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DOOR TIME
(c) 1993 Richard Sharp
INTRODUCTION
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DOOR TIME was written to allow SysOps to have some sort of control
over their users on how much time they can spend in any particular
door program on their BBS systems. The program is simple to use and
gives the sysop the needed control without the need for external
door control programs. I use it here primarily on those doors which
the author either doesn't allow time controls, or on those which
need to be registered before any type of control can be enforced. As
you know, some doors will be quite popular and a user might spend
his entire time on your system in a single door. This program solves
that time consuming problem. And as stated below, this is FREEWARE!!
There are two programs here, described below:
DRTIME.EXE: The DORINFOx.DEF version of Door Time. If your system
creates DORINFOx.DEF.
DRTIME2: This is the DOOR.SYS version of Door Time. If your system
creates DOOR.SYS, such as Wildcat and a few others, then this is the
version for you to use.
DRTIME reads the DORINFOx.DEF or DOOR.SYS file, depending on which
program you use.
DRTIME is very simple to use but requires a DRTIME.CFG file for each
door for which you wish to limit the time for use. The DRTIME.CFG
file is a simple 2 line file and a sample is enclosed with this
archive.
DRTIME.CFG
25 <--Time you wish to allow in door
C:\RA\DORINFO1.DEF <--Complete path and and name of DORINFOx.DEF
<or>
C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\DOOR.SYS
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
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Place DRTIME.EXE or DRTIME2.EXE in a directory which is in your DOS
path command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. There is no need or reason
to have it in each door game directory.
DRTIME.CFG should reside IN THE DOOR DIRECTORY.
Example door batch file:
CD\BINGO
DRTIME
BINGO BINGO.CFG
CD\RA
DRTIME will read the DRTIME.CFG file, adjust the amount of time left
for the user in the DORINFOx.DEF file. But since RA utilizes
EXITINFO.BBS as well, when the time expires for the use of the door,
the users remaining time on the system will NOT be altered. The only
time that will be adjusted is the time allowed in the door program.
For those not familiar with creating the .CFG file from scratch, you
can simply use the DOS command such as:
COPY CON DRTIME.CFG <press enter>
25 <type the time, press enter>
C:\RA\DORINFO1.DEF <type drive, path, filename, press enter>
<or>
C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\DOOR.SYS
To end and save the new DRTIME.CFG file, press CNTL-Z of F6 and
press enter.
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ISOLATED INCIDENTS may require that you physically copy the DOOR.SYS
or DORINFOx.DEF file into the door directory to run the program and
specify that directory in the .CFG file.
Should you experience any problems with this program, please contact
the author at via FidoNet at address 1:157/574 or at the mailing
address shown below.
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SHAREWARE NOTICE
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This program is not considered shareware, it is FREEWARE. That means
you are under no obligation what-so-ever to register this program
for continued use. We do ask however that should you find this
program useful, please spend 29 cents for postage to tell us.
This program may be distributed freely provided no charge is made
for it and provided all files in the original archive remain intact
and unchanged.
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WARRANTY
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This program is released without warranty. You use this program at
your own risk. We guarantee only that it will take up a certain
amount of disk space, however it has been on RemoteAccess version
1.11 and 2.00g1. It has also been tested with Wildcat ver 3.xx using
DOOR.SYS.
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INFORMATION
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This program was written by Richard Sharp. Your comments will be
appreciated. You may contact us via FidoNet at 1:157/574, or by mail
at the following address:
Sharp Impressions
11805 Lena Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44135
BBS: 216-671-2574 / USR DS 14.4
FidoNet 1:157/574