[NOTICE.PPE] ver 1.2
Author: Herbert Bushong
PPLC 3.20
Requires PCBoard 15.22+
 

Description
===========
A quick PPE that can be used to notify your regular users of a new user
who has logged onto the system. Original idea by Butch Dunn of the
NoName BBS.

Also can send a Welcome message to the new user as well.
 
Disclaimer & Copyright
======================
This PPE is freeware but the author retains the copyright.

I guarantee only that it takes up space, but it should work for you.
I also guarantee that it contains no backdoors or trojan code.

If you think you've got a hacked copy, log on to my BBS and download
the original archive. Support info is at the end of this doc.

 
Installation
============
Can be used as a replacement for prompt 123 in PCBTEXT or called from a new
user display file. Simple.
 
A bit of advice. If you have multiple PPE's that want to run from prompt
123, have the prompt display a file instead (see PCBoard Docs for how-to)
and then call each PPE from that display file instead.
 
The PPE, CFG(s), and message files MUST reside in the same directory. The
PPE creates a temp file called TEMPXXX.MSG in the node's temp work directory.
It should delete the file after it is through, but if it doesn't, it will
delete the file the next time it is run. You can also delete the file
if it gets left behind.


Configuration File
==================
0
@11@
30
R
New User
NEWWELC
Y
0
SYSOP
30
N
Welcome to the BBS
NEWMSG
Y
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The configuration file is commented, heres a description

Line 1  - Conference to send notification message to.
Line 2  - Who to send message to. @sec-sec@ codes can be used for a group
          of users such as @10-15@ or @200@
Line 3  - Number of days from the posting date for packout date of message.
Line 4  - Message Security, N-None R-Receiver Only
Line 5  - Subject of message
Line 6  - Name of file to send as the message.  PCB @-codes can be used in the
          file as well as 4 special '#' codes (see next section)
Line 7  - Y/N Whether to send notification message
Line 8  - Conference to send Welcome message to New User
Line 9  - Who the welcome message is from
Line 10 - Packout days on Welcome message
Line 11 - Message Security, N-None R-Reciever only
Line 12 - Message Subject for Welcome message
Line 13 - Name of File to send as Welcome message text. Same rules as line 6
Line 14 - Y/N Whether to send Welcome Message to the new user
 
 
Alternate Config Files
======================
If you want to send different messages, for example, for different languages,
create separate config files with different names, and optionally separate
message files.  Edit each config file appropriately. 

For each language file (or display) you installed the PPE in, add the 
BASENAME of the config file you want that language to use after the PPE.
If nothing is given, or the CFG file doesn't exist in the PPE directory, 
the default NOTICE.CFG will be used.

For Example:
         NOTICE.PPE             would use NOTICE.CFG
         NOTICE.PPE ENGLSH      would use ENGLSH.CFG
         NOTICE.PPE FRENCH      would use FRENCH.CFG
         NOTICE.PPE PORT        would use PORT.CFG

 

#codes#
=======
 
The PPE uses four special codes: #NAME#, #ALIAS#, #DATE#, and #CITY#.
These are the new user's Name, Alias (if available, or their name if not),
the date, and City, and are replaced before the message
is posted via the PPE to hard-code the user's information in the message.
There is no formatting codes like @codes:##L/R/C@.
They can be used multiple times also. See the included sample message file
for an example of how they can be used.
 
 
Support
========
 
If you have comments or questions, or would like to download other PPEs,
I can be reached via the following methods.

        BBS: 318-468-3385
    Fidonet: 1:19/19
   Internet: hbush@ibm.net
      Other: on Intelec or U'NI-net