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BBS Review
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Program now uses Door Patch 3.8 and supports the following BBS
drop file formats: DOOR.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS,
DORINFO1.DEF, DORINFO2.DEF and CHAIN.TXT. Compatible with at least
these BBS systems: PCBoard 14+, GAP 4+, RBBS-PC 17+. WILDCAT 2+ and
Spitfire 3+. Also supports baud rates up to 115,200 BPS.
My programs may be on various BBSes around the country under
different archive extensions and types. This is the state of all the
BBSes around the country. I personally like LHARC better, slower but
smaller and suggest you give it a try.
The archive file should contain the following files:
BR.EXE BR.CFG BR-SORT.EXE BR.DOC READ.ME SYSOP.DOC
BR.EXE is the main program. BR.CFG is a sample configuration
file. BR-SORT.EXE is the external sort routine. BR.DOC is this file.
SYSOP.DOC is documentation for the Sysop, READ.ME contains bug fixes
and must be included in the .ARC file if it is downloadable from your
system. These files may not be altered in any way.
My archive file no longer contains DORPCH38.EXE and the
BRUN30.EXE files. This was done to make the file smaller so that it
takes up less space on the host BBS. If you need either of the Door
Patch .EXE files contained in the Door Patch file, they can be
obtained from numerous BBS systems around the country. The filename
for Door Patch is DORPCH38.ZIP. This door does not run on PCBoard 12.
Starting with version 2.0 the sysop can now control whether
reviews are deleted or not by the daily maintenance routine built
into the door. Please see .CFG format.
This door comes with an example BR.CFG. It is supplied to show
you how to set up the configuration file. The file may be modified to
suit. Please try and limit the limit of your Sysops names to
PCBoard's name length of twenty-seven characters (total length). The
sixth line is for registration serial numbers. If you change the
"Unregistered BBS" name or serial number it will still come up in the
door as "Unregistered BBS" until you get a registration serial
number.
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS < change to suit your system
Unregistered BBS < changes only take affect with registration
Boss < change to sysop's first name
Dude < change to sysop's last name
Your Sysop < Door Donor's name
0000 < changes only take affect with registration
Y < delete expired reviews N=don't delete
C:\PCB\DOORS\BLT14 < optional bulletin, requires registration
You also can populate the .CFG file with path and filename for a
bulletin. If not populated, no bulletin is generated. The bulletin
shows the latest ten reviews that have been entered into BBS Review.
It shows BBS Name and date it was entered. As each new review is
entered the tenth one is deleted, the new one becomes number one and
other others are stepped down one position. This shows the newest
review as the first position in the bulletin.
The bulletin, if used, can be called anything you want and saved
to any directory on your drive(s). Leave out line eight if you do not
want a bulletin generated. It is suggested that you generate the
bulletin because it does save users from having to go into the door
to see if new reviews have been entered since the last time they used
BBS Review. The bulletin is disabled on non-registered versions.
This program is used to enter BBS reviews and has been made as
simple as possible for the users to enter the data. Prompts are used
wherever possible so that single key presses take the place of typing
in data. Key presses are used for type of computer BBS system is on,
BAUD rates, subscriber only system and so on. So all the user has to
type in is the BBS name, type BBS of system, hours and the main text
of the review. If you have any of my other review programs installed
as a door, this is basically the same program and options.
The Sysop has the authority/power/option to delete any record
that they believe is not in good taste. Users can only delete a
record if they have input the original record. Deleted records are
replaced with the next entry starting at record one and looking for
the first deleted (blank) record. If no deleted are found the program
adds the new record to the end of the database.
There is now an external sort program called BR-SORT.EXE. You
must call the sort program. I am letting the sysops handle when this
routine is called. If you put it in the batch file when the door is
used the user may not have made and entry, hence no changes that need
to be sorted. The best way to use this would be in a nightly event if
you have such an operation on your system. You can also do the sort
from a batch file the first thing every morning. If there are few
entries each week you might do this on a weekly basis. I still do not
feel a user should wait while the program sorts entries. The sort
routine is compiled using QuickBASIC 3.0 so you must have BRUN30.EXE
somewhere in your path (3.0 is faster than 4.0 and up). If there are
errors they will be logged in a file called BR-SORT.ERR.
The program, including Door Patch uses nine buffers, one through
nine. Your system must have this many or more (forty buffers and
sixty files is normal for most machines).
Registration provides you with a serial number that will let you
enter your BBS name in the second line of the BR.CFG file. This
number replaces the "0000" in the sixth line of the .CFG file. Please
support Shareware!
If you have comments on the program, please feel free to contact
me. Also, if program errors develope, please contact me at once so
that corrections can be made.
Usable ideas for door programs (games or anything else) will
provide the donor BBS with a free, registered, copy of that
particular program. This is my way of saying "Thank you" for you
program ideas, which by the way, are not easy to come by.
At this time the programs are written to work on any computer
with an eighty column screen. These are my current doors: Music
Review for entering reviews on music recorded on any medium: Software
Review that is used to do reviews on Public Domain, Freeware and
Shareware programs; Movie View where reviews are done on all kinds of
movies; BBS Review where users enter reviews on various BBS systems;
Book Review where users can enter reviews on any kind of books;
Community Service (Public Service Announcements) that is used to list
local and nearby activities; Restaurant Review for doing reviews on
your favorite eateries; Wine Review for doing reviews on your
favorite wines, goes hand in hand with Restaurant Review; Rime List
door for viewing the worldwide Rime nodes, BBS Door Review for
viewing BBS doors (mainly for users to use).
I have a game called Gotcha! where the user tries to see how
many doors can be picked before you are caught. As of this writing
this is an enhanced version.
You can get all my door software directly from me by sending me
diskette(s), any PC format, to cover one meg of files, and include a
mailer with return postage. You may include postage and label for a
reusable mailer.
J A M E S H U C K A B E Y
software with a heart
DATE:
James Huckabey
3621-A Fraser Street
Bellingham, Washington 98226
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QUANTITY| DESCRIPTION | EACH | TOTAL
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| Registration of BR.EXE (BBS Review) | 20.00 |
| U.S. for current copy of software please add | 2.00 |
| Outside U.S. please add | 4.00 |
| Please check disk type below | |
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| Upgrade from earlier version to current | FREE |
| version send diskette with return postage. | |
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| Dual registration of any two different | 35.00 |
| doors, any versions, $17.50 each. | |
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| Registration of any four or more doors at | 60.00 |
| one time at $15.00 each. | plus |
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| 1 set of all door software on your diskettes | FREE |
| using your postage paid mailer. | |
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(Prices subject to change) SUBTOTAL |
(Washington State Residents add 7.6%) ===============
(U.S. funds only) GRAND TOTAL |
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FROM:
NAME:
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ADDRESS:
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CITY:
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STATE & ZIP:
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Please supply name of BBS to be added to program; it may include other data
up to thirty characters. This is to be on one line of code and must be legible
since the serial number is based on exact syntax. I cannot be responsible for
unreadable data. Please print. Case sensitive!
Example: "Jim's Graphics BBS". In program it comes out:
This program is registered to
Jim's Graphics BBS
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