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                                   BBDOWN

                                 Version v1.1
                      Copyright (c)1994  By William Morgan





























                      COPYRIGHT AND REGISTRATION NOTICE
                      ---------------------------------

      BBDOWN is a copyrighted program being distributed under the shareware
      concept.  The only 'difference' between The BBDOWN door and shareware
      is:  Registration is still required, but the trial period for the door
      is virtually indefinate.  You may test the door online for as long as
      you like, and register it when you are sure you want it to remain
      online, and when you can afford to register.
      (I know how running a BBS can get to be a burden on your finances.)
      try the door until you are absolutely sure you wish the door to remain
      online and can afford to register it.






                                  WARRANTY
                                  --------

  BBDOWN is distributed without warranty.  In no event will William
  Morgan be liable to you for damages, including any loss of profits,
  lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising
  out of your use of or inability to use the program, even if William Morgan,
  or an authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of
  such damages. William Morgan will not be liable for any such claim by
  any other party.



                                  INTRODUCTION
                                  ------------

               BBDOWN has the following built-in features ...

          Assembly language serial input/output routines for maximum
          speed.

          Fully supports high  speed modems: 16550 FIFO buffering and
          locked serial ports.

          Built in ANSI terminal emulator.  No need to have ANSI.SYS
          loaded in memory.

          Supports all of the most popular door data file formats:
          TriBBS, PCBoard, GAP, Spitfire, WildCat, RBBS, and WWIV.




                              RUNNING BBDOWN
                            ---------------------
      BBDOWN is run by entering a command similar to the following:

     BBDOWN11 BBDOWN.CFG

    In the above command line, "BBDOWN11" is the name of your door's EXE file
    and the "BBDOWN.CFG" parameter is the name of the door's configuration
    file.  The configuration file can have any name the sysop chooses, but
     it must reside in the same directory as the door.  The configuration
     file is an ASCII text file with the following format:

     Line 1:   Door data file type.
     Line 2:   Path to the door data file(s).
     Line 3:   BBS name.
     Line 4:   Sysop's name.
     Line 5:   Locked baud rate.
     Line 6:   Sysop Security level
     Line 7:   Download Program Used
     Line 8:   Allow downloads over time limit

     As illustrated above, the door's data file type is specified in line 1
     and can be PCB for PCBoard, GAP for GAP (DOOR.SYS), SF for  Spitfire,
     RBBS for RBBS, WC for WildCat!, TRIBBS for TriBBS, or WWIV for WWIV.
     The locked baud rate is specified in line 5. If the sysop doesn't
     lock his serial port, he must specify 0 for the locked baud rate.
     NOTE: Although many door formats do pass the locked baud rate in the
     door data files, some older formats such as RBBS do not.  For
     conformity, it is required that you specify the locked baud rate in
     line 5 and ignores any value passed in the door data files.

     The following is a sample door configuration file for Wildcat:

     GAP
     S:\WC40\WCWORK\NODE1
     Woodland BBS
     William Morgan
     38400
     1000
     GSZ.EXE
     YES

     A file called SETUP.EXE is included to aid with writing this config.
     file.  Run it, answer the questions, and let the program do the rest.

                THIS MUST BE RUN BEFORE RUNNING BBDOWN !!!



     BBDOWN can be run locally without a door data file (handy for the
     sysop to use the door without logging on to the BBS) by specifying
     /L after the configuration file parameter in the DOS command line.
     BBDOWN will request the user to enter his name before running the
     door.


     Nonstandard IRQs can be  used with BBDOWN by specifying the IRQ
     number after the  "config" parameter in the command line used to run
     the door as follows:

     door config irq



                                  SPECIAL KEYS
                                  ------------

     While a door is running, the sysop can press certain special keys to
     perform a variety of functions.    The following is a list of the
     functions that the BBDOWN special keys perform:


     Key(s)              Function

     HOME                Toggles between the user status window and a help
                         display that lists the special keys.

     F6                  Takes 5 minutes away from the caller.
                         NOTE:  This will NOT be returned to BBS.

     F7                  Gives 5 minutes to the caller.
                         NOTE:  This will NOT be returned to the BBS.

     F9                  Quit the door and return the caller to the BBS.

     F10                 Enter chat mode.  Pressing the ESC key exits the
                         chat mode.

     Alt+D               Drop to DOS.



                                   SUPPORT
                                   -------

     You may obtain assistance by calling the Woodland BBS at 813-747-8679.





                                  REGISTRATION
                                  ------------

     Registration of BBDOWN is only $12.00.  Please use the ORDER.FRM
     file.   When you register BBDOWN, you will receive a new KEY File
     which can be downloaded from the Support BBS