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- The Rime List Door
- (formerly PCRelay List Door)
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- Starting with the first STATES.RPT (now called LOCATE.RPT) since
- going to the Postlink software we all find that the BAUD rate option
- has been dropped from the report. I for one am sorry to see it go and
- it is beyond my control.
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- Program now uses Door Patch 3.8 (other versions used Door Patch
- 3.5) and supports the following BBS drop file formats: DOOR.SYS,
- PCBOARD.SYS, SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS, DORINFO1.DEF, DORINFO2.DEF
- and CHAIN.TXT. Compatible with at least these BBS systems: PCBoard
- 14+, GAP 4+, RBBS-PC 17+. WILDCAT 2+ and Spitfire 3+. Also supports
- baud rates up to 115,200 BPS.
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- ***** Attention Rime Sysops! *****
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- If you register this door you may deduct $5 from this door
- registration or any combination in the registration form. You must
- include your HUB ID and NODE ID. No discounts after registration!!
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- My programs may be on various BBSes around the country under
- different archive extensions and types. This is the state of all the
- BBSes around the country. I personally like LHARC better, slower but
- smaller and suggest you give it a try.
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- The archive file should contain the following files:
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- RIMELIST.EXE RIMELIST.CFG RIMELIST.DOC
- RLCREATE.EXE READ.ME SYSOP.DOC LOCATE.RPT
- DOORS.TXT SUPPORT.TXT
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- RIMELIST.EXE is the main program. RIMELIST.CFG is a sample
- configuration file. RIMELIST.DOC is this file. SYSOP.DOC is
- documentation for Sysop (this document contains additional
- information to the RIMELIST.DOC) and the READ.ME contains some bug
- fixes (if any) and must be included in the archive file that is
- downloadable on your system. These files may not be altered in any
- way.
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- DOORS.TXT is a list of my current BBS doors. SUPPORT.TXT is the
- current BBS where I do my support from.
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- LOCATE.RPT is the current copy of the text, was STATES.RPT,
- database that The Rime List Door converts and uses to generate the
- door's main database. This can be replaced with later versions of
- same.
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- ************ Changes ************
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- Starting with version 10.0 some of the program's file names have
- changed along with STATE.EXE to RLCREATE.EXE, etc. The database used
- to be called STATE.DAT and now it is RIMELIST.DAT, STATE is now
- LOCATE, some extensions were 'SDX' and the are now 'RDX'. There have
- been no file format changes, only some of the names.
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- Blank fields (9.00+) were changed to a single '?'. They sort out
- and look better in the door. Of course now that the Postlink/Rime
- LOCATE.RPT is out I see that there are fewer blank entries as they
- should have been from the start. Thank you Bonnie Anthony!
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- First Time Installation
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- Put RLCREATE.EXE, RIMELIST.EXE, RIMELIST.CFG (configured for
- your system) and LOCATE.RPT in the directory you plan to run the door
- from. Run RLCREATE.EXE to create the database used by RIMELIST.EXE.
- When it if finished your door is ready to run.
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- Upgrade from Pre-10.0 Release
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- Erase the directory and start over. You may rename your current
- STATES.RPT to LOCATE.RPT and then proceed with the First Time
- Installation, or you may use the enclosed LOCATE.RPT, whichever is
- most current for your BBS.
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- My archive files no longer contains DORPCH38.EXE and BRUN30.EXE.
- This was done to make the file smaller so that it takes up less space
- on the host BBS. If you need either the DORPCH38.EXE file or the
- patched BRUN30.EXE, they can be obtained from various BBS systems
- around the country. If you cannot fine them, please contact me. The
- filename for Door Patch is DORPCH38.ZIP.
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- This door comes with an example RIMELIST.CFG. It is supplied to
- show you how to set up the configuration file. The file may be
- modified to suit. Please try and limit the limit of your Sysop name
- to PCBoard's name length of twenty-seven characters (total length).
- The sixth line is for registration serial number. If you change the
- "Unregistered BBS" name or serial number it will still come up in the
- door as "Unregistered BBS" until you get a registration serial
- number. No bulletin is generated by this program.
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- C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS < change to suit your system
- Unregistered BBS < changes only take affect with registration
- Boss < change to sysop's first name
- Dude < change to sysop's last name
- Your Sysop < Door Donor's name
- 0000 < changes only take affect with registration
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- On a network system you must set up a separate .CFG for each
- node. Example: RIMELST1.CFG, RIMELST2.CFG, or whatever it takes on
- your BBS. You must then generate the BBS calling batch files for each
- different node, and in their own directories to separate them.
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- A typical batch file, RIMELIST. might look like this:
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- ECHO OFF ;turn echo off, not needed
- CD \PCB\DOORS\RIMELIST ;change to door directory
- RIMELIST RIMELST1.CFG ;configuration for Node 1
- CD \PCB\NODE1 ;return to Node 1
- NODE1 ;reload Node 1
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- A single node BBS would only need one configuration file, but
- the steps would be the same.
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- The program, including Door Patch, uses six buffers, one through
- six. Your system must have this many or more. RIMELIST.EXE and
- RIMELIST.CFG must be in the current directory along with the database
- and it's indexes.
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- Registration provides you with a serial number that will let you
- enter your BBS name in the second line of the RIMELIST.CFG file. This
- number replaces the "0000" in the sixth line of the .CFG file. Please
- support Shareware!
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- Support Programs
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- RLCREATE.EXE
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- This program is used in conjunction with LOCATE.RPT. It will
- extract the data, create and then sort the indexes. The resulting
- files must be in the same directory as the door program.
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- It is suggested that you put the above program in the same
- directory as the RIMELIST.EXE/.CFG files. Each time there is an
- update to LOCATE.RPT, you just put the new file in the door directory
- and rerun RLCREATE.EXE. The old database files are deleted and
- replaced with new ones. After running RLCREATE.EXE you can delete
- LOCATE.RPT, if you really need the disk space. I do not recommend
- this since you might want to make updates to the list and rerun the
- programs to update the door's database and indexes. You should always
- keep the original file in some safe place no matter what you do.
-
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- **************** W A R N I N I G ****************
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- If you add a new LOCATE.RPT to the door, please check it's
- format against the previous format to make sure that it has not
- changed. If the format has changed, the database generated most
- likely will not run properly in the door, and a new version is
- required. So to keep the door up, do not add the newly formatted
- LOCATE.RPT. I have no control over what changes, when, or any of the
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- strange formats and omissions in the report.
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- The current time to convert the database is about 20 seconds on
- my 80386/33 mhz (19ms/SCSI) machine. Of course this time is being
- figured on the current 1,000+ nodes. This is down at least four and a
- half minutes from the QB 3.0 version and uses Turbo Pascal.
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- LOCATE.RPT
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- LOCATE.RPT is extracted from the most current RIME.ZIP at the
- time the archive was assembled. It is a report generated by Bonnie
- Anthony ->RUNNINGA (#2). It is suggested that you edit this file to
- insure that the information, especially as it pertains to your BBS,
- is correct before you run RLCREATE.EXE.
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- If is possible to do an auto update of the LOCATE.RPT using
- something like this in your daily event. A line like "IF EXIST
- C:\POSTLINK\UPLOADS\RIME.ZIP THEN CALL UPDATE". Where UPDATE.BAT is
- something like:
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- ECHO OFF <optional
- C: <drive
- CD \DOORS\RIMELIST <door directory
- PKUNZIP C:\POSTLINK\UPLOADS\RIME LOCATE.RPT /o <unarchive
- RLCREATE <create database
- C: <resume event
- CD \BBS drive&directory
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- If you use something like this you must remember to move the
- RIME.ZIP archive from wherever it is searched for or the update will
- happen on every event. This way whenever Postlink receives a new
- RIME.ZIP the door can be automatically updated with the most current
- LOCATE.RPT.
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- If File Format Changes
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- If the data file format changes a new release will be written as
- soon at such an event is brought to my attention. I do not always
- have the most current LOCATE.RPT and the one in the archive might be
- old by the time you receive it. Because of the varied formats already
- in existence it is impossible to configure the software to fit. If a
- standard format for files is ever achieved, I can do likewise with
- the door and the support program(s).
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- Other Stuff
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- If you have comments on the program, please feel free to contact
- me. Also, if program errors develop, please contact me at once so
- that corrections can be made.
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- Usable idea's for door programs (games or anything else) will
- provide the donor BBS with a free, registered, copy of that
- particular program. This is my way of saying "Thank you" for your
- program ideas.
-
- At this time the programs are written to work on any computer
- with an eighty column screen.
-
- You can get all my door software directly from me by sending me
- diskette(s), any PC format, to cover one meg of files, and include a
- mailer with return postage. You may include postage and label for a
- reusable mailer. See DOORS.TXT in archive!
-
- Registration is for one BBS/Network configuration! More than one
- copy may run on the same BBS/Network at the same location. If
- ownership changes new owner must pay an update fee, which includes a
- new serial number, and most current release.
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- J A M E S H U C K A B E Y
- software with a heart
-
- James Huckabey Date:
- 3621-A Fraser Street
- Bellingham, Washington 98226
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- QUANTITY| DESCRIPTION | EACH | TOTAL
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- | Registration of RIMELIST.EXE (Rime List) | 20.00 |
- | U.S. for current copy of software please add | 2.00 |
- | Outside U.S. please add | 4.00 |
- | Please check disk type below. | |
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- | Upgrade from an earlier version to current | FREE |
- | please send diskette with return postage. | |
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- | Dual registration of any two different | 35.00 |
- | doors, any versions, $17.50 each. | |
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- | Registration of any four or more doors at | 60.00+|
- | one time at $15.00 each. | |
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- | 1 set of all door software on your diskette(s) | FREE |
- | (1 meg) in your return postage paid mailer. | |
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- (prices are subject to change) SUBTOTAL |
- (Washington state residents please add 7.8%) SALES TAX |
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- (U.S. funds only) GRAND TOTAL |
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- FROM:
- NAME:
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- ADDRESS:
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- CITY:
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- STATE & ZIP:
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- HUB ID: NODE ID:
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- PHONE(voice): (data)
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- Please supply name of BBS to be added to program(s); it may include other
- data up to thirty characters. This is to be on one line of code and must be
- legible since the serial number(s) is based on exact syntax. I cannot be
- responsible for unreadable data. Please print. Case sensitive!
-
- Example: "Jim's Graphic BBS". In the door it comes out:
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- This program is registered to
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- Jim's Graphics BBS
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