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The Curier Fido mail creator (alias FMC) User's Guide
Version 2.52, May 1994
Copyright (c) 1994 Radu Hociung.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
FMC is Copyright (c) 1994 by Radu Hociung.
No parts of the FMC software or this document may be copied in
part or in whole, except as provided by the License in the
following pages.
This version of FMC is NOT public domain. It is FREEWARE,
Please refer to the license information in the following
pages.
Other product names found throughout this document are
trademarks of various companies.
o Copyright and Proprietary Rights
The FMC (aka Curier) software is owned by Radu Hociung, and is
protected by Canada copyright laws and international treaty
provisions. The FMC software contains valuable trade secrets
proprietary to Radu Hociung. You may not disassemble,
decompile, reverse engineer, or create any derivative works of
the software for any purpose other than making an adaptation
to the software as a normal step in configuring it for your
own personal use.
o License and Restrictions
Radu Hociung grants individuals an unlimited license to use
the freeware version of FMC.
FMC is not "public domain". It is "free" software.
All users are granted an unlimited license to copy the
freeware version of FMC, subject to the above as well as the
following restrictions:
- FMC must be distributed in absolutely unmodified form in
its entirety, including all file names, program code,
documentation, and any related files. No other programs
or files may be included. The files may be distributed in
a compressed or library format.
- FMC may not be included in combination with any other
software or hardware product as an enticement or for any
other reason, without special permission from Radu
Hociung.
- No fee or payment may be charged or accepted for FMC.
Electronic bulletin board system operators (sysops) are
encouraged to post the freeware version of FMC on their BBS
for downloading by their users, but only if the above
conditions are met and no special fee is charged to access FMC
files (a general fee may be charged to access the BBS).
Non-profit User Groups may distribute the shareware version of
FMC provided the above conditions are met. These User Groups
may charge a nominal fee to cover the cost of the disk and
copying of the software.
o Warranty Disclaimer
Radu Hociung makes no warranty of any kind, either express or
implied,including but not limited to implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with
respect to this software and accompanying documentation.
IN NO EVENT SHALL RADU HOCIUNG BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM, EVEN IF RADU
HOCIUNG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Fido Message Creator (c) Radu Hociung 1994
FMC (Fido Message Creator, alas Courier) is a sysop's utility,
aimed at Fido sysops, but also to sysops running Fido compatible
networks, or anywhere FrontDoor type MSG messages are used.
It creates MSG files, without a user interface, so it can be run
from batch files, wherever there is a need for automatic message
creation, like in automated file distribution, announcements,
mail lists, etc. etc.
It can also been run interactively, so you can input the fields
from the keyboard, or use file redirection, or even piping.
It is also capable of asking for keyboard input only for certain
fields of the message, like names, addresses, subject lines,
message flags, etc, etc.
Also, it is capable of setting ALL standard Fido message flags,
as well as the flags supported by FrontDoor 2.02+
+++ FEATURES:
o Fully user configurable.
o Multiple configurations supported.
o Mailing list capable.
o Keyword oriented configuration file.
o Fully FrontDoor 2.02+ compatible.
o .MSG and .PKT modes.
o Conference mail capable.
o Support for keyboard input, file redirection, or piping.
o Configurable to-be-prompted-for fields.
o User defined log file.
o Support for ALL Fido flags, incl. FrontDoor's.
o Inter-zone support.
o Point support, both destination and origin.
o Explicit network gateway routing supported.
+++++++++++++ The command line ++++++++++++++++
Call the Courier with:
FMC [config file] [/M:msg_body] [/R] [/P] [/?]
ALL parameters are optional. If none is specified, the software
will assume INTERACTIVE mode, asking for keyboard input.
[config file] *** OPTIONAL ***
The file and path (if necessary) to the configuration file whose
format is described under "The configuration File"
Example: FMC DEFAULT.CFG
[/M:msg_body] *** OPTIONAL ***
It forces FMC to ignore the "MessageText" Variable in the config
file, and use the file 'msg_body' instead.
Example: FMC DEFAULT.CFG /M:C:\TEXTS\MSG_TEXT.TXT
[/R] *** OPTIONAL ***
Forces REPETITIVE action of FMC. It is only valid if used with
a configuration file that contains at least ONE variable set to
"Ask". Otherwise it is ignored.
FMC will cycle until there is no more input.
Useful for mail list approaches.
Example: FMC DEFAULT.CFG /R
[/P] Packet mode (enables PKT creation) *** OPTIONAL ***
This tells FMC to pack all messages into a Fido Compatible PKT file.
It is a VERY powerful option, and makes FMC suitable for use with
Fido incompatible BBS packages. If enabled, the PKT origin and target
addresses **MUST** be present in the config file.
Also, when active, FMC can be told to put the messages in any
conference area on the network, using the variable "Conference".
To send a message through Netmail in a PKT, leave the "Conference"
variable unset.
[/?] *** OPTIONAL ***
You guessed it. This will display a brief help screen.
INTERACTIVE mode:
To invoke the INTERACTIVE mode, don't use any parameters:
+++++++++++++ The Configuration File ++++++++++++++++
FMC can be used with a configuration file which provides all the data
necessary for message creating.
The keywords used in the configuration file are summarized in this
table, and their description follows them.
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Valid Keywords: ... Case is irrelevant :) │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FromUser Name in By: field │
│ │
│ ToUser Name in To: field │
│ │
│ Subject Name in Re: field │
│ │
│ Flags NOT OPTIONAL ! 'Flags =' for 'no flags' │
│ │
│ Origin Fully qualified address ... Zone:Net/Node.Pt │
│