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- P R I V M A I L
- Version 1.03
- Release Date: October 01, 1991
-
- (C) Copyright 1991 - All Rights Reserved
-
- a PCBoard 14.x and DOOR.SYS compatible door
-
- developed & written By D.J. Cheeks and L.E.Fox
-
- The Modem Zone
- 108 Curtis Street
- Middletown, Ohio 45044
-
- (513) 424-7529 (DUAL) / 424-7794 (HST)
- 424-8347 (CompuCom)
- Voice support 424-6483
- FAX 424-5820
-
- Documentation edited by L.E.Fox, D.J.Cheeks
-
-
- Overview
- ~~~~~~~~
- It's a fact! Folks don't like to read documentation! Reading
- RelayNet Users manual from RIMEMAN.zip is no exception. And even
- when some callers do read the manual, they just can't seem to get
- the hang of writing the R/O ADD message to PCRELAY that it takes to
- get their private mailbox. If they manage to do the message right,
- they may still be unsure whether or not they actually DO have a
- private mailbox and they have to wait 3 mailruns to use it.
- Enter the PrivMail door! Using either a pcboard.sys or door.sys
- to identify the caller's name, PrivMail will check your PRIVATE.NET
- file in your PCRelay node software directory to see if the caller
- has an existing entry in there. If not, it will ask if the caller
- wishes to open a private mailbox. It's that simple! Never any
- doubt ... they can check anytime to see whether or not the mailbox
- is still there.
-
- Files included in this ZIP:
- ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
- PrivMail - Same batch file to run PrivMail on a PCB 14.x bbs
- Door.Bat - Sample batch file using DOOR.SYS
- PrivMail.EXE - Main executable file
- PrivMail.DOC - These pullet surprise winning docs (I HEARD that!)
- PrivMail.CNF - Sample config file
- Order.Doc - How to get a registered version of PrivMail
- Welcome - Screen to show users when PrivMail is opened
- Local.Bat - Sample batch file for SysOp local mode testing
-
- PrivMail Configuration:
- ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- The PrivMail.CNF file must contain the following information:
-
- line 1 = Driver type (HANDSHAKE, INTERRUPT, BIOS, PCBTRAP)
- line 2 = Closing door message filename
- line 3 = Name of BBS
- line 4 = Location and name of PRIVATE.NET file
- line 5 = Welcome message filename
- >>>>> line 6 = Name of the network (RIME, INTLEC, etc) <<<<<<<
- line 7 = Name of Sysop
- line 8 = Serial nbr
- line 9 = Registration nbr
-
- It will look similar to this:
- INTERRUPT
- CLOSE
- Modem Zone
- L:\NODE\PRIVATE.NET
- WELCOME
- RIME
- Don & Lana
- 00000
- 0000000
-
- PCB @ color codes are supported for Welcome and Close screens.
-
- The configuration file must be located in the default directory
- (i.e. C:\PCB\DOORS\PRIVMAIL) where PrivMail.exe file resides.
-
- Invocation Batch File:
- ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
- As you most likely already know, most BBSs use batch files associated
- with each door to take care of changing directories, executing the file,
- returning the user to the BBS, etc. An example of the batch file to use
- for PrivMail, is included.
-
- Placement of PrivMail files:
- ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
- 1) Customize (edit) PRIVMAIL (the batch file), for your system and
- put it in the BBS directory.
- 2) Place PRIVMAIL.EXE in your DOORS directory (i.e.
- \PCB\DOORS\PRIVMAIL).
- 3) Customize PRIVMAIL.CNF (the config file), for your system and
- put it in your DOORS directory (must be in same directory as
- PRIVMAIL.EXE).
- 4) Place the WELCOME and CLOSE files in the directory where
- PRIVMAIL.EXE and PRIVMAIL.CNF reside.
- 5) Be sure to add PRIVMAIL (or what ever you called the file) to
- your DOORS.DAT file (for PCB) or follow the BBS instructions
- for adding new doors to the system.
-
- Example of PRIVMAIL invocation file (place in bbs default dir):
- ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
- @echo off <- Turns screen off
- c: <- Change to PrivMail drive
- cd\pcb\doors\privmail <- Change to PrivMail directory
- privmail privmail.cnf C:\pcb <- runs PrivMail
- c: <- return to bbs
- cd\pcb <- change to bbs directory
- if exist event.bat event <- check for pending event
- board <- brings bbs back on line
-
- ** NOTE **
- If you would like to test PrivMail in local mode then your command
- line would resemble this:
- privmail privmail.cnf C:\pcb LOCAL
- See the LOCAL.BAT
-
- Distribution Information:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
- You are free to copy and give this program to anyone, but we ask that
- you please keep all the files unchanged in the archieve. To receive your
- registered version of the program, see Order.Doc in this ZIP.
-
- If you have any problems or questions, please call us voice (the
- number is is in the ORDER.DOC) and let us know. The latest release
- of PrivMail and our other door programs are always available for D/L.
-
- Well, that's it! We hope you find PrivMail useful!
-
- Thanks,
- ->Don and Lana<-
- Revision history
- 11-01-91 v1.03 Fixed the problem with locating PCB files
- Broke PrivMail into two programs, one for PCB
- systems, one for NON-PCB systems.
- Added another line to the .cnf file, which is the
- name of the network that you belong to.
- 10-25-91 v1.02 Fixed the comm problem with DOOR.SYS
- If you use DOOR.SYS or any of the other non-PCB
- systems you must set the following enviroment
- string:
- COMM 1 --> SET COMBASE=1016
- SET COMIRQ=4
- COMM 2 --> SET COMBASE=760
- SET COMIRQ=3
- COMM 3 --> SET COMBASE=1000
- SET COMIRQ=4
- COMM 4 --> SET COMBASE=744
- SET COMIRQ=3
- PrivMail will handle up to comm 8
- 10-15-91 v1.1 Minor Bug fixes
- 10-01-91 v1.0 Initial coding
-