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│ LogNote Version 2.10    By Ray Martini    (c)1991 EDGEsoft Products │
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The New EDGE BBS! Lawrence, Mass. [phone] or Fidonet 1:324/118.0

Documentation written August 18, 1991

Program compiled using Microsoft (C) QuickBASIC 4.5 on August 15, 1991
E-Door fossil routines (c)1991 Chris Beliveau EDGEsoft Products

EDGEsoft, The New EDGE BBS!, and The EDGE are all registered trademarks
of Eastern Computer (c)1988-1991 All Rights Reserved in the US and Canada

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│          Overview           │
└─────────────────────────────┘

Lognote is a small door utility that allows your BBS users to enter a logoff
message to the next user. The message itself is set up to resemble the Adam
Hudson style message base messages used in popular BBS programs such as
QuickBBS, RemoteAccess, SuperBBS, BostonBBS, and a few others I have failed
to mention here.

The door allows your users to choose the color of their message text and will
also optionally allow them to download the door's activity log to view messages
entered by others over a period of time determined by you the sysop.

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┌─────────────────────────────┐
│       Getting Started       │
└─────────────────────────────┘

In order to make the setup as painless as possible I have included in the archive
the LNSETUP.EXE program. Simply run that and setup the paths and other information
the door will need to operate.

NOTE! If you are currently using an earlier version of Lognote, you must delete
the old LOGNOTE.CNF file and run LNSETUP. The control file name has changed to
LOGNOTE.CTL and the program will now look for that name in the same directory as
Lognote itself.

The setup utility will ask for the following information:

                   A. The full path to DORINFO1.DEF (DOOR.SYS coming soon!)
                   B. Your BBS name
                   C. Full path and fIlename to your ANSI output file
                   D. Full path and filename to your ASCII output file
                   E. Your choice of text color for ANSI output
                   F. The prompt you would like to use after the message.
                   G. Status bar foreground color
                   H. Status bar background color
                   I. Your name
                   J. Your registration code

Also note that your path to DORINFO1.DEF must NOT have a trailing backslash!


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│        Requirements         │
└─────────────────────────────┘

Minimum requirements to run Lognote are an IBM PC/PCXT/PCAT/386/486 or clone
system with at least 128k available memory. IBM or MS-DOS version 2.0 or higher.
Any bulletin board software that supports/creates the DORINFO1.DEF door control
file. A communications fossil must be present (X00 or BNU are reccomended)

************************** I M P O R T A N T ! ***********************************
YOU MUST have a DTR patched copy of BRUN45.EXE available to Lognote either in the
same directory as Lognote or accessable via your DOS path statement. I have incl-
uded a copy for your convenience.
**********************************************************************************

Also you must have a copy of DSZ (c) Omen Technologies available in the same
directory or in your DOS path in order for the new 'download activity' log func-
tion to operate.

Add the following to your path statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT:

              set path = c:\[path to brun45.exe];c:\[path to dsz.com]

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┌─────────────────────────────┐
│         Operations          │
└─────────────────────────────┘

On a QuickBBS/RA system simply start up Lognote with the command LOGNOTE.EXE
as a type 7 menu option. I use it as part of my logoff menu and display the note
at the start of every new session. When the next user logs on the system, he/she
sees the note prior to seeing the main menu.

There are several different ways to display the note to your users. First there
are a couple filenames that QBBS/RA display automatically. There's WELCOME.A??
which I reserve for my ANSI/ASCII welcome screen. There's NEWS.A?? which is a
good possibility for Lognote. There's also GOODBYE.A?? which is a great way to
display the note as the last screen your user sees before he/she logs off.

On my BBS I call the note, NOTE.A?? (original eh?) and display it as a forced
menu option in my TOP.MNU prior to displaying the menu.

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Here's how I display it:


                             String: ;
                             Optional Data: Note
                             Type: 5
                             Security: 5
                             Key: 

                             Foreground: 7
                             Background: 7
                             Menu Flags: A-------- B-------X C-------- D--------

Notice the B flag 8 set to on. After the note is displayed you then shut off
the B8 flag to off so that users will only see the note once!


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│ Using the Download Function │
└─────────────────────────────┘
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Lognote now creates a user activity log (LOGNOTE.LOG) to keep track of the notes
that users have left. Keep in mind that this log will continue to grow and grow
if you do not keep tabs on its size.

I found alot of new sysops in our area would use Lognote to advertise their new
BBS and ask users to try them out. Then when I would want to try it myself, I
didn't have a record and lost the number!

Before exiting the door, the user will be asked if they would like to download
the user activity log. This will allow them as well to read many previous notes
left be their fellow users. If they choose 'Y' then Lognote will shell to DSZ
(c) Omen Technologies and start a ZModem download of the log. So be sure to have
DSZ somewhere in your path so Lognote can find it!


┌─────────────────────────────┐
│        Registration         │
└─────────────────────────────┘

If you like Lognote and wish to continue to use it after a fair evaluation period,
then please take the time to register it. Your registration code will be
delivered to you via Fido Netmail or US mail whichever is easier.


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Please fill out the LOGNOTE.REG form included here and be sure to include your
BBS name, number, and Fidonet address (if available). If you do not have a fido
netmail address, please include your mailing address so that we may send you
you registration code via the snail mail.

Registration is only $10.00 for Lognote and helps continued support of this and
other EDGEsoft products. AND it's delivered directly to your BBS by either
myself or Chris Beliveau (senior member of the programming team).


┌─────────────────────────────┐
│         In Closing          │
└─────────────────────────────┘

In closing let me say THANKS for using Lognote and hope you like the door.

For product support you may contact me Ray Martini at: BBS [phone]
                                                       Netmail 1:324/118.0

You may also contact Chris Beliveau at Netmail Address 1:324/118.1


THANKS FOR USING EDGEsoft PRODUCTS!



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