Zeus Professional Bulletin Board System Introducing a brand new Amiga BBS system offering unequalled power and flexibility. During it's two years of development, we have implemented everything you need to run a modern system that can be tailored to match your exact specifications. We are now looking for a team of ten Beta Testers who are willing to dedicate time to bug hunting, writing utilities and scripts, and making suggestions. If you are interested then here is a list of the current specifications. BBS Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Fully ARexx driven: - All menus are rexx scripts and are therefore totally configurable - Optional global command system - Could even be used to run a system exactly like CompuServe! - NO HARDCODED TEXT: - Every single character in Zeus is configurable! - Auto ANSI code removal and 8 bit translation - Powerfull 'watcher' system: - 20 Function key slots for running external programs or inserting text - Data screen shows useful BBS information: - Number of users - Number of calls today (and total calls) - Number of files/messages online - Graph showing all-time and session calls statistics - ANSI watcher: - Ultra fast 2-16 colour ANSI display - Supports Amiga codes - RIP watcher: - HiRes 16 colour graphics display - Local RIP terminal - CON watcher - Open a window on any screen - IEMSI Support: - Allows users to login instantly - ANSI Music Support: - Optional Control screen: - Configurable menus for starting BBS related programs (GUI Editor) - Screen settings: - Any resolution - 2-16 editable colours - Any font - Supports IFF backdrops - Zeus programs can put 'icons' on the control screen - Example 'ChatStatus' program graphicaly shows whether the SysOp is available for paging or not. Just click to change! - The control screen is public so you can set other programs to open their windows on it. I.E. TrapDoor Text System ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Supports 256 menu sets and 256 languages - Possible 66050 filename combinations for EACH text file - GUI Menu Set and Language editors - Optional text buffering system - Definable number of files to keep in memory - Optional file length limit BBS Nodes ~~~~~~~~~~~ - Unlimited amount of nodes - GUI Node setup program - Serial options: - Supports any serial device/unit - Baud rates from 110-292000 - Carrier, DSR and Rad-Boogie can be enabled/disabled - Full control over parity, char length, handshaking, stop bits - Can also be configured to accept telnet connections - Floating baud rates supported - Nodes can be started from any front end software or from the supplied 'Connector' front end utility. User Specifications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Unlimited number of users - Each user has their own directory - Fast user list scanning: - Alphabetical or Chronological - Forwards or Backwards - GUI User Editor - Banned User support with full AmigaDOS wildcards - UserManager program: - Delete users (with AmigaDOS wildcard support) - Strip Users (who haven't called in 'x' amount of days) - UnDelete users - Rebuild and Optimise user file - BootUser utility chucks users offline Bulletins ~~~~~~~~~~~ - 'RealTime' GUI Bulletin Editor - Minimum/Maximum access - Bulletins can be set to expire at a certain date/time - CLI Bulletin Manger: - Add/Remove bulletins - Update bulletins which have been changed recently - Set expiry infomation Message Specifications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Unlimited number of message areas - Fields include for each message area - - Low and High Accesses, - Gender required to access area - Minimum age to access area - Usenet follow-up base - Message Base type - Local - Echomail - UUCP - Netmail - UUCP Mail - Message Base Storage type - Standard ZEUS format - StarMsg (#.msg) format - NNTP network format - Tin format - Elm Mail format - Flags - - Private Base (All Messages are automatically made Private) - Aliases (Aliases are used by default) - Hi-ASCII Stripping - Delete Own Written Messages - Allowing Quoting in Base - Processor for each written message allowing - - Jive, Kraut & Valley Girl (amongst others) message translators! - In-built FidoNet Mail Processor - Supports FTSC-1 standard FidoNet mail packets, plus enhanced type 2 and type 2.2 - Packet passwords - ARCmail compatible - TrapDoor mail control file support - Full Four Dimensional addressing - Unlimited number of External Message Editors - Line Editor Supplied - Full Screen Editor - Local Users may use Local Editors (e.g. CED) - Waiting Mail support - Forward and Reverse Reply Linking - Anonymous Sender and Recipient Fields - Message Display system - - Configurable Coloured Quote lines - Configurable Coloured or Hideable Kludges, Seen-Bys, Paths - Message Signature Support - Message Searching System by - - Sub-string within Text, - Exact or Sub-string within From, To and Subject fields - Stored High Pointers for each User - Fully Intuition-Based GUI Configuration Utilities for every aspect of the powerful Message Configurations - Message Area Editor - Message Display Colour Editor - Network Configuration - FidoNet Addressing - FidoNet Export/Import Systems - FidoNet Netmail Routing - Message/File/Signature Editor Configuration Program - Graphical Display of Current Message Statistics (include High, Low and High Sent By Net pointers) - Full Logging to Screen and Disk File Specifications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Unlimited number of file areas - Fields include - - Low and High Accesses required - Minimum BPS rate to download and upload - The Minimum Age required - Files require validation - Areas can be made to use standard 8.3 MS-DOS filenames only - Multiple Path Support - Transfer Sub-System - Supports the HYDRA bi-directional file transfer and chat mode protocol - Supports enhanced XPR 2.001 libraries such as Dmodem - Supports standard XPR libraries, including - - Zmodem Batch - Zmodem-8k - ZedZap - Ymodem - Xmodem - Files can be checked for duplication before upload - File Report Statistics can easily be obtained through Rexx - Number of files limited only by disk-space - Index files work equally well with a large or small file base - Very fast scanning system - Scans can be based upon - - Chronology - Alphabetically - Globally - By Date order - All Scans can be performed both forwards and backwards - Very quick index base format which protects against disk fragmentation by storing the file descriptions in just a few, sorted indexes - CD-ROM/Slow Device pre-copy supported - Signal access means that multidisk-disk CD-ROM players are never left changing back and forth over disks, but copy a file at a time - Each file has a unique index number for quick retrieval - Rebuild/Optimise Utility supplied to keep index files trimmed and working efficiently - Informative File Structure includes - - Index Number - File Name - File Size - Upload Date - Last Download Date - Number Of Downloads file has had - Name of User who uploaded the file - Flags include - Unvalidated File - Free File (no impact on credit ratios) - Temporarily deleted file - Off-line file - File Description can be of unlimited length, to include all relevant information about each file - Users may insert their own comments about each file - New Uploaded files, through Rexx, can be - Checked for viruses - Stripped of BBS adverts - Stripped of unwanted files - and BBS adverts may be added to archive - Marking Files - Unlimited number of marked files - Marked files can be added in ranges such as `#-#`, `#,#,#-#` - AmigaDOS wildcards supported when marking files 'ZEUS#?.?HA` - User can delete, using ranges, currently marked files - Credit System - File Ratio - Byte Ratio - Max Bytes per Day - Max Files per Day - Free Files allowed before first Upload - Free Bytes allowed before first Download - All Credits can be disabled - In-built File lister Program - Powerful GUI File Editor program - Allows powerful Adding, and Bulk uploading of files - GUI Editing of currently on-line files - Links to your favourite Local Editor to edit file descriptions - Allows easy and powerful perusal of your file bases - Fully Intuition-Based GUI Configuration Utilities for every aspect of the powerful File Configurations - File Area Editor - Available BPS rate Editor - General File Configuration Editor - XPR Protocol Editor Integrated Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of the more powerful features of ZEUS interact with the File, Msg and Main BBS Server. - A Powerful User Template System. Each Template can be attached to a different access level, and set to the default settings by the GUI User Editor. However, each user may have different template accesses to the defaults, and these can be changed by the User Editor - Each Template can specify - - Max Calls Per Day - Max Minutes Per Call - Max Minutes Per Day - File Ratio - Byte Ratio - Max Bytes Per Day - Max Files Per Day - Free Files - Free Bytes - Max Written Messages Per Day - Each File Area can have different Access Bits set - - Access File Area - View Files in Area - Download Files in Area - Upload Files in Area - Edit Files Uploaded by User in Area - Edit any File in Area - Access Unvalidated Files in Area - Validate any Files in Area - Delete any File in Area - SysOp access in Area - Each Message Area can have different Access Bits set - - Access Message Area - Read Messages in Area - Write Messages in Area - Write Private Messages in Area - Read Private Messages in Area - Kill Messages Written by User in Area - Kill any Messages in Area - Attach Files to Messages in Area - Send Crash Netmails in Area - SysOp access in Area - Message and file areas to be added into Special Interest Groups, to divide large BBSs into manageable pieces - Unlimited Number of SIGS - Low and High Accesses Required - Archiver System. For use with uploaded files, viewing files and unpacking mail, archivers are configured in a GUI Configuration program for universal use of which ever archive formats you wish to support - Recognition strings - Allow archive types to be detected without the use of a three letter postfix - Pack and Unpack Strings - Support for most known archivers Inter-BBS Conversion Utilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ZEUS provides some conversion utilities for the more important BBS configurations for SysOps converting from Xenolink 1.90 and DLG 1.0. These allow you to configure your ZEUS BBS with the minimum of difficulty. Interested? You *MUST*: - have a modem capable of at least 9600 (14400+ prefered) - know how to write ARexx scripts (or be willing to learn!) - be on FidoNet and have a valid node address. We would *PREFER* people who: - have had prior SysOp experience - are programmers who would write utilities and doors for Zeus - have had prior beta testing experience - live in the UK As a beta tester you would be expected to: - Actually run Zeus online. - Link into the mail echos and poll at least twice a week (Brighton area) - Pay us 50 pounds to prove that you are serious about helping us with the project. This is half of what the finished package will cost and when Zeus is completed, you will receive a full registered copy with printed manual. How to contact us for furthur information: Name: Alex May BBS : spa..58 Num : +44-273-474352 (16800 baud, 24 hours) Fido: 2:441/58.0 Name: Nick Loman BBS : fon..72 Num : +44-273-557060 (16800 baud, 24 hours) Fido: 2:441/58.72 (No mailer) Contact Nick for furthur details on the File & Message systems, or Alex for more info on becoming a beta tester or any other general inquiries. Screen shots are available on request.