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- ««« Callers v2.11 »»»
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- (c)'91-'94 AquiSystems Software Dev NL., AquiSoftworks BBS Hilversum
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- *** This is a drop in for version 2.10 ! ***
-
-
- ┌─
- │ What's Callers ?
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- ■ Callers read's the FrontDoor 'INBOUD/OUTBOUND.HIS & LASTCALL.FD' files
- and also read's the RemoteAccess 'LASTCALL.BBS' file.
- ■ Callers is capable to scan your NetMail directory on waiting mail packets,
- and a total of files waiting for your downlinks (or points).
- ■ Then it writes a few ansi files with this information.
- ■ You can use these files in your BBS with a type 5 menu.
- ■ It's compatible with RA 1.1x/2.x and FD 2.02/2.11/2.12/2.20
- ■ It's $TASK$ aware when using FrontDoor 2.20.mL or higher, 2 tasks are
- possible in unregistered mode, 8 when registered.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ ShareWare concept & Copyright notice.
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- ■ AquiSystems Software Dev NL. should be named as AquiSystem in the
- rest of this manual.
- ■ In no event shall AquiSystems or Arnoud Aquina be liable to you
- or anyone alse for any damage directly or indirectly caused by Callers.
- ■ All executables, documents and example files are copyrighted 1991-1994
- by Arnoud Aquina and AquiSystems.
- You may however share unmodified copies of this product, as long as
- no money is charged or accepted.
- ■ Callers is distrubuted under the Shareware concept. That means you
- must register Callers after a trail period of 30 days. Otherwise you
- are violating federal copyright laws. I can (and will) only continue
- developing Callers when enough people will register it.
- ■ For more information about registering, please read the chapter
- about 'Licensing'.
- ■ All brands and product names named in this documentation are trademarks
- or registered trademarks of there respective holders.
- ■ Arnoud Aquina is in no way obligated to provide future versions
- of, or support for this software.
- ■ It's only a fact that Callers take's a place on your harddisk.
- When it's fallen in two pieces, you hold both ends.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Installation in RemoteAccess systems.
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- ■ Create a new directory for example <drive>:\CALLERS or <drive>:\STAT
- ■ Copy all file's to that directory.
- ■ Before you run callers, you have to create a setup file otherwise
- it won't work.
- Just run CSETUP and you get a setup menu on your screen.
- ■ Edit all values for your preferences.
- ■ Press ESC to save all new values.
- ■ This is all to create a setup file.
- ■ If you wanna change the setup simply run CSETUP again.
- ■ The next thing is needed otherwise CALLERS won't work
- Set the following environment variabels :
- SET RA=<drive>:\[rapath] for your RemoteAccess path.
- SET FD=<drive>:\[fdpath] for your FrontDoor path.
- ■ It's recommended to add SET FDOPTL=INTL to your environment !
-
-
- ┌─
- │ How to register? / Licensing.
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- In the package you will find two files for registering, just edit
- the right one for your country.
- Rename it to your BBS and folow the instructions in that file.
- It costs only ƒ15,- for your copy of Callers.
- You receive a key-file, rename it to CALLERS.KEY, place it in the directory
- where Callers is placed, and your copy is registered.
- Keep alive ShareWare, register your copy of Callers now....
- All registered functions are marked with {+} !
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Wich file's need Callers?
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- CALLERS.EXE -> This is the main executable.
- CSETUP.EXE -> The configuration utility.
- CALLERS.CFG -> The control file, edit it for your system;
- created by CSETUP
- CALLERS.KEY -> Only when you register it, not in this package.
- CALLERS.IDX -> Index file, created when scanning for netmail msgs.
- STRUCT.210 -> Structure of setup file, maybe you want to write
- a setup program yourself, just let me know if so.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ How to work with Callers.
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- You have to create a batch file to use it with FD and RA for example :
-
- START.BAT
-
- C:
- :START
- CD\FD
- FD
- {do something with errorlevels}
- CD\RA
- RA -Bxxxx {Where xxxx is the right baudrate, given by FrontDoor}
- CD\CALLERS
- CALLERS {-S & -N:<xxxxxx> parameters optionally, see below}
- GOTO START
-
- This is a very small example, but this give's you a way how to handle
- the program.
-
- Also Callers returns some errorlevels, wich are the following :
-
- Errorlevel 10 -> INBOUND.HIS, OUTBOUND.HIS not found.
- Errorlevel 9 -> LASTCALL.FD not found.
- Errorlevel 8 -> LASTCALL.BBS not found.
- Errorlevel 6 -> SETUP.FD not found.
- Errorlevel 5 -> CONFIG.RA not found.
- Errorlevel 4 -> Borland Runtime error detected.
- Errorlevel 3 -> RemoteAccess path not found.
- Errorlevel 2 -> Nothing to do.
- Errorlevel 1 -> CALLERS.CFG not found.
- Errorlevel 0 -> Normal program termination.
-
- You may use these errorlevels for your own purposes.
-
- When you have Callers running with FrontDoor 2.20.mL+ and use a second line,
- and sharing OUTBOUND.HIS on multiple nodes, you should run CALLERS with
- his -S parameter, when not, Callers doesn't work properly.
-
- You also may override the BBS name found in CONFIG.RA, just simply start
- CALLERS -N:FileBase_BBS or CALLERS -N:AquiSoftworks_BBS_H'sum remember to use
- underscores in the name instead of spaces, this due using more parameters
- on the commandline.
-
- Use -T:<Task> to override the tasknumber where Callers is running, this is
- usefull when you run a multiline network (FrontDoor 2.20.mL+ only!)
- But remember, you must still use the multiline option in the setup utility
- for using it multiline.
-
- Use -D to dissable any last mail session overwritten in LASTCALL.BBS.
- Use -F to dissable create a total overview for files waiting. {+}
-
- You could use CALLERS -N:Hello_BBS -S or CALLERS -S -N:Hello_BBS -D -F
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Update's from version 2.04/2.10(a) to 2.11
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- ■ Deleted 38400 bps in local baudrate and added 21k6, 24k, 26k4 and 28k8 bps.
- ■ Fixed OS/2 bug on version 2.99 (a)
- ■ Now checking first on OUTBOUND.HIS instead on the inbound file, this is
- done for point systems, wich most of the time don't have a inbound
- history, you usually can't poll them. (a)
- This has fixed in 2.11 when your are using -S for shared outbound history.
- ■ Bug in ANSI packet file, fixed. (a)
- ■ Skipped first non used entry in INBOUND/OUTBOUND.HIS files.
- ■ Fully compatible with FD's $TASK$ variable (when you use FD multiline).
- ■ Callers scans your netmail directory on waiting mail packets and files wich
- are waiting for your downlinks or points.
- The sort routine used can sort a maximum of 400 netmail messages.
- A maximum of 4 files are scanned from the subject line.
- ■ LASTCALL.FD (FD) import to LASTCALL.BBS (can be disabled).
- ■ Redesigned output screen in CALLERS.EXE.
- ■ Added errorlevel 8 when LASTCALL.BBS of RA was not found.
- ■ Now using a runtime library written by myself.
- ■ Added errorlevel 4 when a runtime error was detected, see Bug Report.
- ■ Task number is now showed on outbound screen when using -S parameter.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Upgrading from version 2.02/2.03g/2.04 to 2.10(a) or 2.11
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Copy CALLERS.EXE over the old version, also copy CSETUP.EXE wich replaces
- the internal setup of Callers in prev. versions.
- When using version 2.02/2.03g or 2.04, just run CSETUP wich upgrades to the
- new version.
- When youre using an older version (like < 2.02), delete CALLERS.CFG and
- run from scratch.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Distribution Sites
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- It's possible to find Callers on many Bulletin Boards, but these are
- the only official distribution boards :
-
- Europe : AquiSoftworks BBS, 50:222/0@AquiNet, 2:283/516@FidoNet,
- Sysop : Arnoud Aquina,
- +31-35-859162, 1200-28800 Bps (VFC), 24 hrs a day,
- Hilversum, The Netherlands.
-
- The Netherlands : Sunlite BBS, 50:557/0@AquiNet, 2:283/516.2@FidoNet,
- Sysop : Merijn van de Schoot,
- +31-4254-2949, 1200-28800 Bps (VFC), 24 hrs a day,
- Diessen, The Netherlands.
-
- UK : Imperial BBS, 50:400/0@AquiNet, 2:440/29@FidoNet,
- Sysop : James Legg,
- +44-322-556325, 300-14400 Bps (V32B), 24 hrs a day,
- Crayford, Kent, England.
-
- You can download here the latest version of Callers if available.
- Also you may find it on the BBS of any of the beta testers.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Beta testers.
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Our beta-team :
-
- Merijn van de Schoot,
- Sunlite BBS,
- 50:557/0@AquiNet, 2:283/516.2@FidoNet,
- +31-4254-2949, 1200-28800 Bps (VFC), 24 Hrs
-
- Martin van der Heide,
- FileBase BBS,
- 50:222/112@AquiNet, 2:512/50@Fidonet,
- +31-35-858404/858414, Node 1 & 2 up to 28k8/V.FC/V34, 24 Hrs
-
- Joris de Mooij,
- The Vesuvius BBS,
- 50:222/102@AquiNet,
- +31-1644-2098, 1200-28800 Bps (VFC), 24 Hrs
-
- James Legg,
- Imperial BBS,
- 50:400/0@AquiNet, 2:440/29@FidoNet,
- +44-322-556325, 300-14400 Bps (V32B), 24 Hrs
-
- Pascal Aquina,
- "Jimmy's Place BBS",
- 50:222/101.99@AquiNet, 2:283/516.7@FidoNet,
- +31-35-PRIVATE, 300-14400 Bps (V32B).
-
- I'm looking for beta-tester outside The Netherlands, also for distribution.
- If you want to test it, leave a message to me on Fido 2:283/516.
- I give you a free key-file if you bring 2 sysops to me wich want to
- register this program !!!
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Credits.
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The following people for their programs :
-
- FrontDoor Joaquim H, Homrighause, Absolute Solutions.
- RemoteAccess Andrew Milner, Wantree Development.
- ARJ Robert K. Jung.
- FidoNet Tom Jennings, Fido Software.
- Runtime library,
- AquiNet Arnoud Aquina, AquiSystems Software Dev NL.
- SIGnet Glenn Harvey.
- TechNet Mart van der Engh.
- Turbo Pascal Borland International.
-
-
- ┌─
- │ Bug Reports.
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Callers now uses a internal runtime library written by myself.
- When there is a runtime error, Callers print this to your screen.
- The program then exits normaly whit errorlevel 4 and continues your batch,
- so it won't hang up your system.
- Also a file called CALLERS.ERR is created so you can see what happened.
- You may send this file to me, so I can find out whats going wrong.
-
- Send your bugreports to Arnoud Aquina by following netmail :
-
- 50:222/0 or 50:51/0 AquiNet (HQ)
- 27:2331/40 or 27:2331/401 SIGnet (HUB)
- 111:318/0 TechNet (HOST)
- 2:283/516 FidoNet (DCN node)
-
-
- Snail mail :
-
- AquiSystems Software Dev NL.,
- Arnoud Aquina,
- Galvanistraat 8,
- NL-1221 ES Hilversum, The Netherlands.
-
- AquiSoftworks BBS, The home of AquiNet,
- +31-35-859162 / 24 Hrs / Max. 28800 baud (V.FC).
-
-
- ■ End of DOC-file Callers 2.11