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- FDHMNODE Vers. 1.01
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- Copyright (c) 1991 by Ulrich Bartelt
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- FidoNetnode 2:241/5800
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- FDHMNode is a special nodelistcompiler to use with the
- following programs:
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- FDHM 2.10 - the FrontDoor History-Manager
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- TrackM 4.30 - the best netmail utility in the world
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- RA 2.?? - the best BBS in the world
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- NODEInfo - a stand allone program to use with FDHMNode
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- FDHMNode is fully compatible with RANODE.EXE that comes with
- the Remote-Access BBS. That means the output is the same.
- Unfortunately not everyone is running all of the above software
- products. RANODE requires a RA-environment. FDHMNode does not!
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- The advantage of FDHMNode (and RANODE) is the **VERY** small
- index file that gives full access to the raw-nodelist.
- The disadvantage is that you have your raw-nodelist up-to-date
- every time you run one of the above programs.
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- FDHM and TrackM 4.30 will stop working if they detect that anything
- is wrong with your nodelists files.
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- The great thing using a special nodelist index with FDHM is that
- you have fully access to all information in the nodelist and you
- have to setup only a very few things to make things running. Your
- setup is up-to-date now and forever 'cause it gets its information
- from the nodelists and if something changed in the nodelist its
- automatically updated in FDHM.
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- ┌──────────────┐
- │ Installation │
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- NONE ! If you run FrontDoor, FDHMNode should get everything it needs
- from your FD environment.
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- ┌───────────────┐
- │ Configuration │
- └───────────────┘
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- Without any other information FDHMNode will compile the latest
- nodelist and places its index files in the nodelist directory.
- That's enough if you only run one nodelist and want to use
- NodeInfo.
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- To work with FDHM you have to set-up a small controlfile to define
- the costs and/or additional nodelists to include in the index.
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- Use the following keywords:
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- PVTLIST <nodelist> ( up to 10 lists )
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- Nodelist has to be a fully qualified name with extension
- or you may use .??? for the extension. In the last case
- FDHMNode will automatically search for the latest file.
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- NOTE: Do *NOT* define NODELIST here, 'cause FDHMNode
- will ever take the normal nodelist without any
- setup.
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- We are not in DOS, you have to say .??? not .* !!
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- DEFAULT <timezone> [ or costs ]
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- Default timezone to use in FDHM. Normally the zone for
- oversea calls
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- ZONE <zone> <timezone> [or costs] ( max. 50 )
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- Normally a lower value than DEFAULT for your own zone.
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- REGION <region> <timezone> [or costs] ( max. 50 )
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- Setup for special regions that does not match with a
- zone statement. Normally a lower value for your own
- region.
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- Please see the file FDHMNODE.CTL that comes with this program!
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- │ Requirements │
- └──────────────┘
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- FDHMNode will compile all and everything. But in order to work
- correct your nodelist files must have at least one zone statement.
- So if you want to compile a private pointlist, make sure a
- zone is on top of the list.
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- ║ NODEINFO ║
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- NodeInfo is a special program that makes use of the index files
- from FDHMNode. Feel free to rename it to a shorter name like NI
- if you don't start the 'Norton-Integrator' then ;-)
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- You may use NodeInfo on the commandline with an optional address
- or just say NODEINFO and it will prompt you for one.
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- NodeInfo knows about your own address, so you can give addresses
- in the short form. Examples:
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- I am 2:241/5800
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- 0 will list 2:241/0
- 4444 will list 2:241/4444
- 512/1 will list 2:512/1
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- One special treatment is made to list your points: If you have
- set the POINTNET variable you may enter
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- .4 to list zone:pointnet/4
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