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Documentation for The Enforcer 0.1™
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Written in Monaco 9 point
Introduction
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The Enforcer was written to encourage users to post public messages rather than
playing on-line games without ever visiting the bulletin boards. Removing the
games from the bulletin board system was not the answer. The Enforcer was!
Now registered users on my bulletin board can enter the games without being
questioned, but un-registered users must post one public message for every five
calls that they make to the system or else they will be denied entrance to the
on-line games.
The Enforcer is run as an external application that launches back to Red Ryder
Host, or goes onward to the another application if the user meets the
requirements that you have set. The Enforcer works extremely fast so there
should be no noticeable delay upon switching applications. If the user is
denied access an optional string can be written to the CALLERLOG.
I have been using The Enforcer for several weeks on my bulletin board system
with absolutely no problems. However, if you think that you have found a bug,
or if you would like to make a suggestion, please feel free to do so!
Agreement
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By using The Enforcer you agree to several things…
1) You must leave me a message telling me that you found The Enforcer useful.
You can leave this message either on GEnie or on my BBS, The Fifth Dimension.
Please include your suggestions, comments, and, eeek!, bug reports.
2) If you distribute this program in any way, you must not alter the original
StuffIt Archive contents in any way, shape, or form.
3) The Enforcer is free! However, if you want to send me some big bucks for it,
or for anything else that I have released on GEnie, such as my Validation
Survey, Quiz Surveys, FSP Control File, RLE Package, Fedora Quotes, or RRH Stop
then feel free to do so!
Setting It Up!
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[1] Place The Enforcer in the same folder as Red Ryder Host. It must be in the
same folder as Red Ryder Host if you are using Host 2.0 or above.
[2] Go into ResEdit and open up The Enforcer application. When the resources
are shown open the STR resource. There are five STR resources in The Enforcer
application that you will need to modify.
AmntCall,500 { Number of calls that can be made for every one
5 public message posted. }
FreeAccs,501 { Users with equal or greater access gain entrance
25 to the application without having to be within
the assigned ratio. }
HostPath,502 { Pathname to the Red Ryder Host application. Must
DD80:RRH:Host: end with a colon! }
HostName,503 { The name of your Red Ryder Host application. }
RR Host
LaunchTo,504 { Pathname and filename of the application to go
DD80:RRH:Host:Dungeons to if the user is within the ratio, or if they
have free access to the application. There is
no colon at the end of this pathname! }
ReportIt,505 { If this string is a lowercase or uppercase “y”
Y then an entry will be made to your CALLERLOG
disk file if a user was denied entrance. }
[3] Allow The Enforcer to be called by a command fifty or fifty-one from Red
Ryder Host. Then test it out to make sure the pathnames are correct.
Closing Remarks
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PLEASE remember to tell me if you find this external application useful. I
appreciate getting notes from time to time mentioning that you have found my
work useful. I am not demanding money from you, just a message, so, for this
reason, The Enforcer is officially MessageWare!
If I get feedback on my work, I will continue to release my work on GEnie, but,
if I do not, I will be forced to remove my work from GEnie once again. Your
feedback will ensure bigger and better things to come from The Fifth Dimension.
The feedback has finally picked up! I would like to thank those of you who
have sent me a message again. You guys and gals give me what I need to
continue coming out with useful utilities for the Red Ryder Host System
Operator. Look for a full featured User Analyzer comming soon!
The Fifth Dimension BBS
(612)440-5731
1200/2400
24 Hours!
GEnie Address-=> HAFERMAN