L L L L LL LL LL LL L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L LLL LLLLL LLL L L L L L L L L L L LLLLL LLLLL L L LLLLL L L L L L L L L L L L L L LLL L L L L L LL LL L L LL L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L LLLL LL (C) 1994-96 Robert Hofmann 1. Introduction =============== 1.1 Legal stuff --------------- MM_Hatch is an automatic file-hatcher for Mail Manager by Pino Aliberti, designed for hatching files which are already located in the file-path, including a good dupechecking. The programs and files in this distribution are freely distributable, but are also Copyright (c) Robert Hofmann except the bin-drawer. They may be freely distributed as long as no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover time and copying costs. No commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the author. Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original unmodified form and unmodified archive. MM_Hatch is mailware :-). This means if you use it, please write me a short mail. You know it is frustrating to write programs and there are no responses from the users if they like it or not... But of course money is also welcome. ;-) Accepting these few points is the only condition for using MM_Hatch... ============================================================================= The author is not responsible for any problems caused by using this program! ============================================================================= 1.2 General stuff ----------------- I am not the best in writing doc, but quiet good in coding I think :-) This docs are a bit short I have to appolognize, but I hope you'll understand it anyway... Especially my English and the typo's ;-) If there is anybody out there who is able to & wants translate the docs to his own language, please do so and send them to me! I'll add them to the next release. Also translators always will get the newest betas! ;-) Unfortunatly I don't have the will & time to translate my docs even to German - my time is better used for coding :-) 1.3 Author ---------- If you have suggestions or remarks about this program, or if you find any bugs, please let me know. Contacting the author: Internet .. : robert@next.amistep.osn.de (soon!) FidoNet ... : 2:2490/1015.0 (may change soon!) AmigaNet .. : 39:171/101.0 Snail-mail : Robert Hofmann Volkmannstr. 35 D-90443 Nürnberg Tel. +49-(0)-911-9941680 (18-20h German time only!!!) Germany Bank-Account: Account-holder: Robert Hofmann Account-number: 67920 Bank-ID ..... : 76090000 Bank-name ... : Volksbank Nuernberg e.G. 2. Features =========== MM_Hatch... ... is able to hatch files in any of your tick-echos, by getting its info's from a list or via the command-line ... offers a good dupe-checking (but I hope Pino, will also manage this inside MM in a future release. Pino!!! ;-)) 3. Installation =============== 1. Copy the files to the corresponding MM:*/-directories. 2. Adjust the cfg-file to your personal needs. 4. Usage ======== [RX] MM_Hatch[.rexx] HATCHFILE/K/A or: AREA/K/A,FILE/K/A,REPLACE/K,DESC/K HATCHFILE the list of files to hatch (see 6.) AREA the name of the TICKarea to hatch the file in FILE the file to hatch REPLACE the file to replace DESC the description of the file 5. Configuration ================ 5.1 #DUPETABLE ------------------------- The name of the dupe-table 5.2 #TABLESIZE <# of files> --------------------------- The max. number of files for dupe-checking. The higher you want the tablesize the slower MM_Hatch will be... 5.3 #ERRORFILE ------------------------- A hatchfile-like file (see 6.) with all files which could not be hatched due to an error like unknown area, file not found etc... 5.4 #LOGFILE ----------------------- Name of the logfile. 6. The hatchfile ================ The hatch file is a file containing a line for every file to be hatched, using the format **[Replaces]*[Description] Area The area where the file should be hatched. File The file with COMPLETE path which should be hatched. Replaces The file to be replaced WITHOUT any path. Description The description of the file. Each entry has to be seperated by a "*"! Example: -------- PA_FILES*Tmp:NewFiles.950306*Tmp:NewFiles.950305*Newfiles of 06-MAR-95 PA_INFO*Tmp:Info.950306**System info of 06-MAR-95 7. Acknowledgements =================== Pino Aliberti For his EXCELLENT Mail Manager! For implementing nearly all I wanted (this was much work I think and delayed the release of MM for some month ;-)) For our hard but fair fights in MMBETA and at least for the nice note about me in the docs 8^)))) _ o Robert Hofmann 2:2490/1015@FidoNet 37:108/220@TrekNet |<)_/# 39:171/101@AmigaNet 107:1805/230@TrekNet TT