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- NOTES ON THIS UNREGISTERED VERSION OF POWERBOARD BBS
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- SHAREWARE MARKETING CONCEPT
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- This unregistered version of Powerboard is intended to provide you with a
- means of evaluating the software before purchasing your own license (i.e.
- try before you buy). This is known as the "shareware marketing concept."
-
- While all the tools needed to operate a completely functional bulletin
- board system are included in this package, there are some utilities that
- are not included. They will be listed and described later in this document.
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- The main Powerboard BBS program (pboard.exe) is the same as the pboard.exe
- that you will receive when you register the software, with a few exceptions.
- One is that you will notice two Shareware Notifcation Screens. One screen
- appears both to you (the SysOp) and the user at log-in. The other screen
- appears just to you (the SysOp) whenever you shut down the BBS. Also, this
- unregistered version of Powerboard supports two nodes, or incoming phone
- lines, while our least expensive registered version supports four nodes.
- The two node support gives you the ability to evaluate the multinode
- functions of the Powerboard software, such as multinode chat and remote
- Sysop functions dealing with remote node control.
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- UTILITIES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS UNREGISTERED VERSION
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-
- Powerboard BBS is one of the most comprehensive bulletin board software
- packages available today. Therefore, there are quite a few utility
- programs made for it. The essential utility programs (such as PBConfig -
- main configuration program, EVConfig - event setup program, MenuCfg - menu
- editor, AreaCfg - conference manager, and others) are included.
-
- However, mainly in the interest of allowing this unregistered version to
- be transmitted quickly via modem (from online services, the Internet, and
- BBS'es), some utility programs are not included. Admittedly, this
- exclusion of some utilities which make managing the BBS easier and more
- enjoyable is also done to provide an incentive for people to purchase the
- product.
-
- The following is a list of utilities that are not included, along with
- their descriptions.
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- UTILITY DESCRIPTION
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- PBSTRING Program to allow customization of text strings
- that are shown to the Sysop and user on the BBS.
- For example, if you're interested in changing the
- text for "Enter your name here" to something else,
- you would use this program.
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- Also, by using PBString, a Sysop can actually
- translate the entire BBS -- both Sysop and User
- sides -- to another language.
-
- FILESORT Sort files appearing in the file area in
- alphabetical order.
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- FILELIST Create a master file listing.
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- MSGEDIT Allows editing of messages that have already been
- entered. With MSGEDIT, you can change a message's
- sent date, sent time, received flag, message body,
- description, etc.
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- FILEEDIT File Area Manager. This utility becomes
- especially helpful when you amass a large number
- of files on your system. When the number of
- files you have is small, managing your BBS with
- the commands on the file menu (such as M for move
- file) is the best way to handle things. But when
- you have large numbers of files, FILEEDIT does
- the job better. FILEEDIT also offers functions
- such as FILE_ID.DIZ importing, file sorting,
- offline file management, and more.
-
- PBPACK When a user selects K to kill a message in a
- message area, the message is not actually
- removed from disk automatically. Instead, it
- is flagged for deletion and is not removed until
- a message base packer (i.e. PBPACK) is run.
- PBPACK also offers functions for deleting
- messages by date and number of days old, for
- keeping only a certain number of messages in
- a conference, damaged message base repair, and
- more.
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- FCHECK FCHECK is a utility that will run through your
- file area listings and correct any problems
- found with the listings themselves -- such as
- incorrect file sizes, non-existant files, etc.
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- PBDIAG Powerboard Diagnostics utility. PBDIAG can
- create helpful reports on your system which
- you can use for troubleshooting and configuration
- purposes.
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- BDATCFG Utility that allows customization of the
- appearance of the bottom status line which
- appears on the Sysop's screen while a user
- is online.
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- SUPPORT POLICY
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- NuIQ Software offers unlimited support via e-mail and our support BBS
- for unregistered customers. We also offer voice support to unregistered
- users for a period of one month. That is, you will be eligable for voice
- technical support from the first day you call our technical support
- department to thirty days after.
-
- Registered users of Powerboard BBS are eligable to unlimited support
- via e-mail and our support BBS as well. They are also eligable to support
- via voice telephone for a period of one year from when they purchase the
- product. After that first year, support renewal fees are $75 per year.
- The $75 support renewal fee also entitles one to an additional year's
- subscription to "The Sysop Page", mentioned below.
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- BENEFITS OF REGISTERING
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- When you register Powerboard BBS with NuIQ Software, you receive the
- following benefits:
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- - The latest registered version of Powerboard BBS, including all the
- utilities mentioned earlier in this document.
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- - 500+ page paperback book manual, explaining how to set up and use
- your Powerboard system effectively.
-
- - Full access to the NuIQ Software Support BBS, which enables you to
- access special file areas with many utilities, custom display screens,
- control files, and more which are not included with the Powerboard
- software (even the registered version).
-
- - A year's subscription to "The Sysop Page," our quarterly newsletter
- for Powerboard Sysops. The Sysop Page provides helpful insight into
- running your Powerboard system. Each issue features several
- interesting sections, such as "Spotlight on Sysops", where actual
- Powerboard sysops are profiled and share their experiences with the
- entire Powerboard Sysop community. Also included in The Sysop Page
- is the latest information on updated Powerboard software and related
- products, as well as our take on the direction of the BBS industry.
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- HOW TO REGISTER
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-
- You can purchase the Powerboard product by calling us toll-free at
- 1-800-844-6526. There are several other ways to order. Those other
- methods, as well as complete pricing information, can be found in the
- REGISTER.TXT file, which is also located in your MANUAL\ subdirectory.
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