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JestBBS 1.04 -by Dave Haynes (James Haynes, Alias: Vertigo)
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Copyright (c) 1993 \/ertigo Entertainment
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JestBBS has got to be the best Joke-A-Day type program on the
shareware market! It works with virtually any BBS that supports a file
such as BETWEEN.BAT, LOGON.BAT, LOGOFF.BAT or GOODBYE.BAT, etc. It's ease
of use is another reason. If you are a TriBBS sysop all you have to do is
add this line to your BETWEEN.BAT:
JESTBBS LOGON4.BBS LOGON4.ANS
^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
Ascii file Ansi file
And, of course, the files LOGON4.BBS and LOGON4.ANS are merely
examples.. Your output files could be whatever you desire.
If you are not a TriBBS sysop, you may need to edit the file
called JESTBBS.CFG by simply using your favorite ascii editor. The syntax
is the same as above. Let's take a look inside JESTBBS.CFG why don't we?
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2 lines (This line tells how you would like for Jokes.Dat to be read.
2 lines is most often used and is the format that the
included JOKES.DAT uses, but you may want to use your own set
of ONE-LINE jokes. If you do, you could leave a space in
between each joke and leave it at 2, or set it to 1 line and
have no blank spaces between. This is useful mainly if you
have a tagline file filled with jokes and you don't want to put
blank spaces in between each joke and vice/versa.)
The next 3 lines are shown at the beginning of the file.
@CLS@@BREAKOFF@ (These are imbedded commands that TriBBS uses. You
can take them out if you need to.)
(This is a blank line that you can use if you need
it for more imbedded commands or a message to
users.)
(The third line to be shown at the beginning.)
The next 3 lines are shown at the end of the file.
@MORE@@BREAKON@ (Again, more imbedded commands for TriBBS.)
(2nd line to be shown at the end of the file.)
(3rd line to be shown at the end of the file.
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Now let us take a gander at JOKES.DAT:
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500 (The number of lines, not counting this one, in the file.)
You might be a redneck if... (Joke 1/2)
Bikers back down from your mama. (Joke 2/2)
A fate worse than death: to be married alive.(Joke 1/2)
(Joke 2/2 - blank for one-liners)
Double your hard drive space! Delete Windows!(Joke 1/2)
(Joke 2/2)
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Keep in mind that if you use only one-liners in your Jokes.Dat file, you
can set JESTBBS.CFG's first line to 1 line and scrunch your one-liners
up like this inside Jokes.Dat:
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465
A fate worse than death: to be married alive.(Full joke)
Double your hard drive space! Delete Windows!(Full joke)
Race car spelled backwards is... Race car. (Full joke)
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REGISTRATION!!!
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If you think this program is worth anything at all, please see the
following:
JestBBS by Mail, specify disk size: $5.00 + $2.00 shipping & handling
The address to send mail and registration to is:
Dave Haynes
46 Garrard Rd. S.E.
Rome, GA 30161-9149
What are the benefits of registering your copy of JestBBS?
That annoying UNREGISTERED thing will be replaced with your
Bulletin Board's name.
The latest version of JestBBS is sent to you.
The latest Jokes.Dat file. (Until I find the limit, I'm going
to keep on adding to this file! As a matter-of-fact, I'm getting
several tagline files, so if you register, you'll get to reap the benefits
of my going through each file and adding lines to Jokes.Dat!)
You will be notified of updates by mail and they will be available
for $3 (I'm not rich, y'know. I can't send updates free until a make atleast
a million dollars. Help me reach this goal. =)..)
Thanks, and if you have suggestions, I'd love to hear them! I'm
just a beginner programmer and I have nothing better to do with my time
than program small things like: JestBBS, Trivia!!!, and Warden, so I'd
be glad to get some mail! (I'd be even gladder if it had a check in it,
though....<g>...)
SOURCES -Please Read.
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If you like JestBBS, you'll love Silly 1.02 by Andy Kellett!
Containing over 5,500 silly sayings, it is the source for much of the
stuff in the included Jokes.Dat file. The most common name of the file
is SILLY102.ZIP, so if you see it, grab it and get ready to laugh!
In case you couldn't tell, I also borrowed some material from
Jeff Foxworthy's You Might Be A Redneck books... These are highly
recommended! Collect 'em all!
SILLY 1.02 (c) A. Kellett
You Might Be A Redneck... (c) Jeff Foxworthy
I also had some help from the unsuspecting users of TTN's TAGLINES conference.
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If you're still reading this, then I hope you'll atleast try my
program on your BBS. If you find a bug, let me know! Thanks!
Dave Haynes
3/6/93 =)