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Public Domain Communication Disk from ABK-BBS, The Atari BBS in Norway
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All programs on this disk are free, but if you want to support me and
further developement of MiniTerm & MiniBBS you can become a registred
user. You will then receive update- and new programs information.
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Registred users can get the source-code to most programs on this disk !
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Send 100 NKr (equals $15, DM25, 10 pounds, 30 guilders) by cheque or to
norwegian postgiro account 0537 6846174 (see your local post office for
a transfer card, "Service des cheques postaux, Avis de versement VP1").
Payable to: Lars-Erik Østerud, Blinken 37 c, N-1349 Rykkinn, Norway.
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MINIBBS\ ShareWare BBS-system for the Atari ST. It will run OK
even on a 520 with 1 disk-drive. System has Xmodem,
Ymodem and Zmodem file-transfers and it's possible to
pack new mail with ARC or LHARC and download it to save
time (and money) when calling. Ask for ReadMail ST !!
HELP.TXT The Main Menu with all the system commands.
FILELIST.TXT Example of a file-list for a download-folder.
BULLETIN.H A short and easy user-manual for MiniBBS users.
Modem Setup READ THIS !! EVERYBODY ASK ME ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME
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DCD-signal Your modem MUST be setup so the computer can monitor
~~~~~~~~~~ the DCD-signal. Some modems has a switch that enables
a mode where DCD-signal is always on. This MUST be
changed to a mode where DCD-signal really means that
the modem has connection with another modem !!!!!!!!
Auto-Answer Auto Answer MUST BE OFF. If auto-answer is on (either
~~~~~~~~~~~ due to a hardware switch or from software) nothing will
work right - So turn it off and everything will be OK.
DTR-signal Your modem MUST be set to monitor the DTR-signal from
~~~~~~~~~~ the computer. When the DTR-signal goes OFF your modem
should disconnect and hang up the line. MiniBBS uses
this to logoff users (normal logout or sleep logout).
BBS_INST.TOS Create all folders (download dirs, upload, system etc)
and double-click on BBS_INST.TOS to configure system.
Private confs To make a conference private to some users make the
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file "confname".MEM in the system directory and put
each legal name on its own line in this file.
MINIBBS.PRG When installed double-click on MINIBBS.PRG to start
the system and log on and register as SYSOP. If you
are going to use GEM-Zmodem you can not start it from
the AUTO-folder (GEM has to be active). On TOS 1.4
and higher you can use the GEM AUTO-start option.
SysOp Command SysOp can press ! at the command-prompt to view log-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file (what the users have done) or user-information.
SysOp can also set the date/time from a remote modem.
TRASHCAN If you want to lock out special names etc just make
the text-file TRASHCAN and put it in the SYSTEM-dir
together with the USER/MAIL-files. Put each string
that's illegal to use inside a name on its own line.
MIDINET6.PRG System can be used from a remote computer using the
MIDI-ports, two standard DIN-cables (same type used
MIDI-cables on older HIFI and STEREO systems) and MIDINET6.PRG.
~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember to connect MIDI IN to MIDI OUT and visa verse.
Installation Put MIDINET6.PRG in the /AUTO/ folder on the computer
~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOT running MiniBBS. To monitor the BBS just press
How to use CTRL and the key right of RETURN. The screen will
~~~~~~~~~~ flash when the BBS sounds the BELL so that you can see
Chat monitor chat requests and answer them (small resident routine).
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact me for more information or if you got problems.
MIDITERM.TOS Non-resident version of MIDINET6.PRG. MultiTOS aware,
and nice to run as a TOS-window when using MultiTOS.
UTILITY.TOS This program can be used to delete non-active users
and to install new files (copying files from a disk to
a download folder and entering new file descriptions).
USERSTAT.TOS Gives statistics over your users in a text-file.
USERSTAT.INF Set user-file and output-file path and name here.
9600PLUS.ZUP How to configure TBK 9600 PLUS and EB-Semafor 9696A
NOKIA.ZUP How to configure NOKIA 4896M (also Trellis version)
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Cookies: MiniBBS has a built-in cookie-generator that looks for
Fortunes: the files COOKIES and COOKIE.HSH. Send me a disk to
get the files or make them using this format:
COOKIES cookie 1, line 1 <LF> cookie 1, line 1 <CRLF>
cookie 1, line 2 <LF> or cookie 1, line 2 <CRLF>
%% <LF> %% <CRLF>
cookie 2, line 1 <LF> cookie 2, line 1 <CRLF>
.
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COOKIE.HSH 000000 <CRLF> Each line has the hex adress
000A10 <CRLF> of the start of a cookie.
0010DE <CRLF> Line MUST end with CR + LF !
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User-file: Each record is made like this (when there
are two or more items on each line, their
order in the file is from right to left.)
userrec = PACKED RECORD
user_name:STRING[20];
phone,computer:STRING[10];
password:STRING[9];
norw_chars:PACKED ARRAY [1..6] OF BYTE;
last_msg_read:ARRAY [0..19] OF INTEGER;
last_logout,file_scan:INTEGER;
current_conf,credits:BYTE
END; {reco userrec}
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Mail-index: This is the format of the mail-index file.
The mail-data file is just pure ASCII-data
and to separate messages you need the index.
mailheader = PACKED RECORD
flags:BYTE;
to,from:STRING[20];
subject:STRING[11];
time,date,reference,bytes:INTEGER;
start_pos:LONG_INTEGER
END; {reco mailheader}
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Lars-Erik Østerud Voice: +47 67 13 15 71
Blinken 37 c ABK-BBS: +47 67 13 26 59 300-14400 MNP5/V42
N-1349 Rykkinn TeleFax: +47 67 13 26 59 4800-14400 Group 3
Norway ____ ______ ______________________________________
/___ / The norwegian ST Contact us
______________ ____/ / Klubben, user association at ABK-BBS