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  Msg # 238 of 265 on FCHWAR49, Friday 10-26-23, 9:52  
  From: SEAN DENNIS  
  To: ALL  
  Subj: Update  
  Hi everyone,  
    
  With my BBS software change to ProBoard, I've had a renewed interest in  
  Cheepware. My doors now have "auto-local" capability. This means if you  
  type its name in a command shell, the door will start in local mode. If  
  you are logged in locally to your BBS and run the door, the door will  
  start in local mode.  
    
  This was an "accidental feature" as I was doing some code optimization  
  and the idea came to me to do this.   
    
  This works by checking if there is a carrier fron the FOSSIL driver and  
  whether or not there are parameters specified on the calling command  
  line. If there is carrier, the door will jump down to looking for a  
  dropfile and running normally. If there are unknown parameters, it will  
  display its command line help.  
    
  The "/L" parameter is still supported if you wish to use it.  
    
  You can use "/?" ot "/H" for command line help. You can also use "/" or  
  "-" to signify a command line parameter.  
    
  I am also working on putting in error logging into my doors, mainly for  
  FOSSIL/door initialization errors from FKFOSSIL (the door kit I use) and  
  for other possible errors. Since I am sticking to DOS-only for now, I'm  
  writing a more powerful error handler. This is not only to help the  
  sysop but to help me debug issues sysops might have.  
    
  I'm still planning on making my doors open source but I'm waiting until  
  I finish this code update.  
    
  So Cheepware is still alive.  
    
  -- Sean  
    
    
    
  ... Windows: most expensive OS/2 backup disks I've ever purchased.  
  --- MultiMail/Win v0.52  
   * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)  

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