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- MANUAL
- (C) Copyright 1992 by Stanley Sheff
- Support BBS: The Brainex System
- (310) 275-2344
- (310) 273-5234
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- Welcome to MANUAL. A handy way to allow your callers to read or download
- your BBS user manual.
-
- This door works with the Brainex Door Manager. If you have not installed
- the Door Manager, plesse do so before you install this door.
-
- To install this door type:
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- SETUP
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- MANUAL.EXE will be copied to the BRAINEX directory.
-
- The two welcome screens WELCOME (ASCII) and WELCOMEG (ANSI) will
- be copied to BRAINEX\MANUAL.
-
- You will need to tell Brainex Setup where your BBS user manual is.
-
- Once you have installed the door, you must then create a a batch
- file to call the door. A batch file for a GAP BBS might look like this:
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- Single Node BBS sample batch file:
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- @ECHO OFF
- SET DSZLOG=LOG
- MANUAL
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- Node 2 batch file:
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- @ECHO OFF
- SET DSZLOG=LOG2
- MANUAL NODE=2
-
- Use the NODE= command to indicate node number.
-
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- You will also need to modify your doors menu files and the data
- file that tells the BBS what your doors are and the security
- level needed to access them. For GAP, these are respectively:
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- DOORM
- DOORMG
- DOORS.DAT
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- Please refer to your BBS documentation for details on
- setting up these files.
-
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- GAP BBS:
- Another easy way to add the MANUAL to GAP is to use Gap's
- configuration option to create a SYSOP DEFINED COMMAND (consult Gap's
- docs for info on sysop defined commands). On The Brainex System I use
- MANUAL. The batch file to run MANUAL is named MANUAL.BAT and placed
- in the BBS default directory (C:\GAP). When a caller types MANUAL at the
- main prompt, they are instantly taken to the MANUAL door.
-
-
- The following sysop functions are available while awaiting
- keyboard input :
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- F5 - Shell to DOS.
- F8 - Twit user and return to BBS.
- F10 - Initiate chat with user.
- CF10 - Answer user MANUAL bell.
- Home - Main user stats.
- End - Displays sysop keys available.
- PgDn - Secondary user stats.
- Up Arrow - Increase user's time remaining by 5 minutes.
- Dn Arrow - Decrease user's time remaining by 5 minutes.
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- One of the nicer features about using the TWIT key, is the user
- is not told that "the sysop wants them to return to the BBS".
- Instead, a very plain and simple message of "returning you to the
- BBS" is displayed. This way, the user is given no indication
- that the sysop is hovering about.
-
- When using the F5 shell to DOS key, to return to the door
- program, simply type EXIT at the DOS command prompt. It is not
- necessary to change directories back to the door directory.
- Manual is smart enough to know which drive and directory the
- door program is in and will reset the defaults upon return from
- DOS.
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- The Up and Down Arrow keys increase and decrease the user's time
- respectively by 5 minutes for each press of the key. There is no
- indication of what is occurring (except by the fact the user's
- time remaining will change), so the sysop should try not to have
- a lead finger. The increase or decrease is effective only while
- the user is in Manual.
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- This version of MANUAL is SHAREWARE. If you intend to use this
- program on your BBS please send $10 to:
-
- Stanley Sheff
- 9124 Beverly Bl.
- Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4016
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-
- Have Fun!
- Stanley Sheff
- The Brainex System
- 310-275-2344 HST
- 310-273-5234 v.32bis/v.42bis
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