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            RAF2TBBS  version 0.4      24/10/96


      Remote Access ver 2.0x to TBBS 2.3 file base conversion utility


   Written by:         Robert Dyball (c) 1996

   Internet email:     bob.dyball@dse.com.au
   Fidonet:            3:711/932
   Fax:                +61-2-9887-2972


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What does it do?
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    Read the Remote Access (RA) file areas and convert them to something
    approximating a TBBS version 2.3 .FAR and .DIR files


NOTE: 1.  Please make sure you have backup copies of everything, as this
          utility might have some bugs I do not know of, and might immolate
          itself, you and the computer !

          RAF2TBBS doesn't make backups, so cannot provide you the way out, you
          need to make backup copies yourself.

      2.  The program is supplied as is... it breaks, you own both halves!

      3.  The program paths are hardwired, I started doing some work on
          reading the config stuff from RA, but gave up when it wasn't worth
          the time, nistead wiring the paths into the source..

          If you want the utility to work on different files, run it somewhere
          else, or recompile it to suit.

          RAF2TBBS will look in the directory that the RA environment variable
          points to for the CONFIG.RA file.

      4.  For each of the groups you had in RA, you will get a numbered
          .FAR file in the C:\TBBS\FILES directory.

          Any .DIR files will be done numerically, like 1.DIR 2.DIR and so on.

          You will have to rename the .DIR and .FAR files, if you wish, to
          regular names like WINDOWS.DIR etc., yourself.

      5.  There are occasional spurious entries, I found, when I used this on
          old RA BBS when changing the files areas across to TBBS, these seem
          to have somethnig to do with verylong file descriptions, but as I
          needed to ge thte job done, and had not enough time to pull out
          all the bugs, I found it easier (and faster) to edit the grunged
          lines out myself.


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What files are what? ...
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    raf2tbbs.zip    The original ZIP file, as distributed


  it contains (or did when I did it, the following files:


    raf2tbbs.exe    RA to TBBS file conversion utility, already compiled

    raf2tbbs.c      Turbo C source                     \    use these if you
    raf2tbbs.prj    Turbo C project file                \-- want to modify
    raf2tbbs.dsk    Turbo C DSK file                     \  the file, using
    raf2tbbs.obj    Turbo C object file                  /  Turbo C (or other
    tbbs_2.h        .H file for TBBS ver 2.3            /   C compiler).
    ra200.h         .H file for Remote Access ver 2.0x /

    raf2tbbs.txt    This text file, with a few rough notes on the program

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Disclaimer
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This program is supplied as is, as I am not charging you to use it, then
I do not feel I owe you anything if it doesn't work.

I do not want to know if your dog eats you cat because of this program,
nor if your computer goes up into smoke, gets eaten in a black hole, or


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How much is the program?
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Free!

     BUT!!

     If you like the program, find it of use, I'd think it nice if you
     gave $10 or $20 or so to a worthwhile charity.


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Copyright
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As I wrote this, I would think it a bit mean of someone to take it,
change it, and then go and sell it, or say they wrote it...

If you want to use some of it, tell me, and I am sure I can come to
some arrangement, hey even barter something for it, who knows !  :)

In other words, you are free to use this, as is, or modified, if it is
for your personal use, and not sold off to others.

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