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U B U
User Bulletin Utility
Version 1.01
Copyright (c) 1988
R. Mike Worley
Boise, ID
BBS Sysops may distribute this program on their systems, subject to
the following conditions:
1 - The program, documentation, and associated files are distributed as a
package.
2 - No modifications are made to the program or documentation.
3 - No fee is charged for distribution.
WARRANTY
Every effort has been made to locate and correct program errors, and the
author continues to use this program. However, as with any software, some
'bugs' may occur. No warranty of this program or the results of its use is
expressed or implied. Users accept all responsibility for results derived from
any use of this program.
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Version 1.01
Name: ______________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
City: _______________________ State: ____ Zip: ___________
From where did you obtain your copy of UBU:
____________________________________________________________
If this source is a BBS, what is the data phone #:
____________________
REGISTRATION FEE
$4.00
Please mail this form, along with the registration fee to:
R. Mike Worley
P.O. Box 45321
Boise, ID 83711
Thank You
UBU, the User Bulletin Utility, is a short program to create a text
bulletin from the RBBS User file. This program has been tested on the User
files for RBBS 15.1x, but should also work on 14.1x user files.
UBU should reside on the same DOS sub-directory as the RBBS Users file. To
start the program, type UBU on the command line, or from a batch file. UBU
will look for a file called UBU.PRM - the parameters file. If it is not
present, UBU will create it.
UBU.PRM is a three line text file containing the file and title paramteres
for the program:
Line 1 is the Users File name [Default is USERS]
Line 2 is the output file name [Default is BULLET10]
Line 3 is the bulletin title [Default is BBS User's Directory]
UBU.PRM may be changed using any ascii text editor. Entries for lines 1
and 2 must follow standard file naming conventions. The entry for Line 3
should be no longer than 70 characters.
You may also enter a Day of the Week parameter on the command line, where
1=Sunday and 7=Saturday. UBU will only execute on the day specified if this
parameter is present.
Example: UBU 6 will cause UBU to only execute if the day of the week is
Friday. Your system clock must be set for the correct date for this function
to work properly.
UBU will create a text file listing your active users and their city and
state in two columns. This file may then be posted as a bulletin. UBU will
truncate the user entry if the combination of user name, city and state is
longer than 37 characters. You may wish to user a utility such as PROANA to
modify the user's city/state entry if this happens.