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SYSOP INSTRUCTION FOR STATIS.EXE
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by Ken Wood G3WCS
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OVERVIEW
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STATIS.EXE has been written to run with BBS software written by
F6FBB. It will not run with software from other authors.
When F6FBB BBS is first run, a file called STATIS.DAT is created.
This file, which holds details of previously connected stations, is
used to provide information when a user enters one of the "J"
commands. It is also used during certain server operations. As the
days go by, this file grows in size and occupies more and more space
on the hard disk. It is not unusual to find a file size of 250 Kb or
greater. Previously, the only remedy has been to delete the file and
reboot, thus losing all information. As it is unlikely that anyone
will need to know who connected several days ago, it seems a good
idea to reduce this file every day at EPURMESS time.
STATIS.EXE accepts one command line argument, the number of days for
which records remain on file. Entries prior to this figure will be
removed and the file shortened accordingly.
INSTALLATION
============
Copy STATIS.EXE to the same directory as INIT.SRV. The program
should be run from APPEL.BAT by placing a line calling it, prior to
EPURMESS each day. This is in the :suite section of APPEL.BAT.
Here is an example :-
.
statis 3
epurmess
.
The line above will cause STATIS.EXE to run and delete any connect
records greater than three days old.
CONSIDERATIONS
==============
STATIS.EXE must always be run when the BBS is offline. Failure to
do this will upset the BBS file pointer and cause corruption to
STATIS.DAT.
The program takes only one command line argument, that being the
number of days before which connect details will be removed.
Entering :-
STATIS (without any argument)
will display the software version number.
LIMITATIONS
===========
When the program is run, it attempts to open INIT.SRV and
STATIS.DAT. If either of these files cannot be found, the program
will abort with an appropriate error message.
In theory, the program should cope with a STATIS.DAT of any size and
should be able to able to accept any number of days as the command
line argument. In practice, if your STATIS.DAT has grown to a large
size, delete it and allow the BBS to create a new one on boot up.
The program will then allow the file to grow to the correct size and
maintain it at that level. If you do not follow this proceedure the
program will at best abort and at worst crash the computer, with
possible loss of hard disk data.
FINALLY
=======
This program is released into the public domain and you are free to
copy and pass it on. The only stipulation is that the original file
supplied by me is used, as this contains the documentation and is
guaranteed to be "tamper free".
No charge, whether material or implied, may be made for this
software.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
===============
FBB BBS software is written by F6FBB, SysOp of F6FBB.
Please report any bugs or ideas for improving the software to me by
packet radio.
Ken Wood G3WCS.
SysOp GB7CHS.#11.GBR.EU
Cheshire NTS Mailbox.
Telephone Port - 0606 892326 (+44 606 892326).
STATIS.DOC
04/06/92