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- ┌──────────────────┐
- ├────────────── │ - NorthWind SoftWare Presents -
- ├───────── │ CheckUL!
- ├───── │ Checks & Modifies "Uploaded By" Status in
- │NorthWind SoftWare│ The File Directories!
- │ ─────┤ v1.00
- │ ──────────┤ By Josh Lippy
- │ ───────────────┤ For Use with Telegard 2.7
- └──────────────────┘
-
- ==============================================================================
-
- Disclaimer:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- The author of this software is in no way responsible for damages caused by
- this program. If something does happen to your system, please notify me
- immediately. Netmail can be sent to me at the addresses listed at the
- end of this document. This program has undergone testing, and while it works
- on my system with no problems, I can't make any promises about yours!
-
- The FREEware concept:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- CheckUL! is released into the public domain with only one "price".
- We ask that you let us know what you think of our program and that you
- help distribute it as far as you can! (cheap at half the price, eh?).
- Also, if you see a need for a particular utility for Telegard, get ahold
- of one of us! We're always on the prowl for a good project <grin>.
- We can be reached either through netmail, or through any of several forums
- in the USTGNET dealing with Telegard support.
-
- Credits:
- ~~~~~~~~
-
- Telegard is a registered trademark of software copyrighted by Martin
- Pollard.
-
- Overview of CheckUL!:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- CheckUL! will scan your file directories, looking for files that were
- uploaded by users that have since been deleted. When CheckUL! finds a
- file, but can't find the user, it will change the entry to reflect that
- the file was uploaded by either: Nobody in particular, a User that
- the SysOp chooses or, have the "Uploaded By" say whatever you want!
- CheckUL! is also handy to change the "Uploaded By" line quick and easy
- like when you have changed a User's handle.
-
- This archive consists of three files:
-
- CHECKUL.DOC This text file you are reading
- CHECKUL.EXE The executable program
- CHECKUL.CFG Sample Configuration file
-
- Operation of CheckUL!:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- 1. CheckUL! must be able to locate the Telegard STATUS.DAT file. So
- either your BBS directory must be on the path, or CheckUL! must reside
- in the same directory as the STATUS.DAT file.
-
- 2. CheckUL! has one command line switch of: -Ux , where "x" represents
- a valid user number (Case doesn't matter). Running an INVALID user
- number will cause CheckUL! to insert the phrase "Nobody in Particular.
-
- 3. Use of the -Ux switch will credit the file to whichever user that
- possesses the user number you have selected.
-
- 4. Running CheckUL! without a command line switch will default CheckUL!
- to first look for a file called CHECKUL.CFG; if it can't find this file,
- then CheckUL! will replace the deleted user's name with "Nobody in
- Particular".
-
- 5. CHECKUL.CFG is a text file that you create. This text file can be used
- as an option, to place a 36 character line in the "Uploaded By" portion
- of the file description. CheckUL! only reads the first line of this
- configuration file, so any comments after that will be ignored by the
- program. If the first line exceeds 36 characters, CheckUL! will
- truncate the line so that it will fit.
-
- 6. If you use the CHECKUL.CFG option, then the configuration file must be
- in the same directory as CHECKUL.EXE
-
-
- SPECIAL NOTES:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- 1. Before running CheckUL! *BACK UP* your Telegard STATUS.DAT and
- *.DIR files in case of any accidental corruption. This shouldn't
- happen, but it's nice to have in case it does!
-
- 2. Keep in mind that if a user's name has changed, CheckUL! is *not*
- psychic, and therefore won't know that "Only the name has been changed
- to ... etc." As far CheckUL! will be able to determine, that user
- has been deleted, not simply undergone a name change. So, if you change
- a User's handle, you might want to run CheckUL! at that time with the
- -Ux option.
-
- 3. As one of the files that CheckUL! reads is the NAMES.LST file & this
- file can become skewered at times, it it *STRONGLY* recommended that
- you run NAMEFIX.EXE on a regular basis. NAMEFIX.EXE is part of the
- TGU_xxx.ZIP package, written by Martin Pollard. Obviously, if NAMES.LST
- is fouled up & you run CheckUL!, problems could occur. If problems
- arise, refer to the Disclaimer found towards the top of this document.
-
-
- Technical Support:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- If you have any problems, or comments as to the usage or production of
- this program, feel free to call our BBS's:
-
- Chief Programmer Chief Programmer
- Josh Lippy Dave Elmer
- The Data Control Center The Darkside
- (301)831-1014 (703)951-0347
- 1:109/715@fidonet.org 1:2602/114@fidonet.org
- 85:865/101@ustgnet.org 85:887/101@ustgnet.org
-
- Support/Test Site
- Robert Hinshaw
- Far Point Enclave
- (316)721-8117
- 1:291/16@fidonet.org
- 85:847/102@ustgnet.org
-
- Thanks for trying our program and we hope you enjoy it!
-
- Other fine products you might want to try:
-
- Callog! The Quick Caller/SysOp Log for FEM's!
- FPComp! File point compensator for SDN files
- HangUp! Nail those users that drop carrier on your BBS
- MassMail! Send Mass E-Mail to users based on ACS strings
- PCRFix Corrects minor bug in the Telegard Post/Call Ratio
- TGFDLog! View Users called & k-bytes Transferred from FD History log
- UReward! User file point creditor for downloaded files
-
- These can all be Freq'd by the magic names of: CALLOG, FPCOMP, HANGUP
- MASSMAIL, PCRFIX, TGFDLOG and UREWARD
-
-