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- /* 82Dec07 CrT Created. */
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- /* Audience */
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- /* People who have successfully installed the Citadel system. */
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- Citadel systems haven't had great reliability problems to date, but
- reasonably regular backups aren't a bad idea anyhow. An incremental
- archive program is contemplated.
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- There's no proper way to expand the message files in a running system yet.
- If you can tack the required number of empty sectors onto ctdlMsg.sys,
- you should be able to change MESSAGEK in ctdlcnfg.sys, rerun configur.com,
- and be off without losing any messages. Best for now is just to start out
- with as big a MESSAGEK setting as you need, and stick with it.
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- There's nothing compiled into the system concerning the number or structure
- of .hlp files. The system just looks for a ".hlp" file with the requested
- name, and prints it. Feel free to edit existing help files and add new
- ones as typical points of confusion become clear. Helpfiles may also be
- put in directory rooms, of course. A local-BBs listing probably makes more
- sense as a .hlp file, while the full RCPM list would be a download file.
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- Pointlets:
- o The system does a 20-sec wait on bad passwords, to discourage
- password guessing. If you're establishing a new account, use a
- single-letter pw on first password prompt, and you can bypass this.
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- o The system converts messages from uppercase-only folks to lowercase,
- then does a simple capitalization algorithm. This is lots easier
- on the eyes, but will confuse someone sooner or later.
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- o Be careful to leave the system in MODEM rather than CONSOLE mode when
- you quit playing around.
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