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Classified Ads v1.5
Copyright 1993, PAROLE Software
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Parole Board BBS
(919) 965-4696 -> US Robotics Dual Standard
PAROLE Software
311 Buffalo Rd
Clayton, NC 27520
(919) 965-9885 -> FAX
(919) 965-3600 -> Voice (Before 9:30 pm EST)
DESCRIPTION:
Classified Ads is a full-featured Ad listing door with support for
most major BBS user drop files. It supports DOOR.SYS,
USERINFO.DAT, USERS.SYS, PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, DORINFOx.DEF,
TRIBBS.SYS, CHAIN.TXT, CALLINFO.BBS and GTUSER.BBS.
Users may enter the door and list their ad with their telephone
number and a short description of the service they are advertising.
SysOps may use 10 different categories of their on choice in the
door.
SUPPORT:
Support for Classified Ads is available from several sources. Messages
may be left on The Parole Board BBS in the "PAROLE Software" conference
or the Mustang! BBS in the "PRIVATE" conference. If you feel that a
message is not satisfactory you may call me voice. (919) 965-3600
Please call before 9:30pm EST as I am an early riser and need to get my
"beauty sleep".
NOTE: *PLEASE* check your file name and paths very carefully. Ninety
percent of the calls I get, are due to an incorrect path or CFG file
setup. Read the following instructions carefully before calling.
UPDATES:
Updates are FREE to registered users and may be downloaded from The
Parole Board BBS, Mustang! BBS and various other BBS systems. Once
registered, CatList updates are free for life. If you wish an update on
disk, send $3 to the address listed above and specify the disk size.
If you are in a hurry and do not want to take the time to logon,
enter " PAROLE SOFTWARE NOW! " at the name prompt. It will give you
access to the PAROLE Software file & support areas. Don't forget the
"!" on "NOW".
REGISTRATION:
Registration is currently $15 and will entitle you to future
upgrades. I reserve the right to change the price in the future.
INSTALLATION:
Configuration file layout:
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS ─┐< For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only
C|\PCB\USERS.SYS │< For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS
C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS │< For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0)
C:\BBS\CHAIN.TXT │< For WWIV systems
C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS │< For GT Power systems
C:\WC\WCWORK\NODE1\USERINFO.DAT │< For Wildcat! 3.x+ systems.
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS │< For systems that support DOOR.SYS
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF │< For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with Node #.
C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT │< For Spitfire systems.
C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS ─┘< For TriBBS systems.
The Parole Board BBS
Dennis
Maidon
123456
14
10
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.BBS
[LEAVE BLANK] if "WC" or "PCB" in next line.
WC
YES
C:\WC30
C:\WC30\ADS
YES
YES
E:\TEXT
RIP
On lines 12, 13 and 16, the trailing "\" is optional. ADDOR.EXE will
auto-detect it and act accordingly.
1. Path to BBS User file
2. Your BBS name
3. SysOp's first name.
4. SysOp's last name.
5. Serial Number if registered.
6. Number of days for listings to remain active. {set to 3-5 for beta}
7. Minimum Sec. Level to access door
8. Path and name of Color bulletin. Be sure to add the name of the
bulletin that you want created on line 8 and 9.
9. Path and name of ASCii bulletin
10. Type of Bulletins (WC = Wildcat!3.x PCB = PCBoard N = ANSI/ASCii)
If you select the WC! or PCB type bulletins, you will only need to
supply a filename and path for the color bulletin. You still must
include line 8. You may leave it blank though.
11. (Y/N) Create the above bulletins. This option ONLY works for
registered versions. The bulletins are automatically created in
the DEMO versions. They cannot be switched off.
12. Path to ACTIVITY.LOG. DO NOT put a filename on this line. If you
are running Wildcat!3.x, ClassAds will write to the correct
ACTIVITY.xxx. ClassAds will write to a file named ACTIVITY.xxx in
the directory you have specified if you are not running WC!. The
"xxx" will correspond to the node number.
13. If you select the option to have ClassAd write bulletins to a
separate directory, enter the directory path here. (Read DOCs for
further details.) See SPECIAL DIRECTORY INSTRUCTIONS below. This
option is currently *ONLY* available to Wildcat!3.x systems.
14. (Y/N) Create the bulletins in the special directory. This option
ONLY works for the registered version. These bulletins are NOT
created in the DEMO version. They can not be switched on.
15. (Y/N) Create the ASCii text file. This file is automatically
created in the DEMO version. It cannot be switched off.
16. Path of the ASCii text file. DO NOT put a filename here. ADDOR.EXE
will append "CLASSAD.TXT" to the path you specify. This path *MUST*
exist as this file is written in the DEMO version.
17. "RIP" = Create RIP bulletins "N" = do not create RIP bulls
All 17 lines must be present in the CFG file. The lines that are not
needed or used, may be blank but, they must be there.
NOTE: There are 2 additional lines necessary when using GTUSER.BBS. Since
this file does not provide the ComPort% and NodeNum% variables, you
will need to add them to this .CFG file on lines 5 and 6
respectively.
Classified Ads will operate on a multi-line BBS. If you do not
incorporate the environment variables defined below, you will need a
separate CFG file for each node. You must give each CFG its own
distinct name.
EX: CLASSAD1.CFG CLASSAD2.CFG CLASSAD3.CFG
CLASSAD.LST
You will need to edit the enclosed "CLASSAD.LST" and include the
categories that suit your individual needs. This file must contain 10
lines. Please use and ASCii editor such as Qedit to edit this file as
some word processors add hidden control codes that could cause
unpredictable results. The maximum length of each line is 25
characters.
SPECIAL DIRECTORY INSTRUCTIONS:
This part is only available at the present time to WC!3.x systems.
If, in the future, I can get some idea as to how to implement this on
different systems, I will make it available.
13. If you select the option to have ClassAd write bulletins to a
separate directory, enter the directory path here. (Read DOCs for
further details.)
To set this function up, you must enter your "Conference Definition"
setup in MAKEWILD. Create a message conference entitled "Classified
Ads" or whatever title suits your fancy. Give this conference its own
Bulletin Directory path. ADDOR.EXE will create the necessary
BULLETIN.BBS and a bulletin for each record listed in the database.
There is no special maintenance that the sysop needs do in this area.
If a record is deleted in the database, ADDOR.EXE will delete the proper
BULLx.BBS.
You will need to set the # of bulletins allowed in this area to the
maximum number of bulletins that you expect. ADDOR.EXE will allow up to
500 in the database. WC! allows 999 in each bulletin conference.
╔══════════╦════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╦══════════╗
║ 02-17-93 ║ Conference Definition ║ 19:56:02 ║
╚══════════╩════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╩══════════╝
# Description # Description
─── ───────────────────────── ─── ─────────────────────────
0 - !PRIVATE! Mail [TPB] 1 - !PUBLIC! Mail [TPB]
2 - New Users! [TPB] 3 - PAROLE Software [TPB]
4 - Classified Ads [TPB] 5 -
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Copyright (c) 1989,93 Mustang Software, Inc. ║
║ [F1] Help - [F2] Edit Access - [F3] Copy - [F4] Global - [ESC] Exit ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔══════════╦════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╦══════════╗
║ 02-17-93 ║ Conference Definition ║ 19:56:07 ║
╒═══════════════════════════ CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION ═══════════════════════════╕
│ │
│ Conference Classified Ads [TPB] ┌────────── MISCELLANEOUS ─────────┐ │
│ │ Conference sysop DENNIS MAIDON │ │
│ ┌─────────────── PATHS ───────────────┐ │ Mail type Normal │ │
│ │ Bulletins C:\WC30\ADS\ │ │ Max conference messages 100 │ │
│ │ Questionnaires C:\WC30\QUES\ │ │ Max lines per message 150 │ │
│ │ Menus F:\MENU\ │ │ Number of questionnaires 3 │ │
│ │ Help F:\HELP\ │ │ Number of bulletins 50 │ │
│ │ Display files F:\DISP\ │ │ Check valid name No │ │
│ │ Messages C:\WC30\MSG\ │ │ File area access │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────── TOGGLES ────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Allow message attachments N Allow return receipts Y │ │
│ │ Prompt to kill received messages Y Allow private messages Y │ │
│ │ Allow high ascii characters Y Force all messages private N │ │
│ │ Allow message carbon copies Y Use alias names N │ │
│ │ Read only conference N │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
║ Copyright (c) 1989,93 Mustang Software, Inc. ║
║ [F1] Help - [F2] Edit Access - [F3] Copy - [F4] Global - [ESC] Exit ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
14. (Y/N) Create the bulletins in the special directory. This option
ONLY works for the registered version. These bulletins are NOT
created in the DEMO version. They can not be switched on.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:
ADDOR.EXE requires DOS 3.x and up since all files are opened in SHARED mode.
When using PCBOARD.SYS, ADDOR.EXE also accesses the USERS file.
When using USERS.SYS, ADDOR.EXE also accesses PCBOARD.SYS, PCBOARD.DAT and the
USERS file.
The DOOR.SYS used by ADDOR.EXE is the standard 52 line GAP (tm) file.
The CALLINFO.BBS used by ADDOR.EXE currently contains 36 lines.
WILDCAT! EXTRA:
If ADDOR.EXE updates the Text file, it will write a 0-byte file to the
door directory named, CHANGE.FIL. If you use Transcan to update the WC!
database, you can test for this file and only run TranScan when needed.
Be sure to delete it after running transcan. There may be utilities
that will update the databases of various other BBS systems. CHANGE.FIL
is created whenever the CLASSAD.TXT is updated.
@ECHO OFF
CLS
D:
CD \DOOR\AD
ADDOR AD.CFG /%WCIRQID%
IF EXIST D:\DOOR\AD\CHANGE.FIL TS E:\TEXT\CLASSAD.TXT /TK,T
IF EXIST D:\DOOR\AD\CHANGE.FIL ERASE D:\DOOR\AD\CHANGE.FIL
Fossil Driver Support
---------------------
ADDOR.EXE supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to use the
Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
line when running the door. For example:
MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD
indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
driver is detected, ADDOR.EXE will print a message to that effect and exit
the door gracefully.
Environment Variables
---------------------
ADDOR.EXE supports COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and
COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ
number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is
called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line
passed to your Door would be:
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /5 or
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /%IRQ% for the environment variable.
The /5 tells ADDOR.EXE to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's.
When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG
file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%,
and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:
PCBoard:
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB\NODE1 - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS
Wildcat!:
USERINFO.DAT in C:\WC\NODE1 - C:\WC\NODE%wcnodeid%
Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them
in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door. For example:
SET PCBDRIVE=C:
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
SET PCBNODE=1
DISCLAIMER:
LEGALITIES
__________
THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION:
The current release of Classified Ads may be found on The Parole
Board BBS and will be available to all first time callers. I will also
upload it to select BBSs across the country. If you wish to logon and
access the PAROLE Software files, you may logon on under the name
"PAROLE SOFTWARE" and use the password "NOW!". Please note the "!".
NOTES:
Classified Ads is written and compiled using Visual Basic for DOS
v1.0 (Professional Version) VB/DOS is copyright 1992, MicroSoft
Inc.
Wildcat! is Copyright 1986,1993 Mustang Software Inc.
Many thanks to the SysOps that helped to test this door product.
Their names and BBS info may be viewed by selecting "$" from the
Main Menu.
Qedit is Copyright (C) 1985-1993 by SemWare, all rights reserved
This door was written using the DoorFrame module by Ted Freeman.
Bill Clinton for making all this necessary. I need the $$$ to pay
his darn taxes.
Mike Rickman for creating and donating the instruction screens.