CARDER v 1.0a December 27, 1993 A Wildcat Utility From Shawn McGill The IMPROV BBS Louisville, KY (502) 893-8102 USR/DS 16800 (Requires BRUN45.EXE In The Path) INTRODUCTION: I run an adults-only BBS, like many of you, and even though it is plainly spelled out in my registration files, I am still bombarded by callers from kids. I like kids, okay, but I just don't want them on my system. Carder is a way to bounce them right off without having to listen to the inevitable pleading and begging, and promises that they're different from every other kid that calls asking you for "elite" access, whatever that is. In a nutshell, when run from LOGIN1.BAT, Carder checks their age, and if it is under what you've specified in the cfg file, they're scrolled a text file screen of your design, and then unceremoniously dumped! If they're a new user, they fill out the newuser ques, then they're dumped. It's still up to you to delete them from the user database. I tried to figure a way to avoid even that, but there just wasn't a way to get their age until they'd been through the ques. ... If the caller is over the minumum age you've specified, he will not know he's been checked, except for a very slight delay while the program runs. He is shown nothing. Carder keeps you informed about what it's been doing by leaving you nice little explanatory messages in your activity log. You will know by checking the activity log who's been let in, and who's been dumped. INSTALLATION: Create a directory for Carder, and unzip all the files in this archive into it. You must then edit the following file: CARDER.CFG CARDER.CFG contains six lines: The full path to your USERINFO.DAT The name of your BBS The Sysop's first name The Sysop's last name The minimum age to let in The text file you want to show "dumped" callers HOW TO RUN CARDER: I have had good success running Carder in each login1.run file. This lets the underaged user see very little of my system. My login1.run file looks like this: cd\carder carder carder.cfg That's about all there is to it! ADVANTAGES OF REGISTRATION: The unregistered version you have here will only run for about 60 days. It will leave you little notes in the activity log when it has expired telling you that this is the problem, and that no age screening was done. In fact, if there is an error of any kind, you're notified via the activity log. If the demo key is already expired, you may obtain a fresh one by calling my board (the number is at the top of this document), and downloading a fresh demo key from my Demo-Key door, which is "K" from the main menu. The key you download is created for you on the spot, and is also good for 60 days from the date you get it. After a reasonable evaluation time, you must either register it, or delete it from use on your system. Registration is $25.00. You can either register be filling out the form below and mailing it to my P.O.Box, or you may charge your registration with any major credit card by entering the charge door on my system. When you complete the registration form, I will pre-register you on my BBS, and make your registered key available for you to download when it's ready. Future updates will also be made available for you to download as they are released. It'll be up to you to call in from time to time to check for updates. WARRANTY: None. I don't guarantee anything about this software. It may not even run. It is running on several systems beautifully, including my own, but I don't guarantee that it will on yours. I won't even guarantee that it won't trash all your datafiles, and render your hard drive unusable for the next three generations. All I can tell you is that it hasn't hurt mine. In other words, you are using this software entirely at your own risk. There are no warranties expressed or implied. HISTORY: Version 1.0 was released on December 27, 1993, and is the first public release. SUPPORT I will support this program through my BBS, The IMPROV at (502) 893-8102 (USR/DS/16800). I am a member of ThrobNet (known as "Al Bundy"). I also call the MSI Support Board on a regular basis and echo the MSI conferences. ------------------------------ Tear off Here ---------------------------------- Carder Registration v 1.0 Your Name:________________________________________ BBS NAME:____________________________________ BBS PHONE:___________________________________ Mailing Address:______________________________________________ City:_____________________________________ State:_____________________ Date:_______/_______/________ Please enter a name so I can pre-register you on my BBS. I check my P.O.Box about once a week, so be patient... .. I will have your key ready for download the next day after I receive this form and your payment. NAME:_____________________________________ PASSWORD:_________________________________ D.O.B:_______/_______/_______ Registration: $25.00 Please check one: Check_____ Money Order_______ Make Payable to: Shawn McGill Carder Registrations P.O.Box 6148 Louisville, KY 40207 Thanks for supporting Shareware!