Short: Generic PacketScanner Robot Command Invoker for the Amiga Author: bobw_eng@spherenet.com (Robert Williamson) Uploader: bobw_eng@spherenet.com (Robert Williamson) Type: comm/fido Changes: v1.14 added XLATE option, If XLATE is specified on the command line, AreaFix/Raid dash-style command found in the subject are translated to AreaMGR %-style commands. added xlcmds expansion parameter v1.13 AreaMGR command prefixs were not handled properly if user used them in a signature,fixed v.1.11 Improved config error reporting Certain entries were being written to the wrong logfile, so the Logfile/level is now reset after every message and packet scanned. Fixed Wrong addresses returned from intl kludge, they were reversed. Corrected errors in *FMT entries in xscan.cfg Removed FINDNAME function, TPFINDNAME, text output, Now in PktFilter ADRFMT replaced by expansion parameters fixed count not being reset many more expansion parameters added now displays duration of packet scanning Added cmdline parameter NOEXE to disable EXE and REXXMSG for testing of ECHOFMT and NETFMT config What is XScan? XScan is a packet scanner which reads packets and creates a formatted output of all messages found that are addressed to one the configured Robot programs or aliases. Robot is a generic term used to describe such classes as Area Managers, File Forwarders and FileFind programs. By providing for configurable output formats, aliases and formatting of both message body and subject line style area manager commands, XScan removes the need for packet scanning code within Robots, permits complete independance from the local message base format and reduces the number of passes made on the same packet for multiple Robot programs. XScan was designed to meet my needs and those of my own XRaid fileecho area manager, AreaMGR echo area manager and FQuery FileFind program. However, it has been designed in a manner that will hopefully make it useful for other Robot programs that can read a list. Requirements: WB 2.1 MINIMUM rexxdossupport.library v2.3 The AmigaOS commands List and Assign must be either resident or on the path. Features: o pure, residentable o multi-ftn o independant of tosser and message base type o handles both netmail and echomail o configurable robot names, aliases, output format o does not modify the packets o removes need for multiple scans of packets If you are reading this readme from the XRAID or FQUERY distribution, only the config for that particular program is included. If you wish to use XScan with another robot program, you can obtain the full documentation for users and developers in the XSCAN distribution. MagicName: XSCAN FIDONET#1:167/104.0 AMIGANET#40:600/104.0 ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1927 1003 47.9% 01-Aug-95 17:14:20 about.txt 14290 6129 57.1% 07-Jul-95 18:06:34 ftscprod.069 3734 1590 57.4% 06-Aug-95 22:33:24 XScan.CFG 8668 4837 44.1% 10-Apr-95 18:00:34 rexxdossupport.library 28052 14485 48.3% 08-Sep-92 22:01:16 rexxplslib.library 151064 56528 62.5% 27-Aug-95 09:02:24 XSCAN 18797 6861 63.4% 27-Aug-95 08:50:42 +XScan.doc 3017 1472 51.2% 27-Aug-95 08:55:50 xscan.readme 17488 8740 50.0% 23-Jun-92 23:27:54 RPStart 1108 279 74.8% 23-Dec-92 00:24:02 RPStart.info 1530 556 63.6% 17-Apr-95 12:21:10 START-AREXX -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 249675 102480 58.9% 11-Apr-96 11:22:34 11 files