BBS-ADS v. 1.0 Copyright (C) 1992 by Main Street Programming Services & Madison Farrell, III DISCLAIMER We are NOT responsible for any loss or damages that you may incur through the use of this program. BBS-ADS and any accompanying files are supplied on an as-is basis without any guarantee expressed or implied that they will work on your computer system. You use this program at your own risk. WHAT IS BBS-ADS? BBS-ADS is a program designed to include a BBS advertisement inside an archive file. While some may frown upon this practice, the addition of such advertisements has become quite common. BBS-ADS simplifies this task, inserting a differently named file into each archive it processes. LIMITATIONS OF THE SHAREWARE VERSION The SHAREWARE version of BBS-ADS is limited only by the number of ad-filenames it can select for inclusion. It is fully functional in every other aspect. This version of BBS-ADS can only process five ad-filenames. You may use BBS-ADS for 30 days. After 30 days, you must delete it. INSTALLATION OF BBS-ADS In order for BBS-ADS to operate properly, you must first create two files: BBS-ADS.CFG and BBS-ADS.LST. These files should be created in the same sub-directory as BBS-ADS.EXE. BBS-ADS.CFG contains the configuration data necessary for BBS-ADS.EXE to process your archive. The syntax for BBS-ADS.CFG is: Line 1---> The name of your archive utility plus the command it uses to add a file to an archive. Line 2---> The filename of the master ad-file you want included inside of the archive. An example configuration would be: (1) PKZIP -a (2) ORIGINAL.TXT BBS-ADS.LST contains the listing of filenames that are to be selected from as names for the ad-file. This list is limited to only five filenames for the shareware version of BBS-ADS; however, registered users may include up to 99 files in this list. An example configuration would be: (1) readme.now (2) whatthis.txt (3) super.bbs (4) great.bbs . . . (99) megabord.bbs Both BBS-ADS.CFG and BBS-ADS.LST can be created through the DOS COPY CON command or any ASCII editor. After creating the two files necessary for BBS-ADS to operate properly, it will need to be included in whatever batch file executes AFTER a file upload. (I have included BBS-ADS in my PCBTEST.BAT file so that it is executed after any uploads are virus scanned.) Please note... the proper syntax for BBS-ADS.EXE is: BBS-ADS filename.ext In most cases, the filename.exe is passed from the BBS software to the batch file in parameter %1. This may vary from software to software. Please consult the information that came with your BBS software. FINAL NOTES AND CAVEATS BBS-ADS will execute after EVERY successful upload. You should be warned that if you execute this particular batch file on more than one occasion with a previously verified file then more than one ad-file will be included in the archive. For example, if you are using PCBoard and run a TEST on a file previously uploaded/scanned and processed by BBS-ADS, then you will insert another ad- file into the archive. In most instances, this should not present a problem since files are generally verified and processed only one time on a system. Should you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this particular program, then please do not hesitate to contact me. Please send all correspondence to: Main Street Programming Services ATTN: Madison Farrell, III Rt. 3 Box 658 Walterboro, SC 29488 This address is always valid. You can also contact us through our support board. Main Street -- (803) 538-4084 -- 12/24/96/14.4 bps REGISTRATION INFORMATION BBS-ADS is SHAREWARE. If you find the program of use to you or your computer system, you are REQUIRED to pay for it. The current registration fee is only $7.00. If after 30 days you do not find the program worth $7.00 then you must erase it from your system. Please fill out the following information and return it with your remittance. (PLEASE PRINT) _________________________________________________________ NAME _________________________________________________________ COMPANY _________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _________________________________________________________ CITY/STATE ZIP _________________________________________________________ COUNTRY _________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE _________________________________________________________ PASSWORD (16 letters max.) WOULD YOU LIKE A COPY OF THE SOURCE CODE? Y ___ N ___ SOURCE CODE IS AN ADDITIONAL $15.00. Your registration will entitle you to access on Main Street and program support. You will also receive a registered version of BBS-ADS which allows more than five ad-files to be processed. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ALSO FROM MAIN STREET PROGRAMMING SERVICES CALL KILL -- Automatically delete the caller log from your BBS after a given number of days. Useful for very active systems where the caller log can easily grow to may megs or for the smaller BBS where hard drive space is precious. NO REGISTRATION FEE.