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| Conference Join v1.6                                                        |
| 1.2 Written by Drew [PWA]  1.5 Revised by Nemesis [PWA]                     |
| Docs last updated 05-05-95                                                  |
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| 0. Table of Contents                                                        |
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        1. Introduction
        2. Packaging
        3. Installation
        4. Misc Notes
        5. Last Words


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| 1. Introduction                                                             |
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        See HISTORY.DOC for all changes.

        This is a PPE replacement for your CNFN file.  Features:
        
        o    Automatic print out of only the conferences a user has access to.
        o    Ignores/skips any "blank" conferences.
        o    You do not need to enter in the names of your conferences so
             there is no heinous 1000+ line config file.

        Written in PPL 3.0 for PCBoard 15.2+ only.


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| 2. Packaging                                                                |
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    Your zip file should contain the following files:

        JOIN.PPE       The PPE itself.
        JOIN.PPS       Source code to the PPE.
        JOIN.CFG       Config file.
        JOIN.DOC       Documentation (you are reading it now)
        JOIN.TOP       Header file
        JOIN.BOT       Footer file
        HISTORY.DOC    History/Revision file.
        OTHERDJP.DOC   Other stuff I've written.
        FILE_ID.DIZ    File (zip) description.
        PWA.NFO        PWA info file.
        TSP.NFO        My bbs ad.

    If any of these files are missing, be warned that you may have a copy
that has been tampered with.  If you have any extra files, they are
extraneous and unnecessary.

    Typically, my bbs ad may not be there, which is not a problem.  However,
the idiots who contribute this to the fidonet backbone (usually originating
from the Clipper Workshop BBS) edit the FILE_ID.DIZ, remove PWA.NFO and
OTHERDJP.DOC, and insert their own bbs ad which is bigger than most ppe's.
Just be aware, since who knows what other stupidities they may pull.


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| 3. Installation                                                             |
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        Install this inside of your CNFN file.  So just edit the file, and
put something like !C:\PCB\PPE\JOIN\JOIN.PPE on a line by itself.
(needless to say, you probably don't want anything else in the file <g>)


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| 4. Misc Notes                                                               |
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        JOIN.TOP is the header file.
        JOIN.BOT is the footer file.
        JOIN.CFG uses replacement codes.  See details within the file itself.
        (Don't worry, it's only 4 lines long. :) )

        Since this PPE has to create the list of available conferences for the
online user "on the fly", In version 1.5 we added Lightbar capabilities to this
list, making it easier for users to select the conference they want.

        Source is included, so feel free to modify to your heart's content in
order to satisfy your needs.  I am not asking for money (although receiving
money would be nice), so the least you can do is have a conscience and not
redistribute modified versions of this source.  I include source so that other
programmers can learn from the mess I make <g> and get other (new) ideas as to
how to do something.


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| 5. Last Words                                                               |
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        The original idea for this joyous PPE was from Raw Liquid. :)

        Otherwise, if you need to reach me for some reason, you can send
internet email to "drew@xinet.com", or leave me a message on Attitude Net,
or call my board: The Silicon Phalanx at 310-575-8567 and apply for access.

Peace,
--Drew

        If you want to get in touch with ME [Nemesis], you can send internet
email to "erich@clemson.edu", or leave a message in PPEnet, iNFiNET, or call
my board: New World Order at 803-855-8085 and apply (hmm this sounds familiar)

Later,
 \!emesis