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- Battle Trip v2.3
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- InterBBS Documentation
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- Written by
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- Rob Williams
- WCS Software
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- Purpose of This Document
- ------------------------
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- This document is to help you set up Battle Trip for InterBBS play.
- This document does not replace the documentation for the game, it is
- ONLY for help in setting up the game for InterBBS. For questions about
- setting up the game, or how to play, please refer to the BATTLE.DOC
- file.
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- Files used for InterBBS Play
- ----------------------------
-
- BTIBBS.EXE - The main program for InterBBS Play
-
- MASTIBBS.DAT - Created with the BTIBBS program, it is a list
- of all the BBSs in the league.
-
- BTIBBS.DAT - The nightly score file that will be sent from the
- hub BBS to each of the BBSs in the league.
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- ROK-nn.DAT - The file each of the node BBSs will create, and send
- to the hub BBS nightly. The nn will be replaced by the
- node number of the BBS.
-
- BTIBBS.CFG - Contains information to create the netmail messages
- to send to/from your IBBS Hub as well as configuration
- data for the BTIBBS.EXE program.
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- ROUTE.CFG - Used only by hubs, it contains a list of all the
- Addresses of all the BBSs in the league. Used to
- send netmail messages with the nightly BTIBBS.DAT
- files attached.
-
- INTERBBS.DOC - This document.
-
- ***************************************************************************
- ***** IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ THIS FILE FULLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING ****
- ***** TO RUN BATTLE TRIP IN AN INTERBBS LEAGUE. ****
- ***************************************************************************
-
- DBRIDGE.HLP - Help file for people running D'Bridge mailers. Also
- helpful as a fallback if you have problems getting
- the score files automatically processed.
-
- WCSDOORS.FAQ - Frequently asked questions about WCS Software Doors.
- If you are having a problem with either Battle Trip or
- the InterBBS portion, read this file first for help.
-
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- The BTIBBS.CFG Configuration File
- ----------------------------------
-
- The configuration file can for the Battle Trip InterBBS Utility MUST be named
- BTIBBS.CFG, and it must reside in the same directory as the door. The
- configuration file is an ASCII text file with the following format:
-
- Line 1: Your Net Address
- Line 2: The To Net Address
- Line 3: This Door's Name
- Line 4: Netmail Path
- Line 5: Incoming File Path
- Line 6: Name Of Directory To Decompress Incoming Files To
- Line 7: Name Of Directory Holding Outgoing Files To Be Compressed
- Line 8: Name Of Directory Holding Compressed Outgoing Files
- Line 9: Name Of Directory Holding Compressed Incoming Files
- Line 10: BBS Name - *** MUST MATCH EXACTLY THE NAME IN THE GAME .CFG FILE
- Line 11: Crash or Hold flag for messages TO HUB - C for Crash, H for Hold
-
- Anything after line 11 is ignored, so you may use that for comments,
- etc. By default, if the file is created with the SETUP.EXE program,
- the lines following line 11 will contain explanations of each line in
- the file, for documentation purposes.
-
- Listed below is a sample configuration file:
-
- 1:999/1
- 1:999/1
- Battle Trip
- C:\FD\NETMAIL
- C:\FD\FILES
- INFILES
- OUTFILES
- OUTZIP
- INZIP
- Williams Computer Services BBS
- C
- (************** IBBS.CFG - Everything after line 11 is ignored. ************)
- Line 1: Your Net Address
- Line 2: The To Net Address
- Line 3: This Door's Name
- Line 4: Netmail Path
- Line 5: Incoming File Path
- Line 6: Name Of Directory To Decompress Incoming Files To
- Line 7: Name Of Directory Holding Outgoing Files To Be Compressed
- Line 8: Name Of Directory Holding Compressed Outgoing Files
- Line 9: Name Of Directory Holding Compressed Incoming Files
- Line 10: BBS Name - *** MUST MATCH EXACTLY THE NAME IN THE GAME .CFG FILE
- Line 11: Crash or Hold flag for messages TO HUB - C for Crash, H for Hold
-
- The first two lines should be the same if you are the hub. Otherwise,
- you should put the hubs net address on line 1 and yours on line 2.
-
-
-
- *****************************************************************
- *** IMPORTANT!!! - Line 3 should be the same for all ***
- *** participants in the game. If it is different, messages ***
- *** will not be transferred correctly!! ***
- *****************************************************************
-
- Lines 4 and 5 should reflect your paths that you have set up in your
- mailer for netmail and incoming files.
-
- Lines 6 through 9 should be left as is. The ones listed above are
- the defaults, and there should be no reason to change them.
-
- Line 10 should match the name in your BATTLE.CFG file EXACTLY. If you
- used the SETUP.EXE program, it will make sure the values match. If
- you edit this file, make sure they remain the same.
-
- Line 11 is either C or H. If it is a C, then all messages generated
- TO YOUR HUB will have the Crash flag set. If it is an H, then all
- messages generated will have the Hold flag set.
-
- ************************************************************
- *** Line 11 is only used for messages FROM THE NODE TO ***
- *** THE HUB. For the messages from the hub to the node, ***
- *** refer to the ROUTE.CFG file, which has a crash flag ***
- *** that can be set for each BBS individually ***
- ************************************************************
-
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- The ROUTE.CFG Configuration File
- --------------------------------
-
- The ROUTE.CFG file for the Battle Trip InterBBS Utility MUST be named
- ROUTE.CFG, and it must reside in the same directory as the door. The
- purpose of the file is for the hub to specify the addresses of the
- nodes in the game, the filenames that will be created for each node,
- and whether the messages will be crashed out or put on hold. The
- configuration file is an ASCII text file with the following format:
-
- 1:999/1;TEST;C
- ; ---------------------------------------------------------
- ; Format for ROUTE.CFG is:
- ; To_Address;Filename;Crash_Flag
- ; IE: In line one above, all files in the outfiles directory
- ; will be ZIP'd into TEST.ROK and sent to 1:999/1 with the
- ; crash flag set. If you want to put the message on hold
- ; to let them poll for it, you would change the C to an H
- ;
- ; All lines beginning with ; are ignored.
-
- You may specify as many lines as you want, and any lines beginning
- with a ; are considered comments (they are ignored)
-
- There are 3 pieces of information specified in each line. The first
- is the node address, the second is the filename you want created for
- this node, and the third is the crash flag setting. Putting in a C
- for the crash flag will set the crash flag for this message, and
- anything else will cause the hold flag to get set (the node will have
- to poll to get the message).
-
- *************************************************************
- *** The crash flag in the ROUTE.CFG file is ONLY for ***
- *** messages FROM THE HUB TO THE NODES. It is specified ***
- *** on a BBS by BBS basis, so you can crash files to some ***
- *** BBSs, and put other files on hold. ***
- *************************************************************
-
-
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- Setting up Battle Trip for InterBBS Play - NODE Instructions
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Here are the steps to setting up Battle Trip for InterBBS Play:
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- 1) Find a hub to run the game. Have them set you up in their BBS
- list, and have them send you the updated MASTIBBS.DAT file.
- (Make sure they send it to all the other BBSs in the league, too)
- Get their node number to enter into the BTIBBS.CFG file.
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- 2) Run the SETUP.EXE program, and answer Y to the "InterBBS Play"
- question.
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- 3) After saving the BATTLE.CFG file (pressing F10), you will be
- asked if you want to setup the InterBBS files. Answer Y.
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- 4) You will be asked for YOUR Node number, your HUB's node number,
- the directory where your Front Door (or other .MSG compatible
- mailer) netmail messages are stored, and the directory where
- incoming files are kept. You will also be asked to verify your
- BBS Name (it should match EXACTLY the name in the BATTLE.CFG file,
- and it will copy the same name you entered before), and whether or
- not you wish to crash messages out or put them on hold for the
- hub to poll for. The defaults are for FrontDoor running
- on a local C: drive, but the directories are usually similar.
-
- 5) Once you finish creating the .cfg files (BATTLE.CFG and BTIBBS.CFG),
- you need to set up a nightly event to create your ROK-nn.DAT file
- to send to your hub. The command line for this event will be as
- follows:
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- BTIBBS DAILY
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- After this finishes running, it will create a netmail message with
- a ROK-nn.DAT file attached (zipped up into a nodeaddress.ROK file)
- to send to your hub.
-
- 6) Change your mailer batch file so that whenever you get mail, you run
- the following command:
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- BTIBBS INCOMING
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- What this will do is to scan your netmail directory for a message
- to the game from your host. It will then unzip the packet, and
- move the new score file into your game directory. This file will
- be named xxxxx.ROK. (A PkZipped file) The xxxxx is something your
- hub would like it to be, usually something like an abbreviation of
- your BBS name. That is all there is to it!
-
-
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- Setting up Battle Trip for InterBBS Play - HUB Instructions
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- Here are the steps to setting up Battle Trip for InterBBS Play:
-
- 1) Start up the BTIBBS.EXE program, and enter in all the BBSs
- using the "League/Add a BBS" option from the menu. Continue
- entering in all of the BBSs in the league you want to run.
- Send the MASTIBBS.DAT you just created to all the BBSs in the
- league. If you add or delete a BBS from the league, make sure
- you send out the new MASTIBBS.DAT file to ALL the BBSs in the
- league.
-
- 2) Edit the enclosed ROUTE.CFG file to show all of the nodes in
- your league. The file name after the node can be anything you
- want, but it should be unique. If you have questions about the
- format of the ROUTE.CFG file, refer to the previous information
- in this document about the ROUTE.CFG file
-
- 3) Run the SETUP.EXE program, and answer Y to the "InterBBS Play"
- question. (Just like setting up a node above...)
-
- 4) After saving the BATTLE.CFG file (pressing F10), you will be
- asked if you want to setup the InterBBS files. Answer Y.
-
- 5) You will be asked for YOUR Node number, your HUB's node number,
- (which for you as a hub will the the same), the directory where
- your Front Door (or other .MSG compatible mailer) netmail messages
- are stored, and the directory where incoming files are kept. You
- will also be asked to verify your BBS Name (it should match EXACTLY
- the name in the BATTLE.CFG file, and it will copy the same name you
- entered before), and whether or not you wish to crash messages out
- or put them on hold for the nodes to poll for. The defaults are
- for FrontDoor running on a local C: drive, but your directories
- will probably be similar.
-
- 6) Once you finish creating the .cfg files (BATTLE.CFG and BTIBBS.CFG),
- As a hub for the game, you need to do 2 things each night. The
- first is to process your game scores, and the second is to create
- the BTIBBS.DAT file to send to all your nodes. The command line
- for this event will be as follows:
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- BTIBBS DAILY
- BTIBBS DAILYHOST
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- After this finishes running, it will create a netmail message with
- the filename.ROK (PKZipped file) file attached to send to each of
- your nodes. The filename will be the name you specified in the
- ROUTE.CFG file. If you specifed that you want the messages
- crashed out (a C on line 11 of the BTIBBS.CFG file), the messages
- will have the crash flag set, otherwise they will have the hold
- flag set.
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- Support
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- If you have problems, I will try and help as best I can, whether you
- are registered or not. Registered users will get priority over non-
- registered users, though. You may get help with problems by calling
- Williams Computer Services BBS at (503) 631-8439, or by writing to
- the author at the following addresses:
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- FIDO : 1:105/278
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- Internet : support@wcs.org
- rwilliam@cybernw.com
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- US Mail:
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- Rob Williams
- 18370 S. Henrici Road
- Oregon City, OR 97045
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