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- PRAYER LINE Version 1.01 Feb 17,1996
- Christian One Liner
- Ken Kirkley - Glory Bound BBS - 864-592-5208
- Mail Networks: FIDONet 1:3652/5; FMLYNet 8:8301/3
- Magic Name for FREQ'ing - PRAYER
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- PRAYER LINE has been written in Turbo Pascal and compiled with Assembly
- Language serial input/output routines for maximum speed. It fully
- supports high speed modems: 16550 FIFO buffering and locked serial ports.
- This BBS door game is DesqView, Windows, and OS/2 aware. It will support
- all of the most popular door data file formats: TriBBS, PCBoard,
- GAP (DOOR.SYS), Spitfire, WildCat!, RBBS, and WWIV. Thus, a door that
- is built around compatability with a wide range of BBS software.
-
- **In order to use the DOWNLOAD feature of PRAYER LINE, be sure you have
- a copy of DSZ.EXE in your PATH statement or within the directory you
- run PRAYER LINE from.
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-
- PROGRAM USAGE
-
- [1] UNZIP the file into your BBS door directory of your choice. READ
- the DOC files carefully!
-
- [2] EDIT the enclosed config file (PRAYER.CFG) or create your own
- config file using the example below. This is how I run PRAYER LINE
- with ProBoard BBS.
-
- GAP
- C:\PB\NODE1
- Glory Bound BBS
- Ken Kirkley
- 38400
-
- [3] This BBS door game is run by entering a command line similar to the
- following:
-
- PRAYER PRAYER.CFG (door config)
-
- In the above command line, "PRAYER" is the name of the door's EXE
- file and the "PRAYER.CFG" parameter is the name of the door's
- configuration file. The configuration file can have any name the
- sysop chooses, but it must reside in the same directory as the door.
- The configuration file is an ASCII text file with the following
- format:
-
- Line 1: Door data file type.
- Line 2: Path to the door data file(s).
- Line 3: BBS name.
- Line 4: Sysop's name.
- Line 5: Locked baud rate.
-
- Following is an example of the BAT file I use to run PRAYER LINE
- under ProBoard BBS software.
-
- :PRAYER
- cd\doors\prayer
- prayer prayer%2.cfg
- cd\pb\node%2
- GOTO END
-
-
- As illustrated above, the door's data file type is specified in
- line 1 and can be PCB for PCBoard, GAP for GAP (DOOR.SYS), SF for
- Spitfire, RBBS for RBBS, WC for WildCat!, TRIBBS for TriBBS, or WWIV
- for WWIV. The locked baud rate is specified in line 5. If the sysop
- doesn't lock his serial port, he must specify 0 for the locked baud
- rate.
- NOTE: Although many door formats do pass the locked baud rate in the
- door data files, some older formats such as RBBS do not. For
- conformity, PRAYER LINE requires that you specify the locked baud
- rate in line 5 and ignores any value passed in the door data files.
- Nonstandard IRQs can be used with PRAYER LINE by specifying the IRQ
- number after the "config" parameter in the command line used to run
- the door as follows: PRAYER PRAYER.CFG IRQ
-
- [4] LOCAL MODE: PRAYER LINE can be run locally without a door data file
- (handy for the sysop to use the door without logging on to the BBS)
- by specifying /L after the configuration file parameter in the DOS
- command line. PRAYER LINE will request the user to enter his name
- before running the door.
-
- Example: PRAYER PRAYER.CFG /L
-
- [5] SPECIAL KEYS: While a door is running, the sysop can press certain
- special keys to perform a variety of functions. The following is a
- list of the functions that the PRAYER LINE special keys perform:
-
- Key(s) Function
-
- HOME Toggles between the user status window and a help
- display that lists the door special keys.
-
- F6 Takes 5 minutes away from the caller.
- NOTE: This will NOT be returned to BBS.
-
- F7 Gives 5 minutes to the caller.
- NOTE: This will NOT be returned to the BBS.
-
- F9 Quit the door and return the caller to the BBS.
-
- F10 Enter chat mode. Pressing the ESC key exits the
- chat mode.
-
- Alt+D Drop to DOS.
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- MULTI-NODE EXAMPLES
-
- PRAYER LINE should support the multi-node feature. FIRST, you must have
- the program SHARE.EXE run from your AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE! If you do NOT
- have this installed, prior to running the BBS, it will NOT work! It is
- easy to config the game for this. Just make TWO or MORE config files,
- with different names, and call the program from the batch file that you
- use for the doors in your BBS. Here is a small example:
-
- Call the door config file for node 1: PRAYER1.CFG
- Call the door config file for node 2: PRAYER2.CFG
-
- Run in your batch files like this:
-
- Node 1 - PRAYER PRAYER1.CFG
- Node 2 - PRAYER PRAYER2.CFG
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-
- WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
-
- PRAYER LINE is distributed without warranty. In no event will Ken
- Kirkley be liable to you for damages, including any loss of profits, lost
- savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of your
- use of or inability to use the program, even if Ken Kirkley or an
- authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such
- damages. Ken Kirkley will not be liable for any such claim by any other
- party. PRAYER LINE is only guaranteed to take up room on your disk.
- There are no warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
- software, its quality, performance, usefulness, or fitness for any
- particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS" and the entire
- risk as to its quality and performance is with the user. The author of
- this software shall not be liable for errors contained in the software or
- the software's documentation, or for incidental or consequential damages
- of any kind in connection with the performance, use, or possession of
- this software.
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-
- CREDITS
-
- This program was compiled using RMDoor by Randy Hunt and Mark Goodwin.
- Turbo Pascal is a registered trademark of Borland International
- MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
-
- All other programs are copyright and/or trademarked by their respective
- authors unless otherwise noted.
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