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FrontDoor v1.1
©1994 by Brian K. Jacobsen
































The userfriendly way of using networks




What is FrontDoor ?

FrontDoor is a substitute for the standard way of logging on a server.

Just Enter your UserName & Password, then FrontDoor will mount all available
volumes on one or more preselected servers.


What does it do ?

FrontDoor is much more flexible than the standard route over the Chooser,
because it mounts all volumes, on one or more server(s), immediately - which
the user have access to !!!

Example:


We have 3 servers:

        Stuff:            Apps        (Volumes on server)
                        Users

        Cobra:            Develope
                        OtherApps

        Mercy:            Secret


We include 2 of theese servers, which we want to mount volumes on (the third
will not be tried to gain access to !):


Stuff
Cobra


We are allowed to use the volumes called:


Apps (from Stuff)
Users (from Stuff)
Develope (from Cobra)


So we enter our username & password, then FrontDoor automatically mount
these volumes at the same time.

If the user who logged on only had access to ex. Apps (from Stuff) & Develope
(from Cobra) then only these volumes would have been mounted.

 What do I need to run it ?

•    FrontDoor does NOT !!! support system 6, so at least system 7 (I've tested it
on the danish versions of system 7.0 & 7.1)

•    A network, with one or more servers (which supports either AFPVersion 1.1,
2.0 or 2.1), ex. with AppleShare or System 7 filesharing.

•    If you are using different zones, it have to be in Phase 2 (I haven't tried under
Phase 1, so I'm not sure what happens, but...) - If you don't use zones, then it
will set the zonename to '*' (That's the name of the local zone).

•    It's very important, that you have the same username & password on all
servers, which you try to mount volumes on !!!


ATTENTION:

•    All passwords are send across the network as "Cleartxt passwrd", which
means No Security At All.

•    The admin-password is saved in the FrontDoor-application, and is only very
simple coded - so don't use your normal supervisor-password !!!


Dialogs


Searcing for zones & servers

FrontDoor is searching on the network for all servers & zones


Searching for pre. servers

FrontDoor is searching for the preselected servers

Please Initialize FrontDoor
&
FrontDoor isn't initialized
No servers selected to mount volumes on preseleted




No servers around ?!?
Are you sure that the Mac is connected to the network ?


I need an username !!
The user has not written an username


It isn't the right key

You have either a entered wrong registrationkey or -name

Your Access was denied
(Could it be the password?)
An error occured while mounting volumes
- Username, password, etc.



Ok, but how to install ?

Initialize FrontDoor:

Start FrontDoor up, and select the button "Admin".
Now you are in the preferences, where you have the following options:


Allow guests
Do you want users to log on the server as guests ?


Paste Owner
Paste the mac's ownername into the username


Change bootname
Change the name of the bootdisc


Include servers

Here you select the servers, which the users are allowed to log on (why
waste time trying to log on 10 servers, when only 2 are available ?) - You
can select up to 16 servers !! - If you don't choose any, FrontDoor will keep
asking you to initialize it, everytime you start it.


Change password
Enter a password to limit the access to the preferences.


Registrate
Registrate FrontDoor


Print registrationform

Print the registration form on the printer

All preferences are saved within the application, so you don't have to fool around
with a preferences-file.


Install it on the Mac's

This is easy, just copy it into the Startup Items-folder in the System Folder.

But be aware that FrontDoor ••MUST•• be the last application to start up, because
you else will experience that you will be left with a "loss" in your memory of 512 KB.
Why ? because your memory will be like this:

System:         Lowest block of memory
FrontDoor:        512 KB of memory
Application X:    xxx KB of memory

When FrontDoor then is quitted, your memory won't be compacted, and the "loss" of
512 KB will appear.

If FrontDoor is the last application to start up, this "loss" of memory won't appear.
- That's why it's called "ˇFrontDoor" (The first char in name is ASC(255)).

What does it cost ?

FrontDoor is shareware:

1 licens: $25
Unlimited licenses: $100

If you go into the "Admin"-part, you can print out a registration-form, which you
have to fill out.

Send this registration-form and a check, made payable to me, then I'll return a
registration key, but please be aware, that you have to write the registration-
name excactly as you want it to be shown in FrontDoor, an ex. (Site Licens for
Sønderborg Handelsskole):


Registration Name:
Sønderborg Handelsskole

Registration Key:
9047295388


FrontDoor works 100% even if you don't registrate, the only disadvantage is that the

••• NOT REGISTERED •••
&
0 Licens(es)

will be showed when using FrontDoor, so it's up to you....


What's going to happen with FrontDoor ?

Well, if I don't get any response, nothing I suppose, but else I have some ideas for
features in future versions:

    •    A seperate preference for each user - On a server !!
    •    A "startup-item"-folder for each user - On a server !!
    •    Possibility to choose a printer when logging on
    •    Support of DES-encrypted passwords across the network
    •    A "Message Of ToDay" when logging on (Message on server)

And - hopefully - a lot of ideas from all of you out there - just come with them !!

Terms

This program is delivered "as is",  no warranty, what so ever, is associated with
this software. By using this software, you have all responsibility for any direct or
indirect mishaps which may occur before, during or after the operation of the
software.

If you're not satisfied with this, then just don't use it !!



CopyRights

FrontDoor is a CopyRight ©1994 by Brian K. Jacobsen, Denmark

FrontDoor was programmed in Think Pascal v4.01 (© by Symantec Inc.)

Ideas extracted from the Develop CD-series from APDA:
AFP C++ libraries (M. Vierling)
AppleTalk Libraries (C.Buttin)
The technical notes

Other used sources:
The Inside Macintosh Vol. I-VI Books (© Apple Computer Inc.)
The Inside AppleTalk®, Second Edition (© Apple Computer Inc.)

Apple, AppleShare, AppleTalk & Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.

This program was primary written, because our students complained that they
had to use the chooser every time they wanted to log on the network-server. (I'm
working on a danish business college - Sønderborg Handelsskole - which includes
a department for computing).

Thanks for help, etc.

I'll like to thank the following people for their help with developing this product

My collegues for patience, ideas & encouragement
Jørgen Terp (Graphics)
Jon Nielsen, University of Western Australia (Bug-reports & help with fixing these)
Matt Elliott, uiuc, USA (Bug-reports & help with fixing these)
David L. Hirschberg,  Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (Bug-reports)
Eric L. Maki, Michigan Technological University, USA (Ideas)


Where can I be reached?

FirstClass:
Brian Jacobsen,ETEL
Phone: [phone] (Edinburgh)

InterNet:
[e-mail]

SnailMail:
Brian K. Jacobsen
Grønningen 29
DK-6340 Kruså, Denmark