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                           ATLANTIS SOFTWARE PRESENTS
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                                 ELECTION DAY

                                 Version 0.96

                       Copyright (c) 1994   By Jimmy Rose
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                              SHAREWARE NOTICE
                              ________________

        Election Day is being distributed as shareware. If you
        enjoy this program please register it. Whenever you find any
        shareware Program that you like and find useful, please consider
        registering. This will help encourage future developement of
        other useful programs and also ensure that your favorites will
        be supported and enhanced. 


                            REGISTERED VERSION INFO
                            _______________________

        Election Day requires a registration number to operate in
        registered mode. When you register this program you will receive
        a registration number that is unique to you. No two numbers are
        the same. Place your personal registration number on the second
        line of the sysop.cfg file.
        If you have registered this program then your name will
        appear on the opening screen.

        Election Day is a copyrighted program!


                                INTRODUCTION
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        Election Day is a popular voting booth door for all BBS's.
        Voting Booths are extremely popular with users on any Bulletin
        Board Service. They allow you to get feedback from users while
        providing a fun atmosphere for everyone.

        Election Day Features:

                 Easy set-up and configuration.
                 Colorful display screens.
                 Users may enter their own questions.
                 Sysop can set security level for entering questions.
                 Users can add their own response.
                 Excellent Support.

        It may be configured as a Main Menu item on many boards.


        

                           REGISTRATION & SUPPORT
                           ______________________

        This Program will be supported indefinately. The latest
        shareware version will always be available for download from
        The Atlantis BBS (513) 423-2336, FidoNet 1:110/950.
        It is a free download on your first call. 
        For registration information see the file "order.txt".
        
        Please see the "Notes" section at the end of this file for
        additional information on obtaining assistance.

        If you have any comments, suggestions, or features you'd like
        to see added to Election Day, please write or send E-mail.
        I want to hear your ideas. All questions as will be answered as
        quickly as possible. The Shareware version supports 10 questions,
        and you cannot delete questions till the program is registered.
        The registered version will support an unlimited number.

        Atlantis Software products are also available as free downloads
        from various support and distribution sites, please read the
        "support.doc" file for a site near you.


                                REQUIREMENTS
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        You need an IBM compatible computer and a BBS. Election 
        Day will work with TriBBS, Wildcat, PC Board, Spitfire,
        RBBS, WWIV, Gap, Synchronet, Renegade, Remote Access,
        and other BBS's that can run one of these doors.
        It is assumed that you are familiar with your BBS software
        and have installed other doors. If not, step by step instructions
        are provided for some boards. This program may also be run in
        local mode without a BBS (see below).


                                INSTALLATION
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        Create a directory for The Program. Preferably in your
        BBS directory. You can name it whatever you want. For example,
        if you want to create a directory called "vote" in your BBS
        directory, from the Dos prompt type "cd c:\bbs", then type
        "md vote". Don't type the quotation marks.
        This assumes your BBS is on your c: drive. If it's on another
        drive, substitute the appropriate letter.

        After you create the directory, unzip the archive contents
        into it. Next you'll need to create a configuration file or modify
        the "eday.cfg" file included with the archive. This is an ascii
        text file that can be created or edited with any text editor.
        The configuration file MUST be in the same directory as Election
        Day. It has the following format:

                Line 1:  Door data type (see below)
                Line 2:  Path to Door data file (dropfile)
                Line 3:  BBS name
                Line 4:  Sysop's name
                Line 5:  Locked baud rate

        Line 1 is the Door data file type and can be any of the following
        TRIBBS for TriBBS                    ; TRIBBS.SYS
        PCB    for PC Board                  ; PCBOARD.DAT, PCBOARD.SYS
        GAP    for Gap                       ; DOOR.SYS
        SF     for Spitfire                  ; SFDOORS.DAT
        RBBS   for RBBS                      ; DORINF0#.DEF
        WC     for Wildcat                   ; CALLINFO.BBS
        WWIV   for WWIV                      ; ????????.???

        * Note that TriBBS can run doors with any of the configuration
          dropfiles above. Remote Access may use either GAP or RBBS.
          Other BBS packages may work with multiple dropfiles, but
          make sure you choose only one.

        The other lines should be self-explainatory. Here's a sample
        config file:

                TRIBBS
                c:\tribbs\
                The Prophecy
                Jimmy Rose
                38400

        This would configure The program to run on a TriBBS
        system. It assumes the BBS is in the "tribbs" directory. Other
        Sample configuration files can be found at the end of this file.

        Next you must edit the sysop.cfg file for your system.

                          SYSOP.CFG INSTRUCTIONS
                          ----------------------
        This configuration file MUST be present and MUST be named
        "sysop.cfg". The file is only three lines and the format
        is as follows:

        Line 1 is the name of the person this program is registered to.
        Line 2 is your registration number, or 0 if unregistered.
        Line 3 is the Sysop security level for accessing the Sysop Editor.
        Line 4 is security level for entering new questions.
        Line 5 is one character, either A if your BBS uses Alias's
               or R if your BBS uses Real names. Use capital letters.

        All five lines must be present and there must not be any blank lines.
        A sample sysop.cfg file is also included with instructions contained
        in the file.

        Here is a sample sysop.cfg file from Atlantis BBS
        -------------------------------------------------
        Jimmy Rose
        12345678
        200
        60
        A

        The next step is to create a batch file to call the door. Each
        BBS is different, so it's assumed you know how to create one
        for your system. Here's a sample batch file for TriBBS:

                cd c:\tribbs\eday
                eday eday.cfg
                cd c:\tribbs
                board

        The first line changes to the directory where The program
        is located.
        The second line calls the door followed by the configuration file.
        You MUST include the name of the configuration file, although you
        can name it anything you like.
        Non-standard IRQ's are supported by adding the IRQ number(0-15) to
        the end of the second line (eday eday.cfg 6).
        The third and fourth lines return you to the board.
        Each system will be a little different, the one line that will
        be same for every batch file is the second one.
        Finally, edit your bbs files to display the door name and call
        the batch file when selected. You're on your own here!

        This program can easily be run from your Main Menu on
        systems with extendable menus. It is recommended you do run
        the program from the Main Menu if your system supports this.

        To set up Election Day as a Main Menu item on a Tribbs
        system, name the above batch file "mainv", then edit your
        main.mnu file to call the batch file by adding the following
        line:
        V,V,Election Day,20

        This will call up Election Day whenever the letter V is
        selected from the Main Menu. You may use any availabe letter
        that you like, just substitute the letter you want to use for
        the letter V in all instances above, including the batch file.
        The number at the end of the line is the minumum security level
        a user must have to be able use this program. Adjust this
        to your liking.



                                 OPERATION
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        This program may be run locally if you wish. If you want
        to run the door without going through the BBS, make the directory
        where the program is stored the current directory. From the Dos
        prompt type "eday eday.cfg local". You will prompted to enter a
        user name. Whatever name you type in will be used for your Alias.

        When Election Day loads you will see a list of commands.
        Here are the Main Menu commands:
     
        V - Vote On Topic:
            This command lets you vote on any available topic.
            You may also add your own response.

        R - Results:
            Displays voting results for a selected question
            or all questions.

        H - Help:
            Shows information screen.

        E - Enter New Topic:
            Let's you create a new question and responses for that
            question. Anyone who's access level is equal to or greater
            than that specified in the sysop.cfg file will be able to
            enter new questions. If you don't want users to enter new
            questions, set this value to the same as the Sysop security
            level.
            
        Q - Quit and Return to the BBS:
            Exits Election Day and returns to the bbs.
     
        S - Sysop Editor:
            This choice is only displayed when the user has Sysop security
            level as declared on line 3 of the Sysop.cfg file.
            Accesses the Sysop editing functions.


