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- TurboBBS v1.00
- ==============
-
- TurboBBS is in actual fact the latest version of MiniBBS. We decided to change
- the name to TurboBBS, because it has many new features. We also changed the
- name, as this revision was so great, that we decided a new start was in order.
-
- TurboBBS is a extremely modified version of host which written by the author
- of Telix. TurboBBS also took some commands from Buzz Host Deluxe. I believe
- that the user definable passwords was not written by Roger, they were written
- by the author of host2. This program was modified by Jonathan Rapoport,
- and Matthew Stein. It is an excellent program to use when your BBS is down,
- or you want to communicate with someone easily over the modem.
-
- Jonathan Rapoport and Matthew Stein of TurboBBS, and Colin Sampaleanu of
- Telix and Exis Inc. assume no responsibility for the use of this program, and
- issue no warranty. They are not liable for any damages, as a result of the
- use of this program.
-
- TurboBBS requires that you use TELIX v3.00, and greater.
-
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-
- TurboBBS was designed, created, and tested on a Lanpar PC Xt compatible, with
- 10mhz, and a 1200bps modem and a Sperry PC AT with 8mhz. Is has been known
- to work on most other IBM compatibles, but may not work on others. If you
- have a problem, please leave me a message in the TurboBBS echo area on most
- BBS's.
-
- To install TurboBBS, you must place all of the files with the extension .SLC
- in your script directory from Telix, configured by pressing Alt-O, then
- choosing Filenames and Paths.
-
- To load this program and run it. First load Telix, then press ALT-G and type
- in TURBOBBS then press ENTER, or type in from DOS TELIX STURBOBBS, then press
- ENTER. n.b. Make sure that there is an s before TURBOBBS, and no spaces.
-
- To configure TurboBBS, you can use the same method as above, but instead of
- typing TurboBBS, type TCONFIG. This should be done first, as the program will
- not work properly if the directories do not exist.
-
- Please note: In the configuration program, it prompts you for the path to the
- text files! This option can be entered, but it is not yet
- implemented fully into TurboBBS, and is still being tested. I
- hope soon to finish that part! (Anyone know how?)
-
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-
- Here are all the files that you can create to make your BBS look nicer, but
- that are not necessary.
-
- APPLY.MSG - The file that is displayed when the user A)pplys for access
- FIRST.MSG - The file displayed before asking for user name
- BYEBYE.MSG - File displayed when the user logs off.
- BULLETIN.MSG - Bulletin listing.
- NEWUSER.MSG - New user information file.
- HELP.MSG - The file that is called, when the user needs ?Help!
- PROTOCOL.MSG - This file is the protocol menu.
-
- Here are some of the files that are required to run TurboBBS. CAUTION - These
- files are necessitating to the program.
-
- MENU1.MSG & - THIS IS THE MAIN MENU. comes with TurboBBS, but can be changed.
- MENU2.MSG If this file does not exist, TurboBBS will work. All the
- user will see is the line that says "command : ," and not his
- options.
-
-
- All of above files MUST be the directory in which Telix is run from, otherwise
- they will not be displayed.
-
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-
- Two Batch files needed.
-
- ONLINE.BAT - The file that is called when a user with level 2, or 3 calls the
- online program. This is your online utility, and will run most
- online programs. It will also run most online programs that are
- made for Wynn Wagners Opus {tm}, as it makes a Lastuser.Bbs file
- that áis similar. Please note: If you do not add gateway (the
- .SYS file by Hans D. Kellner) to this file, when you are in
- local mode, you will see it, but when a user is on only he will
- see it.
-
- ONLINE2.BAT - This file is called when the SysOp process the function key that
- edits the user log. Contains information to tell your editor
- what to do. (Set up for Qedit).
-
-
- NOTE - these files should be in the same directory as the display files.
-
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-
- What goes on, when a regular caller calls TurboBBS.
-
- First TurboBBS displays the file First.Msg, then asks the user his/her name,
- and password. After that is entered, the file Bulletin.Msg is displayed to
- the caller. After the bulletin, the menu is shown, and TurboBBS waits for
- input from the caller once again.
-
- Here is what the main menu, for regular callers looks like:
-
-
- ╒═╡ TurboBBS v1.00 ╞═════════════════════╡ Press '?' for Help! ╞═╕
- │ │
- │ │ │ │
- │ (T)ype any file │ (Y)ell for SysOp │ (V)ersion │
- │ (F)iles avaliable │ (C)omment to SysOp │ (B)ulletin │
- │ (U)pload (send file) │ (A)pply for access │ (S)tatistics │
- │ (D)ownload (receive) │ (*) Return to Opus │ (I)nit welcome │
- │ │ │ │
- │───────────────────────│──────────────────────│─────────────────│
- │ │ │ │
- │ (R)ead general mail │ (G)oodbye (Log Off) │ (E)nter message │
- │ │ │ │
- ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
-
- The menu may be changed by the SysOp, with a simple text editor, by editing
- the file called Menu1.Msg.
-
-
- Here is a brief description of the commands available to you:
-
-
- T)ype any file - This option displays the contents of a text file over the
- modem. If the user has access level 1, then he/she may
- only view files from the download directory, if they have
- level 2, and up, they can view files anywhere on your disk.
-
- F)iles available - This option shows the Dos directory of the download area.
- If the user has access level 2, and above, he/she may
- tell TurboBBS to display a different area.
-
- U)pload a file - This option first asks the user what protocol they want,
- then tells the user to start sending the file. Files
- that are uploaded, will be put in the upload area that
- you configured TurboBBS to use, when you ran TCONFIG.
-
- D)ownload a file - This option is similar to upload, but the user receives
- files instead. A caller, with the security level of 2,
- and above may download a file from any subdirectory on
- your hard disk. A caller with level 1, may only download
- files in your Download area that you configured.
-
- Y)ell at SysOp - This is available to anyone. When the user does this
- option, bells ring on the local end, and the remote.
- To answer the page, press the space bar.
-
- C)omment to SysOp - This option allows a user to enter you a comment. comments
- are put in with the log information, in the file TurboBBS.
- Log.
-
- A)pply for access - This option is an excellent one for your security purposes.
- Apply asks for the users telephone number etc. Data that
- is entered here, are stored in a file called Newusers.Txt.
-
- *)Return to Opus - This feature is a real pain, if you don't have it
- installed properly. This feature exits Telix, and drops
- with an errorlevel of 5. To disable this feature, make a
- batch file that loads telix, and TurboBBS, and tells
- it not to initialize the modem. Then if errorlevel 5 is
- dropped, either load another online program, or go to loop,
- and load TurboBBS again. This command may not be released
- with TurboBBS, because if the batch file is not used and set
- up properly, then if a user selects this option, your system
- will jump to dos, and stay there.
-
-
- V)ersion info. - This is where I advertise for TurboBBS.
-
- B)ulletin - When the user selects this, the file called Bulletin.Msg
- is redisplayed.
-
- S)tatistics - This will show the caller his/her name, and security level.
-
- I)nitial welcome - This will show the caller the file called First.Msg again.
-
- G)oodbye Log Off - This will hang up on the user, but first display the file
- ByeBye.Msg.
-
- R)ead gen. mail - This option will display all public messages to the
- caller, Saying who the message was from, who it's to, and
- the subject.
-
- E)nter a message - This allows a user to enter a public message to any user.
-
-
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-
- What goes on, when a new user logs on.
-
- When a user calls for the first time, TurboBBS will know that he/she has
- never called the system before, as the users name in not listed in the user
- file.
-
- TurboBBS will tell the user that, and ask him/her if they would like to
- register. If they type N, for no, TurboBBS will hang up on them. If they
- type Y, then TurboBBS will ask for the password they wish to use, and then
- display the file Newuser.Msg. This file should tell the user that he/she
- should A)pply for access at the main menu. After this, the user may look
- around, but the security level that he/she has won't let the user hurt the
- system.
-
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-
- Local SysOp functions:
-
- In MiniBBS we had a little bar that is displayed under the menu. This bar was
- only seen on the local monitor.
-
- Now TurboBBS has the same functions and a few others. When a caller is on, or
- when you are in local mode, you can view your local options at any time by
- pressing the [HOME] key. The options are no longer displayed under the main
- menu.
-
- And the local functions are only available to the person on the local side of
- the computer.
-
- here is what the menu looks like;
-
- ╒═╡ Local commands ╞════════════════════════════════╕
- │ │
- │ F1: To chat with user │ F2: To jump to D.O.S. │
- │ F3: To use DOS functions │ F4: To edit user log │
- │ F5: To hang up on user │ F6: To return to Telix │
- │ │
- ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │ │
- │ To change users access level, hold down the ALT │
- │ key, and press the security level you wish the │
- │ user to have! ie. ALT-1 for security level 1. │
- │ │
- ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
-
- Here is a description of actions that take place when the certain key is
- pressed.
-
- F1: Tells the caller that the SysOp is now here, and goes into the chat mode.
-
- F2: Tells the caller that the SysOp has jumped to dos, and the SysOp (local
- end) drops to dos. (Press EXIT to return to TurboBBS!)
-
- F3: Tells the caller that the SysOp is using DOS functions, and puts the local
- end into Telix's Dos function menu.
-
- F4: Loads the user log editor Turbo-1 (Written by James Rosenzweig)
-
- F5: Hangs up on the caller for this call only. It does not terminate their
- access.
-
- F6: Exits TurboBBS, and returns to Telix.
-
- ALT-1: Gives the current caller access level 1 for this call only.
- ALT-2: Same as above, but gives the caller access level 2.
- ALT-3: Same as above, but gives the caller access level 3. (SysOp access)
-
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-
- TurboBBS's user log:
-
- TurboBBS now has a user log called TURBOBBS.USR. To edit the file,
- use a text editor, or use James Rosenzweig's Turbo-1 user editor.
-
- Here is the format of the user file.
-
- name;password;security_level comment
-
- 'name' - The user's name. It must be at least five characters long.
- 'password' - The user's personal password, that he/she entered.
- 'security_level' - This is a one-digit field, with three values(1-2).
-
- Here are the values:
-
- 1 - This is the level given to first-time callers by TurboBBS.
- The caller has access to all general functions, but his/her
- restrictions are that he may only view, type, and download
- files from the specified download directory, and he/she may
- not use the Online program.
-
- 2 - The user has access to the general functions and may view,
- type, and download files in any directory on the drive. He/
- she may also use the Opus {tm} compatible Online program.
-
- 3 - This level is similar to the level 2 access, but the user
- may also shell to dos, shut down the BBS, read the usage
- log. This level should be only given to people you trust,
- as otherwise, they may ruin your system.
-
-
- 'comment' - This can be anything you like it to be. Here, TurboBBS
- notes the date of the user's first logon.
-
- Note: upper and lowercase do not matter with these parameters.
-
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-
-
- A reminder, Jonathan Rapoport, Matthew Stein, The author of Telix, and
- EXIS inc. assume no responsibility towards this program.
-
- This reminder is put here due to wide recommendation by the author of Telix.
-
- TurboBBS is very safe to use, but comes with no warranty whatsoever.
- There is no added commands that only I know. So you don't need to worry,
- I'm a honest person.
-
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-
- If you have any problems, please read your Telix manual, or leave Matthew Stein,
- or Jonathan Rapoport a message in the TurboBBS echo mail area, or send Them a
- net mail message at 7:480/504, or 7:480/506.
-
- ->Enjoy!<-
-
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-
- Special thanks goes to:
-
- Mike Carr - The SysOp of the Avaition BBS! He is my netmail host, and
- is the main distributor of TurboBBS, and it's echo area.
-
- Iain Grant - The SysOp of But n' Ben! he convinced me to keep writing it.
- He also hosts the TurboBBS echo area.
-
- Roger Harkavy - The author of Buzzhost Deluxe! He gave me the inspiration to
- keep writing, and convinced me to add user-definable passwords.
-
- David Paiva - The SysOp of the Night Club. He wrote MESSAGE.EXE the program
- that fix's TurboBBS's message section.
-
- Matthew Stein - The author of this much improved documentation. He also aided
- in the writing of TurboBBS.
-
-
- If you like this program, pass it on to your friends (free of charge).
-
- If you have any suggestions, or comments, please leave me a message, on
- But 'n Ben (416)297-7101, Or send me a net mail message to 7:480/504,
- 7:480/506, or a message in any TurboBBS echo message area.
-
- If you would like to receive the area, leave a message to Jonathan Rapoport,
- Matthew Stein or Iain Grant. Leave mail in the TurboBBS echo area.
-
- Look for updates soon, or write us and we'll send you the latest version.
-
- You can get your latest copy from But 'n Ben, Foxwood, Rosat Enterprises,
- Totally Board, Regula-1, Canada Remote System's, Rose Media, Eden Foundation,
- Aviation BBS, and many other great BBS systems.
-
- TurboBBS is free software, however if you send in $7.00 you will receive the
- latest update of TurboBBS, and full online support. Please specify disk size
- (5.25 or 3.5).
-
- Print the file REGISTER.DOC, (our order form) and send it in with a check or
- money order to:
-
- TurboBBS, TurboSoft.
- C/O Matthew Stein
- 9 Forest Heights Blvd.
- Willowdale, Ontario.
- M2L 1C1
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