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A magical tic file mail warning system.
Created by Alain Tremblay of Fidonet 1:249/120
What is Ticpost?
Ticpost creates messages in the standard message packet format
from your tick file area. It can also create netmail packet to a
specified destination. Another capacity of Ticpost is to skip specified
areas, it can also send message for a specified area to a specified echomail
area. When your SDS or Tick file area receives file, they normally come in
with a file using the extension tic. Ticpost takes this information and creates
one message for each file area. These messages contain information about,
which file area the file was received into, the filename, the file origin,
it's description and finally it's size. The messages are placed into a
Fido (tm) compatible mail packet for publication in an echomail area or as
netmail message(s).
What's new with version 1.3.
Quite a few things are new with this third release of ticpost.
The major upgrade lies with the installation/configuration program, now even
beginners should find that setting up Ticpost is easy. Not that it was hard
before, now it's only easier :-> Also a new exclusion file call nopost.ctl
will let you specify tic area to exclude, areas such as private one should
not be posted out for all to see . . . It also can reset the date of the
incoming file to the current date and time, this permit these files to show
up in your new files listing and when a user use the newfile option on your
BBS. A few bug fixes are included in this release, the major one being that
it will now respect all node numbers, including those of far away networks.
How do I use Ticpost?
Do it the easy way, unpack the archive containing ticpost, type
install and follow the instruction, it's really that easy. Also read the
information below on how to use the nopost.ctl file.
Ticpost should be run prior to processing your tic files, run ticpost,
it will create a mail packet and place it in your inbound directory. Then
process your tic file as per normal, once this is complete, run your mail
utility as you would for any normal incoming mail packet. That is all there
is to it.
Example ;
if exist \max\fd\files\*.tic goto tickit
goto mailin
:tickit
ticpost
tick
goto mailin
:mailin
Syntax.
Ticpost <configuration file>
If the configuration file is optional, ticpost will automatically use
ticpost.cfg if no configuration file is specified on the command line. Also
note that install will only generate ticpost.cfg, if you want to create other
configuration file using install, simply copy them to another name.
Ticpost.cfg the configuration file.
The configuration file is a straight ascii text file, COMMENTS ARE
NOT SUPPORTED AT THIS TIME! The file should consist of at least 11 lines, plus
the some specific area redirection if necessary. The order in which the lines
are placed is important. Please follow the example configuration file
included with this package or read on for more information, or simply use
install.exe and enjoy the color show . . .
Line #1
The path to your inbound mail area. Ticpost will place the message(s) it
creates there. It must be terminated with a backslash.
Example:
f:\quickbbs\binkley\netmail\
Line #2
The path where the incoming tic files are located. This line should be
terminated with a backslash.
Example:
e:\turbo\
Line #3
Your bbs name.
Example:
Mad Al's BBS
Line #4
Your origin node number in the form: Zone:Net/Node.
Example:
1:249/120
Line #5
The destination node for the ticpost message. Normally it would be the same
as your node number. Under special circumstances it can be change to suit
your need.
Example:
1:249/120
Line #6
The name of the echomail area in which you want the message(s) placed into.
Example:
Sysop249
If you desire to you netmail rather than echomail place NETMAIL there
instead and it will send netmail packet instead to the destination node speci-
fied above in line 5.
Line #7
Your name, or the name you wish to use for the sender's name in the message(s)
Example:
Alain Tremblay
Line #8
The origin line you wish to have at the end of the message(s).
Example:
Mad Al's BBS, SDS file online at 387-2404
Line #9 and #10 are optional. These line are line that will be put at the
end of the message(s). Uses this to let other know that it is file
requestable or any other message you wish to carry. If you do not wish for
any comment lines, simply leave them blank, yet they still must be there with
at least a return.
Example:
These Files are availlable for file request.
Ces fillières sont disponible pour demande automatique.
Line #11
This line can contain the statement RESETDATE (capitalisation is unimportant).
If the resetdate statement is specified the file creation date for the incoming
file will be set to your current time and date. This is usefull to ensure that
they will show up when doing a new file scan on your BBS.
Example:
RESETDATE
Nopost.ctl
The nopost.ctl file is a file use to exclude specific tic area while
processing. Let's say you have set up a private tic file area with a friend.
This area carry some source code for a project that you would not want everyone
to see when and where the files are travelling. All you'd have to do is place
the name of those areas in a file name nopost.ctl, place nopost.ctl in the
ticpost directory and voila! Here is an example, I do not wish for the area
'TICPDEV', the development tic area for this program, to be stated in the
ticpost messages placed in an echo area. So I simply create a one line ASCII
file like this. . .
TICPDEV
And bingo, this area will show no more!
Install.exe
Using install.exe is easy, so there is little to be said on the
subject.
- It uses standard word perfect/wordstar command for editing (if you need'em).
- You may shell to Dos by pressing F5 almost anywhere in the program, use
exit to return to install.
Copyright information.
Ticpost is Copyright 1990,1991 by Alain Tremblay of Fidonet 1:249/120
and released for use by ALL system operator within the Fidonet organization.
It may not be use in a commercial environment. It may not be sold or placed
in any package other than this one. It can be freely distributed within the
Fido community and other non-commercial echomail association. All files
(ticpost.exe), (ticpost.cfg), (Install.exe) and (ticpost.doc) must be included,
no other file may be included in this package.
Guarantee
Ticpost carries no guarantee or warranty of any sort. The author
is not responsible for any mishaps or problem caused by using ticpost.
For any information or inquiry contact;
Alain Tremblay
Gen. Delivery
Seeley's Bay
Ontario, Canada
K0H-2N0
Fidonet 1:249/120