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BBS-ADS v. 1.0
Copyright (C) 1992 by Main Street Programming Services
& Madison Farrell, III
DISCLAIMER
We are NOT responsible for any loss or damages that
you may incur through the use of this program. BBS-ADS
and any accompanying files are supplied on an as-is basis
without any guarantee expressed or implied that they will
work on your computer system. You use this program at
your own risk.
WHAT IS BBS-ADS?
BBS-ADS is a program designed to include a BBS
advertisement inside an archive file. While some may
frown upon this practice, the addition of such
advertisements has become quite common. BBS-ADS
simplifies this task, inserting a differently named file
into each archive it processes.
LIMITATIONS OF THE SHAREWARE VERSION
The SHAREWARE version of BBS-ADS is limited only by
the number of ad-filenames it can select for inclusion.
It is fully functional in every other aspect. This
version of BBS-ADS can only process five ad-filenames.
You may use BBS-ADS for 30 days. After 30 days, you must
delete it.
INSTALLATION OF BBS-ADS
In order for BBS-ADS to operate properly, you must
first create two files: BBS-ADS.CFG and BBS-ADS.LST.
These files should be created in the same sub-directory
as BBS-ADS.EXE.
BBS-ADS.CFG contains the configuration data
necessary for BBS-ADS.EXE to process your archive. The
syntax for BBS-ADS.CFG is:
Line 1---> The name of your archive utility plus the
command it uses to add a file to an archive.
Line 2---> The filename of the master ad-file you want
included inside of the archive.
An example configuration would be:
(1) PKZIP -a
(2) ORIGINAL.TXT
BBS-ADS.LST contains the listing of filenames that
are to be selected from as names for the ad-file. This
list is limited to only five filenames for the shareware
version of BBS-ADS; however, registered users may include
up to 99 files in this list.
An example configuration would be:
(1) readme.now
(2) whatthis.txt
(3) super.bbs
(4) great.bbs
.
.
.
(99) megabord.bbs
Both BBS-ADS.CFG and BBS-ADS.LST can be created
through the DOS COPY CON command or any ASCII editor.
After creating the two files necessary for BBS-ADS
to operate properly, it will need to be included in
whatever batch file executes AFTER a file upload. (I have
included BBS-ADS in my PCBTEST.BAT file so that it is
executed after any uploads are virus scanned.)
Please note... the proper syntax for BBS-ADS.EXE is:
BBS-ADS filename.ext
In most cases, the filename.exe is passed from the
BBS software to the batch file in parameter %1. This may
vary from software to software. Please consult the
information that came with your BBS software.
FINAL NOTES AND CAVEATS
BBS-ADS will execute after EVERY successful upload.
You should be warned that if you execute this particular
batch file on more than one occasion with a previously
verified file then more than one ad-file will be included
in the archive. For example, if you are using PCBoard
and run a TEST on a file previously uploaded/scanned and
processed by BBS-ADS, then you will insert another ad-
file into the archive.
In most instances, this should not present a problem
since files are generally verified and processed only one
time on a system.
Should you have any questions, comments, or
suggestions about this particular program, then please do
not hesitate to contact me.
Please send all correspondence to:
Main Street Programming Services
ATTN: Madison Farrell, III
Rt. 3 Box 658
Walterboro, SC 29488
This address is always valid.
You can also contact us through our support board.
Main Street -- (803) 538-4084 -- 12/24/96/14.4 bps
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
BBS-ADS is SHAREWARE. If you find the program of use to
you or your computer system, you are REQUIRED to pay for
it. The current registration fee is only $7.00. If
after 30 days you do not find the program worth $7.00
then you must erase it from your system.
Please fill out the following information and return it
with your remittance.
(PLEASE PRINT)
_________________________________________________________
NAME
_________________________________________________________
COMPANY
_________________________________________________________
ADDRESS
_________________________________________________________
CITY/STATE ZIP
_________________________________________________________
COUNTRY
_________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE
_________________________________________________________
PASSWORD (16 letters max.)
WOULD YOU LIKE A COPY OF THE SOURCE CODE? Y ___ N ___
SOURCE CODE IS AN ADDITIONAL $15.00.
Your registration will entitle you to access on Main
Street and program support. You will also receive a
registered version of BBS-ADS which allows more than five
ad-files to be processed.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
ALSO FROM MAIN STREET PROGRAMMING SERVICES
CALL KILL -- Automatically delete the caller log from
your BBS after a given number of days.
Useful for very active systems where the
caller log can easily grow to may megs
or for the smaller BBS where hard drive
space is precious. NO REGISTRATION FEE.