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SYSOP.DOC Copyright (C) 1990 Liberation Enterprises.
Category and description information for Disk Librarians.
Program Information for PCBoard Sysops.
* Sysops/Disk Librarians please note that this release of The Liberator
does have counters, which display the number of times the program has
been used, but that it does not 'expire' at a certain number. The
information is dislpayed only to give the user some idea how useful the
program has been.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Program name: The Liberator [PCBoard Automation System for Telix].
Version: 2.32.
Developer/Price: Liberation Enterprises; $24.95 registration.
Online filename: LIB232.xxx (xxx for compression type; ZIP). If
posting the docs and program files separately, please
use the format LIB232-1.xxx, LIB232-2.xxx.
Category: MS-DOS Communications Programs/Utils. Preferably in
the same area as Telix itself (TLX312-?.ZIP).
Requirements: MS-DOS 2.0 or greater/compatible computer, 2-360K
drives, or 1-1.2 Meg drive. Hard drive recommended.
Telix v3.12 or greater. Telix, with The Liberator
fully loaded requires about 250K of RAM.
Description: The Liberator v2.3 automates PCBoard BBS sessions.
Totally unattended operation, right from dialing to
logoff. Upload and download files on PCBoard or in
ProDoor, send/collect messages from Qmail v2/v3/v4,
MarkMail, MegaMail, NetMail, PCRelay doors, deposit/-
withdraw time in the ProBank, and even set up your
own Custom Commands for special jobs. User-friendly
interface; no knowledge of Telix SALT necessary.
Telix v3.12 or greater required.
SYSOP INFORMATION
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Thank you for helping to distribute The Liberator on your BBS!
This program will help you and your users to make the most of PCBoard
and all its major DOOR programs. Absolute beginners right up to PCBoard
experts can make excellent use of the program. The more Liberated users
you have calling your BBS, the more total users you will be able to
handle before expanding to more nodes! Busy signals are irrelevant,
since The Liberator will dial overnight, or while the user is at work,
for as long as it takes, with no complaints!
How The Liberator Can Help You as a PCBoard Sysop:
+ Support for PCBoard, ProDoor, Qmail v2/3/4 doors, MarkMail doors,
NetMail, MegaMail, PCRelay, ProLogon, and ProBank are built in, plus
'plug-in' iNet support (the program also allows the user to carry out
any other type of logon/logoff, with the proper scripts). Custom
commands/scripts can also be incorporated into sessions to enable just
about any job to be automated, such as getting mail automatically
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without a Mail Door, capturing specific bulletins, NEWS, etc. Support
for multiple sessions without disconnecting, and/or calling multiple
PCBoards without intervention is also built in.
+ The automatic installation program not only helps ensure The Liberator
is installed properly, but also checks each file's date/time/size and
calculates a checksum for each file to detect corruption (correct
checksums were hardcoded in the installation program at release date,
for comparison). This is not a foolproof way to detect tampering, or
a bad upload, but it does cut down substantially on the chances of it
going unnoticed.
If you wish to check the program before posting it for downloading,
simply switch to the directory where the unpacked Liberator v2.32
files are (*.SLC, *.00?, INSTALL.EXE) and type:
"INSTALL /check" (without the quotes).
+ A tutorial is provided to carry new users through not only the steps
necessary to set up The Liberator, but also: how to set up PCBoard,
explaining what protocols, conferences, DOORS are, etc., how to set up
a Mail Door and Offline Reader program, ZIP files, and lots of other
useful information. This information will hopefully cut down on the
number of questions you have to answer from new users, and get them up
and running in the fastest possible time.
+ All your users will become PCBoard experts instantly with The Liber-
ator! The program wastes no time reading PCBoard menus and help
screens, and trying to figure out what to do next. The Liberator
types as fast as the fastest touch typist, and knows PCBoard and its
doors inside out. 'Idle time' can be virtually eliminated.
+ Fast error-free sessions get Liberated users on and off in the fastest
time possible, enabling you to handle more total users. Qmail
v2/v3/v4, MarkMail, and MegaMail-type doors are fully supported, which
should help encourage users to do their messaging offline.
Instructions on setting up these doors, and general information on
setting up an offline reader are included in the tutorial.
+ Dial Starting times can be set and saved for each automated Liberator
session, so users can carry out sessions outside the peak hours (4am),
meaning less of a 'prime time' crunch on your BBS.
+ Since The Liberator allows users to perform uploads almost effortless-
ly (and automatically, while doing something more interesting, or
sleeping), the program can help to encourage more uploads from users.
+ Transfer your Echomail automatically! Many Sysops use The Liberator
to transfer their mail every day. The 'repeat downloading' feature
(Qmail/MarkMail only) is especially useful to Sysops who collect large
amounts of mail requiring more than one download. PCRelay and NetMail
are also supported, with automatic packet maintenance.
+ Collect files for your BBS automatically! Define commands to send to
another PCBoard (F)ile Directories, N)ew Files, L)ocate, Z)ippy Scan,
etc.) and The Liberator will create a Download List from the resuls of
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the commands, to be used in the same session! Download every file on
the list, or run your editor to selectively remove filenames before
the download. You can even send multiple commands in multiple
conferences, and the correct conference will be joined before
downloading!
+ The Liberator is supported on many popular networks, including (at
release date): EchoNet, HyperLink, NorthAmeriNet, Intelec, InterLink,
RIME, and SmartNet. If you are asked anything about the program, just
refer the user to myself (Wayne Duff) for help. I monitor echoed
Communications, Shareware, and/or Telix support conferences from all
the above networks (and any network gating with any of the above).
InterLink, NorthAmeriNet, RIME, SmartNet, and the Telix Support BBS
also have Liberator support conferences, for direct support.
A Note On Prompts
Do the standard PCBoard prompts need changing? As a Sysop, you can help
users automated faster, and with the least amount of work, by using the
standard PCBoard prompts as defined by Clark Development or the DOOR
developer (this applies to any script/automator, and not just The Lib-
erator). Most of the pro