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S O F T W A R E
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Presents: AreaFix Manager (AFM)
Description: An Arexx script to handle AreaFixes
Requirement: Registered copy of Spot
Version: 2.6
Date: 19/09/93
Status: Freeware.
Contribution: n/a
Acknowledge: Spot, Nico Francois; Arexx, William S. Hawes
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"It is custom with new users to send their areafixes to the largest
of the echoes available to them..."
Brief ________________________________________________________________
AreaFix Manager, or AFM is an Arexx script for use with Spot which
automizes the sending of AreaFixes. A preference file is created and
modified to hold the password and name of area, for each of your
netmail areas so that to send a netmail, you simply have to enter the
echoes you wish to attach and detach to/from. In fact, to attach to
an echo, you are only required to click the mouse button three times!
(Of course the area name has to be entered!).
NEW FEATURES
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o Allows other password line options to be used -H etc.
thanks to Richard Galezowski.
o New future proof prefs file format.
o Bug which prevented OKAY from working with empty areafix sessions fixed.
thanks to Daniel Smith.
FEATURES
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o Remembers password and boss address for every netmail (matrix area)
o Simple to use menu
o Allows you to enter up to 15 attaches/detaches per message
o Area list may be requested from within AFM
o Works with most Areafix programs, easily customizable to different
Areafix names ie, Areafix, Areamanager etc.
o Optional comment for each area which appears on the options menu.
Usage ________________________________________________________________
INSTALLING AFM
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The script can be copied to where you keep all of your Spot scripts
(usually REXX:, although mine are kept in Rexx:Spot). The script can
be run from the option 'Execute Script' from the 'Arexx' menu or else,
and this is a better option, it can be installed directly to the Arexx
menu. To do this, select 'Arexx' from the settings menu. Up will pop
a window aptly named Arexx. From here you must click on the button
marked 'Add'. Once you have done this, a number of gadgets will
become unghosted. The first we are interessted in is called 'Name'
and is below the 'Add' gadget you clicked on.
In here you must type the name you want to appear in the menu. In
this case it would be 'AreaFixMan' although you may call it anything
you like such as, 'lollipop' or 'pencil' although these won't aid your
memory into remembering what the option is for...but it will give your
friends a laugh...
The next string gadget is called 'Script' and is directly below the
'Name' gadget. In here you can type the full path of the script, or
better still select the button along side it with a piece of paper
with a bent corner on it. This will open a file requester where you
can select the script. It defaults to open in Rexx: so you must find
the correct directory if the script is not in Rexx:.
The last gadget is called 'Output' and determines where the output
will go. As AFM does not give out text output this can be left as it
is ie, blank.
SETTING UP AFM
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To use AFM you simply select the menu option like any other (providing
you have chosen to install the script as instructed above.) Once you
have done this you may be told a number of things such as "Do not use
from arealist". AFM is designed to be used from the Message List
screen or the Message reading screen. Also, it should be used from
Netmail areas (these are by default labelled NET_xxxxx, where xxxxx is
your address). It MAY be called from other areas, but this is not
wise as it will tell everyone who gets that area your password so that
they can pretend to be you!
Once inside your netmail area, simply call the program. You will
probably be told "A new prefs file has been created" or else that the
program cannot create the file. If it is the latter, make sure there
is an assign called ENVARC: and ENV:. Click on 'Ok' and you will be
asked for the address of your boss. Whatever you do, DO NOT type in
the road and city of your employer :-). What it requires is for you
to enter the person who sends you your mail's address ie. 2:253/516
is mine. Enter it in and press Return or click on 'Ok' and another
window will pop up. This is for your password.
Enter the password you have arranged with your boss to use.
Beware, make sure that this is the correct one as you will have two,
one for use with your mailer (ie. Trapdoor) and one for use with
Areafix - but often these are the same. Check first though. Once you
have entered the password in, hit Return or click 'Ok'.
The next piece of information you must enter is the name of the Areafix
program. This is the name which you would send Areafixes to, the name
you use in the 'to' field. Usually this is 'Areafix' (the default)
although you may change it to whatever your board uses. Simply hit
Return or click 'Ok' to keep the default setting.
The next window will ask you for an optional comment. This
comment will appear on the menu and is useful for reminding you which
board the areafix will go to, and whether the area is Fidonet or
Amiganet etc. It may be left blank where it will be replaced with
'Options'.
You will be asked if you want to add the details to your prefs
file. Select 'Use' to save your settings to RAM: this will mean that
they will be erased when you reboot. Selecting 'Save' will save the
settings to disk so that they are used every time you load AreaFixMan.
This works the same way as the WB2.0+ prefs settings.
If you later find that the details are wrong, delete the files
ENVARC:AreaFixMan.prefs and ENV:AreaFixMan.prefs and do this 'Setting Up'
section again. 'Cancel' will result in the password etc. not being saved,
so you will need to repeat the above section next time.
If you do not wish to send an AreaFix now, simply click on 'Cancel'
from the attach/detach menu that follows.
USING AFM
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Once you have set AFM up it is done forever! Or until you need to
change something where you will have to delete the prefs file and
start again. After setting up, or when you select AFM from the menu,
you will be presented with a requester with four options. Your
comment, if you chose to have one, will be shown in the title bar.
Attach and Detach both bring up a string requester where you can
type the area you want to attach to (don't type '+' or '-' before
it!). After entering one in and hitting Return or clicking 'Ok' the
requester will re-appear allowing you to add/remove multiple areas.
When you have done, click 'Ok' or hit Return on an empty requester, or
else click 'Cancel'. You will be taken back to the requester where you
can decide to attach/detach further areas.
When you have finished, simply select 'Okay'. You will be asked
if you want to request an arealist. If your board supports it, you
can click 'Yes' and then you will receive a list of all the areas
available to you when your boss board has processed the message. Even
if you haven't attached to, or detached from ANY areas, you can still
'claim' your free arealist...simply send back the 'Yes' envelope...or
better still click on 'Yes' when you are asked if you want one :-).
Also, by selecting 'Other' from the arealist requester, you can enter
in any other options such as '-H' for help or '-Q' for a query list
IF, and only if, your board supports it. Make any changes additions
etc and select 'Okay' to keep the new password line options or 'Cancel'
which will abort the message.
The last option from the requester arealist requester is 'Cancel' which
will simply abort the message.
After adding an entry, ie. attaching or detaching to/from and area, a
new option will become available. This is called 'Erase' and will erase
the last entry in the list when clicked upon (or activated via