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- │ AdList ■ The BBS Advertiser Content Signature Series │
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- │ Published by: Andy Keeves │
- │ The Executive Network Information System │
- │ 914-667-4567 │
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- │ Release : 1.4 October 14, 1991 │
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- │ Releases simply add new ads to the │
- │ database. No specific revision notes │
- │ will be added for them. │
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- Welcome to the BBS Advertiser! What exactly is this mysterious file
- you might ask. It is a compilation (a first run) of known BBS ads which, from
- time to time, appear in the various compressed files available for downloading
- from *your* BBS! Those little files which add up to a significant amount of
- disk space, increase your callers' transfer times and costs and are generally
- inserted against the original author's wishes. Many of us have attempted to
- 'clean up' the mess created which is, at best, difficult.
-
- Well, it has just become easier if you are using Fred Kantor's Content
- Signature system or if you will be using ExZip v2.0 (or more recent). In
- fact, it is becoming painless, fast and accurate! I will not take the time and
- space here to elaborate on the proper use of the FWKCS program or for that
- matter of the upcoming features of Exzip. I also will not waste your time
- discussing the merits of ad files inserted into archives. Let's get started.
-
- Keep this file if you are:
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- o Already using FWKCS version 1.06-1.09 or are using an
- earlier version but will be upgrading to 1.09 soon;
- o Are using a version of FWKCS above 1.06;
- o Are planning to install the FWKCS system;
- o Are planning to install ExZip 2.0 when released and
- use it to control file duplication on your system.
-
- Although the FWKCS system will allow you to select the names of the
- database files, I will use their generic names here. All references to paths
- and FWK system files will have to match YOUR system's current or future setup!
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- │ NOTICE! If you are setting up the FWKCS database for the first time │
- ├────────┬─ please note that the following update proceedure does NOT │
- │ !!!! ├─ take into account possible cleanup you may wish to do on your │
- │ !!!! ├─ system! The proceedure outlined below WILL DESTROY multiple │
- │ !! ├─ references required for cleanup. We assume that you are │
- │ ├─ familiar with FWKCS and have already cleaned up your system │
- │ !! ├─ when you are reading this!! │
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- To make use of this database you simply need to merge the supplied
- ADLIST.SRT file into your master database. Once this is done, the supplied ad
- file signatures can be automatically identified and removed REGARDLESS of file
- name, date, time! To perform the update and add the supplied signatures to
- your database simply follow these few instructions.
-
- 1. Go to the directory where your CSLIST and CSLIST1 files are located.
- Remember to use the proper name of the files if different on your
- system!
-
- 2. Make SURE that the CSLIST1 database is EMPTY! You can easily tell if
- this is so since CSLIST1.SRT will be ZERO bytes if so.
-
- If CSLIST1.SRT is NOT zero bytes, perform a databse update by typing
- FWKCS /vp (for v1.06) -or-
- FWKCSF /vp (for v1.05)
-
- 3. Delete the CSLIST1 files! (They're empty now, no big deal!)
-
- 4. Remove the read only attribute from CSLIST.SRT and CSLIST.NDX with the
- ATTRIB or other command.
-
- 5. REName CSLIST.SRT to CSLIST1.SRT and CSLIST.NDX to CSLIST1.NDX
-
- 6. REName ADLIST.* to CSLIST.*
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- 7. Perfrom the actual database update by typing:
- FWKCS /vp (for v1.06) -or-
- FWKCSF /vp (for v1.05)
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- 8. You are done!
-
- The above steps, when done correctly with the proper file names will make
- certain that the supplied signatures are added to your database, preserving all
- your current data. ExZip v2.0 will automatically recognize and handle these
- supplied signatures. For use with FWKCS you will need to refer to the
- documentation of the /a3 and /a5 options, sub-option W.
-
-
- Some final notes.. The names in this database are generic. If you
- supply ZIP files with added files you will not know if yours is listed simply
- by looking. But ExZip and FWKCS will know!! This database is a dynamic one.
- Updates will be released as information becomes available. To that end, I ask
- anyone interested in this subject to forward ANY unwanted files found in
- archives for inspection to us at the above telephone number. Folks, we're
- talking BBS ad files, not programs or documentation! :)
-
- Any questions or suggestions on this release can be forwarded to me at
- the above number or through the ILink(sm) network's Sysop echo. Happy dialing!
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