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News Maker, V2.03 by Gibi Cohen. 1991,92(c)
for:
RemoteAccess , SuperBBS , QuickBBS
All programs mentioned in this documentation
are owned by their respective owners.
All programs are (C)opyrighted.
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GNEWS v2.03, Documentation, 1991/92(C)
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GNEWS Files:
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The files listed below are part of GNEWS. Depending on where you
obtained your copy, you may find the files in a compressed form,
usually in a file with the extension .ZIP, .ARJ or .LZH.
The original package is distributed as a Self-Extract file (with the
extension .EXE), created by Haruyasu Yoshizaki's LHA (tm).
These files may change from time to time.
GNEWS.EXE The GNEWS main program.
GNEWS203.DOC GNEWS document file for version 2.03.
GNEWS.LIC GNEWS license agreement.
GNEWS.REG Registration form.
GNEWS.HIS History of GNEWS releases.
GN_LOGO.BIN Data file used by GNEWS.
NEWS.GNS CTL file demo to create NEWS.AVT/ANS/ASC.
REPLACE.GNS Demo file, to GNEWS String converting capability.
EXCLUDE.GNS Demo file, to GNEWS Excluding capability.
NEWS.ANS Demo file, to GNEWS output.
2to202.doc Upgrade the CTL file.
202to203.doc Upgrade the CTL file.
CRC32.EXE Checksum for the files in this package.
CRC32.LST List of original checksums I made.
-NOTE CRC32.EXE is not for commercial use.
License agreement:
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Please referee to GNEWS.LIC file in this package for a complete
license agreement.
How to register
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In order to register you must send me the registration form. Please
print the GNEWS.REG file, fill it properly, and send it to:
Gibi Cohen,
P.O.Box 292
Kiryat-Motzkin
Zip Code: 26100
I S R A E L
I will send you the latest version of GNEWS.
What does it do...
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GNEWS was created to make reading messages simple and nice. It reads
the messages from your BBS message base and generate avatar, ansi & ascii
files that contains all messages read.
You can than use this files as news files or as any other regular bulletin
files.
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GNEWS v2.03, Documentation, 1991/92(C)
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How to install:
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As you can see, there is no install batch/program for GNEWS, simply
because installation is a brief.
I suggest that GNEWS will be placed in a separate directory. Unpack
the GNEWS archive file into that directory. It is also possible to
place GNEWS in your BBS system directory.
GNEWS uses 2 environment variables:
(1) BBS environment variable, this variable contains the path
to your system directory.
You can set this variable by using the dos SET command, for example:
SET RA=C:\RA or,
SET SBBS=C:\SUPERBBS or,
SET QUICK=C:\QUICKBBS
If you prefer (from any reason) not to use this variable, you MUST place
GNEWS in your BBS system directory.
(2) GNEWS environment variable contains the path to
GNEWS directory. If you decided to place GNEWS outside your BBS
system directory, you MUST set this variable to where GNEWS resides.
For example: SET GNEWS=C:\BBSUTILS\GNEWS , and add the same for your PATH.
(3) If you prefer not to use the above recommendations, you can run GNEWS
by specifying the Pull PathName in the Command-Line for example:
C:\BBSUTILS\GNEWS\GNEWS <command-line>
and GNEWS will locate it's files automatically.
Remember all the following files MUST be in the same directory:
GNEWS.EXE, GN_LOGO.BIN, NEWS.GNS, REPLACE.GNS, EXCLUDE.GNS
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GNEWS v2.03, Documentation, 1991/92(C)
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Running GNEWS :
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-Note:
GNEWS truncate the message SUBJECT to 57 characters (originally 72 chars).
CommandLine :
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GNEWS CTLfile [/DV] /R|/S|/Q [/T|/F] [/?]
CTLfile - The name of GNEWS control file (no extension).
/DV - Force GNEWS to use BIOS screen writes when in DeskView,
or other multitasking environment.
/R - Use RemoteAccess environment.
/S - Use SuperBBS v1.16 and later.
/S15 - Use SuperBBS v1.15 and earlier.
/Q - Use QuickBBS environment.
/T - Process only the messages that were sent to a specific user
for example:
/T=All will process only messages that were sent
to All users.
/T=Roger_Rabbit will process only messages that
were sent to Roger Rabbit.
/F - Same as /T but refers only to messages that were sent FROM
the specified user.
/F=Micky_Mouse
/? - Brief summery of command-line parameters.
The 3 Output Files that GNEWS will create will have the same
name as the CTLfile, with .AVT / .ANS / .ASC extensions.
Printing Messages :
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GNEWS is capable of printing messages to printer.
The SysOp can define a special message-area where every message
that will be posted to it will be printed by GNEWS and will be
marked 'RECEIVED'.
The best way to utilize this option is to place the following command
in your BBS batch file, just before the BBS load command:
GNEWS ScanArea /ExMail [/S:] [/E:] [/FF]
ScanArea - Area number that contains the messages to be printed.
/ExMail - Express mail, tell GNEWS to process Messages
to printer (LPT1).
/S: - StartTime, GNEWS will not print before this hour.
/E: - EndTime, GNEWS will not print after this hour.
/FF - FormFeed, GNEWS will send a Form Feed command to the
printer after each message.
For example: GNEWS 167 /ExMail /S:0900 /E:2300
Will scan area 167 and print the messages if current time is
between 9:00 am to 11:00 pm.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│- IMPORTANT NOTE !!! - │
│ In multi-line systems DO NOT run GNEWS while other users are On-Line, │
│ results may be unpredictable. │
│ If another On-Line user is updating any of your BBS files while GNEWS │
│ is running, sharing conflicts may cause damage to your files. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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GNEWS v2.03, Documentation, 1991/92(C)
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Commands & Switches in the Control file :
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(*** Options marked with {+} are Registered only ***)
AsciiFile = tru