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- FILE-ECHO SYSTEM - HATCHING FILES TO DGI
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- File-echo system is an important part of DGI. This powerfull feature
- makes DGI an ultimate demonet. Using DGI file-echo system, you as SysOp
- can hatch your group's newest releases, and this way distribute fast
- and easily! You will yourself receive the newest & hottest releases
- without delays! Sounds gr8, but is this possible ? Yes, but we need also
- your help of developing this system to absolut perfection.
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- - HOW CAN I HATCH ? -
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- Install a file-echo program, such as FileMGR or TICK. Installation is
- an easy procedure, but if ya still get lost, please ask your Country HQ
- for help. If you're using filemgr, you just have to fill the system info
- and especially group/area/node managers with care. Then, just use
- "filemgr hatch" command from dos, and fill up the required info of the
- file. The hatching is done! Atleast in filemgr you have to make a special
- "outgoing files" directory for hatched files, otherwise the prog will make
- some mess.. and ofcoz.. if anything else helps, i would advise you to read the
- manual =).
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- - WHAT SHOULD I HATCH, AND WHEN ? -
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- So, when your group decides to release for example a demo, you should
- immediatelly hatch it to DGI - to prevent a situation, that the product
- is already in other DGI boards.
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- You may hatch anything that your group or one of the group's members releases,
- but remember to use the right area for that. Demos, Utils, GFX/Music by your
- group's artists, interesting sources by your group's coder etc can be hatched.
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- Ofcourse, you can also hatch other products than the ones your group has
- made. In here, you must be extra carefull that you don't hatch a file which
- is old and already in other DGI boards.
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- Before hatching condider however, is the file good enough to hatch. If you
- know it's pure shit, do not hatch it. It's expensive especially for Country
- HQs to transfer files and nobody really isn't interested in lame stuff.
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- With all this, i don't mean to scare you - we NEED your hatches!
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- - IMPORTANT RULES & NOTES! -
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- When ya hatch, use PKZIP (the most recent version, or atleast 2.04g) to pack
- the files! Releasing other format packages is strictly prohibited!
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- No Duplicates! So, if your group has several boards connected to DGI,
- decide who does the hatching (WHQ of the group for example).
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- At the same time when you have hatched the product to DGI, you should enter a
- message to DGI.NEW_PRODUCTIONS area, so everyone would notice your hatch! You
- can describe the file more exact aso. Besides it helps SysOps, it also gives
- your product more publicity!
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- Greetz,
- CRK