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- │ HST Info Online Door │
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- │COPYRIGHT 1995 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 1.00 07/02/95
-
- 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)325-4369 28.8k
- NODE 3: (717)325-2054 28.8k
- 24 Hours/Day
-
- INTERNET: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net
- FIDO: 1:268/400
- FREQ TJMAGIC for complete list!
- FTP: europa.com /outgoing/DOORS/tj-software
-
-
- 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 demo door.
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- The HST Info Door contains the latest information of the Hubble
- Space Telescope and background data! Your users can read and search
- through the entire online database in seconds, matching their
- keyword search and reporting which articles contained the matches.
- The keyword containing line will be highlighted in the text (if your
- caller is in ANSI mode).
-
- Updated databases will be available to download from our BBS in
- file area #10 as HST#x.ZIP where x=database update number. Simply
- download any updates and unzip it in the door directory (overwriting)
- any of the files - it couldn't be easier!
-
- You may also file request HSTDATA from 1:268/400 for the latest
- available database!
-
- Updated databases merely need to be unzipped in the door directory
- like this: PKUNZIP -o HST#1.ZIP
-
- ...this will over write the old databases using the -o on the
- command line.
-
- TEXT COLOR:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^
- Simply edit the file COLOR.DAT, lines 1 and 2. Here's the file:
-
- 14
- 3
-
- Line 1: Foreground Color
- Line 2: Background Color
-
- Foreground: 15 = Bright White Background: 7 = Default White
- 14 = Bright Yellow 6 = Light Yellow
- 13 = Bright Purple 5 = Light Purple
- 12 = Bright Red 4 = Light Red
- 11 = Bright Cyan 3 = Light Cyan
- 10 = Bright Green 2 = Light Green
- 9 = Bright Blue 1 = Light Blue
- 8 = Dark Grey
- 7 = Default White
- 6 = Light Yellow
- 5 = Light Purple
- 4 = Light Red
- 3 = Light Cyan
- 2 = Light Green
- 1 = Light Blue
-
- CONFIGURATION: (The HST.CFG file)
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Run ---> HST UTILITY to easily setup your HST.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 configuration file for SFDOORS.DAT
- ------------------------------------------
- C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your SFDOORS.DAT 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 GTUSER.BBS
- -----------------------------------------
- C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your GTUSER.BBS file)
- T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
- Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
- Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
- 1 <=- (COM port number - defaults to 1)
- 1 <=- (Node number - defaults to 1)
-
-
- Example Batch File
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- A sample batch file is included and is similer to the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CD\DOORS\HST <=- Switch to the door's Directory.
- HST HST.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 HST.CFG files
- for each node: HST1.CFG HST2.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:
-
- HST HST.CFG /5
- or using the PCBDRIVE procedure: SET IRQ=5 and use
- HST HST.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.
-
- RUNNING LOCALLY:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- To run in LOCAL mode simply type HST LOCAL
-
- FUTURE VERSIONS:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Let me know what you would like to see added!!
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Version 1.00 ......... First release. 07/02/95
-
- 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)
-