========================================================================== IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK OPEN BESTKEY.ZIP (This key is good till 5/1/95) ========================================================================== IF YOUR APPLICATION IS POST MARKED LATER THAN 2-10-95 THEN REGISTRATION IS $20 WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. ALL UPGRADES ARE FREE, AND MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO _ALL_ OF THE BEST SERIES OF PROGRAMS! ======================================================================= NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! NOTE! =============| _YOU WILL NEED A NEW KEY TO RUN 4.3!_ |============== | CALL 305-598-1357 TO PICK UP YOUR NUMBER | =========================================== by David Birchansky Version 4.3b For Wildcat 4.01 (ONLY) Call the Joystick BBS Support Line at 305/598-1357 RUN THE FILE CALLED 'BESTDEMO.EXE' FOR A TUTORIAL! [INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS] *** IF YOU ARE RUNNING BESTCALL.WCX AS A MENU ITEM IN MAKEMENU.EXE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU UPDATE THE NEW PATH IF YOU DECIDE TO RUN BESTCALL FROM IT'S OWN PATH USING MAKEMENU. (OTHERWISE WILDCAT WILL GIVE YOU A NASTY ERROR MESSAGE) IF YOU ARE RUNNING BESTCALL FROM A DIFFERENT SUB\DIRECTORY USING LOGON.WCX THEN LOGON.WCX WILL CREATE A FILE CALLED (LOGON.BST) THIS FILE WILL HAVE THE [DRIVE\PATH\] TO BESTCALL (OUT WITH THE OLD) Many programs require so many awkward things like: (A) Put this file here (2) Put that file there (C) write these words (3) while pressing alt-, pray (D) Run this program (4) Error msg (no DOOR.SYS) :-) =========================================== | READ CAREFULLY | =========================================== (IN WITH THE NEW) All of the BEST programs run off of BESTCALL.WCX This way, all you do is: [1] Place every BESTxxxx.xxx file in a sub directory that resides under your wildcat home directory e.g. (c:\wildcat\best\). [2] Place the BEST LOGON.WCX in your home directory and logon locally as the master sysop (as defined in MAKEWILD.EXE) THAT'S IT! [3] Whenever you wish to go into Bestcall to reconfigure, simply logon at the same security level that you have defined for New Users, and LOGON.WCX will send you to the Best Service menu. [4] Make sure that you run through the new configuration program. LOGON.WCX will automatically send you there. If for any reason you need to run the configuration program, just type this at the DOS prompt: WILDCAT /R BESTCFG.WCX [5] If you have previously defined a key in MAKEMENU.EXE for Bestcall, then make sure that you update the new [PATH\FILENAME] to reflect this! The error message says something about "re-compiling .wcx" instead of "path not found" :-) =========================================== | IMPORTANT: | =========================================== (1) YOUR OLD KEY NUMBERS WILL _NOT_ WORK WITH 4.3! (2) YOU WILL NEED TO RECONFIGURE BESTCALL... (BESTCFG.WCX NOW HAS 71 OPTIONS! - HOWEVER, ONLY QUESTION 1 IS REQUIRED TO BE ANSWERED IN ORDER TO RUN BESTCALL!) (3) BESTCALL WILL NOW RESIDE IN IT'S OWN SUB DIRECTORY LOCATED UNDER WILDCAT! (5) IF YOU HAVE A FILE CALLED BESTKEY.WCX, DELETE IT. (it's from v4.11) =========================================== | JAMMED PACKED WITH FEATURES! | | DOCUMENTATION IS IN THE WORKS:-) | =========================================== * Locks out users found in the BESTNBRS.BAD & BESTPRFX.BAD list. * Password entries echo ******* for added privacy. * Dupe user search is 40% faster and looks 100% better! * BESTXCHG.USE search is 30% faster. * Enhanced reporting when user if found in BESTCALL.DID file. * Force the user to enter a message when dupe phone is found, when the caller terminates the callback process, when a wrong password is entered. (Can be configured to disable 'FORCE MESSAGE' feature as well) * Enhanced Bestcall sysop menu with many useful choices. * Support for your own custom RIP screens. * Call Interruption support (Incoming Call Collision)! * Reports Busy call attempts the BESTCALL.LOG! * BESTCALL.DUP file keeps deleted user out with the use of BESTDUPE.EXE * Determines weather your sending an ALLFILES list or a registration form. * Calls back 11 digit local numbers that require (1+Area+Phone) eg.(*305-598) * BESTNBRS.BAD now supports phony area codes. eg. (123-XXX-XXXX) * Option to update Bulletin once a day after the first callback of the day. * Add time after the callback process. * Configure the conference of choice for message writing. * Enhanced Status Bar at the bottom for the Sysop. * Configure the editor of choice in BESTCFG.WCX to view/edit Bestcall files. * Configure the amount of time for re-connect (optional) * Configure the amount of time to extend the Hang-up modem process (optional) * Bestcall now can write a new improved log message to 2 people so that the sysop and one other co-sysop can keep up with all new caller activity! * BESTBULL.WCX is now 3 times faster and has more bells and whistles. * Message to sysop can be configured to be 'From' the user... * Now can add an extra suffix to long distance calls. * Now Bestcall can now reside in it's own sub directory under wildcat * Disable download 'ALLFILE/REGISTRATION' option for minors who are upgrades. * Set the amount of "Idle Time before Bestcall hangs up as a result of user inactivity. * Now with intuitive "SMART PROMPTS"! (Knows what you want before you do!) * 'Best Services' screen changes colors every day for variation... * LOGON.WCX will now know the difference between "*" and "!" * BEST LOGON.WCX will report in more detail to the activity log. * BEST LOGON.WCX is more complete than any other LOGON.WCX by replacing everything that a LOGON.WCX disables eg. U######.BBS screens and much more! * The BEST LOGON.WCX is now TOTALLY Configurable! * You can CHANGE THE ORDER of everything that The BEST LOGON.WCX does! * The BEST LOGON.WCX now supports \WCWORK\NODEx\LOGONx.RUN files. * The BEST LOGON.WCX now supports \QUESTDATE.DAT Questionnaires. * The BEST LOGON.WCX now supports GROUP### files. * Name ANY .WCX as BESTDATE.WCX and BEST LOGON.WCX will run it ONLY if the date of the user's last call is older than the file date of the .WCX! THIS FILE MUST RESIDE IN THE SAME DIRECTORY THAT BESTCALL RESIDES IN. * Name ANY .BAT as BESTDATE.BAT and BEST LOGON.WCX will run it ONLY if the date of the user's last call is older than the file date of the .BAT! THIS FILE MUST RESIDE IN THE SAME DIRECTORY THAT BESTCALL RESIDES IN. * Type WILDCAT /R LOGON at DOS prompt to determine the Version of BEST Logon. * Keep up to 22 different security levels from logging on during certain hours/days! * Keep up to 22 different security levels from logging on twice within a specific period of time during certain hours/days! * Configure The BEST LOGON.WCX to do 'NEW FILES' search! * BEST LOGON.WCX will write a "Drop Carrier" message that you can configure in BESTCFG.WCX using the familiar Wildcat message editor with spell check! * You can run LOGONSYS.BAT so that it runs ONLY FOR THE SYSOP! This has many creative uses... eg. go into your favorite activity log viewer program! This is only for local (console) logons by the Sysop. You can pick and choose the LOGONx.BAT file that you as the sysop wish to run off of it. * You can run LOGONSYS.WCX so that it runs ONLY FOR THE SYSOP! This has many creative uses... eg. go into your favorite activity log viewer program! This is only for local (console) logons by the Sysop. Checks your Home directory as well as your \BATCH directory for this file. * You can run LOGONRUN.BAT so that it overrides the configuration program and runs this BATCH file regardless of *Fast logon or not. This is good if you need to update a CD ROM request program etc. * You can run LOGONRUN.WCX so that it overrides the configuration program and runs this file regardless of *Fast logon or not. * BESTFIND.WCX now writes messages in mass! Do searches on 20+ different filters!!! =========================================== | THE NEW BEST DUPE CHECKER! | =========================================== * BESTDUPE.EXE is the latest most incredible addition to the BestCall family. and it's free for all BestCall Sysops! It's so fast, that it will check 1000 names in under 1 minute! (All phone fields, and passwords, and it creates 2 useful output files! 1 for you and 1 for BestCall ver 4.3!) If you disable the dupe checker in bestcall and choose to "kick out dupe users" (in the config. program), BestCall will check the BESTCALL.DUP file generated by BESTDUPE.EXE even though it's not going through the normal dupe check. (for user databases over 1000, this might be the way to go) If you do this, you should run BESTDUPE.EXE from time to time in order to 'clean house'... =========================================== | THE NEW BEST WHO CALLED TODAY! | =========================================== * THE BEST WHO CALLED TODAY is now here! It is again the best of it's kind because it's the easiest and most versatile to configure. Run BESTWHOC.WCX to configure it. BESTWHO.WCX runs at the LOGON.WCX phase. Make sure that BESTWHO.WCX resides where your BESTCALL.WCX is located. You can run BESTWHOC.WCX from BESTFIND.WCX by pressing [R] at the main menu of BESTFIND.WCX. Note: BESTFIND.WCX can be run from the 'SYSOP LOCAL' option upon entering BESTCALL.WCX. FEATURES: * Full configuration program with color palette that allows you to preview your screens before placing them on-line! This is a first and ONLY ONE LIKE IT OF IT'S KIND! The configuration program has that same efficient look and feel as the BESTCFG.WCX! * Keep up to 22 security levels from being displayed in the output Bulletin file that BestWho creates! * Display a single line for each caller or a separate line for each call! * Configure a special color for new callers (as well as it reports an 'N')! * All 'LOCAL' logons can be excluded to keep Sysop activity private! * Sysop can configure a 'Phony' BAUD RATE for local logons to mask sysop activity as remote caller activity! * Choose between displaying Baud Rate or Time of call! * The Header looks very professional and you can personalize it! * The Footer has very detailed statistical totals for the day! * Runs fast at the logon.wcx or postcall.wcx phase without shelling out! * Number of Users in the bulletin are unlimited. * Lets the first caller of the day know that they are the first caller. * Shut the program OFF at the flick of a switch in the Config. program. * Use ALIAS only for the names in the output file! * Future release will allow you to use different color configurations for each day of the week!!! ======================================================================== AMONG SOME OF THE NEW UNFINISHED FEATURES SCHEDULED FOR 4.4 RELEASE!!! ======================================================================== * THE BEST PRELOG.WCX that will offer the ultimate security!!! * THE BEST Caller I.D. support of any wcCODE program ever written!!! * THE BEST Closed BBS system!!! This unique program will offer the BEST Security for your closed BBS without having to 'Micro Manage' it!!! * Can't open my mouth about this one YET... Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * EXCLUSIVE BACKUP UTILITY THAT BACKS UP ALL YOUR VALUABLE DATA! * THE BEST CALLBACK VERIFIER IS NOW THE BEST _TOTAL USER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM_! * ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY THROW AT ME! THE BEST WILL _NOT_ SETTLE FOR 2nd BEST!!! ALL UNDER ONE CONVENIENT UTILITY!!!