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- Copyright (c) 1994 Harvey Parisien
- Box 323 Station A, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7M 6R2
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- FidoNet 1:249/114
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- U S E R S M A N U A L
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- C O N T E N T S
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- i) Point Nodes and Boss nodes, an Overview
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- ii) PPoint - Design Objectives, and Overview
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- iii) Installation
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- iv) Misc Notes
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- v) Distribution and Registration
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- vi) Error Codes
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- vii) USERS GUIDE (Typical Session)
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- viii) Reference Guide
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- From the author of ...
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- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ │
- │ DB = Generic dBASE III+ Manager / Contact Mgr., PIM │
- │ │
- │ DBQ = Message based Query system for dBASE III files │
- │ │
- │ RAD = dBASE III file compatible, BBS or REMOTE online │
- │ Database │
- │ │
- │ HLIST = HLIST File List Compiler for files.bbs systems │
- │ │
- │ OMENU = oMENU the Ultimate disk Menu System │
- │ │
- │ HARVEY = Harvey the Robot message mailer *.PKT format │
- │ │
- │ OFFLINE = The easy to use, QWK offline reader. │
- │ │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- PPoint - Professional Point System
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- P o i n t N o d e s & B o s s N o d e s
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- AN OVERVIEW
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- A Point is a network node, a computer system which is setup
- with the necessary software to connect to another network
- node, and transfer email and/or files.
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- The network structure PPoint is designed for is FidoNet. This
- is an extremely efficient structure developed by hobbyists
- throughout the world. FidoNet has been around since the
- beginning of the PC, and there are currently 50000 plus nodes
- around the world (not including Point nodes).
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- A FidoNet node is a node that is online 24 hours a day, and
- connected with other nodes in the same manner. This Fidonet
- node is registered in an international node list as being a
- Continuous Mailer or CM (accessible any time). Without
- getting into the details, a typical FidoNet node is connected
- to an official Network node, which is connected to a regional
- node, which is connected to a Zone node. There are several
- Zones that represent geographical areas of the planet.
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- A Point node is a node which is connected to a FidoNet node as
- described above. This Point get's it's mail from that node
- which is called a Boss node, or a Host node. The Point also
- sends it's mail to the Host for insertion into the network.
- The Point therefore does not have to be online or accessible
- continuously, instead it is only network active when the Point
- user connects to the host to transfer (send/receive) email.
- Then all mail management is done off-line at the Point users
- convenience.
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- Point nodes are not in the international node list which is an
- integral part of the FidoNet structure. They are authorized,
- created, serviced, and the responsibility of the Host which is
- an official FidoNet node. All activity from the Point node is
- managed by the Host, so in fact the Point is like an extension
- or branch of that node. The Point's address becomes the
- Host's address, with an extension of .x where x is the Point
- number. A typical address is (my address) 1:249/114 which is
- Zone 1, Network 249, and node 114. One of my points have the
- and address of 1:249/114.7 which is my point number 7.
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- PPoint - Professional Point System
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- P P o i n t
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- DESIGN OBJECTIVES
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- The main objective behind the development of PPoint was to
- create a system that was easy to setup, easy to use, and easy
- to maintain. The user interface has been designed to offer
- intuitive navigation thought the various functions and
- controls. There are certain forced paths, and certain
- suggested paths, all intended to make email management
- enjoyable, efficient and effortless. The hardware required is
- minimal. Any PC with 512k memory and 1.2m of disk space. The
- file structure for the email database is an advanced database
- structure where each message area has 2 files containing all
- the related information (some older systems created endless
- individual files for each message taking 512 to 2048 bytes of
- storage space for each message).
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- OVERVIEW
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- PPoint is a professional network EMAIL management system. It
- is self installing, FidoNet compatible, and is complete in
- terms of it's functionality, and automatically installs a few
- other complex systems it transparently integrates with.
- PPoint accomplishes all of the tasks required to create,
- process, and transfer email and files all without the user
- having to be a computer expert.
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- A Point system is usually a complex assortment of various
- processors and utilities, driven by a sophisticated batch file
- which takes an experienced person to setup. Most of the
- associated utilities and processors are only used to 30% of
- their respective capacities, whose design were intended for
- much more complex data processing.
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- Transferring email requires the ability to manage data
- locally, and transfer it to/from the Host. PPoint handles
- everything except the mail packet transfer itself. To
- transfer data from PPoint, we suggest you use the BinkleyTerm
- mailer system. PPoint operates Binkley quite trasnparently
- to the user. PPoint will automatically do the installation
- and setup of BinkleyTerm for you. BinkleyTerm is the
- simplest and most efficient system to use, especially as a
- point.
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- BinkleyTerm is a system which is freely available for
- noncommercial use (<=3 commercial sites at one time - see
- documentation for BinkleyTerm) and is the smallest, most
- efficient of all the various mail processors. There are
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- processors that are in some ways easier to setup, and have
- more features, BUT, Binkley was our choice since WE do the
- setup for it internally via PPoint, so you don't even notice
- it. Part of BinkleyTerm's efficiency is size. Some mailers
- range from 600k to 2megs in disk size, where Binkley is less
- than 250k. The additional features available in other
- processors are simply not needed for managing a Point.
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- PPoint also allows you to use your favorite editor. Most
- users get use to an editor, and prefer to stick with it. Most
- users prefer QEDIT or TDE. QEDIT is a professional full
- featured editor. If you don't have an editor, use the simple
- editor included with PPoint called ED.
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- INSTALLATION
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- BOSS NODES - see Setup Info in the back of USER.DOC + HOST.DOC.
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- If you received PPoint on disk, then simply type A:INSTALL and
- press enter. It will handle the entire installation.
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- If you downloaded an archive of PPoint, unarchive it in any
- subdirectory. If you don't have one in mind, may we suggest
- using C:\EMAIL.
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- To setup, just run PPOINT.EXE, and read the screens. See
- SETUP INSTRUCTIONS in USER.DOC, your Users Guide. WE SUGGEST
- YOU SELECT "PRINT USERS MANUAL" FROM THE OPTIONS MENU.
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- The following files are required to operate PPoint...
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- PPOINT.EXE The Main program
- PPOINT.HLP Help file data
- PPOINT.HLX Help file index
- PPOINT.HLT Help file index
- ED.EXE (or any Editor)
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- (Usually in an archive named POINT???.ZIP)
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- The following files are created by PPoint...
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- PPOINT.CFG PPoint's configuration file
- BINKLEY.CFG Binkley's configuration file
- BINKLEY.ADD User's Binkley modify file
- BINKLEY.EVT Binkley's event file
- MAILER.BAT Batch file used internally to call Binkley
- MAIL\PPOINT.ARE Area configuration file
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- The following are additional files you will need to install
- BinkleyTerm as your mailer. These should either be in your
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- path, or on your PPoint directory.
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- Editor...
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- You should use QEDIT or ED, or any other TEXT EDITOR. DO
- NOT use a word processor unless it can take a file name on the
- command line, and save files in TEXT or ASCII format with NO
- special control characters which most word processors use.
- A simple editor called ED comes with PPoint. It has the very
- basic features required, and is limited to 312 lines of text.
- Most messages should never exceed 100 lines.
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- QEDIT.EXE An editor (Usually in an archive named QEDIT???.ZIP)
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- Archiver...
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- PKUNZIP.EXE An unarchiver (Usually in an archive named
- PKZ???.EXE [this is a self extracting archive -
- no unarchiver needed]). Other archivers can
- be used also. PPoint automatically detects
- the archiving method used for incoming packets.
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- PPoint supports: PKUNZIP, LHA, ARJ, ZOO, PAK, PKUNPAK
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- Mailer...
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- These should be in your PPoint directory. Note: The current
- version of Binkley is 2.59c (as of Jan'96).
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- BT EXE 232686 09-15-91 11:39p This is the mailer.
- BINKLEY LNG 13328 09-15-91 10:13p " "
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- (Usually in an archive named BEXE_???.ZIP)
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- BNU COM 11232 10-26-89 1:56a This is a fossil.
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- (Usually in an archive named BNU???.ZIP)
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- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ Basically, you need the following for a complete setup... │
- │ │
- │ POINT???.ZIP, PK??????.EXE, BEXE_???.ZIP, and BNU???.ZIP │
- │ (bnu can be substituted with OPUSCOMn or X00) │
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- │ YOU ONLY NEED THE FILES LISTED ABOVE OUT OF EACH ARCHIVE. │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- If you want to use a different mailer, then just alter a file
- PPoint creates called mailer.bat to accommodate. However, we
- strongly recommend using Binkley.
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- MISC NOTES
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- See your REFERENCE GUIDE or ONLINE HELP INDEX for other
- features not documented here.
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- PPoint supports modern 4d Point addressing (type 2+). It also
- will compile a version 6 nodelist from a text file.
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- Command line controls: /P initiates an immediate poll when
- ppoint is run
- /E exits to dos after the first poll
- /OUT process outbound mail
- /IN process inbound mail
- /OUT/IN process both
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- PPoint has one unique feature that is designed to work with
- mailers like Binkley. If you Poll your Host and there is no
- mail, the mailer will not exit back to PPoint. To force the
- mailer to exit, have your Host put a small text file called
- PPOINT.$$$ in a requestable position. The Host might make a
- Freq name of HOST which locates PPOINT.$$$. This can be placed
- on PPoint's autofreq list, causing it to arrive every time the
- Host is polled. If PPoint detects a file called PPOINT.$$$ in
- the inbound directory, it will delete it making the process
- all very transparent.
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- Multiple Boss Addressing
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- PPoint can be used for managing multiple boss addresses. If you
- have more than one boss, you might consider this replacement for
- MAILER.BAT. This is the batch file ppoint uses to operate your
- mailer (binkley).
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- @echo off
- bnu
- :s
- bt
- if errorlevel 40 goto exit
- if not exist out\*.* goto exit
- goto s
- :exit
- bnu /U
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- PASSWORD ACCESS
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- Password Access - if you have a text file called PPOINT.PWD on
- your ppoint directory with one line in it containing a password
- (max 20 charactors), Ppoint will prompt you for access. It's
- simple, but effective as low security to keep out people who
- wouldn't know where to look, and simple enough for people who
- forget their passwords to manage... :)
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- Distribution, and Registration
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- PPoint is marketed as shareware. It may be used for a 20 day
- trial period, and then must be registered.
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- PPoint is fully functional. There are no timers, or limits
- imposed. There are no keys required for installation. Your
- honesty is our only protection against insufficient future
- development funds, and we have learned to trust in that with
- the success of our other shareware products.
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- To register, please fill out the REGISTER.TXT application.
- You can load it into your word processor or editor, and edit
- it, or copy it to your printer and do it by hand (COPY
- REGISTER.TXT PRN).
-
- Harvey Parisien
- Box 323 Station A
- Kingston, Ontario
- Canada K7M 6R2
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- Registering PPoint is only necessary once, and entitles you
- to new versions of PPoint as they are released. The latest
- versions of PPoint will be available on your favorite SDS
- system, or directly from FidoNet 1:249/114.
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- NON COMMERCIAL users may register for $ 15.00.
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- Registration is $85.00.
- (Group rates available)
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- LEGAL STUFF
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- DISCLAIMER - This program is provided as is. You may use it
- at your own risk. There is no warranty of any kind or any
- form covering this program. The author may in no way be held
- liable for any damage of any form in connection or arising
- from the quality and/or use of this program and any
- associated files included with it.
-
- Registered users feel free to contact me via NETMAIL for
- instant support...
-
- Harvey Parisien, FidoNet 1:249/114
-
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- ** YOUR FEEDBACK, AND SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED **
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- PPoint REGISTRATION Form
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- TO: Harvey Parisien
- Box 323 Station A,
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 6R2
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- FIDONET 1:249/114
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- Your PPOINT license entitles you to use all FUTURE UPDATES FREE.
-
- Please find enclosed my registration fee of...
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- [ ] $15.00us NON COMMERCIAL USE... [ ] $85.00us COMMERCIAL USE...
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- ...per installation by [ ] cash, [ ] check, [ ] money order in US funds.
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- Date: _____/_____/_____ (mm/dd/yy) (Ontario orders add PST)
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- Organization: ____________________________________________ (if applicable)
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- Users Name: ____________________________________________
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- Mail Address: ____________________________________________
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- City, State: __________________________________(________)
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- Voice Phone: ____________________________________________
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- Data Phone -or- Fido Address: __________________________
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- CURRENT PPOINT VERSION: _______________________________
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- Yours truly;
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- Error Codes
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- Code Message Code Message
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- 1 NEXT without FOR 52 Bad file name or number
- 2 Syntax error 53 File not found
- 3 RETURN without GOSUB 54 Bad file mode
- 4 Out of DATA 55 File already open
- 5 Illegal function call 56 FIELD statement active
- 6 Overflow 57 Device I/O error
- 7 Out of memory 58 File already exists
- 8 Label not defined 59 Bad record length
- 9 Subscript out of range 61 Disk full
- 10 Duplicate definition 62 Input past end of file
- 11 Division by zero 63 Bad record number
- 12 Illegal in direct mode 64 Bad file name
- 13 Type mismatch 67 Too many files
- 14 Out of string space 68 Device unavailable
- 16 String formula too complex 69 Communication-buffer overflow
- 17 Cannot continue 70 Permission denied
- 18 Function not defined 71 Disk not ready
- 19 No RESUME 72 Disk-media error
- 20 RESUME without error 73 Feature unavailable
- 24 Device timeout 74 Rename across disks
- 25 Device fault 75 Path/File access error
- 26 FOR without NEXT 76 Path not found
- 27 Out of paper 80 Feature removed
- 29 WHILE without WEND 81 Invalid name
- 30 WEND without WHILE 82 Table not found
- 33 Duplicate label 83 Index not found
- 35 Subprogram not defined 84 Invalid column
- 37 Argument-count mismatch 85 No current record
- 38 Array not defined 86 Duplicate value unique index
- 40 Variable required 87 Invalid operation null index
- 50 FIELD overflow 88 Database needs repair
- 51 Internal error 89 Insufficient ISAM buffers
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- The latest version of PPOINT is available from the following nodes, or on
- your favorite SDS site. PPOINT Support Sites use F/req name of: POINT
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- The latest version of PPOINT is available from the following nodes, or on
- your favorite SDS site. PPOINT Support Sites use F/req name of: POINT
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- AUSTRALIA Sue Blake, Sydney, Australia 3:712/404
- CANADA Harvey Parisien, Kingston, Ontario (HOME) 1:249/114 28.8v32bv42b
- CANADA Matthew Lewis, Calgary, Alberta 1:134/32 V32Bis/V42Bis
- GERMANY Peter Kaszanics, Essen, Germany 2:245/100 HST
- GERMANY Peter Kaszanics, Essen, Germany 2:245/8 V32Bis
- ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/301 VFAST/V32bis
- ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/338 V32/PEP
- ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/350 V32bis/ZYXEL
- ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/355 HST/V32bis
- NETHERLANDS Robert Borst, Veldhoven, Netherlands 2:500/136
- NETHERLANDS Joop Blokker, Brainstorm, Amsterdam 2:280/711
- THAILAND Gerald Williams, Bangkok, Thailand 6:608/10 2400
- UK Cliff Harrold, Pencader, Dyfed, Wales 2:442/403 28.8 VFC CCITT
- US Preston Smith, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1:128/77 HST/DS
- US Marc Lewis, New Orleans, Louisiana 1:396/45 33.6v32bv42bv34
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- Other works by Harvey Parisien
- ╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
- ║ Magic FREQ names for 1:249/1 HST/DS ║
- ║────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────║
- ║ DB = Generic dBASE III+ Database Manager / Contact Mgr., PIM ║
- ║ RAD = dBASE III file compatible, BBS or remote online database ║
- ║ DBQ = Message based Query system for dBASE III files ║
- ║ POINT = PPoint - Professional Point System - easy and automatic ║
- ║ OFFLINE = The easy to use, QWK offline reader. ║
- ║ HARVEY = "Harvey the Robot" automated message mailer *.PKT format ║
- ║ HLIST = HLIST File List Compiler for files.bbs systems. ║
- ║ OMENU = oMENU the Ultimate disk Menu System ║
- ╙────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
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- -- OPTIONS --
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- PPoint/QWK Message Database System
- Copyright (c) 1994 Harvey Parisien, Kingston, Canada
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- This module is available from distribution sites as PPQWK???.ZIP or with
- a file request name of PPQWK. Freq PPQWK from 1:249/114 any time.
-
- PPoint now let's you connect to a host using QWK technology to connect
- to your host as an alternative to FidoNet Mailer/Binkley technology.
-
- (If you don't use QWK, feel free to delete pp-qwk*.* from your directory
- for space.)
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- The advantage of this is there is virtually no setup needed on the
- Host's part, you can connect to any system that has a QWK door. You set
- yourself up on that system to receive the message areas you want, and
- that's it. You use PPoint the same was as a mailer setup, with the
- exception of the actual mail transfer. Where a mailer is automated to
- the extent that it handles the mail transferring to and from your host
- quite automatically, and without user intervention, the QWK host
- transfer requires you to press a few keys.
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- Once a host transfer is requested, PPoint will dial up the host and the
- host bbs will prompt you for a Name and Password. PPoint provides two
- simple macros to insert these for you. Alt+N is your name and ALT+P is
- your Password. Pressing these keys logs you on in seconds, then you
- select downloading and/or uploading on the host.
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- Once you log off, mail is automatically processed into PPoint.
-
- This type of QWK management is a few steps up from OFFLINE, a QWK Reader
- also developed by Harvey Parisien, since the messages are stored and
- managed in a message database.
-
- Setup is automatic, just run PPoint. PPoint will prompt you for your
- name and your host address (a standard fidonet address) and your log on
- password to that bbs. THIS REQUIRES A NEW SETUP OF PPOINT. YOU CAN NOT
- RUN QWK MODE WITH PKT/MAILER NODE.
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- You can only have one QWK-HOST netmail area, however, you can have
- multiple QWK HOSTS. It is recommended that you use the QWK HOST as
- entered in your PPoint setup as your NETMAIL host. When you entered
- details on that host, you also entered the fidonet address for that host
- which will be used for netmail activities.
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- With a normal one host setup, PPoint just automatically dials up your
- host for mail transfers. If you have multiple QWK HOSTS, you can make
- your terminal prompt you to dial more than one HOST by creating a text
- file called PHONE.LST in this format...
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- ;Host address or name, phone number, password
- 1:249/114, 555-1212, sport
- Fred's BBS, 555-1212, stuff
- 1:249/124, 555-1234, cat
-
- ... the terminal will then prompt you with a list including the BOSS you
- setup in PPoint Setup for dialing.
-
- TERMINALS: Using the terminal provided with PPoint has certain
- advantages. It is a simple terminal with only the features you need to
- deal with offline mail, and has some special PPoint/QWK features like,
- when you upload a return QWK packet, you will be prompted to delete the
- packet from your system. However, you can use any terminal. Simply
- edit the QWK.BAT file and replace PP-QWKT with your terminal command(s).
- Remember to delete your *.REP (return) files once uploaded. You might
- want to add a line like .... Del \email\out\*.rep /P if you use Dos 6.
- so it prompts you to delete packets, or something more creative than
- that. If this paragraph was too complicated, stick with the terminal
- included with PPoint... :)
-
- PP-QWKT.CNF is a configuration file created by PP-QWKT the first time
- you run it. It is a text file that can be edited to change certain
- modem parameters. Read the comment lines preceeded with a ; in that
- configuration file for more details.
-
- The other thing to watch for, it is how your QWK host lables your
- netmail (or sometimes called Matrix Mail) area.
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- If your QWK Host does not call the area NETMAIL, then you must edit your
- qwk.bat file (created and operated internally by ppoint) as follows...
-
- This is the standard QWK.BAT
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- @rem THIS BATCH FILE IS USED INTERNALLY BY PPOINT
- @CLS
- @PP-QWK /OUT
- @PP-QWKT
- @PP-QWK /IN
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- QWK.BAT Details...
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- Skip this to the /// if not interested...
-
- The first line is a comment line, and the second line clears the screen.
-
- The first PP-QWK /OUT command reads your outbound *.OUT file which is in
- *.PKT format and converts it to a *.MSG file which is the QWK reply
- format and then archives it to *.REP.
-
- The next line PP-QWKT is simply the QWK smart terminal that comes with
- PPoint. You can make it anything terminal you like. The only
- advantage of PP-QWKT is that it will automatically dial your boss, it
- has a zmodem protocol, it lists inbound and outbound qwk files and
- prompts for deletion of *.rep files after uploading.
-
- The last line PP-QWK /IN reads your inbound and converts the *.QWK
- packet to *.PKT packets.
-
- ///
-
- The pp-qwk commands can be edited as follows. Let's say your netmail
- area name produced by your host qwk system is PRIVATE: MAIL...
-
- @rem THIS BATCH FILE IS USED INTERNALLY BY PPOINT
- @CLS
- @PP-QWK /OUT /Nprivate:~mail
- @PP-QWKT
- @PP-QWK /IN /Nprivate:~mail
-
- ... upper/lower case is not important. This causes PPoint to translate
- all mail in PRIVATE: MAIL to it's area called NETMAIL.
-
- Alternatively, you could request alterations by the host. In Maximus,
- the following command in AREAS.CTL should be changed to read...
-
- MsgInfo NETMAIL
-
- * * *
-
- Here are other parameters for PP-QWK, they can be displayed any
- time by entering: PP-QWK /?. You'll notice that PP-QWK defaults to my
- favorite archiver LHA. This was made a default, because it's the most
- memory efficient of all the archivers out there.
-
- PP-QWK Interface v1.00 - A PPoint Companion
- Copyright (C) 1994 Harvey Parisien, all rights reserved
- FidoNet: 1:249/114
-
- USE: PP-QWK /IN /OUT /Aarchiver# /Nnetmail_area_tag /?
-
- Defaults are: /NNETMAIL and /A0
-
- Archivers: 0=LHA 1=ZIP 2=ARJ
-
- If /switches require spaces in the text, use a ~ in place of a space.
- The ~ characters will be translated to a space.
-
- ie: /nPRIVATE~MAIL will be read as PRIVATE MAIL
-
- /IN converts QWK packets into PKT packets - auto-unarchives
- /OUT converts PKT packets into MSG packets - archives to REP
-
- * * *
-
- If you don't use a QWK host, delete these...
-
- PP-QWK.DOC
- PP-QWK.EXE
- PP-QWKZ.EXE
- PP-QWKT.EXE
-
-
- ADVANCED USER /SPECIAL APPLICATION NOTES:
-
- Sysops can interface to their local BBS on the same system using PPoint
- with QWK by editing your QWK.BAT as follows. This is assuming a Maximus
- system...
-
- @CLS
- @PP-QWK /OUT
- @cd\max
- @max
- @if exist c:\max\olr\node00\*.qwk red c:\max\olr\node00\*.qwk \qwk\in
- SQUISH IN OUT SQUASH LINK -q -fECHOTOSS.LOG
- @cd\qwk
- @PP-QWK /IN
-
-
- If your terminal leaves your system onhook and you want if OFFHOOK, freq
- or download a file called OFFHOOK.ZIP from 1:249/114 which will take your
- modem offhook in your QWK.BAT like this...
-
- @CLS
- @PP-QWK /OUT
- @TELIX
- @OFFHOOK 3
- @PP-QWK /IN
-
- ... the 3 is a com port, that's the way offhook works. If you have
- tried offhook type utils that didn't work, fear not, this one will take
- your modem off hook without fail (and with no smoke).
- -- OPTIONS --
-
- PPoint LAN Processing System
- Copyright (c) 1994 Harvey Parisien, Kingston, Canada
-
- This module is available from distribution sites as PPLAN???.ZIP or with
- a file request name of PPLAN. Freq PPLAN from 1:249/114 any time.
-
- PPoint now let's you connect to a host server on your network using
- PP-LAN. This makes PPoint an excellent choice for private email
- systems within your company, and branches or clients.
-
- (If you don't use PP-LAN, you can delete pp-lan*.* from your directory
- for space.)
-
- Setup:
-
- Edit pp-lan.cfg. It's a documented configuration file.
-
- Edit your mailer.bat file to just have this one line in it...
-
- @pp-lan
-
- If you are not installed on a LAN, delete these...
-
- PP-LAN.EXE
- PP-LAN.CFG
- PP-LAN.DOC
-
- PP-LAN has one command line switch /C. If you run pp-lan /c it will
- check the host server to see if mail is waiting. If mail is there,
- it will exit with an errorlevel of 0, if there is no mail, it will exit
- with an errorlevel of 1. This was designed so that network nodes can
- constantly check for mail in a routine batch process.
-
- ie: @echo off
- pp-lan /c
- if errorlevel 1 goto exit
- beep
- :exit
-
- Beep.zip can be freq'd from 1:249/114 for various audio reminders.
-
-