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D O O R S Y S
v 1.1
b y
Brian Anderson
Well this is one of my FIRST Programs that I plan on releasing. So bear with
me<g>! This program was designed because one of my users wanted to run a BBS
door local on her computer. Well, it wouldn't run! I tried it and could not
make it run either, unless I was going thru my BBS. So I used a little of
that logic which earned me an A in College, and came up with a reason WHY it
would not run...easy -- it had no drop file to read. Well, while I was a
programmer (and I use that word loosely) I thought that any BBS door program
that I would write would have the ability to run purely local for testing.
Alas, this one didn't. So I sat down and made this little utility. It's
nothing fancy, nothing any amatuer programmer couldn't have come up with,
but they didn't and I did <g>. So, here it is in a nut shell...
LEGAL B.S. STUFF
This program is distributed *AS IS*. There are no warranties that it will not
make your computer go nuts and become a liberal! I take no responsibility
for its use, lack of use, or anything that goes along with it! Use it at your
own risk! (Like it can really do anything geeze! It's nothing but a simple
basic program, but I have to protect myself!) Also, this program may NOT be
included with any other programs with out prior written authorization from
Brian Anderson (The Author). Nor may ANY fees be charged in distributing this
program other than a $5.00 fee for the DISK that it is on, not the program!
You may feel free to distribute this program freely (On BBS's, thru clubs, or
whatever means) as long as there is no fee for the distribution! (Ok, I think
I got all the legal BS out of the way, I hope!)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Basically, any IBM compatible computer capable of running the BBS door
program. (Just try it it should work)
SET UP AND RUNNING
This is a fairly straight forward program and should be easy to set up. All
you need to do is edit the file called DOORSYS.CFG. And insert your
information in there. Here is an example that is included with this file.
Brian Anderson <--- Your First and Last Name (Case does not matter)
The Big Cheeze <--- Your Alias. (Again, case does not matter)
06/15/68 <--- Your Birthdate. This DOES matter! It must be
in the exact form as you see it here. It must
be MM/DD/YY WITH the slashes! Some doors may
want your Birthdate so don't worry all of you
ladies out there, no one but you will see this!
*NOTE* DOORSYS will now allow you to make the config file automaticaly if it
is not in the current directory. It will after making the config file then
run. Also you may place the .EXE file any where along your path, but the
config file MUST be in the directory in which you start DOORSYS.
That is all DOORSYS needs to make the DOOR.SYS file. If any of you want more
in there than that, please let me know. I can put it in very easily. This
program will automatically put in the correct date and times as taken from
your system. It is set up currently with the presumption that you already
have ANSI.SYS installed and you plan on playing the door game with ANSI.
If you need this changed, please let me know.
Now comes the hard part <g>, setting up the door! I can not tell you how
to do this in these doc's. Most doors do come with a file telling you how
to set them up. So just follow the instructions there. But remember, you
must run DOORSYS BEFORE you try to start the door, otherwise door.sys will
not be found by the door.
Here is a simple batch file that I used to run a door:
@ECHO OFF
DOORSYS
YAHTZEE YAHTZEE.CFG
That's it! Just make sure that you follow the door's set up instructions.
Everything should work fine. If not, re-read this doc and the doors doc
to make sure you set everything up correctly. If that doesn't work, feel
free to call my BBS and I'll try to help you out.
REGISTRATION
AHHH Come on!! You gotta' be kidding me! It took me longer to write the doc's
than it did the program! I am not charging anything for this program! So feel
free to use it at will. If you feel you MUST send me money for this, DONT!
You can either keep it for yourself (Because I know everyone needs their
money) or you can make a donation to your favorite charity in my name.
(Unless it is one of them darn liberal charities! <g>)
That about handles everything I can think of. If you have any questions,
problems, or would like to add more of your own setings within DOOR.SYS please
let me know. Thanks and I hope you enjoy this program. Please remember support
the author of the door you plan on using by registering it. They spend a lot
of time making those doors, and would like to get something for it.
Brian Anderson
Sysop Brian's World
If you would like to get in touch with me, feel free to call my bbs, send me
a letter, or fax me. To reach me:
Brian Anderson
2940 W Lincoln Ave
Suite # D-247
Anaheim, Ca 92801
BBS (714) 821-3123
24 hrs 14,400 - 2400 v.32bis
FAX (714) 821-6786
up to 14,400 baud. FAX/MODEM.