Quick Install instructions
 
These are quick and dirty, but should be effective in setting you up.
                                                  - Herbert Bushong
                                                    Blackbeard's BBS
 
INSTALLING
==========
 
1. Extract the contents to the directory of your choice.
 
2. Edit the CONFNUM.IN file to reflect your intelec conference numbers.
   The file is a straight text file. The structure is as follows:
 
        a. ##      =  Individual conferences
        b. ##-##   =  Conference RANGES. Must be given from Low to High,
                      separated by a dash
 
        c. One or more entries per line, multiple entries separated by
           a space or semi-colon. Blank lines ignored. Recommend keeping
           multiple entry lines to 9 per line.

 
     Samples
     -------
        7
        10-100
        105
        115-200

        Would lock user out of 7, 10 through 100, 105, and 115 through 200
 
        7;10-100
        105 115-200
 
        Would do the same
 
 
3. Edit the config file so that it can can find the TCANLIST.IN and CONNUM.IN
   file. If you don't include path information, the files must be in the PPE
   directory. Also indicate in the config the number of header lines in the 
   TCANLIST.IN file to skip.
 
        Line 1 Must be the name/location of the TCANLIST file
        Line 2 Must be the name/location of the CONFNUM file
        Line 3 Must be the number of Header lines to skip.

4. Now you must choose how to run it. You have 2 options for execution.
 
        a. Run from a SECURITY DISPLAY FILE. These are files with names
           like 10., 20., 55., etc... If you are unsure about these,
           look in your manual under "Login Security Files"
 
                This method would consist of placing the line:
                  !d:\path\IN_TCAN.PPE
                in a login security display file for your new user security.

     *NOTE* I couldn't get LANGUAGE variations of these files to work, so
            only use a basename with this method

        b. Run from ANY display file and specify a Security level on the
           command line.
 
                This method would consist of placing the line:
                 !d:\path\IN_TCAN.PPE 10
                in a display file, for example the LOGON questionnaire,
                replacing 10 with the value of your new user security level
                This method will NOT work from the welcome screen or newuser
                questionaire as their user record hasn't been created yet.

That's all for installing. Your new users may notice a slight pause (less
than a second) but will have no indication they are being checked.
 
 
UPDATING CURRENT USERBASE
=========================

Your now set the TCAN new users. Now how do you check your current users
(or Recheck a new TCAN list)???

Run the PPE with the UPDATE parameter. I recommend you do this with no one
online. It only takes a couple minutes (250 took under a minute).

Log in as the sysop, then from the main prompt enter:

PPE d:\path\IN_TCAN.PPE UPDATE
(replacing d:\path\ with path to ppe)

The PPE will indicate which record it's at, and will display any of your
current users that it has found in the TCAN list and is Locking out of
Intelec.

You can also run the UPDATE option from a shift-Function key definition
or the command line if you prefer.
 
Any actions it takes will be logged to your callers log for reference.


SUPPORT QUESTIONS
=================

This PPE is provided as freeware (w/source) as an Intelec Software Extra!
The source is well commented in hopes you'll be able to learn a few tricks
to PPL programming. If you need help with the setup, have comments, 
suggestions, or bug reports, feel free to contact me:

Herbert Bushong
Intelec: 239:600/0 
or  in IS_Support, PPL-Programming, CDCSupport, PCBoard, NetAdmin, Regionals
Fidonet: 1:19/19
Internet: harchon@centuryinter.net              (checked daily)
          hbush@ibm.net                         (checked weekly)
BBS    :(318) 468-3385