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  3.         (*                                                         *)
  4.         (*                    Automatic Download                   *)
  5.         (*                                                         *)
  6.         (*     ADL is designed to be used with Procomm 2.42        *)
  7.         (*     to speedup file downloads, especially from          *)
  8.         (*     the Source [as we all know can be very slow].       *)
  9.         (*                                                         *)
  10.         (*     ADL.COM must be run from DOS, either before         *)
  11.         (*     starting Procomm, or by using the Alt-F4 DOS        *)
  12.         (*     gateway if you are already in it.  I suppose        *)
  13.         (*     it could be your "editor" option for Alt-A          *)
  14.         (*     if you are not already using that option.           *)
  15.         (*                                                         *)
  16.         (*     ADL writes a file, ADL.CMD.  This file's sole       *)
  17.         (*     purpose is to assign values [the filenames to       *)
  18.         (*     be downloaded] to the Procomm CMD file              *)
  19.         (*     DL-xxxx.CMD, which it then calls via the            *)
  20.         (*     EXEC command.  This file then talks to the          *)
  21.         (*     BBS, or the Source, and downloads the files.        *)
  22.         (*     The maximum number of files is nine at a time.      *)
  23.         (*                                                         *)
  24.         (*     So...put ADL.COM on your disk somewhere; there      *)
  25.         (*     is an pathname option which lets you choose         *)
  26.         (*     where ADL.COM will be written.  Choose the          *)
  27.         (*     directory you run your CMD files from. Also         *)
  28.         (*     put the DL-xxxx.CMD files there.  Then from         *)
  29.         (*     DOS enter "ADL" [no quotes] and follow the          *)
  30.         (*     prompts.  When the ADL.CMD file is written,         *)
  31.         (*     go to, or return to, Procomm.  Hit Alt-F5 and       *)
  32.         (*     enter "ADL" [no quotes] again.  You must be         *)
  33.         (*     at the IBMSIG or PC-Board main prompts when         *)
  34.         (*     the CMD file is started.  That's it!                *)
  35.         (*                                                         *)
  36.         (*     In addition to the four DL-x.CMD files included     *)
  37.         (*     in this ARC file I have included the option         *)
  38.         (*     to name four other EXEC that can be called from     *)
  39.         (*     ADL.CMD:  DL-TBBS.CMD, DL-FIDO1.CMD,                *)
  40.         (*     DL-SPCL1.CMD, and DL-SPCL2.CMD.                     *)
  41.         (*     You can then write your own D/L Procomm files       *)
  42.         (*     for four other BBSs or whatever.                    *)
  43.         (*                                                         *)
  44.         (*     I don't know too much about the speed of the        *)
  45.         (*     DL-x CMD files, as the only machine I have to       *)
  46.         (*     test it on is an AT clone.  However, once run-      *)
  47.         (*     ning the DL- files, Procomm doesn't have to go      *)
  48.         (*     to the disk again until done.                       *)
  49.         (*                                                         *)
  50.         (*     I hope you like it!  Please share it with           *)
  51.         (*     anyone, but keep the ARC file intact.               *)
  52.         (*                                                         *)
  53.         (*                                                         *)
  54.         (*     Feedback is readily accepted at:                    *)
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