Net Page
                 Sysop Paging Program for Netware


This program is basically a quick and dirty  combination  of  the
Ryu COM library and the  Ryu  IPX/SPX  library.   More  shall  be
forthcoming.


Background

Channel D, my BBS, has multiple lines running on Novell  Netware,
version 3.10.  The nodes that control the phone lines do not have 
speakers, monitors, floppies or  keyboards  (eg.  they  are  dirt
cheap).  I control the BBS nodes by using LanSig t  (an  applica-
tion that I heartily recommend).

The problem I have is simple.  Because I do not constant y  moni-
tor the nodes and they are just sitting out in the  garage  on  a
rack, there is no way to page me.  For most of my user base, that 
is no problem, but there are some that deserve a little help.   I
decided to come up with a little program to solve this dilemma.


The Solution

Net Page allows a node to send a broadcast message to the  system
console.  It will work with any BBS that can  generate  either  a
DORINFO1.DEF file or a DOOR.SYS file.

Net Page's command line syntax is as follows:

          net_page <door info. file name> <line number>

For example, in  order  to  send  a  page  from  line  3  with  a
DORINFO1.DEF file that is in directory \BBS\LINE3\, the following 
command line would be used:

                net_page \bbs\line3\dorinfo1.def 3

Net Page can be run using RemoteAccess's command 7  (run  program
in a shell).  As an example, I keep NET_PAGE.EXE in  a  directory
called \BBS\APPLICAT\PAGE, and just for yucks I  want  to  use  a
DOOR.SYS file instead of DORINFO1.DEF, my opti n  line  is  some-
thing like this:

            \bbs\applicat\net_page.exe door.sys *N *D


Conclusion

Try it and see if it works  for  you.   I  would  appreciate  any
feedback.  I can be reached at 916/722-1939 (voice) or   n  Chan-
nel D BBS at:

     916/722-1984, 916/722-1985, or 916/722-7223 all 9600v.42

Rahner James  AKA  Alexander Waverley