




                        
                           
                      
                                 
                         
                              Revision 2

                Questions and Answers for RemoteAccess 2.0x

                           Updated on 12/11/93

                            By: Eric Staufer
                          The Concession Stand
                           FidoNet 1:374/6568






     Table of Contents:                            Section
     ------------------                            -------

 * Message from the Author .......................... 1

 * Message Menu Commands *Q&A* ...................... 2
     More Message Areas
     Message Parameters
     Mass Mail

 * File Area Commands *Q&A* ......................... 3
     U/L problem from RA 1.11
     More File Areas
     Installation of CDROM
     GENFBASE.EXE Help
     RAFILE.EXE Help

 * Language Editor/Control Codes  *Q&A* ............. 4
     Changing Colors in Language Prompts
     Color Code Chart
     K!xxxxx| Option

 * Security Level Setup *Q&A* ....................... 5

 * External Program Setups & *Q&A* .................. 6
      Online Archive Master (BETA and PUBLIC)
      THD Upload Scanner
      Gedit Message Editor
      Tchat Split Screen Chat Utility
      BlueWave Offline Mail Door
      Online INSTAbank (Time & Byte Bank)
      INSTAgames setup with Online INSTAbank
      LWMENU = Remote Menu Editor
      LWUSER = Remote User Editor
      RAInfo (Statistics Generator)
      FileStat (File Statistic Generator)

 * Miscellaneous Features *Q&A* ..................... 7

 * FrontDoor Setup with RemoteAccess ................ 8
      How to run more than 1 line with FD & RA.
        Total of 2 lines with FrontDoor 2.11.SW.
      Batch file includes a total of 3 lines.

 * FastEcho Setup with RemoteAccess/FrontDoor ....... 9
 * xMail Setup with RemoteAccess/FrontDoor .......... 10
 * Special Thanks to ................................ 11
 * Where Eric Staufer can be reached at ............. 12
 * Files that are File Requestable (FREQing) ........ 13
 * Legal Things ..................................... 14
 * Giving Credit to Authors of the programs that
   I used in this textfile as an external door ...... 15



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  Message from the Author ۲

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  Message Menu Commands ۲

    Q.  People say that there can be more than 250 message and file areas, how?

   A.  If and when you do need more areas than 250 areas, you go into the
       RACONFIG under Manager, go over to the File Areas, and then hit PGDN
       to you reach 250, then all you do is hit the INS key, and 1 more area
       will be added, you do the same with the message areas.

   Q.  I just switched to RA 2.01, and my message base doesnt allow me to
       read new messages.

   A.  Try to check your batch file that runs your maintence, look for the
       RAMSG option in there, if you just switched, it should appear like this:
       RAMSG -P
       RAMSG -L
       RAMSG -I
       or something similiar, what is wrong here is, RA 2.00, doesnt allow the
       -P, -L, -I options anymore, now you MUST spell out the option what you
       would like RAMSG to do.

   For Example:

   ramsg link -clean -hudson
   ramsg pack -purge -delete -recover -renumber -overwrite -link

       <these are what I use, you may choose to use different options>

  Q.    How do I send mail to EVERY USER? <mass mail> {+} Registered Command

  A.    This is not to hard of a task. MAKE SURE THAT THE GROUP MAIL IS SET
        TO SYSOP LEVEL, or every user will send mass mail to everyuser, once
        they find how to do it!

        Area 15 -  Sysop's Mass Mail 

        From: Eric Staufer  (or your name)
          To: @all
     Subject: <whatever>

                Then just enter the message.

         When it asks you for a a Return Receipt, put (N)o. Or you will add
         on a good size more mail. I have roughly 396 users (as of 12/11/93)
         and I had to send this 4k message to everyone, it ended up for me
         to use around 1.3 megs to send all the mail out!  Imagine if you
         requested a return receipt!


                               - 3 -


  File Area Commands ۲

   Q.  I just upgraded from 1.11 to 2.0x, and how do I get uploads to work?

   A.  Simple, you must first go into the menu manager in the RACONFIG, find
       your upload option and then change the optional data from the path to
       the area number, in which you have the New Upload area.

        1.11>   Optional Data: d:\uploads
        2.0x>   Optional Data: 11

   Q.  People say that there can be more than 250 message and file areas, how?

   A.  If and when you do need more areas than 250 areas, you go into the
       RACONFIG under Manager, go over to the File Areas, and then hit PGDN
       to you reach 250, then all you do is hit the INS key, and 1 more area
       will be added, you do the same with the message areas.

   Q.  How do I install a CD-ROM disc, that does have Files.BBS?

   A.  First, you must make areas in the RACONFIG, that match the number of
       areas you have on your CD. For Example, if you were installing Night Owl
       v9.0, they have areas on the disc like 001a - 052a or something close,
       (make sure you know what area 001a is, like Games A-Z, or something.
       You should set your areas to like this.

            File area 140   ger
ͳ                                                      ͸
 Name     NightOwl v9: Games A-Z                       areas  
 Path     E:\001A                                     roups   
                                                      e areas 
 DL security 50      New      No     AltGroup1 0      roups   
 A flag --------     Dupes    No     AltGroup2 0      tocols  
 B flag --------     CD-ROM   Yes    AltGroup3 0      guages  
 C flag --------     Free     No     Device    0      Fn keys 
 D flag --------     LongDesc No     AllGroups No     nts     
                     DirectDL No                      us      
 List security 10    PwdUL    No                       files  
 A flag --------     UL scan  No                      bined   
  B flag --------     ArcType                          its     
 C flag --------     DL days  0                       ;
 D flag --------     FD days  0                       
                     MoveArea 0                       
 UL security 64000   Min age  0                       
 A flag --------     Password                         
 B flag --------     Group    0                       
 C flag --------     Def.cost 0                       
 D flag --------     Uploads  0                       
                                                      
;

 **Note**  Please make sure that you change the Name of the Area, Drive Letter,
           D/L security, List Security, and U/L security to suit your needs.
           CD-ROM has to be set for YES, and the NEW has to be set for NO,
           if set to yes, it would search this area in the NEW FILES SEARCH

   Q.  How do I import descriptions from the CD to the file manager?

   A.  Well, seeing how you should have already setup all the CD file areas,
       you should now run GENFBASE, be sure that you remember the area numbers
       that begin with your CD areas and the area that ends them.
       +++ I advise that you backup your TXT, HDR, and IDX, directory before
       you start this, you might mess it up and some words might be missing,
       from the descriptions. +++ It will ask:


       Start at area#: xxx     <put in the area number that begins with
                               your CD files>

       End at area#: xxx       <put in the area number that ends with
                               your CD files>

       Then it will ask about download counters.. put in NO.
       Then it will ask about LF/CRs or something... check your Files.BBS
       on the CD, to see whether or not if it has mulitple descriptions,
       if it only has 1 line description (ie Monster Disc II), put in NO.
       but if it does have mulitple descriptions (ie Night Owl vx.0) put in
       YES.
       If it asks about something having to do with indentation with the
       Files.BBS, leave it at the default, 0.
       +++ like I said, make a backup of the TXT, HDR and IDX dir, before you
       go on with this thing. +++

   Q.  I just switched from RA 1.11 to RA 2.0x, and this RAFILE thing is
       sorta screwey to me.. how do I make it generate a newfiles list,
       a master list, and main board files (this is if you have CD-ROM areas)
       ? What is this /B option, the /D option, and the *.LST files used in
       the RAFILE FILELIST command?

   A.  Here are my examples, the ones I use, and I organized it show I'll
       show you what each one does.

    rafile filelist d:\ra\files\concess\master.txt /Brafile.ban
                     path plus file name.        banner to make appear
                                                   before the list.

    rafile filelist d:\ra\files\concess\concess.txt /Brafile.ban @CONCESS.LST
                     path plus file name.         Banner     which
                                                                    area I want
                                                                    to be shown
                                                                    on the list.

    rafile filelist d:\ra\files\concess\newfiles.txt /Brafile.ban /D7
                     path plus file name.          Banner     Newfiles
                                                                  in 7 days.
                                                                  you can change
(How CONCESS.LST reads:                                           the 7 to any
                                                                  number.
    1-39


      1-39 are the file areas that I want included on one of the lists that
      I generated. Change it to anything that you want it to be.

      The /Dx number shows the newfiles in how many days (x=days) (optional)

      The /Bxxxx.xxx option gives you the option if you want a banner file
      in the filelist, you do not have to use this if you decide not too
      (optional).

      RAFILE FILELIST
      This is required, of course to make it run the filelist program.
              ^^^^^^^^
      d:\ra\files\concess\newfiles.txt
      The path of course, is required, please change to suit your needs.
                             ^^^^^^^^
      The @xxxxxxx.xxx option, lets you have which areas in the list that you
      want to have or not. The @ is required beforehand. (optional)

  Q.    How do I enable the (T)agging prompt on the Keyword Search and the
        Filename search commands?

  A.    Simple, just add in the Optional Data line for these commands a
        /T parameter, this will fix this up for you.


                               - 4 -


  Language Editor/Control Codes ۲

  Q.    People say that I can change colors in the RACONFIG Language Prompts
        I have always wanted to change a particlar word/phrase or letter, how?

  A.    This is not difficult at all. When you are in the Language Editor,
        go find your prompt that you want to edit. Once you find it, you have
        many choices to turn the letters a different color. Here is the color
        codes that RA can support <taken from the RA.DOC>.

        Background        Normal
          Color         Foreground
       -------------|-------------------
       Black             0
       Blue              1
       Green             2
       Cyan              3
       Red               4
       Magneta           5
       Brown             6
       Gray              7

       Foregound        Color
         Color            #
      --------------|--------------------
       Black              0
       Blue               1
       Green              2
       Cyan               3
       Red                4
       Magneta            5
       Brown              6
       Gray               7
       Dark Gray          8
       Light Blue         9
       Light Green        A
       Light Cyan         B
       Light Red          C
       Light Magneta      D
       Yellow             E
       White              F


       For Example:

   --> K[0A    - Green Foreground on a Black background
   |-> K[3C    - Red Foreground on a Cyan background
   |
 **NOTE** to make a the K, do have to do this in the Language Editor press
   |      Ctrl-P (the cursor should flash), then press Ctrl-K, a White K
   |      should appear in the space where you put it.
   |
   |    Here is an example of a text being edited:
   |
   |    Normal Text Line:  Enter your current password
   |--->  Colorized Text:  Enter your K[0Acurrent password

        This would make the CURRENT PASSWORD change to green.

  Q.    How do I display a textfile immediately after the other text file
        with the new control code?  {+} Registered Command Only.

  A.    Here is my WELCOME.ASC screen for my bbs. Notice the last line below
        doubled line.  The K!WELCOME3|

͵  News Update  ͸
   RemoteAccess 2.01/Professional (10 node)    
              is now being used by               G  I  J
              The Concession Stand              
Ĵ
   CD Disc             Start Time             End Time                      
    Monster Disc #1     Sunday 11:01am         Wednesday 06:44am             
    Monster Disc #2     Wednesday 06:45am      Sunday 11:00am                
Ĵ
   We are now a REGISTRATION SITE for Dykstra Software (INSTAbank/AM)       
Ĵ
   Ŀ               Press 6 Off the Main Menu for The Teleconference     
      eleconference!   Just test it out, and create your own channel, I     
                        will be happy to help you if you need help.          
Ĵ
   Look for a new 250 meg hard drive, that will be installed sometime in    
      December, bringing a total of 430 megs of hard disk space on TCS!      
    This will mean more files and more doors! Please continue the support    
                             of Uploading files!                             
                                                                             
͵ Press ENTER to Continue ;
                                               K!WELCOME3|

     The K!WELCOME| will automatically display the text file Welcome3.xxx
     after the user hits Enter (notice the , meaning the user has to hit
     enter).

     The will work with any textfile. ==AND== in the Language Editor!
     The best textfile to use this feature, which I think, is the file
     ONCEONLY.xxx if you want to display more for the user to see only
     one time, use it on this. It works nicely.

  Q.    How do I put a text file as the prompt in the language editor?

  A.    Just add the K!filename| option in there, make sure that you
        have the .ANS/.ASC/.RIP/.AVT made (not everyone has RIP and AVT
        on their bbs).  For instance:

  The language prompt is:

Autologoff in 10 secs; press "!" to disconnect or "S" to remain online.

  Instead of that Autologoff message, you can do this, like what I have
  done:

K!autolog|

  Which would display the textfile (ANS/ASC/AVT/RIP): it appears like this:

                     [ ^KG, ^KI, ^KJ]

                      Total Time Online: ^FU mins

      Auto logoff in ten seconds, "!" to disconnect or "S" to Stop 

       Of course I had just given you the ASCII version of it, and my
     colors are not shown up on here, but this is great for you to use!

        -= Please remember that the ^ stands for CTRL. =-


                               - 5 -


  Security Level Setup ۲


  Q.  How do I edit/create Security Levels?

  A.  In the RACONFIG, there is the feature under Manager.Limits

           File        System        Options        Modem        Manager
 Edit 
                   
 Select a security level  Security 10       
 Level Time  1200  2400  9600  14400 16800 R#    RK     Time     30       
ĳ 300      0        
 10    30    0     0     0     0     0     0     0      1200     0        
 50    60    450   700   1250  1300  2000  0     0      2400     0        
 51    90    1000  1000  1000  1000  1000  0     0      4800     0        
 52    45    0     450   450   450   450   0     0      7200     0        
 53    200   0     5500  0     0     0     0     0      9600     0        
 255   100   1000  1000  1000  1000  1000  0     0      12000    0        
 256   250   0     10000 10000 10000 0     0     0      14400    0        
 60000 90    1000  1000  1300  1300  1000  0     0      16800    0        
 63999 200   1000  1000  1000  1000  1000  0     0      19200    0        
 64000 500   2500  2500  2500  2500  2500  0     0      38400    0        
                                                        Local    0        
                                                        RatioNum 0        
                                                        RatioK   0        
                                                        PerMin   0.000    
                                                                          
;




     Security  : The security level desired to use.
     Time      : The time amount per day to the users.
     300-38400 : Amount of Download (in K) that the user can download per day.
     Local     : How much the user can download (in K) per local session.
     RationNum : How many files that the user can download in the ratio.
     RatioK    : How much the user can download (in K) in the ratio.
     PerMin    : Amount of credits deducted from the user, when he/she logson.


   Security Level 30:    Time 30mins    Kbytes: NONE         -- No limits
   Security Level 50:    Time 60mins    Kbytes: 450 (1200)   -- No limits
                                                750 (2400)
                                               1250 (4800 & 7200)
                                               1300 (9600+)

   Security Level 64000:  Time 500mins  Kbytes: 2500k (Any speed) -- No limits


                               - 6 -

  External Programs Installation ۲

  Q.   How do I successfully install an Upload Scanner for RemoteAccess?

  A.   Well, this is basically an easy task, look into the upload scanner that
       you descide to use, and it should give you a parameter line to put in the
       blank, to make it work. Here is my example, using THDPRO Scanner.

         File        System        Options        Modem        Manager
 File options ͸
                       Messages     
 Upload credit  90     Files        
 Payback credit 0      Restrictions 
 Touch dates    Yes    Errorlevels  
 Show missing   Yes    Display      
 Upload scanning 
                                                                           
 Scan online  Yes                                                          
 Failed scan  Delete                                                       
 Scan utility c:\ra\thdpro\thdpro.exe @ *P *M                              
                                                                           
;
 DL description Ask   
 List format           All Rights Reserved 
 Missing format       
 Upload scan          
 RAMGR FnKeys         
 Ext arcview          
 Archivers            
                      
;


        This is somewhat self-explanatory.

  Q.   How do I successfully install an Online Archive Viewer into
       RemoteAccess?

  A.   This is basically like the upload scanner, here is my example, using
       Bill Dykstra's Archive Master 6.0 Beta7.

         File        System        Options        Modem        Manager
 File options ͸
                       Messages     
 Upload credit  90     Files        
 Payback credit 0      Restrictions 
 Touch dates    Yes    Errorlevels  
 Show missing   Yes    Display      
 Upload space   500    Colours      
 Logon.Newfiles Yes    Paging       
 Newfiles.Tag   Yes    New users    
 Download start 00:00  System       
 Download end   00:00  RemoteA Prompts      00 
 Download speed 1200   Printer      
 No dupe ext    No    1993 Andr;ntinental Software 
 DL description Ask   
 List format           All Rights Reserved 
 External archive viewer 
                                                              
 *C /C ARCMAST.BAT C:\ra @ *M 
                                                              
;
                      
;


        The batch file for the door is here also:

@Echo Off
cd\ra\view
am_60.exe %1 %2
cd\ra

 -= This will work for Bill Dykstra's PUBLIC release for the archive viewer =-

  Q.    How do I install an external message editor with RemoteAccess?

  A.    I use Chris Patterson's Gedit v2.01 message editor.

          File        System        Options        Modem        Manager
͸
͵  Message options  Ƹ Messages     
                        Files        
 Logon.Newmail   Yes    Restrictions 
 Full mailcheck  Yes    Errorlevels  
 Quote string           Display      
 External editor        Colours      
 Default origin         Paging       
 Reply header           New users    
 Msg uploads     Yes    System       
 Echo netreplies No     RemoteA Prompts      00 
 Net.killsent    Yes    Printer      
 Confirm delete  Yes   ght (C) ;elopment 
 Net.crash opt   100   
 Net.crash force 100    All Rights Reserved 
͵  External editor command-line  Ƹ
                                                              
 c:\ra\gedit\gedit.exe -N*N-S100*M 
                                                              
;
                       
;



        Make note that the -S100 is the sysop security parameter for Gedit.
        This is highly recommended, so that users cannot import/export files
        off of your Hard Drive, like the RA.LOG if they know where it is.
        This can easily be changed to -S64000 or -S1000 whatever, all
        depending what your sysop security is.

  Q.    How do I run TCHAT as my external chat program with RemoteAccess?
        {+} Registered Feature only.

  A.    Here are the setup strings for the Setup.

           File        System        Options        Modem        Manager
͸
 Messages     
͵  Paging  Ƹ Files        
                         Restrictions 
 Duration   15           Errorlevels  
 Max number 3            Display      
 Ask why    Yes          Colours      
 Sysop msgs 1            Paging       
 External                New users    
 Suspend    Yes          System       
 Auto log   Yes         RemoteA Prompts      00 
                         Printer      
 Sunday     12:00 21:00 ht (C) ;elopment 
 Monday     15:30 21:00 
 Tuesday    15:30 21:00  All Rights Reserved 
 Wednesday  15:30 21:00 
͵  External chat utility  Ƹ
                                                              
 *C /C c:\ra\tchat.bat 
                                                              
;


DOS command line to invoke an external chat utility

@Echo off
cd\ra
tchat.exe *M *N *!
cd\fd
exit

  Q.    How do I setup a BlueWave Mail Door with RemoteAccess?

  A.    Just generate your batch file and here is some other info:

 The Blue Wave Installation/Maintenance Utility v3.01/RemoteAccess ͻ

 Directories and FilePaths Editor Ŀ
 BBS Pathnames:                                                          
 Path to RA System Directory   : C:\RA\                                  
 Path to Hudson Msg Base Files : C:\RA\MSGBASE\                          
                                                                         
 Blue Wave Remote Usage Parameters:                                      
 Path/Filename of Blue Wave LOG: D:\RA\BLUEWAVE\BLUEWAVE.LOG             
 Path for BWave's SWAP File    : D:\RA\BLUEWAVE\                         
 Path to Remote WORK Directory : D:\RA\BLUEWAVE\WORK\                    
 Path to Remote DOWNLOAD Dir   : D:\RA\BLUEWAVE\DOWN\                    
 Path to Remote UPLOAD Dir     : D:\RA\BLUEWAVE\UPLOAD\                  
                                                                         
 Blue Wave Local Usage Parameters:                                       
 Path to Local WORK Directory  : D:\RA\BLUEWAVE\LOCAL\                   
 Path to Local DOWNLOAD Dir    : C:\DOWNLOAD\                            
 Path to Local UPLOAD Dir      : C:\UPLOAD\                              
                                                                         
'%T' in path names expands to the 2-digit hexadecimal Task # in the door 
'%N' in path names expands to the 1 - 3 digit decimal Task # in the door 
 Press F10 to save changes, or 'ESC' to abort. ٱ


 Copyright (C) 1993 by Cutting Edge Computing ͼ

 The Blue Wave Installation/Maintenance Utility v3.01/RemoteAccess ͻ

 General Information Ŀ
 BBS Name:                                                             
 The Concession Stand                                                  
 Your REAL Name (never seen by users) : Eric Staufer                   
 Name as SysOp (displayed to users)   : Eric Staufer                   
 Name of mail packets created by door : CONCESS                        
 Blue Wave Door Registration Number   : 00000000                       
  
 Default Network Address Information:                                  
 Zone: 1     Net: 374    Node: 6568  Point: 0                          
 Origin: T.C.S. - Registration Site for INSTAbank & AM, 14.4k          
  
 Files displayed to the user when entering the READER:                 
           Filename       Sec.    Flags                                
 File #1 : LOGO.ANS       0       -------- -------- -------- --------  
 File #2 : WELCOME.ANS    0       -------- -------- -------- --------  
 File #3 : NEWFILES.TXT   0       -------- -------- -------- --------  
 File #4 :                0       -------- -------- -------- --------  
 File #5 :                0       -------- -------- -------- --------  
 Press F10 to save changes, or 'ESC' to abort. ٱ


 Copyright (C) 1993 by Cutting Edge Computing ͼ

        These are just some of the many options that are allowed in the
         BWUTILS.EXE where this setup may be found, please change the
          BBS name, Sysop Name, etc, so that it will fit your needs.

@Echo off
d:
cd\ra\bluewave
bwmail %1
c:
cd\ra
exit

     There is the info for the batch file to run the BlueWave Mail Door, and
         here is the optional data line needed to execute the batch file.

 Execute External Program (Type 7)
 Optional Data Line: *C /c c:\ra\bluewave.bat *M

  Q.    How do I install Online INSTAbank for my time bank on RemoteAccess?

  A.    Here are my settings, edit as you wish.

Use the Up and Down cursor keys to move between fields.
Press F10 to exit.                                                              
                                                                                
[SEC]  Security Level.................... 50                                    
[MTD]  Max Time Deposit...(daily)........ 45                                    
[MTW]  Max Time Withdraw..(daily)........ 30                                    
[MBD]  Max KByte Deposit..(daily)........ 150                                   
[MBW]  Max KByte Withdraw.(daily)........ 150                                   
[MTB]  Max Time Balance.................. 300                                   
[MBB]  Max KByte Balance................. 500                                   
[MTT]  Max Time Transfer..(daily)........ 30                                    
[MBT]  Max KByte Transfer.(daily)........ 100                                   
[TC]   Time Cost (# of KB/min)........... 0                                     
[BC]   KByte Cost (# of mins/50kb)....... 0                                     
       Max Bank Rob Attempts (daily)..... 4                                     
       Max User Rob Attempts (daily)..... 3                                     
       Odds in 10 of Robbing Bank (0-10). 4                                     
       Odds in 10 of Robbing User (0-10). 4                                     
       Is this an auto account? (Y or N). N                                     
                                                                                
Limits Editor    INS=Insert AFTER current   ENTER=Edit   DEL=Delete    F10=Exit
[Sec][MTD][MTW][MBD][MBW][MTB][MBB][MTT][MBT][TC][BC][MORE...] 
     0    45    30   150   100   300   500    30   100     0     0              
    10     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0              
    50    45    30   150   150   300   500    30   100     0     0              
    51    45    30   150   150   300   500    30   100     0     0              
    52    45    30   150   150   300   500    30   100     0     0              
    54    45    30   150   100   300   500    30   100     0     0              
    55    45    30   150   100   300   500    25   100     0     0              
    61     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0              
    70    20    15    75    75    45   100     0     0     0     0              
    80    45    30   150   100   300   500    30    45     0     0              
    81    45    30   150   100   300   500    30   100     0     0              
   100   500  1000  2500  2500  5000  5000  1000  1000     0     0              
                                                                                
        My batch file is as follows:
                                                                                
@Echo Off
cd\ra\bank
deposit.exe c:\ra\
cd\ra
exit
                                                                                
 Execute External Program (Type 7)
 Optional Data: *C /c c:\ra\deposit.bat *M


  Q.    Okay, I have Online INSTAbank running great, and noticed this new
        lottery program for Online INSTAbank, how do I set it up?

  A.    Here are the correct ways of setting it up:
        First, you MUST place ALL of the INSTAgames' files into the directory
        which contains the Online INSTAbank files. Then you can configure
        the prices for the tickets, etc.. by running IGAME10 /C  this will
        then prompt you for information on the tickets (time/bytes/etc).

        My batch file to run this is:

@Echo Off
c:
cd\ra
copy dorinfo1.def c:\ra\bank
cd\ra\bank
igame10.exe
cd\ra
exit

        And make sure that each night during your system's maintence that
        you goto the INSTAgames directory and run IGAME10 /P to process the
        winning/losing tickets.

        This should be everything for setup with INSTAgames.


  Q.    How do I install a Remote Menu Editor with RemoteAccess 2.0x?

  A.    Here is how to install LWMenu!


                       Here is my CTL file.

;LWMENU Control File
;-------------------
;
;Sysopfirst: Specifies the first name of the sysop as it will be shown to
;            the users.
;
;SysopLast:  Specifies the last name of the sysop as it will be shown to
;            the users.
;
;BBSName:    Specifies the name of the bbs as it will be shown to users.
;
;REG#:       Enter your registration number (0 if not registered yet)
;              NOTE: Registration numbers are based on the SysOp's Name and
;              BBS Name as specified in RACONFIG, NOT on the ones used here.
;
;LOCKBAUD:   Uncomment this line ONLY if needed. Be sure to specify correct
;            locked baud rate.  It is not normally needed even with locked
;            com ports.
;            ------------------------------------------
;                   Edit Data Below as needed
;            ------------------------------------------
SYSOPFIRST Eric
SYSOPLAST Staufer
BBSNAME The Concession Stand
REG# 0
LOCKBAUD 19200
;
;            ------------------------------------------
;              DO NOT change anything below this line
;            ------------------------------------------
;BBSTYPE:    RA200 specifies DOOR.SYS is to be used.
BBSTYPE RA200
;

            Here is my batch file on how to run LWMENU

@Echo Off
C:
cd\ra
copy door.sys c:\ra\lwmenu
cd\ra\lwmenu
lwmenu.exe
cd\ra
exit
                                                                                
Menu Type: Type 7 (External Door)
Optional Data: *C /c c:\ra\lwmenu.bat *M *D


  Q.    How do I install a Remote User Editor with RemoteAccess 2.0x?

  A.    Here are my setups for LWUSER:

                Here's my CTL file for LWUSER


;LWUSER Control File
;-------------------
;
;Sysopfirst: Specifies the first name of the sysop as it will be shown to
;            the users.
;
;SysopLast:  Specifies the last name of the sysop as it will be shown to
;            the users.
;
;BBSName:    Specifies the name of the bbs as it will be shown to users.
;
;REG#:       Enter your registration number (0 if not registered yet)
;              NOTE: Registration numbers are based on the SysOp's Name and
;              BBS Name as specified in RACONFIG, NOT on the ones used here.
;
;USA:        Forces USA style Phone Numbers: (999)555-1212
;
;LOCKBAUD:   Uncomment this line ONLY if needed. Be sure to specify correct
;            locked baud rate.  It is not normally needed even with locked
;            com ports.
;            ------------------------------------------
;                   Edit Data Below as needed
;            ------------------------------------------
SYSOPFIRST Eric
SYSOPLAST Staufer
BBSNAME The Concession Stand
REG# 0
USA
LOCKBAUD 19200
;
;            ------------------------------------------
;              Do NOT change anything below this line  
;            ------------------------------------------
;BBSTYPE:    RA200 specifies DOOR.SYS is to be used.
;
BBSTYPE RA200
;

             Here's the batch file in order to run it.

@Echo Off
c:
cd\ra
copy door.sys c:\ra\lwuser
cd\ra\lwuser
lwuser.exe
cd\ra
exit

Menu Type: Type 7 (External Door)
Optional Data: *C /c c:\ra\lwuser.bat *M *D


  Q.    I need a Statistics Generator that will work with RemoteAccess 2.0x
        I have found RAInfo and dont understand how to set it up...

  A.    Here are my setups for RAInfo:


  File  Reports  FeaTures
Ŀ
User Reports...    Alt-U
Sysop Reports...   Alt-R
Reset to Defaults       
Ĵ
User Levels...     Alt-L
User Status...     Alt-S
Sysop Features...  Alt-F
Ĵ
File Excludes...        
File Area Excludes...   
ٱ









          RAInfo v1.19g -  The Sysop Information and Statistics Tool            
                   Copyright 1992, 1993 by Duncan McNutt                        
                  ** Press Ctrl-Enter to finish a form **


    -- Whats neat about RAInfo it contains in the archive an already made
       .MNU file and a menu screen like the one below in ANSI and ASCII. --

 Ŀ
  Statistics & Information:                                               
  Top 10                                                                  
  [D] Downloaders         [1] Downloaders (KB)                            
  [U] Uploaders           [2] Uploaders (KB)                              
  [C] Callers             [3] Longest on BBS                              
  [M] Message Areas       [4] Message Writers                             
  [F] Area w/most Files   [5] Area w/most Dlds   [P] Most Popular Files   
                          [T] Top 10 Summaries                            
  Reports                                                                 
  [6] Feature Report      [7] Extra Features     [8] Language Report      
  [L] Level Report        [9] User Status Report                          
                                                                          
  [G] Goodbye             [/] Main Menu                                   
 

            Each night this is what I run during my maintence:

cd\ra\rai
rainfo.exe

        This is it, just simply run the program, if you DELETE your RA.LOG
        file, you need to run this program BEFORE you delete the file, it
        checks the log to make the stats, I believe thats how it goes, that
        and/or the user databases.... Either way, just run this before you
        delete your log.

     It comes out with a screen like this (this is just one of the many):

Ŀ
Top 10 Downloaders                                                       
  KB      Name                                                           
                             
   22481  John Doe                                                       
   18114  John Doe II                                                    
   17904  John Doe III                                                   
   16552  John Doe IV                                                    
   15939  John Doe V                                                     
   14960  John Doe VI                                                    
   14088  John Doe VII                                                   
   13394  John Doe VIII                                                  
   12867  John Doe IX                                                    
   12326  John Doe X                                                     
                                                                         
 Total: 503313      Average: 1274        Max: 22481                      

                                                Unregistered RAInfo v1.19g


         Most of the statistics is similar to how this one looks.


  Q.    On a different BBS Software, I've seen when you want to browse
        through their file areas, it gives the filearea name, the total
        number of files, and the total size of the filearea.. How would
        I get something to do that .. and use it for a filearea statistic?

  A.    Get a file called FILESTAT by Bill Dykstra, and it will generate
        a listing like this.. It is VERY easy to setup. This is what to
        do:

        Once you unzip/unarj/etc the archive place filestat.* into your
        RemoteAccess directory (or wherever), once you do that, type in
        FILESTAT /C   this will bring you into it's little configuration
        setup, the only question it asks you is where the CONFIG.RA is
        location at, simply insert the path there without the filename,
        and then the next step is: simply run the program nightly to
        maintain a correct filearea listing or statistics.  Simply run,
        FILESTAT each night, when you are done it will produce a file
        called FILESTAT.A?? into your textfiles directory, and it looks
        like this:


                 File Area Statistics for The Concession Stand

                   Statistics compiled on December 10, 1993

Ŀ
 Area #  Name                                 Files   Size         DLs   
Ĵ
     1   TCS Filelists/Newfiles                    5      268,095    104 
     2   Archive & CD Requested Files              3        3,944      6 
     3   RemoteAccess 1.11 Files                  51    2,672,205     30 
     4   RemoteAccess 2.0x Files                 183   12,295,011    174 
     5   RemoteAccess Doors                       11      526,329     15 
     6   RemoteAccess Language Files              36      404,022     19 
     7   FrontEnd Mailers                          6      774,497      0 
     8   RIP Graphic Utilities                     1            0      0 
     9   Bill Dykstra Files                       30      768,559     26 
    10   McAfee's Virus Scanners                   8    1,288,786      0 
    11   IBM Utilities                            10    1,137,696      1 
    12   IBM Compression Utilities                 2      426,430      9 
    13   Telecommunications                        8    1,699,954      0 
    14   FLI Animation Files                      35    2,379,070     40 
    15   SoundBlaster Utilities                    9    1,192,787     14 
    16   Ansi Art/Textfiles                       11      587,730     51 
Ĵ
 Totals                                         6,132  675,695,478  1,052 

FileStat v1.0 - (C)opyright 1993, Bill Dykstra
Press [ENTER] to Continue...

    (Please note that I took out areas after 17, I dont want this file to
                              get too big!)

             The color version (ANSI) is great looking as well!

now each night in your maintence you should run FILESTAT.EXE once, and then
after that you should do this:

C:
cd\ra
filestat.exe
D:
cd\ra\english\txtfiles
del filearea.*
copy filestat.ans filearea.ans
copy filestat.asc filearea.asc
C:

     This should work properly, remember that the FILEAREA.A?? file replaces
           the hard coded listing that is built into RemoteAccess.

                               - 7 -


  Miscellaneous Options ۲


  Q.    Since I run multinode, how do I obtain a log for each node?

  A.    This is also simple. Where it asks for your System's Log path.
        Enter the path, but instead of just C:\LOGS\RA.LOG do this at
        the field.

        C:\LOGS\RA*N.LOG

        If a user logs on to node 1, then it will produce the log named:

        C:\LOGS\RA01.LOG

        If a user logs on to node 5, then it will produce the log named:

        C:\LOGS\RA05.LOG  -- etc...

  Q.    How do I get RemoteAccess to display RIP Screens with RemoteAccess?
        I have already made up the RIP Screens, but cannot get them to
        display.

  A.    Your RIP screens, MUST have the extension .RIP on them, and they
        must be placed into your textfiles directory (the directory which
        contains all of your ANSI/ASCII files).


                               - 8 -

  FrontDoor Setup with RemoteAccess ۲


      -=- The easiest setup to get to the shell to mailer mode is -=-

      RA -m\fd\fd.exe*m -E20

 -*-  This calls up RemoteAccess and tells it to shell to FrontDoor
      to wait for the caller, swapping memory and at the errorlevel
      or 20.  Make sure that your Errorlevels match up with FDSETUP
      and the RACONFIG.  -*-

      Batch file to run 1 node, with maintence for some programs.

@echo off
:: echo on (for debug)
cls

::
::    The Hole BBS (Node 1)
::    Written by Sysop: Stu Grant
::
::    This is the BBS batch file used to Fire up The Hole (Node 1) using
::    RemoteAccess in a Shell to Mailer (FrontDoor).  I use separate BAT
::    files for each node to keep things simple. The Hole runs under OS/2.
::
::    The BAT files to run Node 2 and the Local Node are very simple and
::    incorporate only the first part of this one.  Node 2 needs only to
::    exit with an errorlevel at Midnight and check for the MAINT.FLG and
::    then loop until this one is finished running Maint (see midnight).
::
::    Here it is!
::

::  ---- This sets up the Multiline Chat Door -----

cd\ra\doors\chat
cmsetup /R

:: ----- Fire up the Fossil for a DV Window ----

:: c:\ra\bnu.com /f+ /m- /l0:19200

::  ---- Let's Start The BBS (Node 1) ----

:start

c:
cls
echo ath0 >com1
echo Firing up The Hole Node 1 ....

::  ---- Let's set the environments (Note FD for Multiline!)

cd\ra\line1
set ra=c:\ra
set fd=c:\fd\n1
set dszlog=c:\ra\dsz.log
set dszport=0

::  ---- Condition checks and actions ----

cd c:\fd\file
if exist c:\ra\line1\dsz.log del \ra\line1\dsz.log
if exist c:\fd\file\*.tic del *.tic
if exist nodediff.* goto newnode
if exist bre804.* goto bre
if exist rushnet.* goto rush
if exist c:\fd\file\update.ffs goto update
if exist c:\ra\working\*.dat del c:\ra\working\*.dat

::  ---- Fire up RA and Shell to FrontEnd Mailer ----

cd \ra\line1
ra -m\fd\fd.exe*m -e20

::  ---- Errorlevels to trap for action -----

if errorlevel 93 goto midnight
if errorlevel 38 goto unpackmail
if errorlevel 20 goto start
if errorlevel 15 goto reboot
if errorlevel 10 goto out
if errorlevel 5 goto both
if errorlevel 4 goto echo
if errorlevel 3 goto net
if errorlevel 2 goto restart_ra
if errorlevel 1 goto start
if errorlevel O goto start

::  ---- Next Line in case an errorlevel was missed -----

goto start

::  ---- Log back on after type 15 with errorlevel, See docs! ----

:restart_ra

echo ath0 >com1
c:
cd \ra\line1
ra -r -g -e20
if errorlevel 93 goto midnight
if errorlevel 38 goto unpackmail
if errorlevel 20 goto start
if errorlevel 15 goto reboot
if errorlevel 10 goto out
if errorlevel 5 goto both
if errorlevel 4 goto echo
if errorlevel 3 goto net
if errorlevel 1 goto start
if errorlevel O goto start

goto start

::  ---- Scan for Mail after Logoff if EchoMail entered ----

:echo

echo ath1 >com1

fmail scan
goto start

::  ---- Scan for Mail after Logoff if Echo AND NetMail entered ----

:both

echo ath1 >com1

fmail scan
goto start

::  ---- Export NetMail to folder after logoff ----

:net

echo ath1 >com1

cd \ra
mbutil export
goto start

::  ---- This handles updates for FFS ----

:update

echo ath1 >com1

if exist update.* pkunzip -o update.* c:\ra\doors\findfile
if exist update.* del update.*
goto start

::  ---- Unpack and Toss incomming Mail packets ----

:unpackmail

echo ath1 >com1

cd c:\fd\fmail
fmail toss import
goto start

::  ---- Process the various Nodediffs when recieved ----

:newnode

echo ath1 >com1

cd c:\fd\file
copy nodediff.* c:\fd\fido
pkunpak -r nodediff.* c:\fd\nodelist
del c:\fd\file\nodediff.*
goto start

:bre

echo ath1 >com1

cd\fd\file
copy bre804.* c:\fd\fido
pkunpak -r bre804.* c:\fd\nodelist
del C:\fd\file\bre804.*
goto start

:rush

echo ath1 >com1

cd\fd\file
copy rushnet.* c:\fd\fido
pkunpak -r rushnet.* c:\fd\nodelist
del c:\fd\file\rushnet.*
goto start

::
::  ---- This attempts to handle INIT failures by FrontDoor ----
::  ---- Since I run under OS/2 I must attempt to re-init   ----
::  ---- the modem.  Under DOS or DV I would run a COLD BOOT ---
::  ---- program.  Such as REBOOT.EXE
::

:reboot

cls
echo System Attempting to Re-initialize the Modem.....

echo ATH0 >COM1
delay 10
echo ATH1 >COM1
delay 10
echo ATH0 >COM1
delay 10
echo ATH1 >COM1
delay 60
echo ATH0 >COM1

goto start

::  ---- Exit to DOS (Only for FORCED Errorlevels!) ----
::  ---- This is an exit and The BBS is DOWN!! ----

:out

cd \fd
echo ath1 >com1
echo atm0 >com1
goto end

::  ---- Let's start the Midnight Maintenance ----

:midnight

echo ath1 >com1
cls

:: ---- I like noise ----

beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6

::  ---- This must run PRIOR to Midnight ----

c:
cd\ra\doors\racall
addtoday.exe c:\ra
cd\fd\file
if exist *.lzh del *.lzh
if exist *.tic del *.tic

::
::  ---- Set flag for Node 2 to stay down during Maint ----
::  ---- Set flag to check that Node 2 is down ----
::  ---- Also set flags to FORCE Node 2 down ----
::

cls
cd\fd\n2
echo >fdxit.65
cd\ra
echo >maint.flg
echo >check.flg
echo >raxit2.65

::
::  ---- Node 2 Must be down to continue ----
::
::  ---- What follows is The Hole Nightly Maintenance ----
::  ---- this would be unique for every BBS but this  ----
::  ---- has some nice examples in it for RA Utilities ---
::

:maint

cls
echo Waiting on Node 2 to go down .....
if exist c:\ra\check.flg goto maint
cls
echo Node 2 is down, Let's Rock & Roll......
delay 2

cd\ra\line1
ramsg link -clean -hudson
ramsg pack -overwrite -renumber -purge -delete -recover -link
rauser -s -p -m20 -d60
rafile clean g2 /km
rafile compress g2
rafile sort g2
cd\ra
dstat /g
cd\ra\raman
raman raman.cfg
del *.log
cd\cdrom
rafile filelist geofile.doc /bcomment.asc @area1.lst
rafile filelist thehole.doc /bcomment.asc @area.lst
move c:\cdrom\*.doc e:\files\misc
del *.log
e:
cd\files\misc
pkzip -f -o allfiles.zip thehole.doc
pkzip -f -o geofiles.zip geofile.doc
rafile update allfiles.zip 20 touchmod
rafile update geofiles.zip 20 touchmod
rafile update newfiles.zip 20 touchmod
del *.doc
del *.log
c:
cd\ra\doors
if exist *.log del *.log
if exist *.trn del *.trn
rmu
cd\ra\doors\uv
mdaily
cd\ra\doors\fishing
fishmant
if exist *.log del *.log
cd\ra\tradewar
if exist inuse.flg del inuse.flg
extern
if exist *.log del *.log
cd\ra\doors\isa
isapack /u
isa /f
isa /m
isapack /p
isa /p 60
isaclean
if exist *.log del *.log
cd\ra\doors\bre
if exist inuse.flg del inuse.flg
bre inbound
bre recon
bre planetary
if exist inuse.flg del inuse.flg
if exist log.txt del log.txt
cd\ra\doors\bre2
if exist inuse.flg del inuse.flg
bre inbound
bre planetary
brscores
if exist *.log del *.log
if exist log.txt del log.txt
cd\ra\doors\race
pitmast
if exist *.log del *.log
cd\fd\fmail
if exist *.log del *.log
cd\ra\line3
if exist *.log del *.log
cd\fd\nodelist
if exist c:\fd\nodelist\nodediff.* goto merge
cd\ra
del maint.flg
del raxit2.65
cd\fd\n2
del fdxit.65
cd\ra\line1
cls
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6

goto start

::  ---- Merge the Nodelists while Node 2 is down ----
::  ---- If there was no Node 2 this could be done ---
::  ---- when NODEDIFF is processed (see NEWNODE) ----

:merge

sysnl merge nodelist nodediff c
cd c:\fd
fdnc /f
del c:\fd\file\nodediff.*
cd \ra
ranode fdnet.pvt
del maint.flg
del raxit2.65
cd\fd\n2
del fdxit.65
cd\ra\line1
cls
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6
beep 440 4 587 2 1040 6

goto start

::  --- And if ALL Else fails ----

:end

echo The Hole Line 1 is now down!

exit

      How to run Node 2 with FrontDoor & RemoteAccess
      used with above Batch file.

@echo off
rem echo on
cls

::
::   The Hole BBS (Node 2)
::   Written by Sysop: Stu Grant
::
::   This is the BBS batch file used to Fire up The Hole (Node 2) using
::   RemoteAccess in a Shell to Mailer (FrontDoor).  I use separate BAT
::   files for each node to keep things simple. The Hole runs under OS/2.
::
::   The Hole runs a Mailer (FrontDoor) on BOTH nodes but this is not
::   necessary.  Simply change the FD Environment (FD\N2) to eliminate
::   this feature and of course RA would not Shell to Mailer.
::
::   This BAT file is VERY similar to the Node 1 BAT file EXCEPT that it
::   runs NO maintenance and instead waits for Node 1 to finish it's job
::   before resuming.  The process of taking down both Nodes (and making
::   SURE they are down) is quite easy (see the section on WAIT).
::
::   Here it is!
::

::  ---- Let's Start The BBS (Node 2) ----

::  ---- Fire up the Fossil for a DV Window -----

:: c:\ra\bnu.com /f+ /m-

:start

c:
echo ath0 >com2
cls
echo  Firing up The Hole (Node 2)  .....

::  ---- Let's set the environments (Note FD for Multiline!)

cd \ra\line2
set ra=c:\ra
set fd=c:\fd\n2
set dszlog=c:\ra\dsz.log
set dszport=1

::  ---- Condition checks and actions ----

cd c:\fd\file
if exist c:\ra\line2\dsz.log del \ra\line2\dsz.log
if exist c:\fd\file\*.tic del *.tic

::  ---- Special program to put Last BBS caller on FD screen ----
::
:: cd\ra\line2
:: ra2fd -rc:\ra\lastcall.bbs -fc:\fd\n2\lastcall.fd -a1:275/72 -t
::
::  ---- Fire up RA and Shell to FrontEnd Mailer ----

cd\ra\line2

ra -n2 -m\fd\fd.exe*m -e20

::  ---- Errorlevels to trap for action ----

if errorlevel 65 goto wait
if errorlevel 38 goto unpackmail
if errorlevel 20 goto start
if errorlevel 15 goto reboot
if errorlevel 10 goto out
if errorlevel 5 goto both
if errorlevel 4 goto echo
if errorlevel 3 goto net
if errorlevel 2 goto restart_ra
if errorlevel 1 goto start
if errorlevel O goto start

::  ---- Next Line in case an errorlevel was missed -----

goto start

::  ---- Log back on after type 15 with errorlevel, See docs! ----

:restart_ra

echo ath0 >com2
c:
cd \ra\line2
ra -r -g -e20
if errorlevel 65 goto wait
if errorlevel 38 goto unpackmail
if errorlevel 20 goto start
if errorlevel 15 goto reboot
if errorlevel 10 goto out
if errorlevel 5 goto both
if errorlevel 4 goto echo
if errorlevel 3 goto net
if errorlevel 1 goto start
if errorlevel O goto start
goto start

::  ---- Scan for Mail after Logoff if message base changed ----

:echo

echo ath1 >com2

fmail scan
goto start

::  ---- Scan for Mail after Logoff if message base OR folder has changed ----

:both

echo ath1 >com2

fmail scan
goto start

::  ---- Export NetMail to folder ----

:net

echo ath1 >com2

cd \ra
mbutil export
goto start

::  ---- Unpack and Toss incomming Mail packets ----

:unpackmail

echo ath1 >com2

cd c:\fd\fmail
fmail toss import

goto start

::  ---- This attempts to handle INIT failures by FrontDoor ----
::  ---- Since I run under OS/2 I must attempt to re-init   ----
::  ---- the modem.  Under DOS or DV I would run a COLD BOOT ---
::  ---- program.  Such as REBOOT.EXE

:reboot

echo ath0 >com2
delay 10
echo ath1 >com2
delay 10
echo ath0 >com2
delay 10
echo ath1 >com2
delay 60
echo ath0 >com2

goto start

::  ---- Exit to DOS (Only for FORCED Errorlevels!) ----
::  ---- This is an exit and The BBS is DOWN!! ----

:out

cd \fd
echo ath1 >com2
echo atm0 >com2
goto end

::  ---- Node 2 must be down while Node 1 runs Maint AND
::  ---- Node 1 will NOT begin until CHECK.FLG is deleted AND
::  ---- Node 2 will NOT come back up until MAINT.FLG is deleted.
::  ---- Node 2 should be taken down by an EVENT but we will
::  ---- have Node 1 force it down with RAXITn.e just in case.

:wait

cls
echo ath1 >com2
echo The Hole Node 2 is going down.....
delay 5

cd\ra
if exist c:\ra\check.flg del c:\ra\check.flg

:: now Node 1 can take off....

::  ---- If the above condition was NOT met then Node 1 is NOT ----
::  ---- down then Node 2 would simply fire back up, This is not---
::  ---- a problem as Node 1 will force Node 2 down when it goes --
::  ---- down.  This MAY occur due to a quirk in the timing of  ---
::  ---- the events.  (That is why we have the force option :)
::
::  ---- Once CHECK.FLG is deleted Node 1 can do its thing and ----
::  ---- Node 2 enters a wait (loop) per below ----

:loop

cls
echo Node 1 is doing its Maintenance thing, gotta wait dude....
if exist c:\ra\maint.flg goto loop
goto start

::  ---- And if all else fails ----

:end

echo The Hole BBS is down on Node 2 !

exit

      How to run a local 3rd node with RemoteAccess.

@echo off


::
::  ---- The Hole BBS (Local Node 3) ----
::  ---- Written by Sysop: Stu Grant ----
::
::
::  ---- This is the BAT file that runs The Hole Local Node ----
::  ---- The only function besides the board is the scan for ---
::  ---- mail at logoff and of course this Node shuts down -----
::


:start
        c:
        echo Firing up Stu's private line .....
        cd \ra\line3
        set dszlog=c:\ra\dsz.log
        set ra=c:\ra
        set fd=c:\fd
        if exist c:\ra\dsz.log del \ra\dsz.log
        ra -l -n3 -e20
        if errorlevel 20 goto out
        if errorlevel 10 goto out
        if errorlevel 5 goto echo
        if errorlevel 4 goto both
        if errorlevel 3 goto net
        if errorlevel O goto out
        goto start

:echo
        fmail scan
        goto out

:both
        fmail scan
        goto out

:net
        cd \ra
        mbutil export
        goto out

:out
        echo Later days Stu .......
        delay 3
        exit


                               - 9 -

  FastEcho Setup with RemoteAccess/FrontDoor ۲

    FESetup   System   Data   Export   Import                           F1 Help
Ŀ
 Network addresses      
 Miscellaneous Ŀ
 Mailer                FrontDoor 
 BBS Software  RemoteAccess 2.00 
 Swapping                    XMS 
 Be 'quiet'                 None 
ٰ
 ARCmail Options        
 FEUtil Parameters      
 Compression Programs   nregistered Evaluation Copy 
 Decompression Programs 
 Copyrigh External Programs      nik Burchhardt. All rights reserved. 
 Group names            
 Origins                
ٰ








    FESetup   System   Data   Export   Import                           F1 Help
Ŀ
 Network addresses      
 User names             
 Miscellaneous          
 Pathnames ͻ
                                                                      
     Netmail: C:\FD\NETMAIL                                           
 Messagebase: C:\RA\MSGBASE                                           
     Inbound: C:\FD\FILE                                              
  Temp. Inb.:                                                         
 Secure Inb.:                                                         
    Outbound: C:\FD\OUTBOUND                                          
 Temp. Outb.:                                                         
  Semaphores:                                                         
    DB Queue:                                                         
    Swapping:                                                         
                                                                      
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Press F10 to save or ESC to abort editing...                                    
                                                                                

         Make sure that you set your areas to suit your needs!

 Edit Area ͻ
    Name: RA_SUPPORT                                    Group: C              
 Comment: Remote Access Support Echo                                          
  Origin:                                                                     
    Type: Echomail                                                            
 Storage: QBBS            Board: <your msg base #>                            
    Path:                                                                     
 Use Aka: 1:374/6568.0                                                        
                                                                              
       Mandatory: N   Keep SEEN-BY: N   Tiny SEEN-BY: N   CPD: N   Passive: N 
  Convert Umlaut: N     Keep users: N      Kill read: N    Disable Passive: N 
                                                                              
 Purging  # Msgs: 0      # Days: 0       # Rcvd Days: 0                       
 Security   Read: 0       Write: 0                                            
                                                                              
   Seen-by: 1:374/6568                                                        
 Export to: <your HUB's address>                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
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  If you want to do NETMAIL you need to have a NETMAIL message area similiar
  to this one but the type has to be Netmail.

     This is how I have MY batch file setup to scan mail and toss it.
    ( I have edited out the bbs startup routine and my maintence so it
       wouldnt confuse you, this should work in your batch file! )

:START
if exist c:\fd\file\*.SU1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.MO1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.TU1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.WE1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.TH1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.FR1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.SA1 goto UNPACK
if errorlevel 100 goto UNPACK
if errorlevel  30 goto MAILTOSS
if errorlevel  20 goto START
if errorlevel   4 goto ECHO
if errorlevel   3 goto NETMAIL
goto END

:UNPACK
echo atm0h1 >>com1
cd\fd\fastecho
fastecho scan
fastecho toss
cd\fd
killcomm c:\fd\netmail
cd\ra
ramsg link -clean -hudson
ramsg pack -purge -delete -recover -renumber -overwrite -link
echo atm0h0 >>com1
goto START

:ECHO
echo atm0h1 >>Com1
cd\fd\fastecho
fastecho scan
echo atm0h0 >>Com1
cd\fd
goto START

:MAILTOSS
Echo atm0h1 >>com1
cd\fd\fastecho
fastecho toss
echo atm0h0 >>com1
cd\fd
goto START

:NETMAIL
echo atm0h1 >>Com1
cd\fd\fastecho
fastecho scan
echo atm0h0 >>Com1
cd\fd
goto START


             The Basic Options for FASTECHO are:

Copyright (c) 1991-'93 by Software Technik Burchhardt
Compiled on Sep 14 1993, 01:45:28 All rights reserved

JAM(mbp) - Copyright 1993 Joaquim Homrighausen, Andrew Milner,
                          Mats Birch, Mats Wallin.
                          ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Usage:

FastEcho TOSS   [-B] [-C] [-F] [-S]            - Toss incoming packets
FastEcho SCAN   [-N] [-A] [-F]                 - Scan for outgoing echomail
FastEcho PACK   [-I] [-F] [Adr ... [via Adr]]  - Pack outgoing netmail
             or [-R<file>]

FastEcho AFIX   [-F]                           - Scan for AreaFix-request

FastEcho NOTIFY [Adr [Adr] ...]                - Send notify-messages
FastEcho HELP   [Adr [Adr] ...]                - Send help-messages

FastEcho STAT   [-R[S]] [-G<groups>] [-O]      - Generate echomail-statistics

Call 'FastEcho <command> ?' for more detailed help ...


         This should be enough to help set you up for FastEcho.


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  xMail Setup With RemoteAccess/FrontDoor ۲

  Files    Nodes    Echos    Global    Import    Export    Other
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 System Information 
 Quit Setup         
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                  xMail Setup v.1.00                  
                                                      
     (c) 1991-1993 Roger Kirchhoff & Stefan Graf      
                                                      
                 All Rights Reserved                  
                                                      
;







Show System Information
 F1 Help   Select  ESC Abort                                               

         ..Looks bascially the RACONFIG and FDSETUP, easy to use too!

 Edit Message Area  14 
                                                                           
  Echoname              RA_SUPPORT           
  Description                      
  Mailtype              Echomail                                           
  Message base type     Hudson                                           
  Directory path                   
  Read security         0                                              
  Write security        0                                              
  Conference number     0                                                 
                                                                           
  Total import          0         Last action (DDMMYY)            
  Total export          0         Never remove echo    No        
                                                                           
  Zone   1       Max. days      0 Strip Path in base         No   
  Net    374       Max. received  0 Strip Path for downlinks   No   
  Node   6568       Max. count     0 Strip SeenBy in base       No   
  Point  0       Absolute costs 0 Strip SeenBy for downlinks No   
  Domain   Relative costs 0 Dupes to keep              0 
                                                                           
  Origin The Concession Stand - 407-569-6568 - RA Pro10 - 14.4k      
  Nodes                                                                   

View and edit all Message Areas
 F1 Help  Ctrl Save  ESC Abort                                             

   You can also IMPORT AREAS.BBS to have your areas virtually setup for you.

 Line: 1      Column: 1      2%  Insert: Off  Indent: On   Word wrap: Off
 Edit XMAIL.CFG ͸
;***************************************************************************  
; xMail 1.00 Sample Configfile XMAIL.CFG                                      
; This is a very simple example config file. Please take a look at            
; COMPLETE.CFG for details.                                                   
;***************************************************************************  
  Sysop         Roger Kirchhoff                  ; Your name                  
  Files         c:\INBOUND                       ; The mailer's inbound direct
  InPacket      c:\XM\INP                        ; xMail's InPacket directory 
  OutPacket     c:\XM\OUTP                       ; xMail's OutPacket directory
  Outbound      c:\XM\OUTBOUND                   ; Outgoing arcmail packets   
  NetOutbound   c:\XM\NETOUT                     ; Outgoing arced netmail pack
  MessageBase   c:\RA\MSGBASE                    ; Hudson message base        
  Netmail       c:\MAIL                          ; *.MSG Fido netmail director
  Mailer        FRONTDOOR                        ; Frontdoor, Binkley or Dbrid
  NodeAdr       1:374/6568                       ; Your main address          
  Origin        The Concession Stand             ; Default origin line        
  AddArea       1 Hudson                         ; Where to create new echos  
;***************************************************************************  
; END of xMail.CFG                                                            
;***************************************************************************  
                                                                              

 F2 Save  ESC Quit                                                            

   This was basically the part that had given me trouble xMail kept on
   saying couldnt find c:\netmail when I didnt have the path correct, then
   I looked into this part of the XMSETUP file, the EDIT XMAIL.CFG file,
   the is a -=MUST=- to get all of the paths right, in the normal archive
   it shows the default drive to be E: and well for me it is my CDROM drive.
   So, you'll just have to configure this little sucker, it's easy to do.

    Here is my batch file to run this, it's just the same as FastEcho's, the
    one listed above in that section, but I simply redid the parameters and
    the paths.

if exist c:\fd\file\*.SU1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.MO1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.TU1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.WE1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.TH1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.FR1 goto UNPACK
if exist c:\fd\file\*.SA1 goto UNPACK
if errorlevel 100 goto UNPACK
if errorlevel  30 goto MAILTOSS
if errorlevel   4 goto ECHO
if errorlevel   3 goto NETMAIL
goto END

:UNPACK
echo atm0h1 >>com1
cd\xm
xm import
cd\fd
killcomm c:\fd\netmail
cd\ra
ramsg link -clean -hudson
ramsg pack -purge -delete -recover -renumber -overwrite -link
echo atm0h0 >>com1
goto START

:ECHO
echo atm0h1 >>Com1
cd\xm
xm export
xm pack
echo atm0h0 >>Com1
cd\fd
goto START

:MAILTOSS
Echo atm0h1 >>com1
cd\xm
xm import
echo atm0h0 >>com1
cd\fd
goto START

:NETMAIL
echo atm0h1 >>Com1
cd\xm
xm pack
echo atm0h0 >>Com1
cd\fd
goto START

    I run FastEcho, seeing how I have it registered, but I heard everyone
    talking about RAEcho (the old name of xMail) and had seen xMail on
    some of the people's tearlines, and well, I thought as soon as it came
    out why not add it to Q&A4RA?  So, here it is..  I -=DID=- post a test
    msg in the RA_SUPPORT echo, and ran XM EXPORT and it Zipped it up, and
    it placed the message to be sent out to it's correct directory, with the
    correct address to send it out to.  I, personally, like both FastEcho
    and xMail they both get the job done. I have not recieved a packet, with
    xMail and have not actually seen how it imports messages, but it looks
    fast to me! It took me 15mins for me to set everything up and test this
    tosser out. Use what you like, I am not telling you which tosser is
    better or which one to use, these are just my opinions. Both xMail and
    FastEcho get the job done quick and easy. Experiment around with them!

      Last but not least, here are ALL the options you can do with xMail:

xMail  Ver. 1.00  Mail Processor
Copyright (c) 1990,91,92,93  Roger Kirchhoff & Stefan Graf
All Rights Reserved


  XM </x+/- ... > [command]  <parameter ...>

    COMMAND:

      IMPORT      > Process arcmail and netmail packets
      EXPORT      > Export mails out of message base and *.MSG directory
      PACK        > Pack netmail
      REATTACH    > Build missing file attaches for arc- and netmail packets
      AREAFIX     > Process areafix netmail only
      NOTIFY      > Send a areafix notify to all selected nodes
      QUERY       > Send a areafix query to all selected nodes
      CLEANUP     > Kill empty and inactive areas
      DELETEAREA  > Kill all specified areas
      POST        > Post a text in a message area
      CHECKSYSTEM > Check all forward area requests
      CHECKCREDIT > Check all pay node's credits

                               - 11 -


  Special Thanks to People Sent in Suggestions ۲


 Name                BBS Name                Phone #          Baud  Flags  St.



                               - 12 -

  Where Eric Staufer Can be Reached ۲


          
                   The Concession Stand          
                      1-407-569-6568             
                   24hr/7days               
              
         Eric Staufer                CD-ROM Over 18,525 Files          
          Vero Beach, FL, USA         RemoteAccess 2.01/Pro10          
           430 megs online             160+ RA 2.01 Files Online       
            1200-14400 v32b/v42b        RemoteAccess Echoes            
             FidoNet 1:374/6568          ==FREE ACCESS==               
                                                                         
                    Registration Site for Dykstra Software               
                  Online INSTAbank and Online Archive Master             
                                                                         
           Press "R" off of the Main Menu for Registration Code(s)!      
               First Time Callers may also Register these doors!         
    


                               - 13 -

  Files That are Requestable from TCS (FREQable) ۲

  Name         Size          Description

  Q&A4RA       25k           Latest version of Q&A4RA
  RA2CDS       50k           How to run 2 CDs off of 1 CDROM using RemoteAccess
                             2.0x, includes 2 Files.Mnu files, homemade!
  DEPOSIT     110k           Latest version of Online INSTAbank
  AM           70k           Latest version of Online Archive Master
  RAFILES      20k           All of the RemoteAccess 1.11, 2.0x, FrontEnd
                             Mailers, RIP Graphic Utilities, RA Doors, RA
                             Language Files, and Dykstra Software. Updated
                             Nightly.  (Size could vary)
  CONCESS      50k           Main BBS Files Online (NO CDROMs).
                             Updated Nightly. (Size could vary)
  MASTER      340k           All of The Concession Stand's files online,
                             including both CDROMs. Updated Nightly.
                             (Size could vary).

    -=- Any files off of RAFILES, CONCESS, or the MASTER listing are all
        FREQable, you just need to add the file extension to the end of
        the file (ie: IGAMES10.ZIP ) for INSTAgames v1.0, etc.  -=-


                               - 14 -

  Legal Things ۲

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*- DO NOT modify any of these files in this archive!                         |
|                                                                             |
|*- This archive may be changed to ARJ/PAK/ARC/LHZ/SQZ/etc                    |
|                                                                             |
|*- Eric Staufer is NOT responsible for any damages that occur with help      |
|   given here in this file, Q&A4RA-2.TXT.                                    |
|                                                                             |
|*- If you guys need any personal help, you can reach me at FidoNet address   |
|   1:374/6568 (Vero Beach, FL, USA), I'd be happy to help you.               |
|                                                                             |
|*- My BBS number is 407-569-6568, supporting 1200-14400 (V.32/V.32bis/V.42/  |
|   V.42bis), there is free access, no ratios, no fees, etc.                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                              ..Eric Staufer..               |
|                                            The Concession Stand             |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


                               - 15 -

  Credits ۲


RemoteAccess - (C) Copyright 1989-1993, Wantree Development and Andrew Milner

FastEcho - (C) Copyright 1991-1993, Software Technik Burchhardt

FrontDoor - (C) Copyright 1986-1993, Joaquim Homrighausen

The Blue Wave Mail Door - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, Cutting Edge Computing

Online INSTAbank - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, William J. Dykstra

Online Archive Master - (C) Copyright 1993, William J. Dykstra

INSTAgames - (C) Copyright 1993, William J. Dykstra

THDPRO - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, David Muir

Gedit - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, The Developers Network

Tchat - (C) Copyright, Manuel Wenger

LWMenu - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, Bob DaCastello (LlanoWare)

LWUser - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, Bob DaCastello (LlanoWare)

xMail - (C) Copyright 1991-1993, Roger Kirchhoff & Stefan Graf

RAInfo - (C) Copyright 1992-1993, Duncan McNutt

FileStat - (C) Copyright 1993, Bill Dykstra

  We would also like to thank Stu Grant who supplied the batch files for
              FrontDoor, Fmail, and RemoteAccess setups. 
