BTNC v1.86

                     BinkleyTerm/ST Nodelist Compiler


                             by Daniel Roesen

                           FidoNet   2:2454/114
                           AtariNet  51:601/111
                           NeST      90:400/602
                    
                   InterNet  droesen@aragon.bb.bawue.de



What's all this about?
======================

After many times feeling angry about the version 6 nodelist format (3D),
the slow processing by ParseList and the thousands of utilitys needed for
running a multi-domain system and the 24000 pointlist, I decided to write
a new nodelist processor. The result is BTNC.

The advantages of BTNC:

- Full 5D nodelist
- VERY fast
- only 3 files for the output nodelist, no matter how many domains you use
- no need for PR24USER.TTP anymore
- nearly all nodelist flags are parsed
- all sysops are now included in one file (FIDOUSER.LST)
- able to include FrontDoor-style pointlists
  (see example 95point.pvt)


Notes
=====

The dial translation must be done by BinkleyTerm/ST with the 'Dial' table.
This saves much time when processing the nodelist.

To use the BTNC nodelist (also refered as 'BNL format nodelist') should be
used by BinkleyTerm/ST, you must set 'BTNC' in BINKLEY.CFG


The Configuration File
======================

Before running BTNC.TOS you must edit NODELIST.CFG for your own
requirements. Following a list of all statements in the configuration file:


Domain  <name> <listfile> [<zone>]
----------------------------------

Designates domains to be compiled. <name> is the name of the domain,
i.e. fidonet.org for FidoNet or nest.ftn for NeST. See BinkleyTerm/ST
manual. <listfile> is the filename without extension of the nodelist
file for this domain. If <zone> is specified, only zone <zone> is
included in the output files.


Pointlist  <listfile> <bossaddr>
--------------------------------

Adds a FrontDoor format pointlist to <bossaddr>. <listfile> is the
complete filename of the list. An example is included as 95POINT.PVT,
the pointlist of my boss.

Example:  Pointlist   95point.pvt  2:243/95


Addlist <listfile> <zone>:<region>
----------------------------------

Adds a 3D pointlist like POINTS24 or N_POINTS.GER to zone
<tozone> and region <region>.

Example:  Addlist     points24.*   2:24


MakeUserlist
------------

Tells BTNC to create a userlist of all systems processed called
FIDOUSER.LST. Points (also from POINTS24 list) are included in this
list, too.

Statistics
----------

Lets BTNC show a statistic about the createt output nodelist.

Display
-------

Switches screen outputs on. If turned off (default), BTNC is a little
bit faster.


Troubleshooting
===============

If you have problems using BTNC, feel free to contact me at the addresses
mentioned at the top of this text.


Program status
==============

This program is freeware. You are allowed to copy it to others and make
the complete archive available on BBS systems. Selling this program or
distributing it on public domain disks is NOT allowed.