:xx (optional), turns paging hours ON between nn:nn and
- xx:xx.
-
- IMPORTANT, for this to function to work properly you
- must specify the time in 24hr. format.
-
- /C:aa,bb,cc,dd (optional), Sets the colors for the text windows,
- where aa,bb is the USER's text fore/back color and
- cc,dd is the SYSOP's text fore/back color.
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- /flow (optional), if you are using RTS/CTS hardware flow
- control specify the /flow pararmeter, affects file
- transfers.
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- /host:xxxxxxxx (optional), changes the Sysop to xxxxxxxx in the chat
- window, if the name has spaces in it enclose it in
- quotes like so; "/host:Almighty Sysop".
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- /TWIT (optional), Only allow a NON-VIP user to page 1 time per day.
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- To run SYSCHAT as a replacement for the internal paging, you must run it from
- your PAGE.BAT file. If this file is present TriBBS 10.0 will call it instead
- of using the internal routines. Your page bell MUST be turned on for TriBBS
- to call PAGE.BAT. Also, for SYSCHAT to know it is being used as a paging door
- you MUST specify /P: parameter to setup paging hours. Here is a couple of
- examples:
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- SYSCHAT cfg.cfg /P:8:00,23:00 This allows paging from
- 8:00am till 11:00pm
-
- SYSCHAT cfg.cfg /P:13:00,3:00 This allows paging from
- 1:00pm till 3:00am
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- When SYSCHAT is being used as a paging door it will prompt the user for a
- reason for paging and play a tone over the PC's internal speaker. SYSCHAT
- uses two different tones, one is for regular users, the other is for users
- in a file named VIP.TXT in the directory that the executable is in. If the
- users name is in the VIP.TXT file he will always be allowed to page you, even
- if he is not paging you within the paging hours. Also, if you do not answer
- the page SYSCHAT will write the time and reason for paging to a file named
- PAGE.LOG in the directory the executable is in. To accept the page simply
- press a key and the program will enter chat mode.
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- SYSCHAT can also be used as a replacement for TriBBS's internal sysop to user
- chat. For it to function as a replacement for TriBBS's internal chat simply
- run it from the CHAT.BAT file. Also if you are running it from the CHAT.BAT
- DO NOT SPECIFY THE /P: parameter, if you do it will go into page mode. The
- program uses a file named SYSCHAT.ANS as the display for the chat screen if
- you don't like the colors the SYSCHAT.ANS is in simply change it, but make
- sure the layout of the new file is the same as the original, SYSCHAT will
- autodetect the colorscheme you are using. Also you can specify different
- colors for the sysop and user text window by specifing the /C: command line
- parameter, like so:
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- SYSCHAT cfg.cfg /C:14,0,15,0 This set the users text
- colors to Yellow on Black
- and the sysops text colors to
- Bright White on Black
-
- IMPORTANT: If you specify a color other than 0 for a window's text background
- make sure you edit the SYSCHAT.ANS file, because SYSCHAT doesn't
- clear the sysop and user test windows when it first enters chat
- mode.
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- You can also change colors on the fly from within SYSCHAT via the key
- combination ALT+C. Left/Right keys edit the SYSOP's foreground color, Up/Down
- keys change the SYSOP's background colors. F1/F2 change the USER's foreground
- colors and F3/F4 change the USER's background colors. Within the color
- toggles window are examples of what the text for the sysop and user will look
- like which change every time you change the colors. SYSCHAT doesn't save the
- settings for the colors so if you find a color scheme you like better then the
- default colors, specify it through the /C: command line parameter.
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- SYSCHAT is a very functional chat door, it allows the sysop several options
- while in chat mode. First (and most important) to get help press the HOME
- or F1 key. To exit the help screen simply press any key to clear the help
- text. ALT+D drops to DOS and displays a msg to the user to let him know you
- have dropped to DOS. ALT+L toggles the CHAT.LOG file, which logs the text
- you and the user enters. When you turn logging ON, SYSCHAT will display a
- "Logging" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to keep you in mind it
- is on. The user cannot see this as it is only displayed on your machine. To
- turn logging OFF simply press ALT+L again. You toggle the logging function
- as many times as you want in a session, it will open and close the CHAT.LOG
- file accordingly. ALT+T allows you to transfer files using TriBBS's TTPROT
- protocol driver. Only the sysop can enter information at the prompts, so
- be sure you know what you're uploading or downloading. ALT+Z also allows you
- to transfer files, but instead of using TriBBS's TTPROT.EXE driver it calls
- batch files named SEND.BAT to send a file and RECEIVE.BAT to receive a file.
- SYSCHAT sets enviroment variables to be used in the SEND/RECEIVE batch files,
- so you can tell your protocol driver the filename, port number and baud rate.
- The enviroment variables SYSCHAT sets are named as followed:
-
- %F% = file name
- %P% = com port
- %B% = baud rate
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- ALT+H hangs up the phone. Hitting the ESCAPE key returns the user to the BBS.
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- SYSCHAT allows you to set it up so regular users can only page you 1 time per
- day. You tell SYSCHAT to do this by specifing the /TWIT command line parameter
- SYSCHAT will then create and maintain a file named TWIT.DAT which will contain
- the users that have paged you. If the user has paged you already today,
- whether or not you answered it, his name will be written to the TWIT.DAT file
- and all he will see from SYSCHAT when he pages again is "Sorry the sysop isn't
- availible for chat...". SYSCHAT will automatically reset the TWIT.DAT file
- after midnight. The /TWIT command line parameter does not affect VIP callers
- from being able to page you.
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- SYSCHAT displays the current time and the number of minutes you have been
- chatting at the bottom of the screen so you can keep track.
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