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▀░░▀▀ By Joe Clarke ▀░░▀▀ ▀░░▀▀
The Funky Wall Version 2.0 By Joe Clarke
Fido:1:2215/283
InterNet:jclar59@mail.idt.net
BBS (216)342-0216 & (216)656-5839
DISCLAIMER:
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The Joe Clarke has taken every precaution to insure that no harm or
damage will occur on computer systems operating this package. Nevertheless,
the author shall NOT be held liable for whatever may happen on your computer
system or to any computer systems which connects to your own as a result of
operating this package. The user assumes full responsibility for the correct
operation of this software package, whether harm or damage results from any
software error, hardware malfunction, or operator error. NO warranties are
offered, expressly stated or implied, including without any limitation or
restriction any warranties of operation for a particular purpose and / or
merchantability. If you do not agree with this, then absolutely do NOT use
this program!
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LICENSE AGREEMENT:
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The door program, support files, and documentation are copyrighted products
of Funky Soft. The author reserves all rights to these products.
This is protected by the United States of America (USA) and International
Copyright Laws. In no way shall the components of the door software package
be reproduced or modified in any form or method without prior expressly
written permission from the author.
Tampering with or altering the contents or integrity of the door software
package is prohibited. No fee may be charged by any agency other than the
author beyond the cost of distributing unregistered copies without prior
expressly written permission from the author.
This door is distributed under the Shareware concept. You are allowed to
operate this door for a trial period of thirty (30) days. After this trial
period, you must register the door or discontinue its usage. Again if you
do not agree with this, then do NOT use this door!
Note! See The Reg.txt File For More Info On Registering this program!
It Is Only $5!!!
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REQUIREMENTS:
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At this point in time the only requirements are FILES=10 (or more) in your
CONFIG.SYS file and ANSI.SYS. SHARE.EXE must also be loaded if you intend to
use the door in a multi-node environment OR under DesqView. The door is 100
percent ANSI, ASCII and RIP aware. A FOSSIL IS NOT REQUIRED to run this door
unless you are using a DigiBoard or other type of intelligent I/O Card.
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INSTALLATION:
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1. Create a directory for the door (example: "C:\DOOR").
2. Copy all the contents of this archive into that directory.
3. Run the door configuration program.
It is called config.exe
4. To insure proper multi-node use in a DOS based multi-tasking environment,
SHARE.EXE must be installed prior to the door, and prior to the OS.
5. In order to run the door program online, the following parameters may
be used. For a list of all available command line parameters, simply
execute the program with no parameters....
"/D={Node Work Path}\DOOR.SYS" - This tells the program to use the
DOOR.SYS drop file and the {Node Work Path} points to the proper
directory where the drop file is to be created or found.
"/R={Node Work Path}\DORINFO#.DEF" - This tells the program to use the
DORINFO#.DEF drop file and the {Node Work Path} points to the proper
directory where the drop file is to be created or found.
"/S##### (Where ##### is the user's actual baud rate) - This specifies
the online caller's actual baud rate. You use this parameter to force a
new baud rate if you are running the door with the DOOR.SYS drop file
and would like to force the door to use the actual baud rate rather than
the locked port speed. This will let the door calculate download times
more accurately.
"/N#" (Where # is 1..?) - This specifies a "Node Number".
"/L" - This tells the door to load up in LOCAL mode.
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SAMPLE BATCH FILES FOR RUNNING THE DOOR:
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CD\DOOR
WALLSw.EXE /D=C:\BBS\NODE1\DOOR.SYS
CD\BBS
EXIT
or:
CD\DOOR
WALLSW.EXE /N2 /S14400 /R=C:\BBS\NODE2\DORINFO2.DEF
CD\BBS
EXIT
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MULTINODE USE:
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This door supports multinode use and provides automatic multi-tasker
support (time slice releasing) for a wide variety of multi-taskers.
Such as DesqView, OS/2, Windows, Double-Dos, and Novell Netware. You
will need to run the program configuration to create the proper control
files and node work directories. The only thing left to do after that
is create batch files for each node.
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TROUBLESHOOTING:
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1. This door DOES NOT REQUIRE a fossil driver to run correctly. However,
if you are running a DigiBoard or similar intelligent I/O card, a
fossil must be loaded so the door can get all of the proper serial
port information.
2. If you are running a high speed modem (9600 baud or above), then I
suggest you run your BBS/Mailer/Doors at a locked baud rate. On high
speed error correcting modems, locking the baud rate will have a
noticable increase on the speed of text that is sent. It's beyond
the scope of this document to discuss configuring your BBS and
mailer for a locked baud rate, you may wish to consult your BBS docs
for information on that. Here are a couple things to keep in mind
when setting up door with a locked baud rate:
a. If you are using a fossil, then make sure to tell the fossil
that the port is locked. For BNU, to lock com1: at 38,400, you
would use something like "L0=38400,8N1" on BNU's command line.
b. If you lock the baud for one program, it must be locked for
everything. You can't lock the baud for just this door, but
not your BBS/Mailer.
c. If you are using a fossil driver, do not lock your port at any
rate higher than 38400 Baud. The fossil standards do not provide
for baud rates higher than 38400 baud. If you do lock your port
higher than this, then it would be best to disable your fossil
driver before running this door to ensure proper operation.
3. What follows is some information on possible strange situations
that may occur on som systems:
a. Low speed users can use the door, but high speed users get garbage.
- If you are the DORINFOx.DEF drop file, then there is a chance
your BBS is writing the locked port speed to the drop file
rather than the actual caller baud rate. You should either
change to the DOOR.SYS drop file, or use the /S parameter to
pass the actual baud rate to the door.
Several converter programs are readily available on most
BBS systems. CallDoor is a good one if you can find it.
b. The door hangs up when a user enters the door.
- Sounds like the door is getting the wrong baud rate someh