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TVAULT v1.03
WWIV Time Storage Utility
Copyright (C) 1992-1994 by WWIV Software Services
All Rights Reserved
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DESCRIPTION:
TimeVault is a small utility for WWIV BBS systems that allows users to store
time and later come back and remove time from the "vault", thus allowing
them to download large files without you the sysop increasing their time
allotment for EVERY day. They can "save up" for the really large files
this way. TimeVault runs as a WWIV "chain" ("door" for those familiar with
other BBS software).
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REQUIREMENTS:
TimeVault requires about 160K to run. WWIV's shrink should be used. DOS
intercept should NOT be used.
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USAGE:
TimeVault is meant to be run as a chain. You should have "TVAULT %1" as the
filename, shrink should be "yes", ANSI should be "required", and WWIV's DOS
intercept should be OFF (TimeVault handles the com port itself and doesn't
need or want WWIV for this). The file TVAULT.ANS should be placed in the
WWIV GFILES directory. TVAULT.EXE should (optimally) be in the main WWIV
dir, but you can get around this by copying CHAIN.TXT to a different
dir as part of a batch file and running the batch file rather than TVAULT
itself. If you do this, however, MAKE SURE THE FULL PATHS TO YOUR DATA AND
GFILES AND OHER DIRS ARE *FULLY* SPELLED OUT USING WWIV'S INIT! Otherwise,
this method will NOT work.
Once run, it shows the current caller's stats at the bottom (for the sysop).
The caller sees a small ANSI display with the name of the board they are
on, and is given three options: deposit time, withdraw time, and quit. The
maximum number of minutes a caller can "bank" is equal to the timeperday
setting for that caller's security level (as set in INIT). This provides
more flexibility than previously (when the max time "bankable" was set to
the caller's security level).
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SOFTWARE TOOLS USED:
TVault was written by using a custom chain development unit, under Borland
Pascal 7.0. The chain development unit itself was written using Turbo
Professional and Async Professional, both by TurboPower Software.
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