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- Public Domain Communication Disk from ABK-BBS, The Atari BBS in Norway
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- All programs on this disk are free, but if you want to support me and
- further developement of MiniTerm & MiniBBS you can become a registred
- user. You will then receive update- and new programs information.
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- Registred users can get the source-code to most programs on this disk !
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- Send 100 NKr (equals $15, DM25, 10 pounds, 30 guilders) by cheque or to
- norwegian postgiro account 0537 6846174 (see your local post office for
- a transfer card, "Service des cheques postaux, Avis de versement VP1").
- Payable to: Lars-Erik Østerud, Blinken 37 c, N-1349 Rykkinn, Norway.
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-
- MINIBBS\ ShareWare BBS-system for the Atari ST. It will run OK
- even on a 520 with 1 disk-drive. System has Xmodem,
- Ymodem and Zmodem file-transfers and it's possible to
- pack new mail with ARC or LHARC and download it to save
- time (and money) when calling. Ask for ReadMail ST !!
-
- HELP.TXT The Main Menu with all the system commands.
- FILELIST.TXT Example of a file-list for a download-folder.
- BULLETIN.H A short and easy user-manual for MiniBBS users.
-
- Modem Setup READ THIS !! EVERYBODY ASK ME ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME
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- DCD-signal Your modem MUST be setup so the computer can monitor
- ~~~~~~~~~~ the DCD-signal. Some modems has a switch that enables
- a mode where DCD-signal is always on. This MUST be
- changed to a mode where DCD-signal really means that
- the modem has connection with another modem !!!!!!!!
-
- Auto-Answer Auto Answer MUST BE OFF. If auto-answer is on (either
- ~~~~~~~~~~~ due to a hardware switch or from software) nothing will
- work right - So turn it off and everything will be OK.
-
- DTR-signal Your modem MUST be set to monitor the DTR-signal from
- ~~~~~~~~~~ the computer. When the DTR-signal goes OFF your modem
- should disconnect and hang up the line. MiniBBS uses
- this to logoff users (normal logout or sleep logout).
-
- BBS_INST.TOS Create all folders (download dirs, upload, system etc)
- and double-click on BBS_INST.TOS to configure system.
-
- Private confs To make a conference private to some users make the
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file "confname".MEM in the system directory and put
- each legal name on its own line in this file.
-
- MINIBBS.PRG When installed double-click on MINIBBS.PRG to start
- the system and log on and register as SYSOP. If you
- are going to use GEM-Zmodem you can not start it from
- the AUTO-folder (GEM has to be active). On TOS 1.4
- and higher you can use the GEM AUTO-start option.
-
- SysOp Command SysOp can press ! at the command-prompt to view log-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file (what the users have done) or user-information.
- SysOp can also set the date/time from a remote modem.
-
- TRASHCAN If you want to lock out special names etc just make
- the text-file TRASHCAN and put it in the SYSTEM-dir
- together with the USER/MAIL-files. Put each string
- that's illegal to use inside a name on its own line.
-
- MIDINET6.PRG System can be used from a remote computer using the
- MIDI-ports, two standard DIN-cables (same type used
- MIDI-cables on older HIFI and STEREO systems) and MIDINET6.PRG.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember to connect MIDI IN to MIDI OUT and visa verse.
- Installation Put MIDINET6.PRG in the /AUTO/ folder on the computer
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOT running MiniBBS. To monitor the BBS just press
- How to use CTRL and the key right of RETURN. The screen will
- ~~~~~~~~~~ flash when the BBS sounds the BELL so that you can see
- Chat monitor chat requests and answer them (small resident routine).
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact me for more information or if you got problems.
-
- MIDITERM.TOS Non-resident version of MIDINET6.PRG. MultiTOS aware,
- and nice to run as a TOS-window when using MultiTOS.
-
- UTILITY.TOS This program can be used to delete non-active users
- and to install new files (copying files from a disk to
- a download folder and entering new file descriptions).
-
- USERSTAT.TOS Gives statistics over your users in a text-file.
- USERSTAT.INF Set user-file and output-file path and name here.
-
- 9600PLUS.ZUP How to configure TBK 9600 PLUS and EB-Semafor 9696A
- NOKIA.ZUP How to configure NOKIA 4896M (also Trellis version)
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-
- Cookies: MiniBBS has a built-in cookie-generator that looks for
- Fortunes: the files COOKIES and COOKIE.HSH. Send me a disk to
- get the files or make them using this format:
-
- COOKIES cookie 1, line 1 <LF> cookie 1, line 1 <CRLF>
- cookie 1, line 2 <LF> or cookie 1, line 2 <CRLF>
- %% <LF> %% <CRLF>
- cookie 2, line 1 <LF> cookie 2, line 1 <CRLF>
- .
- .
-
- COOKIE.HSH 000000 <CRLF> Each line has the hex adress
- 000A10 <CRLF> of the start of a cookie.
- 0010DE <CRLF> Line MUST end with CR + LF !
- .
- .
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-
- User-file: Each record is made like this (when there
- are two or more items on each line, their
- order in the file is from right to left.)
-
- userrec = PACKED RECORD
- user_name:STRING[20];
- phone,computer:STRING[10];
- password:STRING[9];
- norw_chars:PACKED ARRAY [1..6] OF BYTE;
- last_msg_read:ARRAY [0..19] OF INTEGER;
- last_logout,file_scan:INTEGER;
- current_conf,credits:BYTE
- END; {reco userrec}
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-
- Mail-index: This is the format of the mail-index file.
- The mail-data file is just pure ASCII-data
- and to separate messages you need the index.
-
- mailheader = PACKED RECORD
- flags:BYTE;
- to,from:STRING[20];
- subject:STRING[11];
- time,date,reference,bytes:INTEGER;
- start_pos:LONG_INTEGER
- END; {reco mailheader}
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- Lars-Erik Østerud Voice: +47 67 13 15 71
- Blinken 37 c ABK-BBS: +47 67 13 26 59 300-14400 MNP5/V42
- N-1349 Rykkinn TeleFax: +47 67 13 26 59 4800-14400 Group 3
- Norway ____ ______ ______________________________________
- /___ / The norwegian ST Contact us
- ______________ ____/ / Klubben, user association at ABK-BBS
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