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- *************************************************************************
- * *
- * AMICOM'S FILE SCRAMBLER VERSION 1.5 (1991-03-30) *
- * *
- *************************************************************************
-
- Welcome to a new scrambler by the great AMICOM!
-
- If you need to protect data against unauthorized access in a truly
- reliable fashion then this is just what you need!
-
-
- AFS V1.0 features
- -----------------------------
-
- - 64 bits used as root for code generation
- - generated code does not repeat even within several megabytes
- - easy-fashion password keycode
- - simple password checksum to allow validation
- - future versions will be able to process current format
-
- AFS V1.5 new features
- --------------------------------
- - for comfort, password may now be retried on decode
- - password entering is now blind
- - incorrect pw is detected more reliably
-
-
- AFS V1.5 Instructions
- --------------------------------
-
- * To protect a file enter
-
- AFS filename
-
- You will be prompted for a password.
- While you type the password, text is made invisible.
- You will be asked to retype the password for your security.
- You may abort this by just pressing <RETURN>.
- The protected file will be called filename.AFS
-
- * To decode a file enter
-
- AFS filename.AFS
-
- You will be prompted for a password.
- While you type the password, text is made invisible.
- If you fail to supply the correct password, a message appears.
- You may then retry it or abort. To abort press CTRL-C.
-
-
- * you can supply the password in the argument using
- option PW
-
- Example: to protect a file called test with a pw of mess-dos
- ---------
- type AFS test -pw mess-dos
-
- To enable spaces within the pw, put it within quotation marks.
-
- * NEVER FORGET A PASSWORD OF A FILE!
- Cause nobody on earth will bring it back to you then....
-
- * Be aware of the fact that the password you entered may stay within
- the machine after you use AFS. In Shells, it MAY BE OBTAINED by
- just using cursor history. But even in CLI, it may stay somewhere
- in memory. It is a good idea to enter newshell/endcli after one
- used AFS in a Shell.
-
- * Please note that files coded with AFS v1.5 cannot be decoded
- with former versions. This is because the password shaker had
- to be redesigned due to a small bug.
-
-
-
- AFS V1.5 Error messages
- ---------------------------------
-
- *** Input line too long!
- You may not enter more than 80 chars as argument or at prompts.
-
- *** Missing string parameter
- Option PW must be given a string parameter.
-
- *** Got unexpected argument. Specify only input file name.
- More than one name has been given. Check for '-' before options.
-
- *** Missing input file name.
- -
-
- *** Can't open <name> - DOS error [number].
- Hint: 205 means 'file not found'...
-
- *** Can't get memory ([number] bytes) for source file!
- -
-
- *** Invalid input file [name]!
- The input file is somehow unusable.
-
- *** Input file corrupt - aborting.
- There was a disk / file error reading the file.
-
- *** Input file is not really an AFS file! - Aborting
- The file you try to decode has not been scrambled using AFS.
-
- *** Error writing outputfile! / Deleting [name]
- Disk error while writing outputfile.
-
- *** Error getting password - aborting.
- Something went wrong with the PW prompt.
-
- *** Password incorrect.
- The password of the file has not been entered correctly.
- You may retry the password or press ^C / RETURN to abort.
-
- *** Post-decode pw/checksum error, file may be corrupt!
- The password was not detected invalid. However, either the
- password IS invalid, or there is an error inside the file.
-
- *** You need a more recent version of AFS!
- The file has been coded with a newer version.
- It contains new features not supported by yours.
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