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- TURBO POLL II 4.0
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- (C) Vince Jacobs / Lone Wolf Doors
- Compiled with Turbo C++ 3.0
- and with Brian Pirie's Open Doors 3.40
- Registration Key System 1.0
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- ║▒▒▒▒▒ What is it ? ▒▒▒▒▒║
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- Turbo Poll, a voting booth door that allows your users to enter and
- vote on up to 15 Topics which have up to 15 possible answers each.
- The user can Vote, Add questions, and View the results all from the
- doors main menu. It has ANSI and ASCII graphics capabilities, and
- should also support Avatar.
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- Something new to version 4.0 is a seperate program called TOPTP.EXE.
- You can use it to FORCE users to vote on all unvoted questions at log on.
- You should put it in RA/Quick's TOP.MNU, with automatic execution. Since
- it ONLY allows your users to vote, you must also use the main door file
- TURBOP40.EXE to allow users to add questions, check results, and so on.
- (See setup below for more info.)
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- Among the available options to the SysOp is the ability to delete a
- topic that a user has entered. This option only shows up on the local
- screen and is hidden from the user.
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- NOTES: You "must" VOTE on a Question before you can Check the results.
- Also, in order for the sysop's <D>elete a Question option to show up on
- the main menu, the user name that you're logging on under MUST MATCH the
- name of the SYSOP in your BBS CONFIGURATION (raconfig for example). If
- the <D>elete function does not show, take a look at the dorinfo.def file
- imediately after you log off and see if the two names listed match letter
- for letter.
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- ║▒▒▒▒Contents of Archive ▒▒▒▒║
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- The following files are contained within the archive TURBOP40.ZIP:
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- TURBOP40.EXE Main Door File, users vote, add questions, results.
- TOPTP.EXE Forces Users to Vote at Log On.
- TURBO.DAT Data file that will be created upon initialization.
- TPSETUP.EXE Use to enter Registration Code.
- TURBO.KEY Registration Code file. Not used unless registered.
- SAMPLE.BAT Sample batch file
- SYSOP.DOC This file!
- REGIST.FRM Registration Form.
- DOOR.LST Other Doors by Lone Wolf Doors.
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- ║▒▒▒▒▒ Setup ▒▒▒▒▒║
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- Let's start by setting up the main door file TURBOP40.EXE. Make a
- directory and place all files from the archive into it.
- Turbo Poll is compatible with, Remote Access, QuickBBS, Pro Board,
- SuperBBS, WWIV, WildCat or any BBS if you use a Door Convertor such
- as QDoor22.
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- Turbo Poll uses the DORINFOX.DEF, CALLINFO.BBS, CHAIN.TXT type door
- info drop file.
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- Turbo Poll requires that the path of the drop
- file be passed on the command line, i.e.
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- TURBOP40 C:\RA
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- Take a look at the SAMPLE.BAT file;
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- @echo off
- cd\ra\turbo
- TURBOP40 C:\RA
- cd\ra
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- This is the program that you want the users to access to at all times.
- It allows them (and you) to Add Questions, Check the Results, and many
- other features. I suggest placing it on your Main Menu.
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- Now let's setup TOPTP.EXE if you want to force your users to vote
- on all unvoted questions at log on. It (like the previous program)
- requires the path to DOOR INFO file to be passed on the command line.
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- TOPTP C:\RA (or what ever the path to dorinfo is)
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- Like so...
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- @echo off
- cd\ra\turbo
- TOPTP C:\RA
- cd\ra
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- You must have a type 7 or 15 exit, setup for Automatic Execution in
- your TOP.MNU for this to work and serve it's purpose correctly.
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- IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!
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- TURBOP40.EXE and TOPTP.EXE "must" be in the SAME directory along
- with the other files that were in the archive! If the door should ever
- suddenly fail to run, it is possible the turbo.dat file has become cor-
- rupt. Simply delete it.
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- ║▒▒▒▒▒ Door Options ▒▒▒▒▒║
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- While Turbo Poll is running, the following keys are available for the
- SysOp:
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- ALT-C Break into chat mode with user.
- ALT-J Drop to DOS in a shell.
- ALT-H Hang up on User.
- ALT-L Lock the user out of the BBS.
- ALT-K Users keyboard is made inactive.
- ALT-N SysOp next key.
- ALT-D Drop the User back to the BBS.
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- UP-ARROW KEY Gives User more time.
- DOWN-ARROW KEY Decreases Users time.
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- Turbo Poll is DESQview aware, and also does it's own carrier watch-
- dogging. It also checks the user's ANSI capability and adjusts itself
- accordingly.
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- ║▒▒▒▒▒ Registration ▒▒▒▒▒║
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- In the REGISTERED VERSION of Turbo Poll you will have the option
- of <A>llowing or <P>rohibiting the user from adding his own answers
- to ones that are already listed. This will keep users from giving
- an answer that has little or nothing to do with the question being
- voted on. You will have the option of using your own ANSI, ASCII
- main menu screens. Just created two ANSI and ASCII screens and name
- them POLL.ANS and POLL.ASC respectively.
- Remote Access/QuickBBS control codes can also be inserted
- in the ANS, ASC screens to display information about the user and/or
- the BBS. ^FA for example would display the user's Full Name in your
- screens.
- When you register the UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY message will be
- removed from the main menus. This is just a little incentive to register
- Turbo Poll.<G>
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- Registering Turbo Poll gives you full access to all it's registered
- features (like using your own ANSI screens, disallowing users to add
- their own answers to questions). Once I receive your registration, you
- will be sent a code, that will shift Turbo Poll into registered mode.
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- Turbo Poll is being distributed as Shareware, it should be registered
- after 30 days or discontinue it's use.
- Turbo Poll has a $7.00 registration fee if sent via FidoNet Crash Mail
- in zone 1, or via the Postal Service. Simply fill out the supplied
- registration form (REGIST.FRM) or draw a facsimile of it. And mail it
- along with your money order to the address listed on the registration
- form.
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- ║▒▒▒ Disclaimer ▒▒▒▒║
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- I make no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including
- without limitation, any warranties of merchantility and/or
- fitness for a particular purpose. I shall not be held liable for
- any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential,
- arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner
- desired by the user. I shall not be held liable for any damage to
- data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by the
- use of this program.
- In no event will I be held liable for any damages, including (but
- not limited to) any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental
- or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to
- use this program, or for any claim by any other party.
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- BETA TESTERS
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- Sam Mcdaniel Judy Johnson George Lammers
- The Fifth Board Trade Wars Only Fireside BBS
- 1:3813/303 1:3813/310 1:3813/302
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- I can be reached at;
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- Vince Jacobs
- Brushy Mountain BBS
- 1:3813/309 FidoNet
- 72:918/20 RANet
- 75:7918/201 DoorNet
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