home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
- Frequently Asked Questions About WCS Software Doors
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- Q: - The door works fine locally, but the users get garbage when calling
- in remotely. What is wrong?
-
- A: - The most probable cause is the locked baud rate in the .cfg file.
- If you have your fossil driver locked, or your BBS software, it mus
- be the same value as in the .cfg file. General rules are: 2400 baud,
- not locked. 9600/14400, locked at 19200. 28800, locked at 38400.
-
- Q: - I can't seem to get the door to work right. Strange things keep
- happening when I run it. What can I try to fix this?
-
- A: - Since there are multitudes of variations on the "standard" drop files,
- try the most "standard" of them all, DOOR.SYS (type GAP in the .cfg
- file) This has been found to solve a lot of strange drop file
- problems.
-
- Q: - I run my BBS under OS/2 warp, and the door used to work, but now I
- upgraded to a new version, and it locks up now. What can I do?
-
- A: - Try re-installing the door from scratch. Sometimes OS/2 has
- extended attributes that cause problems. This has cured several
- problems with OS/2.
-
-
- Frequently Asked Questions About The WCS Software Doors InterBBS Option
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q: - I am the hub for my InterBBS league. Do I need to run the DAILY
- switch on the xxIBBS.EXE program before running the DAILYHOST
- parameter?
-
- A: - Yes, since you are also a node (you have players playing the game),
- you need to run the DAILY command line parm in order to create the
- xx-x.DAT file to compile with your nodes scores.
-
- Q: - Sometimes I get multiple files with a *.xx1 or *.xx2 extension.
- What causes these files?
-
- A: - These files are caused from getting more than one file from a node,
- probably at the same time. ZModem (and several other protocols)
- automatically rename the file (usually with a 1,2,3 etc at the end
- of the file extension) if the file already exists in the directory.
- You can safely delete these files, as they will not be processed by
- the game unless you move them into the INZIP dir and run the INCOMING
- parameter.
-
- Q: - I get a message in my xxIBBS.LOG file that states a file does not
- exist and I will need to move and unzip it manually. What does this
- mean?
-
- A: - Occasionally, a file will not get moved for a variety of reasons.
- The more common reason for this, however, is that you received more
- than one message from a node (or hub) at the same time. Since the
- message has a filename in it of xxxx.UNO (or whatever the game
- extension is), once the first message is read, and the file is moved,
- when it goes to read the second message, the file has already been
- moved, so there is no file to move for the second message, hence the
- error message. If you have a current *.DAT file in your INFILES dir,
- you can safely disregard this message.
-
- Q: - I don't like the fact that there is a xxIBBS.LOG file. I don't want
- it. Can I disable it?
-
- A: - The log file was included in order to help document what is going on
- in the system, as no one is usually around when maintenance is being
- run. Currently, there is no option to turn the log off. If you
- REALLY don't want it, then you can add a line in your maintenance
- batch file to delete it.
-
- Q: - I am getting a "Score file is corrupted" message? What can I do
- about it?
-
- A: - The check for curruption is to prevent "agressive" players (or
- sysops) from "getting an unfair advantage" (nice way of saying
- cheating <G>). Sometimes, if you have an old xxIBBS.DAT file in
- your game dir, it will cause a problem with the checksum check.
- delete the xxIBBS.DAT file in the game dir, and rerun the
- xxIBBS.EXE DAILY (and also the xxIBBS.EXE DAILYHOST if you are
- a host). That should fix the problem.
-
- If you have ideas or suggestions on things to add to this list, please send
- them to one of the addresses listed below.
-
- WCS Software is proud of the support we provide to registered and
- non-registered users of its products. We will make every effort to help
- in getting the games set up correctly, and to correct any problems you
- may encounter in their use. Feedback from users is essential to the growth
- and success of our business. Most of the new features that are added are
- from user suggestions!
-
- We also offer a very convenient way to register our doors. We offer an
- online registration door that you can use from our BBS (Phone Number -
- (503) 631-8439). This door allows you to call in, enter the appropriate
- credit card information, and within seconds, have your registered keys
- downloaded to you! No more having to send in a form and waiting for the
- mail to arrive to get your games registered. You can do it in as
- little as 3 minutes!
-
- If you need support, new versions, want to leave a comment on our games,
- want to request a new feature, or need a place to report bugs, etc., there
- are several ways you can contact us.
-
- FIDO Netmail : 1:105/278 \
- >-> These are the preferred methods
- Internet EMail : support@wcs.org /
- rwilliam@cybernw.com /
-
- WWW : http://www.cybernw.com/~rwilliam
-
- Log on to our support board at (503) 631-8439 and leave a [C]omment to the
- sysop with your question, problems, etc...
-
- US Mail : Rob Williams
- 18370 S. Henrici Road
- Oregon City, OR 97045
-
-