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- The Ultimate "Who Called Today?" Replacement Program
-
- Version 3.00 by Brian Tardiff of HysteriaWare Software
-
- The MASS Hysteria Bulletin Board System
- FidoNet # 1:324/174
-
- Line #1: (508)465-3198 - 300/9600 HST - Mail/Users
- Line #2: (508)462-1565 - 300/2400 Bps - Users Only
-
- See D-SITES.TXT for a list of current HysteriaWare Distribution Sites
- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-
- ╓────────────────────────────╖
- ║ Introduction to RA-Callers ║
- ╙────────────────────────────╜
-
- Well, here it is. The perfect record keeping system of the people
- who call your system. This program will replace your current
- "Who Called Today" command with style. RA-Callers offers you
- everything that the RemoteAccess command offers plus MUCH MUCH
- more!
-
- ■ A "Who Called Today" option that shows the user the callers
- of that day.
-
- ■ A "Yesterday's Callers" option that shows the user the
- callers of the previous day.
-
- ■ A "Specific Day Search" option that shows the user the
- callers who called on MM/DD/YY. This may be any day after
- you install this program.
-
- ■ A "Birthday Callers" option that shows the user the callers
- on his/her birthday. Since some systems don't require
- birthdates, this option is configurable.
-
- ■ If all your users don't have birthdays entered,
- don't worry! If RA-Callers notices the lack of
- info, the user is prompted to enter his/her
- birthday. RA-Callers will save this information
- to your system records.
-
- ■ All lists can either show the users' real names or their
- handles. If the handle option is turned on, and the user
- doesn't have a handle, his/her real name will still be
- displayed.
-
- ■ Ansi/Ascii Support
-
- ■ Chat Mode & Throw Out User Functions (See SysOp Commands)
-
- ■ Complete Fossil Driver Communication Support
-
- ■ Carrier Detect and Keyboard Time-Out Protection
-
-
- ╓──────────────────────────╖
- ║ RA-Callers Archive Files ║
- ╙──────────────────────────╜
-
- The following files should be found in the RACALLR2.ZIP file:
-
- RACALLER.EXE .................. Actual Door Program
- ADDTODAY.EXE .................. Daily Record Keeper Program
- RAC-2TO3.EXE .................. v2.00 to v3.00 Converter
- RACALLER.DOC .................. RA-Callers Documentaion
- RACALLER.CFG .................. Sample Config File
- RASINGLE.BAT .................. Example Single Node .BAT File
- RAMULTI.BAT .................. Example Multi Node .BAT File
- RACALLER.NEW .................. New features information
- UPDATE!.DOC .................. Update Information
- NOSHOW.CTL .................. Example exempt control file
- D-SITES.TXT .................. Current Distribution Sites
-
- The program ADDTODAY.EXE will create a daily data file with the
- extension ".DAY". The longer you use this program, more files are
- created.
-
-
- ╓────────────────────────────────────╖
- ║ Installing to a Single-Node System ║
- ╙────────────────────────────────────╜
-
- I HIGHLY suggest you run this door from a seperate directory
- due to the amount of records (data files) that are kept.
-
- 1) Copy all RA-Callers files into a separate directory
- (ie: C:\DOORS\RACALLER)
- 2) Using a Type 7 Exit from RemoteAccess execute a
- batch file such as the included RASINGLE.BAT. You
- must tell RA-Callers where it can find files such as
- DORINFO1.DEF and EXITINFO.BBS. The syntax is:
-
- syntax: RACALLER.EXE [Path to Files]
- ie: RACALLER.EXE C:\RA
-
- See RASINGLE.BAT for example of changing directories
- and running the RA-Callers Program.
-
-
- ╓───────────────────────────────────╖
- ║ Installing to a Multi-Node System ║
- ╙───────────────────────────────────╜
-
- Setting RA-Callers up for a Multi-Node System is easy if you
- follow these directions. To run RA-Callers in Multi-Node mode,
- you must install SHARE.EXE that comes with your MS-DOS
- package. For more information on SHARE, see your DOS manual.
-
- So that there is no confusion, these directions will be as
- detailed as possible. Please follow these step by step.
-
- 1) Create a seperate directory on your system and
- copy all the RA-Callers Play files into that
- directory. (ie: C:\DOORS\RACALLER)
-
- Now for the actual system installation. The example batch file
- RAMULTI.BAT will be the file referred to in these steps. You
- may rename this batch file to suit your needs.
-
- 2) Create a Type 7 menu entry with the following info:
-
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
- [^W^] Who Called Today (RA-Callers Program)
-
- COMMAND.COM /C RAMULTI.BAT *N
-
- ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The optional data is what is important here. The
- COMMAND.COM /C RAMULTI.BAT simply calls the batch
- file. Make sure the batch file that runs RA-Callers
- is placed in a pathed directory so RA can easily
- locate it. The *N tells RAMULTI.BAT which node
- number the program is being executed for. The
- number passed by *N becomes the %1 in the batch
- file.
-
- 3) Modify the batch file to suit your needs. In this
- setup, RA-Callers needs to know where to find files
- such as DORINFO1.DEF and EXITINFO.BBS. The syntax is:
-
- syntax: RACALLER.EXE [Path to Files]
- ie: RACALLER.EXE C:\RA\LINE%1
-
- The %1 represents the node number passed by the *N
- from RemoteAccess. In this example, if the nodenumber
- was 1, RA-Callers would look for the files in the
- directory C:\RA\LINE1.
-
- For more help on this, see the example batch file
- RAMULTI.BAT.
-
-
- ╓──────────────╖
- ║ RACALLER.CFG ║
- ╙──────────────╜
-
- The file RACALLER.CFG is a text configuration file that gives
- RA-Callers information needed to operate. The format of the
- file is as follows:
-
- Example:
- ════════════════════
- Line 1: Name of your Bulletin Board The MASS Hysteria BBS
- Line 2: Path to file LASTCALL.BBS C:\RA
- Line 3: Allow birthday option? Y
- Line 4: Show real names or handles REAL
-
- ■ The Path to file LASTCALL.BBS (Line 2) is the path where your
- BBS data files are stored. This is NOT the directory of an
- individual node, it is the main BBS directory.
-
- ■ The allow birthday option? (Line 3) must be set to Y or N
- for either "Yes" or "No". If set to yes, the options that
- deal with the user's birthday will be allowed. See the
- previous description of what the birthday options are.
-
- ■ The show real names or handles option should be set to
- tell RA-Callers whether to display the real names of
- the users or their handles. Set this to REAL for
- real names or HANDLES for handles.
-
- The actual setup of the door is complete. Now you must install
- the record keeping program, "ADDTODAY.EXE" (Next Section)
-
-
- ╓──────────────╖
- ║ ADDTODAY.EXE ║
- ╙──────────────╜
-
- This is the program that keeps the daily records of RA-Callers.
- To insure that RA-Callers runs successfully, this program must
- be run every night when no other callers will call for that
- evening. When the program is run, it catalogues the current
- daily callers list. Add-Today takes the date stamp from the
- current LASTCALL.BBS file, so if you run this after mid-night,
- the previous day will still be recorded. HOWEVER, if a user
- logs on your system after 12:00 mid-night before you run this
- program, RemoteAccess destroys the information from the previous
- day. I suggest you run an event at 11:55 PM to run this program.
-
- Add-Today only needs to know find the LASTCALL.BBS file. From
- your RA-Callers directory, execute the program as follows:
-
- syntax: ADDTODAY.EXE [Path to LASTCALL.BBS]
- ie: ADDTODAY.EXE C:\RA
-
-
- ╓────────────╖
- ║ NOSHOW.CTL ║
- ╙────────────╜
-
- For RA-Callers to not show a particular name, the user must be
- listed as one of five names in the NOSHOW.CTL file. Edit the
- file and place it in your RA-Callers directory. The format
- for the file is simply the name of the user you wish to be
- exempt. If you are using the handles option, then place the
- use the user's handle instead of his/her real name. See the
- sample file for explanation.
-
-
- ╓────────────────╖
- ║ SysOp Commands ║
- ╙────────────────╜
-
- There are two commands available to the SysOp while a user is
- using RA-Callers. They are:
-
- ■ F5 Key: Chat Mode - Break in and talk to the user.
-
- ■ F6 Key: Throw Out User - Returns the user to the system.
-
-
-
- ╓─────────────────────╖
- ║ And look! Its FREE! ║
- ╙─────────────────────╜
-
- One trademark of HysteriaWare Software is the very small fees for
- registrations. Programs such as Q-Dog and Fowl Play took hours
- of programming and graphics design to put together. Those programs
- register for only $6.00. Well, most greed balls would require
- a fairly high registraion fee for this program too. Because
- our price is low on the "big" programs, this one will be free.
- People often forget that this is supposed to be fun. Nothing
- annoys me much more than seeing: "This program displays the
- configuration of your system. If you like it, you must pay me
- $10.00 or disconinue use." Yeah, right.
-
-
-
- ╓────────────╖
- ║ DISCLAIMER ║
- ╙────────────╜
-
- Since no one really cares, but I have to do it, this section has
- been placed at the END of this document.
-
- RA-Callers may be distributed freely as long as no changes are made
- to the executables or documentaion and no fee is charged for the
- distribution of it.
-
- The MASS Hysteria BBS or myself will not be responsible in any way
- for any damage or aggravation this program could potentially cause.
- The door has been beta tested on RemoteAccess v1.10+ without any
- problems. However, if problems do occur, I will gladly help you fix
- them but not take responsibility.
-
-
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