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- READER
- (C) Copyright 1993 by Stanley Sheff
- Support BBS: The Brainex System
- (310) 275-2344
- (310) 273-5234
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-
- Welcome to READER. A handy way to allow your callers to read or download
- text files.
-
- 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
-
- READER.EXE will be copied to the BRAINEX directory.
-
-
- You will need to create MENU files and a DIR file.
- Use the enclosed MENU, MENUG and DIR as an example.
-
- These samples will be copied to your BRAINEX\READER directory.
-
- DIR
- ===
- Each line of DIR contains the path and file name of a text file.
-
- Edit the DIR file in this format:
-
- DRIVE\DIRECTORY\FILENAME.EXT
-
- Example:
- C:\DOCS\HELP.DOC
-
- MENU
- ====
- Make a menu of your text files and name it MENU
- You can also have an ANSI color menu and name it MENUG
-
- DIR, MENU, and MENUG should be placed in your BRAINEX\READER directory.
-
-
- 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:
-
- Single Node BBS sample batch file:
-
- @ECHO OFF
- SET DSZLOG=LOG
- READER
-
- Node 2 batch file:
-
- @ECHO OFF
- SET DSZLOG=LOG2
- READER NODE=2
-
- Use the NODE= command to indicate node number.
-
- MULTIPLE MENUS
- ==============
- You can have more than one set of text files for Reader.
- To use different menus and files, just use the optional command
-
- MENU=
-
- Example:
-
- READER NODE=1 MENU=2
-
- Will use the files:
- DIR2
- MENU2
- MENU2G
-
- If you do not use the MENU= command, Reader will default to:
- DIR
- MENU
- MENUG
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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:
-
- DOORM
- DOORMG
- DOORS.DAT
-
- Please refer to your BBS documentation for details on
- setting up these files.
-
-
- The following sysop functions are available while awaiting
- keyboard input :
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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 Reader.
-
-
- This version of READER is a DEMO. The download option will be
- enabled when the program is registered.
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-