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- RECONFIG Version 17.3 DOCUMENTATION
-
- RECONFIG is a conversion utility for RBBS-PC systems. This version is ONLY
- for SYSOP's of RBBS-PC version 14 through 17.2B who are upgrading to
- RBBS-PC version 17.3. It should NOT be used to convert from/to ANY other
- versions!
-
- What it does:
-
- RECONFIG reads the RBBS-PC configuration file (RBBSnPC.DEF) and extracts as
- much information as possible in order to create a working .DEF file for
- RBBS-PC version 17.3. Your existing version 14 through 16 DEF file WILL
- NOT WORK with version 17.3. Instead of re-typing all your custom settings,
- run RECONFIG before setting up your new 17.3 system. 17.1 and 17.2
- versions will work but RECONFIG will fill in sensible values for the new
- parameters in 17.3.
-
- How to use it:
-
- RECONFIG.EXE will prompt you for the necessary input, or it will accept
- input on the command line in the form:
-
- RECONFIG [drive:\path\]input-file version [drive:\path\]output-file
-
- input-file is the name of your existing RBBS-PC configuration
- version is the version of your file (14.1D, 15.1A/B/C, 16.1A,
- 17.1A/B/C/D or 17.2A/B only)
- output-file is the name of your desired RBBS-PC version 17.3 file
-
- For example,
-
- RECONFIG RBBS-PC.DEF 17.1D 173-NU.DEF
-
- will read configuration file RBBS-PC.DEF, treat it as a 17.1D version,
- and convert it to 17.3 format, writing out file 173-NU.DEF.
-
- If you do not specify an input file and version, and an output file,
- RECONFIG will prompt you for the proper input. You COULD specify the same
- name for both input and output (so RECONFIG will write the new .DEF file on
- top of the old one), but this is NOT recommended! You will be left WITHOUT
- your original .DEF file!
-
- If the command line is specified correctly, you will be shown your options
- one more time to make sure. Since RECONFIG will write the output file even
- if a file already exists with the same name, be careful in your choice of
- output file names!
-
- Once you run RECONFIG, You should inspect your new .DEF file with
- CONFIG.EXE for 17.3. There are some new changes to RBBS-PC and CONFIG that
- you will want to know about. Where possible, RECONFIG uses your existing
- settings to choose values for settings that are new to version 17.3. You
- can view these new settings by selecting CONFIG option 190.
-
- NOTICE:
-
- This program was conceived and written by:
- Doug Azzarito
- of TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
- P.O. Box 31024
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33418
- VOICE: (407) 627-9767 DATA: (407) 627-6969 or 627-6862
-
- The purpose of this program is to ease the migration to RBBS-PC version
- 17.3. Since most of the code was taken directly from RBBS-PC and CONFIG
- code, PLEASE respect the RBBS-PC copyright! You may use this program,
- distribute it freely in unmodified form, but do NOT accept any payment or
- other consideration for copying or distributing this program. Do NOT use
- portions of this code in another program without first getting permission
- from the copyright owner of RBBS-PC!
-
- NOTE: due to space limitations, you may not receive source code to
- RECONFIG. Source for 17.3 of RECONFIG can be downloaded from either
- RBBS-PC "home" systems:
-
- BBS Phone Sysop
- Your Place 202-978-6360 Ken Goosens
- Technology Consultants 407-627-6969/6862 Doug Azzarito
-
- Feel free to call either system and download source to RECONFIG. This
- version of RECONFIG was compiled with Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5, but will
- also compile under BASCOM 7.0.