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- Dropped Carrier for RemoteAccess
-
- Copyright 1995 Colin Birch
-
- The Dog House BBS 01443 400327
-
- 24 Hours - 2400 to 28800 VFast
-
- Fidonet 2:442/618
-
-
- What is DC.EXE?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- DC.EXE creates .ANS/ASC files listing the BBS users who have dropped carrier
- It creates 3 types of file.
-
- DC.ANS/ASC
- The first lists each individual dropped carrier and the time the carrier was
- dropped. So if a person dropped carrier 3 times in one day that person would
- be listed 3 times.
-
- DC1.ANS/ASC
- The second lists the number of times each caller has dropped carrier. So if
- the user dropped carrier 3 times (s)he would be listed once with the number
- of dropped carriers next to the entry
-
- DROPTOT.ANS/ASC
- The third is similar to the second but lists the number of dropped carriers
- over a user definable period. You may for example want to show how many
- times a user has dropped carrier over the last month.
-
-
- Registered versions of DC.EXE also have the ability to change a sysop
- definable user flag. This can then be used to show a screen to carrier
- droppers.
-
- Registered versions also allow automatic security level changes after a
- user has dropped carrier a sysop defined number of times.
-
-
-
- How do I set up DC.EXE?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- First, add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:-
-
- SET DC=~path to DC.EXE~
-
- Save your AUTOEXEC.BAT file then re-boot your computer
- You must then edit the DC.CFG file to suit. A sample DC.CFG file is included
- below with explanations.
-
-
-
-
-
- ; If you use FLM put the path and file name of your FLM log file in
- ; the following line then remove the leading ;
-
- ;FLM f:\flm.log
-
-
- If you use FLM then users can log off from within FLM. To make sure these
- log-offs don't get included in the dropped carrier screens place the FULL
- path and name of your FLM log file in the line above.
-
-
- ; File name for .ANS/.ASC drop carrier screens - DO NOT ADD EXTENSION
- ;Default - DC.ANS/.ASC
-
- FILENAME DC
-
- If you don't want to use the file name DC.ANS/ASC then put the file name
- required in the line above.
-
-
- ; File name for .ANS/.ASC drop carrier screens - DO NOT ADD EXTENSION
- ;Default - DC1.ANS/.ASC
-
- FILENAME DC1
-
- As above only with the DC1.ANS/ASC screens
-
-
-
- ; Show name of last caller ( Y/N )
-
- LASTON Y
-
-
- This adds a line to the bottom of the screen showing the name of the last
- caller.
-
-
-
- ; Show drop carriers for two days ? ( Y/N )
- ; ~N~ will just show todays carrier droppers
- ; ~Y~ will show yesterday + today
-
- TWODAYS Y
-
- This gives you the option of showing the dropped carrier for just today or
- for the last two days
- Y= last two days
- N= Today only
-
-
- ; List of callers you do not want to be named as carrier droppers
- ; You may list up to 20 names
- ; Remember to remove the ; from the start of the line
-
- ; MISSNAME callers name#1
- ; MISSNAME callers name#2 etc.
- MISSNAME Colin Birch
-
- A list of people which you DO NOT want listed as carrier droppers. These
- people will also NOT be listed in the last user section.
-
-
-
- ; The following is for registered copies only
-
-
- ; User definable colours
-
- ; Colour chart
- ;
- ; 0 - Black 8 - Dark Grey
- ; 1 - Blue 9 - Brt Blue
- ; 2 - Green 10 - Brt Green
- ; 3 - Cyan 11 - Brt Cyan
- ; 4 - Red 12 - Brt Red
- ; 5 - Magenta 13 - Brt Magenta
- ; 6 - Brown 14 - Yellow
- ; 7 - Light Grey 15 - White
-
- BACKGROUND 0
- HEADERTEXT 2
- BBSTEXT 12
- DROPCAR 14
- SPEED 3
- NAME 11
- TIME 9
- UNDERLINE 14
- PRESS 7
- ENTER 14
-
- The above should be obvious. It allows you to customise the colours to suit
- your BBS.
-
-
- ; Text to replace the line :- Carrier droppers on ~BBS name~ Today/Last 2 days
- ; use $BBS in the text where you want your BBS name to be
-
- NEWTEXT
-
-
- You can change the text in the first line of the screens to any text. If you
- want to include your BBS name use the macro $BBS
-
-
- ; File name for highest carrier dropper chart - DO NOT ADD EXTENSION
- ; Default DROPTOT.ANS/.ASC
-
- DROPTOT DROPTOT
-
- If you don't want to use the file name DROPTOT.ANS/ASC then put the file name
- required in the line above.
-
-
- ; How long to keep a log of carrier droppers
- ; 0 = permanent
-
- DAYSOLD 15
-
- How many days old do you want to include entries in the DROPTOT.ANS/ASC
- screens.
-
-
-
- ; Archive type to use in RA.LOG maint section
- ; allowable archivers are:-
- ;
- ; ARJ ZIP LZH LHA RAR
- ;
- ; NOTE - The archive you wish to use MUST be in a DOS PATH
-
- ARC ARJ
-
-
- The maint. section of DC.EXE will automatically remove entries in your RA.LOG
- file that are over one month old. This is to stop DC.EXE having to trawl
- through 6 months of RA.LOG just to find todays entries. Setting the ARC above
- defines which archiver type DC.EXE will use to backup the entries removed.
-
-
-
- ; Security level drop after x carrier drops
- ; NUMBER ~no of carrier drops~ - ~new sec level~
- ; NUMBER 3 - 20
- ; This would set a users security level to 20 after 3 carrier drops
- ; Up to 10 different levels may be used
-
-
- NUMBER 10 - 19
- ;NUMBER 5 - 18
-
- This defines the number of dropped carriers before the users sec level is
- dropped. The first number is the number of dropped carriers, the second
- number is the new sec level. If you don't want this feature just place a
- semi-colon (;) in front of the word NUMBER
-
-
-
- ; Create a log file in your LOGS directory of users whos SEC level has been
- ; dropped ?
-
- NEWLOG Y
-
- If you set this to Y a log file will be kept of all users whos sec level has
- been automatically altered
-
-
- ; USER flag to be set to ~X~ when a user drops carrier
-
- SETFLAG A8
-
- This sets a user flag to X when (s)he drops carrier. to disable place a
- semi colon (;) before the word SETFLAG
- Valid flags are A1 to 8, B1 to 8, C1 to 8 and D1 to 8
-
-
-
- ; POSTCODE - This is used by your DC.KEY file
-
- POSTCODE CF37 2AA
-
-
- If you register DC.EXE you must alter this to give YOUR postcode. this is
- used to validate the key file.
-
-
-
-
- How to run DC.EXE
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- There are two ways to run DC.EXE. Both must be used to use all features
- of DC.EXE
-
- 1st.
-
- DC.EXE should be called each time a user logs off. Just add DC.EXE to your
- BBS BAT file.
-
- 2nd.
-
- During your daily maintainance, you should call DC.EXE/MAINT This alters
- the sec levels etc.
-
-
- How do I register DC.EXE?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Simply fill in the file REGISTER.TXT which is included in the archive along
- with DC.EXE. If the file is missing please contact me at Fidonet 2:442/618
- or The Dog House BBS - 01443 400327 - 24 Hours
-
-
- What do I get if I register?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Well, first you get COLOUR in the .ANS screens instead of the boring grey
- Not just colour, but USER DEFINABLE COLOURS!!!!
-
- Registered versions of DC.EXE also have the ability to change a sysop
- definable user flag. This can then be used to show a screen to carrier
- droppers.
-
- Registered versions also allow automatic security level changes after a
- user has dropped carrier a sysop defined number of times.
-
-
- Thanks to:-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Tony Grunnill of Digital Dreams BBS - 01222 541688 - 24 hours
- Lez Crowther of Big Rig BBS - 01582 866794 - 24 hours
-
- and to all the people who support shareware!
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Although I have tested this program thouroughly the only guarantee I make
- is that DC.EXE and it's support files will take up hard disk space. I accept
- no responsability of ANY loss or damage caused directly or indirectly from
- using DC.EXE
-
-
- Shareware
- ~~~~~~~~~
-
- This program is SHAREWARE. If after a trial period of 10 days you continue
- to use this program YOU MUST REGISTER IT. The authour retains full copyright
- to the software and all it's support files.
-
-
- History
- ~~~~~~~
-
- V1.0 - 7 - May 1995 - 1st public release
- V1.1 - 10 - May 1995 - Small problem under very unusual conditions meant
- that some user flags were being changed when they
- shouldn't be
- V1.2 - 2 - June 1995 - Users whos names are in the MISSNAME section were
- still having their Sec levels reduced if they
- dropped carrier too many times.
- V1.3 - 5 - Dec 1995 - Bluewave OLR support added. Previously, if a
- caller used the quick log-off feature of BW then
- he would be marked as a carrier dropper
-
-
-