DirectDL copyright 1994 by Bob Scheel

This program and accompanying files may be freely
distributed provided it is distributed intact and
without modification.

This program will allow specifying a file with the
complete pathname and Mebbsnet will xfer the file and adjust
the user's stats to reflect the download.

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING

This door was written to allow me to easily download files
remotely that I did not have in the BBS file catalogs.
There are significant security risks involved in allowing
indiscriminate downloading of your files. For example
mebbsnet.con and the user.dat file contain confidential
information that could leave your BBS or some of your user's
confidential information vulnerable. If you do not have a
good idea of the potential problems inherent in this I
suggest you reconsider using this program.

A security.cfg file has been provided which should prevent
the transfer of your user.dat and mebbsnet.con files. Please
be carefull if you modify this file to protect your system
from unauthorized access to confidential data. Note that
it is your responsibility to add any other entries that
may be required to protect your own system adequately.


SECURITY.CFG

The configuration file security.cfg contains multiple lines
of locked out partial file or pathnames. The program will
read and parse these entries similiarly to the AmigaDos
wildcard file matching.

i.e. #?MEBBS#? will match ANY file contain the characters
MEBBS regardless of where in the pathname it occurs.

Upper or lower case is ignored in the comparison so MEBBS
will also match Mebbs and mebbs.

If DirectDl cannot located a file named

DOORS:DirectDL/Security.cfg

It will abort and prevent any downloading.
If you do not want ANY restrictions imposed on what can
be downloaded because you are only giving access to this
program through MINACCESS 31 or some other similar foolproof
method make security.cfg an empty file.

MAKE SURE YOU TEST ANY CHANGES FOR PROPER SECURITY!


IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

That additional security should be provided by linking this
door program with access restrictions limiting its use
to verified users of known integrity.


YOU'VE BEEN WARNED (and warned and warned several times)

And of course the only warranty express or implied that
this program carries is that it will occupy space on
your disk.



QUESTIONS?

Contact:

Bob Scheel
c/o
The Nervous System BBS
Fidonet 1:14/613
816-665-4545


BTW

I eventually plan on expanding this program to allow its use
in a CD-ROM file door and numerous other projects that I'll
probably never get around to. :-}