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    TERMINATE is an advanced Datacomms Terminal Program with features like

    ■ Automatic Modem Installation      ■ Context-Sensitive Online Help
    ■ Complete Fax Send & Receive       ■ Automatic Logins (IEMSI)
    ■ Network Support (Int 14h)         ■ 10 Built-In Transfer Protocols
    ■ Many Terminal Emulations          ■ Advanced Cost Calculation
    ■ SmartPad-Internet Grabbing        ■ QWK/FidoNet Point System Package
    ▄ Advanced TerHOST Mini-BBS         ▄ Built in 2-Way Mailer
    ▄ Built in File Request Processor   ▄ User Definable Language File


    USING ALLFIX (UNIVERSAL or DOS) with TERMINATE'S HOST MINI-BBS SYSTEM


 This SETUP HELP file is based on the assumption that you are (or will be)
 running the following software;


 TERMINATE v5.0
 ALLFIX    v5.X (Universal or DOS version)
 TERMINATE'S MAILER  (or BinkleyTerm v2.59 or greater)
 MS-DOS    v6.0 or greater OR WIN95

 This setup will greatly enhance your TerHOST system by using ALLFIX to
 manage your incoming files as well as hatching outbound files if you
 participate in a network where hatching files is permitted.

 This archive contains the basic setup for running Terminate's HOST and
 ALLFIX with Terminate's new 2-way Mailer. The only EXTERNAL program used
 in this Setup Help File is Harald Harm's excellent Allfix v5.x Universal

 Our present setup consists of TERMINATE v5.0, TerHOST, Terminate's Mailer,
 Allfix v5.0B18 (Universal) running under WIN95 on a 486DX2\66 with 16 MB
 Ram, 2 Western Digital 2.5G Hard Drives, 2 IDE CD-Roms and a Generic VGA
 card and Monitor. We use US Robotics 33.6 Sportster Modems exclusively on
 all our machines, including our IBM Thinkpad Notebook (PCMCIA Modem) which
 also, runs this exact same setup.

 I can't guarantee this will work with any other setup, altho is should.
 The ONLY guarantee I can make is that this will take up space on your Hard
 Drive and, if it trashes all your data, your dog gets pregnant, or you
 see your wife AND mistress having a casual lunch togather, it "ain't my
 fault".

 NOTE: If you are NOT familiar with ALLFIX or ECHO MAIL, please READ THIS
 ENTIRE DOCUMENT! Even if your are familiar with Echo Mail, you should still
 read the entire document (it isn't that long), to help eliminate errors
 in your setup.

 Additionally, I strongly suggest you READ THE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALLFIX and
 TERMINATE as well as print out the .TXT files in this archive, and use them
 to help you get ALLFIX and TerHOST setup & running with a minimum of
 problems.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 OK, let's get started!

 Unpack your ALLFIX archive into a temporary directory. READ the README.1ST
 file contained within the Allfix archive and follow the instructions
 contained therein, to perform the initial Allfix installation. I suggest
 installing in a directory under Terminate. My setup, is as follows;

 C:\ <-- Root directory of drive C
   |-DOORS <-- Root directory for all DOORS used with TerHOST
   |-CDROM <-- Root directory for EZ-ROM and all the files used by EZ-ROM
   |-ECHO <-- Root directory for TerMAIL's JAM Message Base
   |-TA <-- Root TERMINATE Directory
     |-AF <-- Allfix's Directory
     |-HOST <-- Terminate's HOST directory
     |-READ <-- The READER directory. Online Mail reader for HOST user's
     |-MMENU <--Multi-Menu Door Menu Directory for running many doors
     |-IN <-- Inbound Mail/File directory
     |-OUT <-- Root OUTBOUND Directory
     |   |-ZONE <-- Zone 1 Outbound directory
     |-TERMAIL <-- Root TERMAIL directory
     |     |-EXPORT <-- Termail's Export directory
     |     |-NETMAIL <-- Termail/Binkley Netmail directory
     |     |-SAVE <-- Root Save Mail directory, with various sub-directories
     |     |-TMNICE <-- TMNice directory
     |     |-SPELL <-- ShareSpell Directory
     |-UTILS <-- Terminate's Utility directory
     |-DOCS <-- Terminate's DOC's directory
     |-PHONE <-- Terminate's Phone Directory
     |-SCRIPT <-- Terminate's Script directory
     |-TIC <-- Allfix TIC file directory
     |-TLAN_001 <-- Terminate's Language directory
  Plus the other standard TERMINATE directories. The directories you setup
  in ALLFIX, will automatically be created where you specify them to be ie:
  C:\TA\QUEUE, etc.


ALLFIX SETUP:

  Once you have ALLFIX unpacked and installed in it's own directory, change
  to that directory and start the ALLFIX configuration process. For the time
  being, set the ALLFIX environment by typing SET ALLFIX=C:\TE\AF <ENTER>
  (or whatever your correct path happens to be). Then, start the setup
  program by typing ASETUP <enter>. That will bring up the setup menu.

NOTE: Print out the enclosed .TXT files and use them as a guide for
setting up ALLFIX with your system. The following screen shots are
provided ONLY as an example of what to look for in the various screens.

╒═════════════ Main ╕
│                   │
│ System data       │  <-- Highlite System Data and hit Enter
│ FileFind areas    │
│ Fileecho system   │
│ New file reports  │
│ BBS fileareas     │
│ ALLFILES lists    │
│ Request processor │
│ Node manager      │
│ Utilities         │
│ Information       │
│ Exit program      │
│                   │
╘═══════════════════╛

That will bring up the following screen. In Address Maintenance, enter all
the address you use on your system ie; 1:2250/24, 86:8124/1, etc., then go
down to Pathnames (part 1) and hit Enter..

╒════════════ System data ╕
│                         │
│ Address maintenance     │
│ Pathnames (part 1)      │ <-- Here...
│ Pathnames (part 2)      │
│ Filenames               │
│ Internet settings       │
│ Origin lines            │
│ External programs (DOS) │
│ External programs (OS2) │
│ External program opts   │
│ Global options          │
│ Miscellaneous           │
│                         │
╘═════════════════════════╛

 Complete these areas EXACTLY as they are setup in Terminate. This is how
 Allfix and Terminate "talk" to each other and know where the various
 files, messages, etc, are located.

╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Pathnames╕
│
│ MSG path    D:\ECHO\
│ Netmail     C:\TA\IN\
│ Netmail out C:\TA\OUT\
│ Inbound     C:\TA\IN\
│ Sec inbound C:\TA\IN\
│ Outbound    C:\TA\OUT\ZONE\
│ PKT in      C:\TA\OUT\
│ PKT out
│ Tic path    C:\TA\TIC\
│ Queue path  C:\TA\QUEUE\
│ DB queue
│ FileBox
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛


 When completed, move down to Pathnames (part 2) and do exactly the same
 thing...

╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Pathnames
│
│ List path   C:\TA\
│ Rcvd path   C:\TA\ORFILE\
│ Bad tics    D:\BAD\
│ Dupe path   D:\BAD\DUPE\
│ Auto-add    E:\FILE\
│ Tag path
│ Tmp path    H:\TEMP\ <-- This is a RAM DRIVE on my system, to speed tossing
│ Template    C:\TA\AF\TEMPLATE\
│ Billing     C:\TA\AF\BILL\
│ Old bills   C:\TA\AF\BILL\OLD\
│

 When finished, move down to the next area...Filenames and enter the
 information EXACTLY like it is setup in Terminate. This is where I have
 Allfix use the TerHOST's HOST.LOG to log it's activity as well. This way
 I can view ALL the system's logs from the Waiting for Call Screen as well
 as keeping all the system logs togather.

 NOTE: During testing, I DO maintain separate logs, which is why the
 LOGS.BAT file shows archiving the Allfix logs, if they exist.

 ╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Filenames
 │
 │ Alias      C:\TA\HOST\OKFILE.LST
 │ Log file   C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
 │ Mgr log    C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
 │ Rp log     C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
 │ Bad log    C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
 │ Dupe log   C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
 │ Echotoss   C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
 │ Unwanted   C:\TA\AF\DELETE.LST
 │ Wanted     C:\TA\AF\WANTED.LST
 │ Semaphore
 │  ├─Netmail C:\TA\
 │  └─Echo    C:\TA\TERMAIL\
 │

 The last area that seems to give new user's a problem is the FileEcho
 Manager. This is the part that controls how Allfix manages files. From
 the ASETUP Menu, choose FileEcho Manager and hit enter. You will be
 presented with a screen like the following.....

 1/147 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ Fileecho manager

 Tag      1-COMM
 Desc     Communications Files & Utilities
 Dest     E:\FILE\COMM\
 Group    0   - FIDOnet
 Keep #   0                   Use aka       1:2250/24
 Template FILEFIND            LongDesc      FILE_ID.DIZ/LDESC
 Banner   COMMENT             Cost
 Advanced                     RAID
 Max days 0                   Max size      0     Max file      0
 Systems  1:2250/50

════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

TAG   -  simply the File Echo name as listed in the FILEBONE.NA file.
DESC  -  whatever name you wish to give it or, the FILEBONE.NA description
DEST  - Where is the directory for these files
GROUP -  What Group or Network does this File Echo belong to ie; FIDO
KEEP # - Just use0 to disable.
TEMPLATE - Which Template in your Template directory to use
BANNER - What Banner or Comment Template should be added to the file
ADVANCED - We'll come back to this one later....
MAX DAYS - Just 0 to disable.
SYSTEMS - What Systems in Node Manager are to SEND or RECEIVE these files
USE AKA - Which of your Addresses should Allfix use for this File Echo
LONGDESC - How should the description for announcements look

The balance just leave as 0 of the defaults until you become more familiar
with how Allfix works.

Now, let's re-visit the Advanced settings.... This is where you tell
Allfix how to manage the files IN THIS SPECIFIC ECHO. Settings here DO NOT
effect ANY OTHER FILE ECHO. See below for a simple explanation of each
setting to be used.
NOTE: Until you become more familiar with how Allfix works, I suggest
leaving all the defaults in place. You can always change them later.

╒════════════ Advanced ╕
│                      │
│ Convert       NONE   │
│ Convert all   No     │
│ Convert inc   No     │
│ Comp unknown  No     │
│ Pass through  No     │
│ Allow replace Yes    │
│ Announce      Yes    │
│ Add FILE_ID   Yes    │
│ Virus scan    Yes    │
│ Dupe check    Yes    │
│ Visible       Yes    │
│ Tiny SB       No     │
│ No Touch      Yes    │
│ Security      No     │
│ Send original No     │
│ Add pic specs No     │
│ Update magic  Yes    │
│ Touch AV      No     │
╘══════════════════════╛

CONVERT - Should incoming files be converted to a different format ie;
          from .ZIP to .ARJ or .RAR for example.

CONVERT ALL - Should ALL files in the archive be converted to the new
          format.

CONVERT INC. - Should ALL included files be converted

COMP UNKNOWN - Should files unknown to Allfix be compressed if they weren't
               in the original archive

PASS THROUGH - Is the file area a Passthru or, will the files remain on
       your system

ALLOW REPLACE - If a .TIC says the file is to replace an older file, should
       Allfix replace it.

ANNOUNCE - Should new files in this area be announced

ADD FILE_ID - Should a FILE ID be added from the .TIC file if it's missing
       from the file.

VIRUS SCAN - Should the file be scanned for Virus

DUPE CHECK - Should the File Directory be checks for Duplicate Files

VISIBLE - Is this a file area visible to users AND available for FREQ's?

TINY SB - Should Allfix add the Tiny Seen Bys to the file

NO TOUCH - If the file is AV protected, should the AV protection remain
      intact

SECURITY - Check if from address in TIC file is in the system list with
      the correct status

SEND ORIGINAL - Send the original file

ADD PIC SPECS - Add Specifications to Picture Files ie; GIFs

UPDATE MAGIC - Should Allfix update your Magic file (OKFILE.TXT)

TOUCH AV - Maintain security envelope of AV protected files



  With your printed copy of the correct SETUP*.TXT file at hand, go thru
  EACH item and enter the correct information for your system, using the
  examples provided. Go thru EACH screen and option to be sure each is setup
  correctly. Double check your settings!


  Assuming you already have your file directories setup in ASETUP and
  followed all the examples in the SETUP*.TXT file, you are ready for
  ALLFIX to index your file directories. From the DOS prompt in your
  ALLFIX directory, type ASETUP INDEX <enter> and ALLFIX will index your
  existing file directories. When done, you are ready to tell ALLFIX what
  type of system you are using. Terminate is currently listed as BBS Type
  26.

  Still in the ALLFIX directory, at the DOS prompt, type the following;
  FCOMP 26 C:\TA\HOST <enter>. Allfix will then "read" your T-FILES.BBS file
  so it will know what & where your FILE ECHO directories are located. You
  only have to do this once, unless you change/add/delete directories, then
  you must run the above command again.

  Next, we need to build our file database by typing the following;
  FIXUTIL BuildDataBase <enter>. When completed, we need to compile the
  File Request Index by typing FIXUTIL CompileRequestIdx <enter>.

NOTE: You can use a batch file to do this for you. An example might be
like....

@ECHO OFF
C:
CD\TA\AF
 FCOMP 26 C:\TA\HOST
 FIXUTIL.EXE BuildDataBase
 FIXUTIL.EXE CompileRequestIdx
 FIXUTIL.EXE SORTFILES.BBS
 ASETUP.EXE Index
 ASETUP.EXE Pack
 C:
 CD\TA
 EXIT


NOTE: The following information regarding the ALLFIX REQUEST PROCESSOR is
      ONLY valid if you are using a mailer other than Terminate. At the
      present time, there isn't anyway to pass a FREQ (File Request) from
      Terminate to Allfix.

  Now we're ready to setup the REQUEST PROCESSOR. Type ASETUP <enter> and
  when the setup screen comes up, highlight System DAta and hit <enter>,
  scroll down to Request Processor and hit <enter>. That will bring up the
  RP Setup screen. Set Active to YES, Error to ERROR and Report to RREPORT.
  These are referring to the names of TEMPLATES to use that will be in your
  \AF\TEMPLATE directory (we haven't done that yet). Cursor down to each of
  the remaining fields and enter the information requested.

  I would suggest that, at least initially, you set all three the same, until
  you get a bit more familiar with how Allfix works. Set them as follows;

     ALIAS;   C:\TA\OKFILE.TXT
     GROUPS;  Whatever groups you want them to access, usually 0 for FIDO
     LIST;    OKFILE.TXT
     MAX FILES; 10
     MAX SIZE; 9999

  That will get you started. You can go back later and make whatever changes
  you need to make.
  Edit the file OKFILE.TXT to suit your system or, create a new one with your
  correct directory/file names and put in in your TerHOST directory.

  Next, we're ready to setup our ALLFILES.LST. Still in ASETUP, hit <ESC> to
  get back to the main SETUP menu and cursor down to ALLFILES List <enter>.
  That will bring up the ALLFILES setup screen. Enter the information for
  your system ie;

        TAG;          TFN_LIST  <-- Area Tag name (Whatever you want)
        FILE NAME;    C:\TA\AF\ALLFILES.BBS <-File to be created
        TEMPLATE;     ALLFILES <- Again, in your TEMPLATE directory
        AGE;          0 <-- Set to ZERO to include ALL files
        FILE AREAS;   This is where you "tag" the file areas to be included
                      in your ALLFILES list. This will pop-up a listing of
                      ALL the directories you have setup in ALLFIX. You can
                      tag them all, or just those you want listed.

   NOTE: I've included a batch file, FILELIST.BAT, that I use to update my
   ALLFILES listing every night, zip it up, adds a pre made FILE_ID.DIZ,
   move the completed archive to a specified directory then delete the
   ALLFILES.BBS. Just edit it to suit your system. I've also included a
   shortened version of the ALLFILES.BBS that ALLFIX created for my system,
   to give you an idea of what ALLFIX can do.

NOTE: You can use Terminate's HOSTMAN to create your ALLFILES listing and,
      it will look a lot prettier however, it takes quite a long time for
      HOSTMAN to run thru your system whereas it takes Allfix only a few
      minutes. The choice is yours...

   Now, we're ready to play with the TEMPLATE files. In your ALLFIX archive,
   there is a file TEMPLATE.ZIP. Create a directory under ALLFIX called
   \TEMPLATE  (if not already created) and unzip the TEMPLATE.ZIP archive
   into it. The Templates can be edited using the Template Editor in ASETUP.
   ie: ASETUP -> UTILITIES -> TEMPLATE EDITOR. I've included a few "sample"
   templates with this archive, for you to experiment with.

   Almost finished........

   Exit ALLFIX SETUP and change to your ROOT directory and edit your
   AUTOEXEC.BAT file (or your Mailer Batch file) to add the following;
   SET ALLFIX=C:\TA\AF (or your correct directory) AND set the Time Zone
   variable ie: SET TZ=CST6CDT (sets the Time zone to 6 Central Standard
   Time and recognizes Daylight Savings Time) Read the ALLFIX manual for
   information on how to set the TZ for your area.

   The LAST thing we need to do is get ALLFIX to go to work whenever a file
   comes into our system.
   In your MAILER batch file, insert the following commands in the appropriate
   area (see the example HOST.BAT for an example);

    ALLFIX MGR <-- Only necessary IF you are feeding downlinks/points
    ALLFIX SCAN <-- Scans for OUTBOUND files
    ALLFIX FILE <-- searches for INBOUND files to be tosses
    ALLFIX FILE -TOSSBAD <-- Attempts to toss files in your \BAD directory
    ALLFIX ANNOUNCE <-- Announces new files in your pre-defined message areas



TERHOST SETUP:

  Start Terminate normally and, from the Terminal screen, hit <ALT><O> to
  bring up the Terminate Configuration Menu...

▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
┌──┤ Change configuration ├┐▒
│ Screen and colors        │▒
│ Communications setup     │▒
│ General options          │▒
│ Toggles                  │▒
│ Modem and dialling       │▒
│ Filenames and paths      │▒  <-- We'll start here with the File Names &
│ Protocol options         │▒      Paths.
│ Emulation/keyboard setup │▒
│ Host settings            │▒
│ Login strings/scripts    │▒
│ Users/IEMSI/Security     │▒
│ Point system             │▒
│ Cost management          │▒
│ Fax configuration        │▒
│ Registration info        │▒
└──────────────────────────┘▒

 Now we need to setup the Download Manager, so Terminate will know where to
 put the files we download.

NOTE: In the example below, I have the LOG file set to C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG.
      All the logs relating to the TerHOST system, use the same log file
      including Terminate, Allfix, All DOORS, etc. That way I have ALL
      the system logs in a single file. There will be more on this later.

┌─────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┤ Filenames and path
│ Download manager        │  <-- This is where we need to go next.
│ Upload directory        │ C:\HSL\
│ Script directory        │ SCRIPT\
│ Translation file        │         .XLT
│ Phonebook directory     │ PHONE\
│ Capture directory       │ CAPTURE\
│ Capture file            │ TERMINAT.CAP
│ Log file                │ C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
│ Editor filename         │ C:\UTILS\Q.EXE !E!M
│ Line command            │ -N@LINE
│ Viewer filename         │ @LIST
│ Protocol directory      │ C:\EP\
│ Shell directory         │ C:\
│ Swap file               │ TERMINAT.SWP
│ Utility directory       │ UTILS\
│ Manual directory        │ TLAN_001\
│ Run after download      │
│ Run after upload        │
│ QWK reply files         │
│ Semaphore directory     │ C:\TA\
│ Exit file               │ TER-EXIT.NOW
│ Filelist manager        │


 Using the examples below, you can specify where Terminate will put any
 number of files. For example, the Allfix Wildcat Beta files are always in
 the format of AF!_Bxxx so I just tell Terminate to place any files with
 the AF!_B*.ZIP in the E:\FILE\ALLFIX\BETA directory. Normally Allfix will
 take care of this but, to help insure that I don't make a boo-boo and
 accidentally hatch out a Beta/Gamma file, I have Terminate put it in the
 correct directory BEFORE Allfix even get's it.

 Notice that ALL the common files received via the Point System or
 Terminate's Mailer are receive4d in the C:\TA\IN directory, This is so
 Allfix can find the .TIC files as well as the files themselves.

 After you've set your directories here, let's open the Download Paths
 portion for further configuration....

┌────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┤ Download manager
│ Default download   │ Use wildcards
│ Download paths     │  <-- Now we want to setup the configurable Directories
├────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ AF!_B*.ZIP         │ E:\FILE\ALLFIX\BETA\    | These will automatically
│ AFB_B*.ZIP         │ E:\FILE\ALLFIX\DOSBETA\ | toss incoming BETA files
│ AFU_B*.ZIP         │ E:\FILE\ALLFIX\UNV\     | to their proper directories
│ TE*.J              │ E:\FILE\TERM\BETA\      | without having to use
│ TM*.J              │ E:\FILE\TERM\BETA\      | Allfix.
│                    │
│                    │
│                    │
│                    │
│                    │
│ *MAIL              │ IN\
│ *.TIC              │ IN\
│ *.QW?              │ IN\
│ *.OP?              │ IN\
│ NODE*.*            │ IN\
│                    │ IN\
│                    │
│                    │
│                    │


 Here, we can specify selected directories for our most commonly downloaded
 files. If I'm calling a system and downloading a Terminate related file,
 I have it go automatically, to the E:\FILE\TERM directory. I simply tell
 that specific phone book list to place ALL downloaded files in that
 directory. The entry can be changed on the fly, so if you see a file you
 want that doesn't belong in the specified directory, you can change it
 before you actually start the download.

┌────┬──────────────────────────────────┤ Download paths ├┐
│  1 │ C:\L\                                              │
│  2 │ C:\NEW\                                            │
│  3 │ C:\P\                                              │
│  4 │ E:\FILE\TERM\                                      │
│  5 │ E:\FILE\MISC\                                      │
│  6 │ E:\FILE\WIN95\                                     │
│  7 │ C:\HOLD\                                           │
│  8 │ E:\FILE\SYSOP\                                     │
└────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘


 Now for the actual TerHOST setup. This is the easy part <g>.

 Go back to the Terminate Configuration Menu and select the HOST setup.
 The following screen will be displayed...
 Assuming you already have your modem setup and working properly, we now
 want to go to the Mailer Setup to configure the Mailer for our system.

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┌────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┤ Host settings
│ Device setup   │
│ Host path      │ HOST\
│ Send path      │ E:\FILE\TERM\
│ Receive path   │ E:\FILE\SYSOP\
│ Mailer setup   │ <-- Cursor to here and hit ENTER>
│ Fax settings   │
│ Enable IEMSI   │ Yes
│ Callback wait  │ 0
│ Allow sound    │ Yes
│ Shut down pwd  │ ........
│ New user       │
│ Public control │ Startup in public menu
│ Expire         │ Change to new user defaults
│ User external  │
│ Host-protocols │ Internal/External
│ After user     │
└────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

NOTE: All files related to TerHOST and the Mailer MUST reside in the \HOST
      directory. That includes ALL the batch files, your OKFILE.TXT,
      PASSWORD.TXT, T-EVENT.DAT, etc.
      Be sure to set Mailer Enabled to YES or Terminate will NOT answer
      any mailer calls!

┌──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┤ Mailer Configuration
│ Mailer enabled       │ Yes
│ Request file         │ OKFILE.TXT
│ Password file        │ PASSWORD.TXT
│ Secure inbound       │ C:\TA\IN\
│ Event file           │ T-EVENT
│ After Receive        │ C:\TA\HOST\TOSS.BAT !M
└──────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────

 Please note the After Receive entry. This is where you tell Terminate
 what to do AFTER Mail/Files have been received via the MAILER. I use the
 following batch file after EACH mail call. Might be a bit redundant but,
 at least all the mail and files get tossed as soon as they are received.

@ECHO OFF
ECHO * Tossing Mail to BBS >> C:\TA\HOST\HOST.LOG
CD\TA\IN
if exist *.sa* copy *.sa* d:\hold
if exist *.su* copy *.su* d:\hold
if exist *.mo* copy *.no* d:\hold
if exist *.tu* copy *.tu* d:\hold
if exist *.we* copy *.we* d:\hold
if exist *.th* copy *.th* d:\hold
if exist *.fr* copy *.fr* d:\hold
CD\TA\TERMAIL
TM /TOSS
CD\TA\AF
ALLFIX FILE
ALLFIX FILE -TOSSBAD
ALLFIX ANNOUNCE
CD\TA
EXIT

A line by line explanation follows..........

Line 1  - Turns off writing to the screen while the file is running
Line 2  - Writes an enter to the \HOST\HOST.LOG to show what is happening
Line 3  - Changes to the Terminate \IN directory
Line 4  |
Line 5  | These simply check for the existence of daily mail packets from
Line 6  | any of my BOSS nodes and copies them to a different directory
Line 7  | for use in either another setup, for testing or, in case
Line 8  | something DOES mess up, I still have the mail packet so I don't
Line 9  | lose any messages.
Line 10 |
Line 11 - Changes to the Termail directory
Line 12 - Calls TerMAIL with the /TOSS switch to toss the mail packet
Line 13 - Changes to the Allfix directory
Line 14 - Calls Allfix to toss any OUTBOUND files that may be waiting
Line 15 - Tells Allfix to Toss any files in the BAD directory
Line 16 - Tells Allfix to Announce any new files that have arrived
Line 17 - Changes back to the Terminate directory and
Line 18 - Exits the batch file and re-starts TerHOST


 We now are ready to setup the BOSS nodes in Terminate, so the Event
 Manager will know who to call. To get to this area, from the Terminal
 screen, hit <ALT><O> to re-enter the Configuration Menu, go down to POINT
 Setup and hit <ENTER>. That will bring up the following screen....

 ┌────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────┤ Point system
 │ System name    │ A POINTLESS CONNECTION * USA
 │ Main address   │ 1:2250/24
 │ Boss setup     │ <-- We need to setup The BOSS nodes to be called..so
 │ Nodelists      │     hit <ENTER> here
 │ Phone convert  │
 │ Device control │
 │ Redial tries   │ 25
 │ Handshake      │ Auto
 │ Allow ZedZap   │ Yes
 │ Ask device     │ No
 │ Pick up mail   │ Yes
 │ Zone match     │ No
 │ Send AKA's     │ Yes
 │ Descriptions   │ Yes
 │ Call own addr. │ Yes
 │ Files & paths  │
 └────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 This is where we setup each of the Boss nodes we will be polling for
 mail.

┌────────┬─────────────────────────┤ Choose Boss ├
│ Boss 1 │ FIDOnet Poll
│ Boss 2 │ Terminate Poll
│ Boss 3 │ Allfix (DOS)
│ Boss 4 │ Allfix (WC) Poll
│ Boss 5 │ Allfix (UNV)
│ Boss 6 │ My Wakeup Call
│ Boss 7 │ TOADnet Poll
│ Boss 8 │ SeekNet Poll
│ Dial   │ Dial until connect
└────────┴────────────────────────────────────────


Simply enter whatever comment you wish, then the BOSS Phone Number, Pick
the correct device to use from the Pick List that will appear when you
select that item, add the password you and your Boss have agreed on, set
Autodial to YES. I don't recommend using Boss Sync. What that does is sync
your System's time with that of your Boss's system. If his is off, it will
throw your system off as well. Lastly, select the baud rate to be used. If
your Boss had a 33.6 modem and you have a 14.4 for example, you MUST
choose the 14.4 Baud rate. Use the rate for the slowest modem.

┌───────────────┬─────────────────┤ Boss setup 1 ├┐
│ Boss comment  │ FIDOnet Poll                    │
│ Boss phone    │ 397-5825                        │
│ Boss device   │ USRobotics Sportster            │
│ Boss prefix   │ ATDT                            │
│ Boss password │ .......                         │
│ Boss synch    │ No                              │
│ Boss autodial │ Yes                             │
│ Boss baudrate │ 33600                           │
└───────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┘

 Follow the same procedure for each BOSS you will be polling.

 Next, you need to tell Terminate where the nodelists are and, what
 nodelists you are using. It needs this information to make Network
 calls\when you send crash mail, FREQ files, etc.

 Still in the Point System setup, go down to the Nodelist entry and hit
 Enter. That will bring up the following screen...

┌─────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┤ Nodelist setup ├
│ ■ Nodelist 1    │ C:\TA\NODELIST\NODELIST.*
│ ■ Nodelist 2    │ C:\TA\NODELIST\TOADLIST.*
│ ■ Nodelist 3    │ C:\TA\NODELIST\POINTNET.*
│ ■ Nodelist 4    │ C:\TA\TA\NODELIST\PRONET.LST
│   Nodelist 5    │ C:\TA\NODELIST\SEEKLIST.*
│   Nodelist 6    │ C:\TA\NODELIST\LEGION.*
│   Nodelist 7    │
│   Nodelist 8    │
│                 │
│                 │ ■ Nodelist in use, SPACE to enable/disable
└─────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Simply enter the name and location of each nodelist you wish for Terminate
to use. Use the Space Bar to toggle the nodelist Active/Inactive. When
it's active, a small square will be placed next to the nodelist selection
as noted above.

 While still in the Point System Setup, we need to tell Terminate how to
 handle phone numbers selected from the nodelist. Cursor down to Phone
 Convert and hit <ENTER> to edit the phone number conversion. That will
 bring up a screen like the following.....

 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ Phone convert ├┐
 │    Strip        Access code/PIN           Add before             │
 │  1 1-618                                                         │
 │  2 1-                                     1-                     │
 │  3                                                               │
 │  4                                                               │
 │  5                                                               │
 │  6                                                               │
 │  7                                                               │
 │  8                                                               │
 │  9                                                               │
 │ 10                                                               │
 │  *                                                               │
 └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 This tells Terminate that, when I'm calling a number in my own 618 area,
 to strip the 1-618 from the number in the nodelist and to ADD the 1- to
 numbers outside of my own area code.

 Now all that remains is to configure the events so Terminate will know
 what to do and when to do it...
 From your Terminal screen, hit <ALT><F8> to start TerHOST.

 Terminate Host Mode               1:2250/24            08:50p (Sat)
 16-Aug-199
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
 ▒┌┤ Status ├───────────────────────┐▒┌─────────────┬────────────────┤ System ├
 ▒│ Waiting for a call (1)          │▒│ Environment │ Windows  (80486
 ▒├─────────────────────────────────┤▒│ Messages    │ Yes
 ▒│                                 │▒│ Answering   │ Answer-  Users -Requests
 ▒├┤ USRobotics Sportster ├─────────┤▒│ Next Event  │ Call: /Boss:1
 ▒│ ATS0=0                          │▒├─────────────┴──────────────────────────
 ▒│ OK                              │▒│     A POINTLESS CONNECTION * USA
 ▒│                                 │▒├────────────────────────┤ Last callers ├
 ▒│                                 │▒│ 16 02:45a Call: /Boss:1
 ▒│                                 │▒│ 16 03:06a Call: /Boss:4
 ▒├┤ COM2: 57600 8N1 ├──────────────┤▒│ 16 03:20a Call: /Boss:2
 ▒│                                 │▒│ 16 03:30a Call: /Boss:3
 ▒├┤ USRobotics Sportster     ├─────┤▒│ 16 03:47a Call: /Boss:5
 ▒│ ATS0=0                          │▒│ 16 04:04a User: Jerry Cochran
 ▒│ OK                              │▒│ 16 05:18a User: Larry Dugan
 ▒│                                 │▒│ 16 06:02a User: Larry Dugan
 ▒│                                 │▒│ 16 07:26a User: Martin Bolinger
 ▒│                                 │▒│ 16 07:51a User: Elmer Nesselhauf
 ▒└─────────────────────────────────┘▒└────────────────────────────────────────┘
 ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
L-Logon U-Users E-Events F-Files M-Msg P-Lock H-HostCfg O-Cfg J-DOS W-Pwd V-Log

 From the Waiting for Call screen hit <E> to edit the Event File...


 You can have up to 20 events setup in Terminate. If you want to use
 Events, be sure to set Use Events to YES!

 Now highlite the first event and hit Enter. That will bring up a screen
 like the one below....

 This is the NORMAL Waiting For Call Event. Nothing to do except wait for
 the phone to ring...

┌──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┤ Event configuration
│ Use events           │ Yes
├──────────────────────┼─Action──────SMTWTFS─Begin─Parameters─────────────────
│┌────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┤ Event1 ├
││ Enabled            │ Yes
││ Name               │
││ Days               │ ■■■■■■■
││ Begin              │ 00:00
││ Type               │ Run program
││ Parameters         │
││ Allow host-users   │
││ Answer calls       │
││ Allow filerequest  │
││ Call device        │
││ Send files on hold │
││ Send netmail only  │
││ Call nonCM Systems │
││ Pickup Mail        │
││ Send requests      │
│└────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────


Now, let's enter a real event, where something is supposed to happen...

Here, we are telling Terminate that, at 2 minutes past midnight each day,
we want it to run the batch file LOGS.BAT. This will pack up ALL our
system logs and move them to another drive and directory so we can view
them later if we need to find out where a problem lies. The batch file
also calls another little utility to rename the archive extension from
.ZIP to whatever the Julian date is. Makes it easy to find a specific
day's logs.

┌──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┤ Event configuration
│ Use events           │ Yes
├──────────────────────┼─Action──────SMTWTFS─Begin─Parameters─────────────────
│┌────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┤ Event2 ├
││ Enabled            │ Yes
││ Name               │ BBS Logs Archive
││ Days               │ ■■■■■■■
││ Begin              │ 00:02
││ Type               │ Run program
││ Parameters         │ C:\TA\HOST\LOGS.BAT !M
││ Allow host-users   │
││ Answer calls       │
││ Allow filerequest  │
││ Call device        │
││ Send files on hold │
││ Send netmail only  │
││ Call nonCM Systems │
││ Pickup Mail        │
││ Send requests      │
│└────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────


Now, let's look at another event where we are going to call a BOSS to send
mail as well as pick up our mail and any files that might be waiting..

┌──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┤ Event configuration
│ Use events           │ Yes
├──────────────────────┼─Action──────SMTWTFS─Begin─Parameters─────────────────
│┌────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┤ Event6 ├
││ Enabled            │ Yes
││ Name               │ FIDOnet Poll #1
││ Days               │ ■■■■■■■
││ Begin              │ 02:45
││ Type               │ Call system
││ Parameters         │ /BOSS:1
││ Allow host-users   │
││ Answer calls       │
││ Allow filerequest  │
││ Call device        │ USRobotics Sportster
││ Send files on hold │ Yes
││ Send netmail only  │ No
││ Call nonCM Systems │ No
││ Pickup Mail        │ Yes
││ Send requests      │ Yes
│└────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Here, we told Terminate that at 2:45 AM every morning, we want it to call
our FIDOnet Boss, listed in the Boss Setup as Boss #1. Do this for EACH
event you want your system to perform. Below is my complete event file.
Notice there is one event with no date or time listed. That is My Morning
Wake Up Call. I simply have Terminate call my Voice Line at whatever time
I need to get up. Makes an excellent Alarm clock!

┌──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┤ Event configuration
│ Use events           │ Yes
├──────────────────────┼─Action──────SMTWTFS─Begin─Parameters─────────────────
│                      │ Run program ■■■■■■■ 00:00
│ BBS Logs Archive     │ Run program ■■■■■■■ 00:02 C:\TA\HOST\LOGS.BAT !M
│ Allfix Maintenance   │ Run program ■■■■■■■ 00:10 C:\TA\HOST\AFMAINT.BAT !M
│ Pack Mail            │ Run program ■■■■■■■ 00:20 C:\TA\HOST\PURGE.BAT !M
│                      │
│ FIDOnet Poll #1      │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 02:45 /BOSS:1
│ Mail Toss            │ Run program ■■■■■■■ 15:15 C:\TA\HOST\TOSS.BAT !W
│ Allfix WC Poll       │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 04:00 /BOSS:4
│ My WAKEUP Call       │ Call system         00:00 /BOSS:6
│ Toss Mail-1          │ Run program ■■■■■■■ 04:30 C:\TA\HOST\TOSS.BAT !W
│ FIDOnet Poll #2      │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 06:00 /BOSS:1
│ Terminate Beta Poll  │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 08:00 /BOSS:2
│                      │
│ FIDOnet Poll #3      │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 15:00 /BOSS:1
│ NODELIST Updater     │ Run program       ■ 23:30 C:\TA\HOST\NODELIST.BAT !M
│ Allfix (DOS) Poll    │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 04:45 /BOSS:3
│ ALLFIX (UNIV) Poll   │ Call system ■■■■■■■ 05:00 /BOSS:5
│ Allfiles Listing     │ Run program       ■ 23:10 C:\TA\HOST\HOSTLIST.BAT !M
│                      │
│                      │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────┤ Alt-S Sort Events  Alt-R Run Event

Notice that each of the batch files are followed by a !M. That is a
Terminate switch which tells Terminate to swap out of memory to run the
file/program. Each command MUST be preceded by a ! or they will not work,

There are a few additional commands that Terminate can use to handle the
external events. Here is a list of what's currently available...

  !P=COM1-8     <-- Use Comports 1 thru 8
  !C=COM0-7     <-- Use Comport 0 thru 7
  !0=DownPath   <-- Use the pre-defined Download path
  !E=No Shell   <-- Do NOT Shell out
  !@=listfile   <-- Display a file
  !M=Swap       <-- Swap Terminate from Memory
  !W=Wait       <-- Wait for a specific time or function to complete
  !B=Baud       <-- What Baud Rate to use
  !L=Link       <-- Link to another program/file
  !I=Irq        <-- What IRQ to use
  !A=Addr       <-- What Comport Address to use
  !H=Hex        <-- The HEX address to use
  Run PreScription script: @SCRIPT script file
  !G=Ansi       <-- Display an ANSI file


These are the MAJOR areas that must be setup correctly for TerHOST and
Allfix to work properly as a unit. Again, I can't over emphasize the
importance of printing the .TXT files included in this archive and keeping
them in front of you when configuring your system. These are NOT a
substitute for reading the documentation for both Allfix and Terminate,
but will help you to understand some of the most common stumbling block.

This file provided by EZ-SET Creations and A POINTLESS CONNECTION
                      Collinsville, IL.
                      Dave Davidson, Sysop
                      [phone]
                      FIDOnet 1:2250/24
                      Internet [e-mail]
                      FAX/Voice [phone]