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| *H Tells ProBoard not to disable the fossil driver when shelling. | *H Tells ProBoard not to disable the fossil driver when shelling. | ||
| *I Maximum user-inactivity (seconds). | *I Maximum user-inactivity (seconds). | ||
| + | *J Displays configured BBS name. | ||
| + | *K Displays current version of ProBoard. | ||
| *L User's last name. | *L User's last name. | ||
| *M      ProBoard' | *M      ProBoard' | ||
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| *S      ProBoard' | *S      ProBoard' | ||
| *T Time left for the user today (minutes). | *T Time left for the user today (minutes). | ||
| + | *U Displays current user's handle (alias). | ||
| *V Disables adding 2 to the graphics capability line in DORINFOx.DEF when the user has AVATAR enabled. | *V Disables adding 2 to the graphics capability line in DORINFOx.DEF when the user has AVATAR enabled. | ||
| *W Runs the shell in a window , so the status on the last line will not be cleared. This option only works with programs that send their output to the standard output device (no direct screen writes). | *W Runs the shell in a window , so the status on the last line will not be cleared. This option only works with programs that send their output to the standard output device (no direct screen writes). | ||
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| - | Best BBS program in the world [c1] | + | Best BBS program in the world [c1] | 
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| (made possible by Burger King in the USA) [c2] | (made possible by Burger King in the USA) [c2] | ||
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| The parameter < | The parameter < | ||
| + | (*) | ||
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| Examples: | Examples: | ||
| + | (*) | ||
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| * -C All non-CD-ROM areas. | * -C All non-CD-ROM areas. | ||
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| line put the path and file name followed by | line put the path and file name followed by | ||
| the </T> parameter. | the </T> parameter. | ||
| - | this is as follows: | + | this is as follows: C: | 
| - | + | ||
| - | C: | + | |
| A Small hint regarding free files: if you want one particular area to be | A Small hint regarding free files: if you want one particular area to be | ||
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| ** Important ** | ** Important ** | ||
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| ProBoard uses a highly optimized index to find your files when users want | ProBoard uses a highly optimized index to find your files when users want | ||
| to download them. Be sure to run PBUTIL FI (File Index) at least once a | to download them. Be sure to run PBUTIL FI (File Index) at least once a | ||
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| called UPLOAD.LOG. | called UPLOAD.LOG. | ||
| - |  | + |  | 
| - |  | + |  | 
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| ─────────────────────────────────── | ─────────────────────────────────── | ||
| - | /D .......................... Do not ask user for upload descriptions. | + |  | 
| - | + | / | |
| - | / | + | / | 
| - | + | / | |
| - | / | + | format for each line is: U O < | 
| - | + | /N .......................... No log. Do not log anything. | |
| - | / | + | /P .......................... Upload private files. | 
| - | format for each line is: | + | contains "/ | 
| - | + | personal file to another user. In this | |
| - | U O < | + | case the upload will be placed in the | 
| - | + | private upload directory (specified in | |
| - | /N .......................... No log. Do not log anything. | + | ProCFG). | 
| - | + | /Q .......................... Start upload right away, without prompting | |
| - | /P .......................... Upload private files. | + | the user.  You must specify a / | 
| - | contains "/ | + | this to work. | 
| - | personal file to another user. In this | + | |
| - | case the upload will be placed in the | + | |
| - | private upload directory (specified in | + | |
| - | ProCFG). | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | /Q .......................... Start upload right away, without prompting | + | |
| - | the user.  You must specify a / | + | |
| - | this to work. | + | |
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| " | " | ||
| - | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | + | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | 
| - |  | + | |
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| Valid area selection parameters are: | Valid area selection parameters are: | ||
| - | ──────────────────────────────────── | ||
| X Current Area | X Current Area | ||
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| Other valid parameters are: | Other valid parameters are: | ||
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| - | /MG ......................... Makes the user select a message group if | + |  | 
| - | they haven' | + | they haven' | 
| - | + | / | |
| - | / | + | areas belonging to message group < | 
| - | areas belonging to message group < | + | /N .......................... ProBoard will run even faster since it will | 
| - | + | not check for waiting mail (no " | |
| - | /N .......................... ProBoard will run even faster since it will | + | displayed indicating new mail) if you | 
| - | not check for waiting mail (no " | + | specify this parameter. | 
| - | displayed indicating new mail) if you | + | if your BBS has many large message areas, | 
| - | specify this parameter. | + | in particular, Squish or JAM. Remember, | 
| - | if your BBS has many large message areas, | + | ProBoard can be configured for 10,000 | 
| - | in particular, Squish or JAM. Remember, | + | message areas so a full " | 
| - | ProBoard can be configured for 10,000 | + | each area can be time consuming. | 
| - | message areas so a full " | + | |
| - | each area can be time consuming. | + | |
| Examples: | Examples: | ||
| - | ───────── | + | (*) | 
| * -E All non-echomail areas | * -E All non-echomail areas | ||
| 1-20 50-60 Areas 1..20 and 50..60 | 1-20 50-60 Areas 1..20 and 50..60 | ||
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| Valid parameters are: | Valid parameters are: | ||
| - | ───────────────────── | + |  | 
| - | /H .......................... Show the user's handle (alias) instead of | + | their real name. | 
| - | their real name. | + | < | 
| - | + | ||
| - | < | + | |
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| Valid parameters are: | Valid parameters are: | ||
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| - | /H .......................... Will show the users handle (alias) instead | ||
| - | of their real name to the users on other | ||
| - | nodes, when prompting them to engage in a | ||
| - | chat. | ||
| - | < | + | /H .......................... Will show the users handle (alias) instead | 
| - | their alias when prompting users on other | + | of their real name to the users on other | 
| - | nodes to engage in a chat. | + | nodes, when prompting them to engage in a | 
| + | chat. | ||
| + |  | ||
| + | their alias when prompting users on other | ||
| + | nodes to engage in a chat. | ||
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| Valid parameters are: | Valid parameters are: | ||
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| - | /FG ......................... Makes a user select a file group if they | + |  | 
| - | haven' | + | haven' | 
| - | + | /FG=0 ....................... Makes the user always have to select a file | |
| - | /FG=0 ....................... Makes the user always have to select a file | + | group. | 
| - | group. | + | / | 
| - | + | group number < | |
| - | / | + | |
| - | group number < | + | |
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| Important | Important | ||
| - | ───────── | + | |
| Any PEX files that were written for versions of ProBoard prior to 2.00 | Any PEX files that were written for versions of ProBoard prior to 2.00 | ||
| will have to be recompiled with the new 2.1x SDK before they can run | will have to be recompiled with the new 2.1x SDK before they can run | ||
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| now enabled/ | now enabled/ | ||
| - | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | + | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | 
| - |  | + | |
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| now enabled/ | now enabled/ | ||
| - | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | + | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | 
| - |  | + | |
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| <graph type> | <graph type> | ||
| - | |||
| / | / | ||
| - | |||
| / | / | ||
| quotes) is replaced by the number of days/weeks | quotes) is replaced by the number of days/weeks | ||
| Example: | Example: | ||
| - | ──────── | + | |
| Hourly /N=14 / | Hourly /N=14 / | ||
| Speed  /N=60 / | Speed  /N=60 / | ||
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| enabled/ | enabled/ | ||
| - | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | + | Note: Leaving the data field blank is the same as specifying the " | 
| - |  | + | |