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- BBSERV.EXE (c) 1991 Freeman M. Crosby W1NPR (SRQLAN)
-
- 1.BBSERV.EXE is a remote file server for use with the AA4RE BBS programs
- from Version 2.1! (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 by H. Roy Engenhausen.
- 2.It may be used with version 2.10 if the GL command is issued as soon as
- BBSERV has been run.
- 3.BBSERV.EXE is a DOS program run in wakeup.bb at whatever times you wish
- using the following command EL BBSERV.EXE and in V2.10 with the next
- command line GL
- 4.BBSERVE.EXE may be run manually for testing or occasional use by the
- sysop. EL BBSERV.EXE will run it from AA4RE's command line
- 5.Run SETSERVE.EXE first for all the documentation needed.
- 6.All the files supplied may be in the directory used by BB.EXE or if
- you desire any place you want use the ;bbserv_dir = path in parms.bb
- If you path BBSERV.EXE you must path it when calling it up from REBBS
- with the command EL (path) BBSERV.EXE
- 7.BBSERV will make the files it needs to operate. You should edit required
- reply and trailer files to suit your needs.
- 8.Basic setup is to decide what directories you want to use, the alternate
- name the server will respond to and enter these as comment lines exactly
- as described in the parms.bb help docs.
- 9.Run it manually a few times , you can enter (P) messages to BBSERV or the
- alias, run it and see if it works. It should find the messages, reply with
- the files or text requested & reroute the messages from your station to the
- sender.
- 10. The first time it runs it will check all your files for messages to the
- server. After this it only checks to the last one it did. To reset it so that
- it will start from 0 again call it up as BBSERV.EXE /R It will then do a
- complete search and reset iself to the last file read.
- 11. Send comments, suggestions, complaints to:
- BBSERV@W1NPR
- Subject? INPUT
- Msg? Regular message text.