The program described herein is a work copyrighted by Erik Sea and Tuffet AntiGravity Incorporated. Portions are copyrighted by Think Technologies. This software is not public domain. It may be used by any registered Red Ryder Host Sysop without payment of any kind on an "as is" basis. It may be copied, transferred, or otherwise distributed provided that this document accompanies it, and it remains otherwise unaltered.
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II - Abstract of Function:
AutoUserStats 3.0 provides a mechanism for generating “Contributor” text file bulletins containing, according to your userlog, the top 10 uploaders and the top 10 public message posters. New for version 3.1 is a second “sysop report” file containing leeches, lurkers, and other empirical data from the userlog. In the event of a tie, the person who comes earlier in the userlog will precede those who come later. Although this is somewhat arbitrary, it affords a “perk” to long-time users.
The program will run either as a Red Ryder Host Command 50/51 external application, or as a part Tabby launch.next sequence.
When run in a launch.next sequence, it makes a one-line entry in the TabbyLog stating when it was run.
When run manually as an external program, it makes NO screen output. Also, it should be noted that any activities during the logon during which the program is run are not reflected in the update (RRH apparently does not update the userlog until a caller logs off).
III - Operation/SetUp:
1) AutoUserStats 3.1 must reside in the same folder as the host application, the Config file, and Tabby; this is also where the output file will be placed.
2) There are 6 string resources that can be configured to your needs. These are:
STR 300 - Name of host application (default “Red Ryder Host”)
STR 301 - Name of the board (default “BBS”)
STR 302 - Name of output file (default “Contributors”)
STR 303 - Comment (default “You too can be....”)
STR 304 - Sysop’s name (default “SYSTEM OPERATOR”)
STR 305 - Name of sysop’s report (default “Sysop Report”)
None of these really need to be changed, but your can change 301 so that it shows your board’s real name, 302 to something like “SYSTEM1.MSG” (so that everyone sees it each time they logon). You probably should change 304 to your actual name on the BBS, since it uses this string to “eliminate” you from the lists.
3) If you run AutoUserStats in a launch.next queue, you should shield it with BusyOut. I recommend it be placed immediately after BusyOut, but it will work at any point in the queue.
4) If AutoUserStats encounters a problem, it will attempt to, depending upon the kind of launch, run the host application or the next program in the launch.next queue. If that is impossible, it will quit to the Finder.
5) AutoUserStats does not run standalone. Sorry.
IV - Remarks…
At long last, I’ve completed a program that might be of use to other sysops, and isn’t specifically tailored to my system. True, it’s not doing anything earth-shattering, but it is a start--look for other programs from me soon. Be sure to let me know if you encounter any apparent bugs or have suggestions...
The only known bug, involving improper updating of the launch.next file, particularly in the second from last position, has been fixed.
Additionally, the old version didn’t know about the new location of the Tabby Log in the Tabby folder. That has been fixed. Additionally, leading zeroes are suppressed from times in log entries to conform with Tabby convention.
Finally, the new convention of looking up the name of the Host application in the Tabby Setup file when an entry “BBS” is found in the launch.next queue, is supported.
Thanks to everyone for their moral support. It’s people like you who make people like me want to write more software.
