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		       ParoD v1.23, by Mike Oliphant
	         Copyright (c) 1991-1992, all rights reserved

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ParoD is a Paragon door interpreter for use with DLG Professional BB/OS.
I wrote it  for all you DLG SysOp's who don't want to be in the same
timezone as a Paragon BBS, but still want to run the odd Paragon door.


License and Disclaimer
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ParoD is freeware - you are free to copy and distribute it under the
following conditions: the original archive and this documentation must
be remain intact and unaltered.  ParoD must not be sold for profit or
included in any commercial or shareware product without the express written
permission of Mike Oliphant.  ParoD may be included in public domain
collections (such as those put out by Fred Fish) but no fee over and above
reasonable media replication costs may be charged.  Mike Oliphant will in no
event be liable for any direct, indirect, or consequential damages to any
equipment, software or data, arising from the use of this software; the
entire risk as to its quality, performance, or fitness for any particular
purpose is assumed by the end user.


How to use ParoD
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ParoD is meant to be launched from a DLG menu.  You should configure it
so that it is an Executable program set to OVERLAY and it should not be
run in CLI mode.

The usage for ParoD is simply:

  ParoD <path>

Where <path> is the full path to the door.

For example, if the door was called "MikesNiftySpaceGame" and it was in the
directory "Doors:MikesNiftySpaceGameDir", then you would call ParoD with
the following command line:

  ParoD Doors:MikesNiftySpaceGameDir/MikesNiftySpaceGame


Compatibility
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ParoD differs from Paragon in its handling of doors in
several ways:

- Since DLG uses named ports rather than numbered ones, the number of copies
  of ParoD currently running is used as the port number.

- ParoD does not support the sending of data to just the screen or just
  the serial port - all data goes to both.

- All non-hotkeyed input supports command stacks.

- The 'check if a file is available' command does not support wildcards.

- When editing a file, ParoD does not limit the length.

- Commands above #21 are not supported.

- Calling the editor is not supported.


Ending Note
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Please do not use this program.  There's nothing special about the Paragon
doors out there.  Rather than using this program, write a DLG door or convert
a door to DLG - I think you'll find that it's quite easy to do.  This
message-passing door interface is really silly - let's just put it to rest.


How to contact that Mike Oliphant guy
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Any questions, comments, or suggestions can be sent to me in the following
ways:

   FidoNet: 1:202/503		Internet: oliphant@tptdev.cts.com

	     Snail: 3819-E Miramar St
		    La Jolla, CA  92037
		    USA


Acknowledgements
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	DLG Professional BB/OS by TelePro Technologies
	Paragon by Jon Radoff and Eric Drewry
	ParoD by Mike Oliphant