PreReg V 4.0
		   An Automatic User Upgrade Utility for TriBBS


   File Name      :  PREREG40.XXX
   Author	 :  Keith Kolbo, Falcore BoarWorks Remote Access reg 109
   Registration   :  $5.00

       Before we get into a description of the program, I would like to
   take this oportunity to say one thing.....BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP.
   That out of the way, lets see what PreReg really does, and how it does
   it.

       PreReg runs in the LOGON.BAT. PreReg checks TriBBS.SYS to get the
   user name, password and record number. Then it checks the .CFG file to
   see if the user is listed. If the user is listed, it checks to see if
   the password matches. If so, it changes the user's security level and
   time left to what is specified for the user. It then creates a user
   spacific logon screen to tell the user he has been upgraded.

       The key to PreReg is the .CFG file, Lets take a look and see how
   this file is setup.

       The .CFG file is a text file. It may be created with any editor that
   can save a DOS ASCII text file. The format is as follows:

   Line 1	   Registration number. 0 until you send Keith his $5.00
   Line 2	   Each line after that is a user you want to
		    Pre-register. The line has the following format.
		    NAME,PASSWORD,SECURITY LEVEL,TIME. The NAME and the
		    PASSWORD may be replaced by the word 'ANY'. When ANY is
		    used for the NAME, any name will be a match. If ANY is
		    used for the PASSWORD, the user who's name matches can
		    use any password. There is no limit to the number of
		    pre-registered users that may be listed, but keeping it
		    short will avoid a delay at logon while the .CFG file
		    is searched

   Sample:

   0
   Steve Sears,Password,100,90
   ANY,Secret,50,90
   John Doe,ANY,50,90
      ^      ^   ^  ^
      |      |   |  |
  NAME       |   |   -------------------New Time
     PASSWORD    -------NEW SECURITY

    Next add PreReg to your LOGON.BAT. PreReg needs two command line
 arguments. They are the drive and path to NODE 1's main directory and the
 drive and path to the CALLING NODE's main directory.

 Example:   For Node 2

     PREREG C:\TRIBBS1 C:\TRIBBS2

	    For Node 1

     PREREG C:\TRIBBS1 C:\TRIBBS1

     TIPS:

     Be sure to remove a user from the .CFG file after they logon for the
 first time. This will keep the search speed up.

     So, by now your probably saying, what do I need this for. Well, I can
 think of several applications. Recently a sysop lost his users file and
 had to start over. While he was able to recover the names and such, he was
 not able to use the file because it was corrupted. Setting up PreReg made
 it easy for old and faithful users to get full access back on the board
 which was on that required verification before full use. When an old user
 called, PreReg found his/her name, and was able to give them the security
 they had before the user base was lost.

     Another good use of the program is for you sysops that tell your
 friends to call LD for a file. You can add their name and ANY for the
 password, and they will have all the access you care to grant them without
 the long logon time that some boards have (questionairs and such).

     Registration is a low $5.00 and you will receive a registration number
 and Keith's eternal thanks (WOW, again !) You can get this file from
 Falcore BoatWorks Remote Access or just about any other TriBBS Support
 Board. Or if you have a Front End, and the TTN NodeList, it is avail here
 on Imagine.