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- DOOR.SYS FORMAT'S
-
- FORMAT #1:
-
- DOORWAY recognizes 2 DOOR.SYS formats. It will determine which you are using
- if you enter SYS on the command line after DOORWAY. The first is common to
- DOORWAY, the second to several BOARD packages, such as GAP.
-
- Many users of other than PCBoard have asked that doorway use a simpler
- and more consistant ASCII file for door support than PCBOARD.SYS. Starting
- with version 1.43, DOORWAY will also recognize a file by the name of DOOR.SYS.
- I have tried to make this file as generic as possible, so others can use the
- same format. I am giving the format to Public Domain, so it may be used
- without fear. The following shows the file format. A program reading the
- format must be able to accept a file with additional lines, for future
- expansion. Each line is ASCII and followed by a carriage return/line feed.
-
-
- USER NAME * This line contains the user's first and last name
- PORT NUMBER * This line contains either a 1, 2 or 0 for local
- BAUD RATE This line contains the baud rate the port needs to be
- opened at.
- TIME * This line contains an integer less than 32767 in mins.
- GRAPHICS * This line contains a "G" for graphics, "M" for mono.
- ALARM * This line contains an "A" for ALARM, "S" for silent.
-
-
- * DOORWAY will actually use this entry. DOORWAY will only use the first name
- of the caller and will parse it from the full name.
-
- *****************************************************************************
-
- FORMAT #2:
-
- Added support for the "GENERIC" DOOR.SYS file which follows. Note
- that it still supports the "special" DOORWAY DOOR.SYS file as well. Simply
- put "SYS" where you would put "COM1" and it will read the DOOR.SYS file. It
- will figure out which it is by looking at it.
-
- The "GENERIC" DOORS.SYS file format follows. DOORWAY only uses lines 1, 9
- 10, 19 and 20.
-
-
- ********************* GENERIC DOOR.SYS file format *************************
-
-
- 03/14/88 - Submitted by the "Limited Release Software Group"
-
- Updated: 03/21/88
- Updated: 10/22/88 KG
-
- =============================================================================
-
- Sample DOOR.SYS file to be used as a STANDARD for ALL Bulletin Board Systems.
-
- =============================================================================
-
- This file format has been laid out and will be presented to ALL BBS authors
- in an attempt to establish a national standard for door program applications.
-
- BBS AUTHORS: I urge you to consider this STANDARD with respect for your 3rd
- party support authors. Come on guys, make life EASY for us.
- (BIG GRIN)
-
- =============================================================================
-
- I have tried to include EVERYTHING a 3rd party DOOR author would need to
- provide the SYSOPS with the look and feel they want from an online program
- while at the same time keeping things plain and simple to ease the problems
- of interfacing programs with a system. This type of format is intended to be
- a "read-only" type of file (although it could be written again) because most
- BBS's have some sort of other file they use for re-entering the system with
- (PCBoard uses PCBOARD.SYS, GAP uses GAPDOS.DAT, Ect.) which is harder to read
- in, and changes frequently. This file format, once established, wouldn't need
- to be changed EVERYTIME a new version of the BBS software gets released and
- this would also ease the demand for more info being made available in the BBS
- Re-Entry file thus making life easier for both parties. If there is something
- found in the following format that your BBS software may not be currently
- supporting, a DEFAULT value has been suggested.
-
-
- COM1: <-- Comm Port - COM0: = LOCAL MODE
- 2400 <-- Baud Rate - 300 to 38400
- 8 <-- Parity - 7 or 8
- 1 <-- Node Number - 1 to 99 (Default to 1)
- 19200 <-- DTE Rate. Actual BPS rate to use.
- Y <-- Screen Display - Y=On N=Off (Default to Y)
- Y <-- Printer Toggle - Y=On N=Off (Default to Y)
- Y <-- Page Bell - Y=On N=Off (Default to Y)
- Y <-- Caller Alarm - Y=On N=Off (Default to Y)
- Rick Greer <-- User Full Name
- Lewisville, Tx. <-- Calling From
- 214 221-7814 <-- Home Phone
- 214 221-7814 <-- Work/Data Phone
- PASSWORD <-- Password
- 110 <-- Security Level
- 1456 <-- Total Times On
- 03/14/88 <-- Last Date Called
- 7560 <-- Seconds Remaining THIS call (for those that particular)
- 126 <-- Minutes Remaining THIS call
- GR <-- Graphics Mode - GR=Graph, NG=Non-Graph, 7E=7,E Caller
- 23 <-- Page Length
- Y <-- User Mode - Y = Expert, N = Novice
- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 <-- Conferences/Forums Registered In (ABCDEFG)
- 7 <-- Conference Exited To DOOR From (G)
- 01/01/99 <-- User Expiration Date
- 1 <-- User File's Record Number
- Y <-- Default Protocol - X, C, Y, G, I, N, Etc.
- 0 <-- Total Uploads
- 0 <-- Total Downloads
- 0 <-- Daily Download "K" Total
- 999999 <-- Daily Download Max. "K" Limit
-
- ***** Each line being STRAIGHT ASCII TEXT with a CR at the end. *****
-
- Please feel free to express any comments you may have on this format, or
- leave suggestions you have for additions to the file to.....
-
- Rick Greer - SysOp of The Micromart BBS - (214) 221-7814 - 24hrs.