Page-Me! Numeric Pager Utility PCBoard 15.21 PPE <Shareware>
Page-Me! allows you to let your users reach you at your numeric pager
number. Each user can assign their own "code" and you can "block out"
specific users from using this utility. It has a "time table" file so
you can restrict when it is used. This is a new release so many more
features will be added and if you have ideas we'd love to hear them.
And in "unregistered mode" Page-Me! is FULLY functional. Not a single
feature's disabled so you can fully test it out. If you like Page-Me!
then check out our other great PPE's like ConfMenu/MainMenu/FileMenu/
SubscriP/Fone-Ver/UserNews/Remindme/TimeZone/Pro-Vote and many others
that will make your PCBoard BBS that much more enjoyable for you and
your users. Register the entire PowerPack and you are registered for
every future PPE we write as well! No version upgrade fees ever!
Page-Me! Features:
■ Limit when user can page you at your pager number.
■ A "bad names" tcan file
■ Capability to "reverse" the function of the "bad names" tcan file
■ Customizable display screens
■ Minimum and maximum security levels
■ Register Page-Me! once, no upgrade fees ever!
■ The author has been BBS'ing for 9 years, he's not going away! :)
■ Support can be found on the Intelec Network!
Page-Me! Installation
Installation of Page-Me! is really very simple. Page-Me! should be
installed in your CMD.LST as shown below:
Command Security PPE/MNU File -or- Keystroke Replacement
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PAGE-ME! 40 C:\PCB\PPE\PM\PAGE-ME!.PPE
Make the security level at whatever you desire and adjust for your paths.
For more info on CMD.LST see PCB docs.
If you are NOT setting up Page-Me! for the FIRST time, be careful not to
over-write any of your files with the lists or time tables that I include
with the distribution files. I include them as samples and mine may not
match with yours and I'd hate to see your settings lost or overwritten.
So... unzip the contents of the Page-Me! ZIP to the directory you'll be
running it from. Then edit the FONE-VER.CNF and display screens to your
BBS.
┌──────────────┐
│ PAGE-ME!.CNF │
├──────────────┤
│ The BBS Name │ Line 1 Your BBS Name
│ 00000 │ Line 2 Your Registration Number
│ 00000 │ Line 3 Your validation code
│ 123-4567 │ Line 4 Your pager phone number
│ 20 │ Line 5 Minimum security level
│ 60 │ Line 6 Maximum security level
│ REVERSE │ Line 7 Reverse the function of the bad names list
│ Y │ Line 8 Send SysOp a message when page is sent
└──────────────┘
If not yet registered, use 00000 as both reg # and validation code.
If you are a registered PowerPack (all of them) use those global #'s.
Line 7, the REVERSE entry, allows you to reverse how the BADNAMES.LST
is used. If you put REVERSE on line 7 then the "bad names" in the list
will be looked at as "approved for use" names. You'd use this feature
if you have "fewer" names that you want to allow to use this utility.
If you want to use the bad names list as just that, then leave line 7
as blank. Lastly, if you are having messages sent to you they will be
addressed "from" PAGE-ME! so add this name to your PCBoard TCAN file
so nobody can logon under that name and read these messages.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ TIME │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│ 000000000011111111112222 │
│ 012345678901234567890123 │
│ │
│ SU NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN │
│ MO NNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNNN │
│ TU NNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNNN │
│ WE NNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNNN │
│ TH NNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNNN │
│ FR NNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYNNNNNN │
│ SA NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Page-Me! a time table similar to FONE-VER to determine if a page is OK
for a particular time. As you can see above, I have mine set to allow
pages only between 7am and 6pm Monday through Friday and not at all on
the weekends. If you do not want to permit calls during a certain time
place an N in that day's/hour's column. The first column of Y's is at
00:00 thru 00:59 am, the last column of Y's is 23:00 thru 23:59 pm.
┌──────────────┐
│ BADNAMES.LST │ This is a list of names of users you do not want
├──────────────┤ to permit access to Page-Me!. If you use the REVERSE
│ JIM BROWN │ feature of Page-Me! then these names would be the
│ AL GREEN │ only names allowed to use this utility unless their
│ RED SKELTON │ security level was within the minimum and maximum
│ KAREN BLACK │ security level ranges.
└──────────────┘
There are a few "display files" used by Page-Me. They are WELC which
is displayed upon entering the door, and BADNAME which is displayed
to a user whose name was found in the BADNAMES.LST file. A file called
BADTIME will be displayed to users who call outside the times that you
specified in the TIME file.
Also, files called ########.COD where ######## is a number unique for
each user to enter a specific code of their choosing or one of your
"assigning".
That's about it, it's pretty much straight-forward but if you have
any questions, feel free to drop me a note on my Intelec Network.
You are permitted to use Page-Me! for a period of 30 days for eval-
uation purposes, after which it must be registered or removed from
your system. Registration grants you a license to use Page-Me! on the
(1) BBS in which it is registered to. We've the right to terminate
this license if licensee violates this agreement. Using Page-Me! on
more than one (1) BBS or sharing the registration or validation codes
constitutes breach of agreement and licensing will be revoked. You
agree that Cliff Watkins or Intelec makes no warranties of any kind,
expressed or implied, with respect to the quality, performance,
accuracy, or fitness of Page-Me!. In no event is Cliff Watkins or
Intelec liable to you for any damages, including any lost profits,
lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising from
your use or inability to use Page-Me!, or for any claim by any other
party.
