Here is a simplified overview about the structure of MegaTIC data-files:
YOUR AKAs
AKA 2:2449/528 @ FIDONET
You can install as many
AKA 9:493/5600 @ VIRNET
AKAs as you want.
AKA 144:4922/0 @ GAMESNET
To a FILEGROUP, which uses one
FILEGROUP : FIDO-Netz
of your AKAs, are assigned
AKA 2:2449/528
FILEECHOS. Here you can give
BBS-Conversion-Defaults
defaults for BBS-Conversion of
your FILEECHOs.
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A USER can be
FILEECHO 1
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USER A
connected to one or
AKA 2:2449/528.1
more FILEGROUPS
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AKA 9:493/5610
and FILEECHOS.
AKA 56:62/648.4
He can also have
FILEECHO 2
-----
AKA 144:4922/12
a unlimited number
of SUB-AKAs.
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Usually a user should have at least one
FILEECHO 3
SUB-AKA with the same ZONE-number as the
FILEGROUP, he belongs longs to.
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Hints for a simple installation
For the first installation of MegaTIC, you should accord to the
following device :
These dialogs you get automatically when you install MegaTIC the
first time:
SYSTEM The most important are the system-settings.
PATH Enter some path-settings.
AKAs Install now all your AKAs.
FILEGROUPS <F5>
Then enter your filegroups. Usually one for each file-net you have.
Assign one of your AKAs to each filegroup.
Enter defaults for BBS-conversion.
FILEECHOS <F7>
Now install your filechos, which are already available on your
system. It is possible to import existing echos from your BBS
(Files|Import fileareas).
Assign the Fileechos to their filegroups.
USERS <F6>
Install your users. It is important, that you create only ONE entry
for each user. Further AKAs of a user, you can enter as SUB-AKAs.
See button "AKAs & AutoCreate" in the user-setup dialog.
Connect users to filegroups and fileechos.
Lists
Configure your available Items.
ADD - adds new item definitions to the database EDIT - edits the currently selected item information DELETE - deletes the currenty selected item information
Language-Setup
Choose your favorite language. Alle dialogs and help-texts are available in english in any case. The second supported language is german, with a lot of translated dialogs.
Path-Settings
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Log style
Decides the format of the log-File.
( ) FrontDoor
---------- Fri 17 Feb 95, MTIC (c) 1995,96 by DiMeS.
01:42:57 Scanning inbound directory for TIC-files...
01:42:57
TIC : C:\FD\SECURE\MT1A2E71.TIC
! 01:42:57
UseFile : PASNDIFF.A41
01:42:57
AreaName : PASNDIFF
( ) Binkley
14 Feb 05:39:09 MTIC Starting MTIC (c) 1995,96 by DiMeS
14 Feb 05:39:09 MTIC Scanning inbound directory for TIC-files...
14 Feb 05:39:10 MTIC
TIC : C:\FD\SECURE\MT726046.TIC
! 14 Feb 05:39:10 MTIC
UseFile : STCC2.ZIP
14 Feb 05:39:10 MTIC
AreaName : GFD.DOS.MDOS
14 Feb 05:39:10 MTIC
TIC sent from : 2:2449/500.0
Log Mode
( ) Normal
Writes only important entries.
( ) Expanded
Some more informations are written to the LOG-file.
( ) Debug
Each action is written. Use this mode, when errors occur, or when you
first use MegaTIC. The given examples were created with debug-mode.
CRC Check
[ ] Inbound CRC checking
MegaTIC calulates the CRC-sum for incoming files and compares it with
the value, given in the TIC-file. If they are not the the same, one of
the following actions will be commited.
CRC Fail
( ) Leave if CRC fails
MegaTIC exits the TIC-procedure for this file. TIC-file and Usefile stay
in the inbound-directory and are processed with the next TIC or
TICHATCH call.
( ) Move to BAD if CRC fails
Moves TIC-file and Usefile into the BAD-directory.
( ) Ignore if CRC fails
MegaTIC ignores different results and continues with the TIC-procedure.
For outgoing TIC-Files, MegaTIC calculates the correct CRC-sum.
Options
[ ] Use FILE_ID.DIZ if no Desc
[ ] Use always FILE_ID.DIZ
[ ] Add FILE_ID.DIZ from LongDesc
[ ] Add Banner to archive
[ ] LongDesc in one textline
[ ] Strip Hi-Bit ASCII-Character
[ ] Filter ANSI from LongDesc
[ ] Add Downloadcounter
Format
(000)
At Pos
Usually you can find a file named FILE_ID.DIZ in archives, which is
an extended description for the archive and its files.
Using the right packer, MegaTIC can extract these file from the archive
and use it as description for the Usefile, when ticking it into the
BBS-Filebase.
[ ] Use FILE_ID.DIZ if no Desc
Only extract FILE_ID.DIZ from the archive, if no description found
in TIC-file.
[ ] Use always FILE_ID.DIZ
Always try to extract FILE_ID.DIZ from the archive.
If this file doesn't exist, use the description, found in TIC-file.
[ ] Add FILE_ID.DIZ from LongDesc
If there is no FILE_ID.DIZ in an archive, the file is created
using the LongDesc from the TIC-File and added to the archive.
[ ] Add banner to archive
Add Bannerfile to the archive. (s. 2.5/Banner File).
[ ] LongDesc in one textline
Do not format contents of FILE_ID.DIZ. Add the full description
to BBS-Filebase and do not care how to display.
[ ] Strip Hi-Bit ASCII-Character
Strips all ASCII-characters above the value 127 form the description.
[ ] Filter ANSI from LongDesc
If you want MegaTIC to filter out ANSI-Escape-Codes from descriptions,
activate this option.
EXAMPLE
RUNEN.ZIP (000) RUNEN.BAS (QB 4.0)
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A BASIC-FILE FOR ALL
ULTIMA FRAKS !! Create your
The following options were used to create this entry :
[X] Add Downloadcounter
Format
(000)
At Pos
A dowloadcounter is added to the first line of the description
with the format (000) at position (14).
System
[ ] Sync Filebase on startup
When starting MegaTIC, the fileechos area synchronized with the ones
from your BBS. That means, new names or pathsettings are taken over from
your BBS, deleted echos will be deleted in MegaTIC, too, and moved echos
are searched at an other position.
HINT
If you don't set this switch, errors can occur, because changes in
your BBS are not taken over to MegaTIC.
The following strategy uses MegaTIC, if this switch is set to ON :
<Does echo with number xxx still exist ? And are either name or path
still the same ?>
>YES< -> Get either new name or new path from BBS
>NO< -! If neither name nor path are the same as before, the echo
must be deleted or moved.
-> Search echo an another position in BBS. Either name or
path have to be found.
<Echo found at an other position ?>
>YES< -> Get new values
>NO< -> Delete echo from MegaTIC-configuration
[ ] Make Backup of CFG-Files
At startup the config-files are renamed.
MegaTIC renames the extensions *.CFG -> *.BFG und *.SUB -> *.BUB.
[ ] Suppress ext. screen output
Screen output of external programs like packers or scanners are
suppressed.
Outbound System
Select the Mailer, you are working with.
( ) FrontDoor
Netmails with file-attaches are written to the Netmail-directory..
( ) McMail
( ) Binkley
( ) Cantaloup
Netmails, created by MegaTIC, area "packed" automatically by MegaTIC,