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The following text is a TEXT file Export from MicroSoft Word 5.0. There is no formatting, no pictures, no rules, no page breaks, no page numbering and so on. IT RAW TEXT! ____________ COUNTERPoint 2.3 User Notes Revision II Original Document was created and Indexed with MSWord 5.0 Other formats were saved via MSWord 5.0 Index Refreneces & Table of Content References may differ from word prcoessor to word processor COUNTERPoint 2.3 Table of Contents NOTE: In this TEXT file page number references are NOT CORRECT Installing 3 COUNTERPoint 2.3 Notes 12 Boss Editor 13 Edit Message Areas... 15 User (Addressee) Editor... 18 Icon Pallet 20 Post Menu 22 Post Window 25 Read Menu 27 Read Message Window 31 Cleanup Menu Option 34 Selective Message Delete 35 Area Fix 37 File Request 39 File Attach 41 Call Remote System 42 Import Messages 45 Auto Pilot 45 Quote Information 46 System Path Locations 50 System Information 53 System Settings Primary 55 System Setting Secondary 58 Modem Information 61 Import & Priority Filters 63 UUCP Information 67 CP Origin Lines 69 Auto Launch Times 70 Default Fonts 71 Orphan Bundles 73 Orphan Packets 74 Edit Queue Messages 75 Registration 76 Appendix A 77 Appendix B 78 Appendix C 79 Appendix D 80 Appendix E 81 Index 83 COUNTERPoint 2.3 Copyright Lininger Technology, 1993 Welcome to COUNTERPoint 2.3: COUNTERPoint 2.3 is an off-line parser, reader and packer that can be used with the following mailers Cope©, Tabby©, WhiteMailer©, Formula-1©, MacWoof© and some QWK© doors. CP provides a very flexible user interface for parsing, reading, posting and archiving Internet and Fidonet messages. CP is modular is nature (at present there are 5 major modules). These modules can be used in any combination and can be eliminated all together without effecting the operation of CP (though some features will disappear if the modules are not installed). These modules include: (modules must reside in your :CP Stuff folder) • CP Color Color resources and code for use with Color Macs • CP Help Sys7 Balloon help detailing the major features • CP Faces Face icons for use when reading messages. • CP Bio Personalized bio information about a user. • CP Sounds Sounds that are attached to a user. COUNTERPoint 2.3 is not designed to please all people. Some people will find it very useful and flexible and others will try it and decide it is not their cup of tea. We hope you find CP on the useful side, but if you don't there are many other off-line readers available: Cope, MacWoof, Freddie, Alice with new ones making their debut every few months. Files from CP 1.xx and CP 2.x are not compatible. You will have to re-install CP 2.3 by following the instructions covered in the following pages, if upgrading from a CP 1.xx version. Throughout this manual it will be assumed that CP is being used in conjunction with Formula 1 (1.2b or later). If you are running another type of mailer then reference the following indexes (or special notes) to supplement the setup/installation instructions that follow. MacWoof Appendix A Copernicus Appendix B TabbyNet Appendix C WhiteMailer Appendix D QWK Mail Appendix E (Note: CP QWK only works with some QWK doors) Installing COUNTERPoint 2.3 Step by Step Notes: ƒ = folder The following nine simple steps, will explain how to setup COUNTERPoint from a novices' point of view. Following these instructions will result in a fully functional CP setup. For this, first time, walk- thru a lot of information about all the advanced options (that will flash before your eyes) will not be explained. Only select and enter the information that the setup instructions tell you to. Detailed explanation of these options will be covered in later chapters of the manual. Advanced customizing of these options will follow as your level of experience and knowledge about CP and pointing grows. Step #0 ======= Have in mind which mailer you plan to use with CP; TabbyNet, Cope, Formula-1, WhiteMailer, MacWoof, or QWK mail. Then follow steps #1 thru #8 using the information pertinent to your mailer of choice. You will also need the following information supplied by your Boss: Phone #, Password, Zone #, Net #, Node #, Point #, Private Net #. Step #1 ======= Extract the CP2.3.sea document... The following files/folders will be extracted into a folder called 'CPOINT' • COUNTERPoint (APPL) • CP ReadMe (TEXT) • CP Notes (MWRT) • UBA ƒ • Mail ƒ • CP Stuff ƒ (inside the CP Stuff ƒ) • CP Color (support resource) • CP Sounds (support resource) • CP Faces (support resource) • CP Bios (support resource) • CP Help (support resource) Step #2 ======= Double click on the 'CPoint ' ƒ to open it... Locate the application called COUNTERPoint and double click on it. COUNTERPoint will build all remaining folders and support files on the fly... Step #3 ======= COUNTERPoint will ask you to Personalize your copy. ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Type in Your Name and Organization (Organization name may be left blank) If you are a registered user, enter your Serial Number, located on the label of your Master CP Disk (enter it exactly as it appears on the label). If you are evaluating CP then leave the Serial No: edit field blank or enter 9999. Click on the 'OK' Button when the appropriate edit fields have been filled in. Step #4 ======= COUNTERPoint will ask you for some information about path locations as well as which mailer module you plan to use. ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Select the correct mailer modules you will be using Cope© or Tabby©, MacWoof© or QWK. If you selected Cope© or Tabby© change the following edit field: 1st Launch - ArcMail Compress If you selected MacWoof© change the following edit field: 1st Launch - :Gateway:MacWoof If you selected QWK change the following edit field: 1st Launch - :path to:WhiteKnight or your telecom program If you selected the F1 Mailer© check box change the following edit field: 1st Launch - Formula 1 If you are using WhiteMailer© to replace Tabby or Call change the following edit field: 1st Launch - Microphone™ II Note: Formula-1 and WhiteMailer© were designed as a Tabby/Cope mailer replacement module. Be sure to select the appropriate module group you will be replacing with Formula-1 or WhiteMailer. See Formula-1 or WhiteMailer documentation for more detail information about setting up Formula-1 or WhiteMailer as a Cope or Tabby mailer replacement. Leave the remaining edit fields 'AS IS' (use the default information for now). Click on the 'Save' Button... Step #5 ======= If you are setting up CP to work as a QWK Reader then skip this step and go to step #6. COUNTERPoint will now ask you for some information about your modem. ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Modem Strings: Tabby© and Cope© Default Strings... Init String +++^x^pATH0^m^pATZ^m^pATX7E1V1Q0S7=40^m No Answer +++^x^pATS0=0^m Reset String +++^x^pATZ^x Dial String +++^x^pATDP^x (or +++^x^pATDT^x for tone) Disconnect +++^x^pATH0^m^pATZ^m Formula-1© Default Strings... Init String ~ATH0|~ATZ|~ATX7E1V1Q0S7=40| No Answer ATS0=0| Reset String ATZ| Dial String ATDP (or ATDT for tone) Disconnect ~~+++~ATH0|~ATZ| MacWoof© and QWK do not use these modem strings... Set the other information relating to your modem capability and press the 'Save Button'. Reference your modem manual for specific AT command keywords and AT string formats. See Tabby/Cope and Formula-1 manuals for detailed string construction. The above are offered as example and seem to work with most modems. Step #6 ======= COUNTERPoint will now ask you for some information about your point system setup. ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Fill in this information according to your module setup. System Name: this is the name your point will identify itself as... Your Name: this is your name as it will appear in the echoes... Origin Line: this is the default origin line that will be attached to your messages... Elements: this is the number of items to display in the subject windows 24-200... slower machines should keep this number of elements small 24-30... Tabby© or Cope© or WhiteMailer© Events String: Events: Call,ArcMail Extract,COUNTERPoint Formula-1© Events String: Events: ZipExtract,COUNTERPoint MacWoof© and QWK do not use Events.... After entering the information press the 'Save Button'. Step #7 ======= If you are setting up CP to work as a QWK Reader then skip this step and go to step #8. COUNTERPoint will now ask you to enter information about your Boss. Your Boss is the BBS you call to pickup your mail packets and to drop off your replies. ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... You will need to contact your potential boss (the system/person you will call to pickup and drop off mail) and acquire the following information from him/her. Boss Name: What he calls his board? Phone Number: This is the number you dial to connect with his modem Password: Secret password (some bosses require it other do not check with him/her Boss Zone: Your Bosses Zone # (US = 1 Europe = 2) check with your boss Boss Net: Your Bosses Net #, check with your boss Boss Node: Your Bosses Node #, check with your boss Point #: Your Point #, check with your boss Private Net: This may or may not be require or supplied by your Boss. If you Boss is running TabbyNet on his end then he will have to supply you with this number. Otherwise, if your boss does not supply a private net number leave this field blank. Domain: Optional data (supplies the 5th ply to outbound post) enter a domain or leave it blank. Domain is an option and is not required. If you are not familiar with domain addressing then leave this field blank. Primary Boss: Make sure this box is checked (as this will be your primary boss). Primary Boss is the boss that mail will be forwarded to if a supplied address (Net/Node) can not be located among the other bosses, in your supplied database. You only have to worry about this if you are picking up and dropping off mail from two or more bosses. Modem Init String: Leave this field blank if you are not sure. TabbyNet© or Cope© +++^x^pATH0^m^pATZ^m^pATX7E1V1Q0S7=40^m Formula-1© ~ATH0|~ATZ|~ATX7E1V1Q0S7=40| see Tabby©/Cope©/Formula©/Modem manuals for more information on modem string constructions Packet Type: Check with your boss to see which packet type he/she supports and then select it. If your boss is running TabbyNet or gEcho you will need to select Type 2. If your boss is running an IBM mailer then Type 2+ (0039) can generally be used with excellent results. Type 2 Supports 2-ply addressing only (Private Net/Point) [TabbyNet] Type 2+ (0039) Supports 4-ply addressing (Zone:Net/Node.Point) Type 2+ (0048) Supports 4-ply addressing (Zone:Net/Node.Point) After you have filled in the required information as it was supplied to you from your boss click in the 'Update' Button. Answer 'Yes' at the Add Alert dialog. Then Click on the 'Done' Button (you can add additional bosses at a later date). Sessions with a Boss are controlled by the mailer [the mailer module is Call, TabbyNet, MacWoof, Formula-1 or WhiteMailer]. CP does not control the session level, CP is only an off-line parser, reader and packer. Step #8 ======= Hold down the COMMAND Key (the flowered key) and press the 'Q' key. This will Quit COUNTERPoint. At this point you need to copy the support files into the 'CPoint' folder. Support files include the mailer application and any packers or extractors. These applications are written and supplied by other parties. Copy the following files into the 'CPoint' folder (depending on your mailer of choice): TabbyNet© TabbyNet (APPL) - rename this to CALL ArcMail Compress (APPL) ArcMail Extract (APPL) Tabby Nodes (FILE) you will need to build this, via instructions in the TabbyNet docs [this file has to be there or TabbyNet will not call out!] Cope© CALL (APPL) ArcMail Compress (APPL) ArcMail Extract (APPL) Formula-1© Formula 1 (APPL) be sure to configure this for Tabby or Cope use (see F1 Manual) Zip Extract (APPL) be sure to configure this for Tabby or Cope use (see F1 Manual) MacWoof© MacWoof (APPL) into your 'Gateway' folder not the 'CPoint' folder. WhiteMailer© Microphone II (APPL) Microphone Settings (FILE) be sure to configure per WhiteMailer instructions QWK Has no mailer (it use a standard terminal program (non macbinary mode)) NOW, setup your mailer, packer and extractor according to the instructions in the manuals for these products. These are not part of the CP package. Therefore, their setup/configuration is turned over to their appropriate authors and manuals. Step #9 ======= If you properly setup your mailer software then CP should be ready to run. Locate the COUNTERPoint application and double click on it. After CP loads click on the center Phone Icon. Then click on the 'Call' Button, in the new dialog window that appears. CP will now launch your mailer application (name you supplied in 1st Launch edit field) and the mailer will call your boss to pickup and drop off mail. If your chosen mailer does not call out when CP launches it then chances are your mailer is configured improperly - see you mailer manual for more information. See the other chapters for information concerning the operation of CP as an off-line reader. COUNTERPoint 2.3 Notes This is a collection of notes concerning the major features of COUNTERPoint 2.3. Please review all ReadMe files for the latest changes and additions to CP features. Michael Lininger Lininger Technology 385 Bowling Green Place Gahanna, Ohio 43230 1:226/20.21@Fidonet 1:260/328.33@Fidonet AOL: Michael86 To: Mike.Lininger@cmhgate.fidonet.org MICHAEL86@AOL.COM CPOINT Echo MACPOINT Echo Boss Editor... ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Boss Name - This is the name of the Boss System. Example: CMH Gateway Phone # - This is the full phone number of the Boss System. Example 1-123-123-1234 Modem Init - This is the Modem Init string to be used with this Boss System. Note: This only works if the Copernicus - Call Application or the Tabby - TabbyNet Application is being used as the mailer. If this field is left blank then CP will use the system default modem init string when calling the boss. Password - This is the Password for the Boss System (if one is required). Boss Zone - This is the Zone Number of the Boss System. Example: 1 Boss Net - This is the Net Number of the Boss System. Example: 226 Boss Node - This is the Node Number of the Boss System. Example 20 Private Net/Hub - This is the Private net Number or Private Hub Number assigned by the Boss System. Example: 22600 Point Number - This is the Private Point Number assigned to you by the Boss System. Example: 9 Domain- This is optional. Domain is not required, but will add the 5th ply when addressing messages. Note: only some Mac mailers current support or recognize 5-ply addressing. Private Hub - Check this Box if you are running as a private Hub. Primary Boss - Check this box if this Boss is the Primary Boss. There can only be one Primary Boss. The Primary Boss is the boss that outbound E_Mail will be directed to if it is addressed to a destination not found in the current Boss list. Note: if no primary boss is checked, then CP will assign the first Boss listed as the primary Boss System. Packet Type - COUNTERPoint supports a number of Fido packet standards. o Type 2 2ply PrivateNet/Point o Type 2+ (0039) 4ply Zone:Net/Node.Point o Type 2+ (0048) 4ply Zone:Net/Node.Point Be sure to check with your Boss to see which type he supports. In general if your Boss is Tabby based then you are forced into to using Type 2. If you Boss is IBM based then any of the three methods should work. Boss (Drop Down Menu) - Use this menu to select a specific Boss to modify. Note: remember if a change is made, be sure to click the Update button before clicking the Done button; otherwise the changes will not be remembered. Delete Button - Click on this button to delete the current Boss. Update Button - Click on this button to make any changes to the Boss permanent. Note: If a change is made and the Update button is not clicked before the Done button is clicked, the changes will not be remembered. New Button - Click on this button to take the current information and make it into a new Boss. Done Button - Click on this button to Exit the Boss editor. Prev Button - Click on this button to display the PREVIOUS Boss. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button, or the changes will not be remembered. Next Button - Click on this button to display the NEXT Boss. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button, or the changes will not be remembered. Edit Message Areas... ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Note: CP will automatically add new areas as they are received. Area Name - This is the actual name of the echo. Example: ECHOMAC, CPOINT, MACPOINT. Origin - This is a custom origin line for this echo. Only this echo will have this origin line attached to it. Area specific origin lines will override all other methods of origin line generation. Zone - This is the Zone Number of the Boss from which this echo is being picked up. Example: 1 Net - This is the Net Number of the Boss from which this echo is being picked up. Example: 226 Node - This is the Node Number of the Boss from which this echo is being picked up. Example 20 Max Messages - This is the Maximum number of messages that will be retained in the message area after a cleanup operation. For Example to keep a maximum number of messages of four hundred in this area, set this value to 400. CP will then trim this message area back to 400 messages during the next cleanup operation. Oldest messages are deleted first. To disable this make it -1. Entering zero (0) will cause CP to delete all messages during the next cleanup. Max Days - This is the 'Age' of messages to be kept in the message area after a cleanup operation. For Example, to keep messages that are less than thirty days old set this value to 30. Then any message older than thirty days will automatically be deleted during the next cleanup operation. To disable this feature make it -1. Entering zero (0) will cause CP to delete all messages during the next cleanup. Archive Size - This is the size in kilobytes (500 = 500,000 bytes) of the archive file for this message area. If this number is greater than zero (0), then CP will archive all messages to a TEXT file called arch.xxxxxxx (where xxxxxxxx is the area name) during a cleanup process. This text file is maintained at the size specified. Entering zero (0) in this field will instruct CP not to archive any messages. For example, to keep 500k worth of old deleted messages around for emergency purposes, set this field equal to 500. Note: if this value is set to a non-zero value be sure to also check the Archive On (check box). See Archive On for more information. Limits Off - Check this box to disable all limits. Archive, Day and Section limits will be disabled if this box is checked. This is a quick way to temporarily disable the limits without setting them to -1's and 0's. Archive On - Check this box to enable archiving of old deleted messages to take place. Again, this is a quick way to temporarily disable archiving old messages without resetting the archive limit. Delete/Read - Check this box to have CP mark messages for this area as read as soon as they are displayed. Otherwise, they will be marked as read when the next message in the section is displayed. Delete All - Check this box if you wish to have CP delete all messages in this area during the next cleanup process. It is a quick way to delete all messages in the area, without individually marking each message for deletion. UUCP Wrap - Check this box if this in INTERNET/UUCP echo area. This feature will insert hard <CR>'s after approximately 79 characters (this number can be changed by editing the value under the Edit -> Edit System Data -> UUCP Information). Some UUCP Gateways require hard <CR>'s and this feature enables compliance with Internet Specifications. Zero/Import - Check this box to have CP delete all messages in the area before it imports any new messages. If this is checked, CP will NULL this message area during the next import process. This is used for echo areas that are carried but are not read on a day to day basis and are not considered important enough to keep messages sitting around taking up space. Sort/Import - Check this box to have CP sort all messages in this area after the next import process. Note: Messages are sorted by creation Date. To sort areas by other fields see Read Menu information. Apply Filters - Check this box to have CP check messages from this area against the Import Filters, you have specified. If this option is left unchecked for a certain area then filter checks will be skipped for all messages imported into the area. Cleanup Chk - Checking this box will instruct CP to auto include the area for cleanup every time you perform a general CLEANUP operation. Quote Style - This is a value form 0 to 5. If the value is 0 then CP will use the last selected quoting method when you reply to a message and are quoting text. If this value is between 1 and 4 then CP will use this quoting method for this area and this area only. Arch Default (Drop Down Menu) - Use this menu to set the default setting for the 'ARCH' button in the read and Post windows for this specific area. Quick - will send the data directly out the selected port to an ImageWriter (core dump to IW only) Normal - will send the data via the chooser print manager. Master - will append the data to a TEXT file 'ARCHIVE.MASTER', in the Archive Folder. Area - will append the data to a TEXT file 'ARCHIVE.xxxxxx' (where xxxxxx is the area name), in the Archive Folder. Special...- will save the data to a TEXT file (name supplied by you). Append... - will append the data to a TEXT file you select. Area (Drop Down Menu) - Use this menu to select a specific area to modify. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button before the Done button, or the changes will not be remembered. Delete Button - Click on this button to delete the current area. Update Button - Click on this button to make any changes made to the area permanent. Note: If a change is made and the Update button is not clicked on before the Done button, the changes will not be remembered. New Button - Click on this button to take the current information and make it into a new area. Done Button - Click on this button to Exit the area editor. Prev Button - Click on this button to display the PREVIOUS echo area. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button first, or the changes will not be remembered. Next Button - Click on this button to display the NEXT echo area. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button first, or the changes will not be remembered. 'User (Addressee) Editor...' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Zone - This is the Zone Number where the user is located. Example: 1 Net - This is the Net Number where the user is located. Example: 226 Node - This is the Node Number where the user is located. Example 20 Point # - This is the Point Number of the user. Example 21 User Name - This is the name of the user as it appears in the Echoes. InterNet Address - This is an alternate address for a user. This is provided so systems having access to an internet gateway can sent messages, to other users of the internet using the appropriate addressing. Auto Address to UUCP/Internet - Checking this Box will instruct CP to automatically insert the internet address into messages as the post window opens up, if the message is addressed to the this user. User (Drop Down Menu) - Use this menu to select a specific User to modify. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button before clicking the Done button; otherwise the changes will not be remembered. Delete Button - Click on this button to delete the current User. Update Button - Click on this button to make any changes to the user data permanent. Note: If a change is made and the Update button is not clicked before the Done button, the changes will not be remembered. New Button - Click on this button to take the current information and make it into a new User. Done Button - Click on this button to Exit the User Editor. Prev Button - Click on this button to display the PREVIOUS User. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update, or the change will not be remembered. Next Button - Click on this button to display the NEXT User. Note: remember if a change is made be sure to click the Update button, or the change will not be remembered. Notes - Click on this button to enter any special information you wish to remember about this User. Up to 255 characters. Carriage Returns are not allowed. Icon Pallet ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... When you start COUNTERPoint, the first active window you will see - and use to perform most of your basic functions - is the Icon Palette window. Although this might be your most used window, you are not forced into using it. All its functions can be found in the menu bars of COUNTERPoint. To close the Icon Palette window click in the close box. To open it select Open Icon Window.. from under the File Menu. The Icon Palette can be switched from a horizontal format to a vertical format. To do so, close the window and hold down the Option key while you select Open Icon Window from under the File Menu. This toggles between the two styles. You can make your decision permanent by checking the box for "Use Vertical Icon Wnd" in the system flags menu selection provided under Edit -> Edit System Data -> System Primary Settings. To invoke an action from the Icon Palette Window, position the mouse pointer over the icon of your choice. The pointing arrow will change to a pointing finger. If you click and release the mouse you will have activated the action attached to that icon button. The Icon Palette can be clicked and dragged anywhere on the screen. You can make the startup location anywhere you want by moving the window to the new location and selecting the File --> Remember Window menu option. COUNTERPoint will then use the new location as the default at startup. Action of the Icon Buttons (A) Eye Icon - Will open the read window and display the last message read in the last section opened. Note: COUNTERPoint will default to E_MAIL area zero (0) at startup. (B) Notes Icon - Will open the post header dialog box. Here you can type in message destination information such as To:, From:, Subject:, Node: and then, after clicking Okay, type in and save a message. (C) Moving Mail Icon - Will bring up the select message areas window. This allows you to select the area from which you want to read messages. (D) Phone Icon - Will start a call boss event based on the current information under the boss and modem settings menu options. (E) Reminder Finger - Will invoke a file FREQ for either the Fido Network or the Internet Rice System. (F) Erase/Disk/Pencil - Will bring up the edit message area dialog for editing message area information such as: Name, Area #, Custom Origin Line, Archive Limits, Area Limits and so on. (G) STRs - Will bring up one of the three edit dialog boxes, depending on the modifier key you hold down while you click on this icon button. No modifier key depressed - Will bring up the System information dialog box. Option key depressed - Will bring up the Quoting information dialog box. Command key depressed - Will bring up the System Primary flags dialog box. Open Icon Window.. (Command O) This menu option is used to open the icon palette window. The icon palette window will open in either the vertical or horizontal format. The horizontal or vertical format is selectable as the default from the Edit -> Edit System Data -> System Primary Settings --> check Vertical Icon Window. Please note the double dots after the Open Icon Window.. - these have a special meaning attached to them. The double dots .. mean that if you hold down the Option key while you select this feature something special will happen. In this case holding down the Option key will allow you to quickly toggle between the vertical and horizontal icon pallet formats, as you open and close the icon pallet window. Post Menu ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Quote Initials - Select this menu option to use this quote method as the temporary default style. Quote Style #2 - Select this menu option to use this quote method as the temporary default style. Quote Style #3 - Select this menu option to use this quote method as the temporary default style. Quote Style #4 - Select this menu option to use this quote method as the temporary default style. Quote Style #5 - Select this menu option to use this quote method as the temporary default style. Quote Standard - Select this menu option to use this quote method as the temporary default style. Styles 2-5 are created and customized by you. See Edit System Data -- Quote Information for additional information. Queue Msgs Menu- Use this menu to select a Queue message to be reviewed or modified. The text in the menu is reference characters from the original subject of the saved messaged. Changing the subject will not alter these reference characters. Save - Select this menu option to save the current message. The message may be edited/deleted at anytime before the actual mail session. Delete Queue Msg - Select this menu option to delete the current Queue message. Once a message has been deleted it can not be recovered. Quote - Select this menu option to format any text on the clipboard into a quote form. Holding down the Option Key while selecting this menu option allows you to customize how you want your quoted material to look like. You can also save that style as a default. Archive Menu - This menu is used to select 1 of 6 archive methods as well as a default method for the active echomail area. A default archive setting can also be set as well as archiving an entire range of messages. Archive Set - This menu option is used to set a default archive style for the effected area. Once this is set just clicking on the ARCH button or selecting the Archive Menu will cause CP to archive the message using the pre-selected style. Archive Range - This menu option is used to archive a sequential range of messages. If filters are available (CP 64, BINHEX...) they can be used to filter a message of unwanted key words, letters, or phrases. Archive (using Default) - This menu option is used to archive the active message using the pre-selected archive style (that was set via the Archive Set Menu option). Quick (IW) Print - This menu option is used to archive the active message by sending it out the active serial port to an Imagewriter printer. NOTE: This is a quick core dump of the message. You must have an Imagewriter connected the serial port the message is directed to. Otherwise, the system may crash. This method is hardware dependent. Normal (PD) Print - This menu option is used to archive the active message by routing it through the selected Printer Driver (under the Chooser). Master File Archive - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a MASTER.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to this file. Specific File Archive - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a XXXXX.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. (XXXXX. is the area name). Special Archive - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a special text file, using a filename of your choice. Append Archive - This menu is used archive the active message to an existing text file by appending it the end of the file, selected from the SFPut dialog box. Header - Addressee, From, Subject, and Node information can be changed by selecting this menu option. Import Text - Select this menu option to import a text file into a queue message. If the selected text file is to large it will be broken into several posts. Spell Checker - NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME Signatures... - Select one of these sub-menu options to insert a default signature (Style) at the current cursor location. Signatures are located in STR#125 and can be modified using ResEdit 2.1 or later. Type Styles - Allows you to select specific Font, Size and Style information for the Post Window. Post Window ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... M.Attr - Use this drop down menu to select attributes for the selected message. NOTE: not all fido- based systems support these attribute bits. Note: in CP 2.3 if you select the private bit for a message in a non EMAIL area then CP will set that bit. However the message will still be directed to the echo area that it was originally saved to. CP 2.3 no longer forces private bit to EMAIL. Net ID - Click here to insert an UUCP address for the selected user, if it is present. The address will be pulled from the Address Book. If no address is present then this feature has no effect. Save - Click on this button to save the current message. The message may be edited/deleted at anytime before the actual mail session. Delete - Click on this button to delete the current Queue message. Once a message has been deleted it can not be recovered. (only on 12+ inch monitors) Quote - Select this button to format any text on the clipboard into a quote form. Holding down the Option Key while selecting this button allows you to customize how you want your quoted material to look like. You can also save that style as a default. ARCH - Click on this button to archive the message using the default archive setting. Holding down the Option key while and clicking on this button will display a drop down menu. From this menu a number or alternate message archive styles can be selected. Quick - This menu option is used to archive the active message by sending it out the active serial port to an Imagewriter printer. NOTE: This is a quick core dump of the message. You must have an Imagewriter connected the serial port that the message is directed to. Otherwise, the system may crash. This method is hardware dependent. Normal - This menu option is used to archive the active message by routing it through the selected Printer Driver (under the Chooser). Master - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a MASTER.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. Area - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a XXXXX.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. (XXXXX. is the area name). Special... - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a special text file, using a filename of your choice. Append... - This menu is used archive the active message to an existing text file by appending it the end of the file, selected from the SFPut dialog box. Header - Addressee, From, Subject, and Node information can be changed by clicking on this button. Import Text - Click on this button to import a text file into a queue message. If the selected text file is to large it will be broken into several posts. Spell - NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME (only on 12+ inch monitors) Sign... - Click on this button to insert a default signature (Style #1) at the current cursor location. Signatures are located in STR#125 and can be modified using ResEdit 2.1 or later. (only on 12+ inch monitors) Read Menu ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Read Flag - The Read (check) Menu is used to indicate if a message has been previously read. If the box is unchecked then the message is a first time read. If it is checked then the message has been read at a previous time. IF the mark at read option is ON then this will always be checked. Delete Flag - The Delete (check) Menu is used to mark message for purging during the next cleanup operation. If the menu is checked then the message will be deleted during the next cleanup cycle. The Delete Flag overrides any limit settings imposed on the effected area. However, the Marked Flag has precedence over the this flag. Marked Flag - The Marked (check) Menu is used to mark a message as special (NEVER DELETE). If the box is checked then the message will never be delete from the message base. Even the delete flag steps down to this flag. If you do no longer have a reason to keep a marked message around, just un- check the box and it will be purged during the next cleanup operation. Replied Flag - The Replied (check) Menu is used to mark messages that you have replied to. First.. - This menu selection can be used to move to the first message in the active message base. Holding down the Option key while selecting this menu option will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Previous.. - This menu selection can be used to move one message in the reverse <--- direction. Holding down the Option key while selecting this menu option will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Next.. - This menu selection can be used to move one message in the forward direction --->. Holding down the Option key while selecting this menu option will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Last.. - This menu selection can be used to move to the last message in the active message base. Holding down the Option key while selecting this menu option will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Previous Message Area - Selecting this menu option will move to the previous message area. Next Message Area - Selecting this menu option will move to the next message area. Post.. - Select this menu option to open the 'Post Header Dialog'. (This is for a new posts.) This is where you enter/select Addressee:, From:, Subject:, prior to the message body. Holding down the Option key will take the person in the From: field and will add him to your 'Address Book'. This will not work if you are in E_Mail or you have Include Seen-By/Paths turned on. Freq.. - File Request - This menu option is used to perform file requests (FREQ's). A FREQ is a request to another system to automatically send a file to your system if it is available. CP allows for both Fido and Internet file requests. Find.. - Select this menu option to open the 'Find' dialog box. In the 'Find' dialog box you can enter a text string you wish to locate in the body of the message. Holding down the Option key will repeat the search; using the last text string entered. (This type of 'Find' only works in the active area). Archive Menu - This menu is used to select 1 of 6 archive methods as well as a default method for the active echomail area. A default archive setting can also be set as well as archiving an entire range of messages. Archive Set - This menu option is used to set a default archive style for the effected area. Once this is set just clicking on the ARCH button or selecting the Archive Menu will cause CP to archive the message using the pre-selected style. Archive Range - This menu option is used to archive a sequential range of messages. If filters are available (CP 64, BINHEX...) they can be used to filter a message of unwanted key words, letters, or phrases. Archive (using Default) - This menu option is used to archive the active message using the pre-selected archive style (that was set via the Archive Set Menu option). Quick (IW) Print - This menu option is used to archive the active message by sending it out the active serial port to an Imagewriter printer. NOTE: This is a quick core dump of the message. You must have an Imagewriter connected the serial port the message is directed to. Otherwise, the system may crash. This method is hardware dependent. Normal (PD) Print - This menu option is used to archive the active message by routing it through the selected Printer Driver (under the Chooser). Master File Archive - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a MASTER.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. Specific File Archive - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a XXXXX.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. (XXXXX. is the area name). Special Archive - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a special text file, using a filename of your choice. Append Archive - This menu is used archive the active message to an existing text file by appending it the end of the file, selected from the SFPut dialog box. Reply.. - This menu selection is used to reply to the current message. Addressee, From, Subject, and Node information is copied for you. Any text selected in the read window will be copied for later (auto) quoting. Holding down the Shift Key while selecting this menu option will cause CP to skip the header dialog box. Holding down the option key will make the recipient of the message the addressee of the message. Holding down the Command Key will force any postmarks not to be included in the quote. Key... - This menu option is used to set message search criteria, used when the NEXT, PREV, LAST, FIRST menu options are selected. o All - will cause CP to include all messages in the search. o Unread - will cause CP to include only unread messages in the search. o To: XXXXXXXX -will cause CP to display only those messages that match the text in the To: field. o From: XXXXXXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that match the text in the From: field. o Subject: XXXXXXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that match the text in the subject: field. o Date: XX/XX/XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that fall within the dates specified. o Priority - will cause CP to display only messages marked as priority. See priority import filters for more information. o None - use no key search information. o Global - Check this to have CP search ALL message areas using the selected key criteria. o Remember Last Msg - This will cause CP to remember the last message read in each area during a global search. o Mark as Read - This will cause CP to mark a message as read during global searches. o Begin at Last Msg Read - will cause CP to being its search using the last message read in each area, during global searches. Sort Messages... - This option allows you to select various sorting methods by which you can sort the current message base. Sort s include: To, From, Subject, Date. Once a message area is sorted, the sort can not be undone. Read Message Window ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Read Flag - The Read (check) box indicates if a message has already been read. If the box is un- checked then the message is being read for the first time. If the box is checked then the message was already read at an earlier date. If the mark at read option is ON then this box will always be checked. Delete Flag - The Delete (check) box is used to mark a message for purging during the next cleanup operation. If the box is checked then the message will be deleted during the next cleanup cycle. The Delete Flag overrides any limit settings imposed on the area. However, the Marked Flag has precedence over the this flag. Marked Flag - The Marked (check) box is used to mark a message as special (NEVER DELETE). If the box is checked then the message will never be delete from the effected message base. Even the delete flag steps down to this flag. If you no longer have a reason to keep a marked message around, just un-check the box and it will be purged during the next cleanup operation. Replied Flag - The Replied (check) box is used to mark messages that you have replied to at some time in the past. First.. - This button can be used to move to the first message in the active message base. Holding down the Option key while clicking on this button will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Prev.. - This button can be used to move one message in the reverse <--- direction. Holding down the Option key while clicking on this button will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Next.. - This button can be used to move one message in the forward direction --->. Holding down the Option key while clicking on this button will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Last.. - This button can be used to move to the last message in the active message base. Holding down the Option key while clicking on this button will open the 'Message Areas List' window. If the 'Message Area List' is already open, but in the background, it is made the active window. Area + -- Clicking on this button will advance you to the next message area. (12+ Monitors Only) Area - -- Clicking on this button will advance you to the previous message area. (12+ Monitors Only) Post.. - Click on this button to open the 'Post Header Dialog'. (This is for a new post.) This is where you enter/select Addressee:, From:, Subject:, prior to the message body. Holding down the Option key will take the person in the From: field and will add him to your 'Address Book'. This will not work if you are in E_Mail or you have Include Seen-By/Paths turned on. Freq - Click on this button to perform a file request (FREQ's) operation. A FREQ is a request to another system to automatically send a file to your system if it is available. CP allows for both Fido and Internet file requests. Find.. - Click on this button to open the 'Find' dialog box. In the 'Find' dialog box you can enter a text string you wish to locate in the body of the message. Holding down the Option key, while you click on the button, will repeat the search, using the last text string you entered. (This type of 'Find' only works for the Local Area ONLY). ARCH - Click on this button to archive the message using the default archive setting. Holding down the Option key while and clicking on this button will display a drop down menu. From this menu a number or alternate message archive styles can be selected. Quick - This menu option is used to archive the active message by sending it out the active serial port to an Imagewriter printer. NOTE: This is a quick core dump of the message. You must have an Imagewriter connected the serial port that the message is directed to. Otherwise, the system may crash. This method is hardware dependent. Normal - This menu option is used to archive the active message by routing it through the selected Printer Driver (under the Chooser). Master - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a MASTER.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. Area - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a XXXXX.Archive text file, located in the Archive Folder. The message is appended to the this file. (XXXXX. is the area name). Special... - This menu option is used to archive the active message to a special text file, using a filename of your choice. Append... - This menu is used archive the active message to an existing text file by appending it the end of the file, selected for the SFPut dialog box. Reply.. - Click on this button to reply to the current message. Addressee, From, Subject, and Node information are copied for you. Any text selected in the read window will be copied for later (auto) quoting. Holding down the Shift Key while clicking on this button will cause CP to skip the header dialog box. Holding down the option key will make the recipient of the message the addressee of the message. Holding down the command key will cause CP not to include any postmarks in the quote. Key... - Click on this button to set message search criteria, used when the NEXT, PREV, LAST, FIRST menu options are selected. o All - Will cause CP to include all messages in the search. o Unread - will cause CP to include only unread messages in the search. o To: XXXXXXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that match the text in the To: field. o From: XXXXXXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that match the text in the From: field. o Subject: XXXXXXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that match the text in the subject: field. o Date: XX/XX/XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX - will cause CP to display only those messages that fall within the dates specified. o Priority - will cause CP to display only messages marked as priority. See priority import filters for more information. o None - use no key search information. o Global - Check this to have CP search ALL message areas using the selected key criteria. o Remember Last Msg - This will cause CP to remember the last message read in each area during a global search. o Mark as Read - This will cause CP to mark a message as read during global searches. o Begin at Last Msg Read - will cause CP to being its search using the last message read in each area, during global searches. 'Cleanup Menu Option' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Cleanup Menu Selection - This menu option is used to clean up all or a selected group of message areas. Cleanup will use the section limits information you entered for each section in the Area Editor. Old messages will be deleted and archived during this process. When this option is selected, all areas are displayed according to their cleanup chk default setting, under the Message Editor, for each area. To display the dialog box with all areas checked, hold down the Command key as the menu is selected. To by-pass the list of areas altogether, hold down the Option key as the menu is selected. Check the areas to be included in the cleanup process and click on the Cleanup Button. CP will display a status window in the upper left of the screen, detailing its progress. CP is multifinder and System 7 aware, so it can be placed in the background and other programs can be brought to the foreground for use while the cleanup process is taking place. (The same is true on Imports - CP will import while in the background.) 'Selective Message Delete' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Selective Message Delete - This menu option is used to mark specific messages for deletion. Selected Area - select this option to target messages only in the selected area in the drop-down menu [only]. All - select this option to target messages in all areas currently available on the system. To - Check this box to search for a match (text in the Text: field) in the To: field. From - Check this box to search for a match (text in the Text: field) in the From: field. Subject - Check this box to search for a match (text in the Text: field) in the Subject: field. Body - Check this box to search for a match (text in the Text: field) in the Body: of all messages. Date - Check this box and fill in the range of Dates to be deleted (01-01-1992, 02-01-1992) Range - Check this box and fill in a range of message numbers to be deleted (45, 60 ) Text - This edit field is the string of characters to search for (in the To:, From:, Subject: or Body: fields) Area Menu - This drop-down menu is used to select individual areas to search. Note: Make sure the Selected Area is also checked or CP will search all areas. Done Button - When done searching and marking messages for deletion, click on this button. Delete Button - When the search Text has been entered and the target fields identified, then click on this button. CP will start to search all affected areas and mark any messages that match the selected criteria for deletion during the next cleanup process. Cleanup Button - Click on this button to perform a quick cleanup of the affected areas. 'Area Fix' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... AreaFix - This menu option is used to perform AreaFix requests. AreaFix requests are special messages directed to a boss which request that certain echo areas be added and/or deleted. (Note: some systems do not support AreaFix requests). Boss Menu - Use this drop-down menu to select the Boss System to which this AreaFix request should be directed. Area Name: (Add Areas) - these three boxes are used to enter area names that are to be added to the message areas already being received. (Note: Just because an area is listed does not mean a Boss system carriers it or has access to it). Enter the name of the echo exactly as it appears in the Echo List into one of the three boxes. Area Name (Delete Areas) - these three boxes are used to enter area names that are to be deleted from the message areas already being received. Enter the name of the echo exactly as it appears in the echo list into one of the three boxes. Note: Up to three areas can be added and up to three areas can be deleted during a single AreaFix request. If more are required, then additional AreaFix requests will need to be performed. AreaFix -L -Q - this option will instruct COUNTERPoint to setup a request for the boss system to send a complete list of all echoes currently being received by your system. It also instructs the Boss system to send a text file detailing all echo areas that are currently available. Password - this edit field is used to enter the AreaFix password, if one is required by the Boss system. Net/Node - this is the Net/Node address of the boss system to which this AreaFix is to be directed. Selecting a boss from the drop-down menu will automatically fill in this address. Save - This button will format and save the AreaFix requests in the form of an outbound message. You can view and edit this message by selecting it via the Edit Queue Messages Menu. Cancel - This button will terminate the AreaFix request. 'File Request' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... File Request - This menu option is used to perform file requests (FREQ's). A FREQ is a request to another system to automatically send a file to your system if it is available. CP allows for both Fido and Internet file requests. Boss Menu - Use this drop-down menu to select the Boss System to which this file request should be directed. File Names - use these three edit fields to enter the names of the files to be FREQ'ed. CP can handle up to three files per request. Note: Some systems do not support file requests. Others limit the number of requests, per day or month. If the name of a file is provided in a message, just highlight that name and select the File Request menu option and the name will automatically be inserted in the first File Name field. Remember to select the boss to which the request is directed. Password - This edit field is used to enter a password which some systems require when file FREQ'ing. Node - this edit field is the net/node address of the boss from which the file is being requested. Note: Selecting a Boss from the drop-down menu will automatically insert the password and node if they are available. Log Request - check this box to have CP record the files being requested to a 'File Request Log' TEXT file in the 'CP Stuff' folder. Internet FREQ - check this box if a request is being directed to an Internet system. CP will automatically use the information you supplied under the Edit -> Edit System Data -> UUCP Info menu option to format the request using Internet requirements. Note: Most Fido Boss systems, unless they are also an Internet gateway, do not support this feature. Save - This button will format and save the file requests in the form of an outbound message. You can view and edit this message by selecting it from the Edit Queue Messages Menu. In a Fidonet file request, an additional .REQ file is created for transmission to the boss system. Cancel - This button will terminate a FREQ request. 'File Attach' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... File Attach - this menu is used to select files that are to be sent to another system during the next successful connection. Boss Menu - use this drop-down menu to select the boss system to which the selected file will be sent. (Don't forget to select the proper boss). Double click on the file or files to be attached to the selected boss. When done, click on the Done button. CP will build all the necessary files (for Copernicus/Tabby this is the SendFiles.bbs file and for Macwoof this is the .CLO file). 'Call Remote System' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Call Remote System - this menu option is used to start a mail session with a boss or multiple bosses. Boss Menu - use this drop-down menu to select the boss system to be called. Phone - this edit field contains the phone number of the boss system to call. Password - this edit field contains the password (if any) required to establish a mail session Zone - this edit field contains the zone number in which the boss is located Net - this edit field contains the net number of the boss system Node - this edit field contains the node number of the boss system Private Point - this edit field contains the private Node number issued by the boss Point - this edit field contains the point number of this calling system, issued by the boss. End Time - this edit field contains the time at which dialing should stop and control be returned to CP. Note: this only works for Copernicus/Tabby module users. CP defaults to 1 hour. Skip Queue Msgs - checking this box will instruct CP to by-pass all queue messages. That is, none of the queue messages will be placed in packets during this mail session. They will remain in the CP database until the next Call Remote System is performed. Multi-Boss Call - check this box to gang dial several boss systems. Note: This only works with Copernicus/Tabby modules. Note: Never leave system unattended when calling long distance. Checking this box will bring up a list of all boss systems in the database. Check up to four boss systems to gang dial. Node Lookup - If access to a node list is possible, a CP Nodelist file can be created and maintained via the Edit -> Edit System Data -> Build CP Nodelist menu option. If this feature is available and this button is clicked, then the Zone:Net/Node number supplied in the edit fields will be compared against the master CP Nodelist database and a matching phone number will be inserted into the phone number edit field for you. If you know the net/node address but do not know the phone number this is a quick way to acquire that phone number. Note: Not all systems are listed in a Nodelist and some contain unpublished numbers. Call - Click this button to start a mail session. If running Copernicus/Tabby modules, CP will build a launch.next file and pass control to the first application. If running Macwoof or TomCat, CP will pass control directly to those applications. You, in turn, must initiate a mail session from those controlling application. Cancel - This button will terminate a Call request. 'Import Messages' Import Messages - This menu option is used to import new messages from raw .pkt files. CP will automatically scan the 'CP Stuff' folder and folder supplied in the PKT path for any new .pkt files. Note: CP will only import messages from files ending in .PKT. If packets are found, CP will display a status window in the upper left of the screen and proceed to import the messages. CP is multifinder and System 7 aware, so it can be placed in the background and other programs can be brought to the foreground for use while an import process is taking place. (the same is true on Cleanup - CP will cleanup while in the background). Note: if AutoImport is checked in the Edit -> Edit System Data -> System Flags dialog box, then CP will automatically scan for new .pkts and import during a cold startup. Note: CP is not mfEvent aware. So sub-launching will not cause CP to auto-import new packets at the end of a session. You will need to select Import messages from the Utility Menu. 'Auto Pilot' AutoPilot - this menu option is used to enable and disable the AutoPilot feature. Note: if AutoPilot is checked in the Edit -> Edit System Primary Data -> System Flags dialog box, then this feature is automatically enabled when CP launches. Holding down the option key and selecting this menu option while AutoPilot is enabled will allow the times to be shortened or extended by providing a dialog box in which you can enter the number of minutes to decrease or lengthen the time to the next AutoEvent. (-900 to 900 values are acceptable). ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Quote Information ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Custom Quote Headers This menu option allows COUNTERPoint users to customize up to 4 different Quote Header lines. A Quote Header is a line of text that gives reference information about a quoted message such as Author, Recipient, Date, Time, Subject, Node, and Echo Area. Example of a Quote Header: Chris Zazzara writes in a message on 27 Mar 92 to Mike Lininger in CPOINT: CZ> ... Up to 4 different custom quote headers can be designed by the user. COUNTERPoint provides a simple scripting language for creating these one-of-a-kind custom quote headers. The scripting rules are very simple and easy to use. In the following examples ^x (where x is one of the seven variable markers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, N and E) represents variable information. The purpose of these variable markers is to instruct COUNTERPoint on where to insert the variable information. Variables markers that are available to COUNTERPoint include the following (as of CP 2.3): Variables - Contents of the Variables | ^5 = Message Header fromUser ^6 = Message Header toUser ^7 = Message Header Subject ^8 = Message Header Post Date ^9 = Message Header Post Time ^N = User Net/Node/Point (this will not work if import seen-bys and kludge lines is on) ^E = Current Echo Area By inserting these variable marker into normal text, COUNTERPoint users can customize Quote Headers, resulting in almost unlimited variations. For a quick cheat sheet on variable markers available click on the CONF icon in the top left of the dialog box. Example: (lets take the sample QH from above) Chris Zazzara writes in a message on 27 Mar 92 to Mike Lininger in CPOINT: This is how the script for the above quote header is constructed. ^5 writes in a message on ^8 to ^6 in ^E: When actual text is quoted from a message using the above format COUNTERPoint will insert the proper variable contents in place of the ^x variable markers. Another Example: Mike Lininger writes about COUNTERPoint 2.0 in a message to Chris Zazzara. ^5 writes about ^7 in a message to ^6. The four edit fields located directly under the Quote Style 2: 3: 4: 5: labels are used to enter the header scripts. Note: If a Quote Header Script exceeds 79 characters when the actual variable values are inserted the line will automatically warp with a soft (CR). In addition to creating the Quote Header scripts, COUNTERPoint provides the ability to label these scripts (this is how they are identified in the Post Menu). Any useful description can be entered into the four edit fields to the right of Quote Style 2: 3: 4: 5: labels. Only ALPHA and NUMBERIC characters including a SPACE should be used to identify a QH label. COUNTERPoint provides a total of 6 quoting styles. Style #1 is Initials only (no quote header) Style #2 - #5 are Custom Quote Header Styles, with Initials for the body of the text. Style # 6 is a standard (non-fancy CP quoting style) Use Default Style (1-6): edit field to enter which of the 6 styles should be used as a default. Note: Even though a default is selected it can be overruled and/or changed before the actual quoting takes place. Holding down the Option Key while selecting the Quote Button or Quote Menu Selection allows you to further customize how you want your quoted material to look like. You can also save that style as a default. Quote Pre - This allows you to set a custom leading character combo. Ex: ... ML> Quote Initials - This is the initials that will quote... Example ML Quote Post - This is the trailing marking character Example: ML> Use CP Style - this instructs CP to condense and re-format the text to be quoted. If this option is left unchecked then CP will quote AS IS, no re-formatting is performed. Save As Default - this instructs CP to remember the above settings and use them from that point on. Or until a new setting is saved. System Path Locations ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Common/Tabby f - This is the pathname to the 'Common Folder' Folder or the 'Tabby' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the Common/Tabby f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into either the 'Common Folder' Folder or the 'Tabby' Folder (depending on the modules being used) and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':' Default is :Common Folder: Gateway f - This is the pathname to the 'Gateway' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the Gateway f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the 'Gateway' Folder and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':' Default is :Gateway: CP Stuff f - This is the pathname to the 'CP Stuff' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the CP Stuff f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the 'CP Stuff' Folder and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':' Default is :CP Stuff: Mail f - This is the pathname to the 'Mail' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the Mail f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the 'Mail' Folder and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':'. Default is :Mail: UBA f - This is the pathname to the 'UBA' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the UBA f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the 'UBA' Folder and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':'. Default is :UBA: UBA stands for User-Boss-Area. PKT's f - This is the pathname to the 'PKT's' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the PKT's f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the folder where PKT's will be located once the extractor is finished (Usually this is the 'Gateway' Folder) and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':'. Default is :Gateway: CP 2.3 requires that this be set to your :GATEWAY: folder or the folder where raw .pkt are extracted to. Archive f - This is the pathname to the 'Archive' Folder. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the Archive f Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the 'Archive' Folder and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':'. Default is :Archive: Home Path - This is the pathname to the folder where COUNTERPoint is located. To change this path, either type in the full or partial path, or click on the HomePath Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Navigate into the Folder where the COUNTERPoint application is located and click on the Select Button. Note: This path has to end in a Colon ':'. Default is ':' 1st Launch - This is the name of the application that COUNTERPoint is to launch first when a mail session is to take place. Usually this is ArcMail Compress. However, MacWoof users will want to make this :Gateway:MacWoof. (See MacWoof Setup Document) To change this application name, either type in the name or click on the 1st Launch Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Find the application and click on the Select Button. Note: Default is 'Arcmail Compress'. Home Application - This is the name of your COUNTERPoint Application. To change this application name, either type in the name or click on the Home Application Button - which will bring up a SFGet Dialog Box. Find the COUNTERPoint application and click on the Select Button. Note: Default is 'COUNTERPoint'. Tabby Radio Button - Check this box if TabbyNet modules are being used. (See Copernicus/Tabby Appendix) Cope Radio Button - Check this box if Copernicus modules are being used. (See Copernicus/Tabby Appendix) MacWoof Radio Button - Check this box if Macwoof is being used as the mailer. Also be sure to set the Common/Tabby f Folder location if AME (ArcMail Extract), AMC (ArcMail Compress) or UNZIP are also being used. (See MacWoof Appendix) Note: CP can be used with MacWoof, but the Sequence of operations can be intimidating. But it is possible to use CP with Macwoof 1.5.3 if you nerves are steady. Keyboard Icon Button - This will display the System information dialog box. (See System Information) Modem/Phone Icon Button - This will display the Modem information dialog box. (See Modem Information) Save Button - Will save the information in the current dialog box as new default information. Cancel Button - will revert to the old settings, as they were prior to entering this dialog box. F1 Mailer - check this box if you are using formula-1, in place of TabbyNet or call. CP will write call information directly to your F1-Pref File. System Information ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... System Name - This is the name by which this system will identify itself, when it connects to another system. Your Name - This is your name as you wish it to appear on the system. That is, outgoing messages will show this name in the "From" line, and any Netmail intended for you will reach you ONLY if the sender uses that name in his "To" line. That is, if you use "Mike Lininger" for "Your Name", you will not receive Netmail addressed to "Michael Lininger". Origin Line - This is the global origin line. This origin line will be used if CP fails to find an origin line using one of the other CP origin styles. The others include: Custom Area, 'CP Origin Lines' File. 'CP Origin Lines' File is located in the 'CP Stuff' folder and contains an unlimited number of possible origin lines. There is a 3000 line file available to get you started (available on some BBS systems). You can even select text from a message and save it to this file for potential use as a new random origin line in future outbound messages. See 'Make Origin Line' menu section under the Read menu for more information. This is a TEXT file and can be edited with any word processor. CP uses the following Priority levels when dealing with origin lines. 1. CP looks for a custom origin line for the area in which the message was posted. 2. If no custom origin line is found, then CP looks for the 'CP Origin Lines' file. 3. If no 'CP Origin Lines' is found, then the Default (Global) origin line will be used. Events - This is a list of applications (following the Tabby Launch Next event Chain standard) that will be placed in the Launch.Next file and will be used by other applications in the event chain. Elements - This is the number of elements that will be displayed at one time in the subject window. CP defaults to 64. This should be used for Plus and SE systems. Faster systems can use the maximum value of 200. Save Button - Will save the information in the current dialog box as new default information. Cancel Button - will revert to the old settings, as they were prior to entering this dialog box. 'System Settings Primary' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Enable AutoPilot - will instruct COUNTERPoint to automatically setup the next available auto event when it launches or sub launches. This option is mainly for Copernicus or Tabby modules running unattended sessions. You can set up to 10 auto mail events. See Edit -> Edit System Data - > Auto Launch Times... Note: NEVER run unattended mail sessions when calling long distance. Enable AutoQuote - will cause COUNTERPoint to take a snapshot of any text selected in the 'Read Window' or currently on the clipboard and automatically format the text as quoted material. The newly formatted Quote will then automatically be placed in the new post window as it opens. Enable Automatic Import - will instruct COUNTERPoint to automatically scan the 'CP Stuff' Folder and PKT Path: for newly delivered packets and import any new messages that are located during the next CP launch. Import Call Log - will cause COUNTERPoint to import the last xxxK of the 'Call Log' during the next successful import process. Echo E_Mail 'From:' - will instruct COUNTERPoint to automatically echo all outgoing E_Mail (NetMail) messages directly to your EMail message database. Print 'Printer Port' - will cause COUNTERPoint to send all 'Quick Print' requests to the Printer Port. Otherwise, 'Quick Prints' will be directed through the Modem Port. Display "From:" First - will cause the 'From:' (information field) of a message to be displayed first. From: Adam Frix To: Mike Lininger Subject: COUNTERPoint 2.0 Use Vertical Icon Wnd - will instruct COUNTERPoint to use a 'Vertical' Icon Pallet. Skip Msg Save Alert - will bypass the 'Are you sure' save dialog box when you save an outgoing message. Otherwise, the 'Are you sure' save dialog box will appear when you attempt to save an outgoing message. Mark Msgs at Display - will cause messages to be 'Marked/Flagged' as they are displayed. Otherwise, they will be marked/Flagged as you move to the next message. Write Detail Log Info - will instruct COUNTERPoint to record detailed information to either the LOG or the TABBY LOG files. Enable Sound - will turn on the sound capabilities of COUNTERPoint. Sounds include: 'Startup Sounds' 'Face Icon User Sounds' 'System Alerts' 020/030/040 Delay - will effect the speed of the bottom scroll bar in the read window by inserting a 250ms delay between messages. Otherwise, you will advance through messages as fast as your processor will allow. Force Posts as E_Mail - will cause all new outbound posts be forced into E_Mail until you override the area default. If this option is not enabled then new outbound messages will be placed in the current or last active echo area. Disable Status Line - will cause COUNTERPoint not to update in real-time the status line in the ( 9 of 250 - 45) 'Read' and 'Post' windows. If you are running full 8-bit or 24-bit color, keyboard responses may slow down when this option is not enabled. Display Loading Info - will cause COUNTERPoint to display a status line in the lower part of the splash screen; detailing exactly what is being loaded. Display Import Date - will instruct COUNTERPoint to display the date that a message was imported, when messages are displayed in the 'Read' window. Subject: Laptops Created: Sat 01 Feb 92 Imported: Wed 05 Feb 92 .... body of message .... Disable Heavy Color - will cause COUNTERPoint to use the minimum amount of color (on color capable machines). Some messages may scroll slowly while being displayed on some 8-bit and 24-bit color systems; especially if COUNTERPoint is sharing CPU cycles with other applications. ShutDown after Import - will cause COUNTERPoint to automatically shut down the computer after a successful import. Note: this shutdown, is designed for the Mac II family only. A Plus, SE or Classic will display the shutdown box but will not terminate power. SubLaunch Applications - will instruct COUNTERPoint to sub-Launch the next application in the event chain. Note: This is true sub-Launching. CP will 'NOT' terminate itself, but will remain in memory so you can continue to read and post messages. MultiFinder (Tabby) - enable this if you are using Tabby, Copernicus or other modules that need to be notified that they are running under MF. This sets a flag in the Config file that makes Tabby and Copernicus modules aware that they are running under MultiFinder or System 7. PreBuild 'Boss' PKT's - will cause COUNTERPoint to generate SendMail.bbs files for every possible Boss found in the UBA Folder. If you are running Tabby or Copernicus modules, be sure to check this box. Reverse .pkt Import - this option will instruct COUNTERPoint to reverse the order in which .pkt's are imported (9..8..7...). Import 'Seenby' Lines - this option will have COUNTERPoint include SeenBy and Path lines when new messages are imported. Import 'Kludge' Lines - this option will cause COUNTERPoint to include all Kludge lines when new messages are imported. Filter hiASCII Chars - this option will instruct COUNTERPoint to filter all HiASCII characters imported and exported from the system. 'System Setting Secondary' ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Default CP Header On - this will instruct CP to enable the Header for automatic use in the Post Header Box. This is a TEXT file located in the CP Stuff folder that CP will insert into your text files when they are mailed. :CP Stuff:CP Header Default CP Header On - this will instruct CP to enable the Footer for automatic use in the Post Header Box. This is a TEXT file located in the CP Stuff folder that CP will insert into your text files when they are mailed. :CP Stuff:CP Footer Sort Using UPPER Case Only - this will instruct CP to sort all messages (when sort is selected) using UPPER CASE conversions only. If left unchecked then sorting based on actual text as it was imported. Echo Back All Messages - this will cause CP to echo all outmail back to your system. Some boss systems do not echo mail back. This is a way for CP users to keep a record of their outbound messages. Disable QWK auto ZIP - this is for QWK setup only. It will cause CP not to auto ZIP message.dat files into XXXXXX.REP files. This way other arc'ing methods my be used. Build PKT's without SEEN-BY's and PATH's - this will cause CP to build all echomail without any seenby or paths. Since you are operating as a point these are not 100% necessary. Check with your boss to see he/she can handle point messages like this. Quote with NO Initials - this will cause CP to override all quote options and quote a message with "> "'s only. Create MSGID: Kludge - this will instruct CP to create a MSGID: z:N/N.P@D xxxxxxxx kludge line used by most IBM based systems. Duplicate Cope© SEEN-BY's - this will cause CP to use SEEN-BY's and PATH's exactly as Cope@ does. Otherwise CP will condense these lines. Note 'Build PKT's without SEEN-BY's will override this option. Cope© Style: SEEN-BY: 200/20 20011/21 ^APATH: 200/20.21 CP Style: SEEN-BY: 200/20 ^APATH: 200/20 UnArc'er - this edit field contains the mail of the unarc'er utility that CP will run when you perform a 'Locate Orphan Bundles' menu selection. Type/Create - this edit field contains the type and creator for all TEXT based files created by CP. These include all ARCHIVE files. Format is TTTTCCCC. where TTTT - is the type TEXT and CCCC is the creator CPNT, EDIT, etc. This was provided so a user can double click on an archive file and have it launch the editor (of your choice) to view it with in place of launching CP. Sort Length - this edit field contains the length CP will use when sorting by subjects. This value can range from 1 to 72. Note: the larger the value the more memory will be required during the sort. Once the sort is complete memory is purged. S-Bar Delay - this edit field contains the delay to use in the horiz scroll bar of the read window. Note: This is hundreds of a seconds. So 250 would be 1/4 of a second and 1000 would be 1 Second. Valid range is 1 to 1000. Note: Only CI and above need to be concerned with this value - all other systems should set it to 1. A good range for CI's and above is 150. Log Size - this edit field contains the size in bytes to import, of the current log, after a successful import. Note: you have to have import log enabled in System Settings Primary dialog box for this value to be valid. Acceptable ranges are 1000 to 32000. Auto Open Windows CP can automatically open certain windows at startup. Check the windows you want open and supply the ECHO AREA name (like ECHOMAC) if you check the Specific Area box. Area - this is the Message Areas Selection Window Specific Area - this used with the name supplied in the Area Name edit field and will open that window Subject - this will open the subject window for the specific area if it can be opened. Cleanup - will cause CP to perform a global cleanup at startup. Area Name - this is the exact name of the echo area to be opened at startup. Modem Information ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... INIT String - This is the default INIT string used if a BOSS does not have a custom string attached to it. Note: This only works if the Copernicus - Call Application or the Tabby - TabbyNet Application is being used as the mailer. Call/Tabbynet/Formula-1 only. Reset, Dial, Hangup - These are additional modem strings related to your modem/mailer. Call/Tabbynet/Formula-1 only. Modem Type - This identifies the type of modem you are using. This is for use with future versions of TOMCAT and Storm mailers. Baud - Check the box that indicates the maximum baud rate that the modem attached to this system can handle. (300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200, 38400, 56800). Tone Dial - Check this box if a touch tone phone line is being used. This is only used with Copernicus/Tabbynet/F1 Modules. Modem Port - Check this box if communication is to be performed through the modem port. Otherwise, the printer port will be used. This is only used with Copernicus/Tabbynet/TomCat Modules MultiFinder - Check this box if running under MultiFinder or System 7. This is only used with Copernicus/Tabbynet Modules. Lock Port - Check this box if the baud rate should be locked on the local end. This is only used with Copernicus/Tabbynet/TomCat Modules. Save Button - Will save the information in the current dialog box as new default information. Cancel Button - will revert to the old settings, as they were prior to entering this dialog box. Import & Priority Filters ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Import Filters... Filters are a very fast and useful way to weed out unwanted messages. This menu option allows various import filters to be set, so that newly imported messages which match the filter criteria are by-passed. Up to 20 keyword filters can be applied to the To, From, Subject and Body of a message. For example: to filter all messages that contain a specific character combination (IBM) one would enter these characters into one of the empty text fields and check the Filter Flag (message elements) that are to be searched using all nonSmart keywords. These types of filters are known as global filters, as they apply to all filter flags. See Smart Filters for ways of targeting keywords with specific message elements. Aside from text filters, messages older than x days can be filtered. All messages filtered can be logged to a special Archive Log, and be viewed later. Filters are not case sensitive. All text is converted to uppercase before any comparison. Caution: Filtering text can be confusing, here is a basic rule to follow. To filter for a specific keyword be sure to include a space before and after the characters of the keyword. For example: If word go was being filtered and a space before and after the keyword were omitted then any occurrence of go; in this case a message containing the word GO, GOT, OREGON and so on would be filtered during the import process. This is because the go character combination was found to be part of another word. However, if a space was included before and after the keyword go then only messages containing the actual word "go" would be filtered. Smart Filters: This subset of filters gives the ability to target a specific keyword with a specific message element and to no other. These types of key words are preceded by two meta characters (meta characters are character combinations that have special meaning to CP). These identify special filters that can be targeted at specific message elements without effecting the global filtering criteria already setup. The following are meta characters (these are characters that have to precede a filter word or phrase which is to be used for comparison purposes). S,xxxxx B,xxxxx T,xxxxx F,xxxxx (S, B, T, F,) are the meta characters that identify which message element the key word or phrase (represented as xxxxxx) will be compared with. Note that commas MUST be used after the SBTF meta characters. For example, Let's assume that some general global filters are already set up and a new target specific filter using the word PICTURE filtered on the subject field only is to be set up. Enter the following into any empty edit field: S,PICTURE. CP will now compare the word PICTURE against the subject element of all newly imported messages. No other message elements will be compared, using this keyword, unless it is also duplicated as a global filter or with some other target specific filter. Note: For Smart Filters to take effect, the Smart Filter x,yyyy check box has to be enabled. If this box is not checked and meta characters have been entered CP will treat them as general purpose (Standard) filters. The fields that can be scanned for possible filtration include: To, From, Subject, Body and Date. Check all the Filter Flags to be included in the search. Checking the date box will also require a value from 1 to 500 (x) to be entered. If a message date is older than x days then that message is filtered. If the Activate Filter Log box is checked then COUNTERPoint will write all filtered messages to a special Filter Log (text) file found in the Archive Folder. If this Activate Filter Log box is left unchecked then all filtered messages are lost forever - no record of them, other than that they were filtered, is maintained. COUNTERPoint can also reset the Filter Log file every time a cleanup operation is done. If the Reset Log at Cleanup box is checked this file will be reset during the next cleanup session. If this box isn't checked and the Activate Filter Log box is checked, then the text file will grow and will need to be deleted by the operator. Unattended, the Filter Log can grow at a fast pace To: - if checked, this message field will be scanned for a filter match From: - if checked, this message field will be scanned for a filter match Subject: - if checked, this message field will be scanned for a filter match Body: - if checked, this message field will be scanned for a filter match Date: - if checked, the date will be scanned for messages older than x days Activate Filter Log - if checked, will log filter messages to a text file (Filter Log) Reset Log at Cleanup - if checked, will reset the Filter Log during the next cleanup operation. Save - This button will record the selections to disk. Cancel - This button will revert to the setting prior to entering this dialog box. If the 'Write Detail Log' option is checked under the System Settings dialog box, CP will provided a summary of all message filtered, as well as why each was filtered, to the LOG file in the Common Folder or Tabby Folders. Examples: S,AMIGA ----- This would compare against the Subject: element only T,JOHN DOE ----- This would compare against the To: element only IBM DOS DOS 5.0 ----- These two would be compared against all the message elements you have checked in the Filter Flags Check box area. Priority Filters... ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Priority Filters are a very fast and useful way to identify important must read messages. See key window for ways of reading priority messages. See Import Filters - as they operator the same way priority filters work, except messages are flagged as important rather than for non import. UUCP Information ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Wrap Length - This is the length that CP will use to force a hard <CR> into an outbound messages. UUCP/Wrap option has to been checked under the each area for this to become operational. This is mainly used to provide compliance for Internet outbound messages. UUCP Gate - This is the address of the Fidonet gateway, that you will passing your internet messages through. Example: 226/20 Freq Cmd - This is the default FREQ command used with file requesting via the internet. Default: $MACARCH GET 'To' Default - This is the default UUCP address for the site where request are directed to. Default: To: LISTSERV@ricevm1.rice.edu uucp MSG-ID uucp newsGroups uucp Reference uucp Organization uucp From These are post mark identifiers for internet messages Enable uucp Postmarks... - Check this option if you are receiving internet mail and you wish to use the uucp routing information in your quoted materials... Save Button - Will save the information is the current dialog box as new default information. Cancel Button - will revert to the old setting, as they were prior to enter this dialog box. 'CP Origin Lines' The 'CP Origin Lines' file is a collection of Origin Lines and can be download from some BBS systems. If you want COUNTERPoint 2.3 to pull Origin lines from this file on a random basis place it in your CP Stuff Folder... This is a TEXTfile and can be added to or edited by any word processor. See Add Origin Line Menu Option under the Read Menu to automatically add selected text to the CP Origin Lines file. Rules 1. CP looks for a Custom Origin line (from the area information) IF an origin line is found CP will be used ELSE 2. CP will look for a file called 'CP Origin Lines' in your 'CP Stuff' Folder IF this file is found CP will pick one of its origin lines at random ELSE 3. CP will use the default Origin line in your setup (under System Info dialog) Origin Lines must be 50 characters or less in length. CP will only use the first 300k worth of origin lines contained within the 'CP Origin Lines' file. Auto Launch Times ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... With COUNTERPoint 2.3, up to 10 different mail events can be programmed. These events have to be ordered in increasing values and entered in military time. None-used events should be left blank. The AutoPilot Check Box must be enabled under the System Settings dialog box for these times to become active and usable. Example: 0100 0200 0400 0500 0700 0800 1000 1100 1300 1400 1500 1600 1800 1900 2100 2200 2300 2359 Reset Button - This will null out all times currently listed. Save Button - Will save the information in the current dialog box as new default information. Cancel Button - will revert to the old settings, as they were prior to entering this dialog box. Default Fonts ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... Screen Font Info Font Name - This is the name of the font to be used as default in the read and post windows. Font Size - This is the size of the font to be used as default in the read and post windows. Font Style - This is a numeric sum value of combined styles to be used as default in the read and post windows. 'Style' 00 = Plain 01 = Bold 02 = Italic 04 = Underline 08 = Outline 16 = Shadow 64 = Extended Numbers may be added together for other effects, such as: 19 = Bold, Italic, Shadow Printer Font Info Font Name - This is the name of the font to be used as default when printing messages via print manager. Font Size - This is the size of the font to be used as default when printing messages via print manager. Font Style - This is a numeric sum value of combined styles to be used as default when printing messages via print manager. 'Style' 00 = Plain 01 = Bold 02 = Italic 04 = Underline 08 = Outline 16 = Shadow 64 = Extended Numbers may be added together for other effects, such as: 19 = Bold, Italic, Shadow Orphan Bundles ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... This menu option is used to select orphan bundles. Orphan Bundles are .arc'ed or zip'ed messages received from a boss. If Copernicus or Tabby Modules are being used, these bundles will automatically be uncompressed. If MacWoof or another mailer is being used, then this option must be used to select the bundles as they are received. Note: If you are using an extractor other than Arcmail Extract, then Extractor Appl name under System Settings Secondary will need to be modified, to reflect the name of the extractor being used. After CP launches the extractor and it has performed its task, select the Import Messages menu option. This will cause CP to import the messages that were just uncompressed. To cancel a locate orphan bundles process hold down the Command Key and click on the Process Button, in the SFGet Dialog Box. Orphan Packets ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... This menu option allows you to select individual raw .pkt files to import. Note: only files ending in .pkt will be judged as valid for import. Holding down the option key while clicking on a .pkt file will cause CP to scan the entire folder for all .pkt's. Note: CP automatically scans the CP Stuff folder and the location of the PKT's path (set via the Edit -> Edit System Data -> System Paths menu) during a manual or automatic import process. Orphan Packets option is used mainly for importing packets form folders unknown to CP. To cancel a locate orphan packets process hold down the Command Key and click on the Process Button, in the SFGet Dialog Box. Edit Queue Messages (Hierarchical Menu) ...Picture Here (SEE MS or MW document)... If outbound messages are waiting in the Queue, they will show up under this hierarchical menu (Edit -> Edit Queue Messages -> list of queue messages). Otherwise this menu option will be dimmed. To edit one of these messages before mailing, pull down this menu and select the message to view/edit. See Post Window for information on posting/editing an outbound Queue message. Registration This is an Evaluation Copy of COUNTERPoint 2.3. To run this Evaluation copy enter 9999 as the serial number, when you are asked to personalize it. It may be evaluated for 14 days. COUNTERPoint is NOT free. To register, and receive an official serial number for COUNTERPoint 2.3 send... $45.00 per copy to: Lininger Technology 385 Bowling Green Place Gahanna, Ohio 43230 __1__ x $45.00 (per copy) _____ x $10.00 Printed/Bounded Manual (per manual) Shipping/Handling........ __√__ x $3.00 (Second Day USMail) _____ x $1.50 (First Class USMail) _FREE x $0.00 (Third Class Mail) _____ x $15.00 non-North American residents -------------------------------------- $ __48.00__ Total Send To: Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Appendix A ** Using MacWoof 1.5.3 with COUNTERPoint 2.3 ** COUNTERPoint and Macwoof are not ideal working companions, but with a little effort and rock steady nerves it can be done. 1. Place Macwoof 1.5.3 in your Gateway folder. 2. Configure Macwoof with your boss info. Make sure you check 'disable automatic deARCing' 3. Launch COUNTERPoint 2.3 - Hold down the mouse button. 4. At the System Paths dialog box: • Click on the MacWoof radio button • If you are also using tabby modules, to supplement macWoof© then change the :Common Folder: to :Tabby: • Change '1st Launch' from Arcmail Extract to :Gateway:MacWoof • Make the '.PKT path', point to your Gateway folder (:Gateway:). • Click on the Keyboard Icon - at the system info dialog box • Change Events: to COUNTERPoint • Click on 'Save' Button (System Info Dialog) • Click on 'Save' Button (System Paths Dialog) 5. When you perform a Call Boss CP will launch macWoof© in your 'gateway' folder. From there you can load the boss to call and start MacWoof© dialing. At this point, under MF you can send woof to the background and continue to read and post new messages with COUNTERPoint 2.1. 6. Once woof has successfully connected and transferred and received its mail bundles perform a locate orphan bundles from within CP. Double click on all newly delivered mail bundles and click on process. CP will then launch AME or ZIP Extract, which ever you have listed in STR 836. When AME or ZIP Extract are complete do an Import messages. Not as automatic as Cope/Tabby/Formula, but it works... Words of CAUTION! 1. macWoof© 1.5.3 and COUNTERPoint 2.3 will not handle multi-boss support. COUNTERPoint will generate all the necessary .PKT files, but Woof will turn around and import all outbound .PKT's for the other boss systems once it has successfully made a connection with a boss. Net result is all outbound mail for the other boss systems will be imported by woof. A way around this is to drag copy all .pkts except the ones destined for the boss being called out of the gateway folder. Then once you have connected to that boss drag one of the other .PKT's back in and call that boss. 2. Some Front Door systems place all NETMAIL into PKT's which are transmitter first during a mail session. Macwoof will intercept these .pkts before CP can get to them and will import them into MacWoof's NETMAIL area. Therefore, if you are using Woof as the mailer inbound netmail may be delivered into woof not CP. Most Binkley systems include the NETMAIL within the arc'ed or zip'ed bundles. This all depends on how your boss has his/her end setup. Appendix B *** See Copernicus Manual for additional Setup Information *** CALL 2.1 from the Cope package, will not work unless a file called 'Scribe' is located at the same level as itself. CP 2.3, when in Cope configuration mode, will generate this file if it is not already present. Appendix C *** See TabbyNet Manual for additional Setup Information *** Note: Be sure to compile a Tabby Node file using the node compiler application provided with Tabbynet. If this file (Tabby Nodes) is not in your tabby folder Tabbynet will not call it. Appendix D *** See WhiteMailer Manual for additional Setup Information *** Appendix E *** CP 2.3/QWK Setup *** COUNTERPoint works with SOME QWK mailers: QWK Mailers tested include MQWK, and Maximus. The following is a default setup if QWK Mailers that should be used with COUNTERPoint 2.3. These are 10 variables are under the Systems Paths... dialog editor or hold down mouse button at launch. System Paths (Dialog) Common ƒ - :Common Folder: Gateway ƒ - :Gateway: CP Stuff ƒ - :CP Stuff: Mail ƒ - :Mail: UBA ƒ - UBA: PKT's ƒ - :Gateway: Archive ƒ - :Archive: Home Path - : 1st Launch - White Knight (or LHarc 2.0 application if not use CP PKZip'ing) Home Appl - COUNTERPoint • QWK© - Make sure the QWK Radio Button has a bullet • in it. System Info (Dialog) The events variable is located under the System Info... dialog editor or click on the keyboard icon inthe Systems Paths... dialog editor. System Name: - this is an 8 Character ID for the BBS you are calling. CP will extract this from the CONTROL.DAT file supplied with the .QWK Packets or ask your Sysop for the name. Events: - COUNTERPoint To upload/Download messages. 1. Click on the Phone Icon, in the Icon Pallet or select Call Boss from the Utility Menu. 2. IF you use CP internal PKZip'ing feature... CP will handle everything for you and build the .REP file ready to send and will launch the specified terminal application. ELSE CP will automatically launch the LHarc 2.00 application (this is the application name supplied in the 1st Launch edit field [above]). This utility is necessary to get your message prepared for uploading. Using the LHarc 2.0 application. Locate the file in your :Gateway: folder that ends with a XXXXXXXX.MSG. Compress this file using LHarc (See below for LZH settings). Call the compressed file XXXXXXXX.REP (XXXXXXXX is the BBS Name from the CONTROL.DAT file or supplied by your sysop). Launch your Terminal program (WhiteKnight, Microphone II, ZTerm.....) 3. Disable the Send with MacBinary II feature. You want to send using Binary only. 4. Call your Sysop and upload the XXXXXXX.REP file via the QWK mail door. 5. Download any new .QWK mail waiting for you 6. Use UnZip/AME/LHarc 2.00 to uncompress the new .QWK files. Be sure to place files in your :Gateway: folder. CP only uses the following files .MSG and .DAT. 7. Delete any old .MSG and .REP files you just uploaded to the BBS. 8. Launch CP. (if auto-import is turned on CP will import the messages, otherwise select Import Messages from the Utility Menu. CP will export new mail to an .MSG storage file. It will then look for an existing .REP file. If this file is not found then all messages in the .MSG storage file are PKZip'ed into an .REP file and the .MSG file is deleted. If an .REP already exists will no nothing, but will retain the .MSG file until a new .REP file can be built. SO REMEMBER after you upload the current .REP be sure to delete it so CP can build a new one with pending outbound messages (in the .MSG file). Index NOTE These Index page Refereces are not CORRECT SEE MW DOCUMENT... This was a TEXT Export 020/030/040 Delay 56 1st Launch 6, 51 ^5 47 ^6 47 ^7 47 ^8 47 ^9 47 Action of the Icon Buttons 20 Activate Filter Log 65 All 29, 33, 35 Append Archive 23, 29 Append. 33 Append... 17, 26 Appendix A 77 Appendix B 78 Appendix C 79 Appendix D 80 Appendix E 81 Apply Filters 16 ARCH 25, 32 Arch Default (Drop Down Menu) 17 Archive 29 Archive (using Default) 23 Archive f 51 Archive Menu 23, 28 Archive On 16 Archive Range 23, 28 Archive Set 23, 28 Archive Size 16 Area 26, 32, 60 Area (Drop Down Menu) 17 Area + 32 Area - 17, 32 Area Fix 37 Area Menu 36 Area Name 15, 37, 60 Area Name (Delete Areas) 37 AreaFix 37 AreaFix -L -Q 37 Auto Address to UUCP/Internet 18 Auto Launch Times 70 Auto Open Windows 60 Auto Pilot 45 AutoPilot 45 Baud 61 Begin at Last Msg Read 30, 33 Body 35, 65 Boss (Drop Down Menu) 14 Boss Editor 13 Boss Menu 37, 39, 41, 42 Boss Name 9, 13 Boss Net 9, 13 Boss Node 9, 13 Boss Zone 9, 13 Build PKT's without SEEN-BY's and PATH's 59 Call 44 Call 2.1 75 Call Remote System 42 Cancel 38, 44, 65 Cancel Button 52, 55, 62, 68, 70 Cleanup 60 Cleanup Button 36 Cleanup Chk 17 Cleanup Menu Option 34 Cleanup Menu Selection 34 Command key depressed 21 Command O 21 Common/Tabby f - 50 Cope Radio Button 51 COUNTERPoint 2.3 Notes 12 CP 1.xx 3 CP Bio 3 CP Color 3 CP Faces 3 CP Help 3 CP Origin Lines 53, 69 CP Sounds 3 CP Stuff f 50 Create MSGID Kludge 59 Custom Quote Headers 46 Date 30, 33, 35, 65 Default CP Header On 58 Default Fonts 71 Delete 25 Delete All 16 Delete Button 14, 17, 19, 36 Delete Flag 27, 31 Delete Queue Msg 23 Delete/Read 16 Dial 61 Dial String 7 Disable Heavy Color 57 Disable QWK auto ZIP 58 Disable Status Line 56 Disconnect 7 Display "From First" 56 Display Import Date 57 Display Loading Info 56 Domain 10, 14 Done Button 14, 17, 19, 36 Duplicate Cope© SEEN-BY's 59 ^E 47 Echo Back All Messages 58 Echo E_Mail 'From' 55 Edit Message Areas... 15 Edit Queue Messages 75 Elements 8, 54 Enable Automatic Import 55 Enable AutoPilot 55 Enable AutoQuote 55 Enable Sound 56 Enable uucp Postmarks 68 End Time 42 Erase/Disk/Pencil 21 Events 8, 54 Eye Icon 20 File Attach 41 File Names 39 File Request 39 Filter hiASCII Chars 57 Find 32 Find.. 28 First.. 28, 31 Font Name 71, 72 Font Size 71, 72 Font Style 71, 72 Force Posts as E_Mail 56 Freq 32 Freq Cmd 67 Freq.. 28 From 29, 33, 35, 65 Gateway f 50 Global 30, 33 Hangup 61 Header 24, 26 Home Application 51 Home Path 51 Icon Pallet 20 Import & Priority Filters 63 Import 'Kludge' Lines 57 Import 'Seenby' Lines 57 Import Call Log 55 Import Filters... 63 Import Messages 45 Import Text 24, 26 Init String 7, 61 Installing 4 InterNet Address 18 Internet FREQ 40 Key... 29, 33 Keyboard Icon Button 52 Last.. 28, 32 Limits Off 16 Lock Port 62 Log Request 39 Log Size 59 M.Attr 25 MacWoof Radio Button 51 Mail f 50 mailer 11 Mark as Read 30, 33 Mark Msgs at Display 56 Marked Flag 27, 31 Master 26, 31 Master - 17 Master File Archive 23, 29 Max Days 16 Max Messages 15 Modem Information 61 Modem Init 13 Modem Init String 10 Modem Port 61 Modem Type 61 Modem/Phone Icon Button 52 Moving Mail Icon 20 Multi-Boss Call 43 MultiFinder 62 MultiFinder (Tabby) 57 ^N 47 Net 15, 18, 42 Net ID 25 Net/Node 38 New Button 14, 17, 19 Next Button 14, 17, 19 Next Message Area 28 Next.. 28, 31 No Answer 7 Node 15, 18, 39, 42 Node Lookup 44 None 30, 33 Normal 26, 32 Normal (PD) Print 23, 29 Normal - 17 Notes 19 Notes Icon 20 novices' 4 Option key depressed 21 Origin 15 Origin Line 8, 53 Orphan Bundles 73 Orphan Packets 74 Packet Type 10, 14 Password 9, 13, 38, 39, 42 Personalize 5 Phone 42 Phone Icon 20 Phone Number 9 PKT's f 51 Point 42 Point Number 14 Post Menu 22 Post Window 25 Post.. 28, 32 PreBuild 'Boss' PKT's 57 Prev Button 14, 17, 19 Prev.. 31 Previous Message Area 28 Previous.. 28 Primary Boss 10, 14 Print 'Printer Port' 56 Printer Font Info 72 Priority 30, 33 Priority Filters... 66 Private Hub 14 Private Net 9 Private Net/Hub 12 Private Point 42 Queue Msgs Menu 22 Quick 25, 32 Quick (IW) Print 23, 29 Quick - 17 Quote 23, 25 Quote Information 46 Quote Initials 22, 49 Quote Post 49 Quote Pre 49 Quote Style 17, 22 Quote with NO Initials 59 Range 35 Read Flag 27, 31 Read Menu 27 Read Message Window 31 Registration 76 Remember Last Msg 30, 33 Reminder Finger 20 Replied Flag 27, 31 Reply.. 29, 33 Reset Button 70 Reset Log at Cleanup 65 Reset String 7 Reset 61 Reverse .pkt Import 57 S-Bar Delay 59 Save 23, 25, 38, 40, 65 Save As Default 49 Save Button 52, 54, 62, 68, 70 Screen Font Info 71 Scribe 75 Selected Area 35 Selective Message Delete 35 Serial Number 5 ShutDown after Import 57 Sign... 26 Signatures... 24 Skip Msg Save Alert 56 Skip Queue Msgs 43 Smart Filters 64 Sort Length 59 Sort Messages... 30 Sort Using UPPER Case Only 58 Sort/Import 16 Special 32 Special Archive 23, 29 Special... 17, 26 Specific Area 60 Specific File Archive 23, 29 Step 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Step by Step 4 STRs 21 Subject 29, 33, 35, 60, 70 SubLaunch Applications 57 System Information 53 System Name 8, 53 System Path Locations 50 System Setting Secondary 58 System Settings Primary 55 Tabby Radio Button 51 Table of Contents 4 Text 35 To 29, 33, 35, 65 LISTSERV@ricevm1.rice.edu 67 Tone Dial 61 Type Styles 24 Type/Create 59 UBA f 51 UnArc'er 59 Unread 29, 33 Update Button 14, 17, 19 Use CP Style 49 Use Vertical Icon Wnd 56 User (Addressee) Editor... 18 User (Drop Down Menu) 18 User Name 18 uucp From 67 UUCP Gate 67 UUCP Information 67 uucp MSG-ID 67 uucp newsGroups 67 uucp Organization 67 uucp Reference 67 UUCP Wrap 16 Welcome to 3 Wrap Length 67 Write Detail Log Info 56 Your Name 8, 53 Zero/Import 16 Zone 15, 18, 42