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ProWare Productions proudly presents
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The ultimate upgrade/downgrade-door
V1.00 - Release version!
Copyright (c) 1994-1995 by Peter Larsson, ProWare Productions
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Table of contents ..................................................... 1
Introduction .......................................................... 2
Necessary settings .................................................... 2
Setup-program ......................................................... 2-3
Installing UpGrader in Remote Access 2.0x ............................. 3
How to register ....................................................... 4
ProWare Support-Sites ................................................. 4
Thanks to ............................................................. 5
Final words ........................................................... 5
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│░░░░ Introduction ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Getting tired of browsing through your userlist, every day, to find users
worthy of a higher security-level? I sure did, especially when I had over
two hundred users. So, I started thinking, and made up this great idea - a
door which would upgrade users automatically to a higher security-level when
they had uploaded X kilobytes, called X times and so on ... So here it is!
Use it all you can!
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│░░░░ Necessary settings ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Make sure that SET RA=C:\RA is set, or UPGRADER.EXE and USETUP.EXE will not
find the necessary files and work correctly. USETUP.EXE will read your
LIMITS.RA and import all your sec-levels.
It will also read your CONFIG.RA and import all necessary information.
Run USETUP.EXE to create a config-file. If you don't do this, UpGrader won't
run properly.
You'll notice that you won't be able to change the colours, change the
different prompts, use "baud-related upgrade" or use the Subdate-function
until you've registered.
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│░░░░ Setup-program ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Line 1 : Your Name : Peter Larsson
Line 2 : RegCode : 0
Line 3 : Modify sec-levels : Press Enter
Line 4 : Baud-related upgrade : Only Available If Registered
Line 5 : Log-File : C:\DOORS\UPGRADER\UPGRADER.LOG
Line 6 : Prompts : Only Available If Registered
Line 7 : Colour-config : Only Available If Registered
Line 8 : NoReduce-File : None
Line 9 : Expired subdate-file : Only Available If Registered
Line 10: Read Default-values : Reset configuration
Line 11: Exit : Press Enter to Quit
Line 1 - Here you enter your name. This will be used when registered.
Line 2 - Here you enter the regcode you receive after registering.
If you haven't registered YET, enter 0 (or anything).
Line 3 - Press Enter here to modify all the security-levels.
Fill in everything needed on every security-level. It is very
self-explanatory - I'm sure you'll make it on your own.
Line 4 - (REGISTERED ONLY) Here you choose if you want to use the baud-
related upgrade/downgrade or not. Baud-related upgrade means that
14400-users may have to upload more than 2400-users. You may enter
different requirements on every security-level for different baud-
rates.
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Line 5 - If you want a log-file you enter path and filename here. Upgrader
will report to the log-file everytime it runs.
Line 6 - (REGISTERED ONLY) Press Enter here to edit all prompts that are
used in UpGrader.
Line 7 - (REGISTERED ONLY) Press Enter here to configurate all colours that
are used in UpGrader.
Line 8 - Here you can enter a path and filename to a textfile containing
a maximum of 50 names (listed one on each line) that won't be
downgraded even if they don't meet the requirements of the level
they're on.
Line 9 - (REGISTERED ONLY) Here you can enter a path and filename (without
extension) to a ANSI/ASCII-file. If a users sub-date has expired,
Upgrader will show this file, reset the users download and reduce
the users security to the level he/she is worth. This is great if
you for example want to reduce your paying users after a period of
time. Enter for example : D:\RA\SUBDATE for SUBDATE.ANS/ASC.
Line 10 - Press Enter here to read all default values and clear the ones
that you have entered. Be careful with this! :)
Line 11 - After pressing enter here, it will ask you if you want to save the
changes that you've made, or quit without saving.
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│░░░░ Installing UpGrader in Remote Access 2.0x ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Edit Menu Item ╕
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│ D:\BBSUTILS\UPGRADER\UPGRADER.EXE *M │
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│ Action Execute sub-program (Type 7) │
│ Display │
│ OptData │
│ HotKey U │
│ AutoExec No │
│ Colour Colour example │
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│ MinSec 0 TimeUsed 0 FlatCost 0 │
│ MaxSec 0 TimeLeft 0 TimeCost 0 │
│ A flags -------- Age 0 Terminal Any │
│ B flags -------- MinSpeed 0 Nodes │
│ C flags -------- MaxSpeed 0 Groups │
│ D flags -------- Credit 0 DayTimes │
│ │
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Install UpGrader as a Type 7 (Execute sub-program) and enter the path and
filename into Optional Data. Add *M if you want RA to swap out of memory
before running the program (Recommended).
An idea is to run this program every time a user logs onto the BBS and also
as an menu-option, so that the users can run it after their uploads.
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The price for registering is 150 SEK (About US$18-19 or GBR£14-15).
Inside Sweden:
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Put the money on PostGiro-account 540026-2, receiver Proware. Mark with
"Upgrader registration".
You can also mail the money to:
Peter Larsson
Gullmarsvägen 66
120 39 Årsta
(Remember to include your address or a FidoNet-address where I can send you
the registration-code).
Outside Sweden:
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Change your money to 150 SEK and send them via snail-mail to:
Peter Larsson
Gullmarsvagen 66
120 39 Arsta
Sweden
I *ONLY* accept Swedish Kronor (Crowns).
(Remember to include your address or a FidoNet-address where I can send you
the registration-code).
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Inside Sweden
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Name : Peter Larsson (Developer)
BBS : Ascension BBS, +46-8-7220160 (Node 1), +46-8-7220170 (Node 2)
FidoNet : 2:201/2116, 2:201/2144
BaseNet : 70:100/100
Name : Christian Ahs
BBS : Division 23, +46-393-21485 (Mon-Fri 16-07 CET, Weekends 24h)
FidoNet : 2:204/522
BaseNet : 70:100/208
Name : Mathias Berg
BBS : Brevladan BBS, +46-8-6042766 (Mon-Fri 23-16 CET, Sat-Sun 00-12 CET)
FidoNet : 2:201/2116.2
BaseNet : 70:100/120
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Christian Ahs (2:204/522) for becoming a beta/test-site for ProWare. He has
also done a great job beta-testing Upgrader.
Mathias Berg (70:100/120) for helping me with the graphics and giving me
other good suggestions to Upgrader.
Me (2:201/2116) for spending hours and hours creating this program for you.
So you better use it, and like it! :)
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I want to thank you for trying UpGrader, and I hope you'll find it usefull.
The latest version can always be requested (FREQ'd) from 2:201/2116 with the
magic name UPGRADER. I'll be happy if you send me a netmail, telling me what
you think about UpGrader, ideas to later versions, found errors, or just to
tell me what a wonderful program UpGrader is :)
View PROWARE.TXT for details of other productions from ProWare!
Greetings / Peter Larsson, developer of UpGrader
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