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@X10┌───────────────────@X1B┐@X0E
@X10│ @X1B│@X08 ║
@X10│ @X1F╥ ╥ ╥ @X1B│@X08 ║ @X0EUpLoadProcessor
@X10│ @X1F║ ║ ║ ╓──╖ @X1B│@X08 ║
@X10│ @X1F║ ║ ║ ║ ║ @X1B│@X08 ║ @X0FHow to verify archives
@X10│ @X1F╙───╜ ╨ ║──╜ @X1B│@X08 ║ @X8CBEFORE@X0F you upload them!
@X10│ @X1F╨ @X1B│@X08 ║
@X10└@X1B───────────────────┘@X08 ║
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@X0BThis bulletin board system is using an advanced upload processing system called
UpLoadProcessor, or ULP for short. This system fully tests all uploads for CRC
errors, duplicate files, viruses, age and other contraints. This can be a
headache for users who spend a lot of time uploading a file, only to find out
that it is a duplicate file or is older than the Sysop allows, and then loses
credit for their effort.
Now there is a solution: ULP will allow you to create a redirected archive
listing text file named VERIFY.ULP, and upload that. ULP will review the
listing, and report back to you if the file will pass the duplication and age
limits set by the Sysop. (This will only work for ARJ and ZIP archives, but
that shouldn't pose a problem, since these two formats make up the vast
majority of BBS archives).
First, you must create the list file VERIFY.ULP (no other file name will be
accepted by ULP). For an ARJ archive, issue the following command to get your
archive listing file VERIFY.ULP (replace the 'FILENAME.ARJ' with the archive's
file name):
ARJ L FILENAME.ARJ > VERIFY.ULP
For a ZIP archive, issue this command, using the appropriate file name:
PKUNZIP -V FILENAME.ZIP > VERIFY.ULP
Next, just upload the VERIFY.ULP file (do not compress it; it's only a few
hundred bytes normally). ULP will report back if the file will pass the
limits, and then you can upload the archive without wondering if it will pass
or not.
Don't be alarmed when you see the closing message that the VERIFY.ULP file will
be removed and failed. This is for PCBoard housekeeping; if this did not
occur, this file would remain on disk and be processed as an upload.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact your Sysop.@XFF