Cream of the Crop 26/Cream of the Crop 26.iso/program/p063b9s.zip/HELP/FREQ.TXT

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;║ Helpfile for Portal of Power                  Last changed: 09.03.95  SA ║
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;║                         (C) Copyright 1989-95 by                         ║
;║       Dan Wulff, Jens Sandalgaard, Steen Christensen & S¢ren Ager        ║
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;║ This file may not be given to anybody, without the written permission    ║
;║ from The Portal Team.                                                    ║
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; FILE REQUEST, OKFILE
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!TOPIC 400 OKFile: Node status
!NOINDEX

The status a node must have before they can get a file from this area. The
node status is defined as follows:

  All = Anybody
  Kwn = Known nodes (In nodes or nodelist)
  Pwd = Password (You have password on them)

Use [Space] to cycle through the possible options, or press [+]/[-] to select.
Press [Enter] when done.
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!TOPIC 401 OKFile: Magic name
!NOINDEX

Creating a magic name, invokes the ability to associate the magic name to one
or more files, to enable ease of file requests from other systems.

One example of a pre-defined magic name is 'FILES' which is a magic name,
specified by FidoNet (gives a list of all available files).
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!TOPIC 402 OKFile: File path
!NOINDEX

If the entry is a 401magic name, it should point directly to the file, or
group of files. Otherwise, it should point to the directory, and end with \*.*
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!TOPIC 403 OKFile: Password
!NOINDEX

If you want to restrict access to an area, you can specify a password here.

See also: 404Level & 405Keys
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!TOPIC 404 OKFile: Level
!NOINDEX

The Level corresponds to the level on the nodes entry. It is used to restrict
access to the file area, to a specified group of people.

See also: 403Password & 405Keys
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!TOPIC 405 OKFile: Keys
!NOINDEX

The Keys corresponds to the keys on the nodes entry. It is used to restrict
access to the file area, to a specified group of people.

See also: 403Password & 404Level
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!TOPIC 406 OKFile: Free area
!NOINDEX

Here you have the following options:

  No Way    : This area is not free.
  If access : If the file is within the request limits
              it will be sent. It does NOT count in
              the request limits (pr call and day).
  Totally   : Files from this area are sent no matter
              what! (Except if a NoRequest event
              comming up).
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!TOPIC 407 OKFile: Task number
!NOINDEX

If running a multi-node system, you may specify if this area is used for
all (0) or one specific line (1-255).
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; FILE REQUEST, MISC OPTIONS
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!TOPIC 420 ReqMisc: Num.
!NOINDEX

This option tells Portal how many files a node can request Per call or Per
day.

See also: 400OKFile: Node status
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!TOPIC 421 ReqMisc: Time
!NOINDEX

This option tells Portal, for how long time a node, may request Per call or
Per day. If set to 00:00:00 it is ignored.

See also: 400OKFile: Node status
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!TOPIC 422 ReqMisc: Max password bytes
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This option tells Portal, how many bytes a node may request Per call or Per
day. If it is set to 0, it is ignored.

See also: 400OKFile: Node status
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!TOPIC 423 ReqMisc: Send RSP-file as message
!NOINDEX

If you set this option to 'Y', all response files (response to file requests)
will be sent to the receiver as a message, and if it is set to 'N' it will be
sent as a plain ASCII-file.
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!TOPIC 424 ReqMisc: Stop search after match
!NOINDEX

If set to Yes, Portal will stop looking for more matching files after the
first found, if there is no joker's (* and ?) in the requested filename.
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!TOPIC 425 ReqMisc: Min. baud for requests
!NOINDEX

Sets the minimum baudrate required for filerequests from your system.
0=No requirements.
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!TOPIC 426 ReqMisc: RequestOnUs
!NOINDEX

Determines how to handle file requests from remote if you are calling out
Here you have the following options:

  No way     : Tell his mailer we don't do file requests
               and ignore any .REQ files we get anyway.
  Always     : Always honor requests on our dime - aren't
               we nice ;-)
  Check cost : Only honor the requests if the cost to call
               his system is less than or equal to
               427Max cost for RequestOnUs
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!TOPIC 427 ReqMisc: Max cost for RequestOnUs
!NOINDEX

Maximum cost to allow requests on our dime, only used if 426RequestOnUs
is set to 'Check cost'.
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