Public Domain Communication Disk from ABK-BBS, The Atari BBS in Norway ======================================================================= All programs on this disk are free, but if you want to support me and further developement of MiniTerm & MiniBBS you can become a registred user. You will then receive update- and new programs information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Registred users can get the source-code to most programs on this disk ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Send 100 NKr (equals $15, DM25, 10 pounds, 30 guilders) by cheque or to norwegian postgiro account 0537 6846174 (see your local post office for a transfer card, "Service des cheques postaux, Avis de versement VP1"). Payable to: Lars-Erik 0sterud, 0kriveien 39, N-1349 Rykkinn, Norway. ======================================================================= MINIBBS\ Public Domain BBS-system for the Atari ST. Will run OK even on a 520 with 1 disk-drive. System has Xmodem, Ymodem and Zmodem file-transfers and it's possible to pack new mail with ARC or LHARC and download it to save time (and money) when calling. Ask for ReadMail ST !! HELP.TXT The Main Menu with all the system commands. FILELIST.TXT Example of a file-list for a download-folder. Modem Setup READ THIS !! EVERYBODY ASK ME ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME """"""""""" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" DCD-signal Your modem MUST be setup so the computer can monitor ~~~~~~~~~~ the DCD-signal. Some modems has a switch that enables a mode where DCD-signal is always on. This MUST be changed to a mode where DCD-signal really means that the modem has connection with another modem !!!!!!!! Auto-Answer Auto Answer MUST BE OFF. If auto-answer is on (either ~~~~~~~~~~~ due to a hardware switch or from software) nothing will work right - So turn it off and everything will be OK. DTR-signal Your modem MUST be set to monitor the DTR-signal from ~~~~~~~~~~ the computer. When the DTR-signal goes OFF your modem should disconnect and hang up the line. MiniBBS uses this to logoff users (normal logout or sleep logout). BBS_INST.TOS Create all folders (download dirs, upload, system etc) and double-click on BBS_INST.TOS to configure system. MINIBBS.TOS When installed double-click on MINIBBS.TOS to start the system and log on and register as SYSOP. If you want the system to AUTO-boot copy MINIBBS.TOS to AUTO\ and rename it to MINIBBS.PRG. Don't use in Low-Res. SysOp Command SysOp can press ! at the command-prompt to view log- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file (what the users have done) or user-information. He can also set the date/time from a remote modem. TRASHCAN If you want to lock out special names etc just make the text-file TRASHCAN and put it in the SYSTEM-dir together with the USER/MAIL-files. Put each string that's illegal to use inside a name on its own line. MIDINET4.PRG System can be used from a remote computer using the MIDI-ports, two standard DIN-cables (same type used MIDI-cables on older HIFI and STEREO systems) and MIDINET3.PRG. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember to connect MIDI IN to MIDI OUT and visa verse. Installation Put MIDINET3.PRG in the /AUTO/ folder on the computer ~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOT running MiniBBS. To monitor the BBS from this How to use computer just press both SHIFT keys. The screen will ~~~~~~~~~~ flash when the BBS sounds the BELL so that you can see Chat monitor chat requests and answer them (small resident routine). ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact me for more information or if you got problems. USERPACK.TOS After a while you might want to get rid of users that don't read messages. Use this program to do so. USERSTAT.TOS Gives statistics over your users in a text-file. USERSTAT.INF Set user-file and output-file path and name here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cookies: MiniBBS has a built-in cookie-generator that looks for Fortunes: the files COOKIES and COOKIE.HSH. Send me a disk to get the files or make them using this format: COOKIES cookie 1, line 1 cookie 1, line 1 cookie 1, line 2 or cookie 1, line 2 %% %% cookie 2, line 1 cookie 2, line 1 . . COOKIE.HSH 000000 Each line has the hex adress 000A10 of the start of a cookie. 0010DE Line MUST end with CR + LF ! . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- User-file: Each record is made like this (when there are two or more items on each line, their order in the file is from right to left.) userrec = PACKED RECORD user_name:STRING[20]; phone,computer:STRING[10]; password:STRING[9]; norw_chars:PACKED ARRAY [1..6] OF BYTE; last_msg_read:ARRAY [0..19] OF INTEGER; last_logout,file_scan:INTEGER; current_conf,credits:BYTE END; {reco userrec} ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail-index: This is the format of the mail-index file. The mail-data file is just pure ASCII-data and to separate messages you need the index. mailheader = PACKED RECORD flags:BYTE; to,from:STRING[20]; subject:STRING[11]; time,date,reference,bytes:INTEGER; start_pos:LONG_INTEGER END; {reco mailheader} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Problems ? Write to: Lars-Erik 0sterud 0kriveien 39 N-1349 Rykkinn Norway E-mail to: larserio@ifi.uio.no (usenet) Call me at: +47 2 13 15 71 (voice) or ABK-BBS: +47 2 13 26 59 (1200-9600 BPS MNP5) ____ ______ _____________________________________ /___ / The norwegian ST Contact us ____/ / Klubben, user association at ABK-BBS