Metropoli BBS
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			    SO MANY CD's!
			     Version 2.6
			    April 24, 1995

Do you have more CD-ROMs for your BBS callers than drives?  If so,
this package lets users request files from offline CD's!  The Sysop
is then notified at login of any pending requests; if the Sysop is
logged in at the local console, he is prompted to load the necessary
CD's and the requested files are then posted as attachment to
messages to the requestor with an automatic pack-out after a
sysop-defined number of days.

This package is shareware.  You may use it on an evaluation basis for
up to 30 days.  After that period, you must either discontinue using
it or license your copy by purchasing an access key (see the file
ORDERFRM.DOC).  Without a proper access key, your callers will be
limited to requesting a single offline file.


			   PACKAGE CONTENTS

This package consists the following files:

	README.1ST	This file.

	RQSTFILE.PPE	Allows callers to request an offline file.
	POSTFILE.PPE	Allows sysop to respond to requests.

	SOMANYCD.CFG	A sample configuration file (optional)

	RQSTFILE.TXT	Contains the text of the one-line prompts
	POSTFILE.TXT	that may be translated into another language.

	SOMANYCD.DOC	The documentation.
	HISTORY.DOC	List of changes.
	ORDERFRM.DOC	Shareware order form.

	OFFLINE		File displayed to caller explaining how
			it works; displayed only once to each user.

	PENDING		File displayed to sysop notifying him
			that offline file requests are pending.

	POSTED		Text of E-Mail message left to user
			with requested file attached.

	CD-ID.EXE	A program and documentation that can be
	CD-ID.DOC	used to modify PCBoard menus so callers
			know what CD-ROM diskettes are online.

	FILE_ID.DIZ     A PCBoard BBS file description.

To get started, create a directory for this software and unpack the
ZIP file:

	C:\>MD \PPE
	C:\>CD \PPE
	C:\PPE>MD SOMANYCD
	C:\PPE>CD SOMANYCD
	C:\PPE\SOMANY>COPY A:SOMANY26.ZIP
	C:\PPE\SOMANY>PKUNZIP SOMANY26

and follow the installation instructions in SOMANYCD.DOC.  (See also
CD-ID.DOC)

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