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       Ipad Manager expects to run on a TBBS 2.3 system which is a client of
        to a server that has access to the IPAD control files.

Make    a backup directory under your IPAD Control directory and copy
        all the files from the /Ipad/Control directory to the backup directory

REMEMBER  That this is beta software..MAKE BACKUPS


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*     In most situations Ipad Manager will create a backup of the           *
*     of the subscription database called IPADBACK.DBF. If you              *
*     experience an error, and you think you have lost your database        *
*     check for the existance of IPADBACK.DBF. You can copy this file       *
*     to IPADMGR.DBF and you should be relatively current.                  *
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First   Run the install.exe  program so that Ipadmgr can find your
        IPAD files. Edit your menus so that a BBS caller can subscribe
        to the services via the bbs. In your runbbs.bat file, add a line
        in it to run the stats.exe program.

        Next execute the Ipadmgr.tpg control panel and verify your network
        paths in the system configuration section.

        Next you must set up at least 1 subscription fee level.

        Next import your existing Ipad control files into the Ipad Manager
        database. If you presently have existing customers, you will need
        to edit the customer database to add the subscriber names, addresses,
        etc and edit their expiration dates and other things.

Install.exe
       A dos based program to extract the control file names and paths
       from the IPAD.ctl file and update the IPADMGR system configuration
       database. The IMPORT.EXE also builds the Mail_auth.hdr file. The
       header(.hdr) file allows the sysop to keep UUCP and other information
       in the file and the POP mail information in the database. The POP
       mail information is appended onto the header file and then placed
       into the control file by the normal running of IPADMGR.TPG program.

Stats.exe
       A dos based program that will gather all the stats from the various
       log files used by the IPAD. This program will also rename the existing
       logfiles based upon the date (ie:IPAD.LOG becomes IPAD1225.95 if the
       date is December 25, 1995). This program should be run when TBBS comes
       down for the nightly batch file and run only once a day. The Stats
       program also reindexes the databases before execution. Make sure that
       in your runbbs.bat file that you change directory to your Ipad Manager
       directory before running Stats.exe.

Dotbbs 200 Ipadmgr /Q
       The Ipad Manager control panel. This is for sysops and allows the
       operator to set up the fee structor, browse subscribers, view stats etc

Dotbbs 200 Logchk /Q
       Put in your menu0000 menus to notify you when you have credit card
       transactions to process.

Dotbbs 200 Ipadmgr /Q &&/Update
       Updates a callers TBBS Userlog entry. Only needed for Systems that
       set TBBS A flags & Priv's for TBBS Menus. Normally this is changed
       for the caller when they update via the bbs. But it is needed if the
       Administrator updates the caller.

Dotbbs 200 Ipadmgr /Q &&/Author
       Allows a caller to authorize themselves for PPP, FTP or Pop mail
       by selecting a sysop prepared level. Upon proper input into the
       credit card entry and selecting proper levels, the IPAD control
       files are updated. The customer may also select to turn on the
       auto billing function. The configuration menu allows a tbbs menu type
       to be called upon successful purchase of the account.

Dotbbs 200 Ipadmgr /Q &&/Nightly
       Runs in a Ghost event to automatically re-bill credit card customers
       who have selected to auto renew their subscriptions. This updates the
       database, generates a new record in the Ipadmgr.log credit card log
       and then runs the CONTROL program to update the IPAD control files.

Dotbbs 200 Ipadmgr /Q &&/Control
       Runs in a Ghost event when ever the sysop selects to update the
       Ipad user control files from the database. This will also turn off
       service for expired customers. The /Control functions will copy
       the existing Ipad Control files to backup files with a suffix of
       .000.

Dotbbs 200 Ipadmgr /Q &&/Rolloff
       Runs in a ghost event to rolloff customers from the database that have
       expired. The /Rolloff will also reindex the Ipadmgr.nx* indexes.
       The /Rolloff will run the /Control program after the rolloff.




All database files are generated by the program as needed. IpadMgr Generates a
credit card file called Ipadmgr.log when there are charges present that need to
be processed. Simply print and delete this file and process the charges.


NOTE DEMO USERS:  The demo program is limited to 10 records in the subscribers
       database. The programs will not run when 10 or more callers are in
       the database.


NOTES: Check your /Ipad/Control directory for a mailauth.hdr file. This
       must exist. This file is the portion of your MAIL_AUTH.CTL file
       that does not include the POP3 information. The IpadMgr will append
       the POP3 information onto this header file for proper operation.
       If for some reason the .HDR file is lost. When you installed IpadMgr
       the first time a header file (Header.org) is placed in your IpadMgr
       operating directory. Also each time you run Install a header file
       Header.bak is placed in your IpadMgr operating directory. If your
       header file in the Ipad/Control directory is lost, just copy header.bak
       or header.org from your Ipadmgr directory to the Ipad/Control Directory
       with the same name as your header file.

v 1.0.G   12-18-95
       Changed the coding of the purge function so that it would not bomb with
       low values of SHARE.EXE. Added number 8 under the subscriber editing to
       allow the adding of POP mail services to an existing customer that did
       not have POP mail service. Added an "L" to the hot key editing of
       customers. The "L" key will allow you to change the subscribers level to
       default levels. I also made the "HOLD" be red in color when it is
active.
       The Logchk.tpg program now defaults to "N" instead of YES. The Fees
       editor now allows for 16 entries for the System Administrators use,
       however, only the first 6 can be used by customers subscribing via TBBS.
       The additional 10 can be used for such things as WWW services, leased
       lines etc.

v 1.0.F   12-13-95
       You may now place a file CARDS.ANS or CARDS.TXT in your Ipad Manager
       directory. This file will be displayed instead of the default display
       of the types of credit cards. This will allow the display of various
       store type cards that verify with the Discover format.
       Added an ascii file DELETE.LOG which contains information on all
accounts
       that were deleted with the PURGE command. This file may be deleted at
       will and it will be created next time the purge command is run.
       Also added statistics for the IPAD WWW_Lite function. This will gather
       the GETS by the WWW Lite function. Also corrected and error in STATS.EXE
       it was corruting the stats database.

v 1.0.E   12-12-95
       Base Minutes are now in the edit fields in the customers edit screen.
       Keep will now keep an account from being expired upon expiration and
       deleted. Hold will disallow the use of the account but will not allow
       it to be deleted. Fixed some problems in the printing of varables.
       It is now possable to run multiple POP3 domains and edit them from the
       customer edit console.

v 1.0.D   12-09-95
       Increased the route field that holds the subscribers ip address to 19.
       This was done so that the nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/nnn could be supported

v 1.0.C   12-08-95
       Added the ability to force subscribers credit card purchases to turn on
       the auto renew function. Also added "T" to the main console so that the
       system administrator to transmit the data base structure and other data
       to Jeff Johnsom via internet e-mail for diagnosis. The Administrator
       will be able to select what information to transmit. At the present time
       only the database structure is sent.

v 1.0.B   12-07-95
       Added the ability to store and use the IPAD sunscriber FILTER command in
       the ANS_AUTH control file.

v 1.0.A   12-03-95
        Added hold feature to subscribers edit screen. The H(old) will place
        a semi-colon before the subscribers name in the control files. The
        H(old) will prevent the person from being purged as the Keep will do.

v 1.0.9   11-31-95
        Added the ability to have hourly "overtime" accumulation be done on a
        daily basis as well as on a monthly basis. An administrator would
        enter in the fee schedule how many minutes are in the daily or monthly
        base rate. If using daily, the slip usage time over the base amount
        will be totalled until either the subscription is renewed via credit
        card or a statement is mailed.

v 1.0.8   11-29-95
        Added the ability to have a $0 level in the subscription level.
        I do not reccommend doing this, as callers have been know to keep
        calling back as different names. But the ability is there. Ipad
        Manager will not allow the same subscriber name to use the free level
        more than once.

v 1.0.7   11-27-95
        Added the ability to do hourly billing and added the ability to
        print form letters and do billing with insertion parameters from
        the Ipad Manager database. The letter bodies for the form letters/
        bills can be generated by almost any tex