








                                  ESP!

                                  v2.5

                             June 25, 1995

                        PCBoard 14.x and GAP 4.x
                           WILDCAT!, Spitfire
                             QBBS, RBBS, RA

                                   by

                             Dennis Maidon

                          The Parole Board BBS

       (919) 965-4696 - Node 1 - Dual Standard - w/V.Everything


                   Copyright 1991-95, PAROLE Software
                          All rights reserved




    ESP! was actually my first attempt at writing a BBS door program.
It is a very simple game that requires no documentation or instructions.
I know this because the 'inmates' here at The Parole Board BBS have
played it for several months without any.  If they can do it, I know
your users can.  The cost of this program is very reasonable, FREE!

   I don't believe in CRIPPLEWARE and as such will not support it in
Door programs.  If the author doesn't believe that it is good enough
that SysOps will register it unless it is crippled then I don't have
enough faith to even try it.



        This ZIP file was created using the -AV function of PKZIP.  If
        my AV is missing then this file may not be complete of has been
        tampered with.  Complete and current editions of this program
        are always available for D/L on The Parole Board BBS.  If the AV
        is missing please complain to your sysop to stop the practice of
        removing AV's as this is your assurance from the programmer that
        the file is complete and virus free.


                              INSTALLATION
                              ____________


   Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and
   examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time.
   It is assumed that you are familiar with setting up DOORS on your system.
   To this end, only examples of the configuration file and Door batch file
   are described.

      1) Create a directory to hold all ESP! files

      2) Unzip ESP!.ZIP into the the above directory

      3) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice, or
         modify the  ESP!.CFG file that is enclosed.
         A description follows:




   C:\WILDCAT\CALLINFO.BBS        Ŀ  <- For Wildcat! 2.xx
   C:\WC\WCWORK\NODE1\USERINFO.DAT    <- For Wildcat! 3.xx
   C:\WC\WCWORK\NODE1\DOOR.SYS        <- For Wildcat! 4.xx
   C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS                 <- For PCBoard using PCBOARD.SYS only
   C:\PCB\USERS                       <- For PCBoard using USERS only
   C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS                    <- For Systems that support DOOR.SYS
   C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF                <- For QBBS/RBB/RA.  Replace x with Node #.
   C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT                <- For Spitfire
   The Parole Board BBS                <- Your BBS Name
   Dennis                              <- SysOp's First Name
   Maidon                              <- SysOp's Last Name
   LOG                                 <- Creates a .LOG file of players or NO
   Jim Smith                           <- 'DONOR' name if door is adopted or blank
   25                                  <- Number of attempts (25 suggested)
   12345                               <- Registration number

     Edit this .CFG file to suit your individual BBS.  All 8 lines MUST
     be present.

   Line 1:  This line points to where ESP!.EXE will find the callers
            information file.  Just include the line that your particular
            BBS uses.  DO NOT put all of them in the CFG file.

   Line 2:  Place the name of your BBS on this line.

   Line 3:  SysOp's first name goes here.

   Line 4:  SysOp's last name goes here.

   Line 5: 'LOG' will create a log file of the users that play ESP! so you
            can keep up with its use, or leave it blank or put 'NO'

   Line 6:  Place the donor(s) name(s) on this line.  If there are more
            than one it will look better to separate them by a "&" as in
            Bob Smith & Johnny House.

   Line 7: Number of attempts that players get.  25 seems to work best
           for me.  Too many and users lose interest.

   Line 8: Registration number

        If you use the above CFG file be sure to remove all remarks and use
   a pure ASCII editor such as EDLIN or QEDIT.  Hidden control codes could
   cause the program to depart for worlds unknown.

      4) Create a batch file or modify the ESP! file supplied. A
         description of this file follows:

            ECHO off
            CD \DOORS\ESP           Location of ESP! files
            ESP! ESP!.CFG          The ESP! Door Program

       5) When running in more than one node, be sure to supply a
          different configuration name for each node (your choice of name).
          ESP! has been tested under LIVECAT! and performs very well.


NOTE: ESP! supports COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and
      COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ
      number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is
      called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line
      passed to your Door would be:
        FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /5
      The /5 tells ESP! to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
      is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard
      IRQ's.


    LIVECAT! USERS

    If you are using LIVECAT! to control your doors you will need to
make one small change in your door.bat file.  LC! changes DOOR.SYS to
DOOR.ORG when it shells out to the door.  You will need to add a line in
your script  COPY DOOR.ORG DOOR.SYS.  If you don't do this, ESP! just
gives up and dies a very unhappy death.  I don't go back and delete it
when ESP! finishes and I haven't had any problems with it.   If you do,
you might like to delete the DOOR.SYS just as soon as ESP! finishes
running.



                              LEGALITIES
                              __________


      THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
      WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
      LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
      FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
      THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
      SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
      OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.



                             DISTRIBUTION
                             ____________

   You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
   upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
   changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its
   individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money
   whatsoever, without the written permission of the author.


                                 THANKS
                             --------------

    Special thanks goes out for my wife who is definitely a
    "Computer Widow".

    Ted Freeman the author of DOORFRAME, a first class BBS Doors
    Development Library.

    My BBS users who have had to endure constant badgering to help me
    test the programs that I have written.

    Mustang Software, authors of the most versatile BBS program ever
    created.

