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- │ Endangered Species Door │
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- │COPYRIGHT 1996 T&J Software │
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- One of the T&J Software Collection of multi-BBS door programs.
- Supporting PCBoard, Wildcat!, Gap, QBBS, RBBS, Spitfire,
- UltraBBS, Telegard, TriBBS, and Remote Access.
-
-
- VERSION 1.20 04/20/96
-
- By
-
- Tom Wildoner
- 397 West Broadway
- Jim Thorpe, PA
- 18229
- VOICE (717)325-9480
- *between 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
-
- From
-
- The T&J Software BBS
- NODE 1: (717)325-9481 28.8k
- NODE 2: (717)325-2054 28.8k
- NODE 3: (717)325-4369 Fido Only
- 24 Hours/Day
-
- INTERNET: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net
- FTP: ftp.europa.com /outgoing/DOORS/tj-software
- FTP: ftp.thekeep.com /TJ-Software
- FIDO: FREQ ESDOOR for full door version.
- FREQ ESDATA for the latest database.
- FREQ TJSOFT for info packet.
-
- LATEST VERSION:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Please call the T&J BBS for the latest version of this program.
-
- LEGALITIES:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^
- THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT
- WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS
- PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING
- OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Please feel free to distribute this door.
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- The Endangered Species Door presents your callers with the latest
- information on all endangered/threatened species broken down by
- catagory. T&J Software routinely updates the database as new species
- are added or delisted from the listing.
-
- You may also search the database online.
-
- CONFIGURATION: (The ESDOOR.CFG file)
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Run ---> ESDOOR UTILITY to easily setup your ESDOOR.CFG file!
-
-
- Example configuration file for PCBOARD.SYS
- ------------------------------------------
- C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your PCBOARD.SYS file)
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
-
- Example configuration file for USERS.SYS
- ----------------------------------------
- C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your USERS.SYS file)
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
-
- Example configuration file for DOOR.SYS
- ---------------------------------------
- C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your DOOR.SYS file)
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
-
- Example configuration file for USERINFO.DAT
- -------------------------------------------
- C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your USERINFO.DAT file)
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
- NOTE: DOOR.SYS must be in the SAME directory as USERINFO.DAT
-
- Example configuration file for CALLINFO.BBS
- -------------------------------------------
- C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your CALLINFO.BBS file)
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
-
- Example configuration file for DORINFOx.DEF
- -------------------------------------------
- C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <=- (Full pathname of your DORINFOx.DEF file
- where 'x' is the BBS Node number.
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
-
- Example Batch File
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- A sample batch file is included and is similer to the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CD\DOORS\ESDOOR <=- Switch to the door's Directory.
- ESDOOR ESDOOR.CFG <=- Execute the door program and pass the
- configuration filename to the program.
- CD\PCB <=- Go back to PCB DIR when user exits door.
- BOARD <=- Restart BBS.
-
-
- This Door is multi-node compatible so you may run more than 1 node from
- the same .CFG file provided the path to your system file (DORINFOx.DEF,
- CALLINFO.BBS, etc) is exactly the same unless you are using environment
- variables, (q.v.)
-
- Normally, when running multinode, just setup different BIBLE.CFG files
- for each node: ESDOOR1.CFG ESDOOR2.CFG etc....
-
- Environment Variables
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- PCBoard automatically creates the %PCBDRIVE% & %PCBDIR% environment
- variables. Non-PCBoard systems may also use these variables by including
- the following in either your BBS batch or AUTOEXEC.BAT
- SET PCBDRIVE=C: <- Drive letter of your BBS files
- SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR <- Path to your BBS files
- Then in your Door .CFG file instead of putting C:\BBSDIR\DOOR.SYS, you
- would put %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\DOOR.SYS. This allows you to use just one
- .CFG file for multi-node operation!
-
- To specify a non-standard IRQ, put the IRQ number after the .CFG on the
- command line. For example:
-
- ESDOOR ESDOOR.CFG /5
- or using the PCBDRIVE procedure: SET IRQ=5 and use
- ESDOOR ESDOOR.CFG /%IRQ%
-
- This tells the program to use IRQ 5 instead of the standard IRQ.
-
- Had reports of conflicts when using non-standard IRQ's on Novell/Netware
- systems. Seems Novell also uses the / character so something went screwy
- somewhere. So I added the * (asterisk) which may be used instead of the /
- in case of a conflict. In other words, /%IRQ% and *%IRQ% will both work
- and are interchangeable.
-
- When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG
- file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%,
- and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:
- PCBoard:
- USERS.SYS in C:\PCB - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
- USERS.SYS in C:\PCB\NODE1 - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS
-
- Wildcat!:
- USERINFO.DAT in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1
-
- C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE%wcnodeid%\USERINFO.DAT
-
-
- DOOR.SYS in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1
-
- C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE%wcnodeid%\DOOR.SYS
-
- Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them
- in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door. For example:
- SET PCBDRIVE=C:
- SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
- SET PCBNODE=1
-
- Fossil Driver Support
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- DoorFrame supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to use the
- Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
- line when running the door. For example:
- MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD
- indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
- driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to that effect and exit
- the door gracefully.
-
- Sysop Keys
- ^^^^^^^^^^
- F3 - Toggles the printer On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or
- written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
- F4 - Toggles the Page Bell on/off. Value is passed to PCBoard
- and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
- F5 - DOS Shell. Allows SysOp to exit to DOS from inside a DOOR.
- F7 - Toggles the Caller Alarm On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard
- and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
- F8 - Returns the caller involuntarily to the BBS.
- F9 - Toggles the local display On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard
- and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
- F10 - Activates SysOp CHAT mode within the DOOR.
- ESC - Deactivates CHAT mode. DOOR is resumed.
- UP - Give the caller extra time while in the DOOR.
- DN - Subtract time from the caller while in the DOOR.
- HOME - HELP key for Status Line options.
- ALT-N - SysOp next on toggle. Value passed to PCBoard. (PCBoard only)
- ALT-X - PCBoard will exit after current caller logs off. Value is
- passed to PCBoard. Not available on non-PCBoard systems.
-
- PROBLEMS:
- ^^^^^^^^^
- See the TJHELP.TXT file!
- Please feel free to contact me if you have any problems at all.
-
- MAINTENANCE:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
- No nightly maintenance required.
-
- UPGRADING:
- ^^^^^^^^^^
- See the UPGRADE.DOC file.
-
- RUNNING LOCALLY:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- To run in LOCAL mode simply type ESDOOR LOCAL
-
- FUTURE VERSIONS:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Let me know what you would like to see added!!
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Version 1.00 ......... First release. 06/03/95
- Version 1.10 ......... 7/20/95 Fixed indexing problem found when adding
- new species to the database. This required
- making an external index and recompiling the
- door to handle it. Future database updates will
- only work with v1.10+ of the door.
- Version 1.20 ......... 4/20/96 Updated routines to make them compatible
- with the 32-bit version of the door. Removed RIP
- detection. ALL RIP support has now been removed.
-
- REGISTERING:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
- That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions
- please feel free to call the T&J Software BBS at (717)325-9481.
-
- See the enclosed registration form for ordering this door and others!
- (REGISTER.TXT)
-