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- Modern Technology
- MT-Matrix
- Sysop
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- 10
- 3
- 1
- @X0Fc:\modtech@NODE@\matrix>
- syspassword
- nuppassword
- sysreadpass
- pubreadpass
- sysmaintpass
- 1
- 15
- 50
- 1
- 0
- @X0E
- 80
- D:\PCB\PPL\MATRIX\APPLY.VIP
- C:
- 3
- PCBOARD
- -------------* Quick Explanation of Matrix Config Paramaters *----------------
- Line 1: Your BBS Name Line13: Sysop Module/Maintenance Password
- Line 2: Matrix Name Line14: Matrix PageSysop 0=Off, 1=On
- Line 3: Sysop Name Line15: How long (Seconds) to Ring Page
- Line 4: Clear Scrn at matrix strt 0=No Line16: Speed of Ring (1)slow (100)fast
- Line 5: Add to Login Time? 3 = 3mins Line17: Show Loading Matrix? 0=No, 1=Yes
- Line 6: Add time to Feedback cmd? Line18: Show DIR at login? 0=No, 1=Yes
- Line 7: Add time to Post Public cmd? Line19: Color of Matrix Titles
- Line 8: Matrix Prompt Line20: MAX Num/Lines in Msg. Editor
- Line 9: System Password / 0 = None Line21: Drive\Path\FileName for APPLY.VIP file
- Line10: NewUser Password / 0 = None Line22: Drv C: Name / Menu Title or Directory Name of what simulated drive.
- Line11: Read SysOp-Mail Password Line23: Min caller name lenght
- Line12: Read Public-Mail Pwd / 0=None Line24: Save Feedbak in PCBOARD / MATRIX
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- MATRIX.CNF FILE (THIS FILE !!!MUST!!! EXIST IN CURRENT MATRIX PATH!)
- ALL PASSWORDS MUST BE ENTERED HERE ALL IN CAPS (AT MATRIX PROMPT THEY
- CAN BE typed any Case HOWEVER!
-
- ALL MATRIX.CNF toggle switches <where applicable> 0=No, 1=Yes
- ALL MATRIX.CNF password options! 0=None/Disable Password or enter
- a proper password in order to enable a feature.
-
- ALL Commands 0=None/Disabled or a proper command/Name to enable the
- features. See COMMANDS.CNF for more info.
-
- ------ MATRIX ALLOWS TOTAL CONFIGURABILITY VIA THE FOLLOWING FILES ------
-
- MATRIX.CNF / COMMANDS.CNF / PROMPTS.CNF / * DRIVES.CNF / * PPE.CNF
-
- SEE THE APPROPRIATE CONFIG (CNF) FILE FOR CONFIG OPTIONS/EXPLANATIONS
-
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- THERE ARE MORE ADDITIONAL FILES THAT ALSO CONTROL MATRIX OPTIONS! THEY ARE;
- MATRIX.CNF / PROMPTS.CNF / COMMANDS.CNF / DRIVES.CNF / PPE.CNF
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
- EACH CONFIGURATION LINE MAY CONTAIN ONLY YOUR CONFIG SETTINGS!
-
- * Detailed Description of Matrix.Cnf Commands *
-
- Line 1: Your BBS name
-
- Line 2: Matrix Name or alternate BBS Name. Throughout the Matrix each
- Command/Feature is seemingly seperate and unique. Each command
- has it's own Title. You can choose on how these Titles look to
- the caller. Say you place MT-Matrix in this field then here's
- a sample of what the caller would see: "MT-Matrix ■ Help"
- If you make this line the same as line 1 <BBS NAME> then the
- caller would see instead: "Modern Technology ■ Help"
- It is recommended that you do not give the Matrix the name of
- your BBS, reason being is that it will confuse callers and say
- if they use the Help command, then they would think they were
- looking at Modern Technology's BBS Help commands, which is not
- right, since the caller is not yet in the BBS, he would merely
- be looking at the Matrix Help. A better choice in this field
- would maybe be something like; BBS Name Matrix. This way the
- caller when typing help would see : Modern Technology Matrix ■ Help.
- which makes a bit more sense :)
-
- Line 3: Sysop Name (Your name or whatever will be displayed to caller)
- for certain features such as "sending feedback to system managers"
-
- Line 4: Clear the Screen Upon Loading the Matrix? (0)=No (1)=Yes
- When a caller dials your system the first thing they see is the
- pcboard (r) notice message. Once that is displayed then the matrix
- loads, you have the choice at this time to just load the matrix
- and go right to the matrix prompt, or prior to doing so you can
- can have the screen clear AND then go to the matrix prompt.
-
- Line 5: Add Login Time? You have the option of giving the caller upon
- loging into the matrix more time! It is recommended that you add
- at least 2 or 3 mins extra, reason being is because it will stop
- PCBoard from displaying the message;
- "Warning Automatic Disconnect in 3 mins!"
- *NEW* (NOTE)!! Whatever you enter in this config line it will be deducted
- prior to the caller exiting to PCBoard. A good example is if you
- gave the caller 10 mins at matrix login, then upon Matrix EXIT the
- caller would be deducted the 10 mins, therefore creating an equal
- time balance which matches your PWRD file for the current caller
- at pcboard login.
-
- Line 6: Add Time for Feedback? You have the option of adding time to the
- callers session when they use the FEEDBACK (or COMMENT or SEND)
- to the sysops. It is recommended that you add at least a couple of
- minutes to this feature. Reason being is that if the caller uses
- a few minutes to look around the matrix, then decides they must
- leave you feedback, they could be cut off in the middle of writing
- you a message. By adding a bit of time to this feature will
- insure that your callers will not get cut off/logged off in the
- middle of writting you a comment.
-
- Line 7: Add Time for Post Public Msg? Self explanatory! Works the same
- as line 6 will but it will add time to a caller when posting a
- public message <IF POSTING PUBLIC MESSAGES IS ENABLED>
-
- Line 8: Your matrix prompt (whatever you want it to be)
- Note that you can make this prompt something like
- "Matrix Command?" Then just change your MENU files
- and instead of displaying the commands as listed now (like
- a DOS directory) just make it like a menu! All display
- files can be either in Color or Mono ie MENUG and MENU
- MENUG would be the graphics version and MENU non graphics.
-
- --------PASSWORD OPTIONS-----------
-
- Line 9: SYSTEM LOADER PASSWORD (protects your system loader)
- or the Matrix Commands "MODTECH and SYSTEM"
- (PASSWORDS SHOUL NOT EXCEED 12 CHARS)
- NOTE THAT VALIDATED CALLERS <existing callers> can simply
- use CHECK and if they are validated <existing callers> then
- the proper system password will shown to the caller.
- ALSO Please NOTE!!! That the system Password is also a
- Matrix Command! If used by the caller it will bypass
- the Enter system Password and directly load PCBoard.
-
- - TO DISABLE password protection to this COMMAND/FEATURE
- Enter a 0 "the numeral ZERO" in this line!
-
- *NEW* - Passwords DO NOT follow CaSe! In other words you may
- enter the passwords in this field in AnY CaSe, same
- at matrix prompt, they will work regardless of case.
-
-
- Line 10: NEW USER PASSWORD (0)=None (If a New User Key Id Password
- is assigned in this field then the caller must know it in
- order to use the APPLY command).
-
- *NEW* NOTE that MT-MATRIX now has an APPLY.VIP file as well, and
- if the callers Name is found in the APPLY.VIP then he will
- not be asked for a New User Password! Instead the file
- NEWVIP or (NEWVIPG for ANSI) and (NEWVIPR for RIP) <if they
- exist> will be displayed to the caller, followed with an
- exit to pcboard, which then will handle the new caller.
-
-
- Line 11: READSYS function/commands PASSWORD. (READS SYSOP FEEDBACK MSGS)
- Note that this command should be used only by the sysops as it
- will allow anyone (provided they know the password) to read The
- Feedback Msgs!
- (PASSWORD SHOULD NOT EXCEED 12 CHARS)
-
- - TO DISABLE Password Protection to this Feature Enter
- a 0 (Numeral ZERO) in this field! HOWEVER disabling
-
- - Disabling password protection to this feature is NOT
- RECOMMENDED as it would let anyone READ the Sysop
- Message File!!!! <This is assuming the caller knew the
- right command to access this feature!) All Feature/Commands
- may be changed to your liking by editing the COMMANDS.CNF file>
-
- *NEW* - Passwords DO NOT follow CaSe! In other words you may
- enter the passwords in this field in AnY CaSe, same
- at matrix prompt, they will work regardless of case.
-
-
- Line 12: READ PUBLIC Matrix Messages PASSWORD (Same features as above
- But it will protect Public Matrix Messages, these are messages
- which can be entered by anyone and to be read by anyone.
- (You can disable password protection by leaving this field blank)
- The message file is named: PUBLIC.MSG
- (PASSWORDS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 12 CHARS)
-
- - TO DISABLE Password Protection to this Feature Enter
- a 0 (Numeral ZERO) in this field!
-
- *NEW* - Passwords DO NOT follow CaSe! In other words you may
- enter the passwords in this field in AnY CaSe, same
- at matrix prompt, they will work regardless of case.
-
-
- Line 13: Sysop Maintenance Module Password. Sysop Maintenance can be
- *NEW* password protected (AND IS RECOMMENDED)!! From within this
- module you may READ MSG FILES / DELETE MSG FILES / VIEW MATRIX
- CALLER LOGS / DELETE MATRIX CALLER LOGS / VIEW MATRIX
- CONFIGURATIONS / VIEW ALL MATRIX PASSWORDS. A 0 in this field
- will disable password for the sysop module (NOT RECOMMEDED)
- to use the SYSOP MODULE USE THE COMMAND SYSOP AT THE C: OR
- D: <deluxe version> prompts.
-
- - Passwords DO NOT follow CaSe! In other words you may
- enter the passwords in this field in AnY CaSe, same
- at matrix prompt, they will work regardless of case.
-
-
- --------------END MATRIX PASSWORDS------------------
-
- Line 14: PAGE / CALL the sysop feature/Matrix Commands Off/On
- 0=off / 1=on --- NOTE that if you disable the Matrix Page
- then the caller will simply be notified that the sysop is not
- available and will be prompted if they wish to leave feedback
- instead.
-
- Line 15: The duration (in seconds) of the Sysop Page feature
- or how long (in seconds) the page bell will ring.
-
- Line 16: How fast the Sysop Page/Chat rings
- (Enter between 1 and 100) 1 is fastest
-
- Line 17: Show Loading matrix Message? Yes or No (0)=No (1)=Yes
- Just before the matrix loads to take control of system login
- procedures, you can have the message : Loading Matrix ...
- be displayed to the caller (so they know something is going on)
- However this message can be disabled bye answering 0 /No to to
- this config option. <NOTE that you may edit line 1 of the
- PROMPTS.CNF file and make this message whatever you would like!
- In other words you could instead make the message read "Dropping
- to Dos" or something else then the caller would see that instead
- provided the message is enabled via this setting.
-
- Line 18: Display Directory listing (MENU/MENUG) to callers when they
- login Matrix (0)=No, (1)=Yes Upon login the caller is taken
- directly into the matrix. You can automatically show them the
- dir listing (MENU or MENUG files) if you wish. This would happen
- only once per login and only the first time the caller comes into
- the matrix. Each time thereafter the caller will have to type
- DIR at the prompt to see the Dir listing (MENU or MENUG)
-
- Line 19: Color of Matrix Subfunctions Titles - Throughout the matrix
- each function is seperate from others ie. SEND Feedback to
- Sysops and POST Public messages are seperate features, each
- time a feature/command is excuted each feature displays to
- the caller it's own Title ie: "MT-Matrix ■ News" You can
- control the color of these titles by simply entering in this
- field the correct PCBoard color Macro code {ie @X07 = dark white}
-
- Line 20: Number of MAX lines allowed for MSG Entry in both the POST Public
- *NEW* Msg and SEND FEEDBACK to Sysops are configurable/definable via
- this setup option. In other words a value here of 99 equals a
- total max of 99 lines allowed for public msg entry or feedback
- to sysops msg entry. Some sysops find it that allowing too many
- lines in the Msg Editors will encourage callers to leave HUGE
- messages at the matrix without being necessary <Some sysops DO
- NOT feel this way however> in either case this setting can now
- be used so you specify the MAX number of allowed lines in the MSG
- editors per your preference. NOTE! A value higher of 99 lines
- is not recommended, if you load the message editor you will
- notice that the value set here is displayed to the caller when
- using the Editors, a 3 or 4 digits value number in this field
- will work fine, but however it will not look <cosmetically> as
- good. Also I don't think you would ever want to allow a caller
- at matrix to enter a 1000 line message neither :) Below is a
- sample of the above explanation;
-
- Enter Text - (Enter) Alone Ends - 70 chars per line (99 lines Max)
- (──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────)
- 1?
- As you can see with a value of 99 max lines the caller would get
- a perfect display <cosmetically> THIS IS basically the only
- reason on why a value higher then 99 is not recommended.
-
-
- Line 21: Drive\Path\Filename of APLLY VIP file. <IE D:\PCB\MATRIX\APPLY.VIP>
- *NEW* This file can be anywhere or anything you would like, just as long
- as the correct locations and names are specified in this line. The
- APPLY VIP file holds information on Names with Apply VIP access.
- In other words Matrix will check this file each time a NEW Caller
- applies, if the callers name matches any entry within this file
- then NEW USER PASSWORD <if enabled> will be skipped and the file
- NEWVIP (for MONO) / NEWVIPG (for ANSI) / NEWVIPR (for RIP) will
- be displayed to the caller, following the display of the above file
- the caller will be shown the Matrix NEWUSER file, then taken to the
- PCBoard sign on screen (Enter Your First Name). NOTE that the
- name the caller uses at Matrix Apply will automatically be inserted
- in the PCBoard sign in prompt <Enter your first name>!
-
- The VIP file has few rules however NOTE THE FOLLOWING;
- The first entry of the file should be a number which equals the total
- users/names in the listing. <ie if you have 5 names in the list then
- the first line of this file should read a numeral 5> Each time you
- add a new name to the VIP List you MUST increase this number so the
- matrix can appropriately find their Names in the VIP <if they are
- indeed listed in the APPLY VIP file>.
-
- *NEW*
- Line 22: Drive C: Name or DIR Name ie; "\bbs\util" was entered in this line,
- the matrix command to get back to this drive (from any other drive
- or directory would a C: at the matrix prompt. NOTE THAT A CD C:
- will also work (so will DIR C: etc...) all the commands are
- intereactive and whatever you enter in this field will become
- a command. <IE if you had two drives and decided to make drive
- C: a dir instead Placing a \UTIL in this line would allow you to
- do this at the matrix prompt: CD \Util, or DIR \UTIL, or DIR
- C:\UTIL or CD C:\UTIL etc....!> It is recommmended that if you
- change the drive Identifier <C:> then you should also change the
- matrix prompt for this drive module so they match.
-
- *NEW*
- Line 23: Matrix Caller-Name Minimum lenght REQUIRED / expected:
- Options in this line are: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (values above 4 are ignored!)
-
- 4 = 4 letters names minimum required / 3 = 3 letter names etc...
-
- A User name can vary in lenghts. For example on most boards
- callers would have both a first and a last name. MT-Matrix
- previously expected callers to log on with a name with 4 letters
- or more <ie. JOE DOE> however some sysops allow 3 letter only names,
- if this is the case then modify this value to allow for your
- particular needs, <also see more notes below>
-
- <NOTES> Using a value of "0" in this line item is NOT recommended!
- since after all that would be telling mt-matrix that a callers name
- does not have to be a certain lenght <ie: if a caller was to access
- feedback at matrix and when prompted for "Msg. From?" if the caller
- would hit only a CR / (Enter) Key, it would just accept it as a valid
- name and procede to allow the caller into feedback, for this reason
- reason a 0 value in this field is not recommended unless you want
- feedback for "no name users" :)
-
- *NEW*
- Line 24: Save Matrix Feedback as a "PCBOARD" Main Board sysop comment
- or in the "MATRIX" Sysop.MSG file
-
- This line you should enter either the words PCBOARD or MATRIX.
- PCBOARD = will insert Matrix Feedback Comments as a main board
- COMMENT "PRIVATE SYSOP COMMENT"
- MATRIX = will insert Matrix Feedback Comments in the MATRIX
- SYSOP.MSG Msg. File.
- This toggle switch is now included as an option because some sysops
- login into the system via the PCBoard "Sysop - Busy, Sysop - Not Busy"
- Call Waiting Screen options. Accessing the system via this method
- will bypass the matrix, therefore there could be a chance that you
- could mean some important feedback, or if you just prefer to have
- matrix feedback saved as Main Board Comments. Set this option
- according to your preferences, If you are using the PCBOARD option
- be sure that it's entered in this configuration file ALL IN CAPS
- such as: PCBOARD or / MATRIX <ALL CAPS>
-