========================================================================== ARC-IT V1.2x Last Changes: 23 Aug 93 ========================================================================== (c) Stephan Slabihoud, Gustav-Ohm-Str.72, D-46236 Bottrop ========================================================================== S H A R E W A R E ========================================================================== For shareware details refer to AVALON.TXT ========================================================================== If you have any ideas and bug reports directed at manual and program, please send them directly and per crashmail to me! INTRO: ====== So you were the one who got angry all the time about needing old messages that you killed just a week ago? Well, then ARC-IT will help you to live your FIDO life more satisfied. ARC-IT packs all messages that were written by you or "sysop" or that were addressed to you or "sysop". START: ====== It's that simple: ARC-IT [-ax] "SysopName" [] This is the filename of the messagebase ARC-IT will proceed with. Do not give the extension of the filename! The messagebase has to be in a TheBox compatible format (this format is used by LED, ACS, ECU and many other programs). "SysopName" Your name. This information is used to find the corresponding messages. One of these parameters has to be used! By these parameters you tell ARC-IT wether you want to work with an echomail area (e) or your netmail area (n). If you chose "n" (netmail area), the "From:" and "To:" fields are saved, too. [-ax] "-a": Already archived messages will be archived once more. "-x": All messages (not only your own) will be archived. All messages are saved in the folder that holds the messagebase. The file extension is *.ABK (Avalon Backup). If you want to rename this file, you can do this by using this optional parameter. EXAMPLES: ========= ARC_IT n "Stephan Slabihoud" E:\FIDO\MSGS\NETMAIL - The netmail area is archived to a file named NETMAIL.ABK. ARC_IT e "Stephan Slabihoud" E:\FIDO\MSGS\ATARI H:\BACKUP.TXT - The echomail area ATARI.GER (the files of the messagebase are ATARI.HDR and ATARI.MSG) is archived as H:\BACKUP.TXT. ARC_IT e -a "Stephan Slabihoud" E:\FIDO\MSGS\ATARI - ATARI.GER is archived, but now the already archived messages are saved, too. ARC_IT e -ax "doesn't matter" E:\FIDO\MSGS\ATARI - Now all messages (also these ones that are not written by you and also the messages that were already archived before) are saved. INTERNA: ======== ARC-IT uses bit #1 (0x0002) of Unused[7] in the header file (*.HDR) to recognize wether messages were already archived or not. HISTORY: ========= V1.00 - First official version V1.01 - A little bit optimized V1.10 - Optional parameter V1.20 - Now works with FastEcho