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- LYME
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- TIC processor for RemoteAccess 2.50
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- Version 1.1
- Released 15 Jan 1996
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- By Pab Sungenis
- Copr. 1995, 1996 EMPIRE Software
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- Another Shareware Offering
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- INTRODUCTION
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- LYME was written to implement a number of features I, as a
- SysOp, wanted to see in a TIC processor, and to correct a number
- of problems that existed in the processor I was using before. In
- addition to the standard features found in most processors, Lyme
- offers a number of 'extras' including....
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- * Support for ALLTICS files
- * Built-in 'Ticket' message generation
- * Selective killing of unwanted file areas
- * Easy set-up and operation
- * Ability to use LDESC long description fields in TICs
- * Support for .RAR file compression
- * Up to 1,024 file areas in a single config file
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- Plus, Lyme is fully integrated with RA 2.50, allowing you to
- make changes to your RA file areas, and have those changes
- immediately used by your TIC processor.
- Lyme is easy to install, easy to set up, and even easier to
- use. If you've been using another processor, give it a try. I
- think you won't be disappointed.
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- SETUP
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- Extract LYME.EXE to your RA directory, or another directory
- of your choice. A sample configuration file, with comments, is
- also included in the archive.
- Lyme uses a simple text file for its configuration. The
- first non-comment line of the file (in other words, not beginning
- with a semicolon) must be the path for your files and TICs. All
- other lines of the file may be either commands or file area
- definitions.
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- * COMMANDS: All command lines begin with an exclamation
- point. Commands supported by Lyme are:
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- !DIZ ON|OFF
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- This command allows you to specify whether
- FILE_ID.DIZ files will be imported into your
- file database. Lyme will extract FILE_ID.DIZ
- from files compressed using PAK, ARC, LZH,
- ZIP, ARJ, and RAR compression. (Note: You
- must have the appropriate utilities --
- PKUNZIP.EXE, LHA.EXE, etc. -- in your search
- path. If you do not, Lyme will not be able
- to use FILE_ID.DIZ from files of that type.)
- The default is ON.
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- !LDESC ON|OFF
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- This determines whether or not LDESC long
- description lines will be imported into your
- database. Some FDN's use these lines to
- provide long descriptions for uncompressed
- files (such as PCBoard PPE's) and self-
- extracting EXE's. The default is ON.
-
- Note: if you have both !DIZ ON and !LDESC ON
- in your configuration file, the FILE_ID.DIZ
- will take precedence over any LDESC lines.
-
- !TICKET mbase name
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- If you include this command in your config
- file, Lyme will generate a "Ticket" message
- in the specified message base, addressed to
- the specified name.
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- The message will list all files which were
- imported, the file area they came from, and a
- short description of the file. This allows
- you to see, at a glance, the files that have
- arrived on a given day.
-
- !ORPHAN KEEP|KILL
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- This controls Lyme's treatment of orphaned
- TIC files (i.e.: TICs which arrive without
- their matching files). If you choose KILL,
- the orphaned TIC files will be deleted. The
- default is KEEP.
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- !UNKNOWN KEEP|KILL
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- This controls Lyme's treatment of TICs which
- belong to file areas not specified in your
- configuration file. If you choose KILL, the
- TIC and file will be deleted. The default is
- KEEP.
-
- !ALLTICS filespec
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- This allows you to specify a filespec to search
- for which may contain a number of .TIC files
- compressed into one. This command allows you
- to change the default filespec (ALLTICS.*) to
- another if your provider uses a different file-
- name. (For example, the TVLIST distribution
- system uses TVLISTTK.ARC).
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- All other non-comment lines are assumed to be file area
- definitions. The format for these lines is as follows:
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- areaname areanum|KILL
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- The 'areaname' is the name of the file area as specified in
- the TIC files. (Wildcards are allowed.) 'Areanum' is the number
- of the file area (as defined in your RA configuration) the file
- should be imported to.
- You may also specify 'KILL' as your import area. Any files
- arriving from that area will be deleted. This feature is most
- useful for users of satellite delivery systems (such as Planet
- Connect) where you cannot unlink individual areas.
-
- Sample area definitions:
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- ;Import SDN text to area 37
- 1-TEXT 37
- ;Import RA Distribution to area 1
- RAD* 1
- ;Kill any Amiga files
- ADS* KILL
-
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- USING LYME
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- To run Lyme, simply type:
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- LYME [filename]
-
- where 'filename' is the name of the configuration file to
- use. If none is specified, Lyme will use LYME.CFG for its
- configuration.
- Lyme will first read your CONFIG.RA, MESSAGES.RA and
- FILES.RA files to get its bearings. Next, Lyme will unpack any
- ALLTICS files found in your TIC directory.
- Each TIC will then be read, and Lyme will check for the
- appropriate file. If the file is not found, the TIC is an orphan
- and will be treated as such. If the file exists, Lyme next
- checks the area it arrived in against the areas in your
- configuration file. If it is in an unknown area, it will either
- be deleted or ignored depending upon your use of the !UNKNOWN
- command. If the file is compressed and you have not used the
- !DIZ OFF command, Lyme will check for and extract the FILE_ID.DIZ
- from it.
- Next, Lyme will copy the file to the proper directory and
- create an entry in that area's database for the file. If the
- file already exists in that area, or if a file matching the TIC's
- 'Replace' field (if any) exists, Lyme will overwrite the entry
- for that file with the new one.
- After all TICs have been processed, Lyme will close its log
- file (LYME.LOG) and, if you have used the !TICKET command,
- generate a 'ticket' message.
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- USING LYME WITH PLANET CONNECT
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-
- The advent of Fidonet delivery by satellite has meant many
- changes in the way things used to work. Many 'traditional'
- methods (including RAID messages and individual TIC files) are
- either impossible or too inefficient to be used over the
- satellite.
- Many of the new features in Lyme were designed to work with
- standards set by Planet Connect and other satellite services.
- This section will help you configure Lyme to use these features
- and work best with these services.
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- * ALLTICS.* -- Lyme will automatically decompress and use
- any ALLTICS format files found in your TIC path. There is no
- need to process these files manually; remove any lines from batch
- files that decompress ALLTICS.
-
- * UNKNOWN AREAS -- Most services will add file areas
- regularly, and you may wake some morning to find a number of
- files you hadn't expected are sitting on your drive.
- I suggest that you do not delete unknown areas
- automatically, but instead use KILL options to delete file areas
- you know you do not want. You can then check these new areas, to
- see if you want to import them or not.
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- * ORPHANS -- I strongly advise you to not delete orphaned
- TICs. Since the ALLTICS method means that all TICs arrive at
- once instead of in matched pairs with their accompanying files,
- you may still be receiving the actual files when your BBS starts
- tossing. You may also have a file trashed on the first pass but
- have it received correctly later. Instead you should
- occasionally manually erase leftover orphans.
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- Lyme's defaults are configured to work best with satellite
- delivery. For optimum use, do not override them with !ORPHAN or
- !UNKNOWN commands.
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- -- USING LYME WITH PC AND TVAGENT
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- If you want to import the TVLIST files into your BBS through
- Planet Connect, LYME makes it easy. Simply copy your LYME.CFG
- file to TV.CFG, delete all area definitions but TVLIST, change the
- .TIC directory to the directory your TVLIST files land in, and
- change the !ALLTICS specification to TVLISTTK.ARC. Then simply add
- LYME TV.CFG to your 'event' when Planet Connect's cycle is complete.
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- IN CONCLUSION
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- Lyme is released under the Shareware concept. If you use
- the program and like it, you are strongly encouraged to register
- it. No fee is required to register the program, but donations
- are not refused.
- Registrations, along with all comments, questions, and hate
- mail may be sent to me via one of the following methods:
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- Internet: pab@cnx.com
- Netmail: Pab Sungenis 1:266/73
- Snail: 1349 Roosevelt Blvd., Vineland, NJ, 08360-6590
-
- We also offer a Fido echomail area called EMPIRE for support
- of Lyme, Shut Up And Run The Mail, OLMS Answering Machine, my
- GIGO utilities, and EMPIRE Doorware. For information on
- connecting to this area, send netmail. It's also available as an
- Internet mailing list, E-Mail for details.
- Thanks, and enjoy the program.
-
- Pab Sungenis
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