Public Domain Communication Disk from ABK-BBS, The Atari BBS in Norway
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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.
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Registred users can get the source-code to most programs on this disk !
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Send 150 NKr (equals $20, DM35, 15 pounds, 40 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 sterud, Badebakken 4, N-0467 Oslo, Norway.
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MINIBBS\	ShareWare BBS-system for the Atari ST.	It 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.
BULLETIN.H	A short and easy user-manual for MiniBBS users.

Modem Setup	READ THIS !!  EVERYBODY ASK ME ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME
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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.

Private confs	To make a conference private to some users make the
~~~~~~~~~~~~~	file "confname".MEM in the system directory and put
		each legal name on its own line in this file.

MINIBBS.PRG	When installed double-click on MINIBBS.PRG to start
		the system and log on and register as SYSOP.  If you
		are going to use GEM-Zmodem you can not start it from
		the AUTO-folder (GEM has to be active).  On TOS 1.4
		and higher you can use the GEM AUTO-start option.

SysOp Command	SysOp can press ! at the command-prompt to view log-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~	file (what the users have done) or user-information.
		SysOp 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.

MIDINET6.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 MIDINET6.PRG.
~~~~~~~~~~~	Remember to connect MIDI IN to MIDI OUT and visa verse.
Installation	Put MIDINET6.PRG in the /AUTO/ folder on the computer
~~~~~~~~~~~~	NOT running MiniBBS.  To monitor the BBS just press
How to use	CTRL and the key right of RETURN.  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.

MIDITERM.TOS	Non-resident version of MIDINET6.PRG.  MultiTOS aware,
		and nice to run as a TOS-window when using MultiTOS.

UTILITY.TOS	This program can be used to delete non-active users
		and to install new files (copying files from a disk to
		a download folder and entering new file descriptions).

USERSTAT.TOS	Gives statistics over your users in a text-file.
USERSTAT.INF	Set user-file and output-file path and name here.

9600PLUS.ZUP	How to configure TBK 9600 PLUS and EB-Semafor 9696A
NOKIA.ZUP	How to configure NOKIA 4896M (also Trellis version)

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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 <LF>		cookie 1, line 1 <CRLF>
		cookie 1, line 2 <LF>	 or	cookie 1, line 2 <CRLF>
		%% <LF> 			%% <CRLF>
		cookie 2, line 1 <LF>		cookie 2, line 1 <CRLF>
		.
		.

COOKIE.HSH	000000 <CRLF>		Each line has the hex adress
		000A10 <CRLF>		of the start of a cookie.
		0010DE <CRLF>		Line MUST end with CR + LF !
		.
		.

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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}

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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}

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Lars-Erik sterud	Phone:		+47 21 91 91 65
Badebakken 4		Mobile:		+47 906 98 710
N-0467 Oslo		E-mail:		larse@chello.no
Norway			Homepage:	http://home.chello.no/~larse/
