BULLETIN BOARD NAME                                                                                                         Enter the name of your Bulletin Board.  This name is displayedto all callers at logon.                                      SYSOP NAME                                                                                                                  The SysOp Name is displayed during program execution.   When aSysOp leaves or receives a message,  this name is indicated inthe message header   (unless otherwise specified under the UseReal Name field below).                                                                                                     This name  must be the same name used when  FeatherNet BBS  isregistered.                                                   MAIN BULLETIN BOARD DIRECTORY                                                                                               Enter the Main file directory for your BBS.  Be sure & includethis directory  in your systems  PATH  statement  within  yourautoexec.bat file found in your root directory.                                                                             Example:  C:\FNET                                             SYSOP MAIL SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                   Enter the access level required  to read or delete mail in allconferences.   Assign this security level  only to those usersyou have full trust and confidence in.  It is recommended thatonly the SysOp and Co-SysOps be given this level.             ENABLE THE [TODAY] FUNCTION                                                                                                 Enter a "Y" to enable the TODAY function.  You "MUST" have thefile "TODAYxx.EXE" (where xx = the current version number)  ora similar program.    You  should create  two files  with your"TODAY" program,  an ASCII  and an ANSI version  (if desired).The path and filename of the ANSI version "MUST" be placed  inthe "File Locations (2)" configuration.                                                                                                                NOTICE                                                        ──────                             The "TODAY" program should be run in conjunction with an EVENTor in the "$$LOGON.BAT" file  which is run when each user logsonto the BBS.                                                 MODEM INITIALIZATION STRING                                                                                                 Enter the Initialization string for your modem. This will varyfrom modem to modem depending on  the modem's characteristics.A general string for all modems is:                                                                                                         ATE0Q0M1V1S0=0S2=1S7=45&C1&D2H0               OPEN BAUD RATE (300-115200)                                                                                                 Enter the  speed to open  your modem at.   This is usually thehighest speed your modem will handle.   Typically if the modemis an error correcting modem,  you would set the modem 2 stepshigher than the actual speed.  Refer to your modems documenta-tion for further information.                                                                                               Examples:    300,  1200,   2400                                           4800,  9600,  19200                                          38400, 57600, 115200                               LOCK COMM PORT AT OPENING BAUD RATE                                                                                         Enter a "Y" if you wish to "LOCK" the computer  to modem speedat the "opening" baud rate.                                                                                                 If your modem  has a maximum speed  of 2400  you will normallyanswer "N" to this question.  However, if you run a high speedmodem  (9600 or faster)  you would probably want to answer "Y"to this field.                                                NEW CALLER SECURITY                                                                                                         Enter the security level to be assigned new users, 0 to 255.                                                                This security level,  as all levels, "MUST" be included in the"PWRD" file.                                                                                                                See the FNET.DOC file for the format of the PWRD file.        ENABLE QUESTIONAIRES                                                                                                        Enter a  "Y"  if you wish to enable script questionaires or an"N" to disable the questionaire function.                     NUMBER OF QUESTIONAIRES                                                                                                     Enter the number of questionaires available to users.         SECONDS TO WAIT FOR CARRIER                                                                                                 Enter the number of seconds  the BBS should wait for a carrierafter it has issued the answer command to the modem.                                                                        Some modems,  particularly high-speed types  with the  v.32 orv.42 standards,  have a considerably longer  carrier detectionhandshake.  If you have one of these modems,  or a US RoboticsDual Standard modem,  ensure you set this value to at least 45seconds.                                                      EVENT LIST FILE PATH & FILENAME                                                                                             Enter the path and filename of the event .LST  (configuration)file. This file will contain information on event times, days,dates and mode of execution to be utilized.    FeatherNet v4.2added support  for multiple events with up to 99 supported pernode.   Each node has its own event configuration file.                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\EVENTS\EVENT.LST                            TIME TO RUN EVENT                                                                                                           Enter the time  that your  scheduled  nightly  event  is to bebegin.  This time is based on a 24 hour clock.   10:00pm wouldbe entered as 22:00 while 4:30am would be entered as 04:30.                                                                 It is strongly recommended  that your  event is  "NOT"  run atmidnight  (24:00)  to avoid the possibility of a time conflictwith the computers internal clock.                                                                                          Suggestion: If you want to run your nightly event at midnight,            you might set this field to 00:05 (5 minutes after            midnight)                                         MINIMUM BAUD RATE ALLOWED                                                                                                   Enter the minimum baud rate  you will allow callers to connectat and "continue" with the session.                                                                                         Baud rates  lower  than the speed  you enter  will be notifiedthat their connect baud rate is not currently allowed and willbe immediately logged off.                                    REGISTRATION NUMBER                                                                                                         Enter the registration number issued to you  when you receivedyour registered version of FeatherNet BBS Software.                                                                         If you have not registered  FeatherNet,  enter a "0" until youhave decided to register.                                     ADD CUSTOM "ZIP" COMMENTS                                                                                                   Enter a "Y" if you wish all uploads  to receive a "custom" zipcomment.  Otherwise enter "N".                                                                                              Read the documentation within the  "FNZIPCMT.ZIP"  for an easysetup of custom "zip" comments.                               MINIMUM UPLOAD DRIVE SPACE (KBYTES)                                                                                         Enter the number of kilobytes which  "MUST"  be  free  on yourupload drive before an upload is permitted.                                                                                 This number is multiplied by 1024  to get the actual number ofbytes that "MUST" be free.                                    NUMBER OF BULLETINS                                                                                                         Enter the number of bulletins currently available for reading.WORK DIRECTORY                                                                                                              Enter the work directory for "THIS" NODE.  This directory MUSTbe unique to this node.   "NO PERMANENT FILES"  should ever bestored in this directory.  The directory is purged each call.                                                               Safeguards  prohibit you  from selecting  your BBS node or BBSmain directory as the work directory.                         MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MESSAGES TO CAPTURE                                                                                       This value determines the maximum number of messages  that canbe archived into the capture file.                                                                                          Keep in mind  that the captured messages  are processed in theNODE WORK directory.   If the work directory is a ram disk  itcould fill up and the capture command will fail.              OPERATE IN A SUBSCRIPTION MODE                                                                                              Enter  "Y"  if you desire  the BBS  to be operated  in a  paidsubscription mode. When a subscription expires FeatherNet willreduce the security level to the "expired" level.             DAYS WARNING BEFORE SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES                                                                                    A warning notice will be displayed to any user whose subscrip-tion is expiring within the number of days entered here.      EXPIRED SUBSCRIPTION SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                         Enter the security level  to be assigned to users when their  subscription expires.                                         OPERATE IN A RINGBACK MODE                                                                                                  Enter a "Y" if you wish the BBS to operate in a RINGBACK mode.This is handy when only  one phone line  is available  and youwish the BBS and the  "folks"  to share it without a hassle.                                                                See the  FNET.DOC  file  for an explaination  of this mode  ofoperation.                                                    SECONDS TO WAIT FOR RINGBACK                                                                                                Enter the number of seconds the BBS will wait for the RINGBACKcall if operating in ringback mode.   45-60 secs are suggestedvalues.   If a ringback does not occur in the time allowed the"RINGBACK" is canceled and the BBS awaits the initial ring.   NODE NUMBER                                                                                                                 Enter the node number you are configuring. If you're running asingle node BBS, this node number will be 1.                                                                                NOTE:  Each node you configure "MUST" have a unique number.   COMM PORT (0-8)                                                                                                             Enter a number  0-8 to indicate the serial port this node willwill be using.                                                                                                              If you want to run a  "LOCAL"  node such as for maintenance ortesting, you should enter a  "0"  in this field.   This is thedefault  when FeatherNet is initially installed.              NODE DIRECTORY                                                                                                              Enter the path from which this NODE is to be operated from.                                                                 Example:  C:\FNET\NODE1                                                                                                     NOTE:  Be sure and set the Read-Only file attribute of ALL the       .EXE, .COM and .BAT files in your \FNET directory.     USING A "FRONT-END" LOADER                                                                                                  Enter  "Y"  if you desire to utilize a  "FRONT-END"  loader toload Feathernet when a call is received.                                                                                    The following parameters  are used to determine  the  caller'sbaud rate and  type of  connection.   These are  passed in theSFN.BAT file by using the baud rate  information the FRONT-ENDfurnishes.                                                            /C:0 (Local Logon)     /C:8 (SysOp Logon)                     /C:[Baud Rate 300 - 115200]                                                                                         If a caller connects with an error correcting modem  ( to yourerror correcting modem )  "/ERR"  should also be passed.                                                                    Example in your SFN.BAT file:  FNET /C:14400 /ERR             OPERATING UNDER DESQVIEW                                                                                                    Enter a "Y" if you are running  FeatherNet under DesqView fromQuarterDeck Office Systems.                                                                                                 FeatherNet will  automatically return "TIME SLICES" to the CPUwhen the BBS is idle or waiting for input from a caller.                                                                    Try this option if you are using another multitasker as well. ADD "UPLOADED BY" TO DESCRIPTION                                                                                            Enter "Y" if you want feathernet to add  "Uploaded by: " & thecaller's name to the file description after each upload.      ENABLE HIGH ASCII FILTER                                                                                                    Enter  "Y"  if you wish to filter all ASCII characters above #127.  These are normally associated with line noise.                                                                        IF your have foreign (non U.S.A.) callers using your system   you might want to leave this option OFF ("N")                 LOCATION OF SECURITY LEVEL MESSAGES                                                                                         Enter the drive & directory  where the security level specificmessage text files are located.                                                                                             Example:  C:\FNET\SECMSG\                                                                                                   These files MUST be named the access level  for which they areintended to be shown during the logon sequence.                                                                             Example file names:  "10"   "30"   "50"   "115"   "255"       MINUTES BEFORE FEATHERNET RECYCLES                                                                                          Enter the number of minutes before FeatherNet will terminate &allow  the  "SFN.BAT"  file to re-load  the BBS  and reset themodem when waiting for a call.                                                                                              This is available due to some modems becoming  "DEAD"  after aperiod of being idle.   This is  generally  only necessary  ifrunning under an emulated multitasker such as DESQVIEW.       DUPLICATE UPLOAD "HOLD" DIRECTORY                                                                                           Enter the  path  to the directory  you wish ALL uploaded fileswhich are duplicates of files already  in the UPLOAD directoryto be moved into.                                                                                                           NOTE: This prevents a user from causing a file in the "UPLOAD"      directory to be overwritten by a file with the same name                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\DUPES\                                      DOWNLOAD SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                     Enter the security level required to use the  [D] command fromthe file transfer area to "DOWNLOAD" files from the BBS to theuser's system.                                                                                                              NOTE:  This "MUST" be 0-255                                   UPLOAD SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                       Enter the security level required to use the  [U] command fromthe file transfer area to  "UPLOAD"  files to the BBS from theuser's system.                                                                                                              NOTE:  This "MUST" be 0-255                                   FILE TRANSFER AREA SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                           Enter the security level required to use the  [F] command fromthe main BBS menu  or  from  a conference  to enter  the  filetransfer area.                                                                                                              NOTE:  This "MUST" be 0-255                                   USE COLOR GRAPHICS DURING A LOCAL LOGON                                                                                     Enter  "Y"  if you wish the BBS  to be in color mode  when youlogon locally.                                                                                                              Color  may be turned  off/on  at the  Main Menu  with the  [S]command regardless of this setting.                           FORCE USERS INTO A DOOR AT LOGON                                                                                            Enter the number  of the door  you wish users  with a specificsecurity level to be "FORCED" into during the logon sequence.                                                               Enter a "0" if you do NOT wish to utilize this function.      TIME CREDIT FOR UPLOADS                                                                                                     Enter the amount of time to be credited to a user  for upload-ing files.  This number may have 2 decimal places.                                                                          A credit of "0" will charge the user  the amount  of time  theupload sequence lasted with no credit given.                                                                                A credit of 1.0 will make the time of the upload "FREE" time.                                                               A credit of 2.0 will increase the users time the "SAME" amountof time it took to upload the file when completed.            SECURITY LEVEL TO BE "FORCED" INTO A DOOR                                                                                   Enter the security level to be "FORCED" into a door during thelogon sequence. This is effective only if the above option hasa door number entered.                                        PROMPT CALLERS AT LOGOFF IF "DOWNLOAD FLAGS" ARE SET                                                                        Enter a  "Y"  if you wish to prompt users  at logoff  who havefiles flagged for download. This will give them another chanceto download the files before the flags are RESET after logoff.PROMPT CALLERS TO SET MESSAGE POINTERS AT LOGOFF                                                                            Enter "Y" if you desire to have the callers asked if they wanttheir  "HIGH"  message read flags  to be set  to  the  highestmessage in each conference defined for the BBS.                                                                             The advantage  of setting the high message read pointer to thehighest message in each conference is that callers who usuallyonly read "PRIVATE" mail  will keep their  high  message  readupdated.  A user reading private mail or public mail addressedto him during the logon sequence does not get the message readpointers updated.                                             USE A "CUSTOM" PROGRAM OR BATCH FILE TO CHECK UPLOADS                                                                       Enter "Y" if you desire to use a custom or SysOp chosen batch file or program to test uploads or check for virii.                                                                         Keep in mind that the file "FNCHK.EXE" is a  Vital & necessarypart of FeatherNet and MUST remain in the DOS path for the BBSto properly handle newly uploaded files. FNCHK.EXE will updatethe "UPLOADS" or "PRIVATE" directory list files.              NAME OF CUSTOM PROGRAM OR BATCH FILE TO CHECK UPLOADS                                                                       Enter the file name  ( 12 characters max! )  of the program or"BATCH" file to run immediately "AFTER" an upload sequence  iscompleted.  This file "MUST" reside in each Node directory.   SHELL TO EXTERNAL PROTOCOLS AND ARCHIVE MANIPULATIONS                                                                       Enter a  "Y"  if you desire FeatherNet to  "SHELL"  to ALL theexternal protocols and archive manipulations.                                                                               This will mean a considerable speed increase in the BBS opera-tion in these evolutions.                                     PATH & NAME OF "FOSSIL" DRIVER BATCH FILE                                                                                    **  ( ONLY Necessary IF You "SHELL" to File Transfers )  **                                                                Enter the path & filename  of a batch file  to re-activate thefossil driver after a file transfer.                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\BNU1.BAT                                                                                                  The serial port  can be effectively disabled  by the  protocoldriver upon termination of the transfer.  If you desire to usethe  "SHELL"  to protocols,   make a batch file  in each  nodedirectory which "Activates the Fossil Driver".    A batch filefor the "BNU" fossil driver used on comm port #1 would be:                                                                  BNU /I=0+                                                     SWAP FEATHERNET TO XMS, EMS, OR DISK DURING A "SHELL"                                                                       FeatherNet "SHELLS" to DOS when the Sysop presses the <F9> keyor when running  FNCFG.EXE,  FNETSM.EXE  or  FNFILER.EXE  fromwithin the BBS. SHELLing is also performed if the above optionis set to "Y".                                                                                                              Entering a "Y" will cause FeatherNet to attempt to SWAP itselfto Extended Memory  (supplied by an XMS driver,  such as HIMEM.SYS),  Expanded Memory  (EMS v4.0)  or disk,  thus freeing upmore memory for DOS.                                                                                                        If attempts to swap using all three methods fail  the BBS willSHELL while remaining in DOS memory.                          SECURITY LEVEL TO LIST USERS WITH [U] COMMAND                                                                               Enter the security level  required to list users with the  [U]Command from the Main Menu (0-255)                            TODAY'S CALLERS SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                              Enter  the  security level  required  to utilize  the  command[T]oday's callers from the main menu area (0-255).            ALLOW [P]RIVATE FILE TRANSFERS                                                                                              Enter  "Y"  if you wish to give specific users  the ability toupload & download PRIVATE files.  A user may only send privatefiles to another user  who is authorized this function  by theSysOp.                                                        LOCATION OF THE PRIVATE FILE TRANSFER FILE DIRECTORY                                                                        Enter the "Complete" DOS directory path  to the [P]rivate fileupload directory.   This directory  will contain PRIVATE filesauthorized users send to other authorized users.                                                                            Example: C:\FNET\FILES\PRIV\                                  PAUSE FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER CONNECT AT 2400 OR LESS BAUD                                                                      Enter a  "Y"  if the BBS  should pause  for 3 seconds  after aCONNECTION  is established  at 2400 or less baud.  Some modemstake longer than others in detecting the baud rate.                                                                         As a rule of thumb, if there is a 2 to 4 second delay from thetime the modem  establishes a connection  until the  "CONNECT"message is reported, then you should answer "Y" to this field.SECURITY LEVEL TO ARCHIVE & DOWNLOAD MAIL                                                                                   Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to  archive  anddownload mail.                                                ALLOW THE USE OF SPLIT-SCREEN CHAT MODE                                                                                     Enter a  "Y"  if you want the Split Screen Chat mode availableto callers with ANSI capability detected at logon.   The SplitScreen Chat mode allows the simultaneous sending and receivingof data thus increasing the efficiency of the chatmode.       FORCE ALL USERS TO SELECT FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL                                                                            Enter a  "Y"  to force  all users to select  the file transferprotocol after they enter a [D] or [U]  from the file transferarea. Users taking advantage of the "command stacking" featurewill not be forced to select a protocol.                      RUNNING UNDER A MULTITASKER OR NETWORK                                                                                      Y =  If you are operating  FeatherNet  within  a  Multitasking     environment,  such as DESQview or OS/2, or a Network such     as Lantastic or Novell.                                                                                                N =  If you are running a Single NODE under OS/2, MS/PC DOS or     a 100% compatible DOS emulator.                          DISABLE THE AUTO ANSI DETECT FUNCTION AT LOGON                                                                              Some networks  apparently have trouble  dealing with the  ANSIstatus request  ("[6n").    This option  allows the SysOp  tocompletely disable the ANSI detection at logon.                                                                             Disabling the Auto ANSI  will mean ALL users will not have thequicker ANSI cursor movement sequences available  unless  theyare using the  Visual Message Editor.                                                                                       Ensure  the  "Apparent Problem"  with  the  Auto  ANSI  detectsequence is NOT unique to 1 user  which may be a configurationproblem.   If you disable Auto ANSI you also disable the splitscreen chat mode.                                             DEFAULT NEW USER SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRATION IN DAYS                                                                            Enter the  default number of days  you want new users  to haveuntil their  subscription  is expired.  Previously, FeatherNetdefaulted to 5 days.  This may now be 0 - 999 days.           SYSOP PAGE START TIME                                                                                                       Enter the time of day (24 hour format) that SysOp paging is   allowed to begin.                                                                                                           When the Sysop Page is turned OFF, the Sysop cannot be Paged.                                                               If you are only available from  17:00 to 22:00 you may want touse these times as the chat page start and stop times.        SYSOP PAGE STOP TIME                                                                                                        Enter the time of day (24 hour format) that SysOp paging is toend.                                                                                                                        When the Sysop Page is turned OFF, the Sysop cannot be Paged.                                                               If you are only available from  17:00 to 22:00 you may want touse these times as the chat page start and stop times.        ALLOW "ALIASES" OR ONE-NAME USERS                                                                                           Enter a  "Y"  if you want to allow users to logon with Aliases(also known as Handles) or with ONE name.  All user names mustbegin with letters between A thru Z.                          ALLOW THE "SYSOP" TO LOGON REMOTELY                                                                                         Enter a  "Y"  if you want to allow the user named  "SYSOP"  tologon remotely.   If you do so,  ensure the password  you haveassigned this user record is "VERY" unique.                   SHIFTED FUNCTION KEY ASSIGNMENTS                                                                                            You may enter up to 10 SHIFTED function key assignments. These"Strings"  may be entered  at the  local keyboard  instead  ofhaving to type the text in each time.                                                                                       For example,  you could set the  <F1> key  to send  the string"F N S A"  when you are at the Main Menu to scan for new filesin all directories.  By assigning your  "Signature"  to a key,you will only have to press the SHIFT and function key to signa message.   Place "^M" in the definition to simulate pressingthe ENTER key.                                                                                                              Examples:  Ron Pierce^M                                                  F N S A^M                                          LIMIT SYSOP PAGING HOURS                                                                                                    This allows you to disable the hours the SysOp is available   for chat.                                                                                                                   If this options is selected to  "N"  then users  may page  theSysOp at any time provided  the SysOp has the chat page turnedon.                                                           DOWNLOAD BATCH FILE PATH & FILENAME                                                                                         Enter the  Full path and filename  of a batch file  to executewhen a file download is performed.                                                                                          This allows you  to do anything  your system  might need to doPrior To and After a file transfer.   If configured, the batchfile is again run AFTER the file transfer  with a paramater of"1" so you can tell your batch file to "GOTO" the proper labelfor anything  you  might need to do  AFTER  the file transfer,such as reinitializing a disk cache.                                                                                        A sample transfer batch file  "XFERBAT.BAT" contains suggestedbatch file syntax.                                                                                                          Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\XFERBAT.BAT                           PATH AND FILENAME OF "FNETTEXT" FILE                                                                                        Enter the Full DOS path and filename for the "FNETTEXT" file.                                                               This option  allows you  to  utilize  a RAM drive  for  fasteraccess  to the file  and less wear and tear on your hard disk.                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\FNETTEXT                              DIRECTORY CONTROL FILE OPTIONS SELECTION                                                                                    Enter an "A" to ADD a Directory Control File.                                                                               Enter a "D" to DELETE an existing Directory Control File.                                                                   You may also enter the number of an existing Directory ControlFile to edit.                                                 EDITING DIRECTORY CONTROL FILE PARAMATERS                                                                                   Enter  "Y"  to edit  the paramaters  of the Selected DirectoryControl File.                                                 MENU FOR DIRECTORY LISTINGS                                                                                                 Enter the path and filename of the Test/ANSI/RIP file for thisconference's directory listings.                                                                                            Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DIRM                                 MAXIMUM LINES TO DISPLAY WHEN READING FROM ARCHIVE                                                                          Enter the  maximum number of lines  users  will be allowed  toread when performing archive manipulations.                                                                                 This allows the Sysop to prevent users from capturing completetext files and bypassing download byte limitations.           PATH/PARTIAL NAME FOR DIRXX FILES                                                                                           Enter  the  path  and  "PARTIAL"  filename  for  the directorylisting files for this control directory. The "name" MUST be 5or  fewer  characters  as  FeatherNet  will append  the actualdirectory number to this "NAME" when accessing the DIRxx files                                                              The reason for  "PARTIAL"  is the  directory number  would  beappended to the end.                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\DIR                                                                                                       NOTE:  The actual names of the DIRxx files would be:                 DIR001, DIR002, DIR003, etc...                         DESCRIPTION FOR THIS DIRECTORY CONTROL FILE                                                                                 Enter a one line description for this Directory Control File.                                                               This description is for use in FNCFG.EXE, FeatherNet's Config-uration Utility, and is not needed.   It can be used to remindthe Sysop what the files in each Control Directory pertain to.NAME OF THIS FILE CONTROL (DIR.LST) DIRECTORY                                                                               Enter a legal DOS file name for this Control Directory.                                                                     The Directory Control file contains the information FeatherNetuses  to determine  the number  of file areas,  access to fileareas, additional download paths, new uploads directory listinand path/name of description files (DIRxx files).                                                                           Example:  DIR.LST                                             MENU FILE FOR THIS CONTROL DIRECTORY                                                                                        Enter the full path and name of the menu file for this ControlDirectory. The file name should be 7 or fewer characters sincean ANSI (COLOR) version may also be used.                                                                                   If used, the file name of the ANSI version MUST end with "G".                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DIRM1                                                                                              IF  you wanted to also use  an ANSI version  of the above file(NOT required), its name would be "C:\FNET\DIRM1G"            DELETE WHICH CONTROL DIRECTORY                                                                                              Enter  the number  of the control directory  to delete.   Justpress [ENTER] to abort the deletion process.                  EDIT FILE DIRECTORY INFORMATION                                                                                             Enter the # of a file directory to edit.                                                                                    Enter "P" to edit the path of the UPLOAD description file.                                                                  Enter "Q" to QUIT the directory editing options.                                                                            Enter "I" to insert a NEW file directory.                                                                                   Enter "U" to edit the path where new uploads will be placed.  TITLE OF THIS FILE DIRECTORY                                                                                                The TITLE  is generally a brief description of the files whichare located in the directory listing.                                                                                       Sample titles:   MS-DOS Utilities                                              Telecomunications Programs                                    FeatherNet Software Files                    SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED FOR THIS DIRECTORY                                                                                  You can limit access to the files in this directory as well asthe displaying  of the files listing  for  this  directory  bysecurity level.                                                                                                             Enter the  security level  required to view  the files in thisdirectory and download them (0 - 255).                        LOCATION OF FILES FOR THIS DIRECTORY                                                                                        Enter the DOS directory in which files for this directory willbe located.  This can be any directory in your system.                                                                      Example: D:\FNET\FILES\CF0000\DL01\                           FILE SEARCH METHOD                                                                                                          The "SEARCH METHOD" is the method which FeatherNet will use tolocate files on disk.                                                                                                       The "DOS" method checks the actual DOS directories for files.                                                               The  "INDEX"  method  utilizes an index file  created with the"DIRNDX.EXE" program.   You MUST have an index file created touse the INDEX method or problems will certainly arise.  If youuse a CD-ROM, the INDEX method  is recommended,  otherwise usethe DOS method.                                                                                                             Press ENTER to toggle the "SEARCH METHOD".                                                                                  Use the Up/Down arrows to move to another item.               DELETE A FILE DIRECTORY                                                                                                     Enter the number of the file directory to delete.    Press the<ENTER> key to abort the deletion process.                    UPLOAD DESCRIPTION FILE (PUBLIC UPLOADS)                                                                                    Enter  the  path and filename  of  the  file  to  contain  thedescriptions for new public uploads in this conference.  Thesefiles are available for downloading if a user's security levelis sufficient.                                                                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DIRUP                                CONFERENCE UPLOAD FILE PATH                                                                                                 Enter the "UPLOAD" file path.  This is the DOS directory whichnew uploads will be kept in after being uploaded.   Note  thatnew files are RECEIVED in the NODE work directory,  then movedto this UPLOAD directory after being tested/verified.                                                                       Example:  C:\FNET\FILES\CF0000\UPL\                           UPLOAD DIRECTORY SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                             Enter the security level  required  to download files from theupload file directory and to list the files and descriptions  of these files.                                                                                                             The security level may be from 0-255.                           Press "ENTER" to toggle the "search method".                                                                                Use the Up/Down arrows to move to another item.                                                                             Press <F1> for additional help on this topic.               ADDITIONAL DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY MENU                                                                                          Enter the # of an additional download directory to Edit.                                                                    An  "ADDITIONAL DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY"  can be any  directory  onyour computer system  in which  you have files  available  fordownloading.                                                                                                                Enter "A" to Add an additional download directory.                                                                          Enter "D" to Delete the additional download directory.                                                                      Enter "Q" to Quit!                                                                                                          NOTE:  You should not use a directory already configured for a       specific  file  directory  as  an  additional  download       directory.  This would serve no useful purpose.        ENTER ADDITIONAL DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY PATH                                                                                    Enter the DOS path for this additional download directory.                                                                  This may be any directory on your system or on a CD-ROM.   Thedirectory is protected by security level but ensure you do notallow anyone access to your BBS system files.                                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\FILES\ALT001\                               SECURITY LEVEL FOR THIS ADDITIONAL DOS DIRECTORY                                                                            Enter the security level required  to download files from thisAdditional DOS Directory.                                                                                                   The security level may be from 0-255.                         DELETE ADDITIONAL DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY PATH                                                                                   Enter the number of an Additional Download Directory to deleteCONFERENCE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS                                                                                            Enter the # of a Conference to edit.                                                                                        Enter "A" to add a conference (maximum conferences is 512).                                                                 Enter "L" to list conference information.                                                                                   Enter "Q" to Quit!                                            DELETE A CONFERENCE                                                                                                         Enter the Conference number to delete. You will be prompted tocontinue the deletion PRIOR to the deletion.                  CONFERENCE CONFIGURATION MENU                                                                                               Select an item to edit for the conference  you are configuringor modifying.  Enter a # (1-9) corresponding to the item to beedited.                                                                                                                     Press <ENTER> or <Q> to abort.                                CONFERENCE NAME                                                                                                             Enter the name of this conference (25 characters max!).                                                                     Example:  Assembly Programming                                READ SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                         Enter the security level  required to  read messages  in  thisconference (0-255).    This  setting,  along  with  the  userssecurity level, allows you to control access to conferences.  MESSAGE BLOCKS                                                                                                              Enter the  number  of  message  blocks  to  allocate  to  thisconference  (1-8).    Each message block  allows  up  to  1024messages  to be contained  in the  message file  for  a  givenconference.  The maximum number of message blocks is  8  whichallows up to 8192 messages for a conference.                  REPLY SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                        Enter the  security level required to reply to a message afterreading it (0-255).    This  setting,  along  with  the  userssecurity level  allows you  to limit  a user  to being able toread messages  but not being able to reply  to a message afterreading it.                                                   WRITE SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                        Enter the  security level  required  to enter  a  new  message(0-255).   This setting,  along with the users security level,allows you to control the priviledge of writing messages.     MESSAGE FILE PATH & FILENAME                                                                                                Enter the complete file path & filename  for this conference'smessages.                                                                                                                   Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\MSGS                                                                                               NOTE:  The message file name "MUST NOT" have a file extension.       There is an accompanying index file  created with  each       message file.  It has an ".NDX" file extension appended       to the name of the message file.                       DIRECTORY LISTING CONTROL FILE FOR THIS CONFERENCE                                                                          Enter the  path and filename  of the directory listing file touse with this conference.                                                                                                   Assigning  a  directory listing file  to a conference  enablesfile transfers within a conference.                                                                                         Users with proper security level may use the [F] command afterjoining the conference  and perform file transfer functions onthe files available.                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DIR.LST                              ECHO THIS CONFERENCE                                                                                                        "ECHO"  refers to a conference's messages  being connected  toother systems via a netmail or a relay mail network.                                                                        Enter a "Y" if this conference is to be echoable, else an "N".MAKE THIS A PUBLIC CONFERENCE                                                                                               A public conference is one that ANY user may join provided hissecurity level is sufficient.                                                                                               A private conference  is one  in which  the Sysop  MUST  grantaccess  to individual users  with  the  FeatherNet User Editor(FNETSM). A user MUST have the required security level to joina private conference as well.                                 DOWNLOAD PATHS LISTING FILE                                                                                                 Enter the path and filename of the file which will contain thepaths to the files available for downloading in this conf.                                                                  This file may be shared by other conferences to allow users todownload from other conferences. A popular configuration is todefine one download path file and use it for each conference.                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DLPATH.LST                           SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED TO KILL A MESSAGE                                                                                   Enter the security level  (0-255)  required to KILL  a messageaddressed TO or written BY a user.                            DOOR BATCH FILENAME                                                                                                         This is the name of the door.                                                                                               Example:  FNMAIL                                                                                                            The name entered here corresponds with the "EXACT" name of thedoor file on disk.   That is,  "FNMAIL".    The file  "FNMAIL"would then  be copied to  "DOOR.BAT"  by FeatherNet  prior  toexecuting the door.                                                                                                         The location of the file  is determined  by your answer to thepath question.                                                                                                              When blank, the the default directory is assumed.             DOOR PASSWORD                                                                                                               If a password is entered in this field then  the caller  must know the password  (if he does not have Sysop Access) in orderto open this door.  If the field is blank, then no password isrequired from the user.                                       DOOR SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                         Enter the security level  required  for a caller  to open thisdoor (0 - 255).                                               AUTO LOGIN DOORS                                                                                                            When a caller  logs on,   FeatherNet  will check the DOORS.DATfile for any Auto Login Doors which are specified by answeringYES under this column.                                                                                                      A user having a security level  that matches  that  which  is specified  under the Security Level column  will then  be sentinto the door automatically, as part of the logon process.    CREATE DOOR.SYS FILE                                                                                                        Enter a "Y" if you want FeatherNet to create a "DOOR.SYS" filefor programs which require it.                                SHELL / SWAP TO DOOR                                                                                                        Y = Yes, shell out to the DOOR (gives faster return from door)                                                              S = SWAP FeatherNet out during the shell.                                                                                   N = Do not shell, exit FeatherNet completely.                                                                               NOTE:  The DOOR  file  should end  with a  call  to  R.BAT  if       this  switch  is set to "N"  and should  NOT  end with        SFN.BAT  if set  to  "Y"  or  "S"  (i.e.  when shelling       FeatherNet  is already loaded  so it the door file need       not re-load it, but when not shelling the software must       be reloaded in order to continue).                     PATH TO DOOR BATCH FILE                                                                                                     Enter the path to the door batch file. FeatherNet will look inthe specified directory for the door batch file if you enter apath. Otherwise, the NODE directory will be searched for the  door batch file.                                                                                                            Example Door Batch File Path:  C:\FNET\FNMAIL\                SECURITY LEVEL FOR DOWNLOAD PATH                                                                                            Enter the security level  required  to access  files  in  thispath.  The security level must be 0-255.  This controls accessto this path  for any file functions   (i.e. download, archivemanipulations, reading text file).                            DIRECTORY LISTING FILE NAME                                                                                                 Enter the path and filename of the file which will contain thedescriptions for the files available for downloading from thisentry. This is sometimes referred to as the DIRxx file.                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DIRS\DIR001                          DOWNLOAD PATH                                                                                                               Enter the default download path for this entry.                                                                             FeatherNet  will  search  this directory  and those  in  the  DLPATH.LST  (type)  file for files.                                                                                         Example:  C:\FNET\FILES\CF0000\DL001\                         DIRECTORY SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                    FeatherNet  imposes a security level restraint on "EACH" file directory listing as well as each download path.                                                                            Users  may not view  the directory listing  unless  they  haveproper security level.  Enter the security level required for this directory (0-255).                                       TITLE OF DIRECTORY                                                                                                          Enter a "TITLE" for this directory.  It is normally related tothe type of files included and available for download.                                                                      Example:  General Dos Utilities                               UPLOAD DESCRIPTION FILE (PRIVATE UPLOADS)                                                                                   Enter  the  path and filename  of  the file  to  contain  the descriptions for new PRIVATE uploads in this conference.                                                                    These files are available for downloading if a user's securitylevel is sufficient.                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DIRS\DIRPV                           PRIVATE UPLOAD FILE PATH                                                                                                    Enter the PRIVATE UPLOAD file path.  This is the DOS directorywhere the new PRIVATE uploads will be kept.                                                                                 NOTE:  New files are RECEIVED in the NODE work directory  then       moved  to this  PRIVATE UPLOAD  directory  after  being       tested/verified.                                                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\FILES\CF0000\UPLPV\                         PRIVATE UPLOAD DIRECTORY SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                     Enter the security level  required  to download files from thePRIVATE UPLOAD file directory and  to  list  the  files  and  descriptions of these files.  The security level may 0-255.   INDEX FILE NAME                                                                                                             Enter the path and filename of the INDEX file to use  (if any)for  locating files  available for  downloading  within  this conference.    This feature is usually desired "ONLY"  if you utilize a CD-ROM for storage of download files due to the slowseek times they have.                                                                                                       If you enter  a path and filename  for this entry,   ONLY  theindex file  will be accessed  to  locate  files.   You should ensure you have  properly created an index file which includesall the possible paths to files  in this conference  (less theUPLOAD and PRIVATE UPLOAD directories).                                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DLPATH.NDX                           DOWNLOAD PATH                                                                                                               Enter a download path for this entry. This must be a directoryon your hard drive or a CD-ROM.   FeatherNet  will search thisdirectory  file  for  files  if  a  users  security  level  issufficient.                                                                                                                 Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\ALT001\                              SECURITY LEVEL TO CARBON COPY MESSAGES                                                                                      Enter the security level required for a user to send a "CarbonCopy"  of a message  to another user  (0-255).    A user  witha sufficient security level  can send as many "CC" messages ashe or she wishes.                                             BULLETIN MENU FILE                                                                                                          Enter the  path and filename  for the  Bulletin Menu file  forthis conference.   You may share the same file for both ASCII and ANSI versions if you use wish.                                                                                          Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\BLTM                                 BULLETIN LIST FILE                                                                                                          Enter the path and filename  for the Bulletin Listing file forthis conference.                                                                                                            Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\BLT.LST                              DOOR MENU FILE                                                                                                              Enter the  path and filename  for the  Door Menu file for thisconference.   You may share the same file  for both  ASCII andANSI versions if you use wish.                                                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DORM                                 DOOR LIST FILE                                                                                                              Enter the path and filename for the Door Listing file for thisconference.                                                                                                                 Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\DOORS.LST                            BULLETIN TEXT FILE PATH & NAME                                                                                              Enter the path and filename  of the bulletin  (text file)  forthis entry.   The actual filename  should be limited to  7  orfewer characters to permit appending a "G" or "R" to the file-name for corrosponding ANSI or RIP bulletins.                                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\BLT01                                MAIN MENU TEXT FILE                                                                                                         Enter the path and filename of the Main Menu Text File.   Thisis the file  users see at the Main BBS command prompt when in non-expert mode or when they enter the "?" command at the Maincommand prompt.                                                                                                             Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\MM                                                                                                   NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a "G" or "R"  (respectively)  appended to the       file name.    Thus, the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 CONFERENCE MENU TEXT FILE                                                                                                   Enter the path and filename  of the Conference Menu Text File.This is the file  users see  at the  conference command promptwhen in non-expert mode  or when they enter the "?" command atthe conference command prompt.                                                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\CM                                                                                                   NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a "G" or "R"  (respectively)  appended to the       file name.    Thus, the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 FILE MENU FILE                                                                                                              Enter the path and filename of the File Menu File. This is thefile users  see at the File command prompt when in non-expert mode  or  when they enter  the "?"  command  at the File Menu command prompt.                                                                                                             Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\FM                                                                                                   NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a "G" or "R"  (respectively)  appended to the       file name.    Thus, the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 SCRIPT QUESTIONAIRE MENU FILE                                                                                               Enter the path and filename  of the  Script Questionaire  MenuFile.   This is the file users see after entering "Q" from theMain Memu to list the available questionaires to answer.                                                                    Example:  C:\FNET\QUES\QUES                                                                                                 NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       file name.    Thus, the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 PRE-LOGON DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                      Enter  the  path and filename  of the  Pre-Logon Display File.This file  is  displayed  at logon  immediately after  a  userselects to use graphics mode or non-graphics mode.                                                                          Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\PRELOG                                                                                               NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       file name.    Thus, the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 NEWS DISPLAY File                                                                                                           Enter the  path and filename  of the News Display File.   Thisfile is displayed at logon immediately after a user enters his/her password.  It is ONLY displayed  if the file date/time ismore recent that the date/time of the caller's last use of theBBS.                                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\NEWS                                                                                                 NODE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       file name.    Thus, the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 HELLO DISPLAY FILE(S)                                                                                                       Enter the path and filename of the Welcome Text File(s). Therecan be 0-99 of these files. The names must end with the numberof the HELLO file.   FeatherNet will display each file until afilename is not found. RIP Graphics and Ansi Graphics versionsmust append an  "R" and "G"  (respectively) to the name of thefile(s).                                                                                                                    Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\HELLO1                                 NEWUSER DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                        Enter the path and filename of the NEWUSER Display File.  Thisfile  is displayed  to  NEW  users  after  they  fill  in  theregistration questions and the new registration questionaire.                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\NEWUSER                                                                                              NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)      must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively)  appended to the      file name. Thus, the maximum length of the file name you      use must be 7 or fewer characters.                      CLOSED DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                         Enter the path and filename of the CLOSED Text File. This fileis displayed to NEW callers if the BBS is operated in a       "CLOSED" mode.  Unregistered callers will be allowed to answerthe  new registration questions  but  once completed this filewill be displayed and the user logged off.                                                                                  Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\CLOSED                                                                                               NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.  Thus, the maximum length of the filename you       use must be 7 or fewer characters.                     CALLER LOG FILE                                                                                                             Enter the  path and filename  of the  CALLER  log.   This filecontains information about what function each user performs oror attempts to perform. Each node has its own caller log file.                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\LOGS\CALLER1                                EXPIRED WARNING DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                Enter the  path and filename  of the  EXPIRED WARNING  DisplayFile.   This file is displayed at logon if the BBS is run in asubscription mode  and  the user's  expiration  is within  thenumber  of days  specified  in the modem / subscription / nodeconfiguration.                                                                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\EXPWARN                                                                                              NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.  Thus, the maximum length of the filename you       use must be 7 or fewer characters.                     EXPIRED DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                        Enter the path and filename of the EXPIRED Display File.  Thisfile is displayed at logon if the BBS is run in a subscriptionmode and the user's account is expired.                                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\EXPIRED                                                                                              NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R" (respectively)  appended to the       filename.  Thus, the maximum length of the filename you       use must be 7 or fewer characters.                     NEWUSER SCRIPT FILENAME                                                                                                     Enter the path and filename of the NEWUSER registration quest-ionaire.   This is presented a new user after he/she completesthe BBS' new user registration edits.                                                                                       Example:  C:\FNET\QUES\SCRIPT.0                               LOGOFF DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                         Enter the path and filename of the LOGOFF Display File.   Thisfile  is  displayed  at  logoff  after a user  enters the  [G]command to log off the system.                                                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\BYE                                                                                                  NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.    Thus,  the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 TODAY DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                          Enter the path and filename of the TODAY Display File.    Thisfile is displayed  if you have enabled the  "TODAY"  function.                                                              The program TODAY.EXE  (or some version thereof)  creates thisfile.  TODAY.EXE may be run from the  $$LOGON.BAT  file duringlogon or during an event. If you are running your system undera "frontdoor"  you may opt to run the TODAY.EXE from the batchfile you start FeatherNet with (SFN.BAT).                                                                                   Example:  C:\FNET\DISPLAY\TODAY                                                                                             NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.    Thus,  the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 POST DOWNLOAD WARNING DISPLAY FILE                                                                                          Enter the  path and filename  of the  DOWNLOAD WARNING DisplayFile.   This file is displayed when a user enters [D] to down-load a file from the file transfer command prompt.                                                                          Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\POSTDL                                                                                               NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.   Thus,  the maximum length  of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 POST UPLOAD WARNING DISPLAY FILE                                                                                            Enter  the  path and filename  of the  UPLOAD WARNING  DisplayFile.  This file is displayed when a user enters [U] to uploada file to the BBS from file transfer command prompt.                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\POSTUL                                                                                               NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.    Thus,  the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 USER STATISTICS DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                Enter the  path and filename  of the  USER STATISTICS  DisplayFile. This file is displayed when a user logs onto the BBS andwhen he/she enters the  [V]  command from the Main BBS commandprompt.                                                                                                                     A sample is included with @Xfb macros to display useful user  information to the BBS from file transfer command prompt.                                                                   Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\USRSTAT                                                                                              NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.    Thus,  the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 PRIVATE MAIL ONLY                                                                                                           Enter a "Y" if you want to allow ONLY private  (EMAIL) mail tobe entered  in this conference.   If you specify  Private MailOnly,  users high message read pointers  will be  updated whenthey read any waiting mail in a PRIVATE mail ONLY conference. SECURITY LEVEL TO LIST BULLETINS                                                                                            Enter the security level (0-255) required to list bulletins.  SECURITY LEVEL TO LEAVE A COMMENT                                                                                           Enter the security level  (0-255)  required to Leave a COMMENTto the Sysop.                                                 SECURITY LEVEL FOR THE [D]OOR COMMAND                                                                                       Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [D]command from the Main BBS prompt to OPEN a DOOR.              SECURITY LEVEL FOR THE [H]ELP COMMAND                                                                                       Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [H]command  from the  Main,  Conference and  File Menu prompts toview the system HELP files.                                   SECURITY LEVEL TO EDIT USER INFORMATION                                                                                     Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [I]command from the Main Menu prompt to edit user information.                                                                 ANY user  with  at least  this security  level  can  edit  thePASSWORD,  PHONE #'s  and  CITY/STATE  fields  of his/her userrecord.   It is recommended you allow ONLY mature users to usethis command as it permanently alters the above fields  in theuser's record in the USERS file.                              SECURITY LEVEL TO [J]OIN A CONFERENCE                                                                                       Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [J]command to Join a Message Conference.                         SECURITY LEVEL TO VIEW LOGGED FILE DIRECTORY                                                                                Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [L]command from the File Menu prompt to view the currently LOGGEDfile directory listing.                                                                                                     This is a slightly simpler method  of listing a directory whenit is the last one you viewed.                                SECURITY LEVEL TO SEARCH FOR NEW FILES                                                                                      Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [N]command from the File Transfer prompt  to search for new filesfrom a specified (or given) date.                             SECURITY LEVEL TO USE THE [O]PERATOR PAGE COMMAND                                                                           Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [O]command from the Main Menu prompt  to Page the System Operatorfor a CHAT Session.                                           SECURITY LEVEL TO USE THE [P]AGE LENGTH COMMAND                                                                             Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [P]command from the Main Menu prompt to adjust the default screensize.                                                         SECURITY LEVEL TO USE THE [CALL] COMMAND                                                                                    Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required to use the [CALL]command from the Main Menu prompt to view the CALLER log file.                                                              Discretion is recommended.                                    SECURITY LEVEL TO USE "@" MACROS IN MESSAGES                                                                                Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  "@"variables in the message conferences.                                                                                       Many "ECHO MAIL" networks  do not allow  the use  of these  sodiscretion is strongly recommended.                           SECURITY LEVEL TO READ ALL MESSAGES                                                                                         Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use read  ALLmessages and COMMENTS.                                                                                                      It is strongly recommended that you reserve this privilege forusers  you have unquestionable faith in  such as a Co-Sysop orbusiness partner.                                             SECURITY LEVEL TO EDIT OWN MESSAGES                                                                                         Enter the security level  (0-255)  required for a user to EDIThis/her  OWN  messages.   This command  can also be viewed  asallowing a user to  KILL  a message  since the entire contentsmay be discarded.                                                                                                           Discretion Recommended.                                       SECURITY LEVEL TO RECEIVE UNLIMITED DAILY TIME                                                                              Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  for  a  user  toreceive unlimited daily time on the system.   A user with thisprivilege  has his "time on today" counter automatically resetto ZERO (0) each time he/she logs onto the system.                                                                          Discretion Warranted.                                         SECURITY LEVEL TO USE THE [Q]UESTIONAIRE COMMAND                                                                            Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [Q]command  from  the  Main Menu  prompt  to  answer  the  scriptquestionaires.                                                SECURITY LEVEL TO [Q/QQ] QUICKSCAN MESSAGES                                                                                 Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required to use the [Q/QQ]commands  from  the  Conference  prompt  to  perform  the  [Q]Quickscan and [QQ] QuickerScan of messages.                   SECURITY LEVEL TO [S]ET CONFERENCE SCANS                                                                                    Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [S]command  from the Conference prompt  to SET the Conferences tobe scanned when using the [*] Global New Mail Read Command.   SECURITY LEVEL TO [S] SELECT COLOR GRAPHICS                                                                                 Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [S]command from the Main Menu prompt to toggle the color graphicsmode (ASCII/ANSI).                                            SECURITY LEVEL TO [TP] CHANGE TRANSFER PROTOCOL                                                                             Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use the  [TP]command from the Main Menu and File Transfer prompts to changethe default file transfer protocol.                           SECURITY LEVEL TO [V] VIEW SELECTED STATISTICS                                                                              Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [V]command  from the  Main Menu prompt  to view selected personalstatistical information.  The information displayed is in a   file created by the System Operator.                          SECURITY LEVEL TO [V] VIEW ARCHIVES                                                                                         Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [V]command from the File Transfer prompt to VIEW the file archivecontents & perform manipulations [R]ead or [D]ownload thereon.SECURITY LEVEL TO VIEW THE WELCOME FILE                                                                                     Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [W]command from the Main Menu prompt to view the Welcome file.   SECURITY LEVEL TO USE TOGGLE EXPERT MODE                                                                                    Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [X]command to Toggle Expert mode ON/OFF.                         SECURITY LEVEL FOR [Z]IPPY DIRECTORY SEARCH                                                                                 Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [Z]Zippy File directory search to locate any text within the filedescriptions.                                                 SECURITY LEVEL TO USE [*] GLOBAL NEW MESSAGE READ                                                                           Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use  the  [*]command from the  Conference or Main Menu prompts to perform aGLOBAL new message read scan.                                 SECURITY LEVEL TO USE BBS [VER]SION COMMAND                                                                                 Enter the  security level  (0-255)  required  to use the [VER]command  from  the  Main Menu prompt  to list the  BBS Versioninformation.                                                  SECURITY LEVEL TO KILL ANY MESSAGE                                                                                          Enter the security level (0-255) required  to KILL any messagein any conference  on the system.   A user  with this securitylevel may also:                                                                                                                    o Execute a DOS command.                                      o Edit his/her Security Level field by using the                [I] command from the Main BBS Prompt.                       o Change  the  [S]tatus  of any message  to/from                PUBLIC and RECEIVER ONLY.                                   o Enter Messages to a  SPECIFIC  Security  Level                (@###@) or a range of Security Levels (@##-##@).                                                                   Allow  ONLY  a Co-Sysop or  VERY CLOSE  Associate  to use thiscommand.                                                      SECURITY LEVEL TO EDIT ANY MESSAGE                                                                                          Enter the security level (0-255) required  to EDIT any messagehe/she reads.   This is another VERY Powerful command and muchdiscretion is warranted.                                                                                                    Allow  ONLY  a Co-Sysop or  VERY Close  Associate  to use thiscommand.                                                      FORCE USERS INTO BULLETIN MENU AT LOGON                                                                                     Enter "Y" to force "ALL" users into the bulletin menu at logonif  new  or updated  bulletins  are present since the caller'slast logon.                                                   MINUTES PRIOR TO EVENT TO DISALLOW CALLERS                                                                                  Enter the number of minutes  prior to the scheduled event timeyou want to disallow all callers.   It is possible for callersto be involved in a file transfer and  cause the BBS to miss ascheduled event.                                              LOCATION OF USER INDEX FILES                                                                                                Enter the DOS path  to where the  User Index files  (PCBNDX.x)are located.   Enter  ONLY  the subdirectory where these fileswill be located.                                                                                                            Example: C:\FNET\USERNDX\                                     LOCATION AND FILENAME OF CONFERENCE JOIN MENU                                                                               Enter the  path and filename  of the file  to be displayed  tousers when the  [J]  command is invoked  to JOIN a conference.You can maintain ASCII and ANSI versions of this file. You mayuse  security  level  specific  menus  if  desired.   No  fileextension is allowed.                                                                                                       Examples:  C:\FNET\MENU\CM and  C:\FNET\MENU\CM40                                                                           In the first example a file called "CM" is the Join Menu.                                                                   In the 2nd example a file called  "CM40"  is the Join Menu forsecurity level 40 ONLY users.                                                                                               NOTE:  In both examples,  the ANSI or RIP  graphics version of       these files (if used) must have a  "G" or "R"  appended       to the filenames. Thus, the maximum length of the file-       name you use must be 7 or fewer characters.            LOCATION OF "HELP" FILES                                                                                                    Enter the sub-directory the "HELP" files will be kept in.  Thefiles in this directory are the .HLP files FeatherNet displaysfor [H]elp command.                                                                                                         This directory  is also  for  "special"  help files  the SYSOPcreates  for additional help.    The users  may read these  byentering  "H <filename>"  from the  Main Menu  command prompt.The SYSOP  should  notify users  of these files  by  Bulletin,News,  Hello files or menus.  This additional help function isONLY usable from the Main Menu command prompt.                                                                              Example: C:\FNET\HELP\                                        LOCATION AND FILENAME OF COSYSOP BITMAP FILE                                                                                Enter the path and name of the CoSysop BITMAP file.  This filewould  generally  be located  in the BBS home directory. It isconceivable that a  Sysop might want to have different Confer-ence configurations for different nodes.                                                                                    The CoSysop  BITMAP's  are used to specify which users  may beCo-Sysops in a given Conference.   If designated as a Co-Sysopfor a given conference  the user  may do the following in thatconference:                                                                            Read ANY Messages                                             KILL ANY Messages                                                                                  Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\COSYSOP.BIT                           HAVE THE "DO YOU WANT COLOR' QUESTION DEFAULT TO "Y" OR "N"                                                                 Enter  a  "Y"  if  you want  the  "Do you want Color Graphics"question at login to default to (Y)es. Enter an "N" to have itdefault to (N)o.                                              RINGS BEFORE FEATHERNET ANSWERS A CALL                                                                                      Enter the number of rings (1 - 10) you want before  FeatherNetsends the answer command to the modem. Typically, one (1) ringis preferred but some  Sysops  may want to wait for additionalrings.                                                        PATH AND FILENAME OF "PWRD" FILE                                                                                            Enter the complete path and filename of the  PWRD  file to usein this configuration. The PWRD file determines the amount of time per day a user gets based on his/her security level.                                                                   The format for this file is in the  documentation and a sample"PWRD" file is included with the BBS package.                                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\PWRD                                  SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                                              Enter a Security Level to configure file ratios for.          FeatherNet  searhes search for the security level of the user at logon.   If a  "match"  is found,  the user is assigned thespecified time,  k-byte, batch transfer limits, ratios, etc asspecified for the "matched" security level. Note that only oneentry per possible security level (0-255) should be entered asFeatherNet does not continue searching after a "match".       FILENAME EXTENSION NOT PERMITTED                                                                                            This file can not have an extension.   Its name must be  7  orfewer characters as FeatherNet will add a "G" to the name whensearching for the color graphics version of the file.                                                                       Additionally,  if this file is to have security level specificversions  the file name  *must*  be  4 or fewer characters to allow for a "G" added to the graphic version by FeatherNet andthree characters available for the security level (0 - 255).  PRE-LOAD FNETTEXT FILE                                                                                                      Pre-Loading the  FNETTEXT  file provides  increased efficeincywhen the  FNETTEXT file  is accessed  to display  various textstrings such as command prompts.   This would also help reducewear  on your hard drive  since the drive  is not accessed forthe various text strings.   The only possible drawback is thatapproximately 21K  of DOS memory  is required  to pre-load theFNETTEXT file.                                                                                                              If you are running FeatherNet with less than 50k memory (51.2Kbytes) available when waiting for a call,  you would probably be wise to leave this option set to "N".                                                                                    If you have sufficient memory, it is strongly recommended you enable the pre-loading of the FNETTEXT file by answering "Y". CONFIRM LOGOFF COMMAND                                                                                                      Enter  "Y"  if you wish callers  to confirm  a logoff when the[G]oodbye command is entered.  The default answer is (N)o.    CONFERENCE INTRO FILE                                                                                                       Enter the full path and filename of the conference Intro file.The conference "Intro" file is displayed each and every time auser  [J]oins a conference.   This file is not required and isoffered  as a configuration option  to assist  users in under-standing what is available in the specific conference joined.                                                               Each conference may have a unique "Intro" file.   The filenameshould be 7 or fewer characters to allow the adding of the "G"(ANSI) or "R" (RIP) as the last character of the filename.                                                                  Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\INTRO                                PUBLIC MAIL ONLY                                                                                                            Enter a  "Y"  if you want  to allow  "ONLY"  PUBLIC mail to beentered in this conference.   If you specify PUBLIC mail only,you  might consider  advising users  this  conference  permits"ONLY" public mail (readable by anyone w/ conference access). ATTACH FILE TO MESSAGE SECURITY LEVEL                                                                                       Enter the  security level  required  to  "ATTACH"  a file to amessage.   The user can upload a file  which will be placed inthe conference's ATTACHMENT directory  (if configured to allowfile attachments in the conference).  Level must be (0-255).                                                                Allowing file attachments is an excellent way to permit repet-itious uploading of the same file  while preserving  each fileby uniquely renaming it (troubleshooting/developing).                                                                       DOWNSIDE: Users  could  potentially  utilize  the  function to   carry  on  illegal  uploading &  downloading  of  software.   Monitor its use on your system closely.                    THIS CONFERENCE'S ATTACHMENT DIRECTORY                                                                                      Enter the  directory path  where you want  File Attachments tomessages  in this conference  to be  placed  after  uploading.Leaving this BLANK disables file attachments for this conf.                                                                 Example:  C:\FNET\CF0000\ATTACHED                             SLOW DRIVE LETTERS                                                                                                          Enter the letter(s) of any  SLOW  storage devices such as net-work servers,  CD-Roms or multi-disk cd roms. "NOP" could be  entered to indicate that files found on drive N, O or P shouldbe copied to the "work directory" on a hard drive  or ram diskprior to performing the file transfer.                                                                                      Example:  NOP                                                 IS THIS EVENT ACTIVE                                                                                                        Enter "Y" or "N" to specify if this is an ACTIVE EVENT or not.An active event  means one which you want  to be executed whenthe correct date & time arrive.                               EVENT MODE                                                                                                                  FeatherNet has two modes  by which events  may be  controlled,(E]xpedited and (S)liding.                                                                                                  An EXPEDITED event forces callers off and denies access to thesystem doing everything possible  to ensure  the event will berun at the specified time.  If the event  does not run  at thespecified time or in the time "Window" specified in the  eventconfiguration, it will be skipped.                                                                                          A SLIDING event is one which will be run  during the specifiedtime "window".   Users will not be interrupted and users' timeallowed  will not  be affected.   Whenever a user logs off thesystem  during the time  "window"  the event will be executed.This may well be  the preferred manner of running daily eventssuch as mail runs or system maintenance.                                                                                    Enter  an  "E"  to  specify  an  EXPEDITED  event  or  an  "S"to specify a SLIDING event.                                   EVENT BATCH FILE                                                                                                            Enter the event batch filename.   This file  will be copied toEVENT.BAT by FeatherNet.  Ensure you *do* have the ".BAT" fileextension on each event's batch file.                                                                                       Example:  MAILRUN                                             BEGIN TIME                                                                                                                  Enter the  time  the event is scheduled to run.   All attemptswill be made  to run events  at this time.    The time must bespecified as HH:MM in military format.                                                                                      Examples:  02:00, 14:30, 23:45, 00:30                         EVENT END TIME                                                                                                              Enter the  END  time for this event.   This is the LATEST any attempt will be made to run the event each time it is pending.The period from the begin time to the end time is the "window"in which FeatherNet  will attempt to run the event.   The timemust be specified as HH:MM in military format.                                                                              Examples:  02:00, 14:30, 23:45, 00:30                         EVENT DATE                                                                                                                  Enter a specific DATE this event is to be run.  If it is to berun daily leave this field blank.   Dates *must* be entered inthe MM-DD-YY format.   A date  may contain wildcards which are"00" in a month (MM) or year (YY) position.                                                                                 Examples:  00-01-00, 12-25-00, etc.                                                                                         NOTE:  In the first example date, an event would be run on the       first day of every month while in the second example an       event will be run every CHRISTMAS.                     LAST EVENT DATE                                                                                                             This is a  field  which  FeatherNet  updates to record when anevent is run.  An event will only be run once on the day it isdue. You would have to BLANK this field to have FeatherNet runthe same event at a later time on a given day.                                                                              If you  DO  alter this field  in order to force an event to berun again  (or for some other reason),  ensure  you enter  thedate  (if you do not leave the field blank)  in  the  MM-DD-YYformat.                                                                                                                     Examples:  01-01-93, 12-25-93, 00-01-00, etc.                 EVENT DAY FLAGS                                                                                                             Enter a "Y" or "N" to tell  FeatherNet  the days  you want  anevent  executed.    The days  are specified as SUNDAY through SATURDAY.   SMTWTFS                                                                                                                  ┌──────────────┐                                              │IMPORTANT NOTE│                                              └──────────────┘                                                                                                   When  you enter  a specific date  ( with or without  wildcards("00"),  the DAY flags are ignored & the DATE field determineson which day an event will be run.   It is *very* important toleave the DATE field blank if you have an event you want to berun more often than once a month.                             TAKE THE MODEM OFF-HOOK WHEN AN EVENT IS PENDING                                                                            Enter  "Y"  if you want the modem taken off-hook  (BUSY)  whenactivity is suspended due to an upcoming event.  The number ofminutes  specified above  determine how long the modem will beoff-hook if the event Begin Time has not been reached.                                                                      Taking the modem  off-hook will  prevent callers from possiblythinking there is a problem with the system since the phone is"Ringing Off the Hook" with no answer.                        SERIAL PORT BASE ADDRESS                                                                                                    Enter the serial port address to use. If you will be using the"STANDARD"  Port Address for COM Port 1 or 2 then you can skipthis question.                                                                                                              Examples:  &H3F8   (for COM3)                                            &H2F8   (for COM2)                                 SERIAL PORT IRQ NUMBER                                                                                                      Enter the IRQ number to use. If you will be using a "STANDARD"IRQ for COM Port 1 or 2 then you can skip this question.                                                                    Examples:  &H4   (for COM3)                                              &H3   (for COM4)                                                                                                 You can use any IRQ numbered 1 thru 7 on XT class machines andIRQ numbers  1 thru 15 on AT and above class machines providedthe IRQ is not SHARED by another device. Each serial port MUSTuse a unique IRQ.                                                                                                           NOTE:  A  Cold Boot  is imminent  if you specify an IRQ number       which cannot be used.                                  LOCATION OF SCRIPT QUESTIONAIRES                                                                                            Enter the location of the script questionaires.  This is whereFeatherNet  will look for  the script questions  you create toask your users when they enter [Q] from the Main Menu.                                                                      Example: C:\FNET\QUES\                                        OPERATE AS A CLOSED SYSTEM                                                                                                  Enter "Y" if you wish to operate your system in a CLOSED mode.This will prevent anyone  from logging on as a new user.   Youwill have to manually "Add"  each new user into the USERS filewith FNETSM.                                                                                                                New callers  will be  allowed to  answer  the  new user scriptquestionaire  (if it is available)  and  will  be  immediatelylogged off upon completing the questions.                     USE REAL NAME                                                                                                               Y =  If the SysOp logs into a system using the SysOp In - Busy     or  Local In - Busy  options, any messages left, comments     made,  or screens displayed  use information contained in     record one of the USERS file.                                                                                          N =  When the SysOp logs into the  system, any  messages left,     comments  made,  or screens displayed  use the SysOp Name     specified  above  rather than  information  contained  in     record one of the USERS file.                            CO-SYSOP'S NAME                                                                                                             Enter the name of the Co-SysOp for this conference.  The sign-ificance of the name is all mail addressed to "SYSOP"  will beautomatically addressed to this Co-SysOp name.                                                                              A person chosen as the Co-SysOp  for this conference MUST havehis or her Co-SysOp bit flag  for this conference turned on inFNETSM or by using the internal user editor ([I] from the MainMenu command area).                                                                                                         Leaving this item BLANK disables the re-addressing of any mailfrom the SysOp to the Co-SysOp.                               TIME ALLOWED ON SYSTEM                                                                                                      Enter the  number of minutes  a caller  whose  security  levelmatches  the level entered on the current line will be allowedon the system each day.                                                                                                     A caller whose security level equals or exceeds  that which isspecified for unlimited daily time  (Security Level Configura-tion) is not limited to any amount of Time per Day.   The timelimit for such a user is per session.                         MAXIMUM K-BYTES TO DOWNLOAD TODAY                                                                                           Enter the  maximum number of KiloBytes  (1024 bytes)  that youwish to allow a caller with the specified security level to belimited to on a daily basis.                                                                                                These bytes are available provided the user has "NOT" reached/exceeded  the specified file  or  byte ratio requirements  forthis security level.                                          PARALLEL PORT TO USE                                                                                                        Enter the parallel port to send the Caller Log entries to.  Ifa port (1-3) is specified and the  "Printer"  option on the CW(Call Waiting) screen is toggled  "Yes"  (or with the <Alt-P> keys combination from within the BBS)  caller log entries willbe sent  to the printer  in the same manner  in which they aresaved to the CALLER log file.                                                                                               Entering a "0" will disable output to the printer.   Each nodeconfigured has its own printer control. If you have no printerattached to the system and powered up, ensure this option  is set to "0".                                                   PATH & NAME OF USERS' INFORMATION FILE                                                                                      Enter the path and name for the USERS' information file.  Thisfile  contains hourly subscription information for each user &additional personal data both the user and SysOp enter.                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\FNUSERS.INF                           USE GRAPHICS QUOTING FEATURE                                                                                                Y =  Use the graphics "box" to display newly quoted txt in the     message editor.                                                                                                        N =  Use the Initials of the person the message is TO followed     by the ">" character.                                                                                                  Why use this:    It looks nice.                                                                                             Why NOT use this:  Some echo mail networks such as FIDO do not     permit  the use of a graphics type  quoting                   feature  as it does add  extra data to each                   quoted message.  This ultimately results in                   greater cost  and longer transmission times                   to send and receive the messages throughout                   the network.                                             PROHIBITED WORDS WARNING FILE                                                                                               Enter the  path and filename  of a file  to be displayed to a user when a "Prohibited Word" is used when entering a message.This file  is  used  "ONLY"  if the affected conference  has a"Prohibited Words" data file defined (conference configurationeditor).                                                                                                                    NOTE:  This file should not have a file extension as it may be       an ASCII, ANSI or RIP file.                            PROHIBITED WORDS DATA FILE                                                                                                  Enter the  path and filename  of the  "Prohibited Words"  datafile.  Specify this file  "ONLY"  if you want the words in thedata file to cause a warning file to be sent to the user.   Ifthis file exists and a user has used a "Prohibited Word"  in amessage, the message will not be saved.    An entry is made inthe caller log file.                                                                                                        This is a straight ASCII text file  with one word on each lineof the file followed by a cr/lf combination.                  ALLOW ALIASES IN THIS CONFERENCE                                                                                            Y =  Allow users to user "aliases" within this conference.  If     aliases are allowed,  messages will be addressed as from      the users AliasName (configured with the [I] command from     the Main Menu command prompt). If a user enters a message     in a conference which allows aliases and he/she has no        AliasName on file, this the user's real name will be used     in the From field.                                                                                                     N =  Do not allow aliases to be used in this conference.  Most     echo mail networkd *do not* allow aliases.               STANDARD BAUD RATE                                                                                                          FeatherNet  allows you to specify a "Standard" baud rate whichwill be used  to re-calculate the daily K-Byte download limit.You should only use an anticipated  CONNECT  baud rate such as300,1200,2400,4800,9600,14400,19200 etc. If you do not wish touse this feature,  it is disabled by placing a zero (0) in thefield.                                                                                                                      If the  "Standard"  baud rate is 2400  and a caller logs on at9600 baud,  his daily k-bytes  will be adjusted to 4 times thevalue specified for the security level.  (9600 ÷ 2400 = 4). Ifthe "standard" baud rate  is 9600 and a caller logs on at 2400baud,   his daily k-bytes  will be adjusted  to 1/4  the valuespecified for the security level. (2400 ÷ 9600 = 1/4).        BATCH FILE TRANSFER LIMIT                                                                                                   Enter the  maximum number  of files  a user with the specifiedsecurity level  may upload  or download  at one time utilizingthe "Batch" method.  This value may be from 1 TO 99.          FILE DOWNLOAD RATIO                                                                                                         Enter the maximum download to upload FILE ratio  to be permit-ted  for this security level.   FeatherNet  monitors  the fileratio continuously and users are not permitted  to exceed  themaximum ratio at any time.                                                                                                  Entering  a value  of 7.5 here  would allow  users  with  thissecurity level  to download  up to 7.5 files  for  every  fileuploaded.  If 75 files  were downloaded  and 10 files had beenuploaded, the user would be at the maximum allowed file ratio.No more downloads could occur until at least one more file wasuploaded to the system.                                       BYTE DOWNLOAD RATIO                                                                                                         Enter the maximum download to upload BYTE ratio to be permit- ted  for this security level.   FeatherNet  monitors the byte ratio continuously and users are not permitted  to exceed the maximum ratio at any time.                                                                                                  Entering a value  of 7.5 here  would allow  users  with  this security level  to download  up to 7.5 bytes  for  every byte uploaded.  If 750,000 bytes were downloaded and 100,000 bytes had been uploaded,  the user  would be at the maximum allowed byte ratio.   No more downloads  could occur  until  at least enough bytes to decrease the byte ratio have been uploaded to the system.                                                   FILE DOWNLOAD LIMIT                                                                                                         Enter the  maximum number of files  allowed  to be  downloadedfrom the  system.   If this  number  is  reached,  FeatherNet suspends downloading  for the user  until such time  the SysOpadjusts the users  download counter  or increases the downloadlimit.                                                        K-BYTE DOWNLOAD LIMIT                                                                                                       Enter the  maximum number  of K-bytes allowed to be downloadedfrom the  system.   If this  number  is  reached,  FeatherNet suspends downloading  for the user  until such time  the SysOpadjusts the users  download counter  or increases the downloadlimit.                                                        FILE CREDITS                                                                                                                You can allow new users  to download files  prior to uploadingany by specifying an initial upload credit. This value is usedby FeatherNet to imply "files uploaded".   It is added to all users' files uploaded counter when calculating the download toupload file ratio.                                                                                                          Setting this value  at 5  would allow a user  to  download  50files before a 10.0:1 file ratio was attained.                K-BYTE CREDITS                                                                                                              You can allow new users  to download files  prior to uploadingany by specifying an initial upload k-byte credit.  This valueis used by FeatherNet to imply "k-bytes uploaded". It is addedto all users'  k-bytes uploaded counter  when calculating  thedownload to upload byte ratio.                                                                                              Setting this value at 100  would allow a user to download 1000k-bytes (1 megabyte) before a 10.0:1 byte ratio was attained. QUOTE TEXT FILE                                                                                                             Enter the path and filename  of the file which contains QUOTESto be displayed  to users  when they logon.   The file must beformatted as:                                                                           # of Quotes in File                      Quote text                                                    Quote text                                                   <BLANK LINE>                                                                                                            The  BLANK line  is the "terminator"  marking the end  of  theQuote.                                                                                                                      Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\QUOTES.BBS                             DISPLAY USER STAT FILE AT LOGIN                                                                                             Y =  Display the USRSTAT file at login.                       N = Do not display the USTAT file at logon.                                                                                 The file  may be viewed  from the Main Menu command prompt  byentering [V] is security level is sufficient.                 POST UPLOAD DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                    Enter the  path and filename  of a file  to  display  after  asuccessful upload.                                                                                                          Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\POSTUP                                 FAILED UPLOAD DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                  Enter the  path and filename  of a file  to display  after  anunsuccessful upload.                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\FAILUP                                 POST DOWNLOAD DISPLAY FILE                                                                                                  Enter the  path and filename  of a file  to  display  after  asuccessful download.                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\POSTDN                                 FAILED DOWNLOAD DISPLAY FILE                                  Enter the  path and filename  of a file  to display  after  anunsuccessful download.                                                                                                      Example:  C:\FNET\DISP\FAILDN                                 RIPSCRIP SUPPORTED BY DOOR                                                                                                  Y =  This door directly supports RIPscript graphics.          N =  This door does not directly supports RIPscript graphics. GROUP CHAT MENU                                                                                                             Enter the path and filename of the menu to be displayed when auser selects the Group Chat function.  This file may be ASCII,ANSI or RIP  so the filename  must  be  kept  to  4  or  fewerchatacters to allow for the security level of the caller to beadded in case you want some security level specific Group ChatMenus.                                                                                                                      Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\CHATM                                  DIRECTORY FOR CHAT FILES                                                                                                    Enter the path to the chat related files.   This path is wherethe chat data files will be created by FeatherNet.                                                                          Example: C:\FNET\CHAT\                                        NUMBER OF CHAT ROOMS                                                                                                        Enter the number of group chat "ROOMS" to be available.                                                                     A  "Room"  can be though of as where a specific topic might beopen for discussion.  The maximum number of rooms is 255.     USE HOURLY SUBSCRIPTION                                                                                                     Y =  Users  with this security level  will be  paying  by  the     hour.  You will need to use FNETSM to set the hourly cost     and enter and monies received.                                                                                         N =  Users  with this security level will not be paying by the     hour.                                                    CONFIRM USER'S NAME & ADDRESS                                                                                               Normally,  FeatherNet  will stop searching  for a user name assoon as it is found  in the  user  index  files.   This user'spassword would be required to enter the system under the loginname.    Since this could easily be a problem when two or moreusers have the same name,  set this option to  "Y"  to confirmthe name at logon and when addressing a message.              SYSOP'S MAIN MENU TEXT FILE                                                                                                 Enter the path and filename of the Main Menu Text File.   Thisis the file  users see at the Main Menu command prompt when innon-expert mode or when they enter the "?" command at the MainMenu command prompt.                                                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\MMS                                                                                                  NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename. Thus, the maximum length of the file name you       use must be 7 or fewer characters.                     SYSOP'S CONFERENCE MENU TEXT FILE                                                                                           Enter the path/name of the Conference Menu Text File.  This isthe file  users see  at the conference command prompt  when innon-expert mode  or  when they enter  the  "?"  command at theconference command prompt.                                                                                                  Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\CMS                                                                                                  NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.    Thus,  the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 SYSOP'S FILE TRANSFER MENU TEXT FILE                                                                                        Enter the path/name of the File Transfer Menu Text File.  Thisis the file users see at the File Transfer command prompt whenin non-expert mode or when they enter the  "?"  command at theFile Transfer command prompt.                                                                                               Example:  C:\FNET\MENU\FMS                                                                                                  NOTE:  The ANSI or RIP graphics version of this file (if used)       must have a  "G" or "R"  (respectively) appended to the       filename.    Thus,  the maximum length of the file name       you use must be 7 or fewer characters.                 FORCE USERS TO READ NEW PERSONAL MAIL AT DURING LOGON                                                                       Y =  Force users to read new personal mail when a mail waiting     flag is set.  This will occur during the LOGON process.                                                                N =  Allow users  to choose  to read  new personal mail when a     mail flag is set.   They will be queried during the LOGON     process.                                                 PATH AND FILENAME OF FNCONF.@@@                               Enter the path and filename of the FNCONF.@@@ file.  Nodes canshare this file if desired. It must be flagged as READ only tobe used by more than one node.                                                                                              Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\FNCONF.@@@                            PATH AND FILENAME OF CONFERENCE NAMES LISTING FILE                                                                          Enter the path and filename of the FNCONF.LST file.  This is astraight  ASCII  text  file  created  by  FNCFG  to facilitatequickly determining if a NAME entered for a conference to joinis that of a conference the user is allowed to join.                                                                        Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\FNCONF.LST                            PATH AND FILENAME OF USERS FILE                               Enter the path and filename of the USERS File. The file "MUST"be  in the same location  for ALL nodes.   You should leave itin the "\FNSYS" sub-directory  unless  something unique  aboutyour system requires it to be located elsewhere.                                                                            Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\USERS                                 PATH AND FILENAME OF FNEXTUSR FILE                                                                                          Enter the path and name of the FNEXTUSR File.  The file "MUST"be in the same location for ALL nodes.  You should leave it inthe "\FNSYS" sub-directory  unless something unique about yoursystem requires it to be located elsewhere.   FNEXTUSR is usedwhen more than 40 conferences are configured. It is maintainedby FNCFG and the FeatherNet MAIN executable (FNET.EXE).                                                                     Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\FNEXTUSR                              MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MESSAGES LINES IN MESSAGE EDITOR                                                                          Enter the  maximum number  of  message lines  allowed  in  themessage editor.                                               NUMBER OF MINUTES FOR LOCAL KEYBOARD TIMEOUT                                                                                Enter the  maximum number  of minutes for the "LOCAL" keyboardtimeout.  This will NOT affect the caller.                    PATH AND FILENAME OF FNETPROT.DAT FILE                                                                                      Enter the  path and name of  the FNETPROT.DAT File.  The  filemay  be  shared by  ALL nodes.  You  should  leave  it  in the"\FNSYS"  sub-directory  unless  something  unique  about yoursystem  requires  it to  be located  elsewhere.   FNETPROT.DATcontains information FeatherNet uses for file tranfer protocolimplementation.  Its structure and detailed description are inthe documentation.                                                                                                          Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\FNETPROT.DAT                          SERIAL DRIVER SELECTION                                       Enter the  serial driver  mode you  desire to use.  Selectionsavailable are (A) ASYNC and (F) FOSSIL.                                                                                     Normally ASYNC will be selected.  FOSSIL could be  selected insituations  where an ASYNC driver might have  problems such asunder a software  multitasker such as  DESQview.              RETURN RECEIPT SECURITY LEVEL                                 Enter the  security  level  (0 - 255)  required  to  request aRETURN  RECEIPT when  saving a  message in this conference.  Alevel of "0" disables the function in this conference.        QUICK LOGON SECURITY LEVEL                                    Enter the  security  level  (0 - 255)  required  to  utilize aQUICK LOGON method.                                                                                                         Users with  this  security level (or greater)  may enter a "*"followed by the name/password when "logging on" the system andbypass the following files being displayed:                                                                                 HELLO, NEWS, QUOTE, USRSTAT and the "TODAY" file (if enabled).Additionally, the $$LOGON.BAT will not be run.                LOCATION OF "FREE" DOWNLOAD FILES                             Enter the  sub-directory  name in  which  all "FREE"  downloadfiles will be located.                                                                                                      "FREE" downloads are those files which users may  download andNOT be  charged for BYTES or FILES.  Download  time for "FREE"files may be controlled in the next configuration option.                                                                   Example: C:\FNET\FILES\FREE\                                  STOP THE CLOCK FOR "FREE" DOWNLOADS                           Enter an  "N" if you  want to  charge  users for the TIME usedwhen downloading "FREE" files.  Enter a "Y" to  STOP the clockwhen downloading "FREE" files.                                                                                              Note  that  ONLY the  calculated time for a "FREE" download iscredited (thus STOPPING the clock).  Any additional time spentdownloading "FREE"  files is charged  against the user's dailytime allowance.                                                                                                             If the  time used in a "FREE"  download  sequence is less thanthe  calculated time,  only  the time used for the download iscredited.                                                     PATH AND FILENAME OF TRASH FILE                                                                                             Enter the path and name of the  TRASH File.  The  file  shouldbe in the same location for ALL nodes.  You should leave it inthe "\FNSYS" sub-directory  unless something unique about yoursystem requires it to be located elsewhere.  The file containsnames "LOCKED OUT" of the system.                                                                                           Example:  C:\FNET\FNSYS\TRASH                                 