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- THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION APPLIES TO ALL SHINING STAR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS:
-
- DISTRIBUTION
-
- You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
- upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
- changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file).
-
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- TO REGISTER, PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED IN THIS ARCHIVE THE FILE REGISTER.DOC.
- READ AND FILL IT OUT, SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS IN THE REGISTER.DOC WITH
- PROPER REGISTRATION MONEY AND YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE PROMPTLY SENT TO
- YOU ACCORDING TO THE METHOD CHECKED ON THE REGISTRATION FORM.
-
- YOU MAY ALSO REGISTER ON-LINE WITH MASTERCARD/VISA/other CRED CARDS.
- YOU MAY REGISTER ON-LINE WITH ON-LINE CHECK WRITING AS WELL.
- SEE REGISTER.DOC.
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-
- Features
- ──────────
-
- * Support for all known and unknown comm ports
- * Fossil driver support
- * Complete monitoring of system time, time left, carrier and DTE
- * Support for color screens
-
- Tools
- ─────
-
- Language and Compiler: Borland's Turbo C++
- Libraries: Brian Pirie's OpenDoors
- Sequiter Software's Codebase
- Database &
- Screen Design: Microsoft Foxpro 2.5
- Author's BBS System: Proboard 2.01
-
- Shareware
- ─────────
- This is not freeware, this is SHAREWARE. Please register
- so the author can afford to bring you more doors.
-
-
- Support
- ───────
-
- Snail-Mail: Shining Star Software
- P.O. Box 16823
- Wichita, KS 67216
-
- BBS: Wishing Star BBS
- FIDONET: 1:291/60 INTERNET: nannette@elysian.net
- 316-522-7829 or 316-522-7641
- (no call-back verification, full access 1st call)
- Leave comment for Nannette Thacker, the sysop & author.
- Leave a fidonet or internet mail address for your reply.
- If you do not have one, I will answer your question and you
- may call back within 48 hours for an answer.
- (Try to Page Nannette in case she is available when you call.)
-
- I also am available in the FIDONET DOORGAME ECHO for support.
-
- FTP SITE:
- Shining Star Software Doors can be obtained over the Internet from an
- anonymous FTP site. This site is maintained by Mike Jordan and holds
- many other fine doors as well. To access the site, ftp as follows:
- ftp europa.com
- Login as anonymous and your email address as the password.
- cd /outgoing/DOORS/STAR
- Be sure to switch to binary if you do not have auto detection:
- bin
-
- The latest version will always be available on the following boards as well:
- Midnight Machine
- 1:291/23
- 316-687-6796 28.8 modem
- Phil Watkins, SysOp
- Wichita, KS
-
- If you're like me and you can't afford to freq files, I send out new
- versions of my programs on the Fidonet File Hub -- DDSDOORS. I make
- announcements of new releases in the Fidonet Door Game echo. Other
- BBS's offer the file for download and freqing as they receive it.
- It is also offered on various Internet BBS's.
- Keep an eye out for it in the Door Game echo to see when it comes
- to a BBS near you.
-
- NOTE: Support is easier to give the more specific you are. Saying
- "I can't get it to work," tells me nothing. PLEASE tell me EXACTLY
- what the screen looks like, what messages are displayed, if it exits
- out, hangs up but can be exited with control break, or if it locks up.
- What screen is last in use, what node, local or modem. What baud rate,
- what system, is user using RIP, does user have ANSI, does user have
- color?
-
- As an example, within Dr. Dread: Is the problem from within the
- Command Center, the Zones, which Zone, the Missions, which Mission,
- the Traps, the Battles?
-
- PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read the DOCS. I'll try to assist you in
- loading the door, but if you have access to your BBS system's ECHO,
- you might wish to ask for help in the echo since it may be a problem
- specifically related to your system. I've found that if I ask others
- using Proboard for their setup for a specific door, I get more help
- than asking the author, as the author may have no idea how Proboard
- works.
-
- Please list in detail any problems you are having. If you are having
- a problem with installation, please see the section on installation in
- this document. If that doesn't help, please contact me with information
- pertaining to your BBS system type, Type 7 command line, and .bat
- file used.
-
- SETUP
- ═════
-
- ABOUT THE .CFG FILE
- ----------------------------------
- In 99% of all cases, you will not need to touch the .cfg
- file. All configuration that you need is passed on the
- command line.
-
- The .CFG file is provided for those BBS's which have
- unusual characteristics or require specific customization.
- You should not need to worry about altering the .CFG file.
-
- If you do require use of the .CFG file, it must reside
- in the same directory as the door's .EXE.
-
- Supported BBS Drop Files:
- ─────────────────────────
-
- DORINFOx.DEF
- EXITINFO.BBS
- CHAIN.TXT
- DOOR.SYS
- CALLINFO.BBS
- SFDOORS.DAT
- and possibly many others. Just try it. Customizeable drop file is also
- available within the .cfg file.
-
- If your drop file is not on the list, and works, let me know and I'll add
- it to the list.
-
-
-
- On-Line Sysop Commands
- ──────────────────────
- While a caller is on-line, the local sysop has several options. They are
- as follows:
-
- Alt: [C]hat [H]angup [L]ockout [J]Dos
- [K]eyboard-Off [D]rop to BBS
-
- [UP]/[DOWN] - Use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the
- amount of time which the user has left in the
- door.
-
- [Alt]-[C] - Allows the sysop to break into chat with the user
- at any time. [Alt]-[C] again, or [ESC] will end
- chat mode. This function invokes a split screen
- sysop chat.
-
- [Alt]-[J] - Allows the sysop to shell to DOS, if enough memory
- is available. Simply type EXIT to return to the
- door again. BE SURE TO HIT "R" for REDRAW when
- returning to the Door.
-
- [Alt]-[H] - Hang up on the user. When the sysop does this,
- the program will close files with a safe exit
- back to your BBS system in "wait for call" mode.
-
- [Alt]-[L] - This key locks the user out of the BBS. It first
- hangs up on the user, and then sets their security
- level to 0, to prevent them from ever logging on
- again. This feature may require use of the
- EXITINFO.BBS file, depending on what system the
- door is running under.
-
- [Alt]-[K] - The "User Keyboard-Off" key allows the sysop to
- temporarily prevent the user from typing anything
- on their keyboard. This has no effect on the local
- keyboard, but causes the program to ignore any
- keystrokes from remote.
-
- [Alt]-[N] - The "Sysop Next" key, this function reserves the
- system for use by the sysop after the user logs
- off, if the door is running under an Apex or RA
- 1.00 or later system.
-
- [Alt]-[D] - "Drop to BBS" key. This function allows the sysop
- to exit the door and return the user to the BBS,
- without hanging up.
-
- Licensing Agreement
- ===================
-
- You are hereby granted a license to use, share, copy, and
- distribute the accompanying program and its documentation,
- provided that this notice, and the copyright information is not
- removed and/or altered in any way or form. No fee or consideration
- is to be charged for the distribution. the accompanying program is
- provided on an AS-IS basis without warranty of any kind expressed or
- implied. The entire risk as to quality and performance of
- the accompanying program rests solely with the user. In no event will the
- author be liable to you for any damages, consequential or inconsequential.
-
- By operating the accompanying program you acknowledge you have read and
- understand this agreement and agree to be bound by its
- terms and conditions.
-
-
- 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. ONCE REGISTERED, ANY
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE REGISTRATION KEY WILL INVALIDATE YOUR KEY IN ALL FUTURE
- VERSIONS OF THIS PROGRAM AND NO PRODUCT SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN. DISTRIBUTING
- A REGISTERED KEY CODE WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT CRIMINAL CHARGES.
-