THIS DOCUMENT IS FAIRLY SHORT, SO PLEASE READ ALL OF IT BEFORE INSTALLING. Source code WILL be made publicly available. It will be uploaded to Paul's system in AZ, Perry Alexander's in Lexington, and mine in Houston. Any future independent modifications of this software, and redistribution of software based on this code will be coordinated through me, but I will not act to impede any independent progress. Just let me make the final call on coordinating the various potential inputs. All code submitted becomes subject to the "no fee for use or distribution" copyright. SYNTAX: FIDO Concepts: 1. The gate software tracks messages in three ways. a. Messages imported from fidonet are marked as fido originating. This is marked by the 2nd bit in the flags byte, the one after the sticky bit. b. The "Fido Gate" user record uses the lastread pointer to indicate the last message processed. No messages before this will be scanned out. c. Messages output to fidonet by the gate, but not yet scanned will have the node number encoded in the ftsc header, and if it matches the systems node number, the gate will not import it. 2. The gate software deletes *.msg files when the following conditions occur: a. The message is from Qmail, ie, highwater mark. b. The message has an ^APATH: nnn/xxx where nnn/xxx is the node number of the gate. ie, scanned out messages originating on the gate system. c. The message is an externally originated message that has been imported. 3. Maximum message size is about 60k. (0xF000). It was picked arbitrarily. 4. Source code will be released with the package at the time of its first initial non-beta release. 5. Anyone may try this software out during the beta test. I do ask that a netmail message be sent to me at 1:106/960.0 or 001/060. Please report all bugs to either of these two addresses. These concepts are not up for discussion, so if you don't like'em, don't bother using the software, it didn't cost you anything anyway. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� System Assumptions: 1. I am making the assumption of Binkley and Qmail v1.00 as the primary interface software on the *.pkt and *.msg side. I have attemted to adjust it for Qmail 1.3x and SquishMail *.msg highwater marks as well. 2. Message bases will be initialized properly on the GT side. (I'm not adding DRAM code to my programs for several reasons, one of which is that I program religiously in large model.) 3. You are using GT Power version 16 or higher. 4. You currently have a valid and functioning fidonet system. 5. That there is a user named "Fido Gate" with an access level high enough to prevent accidental deletion from inactivity. (ie, be careful when you delete users with the sysop.exe program) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Setup instructions: 1. Configuration file must be in GTPATH: "fidogate.cnf" line 1: fidonet z:net/node.point line 2: fidonet origin line text See the example included. 2. Login to your bbs using the username of "Fido Gate" Access level does not matter. Or use the SYSOP.EXE program provided by P&M software. 3. Join "Fido Gate" to the message area you wish to gate. Either by selecting that area from the BBS or by joining with the SYSOP.EXE program. (be careful when deleteing users that you do not accidentally delete Mr. Fido Gate.) 4. Add the area to your configuration file according to the syntax: AREA= AREA=nnnn must be in upper case and have no imbedded spaces. Directory entries *MUST* have a trailing backslash. Available operating modes: 0001 Strip high-bit, and ftsc illegals and .ORIGIN/Route: gtnet identifiers. 0002 Allow high order ascii to pass through but kill control A characters. 0009 Process fidonet netmail message. Use the full zone:net/node.point format on line 1, ie, line 1: 1:106/960.0. Zone and point data are now properly exported into the fidonet message base, so anyone using this outside of zone one, PLEASE route me netmail message if you can. Any other will do no modifications to the text of the messages processed. Leading zeros are NOT optional. 5. Configuration file must have an "END" command after the listing of areas, again, case IS critical, "end" will not work. Quick note: (new to 1.16) 1. Changed MSGID and INTL fields to top of message text 2. Added LANPATH functionality 3. Added error level exits 0 = nothing happened 1 = import only 2 = export only 3 = both import and export 4. Added compatibility for arcmail attach transfer method. 5. Have attempted to add rudimentary file sharing for the USER.DAT file... 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 MARKALL: SYNTAX: MARKALL This little program will mark an entire message base as fido originated so that you can convert to the new driver with an existing message base, without having to worry about duplicates. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DISCLAIMER I disclaim everything. Simple nuff.