TopTen    Version 0.01              August 20, 1993
Copyright 1993 Paul Buchheit.  All Rights Reserved.

Written by Paul Buchheit

DISCLAIMER
     This software is in no way guaranteed to do anything and
I am in no way responsible for anything that it does wrong.  I
have tested this program extensively and it should be pretty
benign.  In the unlikely event that any damage is done to
anything by this software I am in no way responsible, you are
using this at your own very small risk.

COPYRIGHT
     I retain all rights to this software.  You are allowed to
try TopTen out for a reasonable trial period and are then
required to register it if you wish to continue using it;
registration is only $5 US!!!  Any attempt to package this
product as your own, disassemble this product, sell this
product on a shareware disk without informing the purchaser
that they have not yet bought TopTen, distributing a
registration key, or possessing an altered version of this
product is forbidden.



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     TopTen is a door that allows users to create top ten
lists, adding an element every time they pass trough the door. 
It is sort of a cross between a graffiti wall and a voting
booth.  Try it out locally with the included files and you
should get a good idea of what it does.  I recommend setting
TopTen up so that every time a user calls they pass through
it or at least see the ANSI or ASCII files.
     TopTen does not require any setup program (although you
should take a look at sysop.top) or command line parameters.
All it needs is a dropfile from the BBS.  CHAIN.TXT,
DORINFOx.DEF, SFDOORS.DAT, DOOR.SYS, CALLINFO.BBS, and
EXITINFO.BBS (but not this one alone) are all acceptable.
Be sure to delete the included DORINFO1.DEF before running
TopTen on your BBS!

     TopTen was written using the Open Doors library and is
therefore compatible with RemoteAccess, QuickBBS, PC-Board,
Maximus, Apex, Opus, WildCat, WWIV, Spitfire, SuperBBS,
RBBS-PC, TriTel, GAP and others.  This program requires a
FOSSIL. (unless it only run locally)



Top Ten reasons for using and registering TopTen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10 It is compatible with most BBS packages and drop files.
 9 It is a great door.
 8 It creates both ANSI and ASCII files automatically
 7 Registration is sort of FREE!!!!(see bottom of file)
 8 It takes care of itself, just set it up and let it run.
 7 It is in no way crippled when unregistered, it just beeps   
    and puts up a screen telling your users to send you money!
 6 Registration is only $5!!!!!!!!
 5 It has nice colors
 4 It comes with some categories to get things started. (just  
    rename top.cat to cat.top)
 3 It includes a free program (top!show.exe) that displays the 
   top.ans or top.asc file in case your BBS won't.
 2 It's DesqView aware!!
 1 Registration is only 5 very appreciated dollars!!




MAIN MENU

     This should be self explanatory but:
0-Exit                   Exits the door
1-Add to list            Adds the next element to the list in
                         descending order.
2-Add future category    Adds a category to the list of
                         categories that will be used in the
                         future.  If "Reasons that there are
                         no categories" is displayed, it will
                         continue to be displayed until the
                         next category would normally be
                         displayed even if new categories were
                         added.
3-New category           SYSOP FUNCTION ONLY Moves on to the
                         next category in the cat.top list and
                         takes care of all other necessary
                         file changes.  It is not necessary to
                         use this but you want to if you don't
                         like the current subject or to trim
                         the cat.top list.(too many categories
                         were added)

These are only displayed if they are available to the person
who is currently using the door.


FILES
     You won't have most of these files to start with, TopTen
creates many. '*' means that there is no need for you to do
anything to this file or even look at.

topten.exe     Main program

top!show.exe   Free program for sending ansi and ascii files,
               automatically decides which one.

sysop.top      Sysop configuration file

top.ans        ANSI file with the latest top ten list; updated
               automatically.

top.asc        ASCII file with the latest top ten list;
               updated automatically.

day.top        File used by TopTen to keep track of when to
               move on to next category.  Delete it (it will
               come back) to force it to go to the next
               category.(the same thing can be done by being
               the sysop and hitting '4' at the TopTen menu)

* cat.top      File containing future categories; don't mess
               with it.

* rson.top     File containing the top ten entries as they are
               added; don't mess with it.

name.top       Keeps track of who entered what if you have
               that enabled. (from sysop.top) You must delete
               this yourself or it will keep getting bigger.

* n-cat.top    Keeps track of who has entered a future
               category today when enabled. (by activating the
               1 category a day limit, will slow things down)

* n-rson.top   Keeps track of who has entered an element on
               the top ten list today if you have that
               enabled. (by either limiting users to one entry
               a day or forcing them to enter one a day, it
               will slow the door down)

top.cat        Some categories you may want to use to get
               started, just rename this file to cat.top.

dorinfo1.def   A drop file to run in local mode as sysop;
               delete before running for real!

REGISTER.TXT   REGISTRATION FORM, JUST FILL OUT & PRINT!!



REGISTRATION
     Registration is only $5 for any BBS running up to 5
nodes, and only $1 per node extra beyond that.  An unlimited
number of copies may be run on any 1 BBS. (maybe you would
want a different one for each node?)  Add $2 extra if paying
by personal check.  Foreign orders are welcome as long as
payments are in US dollars.


Send $5 cash or money order or $7 check to:
Paul Buchheit - TT
5436 County Line Rd.
Webster, NY   14580
USA

Make any checks or money orders payable to Paul Buchheit.

Your registration key will be sent immediately. (unlike some
other doors)

BOTTOM OF FILE
     If you register this door you will automatically receive
$5 off of your registration of my other door, (it should be
finished soon) Nuclear Destruction.  Nuclear Destruction is a
happy little game of death where each player (max of 25
players in a game, unrealistic max of about 30,000 games) gets
people, nuclear weapons, and a defense; the last person alive
wins!  Regular registration price for this game will only be
$10 and if you have already registered TopTen it will only be
$5!!!!!





Thanks and please pass this door (not the key!!) around
everywhere!








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