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- September 1994 CD-ROM - SYSOP News
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- SUBDIRECTORY NAMES:
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- Last month, our CD-ROM preparation software gave all the subdirectories
- two-character names. Because we were already so late with the CD, we did not
- have time to modify the software to change the names. We have made that
- change this month and the subdirectories are back to the old names (e.g.:
- COMMUNIC instead of CM). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have
- caused.
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- The following is repeated from last month for the benefit of new subscribers:
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- CREATE YOUR OWN FILES.BBS FILES:
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- The Windows version of the CD-ROM access program has a new menu option which
- will let you generate customized FILES.BBS files.
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- You can specify the format of each entry, as well as how much information
- should appear in the descriptions: full description, first line only, author's
- name, ASP membership, and registration fee.
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- You can do one directory at a time or create FILES.BBS files for all
- subdirectories in a directory. In the latter case, individual files are
- created using the directory name as the FILES.BBS name (e.g.: DATABASE.BBS).
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- One of the filtering options when creating the FILES.BBS files is whether to
- include all files regardless of permission required, or to include only those
- files which do not require permission to distribute, or to include files which
- give ASP BBSs advance permission to distribute.
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- By doing one directory at a time and clicking on the Select button, you will
- see which files are being excluded by the permission option you choose. If you
- see a program you want to distribute, you can write the author of that program
- for permission.
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- Unfortunately, we only started recording the permission requirements for
- programs a few months ago, so only the section of the month, such as Business
- on this CD, may have programs which require permission to distribute but which
- will not be culled out by the software. It is the responsibility of the Sysop
- to determine distribution requirements for the programs in the section of the
- month each month.
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- REGISTER YOUR BBS WITH PSL:
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- July's problem with the Games FILES.BBS files illustrated to us the
- need to know the names and addresses of BBSs which are using the PSL CD-ROM.
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- So to enable us to reach you when problems arise and for our own control
- purposes, we now ask BBSs which use the PSL CD-ROM, our compilation of
- files, or our file descriptions, to sign up with us. We may also use this
- information in the future to produce a directory of BBSs.
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- The following is for your convenience in signing up with us:
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- BBS Name: ______________________________ BBS Phone #: ___________________
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- Your Name: _____________________________ Voice Phone: ___________________
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- Address: _________________________________________________________________
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- Or you may call 713-524-6394 and give us this info or FAX it to 713-524-6398.
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