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AutoIcon Has Grown Up!
The original AutoIcon V0.0a took me 30 minutes to write. It attempted to
detect a caller's RIP Icons and, without questioning, attempted to Zmodem
transfer anything it could not find on the caller's system.
AutoIcon now boasts an involved feature list:
FORCED FILES:
<Sysop Selection>
Tired of trying to convince callers to download a rules file, application, or
archive of needed files? AutoIcon will transfer a file or archive to every
caller who enters the door. (Presumably everybody if you add this door to your
Logon Sequence.) Since AI Logs it's activity, callers will only receive this
file once instead of upon every entry. (Unless you clear the log). This option
may also be shut off in the configuration.
SELECTIVE ICON UPDATE:
<User Selection>
AI will inform the caller of the Icons they're missing and prompt them one at
a time as for whether they want the missing Icon or not. This option places
the Icons into the caller's ICON subdirectory, making them available for use
immediately and without user intervention.
MASS ICON UPDATE:
<User Selection>
AI will first inform the caller of the Icons they're missing, then transfer
them all in sequence to the user's Icon subdirectory, making them available
for use immediately and without user intervention.
ARCHIVE TRANSFER:
<User Selection>
For more experienced Callers, a .ZIP or .ARJ archive containing ALL of the
Icons may be transferred. While this may cause some duplication of Icons
(which simply either won't extract or will just overwrite the previously
existing one), it can save several minutes when transferring large icons, or
lots of them.
DOORGAME COMPATABILITY:
AI now logs it's activities based upon the name of the .CFG file used on the
command line. This means for Non-RIP doors that offer a stand-alone terminal
(BBS Crash, LOD, The Pit, etc...) you can FORCE FILE the terminal 1x when the
door is entered. For RIP games that require Icons and don't offer internal
Icon transfer and install, AI will send those over automatically with the
options listed above!
ICON't See You Mode
Registered Sysops may now make AutoIcon INVISIBLE! It checks the callers icons
and automatically sends them any icons that are missing. No AutoIcon displays,
no prompting. Local ANSI screen still displays for Sysop confirmation that all
is working well.
Best of all, AutoIcon isn't crippled! Quit beating your head on the wall
explaining about Icon changes and answering letters about improper menu display
due to missing Icons. Make sure your callers are getting the rules and ap-
plication files they need. AutoIcon is only a FREQ away! Request: AUTOICON
from 1:130/319 to ensure you get the latest version!